QUICK START
GUIDE
H500BT
Quick start guide
EN
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[ 1.0 Charge the battery ]
1. Plug one end of USB cable into the charger (or into the USB port of a computer).
2. Plug the other end of the cable into the micro USB charging slot on the headset.
3. When the headset is charging, a white indicator light will be displayed.
4. When the headset is fully charged, the white light goes off.
1. Turn the headset on. Press and hold for 2 sec.
2. Turn the headset off. Press and hold for 4 sec. A white indicator light turns on for 1.5 sec. and then the headset will turn off.
Pair the headset with your phone manually or by using NFC. After successful pairing, the headset connects automatically to the
phone once the headset is turned on and within range.
Manual Pairing
1. Make sure your headset is turned on.
2. Press and hold until an alternating blue and white light flashes.
3. Turn on the Bluetooth function on your phone.
4. Your phone will start searching for Onkyo H500BT.
5. Follow the on-screen instructions to pair your phone. (Check your phone’s user manual for
details)
NFC Pairing
1. Make sure your headset is turned on.
2. Press and hold until an alternating blue and white light flashes.
3. Make sure you turn on the NFC function on your phone and that your phone’s screen
remains active.
4. Place your phone over the headset so that the NFC detection area of each device touch each
other.
5. Follow the pairing instructions of your phone. If a passcode is required, enter ‘0000’.
Remarks:
• Make sure your mobile phone has the NFC feature and that the NFC function has been switched on and your phone is not in standby mode.
• Pairing with NFC is suitable only for Android mobile operating system 4.2 or above.
[ 2.0 Turning the headset on and off ]
[ 3.0 Pair the headset with your phone ]
You can also use this headset with the audio cable provided when the battery is low. Make sure the headset is turned off before
using the audio cable.
Please refer to www.onkyo.com/welcome for the full user manual
A white light flashes slowly.
An alternating white and blue light flashes.
A blue light flashes at every 8 seconds interval.
A blue light flashes rapidly.
The battery is low.
The headset is in pairing mode.
The headset is switched on but not connected. If no connection
can be made, the headset will turn itself off after 5 minutes.
The headset is both paired & connected.
[ 5.0 LED Indicator light ]
[ 6.0 Corded audio connection ]
MUSIC CONTROLS
VOICE/CALL CONTROLS
[ 4.0 Using music and call controls ]
Play/Pause
Tap once
Volume up
Slide up or
slide up and hold
Volume down
Slide down or
slide down and hold
Skip forward
Slide forward
Skip backward
Slide backward
Siri/Google Now*
Press once
Pick up call/Hang up
Tap once
Reject incoming call
Tap and hold
Mute/unmute the mic
while in a call
Press once
Switch caller while
in a call
Slide forward
Micro USB
charging slot
Audio jack
(Left side)
Pairing additional devices
A total of 4 bluetooth devices can be paired with your headphones. (See step 3 for pairing). Two devices can be connected
simultaneously allowing you to switch between them both.
Switching between devices
The multipoint feature allows you to connect and switch between two devices simultaneously. Simply pause your music or video on
one device and press play on your second device, the headphone will automatically connect to the playing device.
When you receive a phone call the audio on the first device automatically pauses to receive the phone call on the second device, with
the audio resuming when the call has finished. (See step 4 for call controls)
[ 7.0 Multipoint ]
NFC
detection
area
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This product has been manufactured by, and is sold under
the responsibility of Gibson Innovations Ltd., and Gibson
Innovations Ltd. is the warrantor in relation to this product.
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B
‘0000’ not required for
some mobile phones
Settings
Select
Back
Connectivity
10:32
Enter Password
****
0000
Settings
Devices Found
Select
Back
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Onkyo H500BT
Settings
Bluetooth
Select
Back
Connectivity
10:30
Add
Bluetooth
device
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B
* To use the voice control feature on your phone via Bluetooth please refer to
the user manual for the correct settings for your device.
LED indicator light
Power On/Off
Microphone
Touch panel for:
Music/Call/Volume/
Track controls
Pairing/Mute (call)
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2015 © Gibson Innovations Limited. All rights reserved.
This product has been manufactured by, and is sold under the
responsibility of Gibson Innovations Ltd., and Gibson Innovations
Ltd. is the warrantor in relation to this product.
Onkyo® is a registered trade mark of Onkyo Corporation. Other
trademarks and trade names are those of their respective owners.
