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Altec Lansing BackBeat 903/906
User Guide
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Welcome Getting Assistance Thank you for purchasing the Altec Lansing The Altec Lansing Customer Support Team is BackBeat™ 903/906 headphones. This guide ready to assist you. You can find answers to contains instructions for setting up and using your frequently asked questions, ask a question using new headphones. e-mail, receive service over the Internet, or speak directly with a representative. Visit the Customer Before using this product, please refer to the Support area on www.altecla
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EN Contents Package Contents and Accessories ..........................................................2 Charging Your Headphones or Bluetooth Adaptor.....................................4 Pairing Your Headphones ...........................................................................5 Pairing Your Headphones and Phone/Device ...................................5 Pairing Your Headphones and Bluetooth Adaptor ............................6 Adjusting the Fit ......................................
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Package Contents and Accessories Left Earpiece—Phone Controls Telescoping/ Swivel Fit Adjustment Call Control Button (Answer/End) AC Charger LED Indicator Charging Jack Power/Pairing Button Micro-USB Connector(s) Stereo Cable [BackBeat 903] [BackBeat 906] 2
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EN Package Contents and Accessories Right Earpiece—Music Controls 3.5mm connector (for headphone jack) Telescoping/ Swivel Fit Adjustment Play/Pause/ Bass Boost OpenMic™ Button Power/Pairing Button Volume/Tracking/ Mute Button LED Indicator Charging Jack Bluetooth Adaptor Call Mute [included with Volume Down/ Volume Up/ BackBeat 906 only] Track Back Track Fwd Right Eartip 3
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Charging Your Headphones or Bluetooth Adaptor 1 Plug the AC charger into a power outlet. 1 2 Connect the charger cable to the headphones or Bluetooth adaptor. 3 Charge each for at least 1 hour before first time use, or 3 hours to fully charge. The LED indicator glows red while charging. When fully charged, LED will turn blue until unplugged. Do not use your headphones or Bluetooth adaptor while they are connected to 2 2 the charger. NOTE Never charge the battery where the temperature may
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EN Charging Your Headphones or Bluetooth Adaptor Pairing Your Headphones and Phone/Device ® 1 Turn on your phone’s or device’s Bluetooth feature. 1 SSEETTTTIIN NGGSS Time and Date Phone Settings 2 With the headphones powered off, press Bluetooth Sound Settings Network Services and hold the Power/Pairing button until the Security Reset Settings 2 LED indicator flashes blue and red. 3 Use the phone or device menu to search for the Bluetooth headphones and select 9xxBackBeat. See your phone’
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Pairing Your Headphones and Bluetooth Adaptor [BackBeat 906 only] 1 With the headphones powered off, press and hold the Power/Pairing button until the LED Indicator flashes blue and red. 2 With the adaptor powered off, press and hold the Power/Pairing button until the LED Indicator flashes blue and red. 3 The headphones and adaptor will both 1 rapidly flash blue when paired successfully. Both are now ready for use. 2 6
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EN Pairing Your Headphones and Bluetooth Adaptor [BackBeat 906 only] Adjusting the Fit For optimal sound performance and a secure, comfortable fit, the headphones should be adjusted to rest gently in your ear and around the back of your neck. 1 Drape the stereo cable behind your neck. 1 2 Guide one earpiece behind your ear and secure the eartip inside your ear using the telescoping/swivel adjustments. 3 Repeat step 2 with the other earpiece and continue to adjust the fit in either ear unti
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Headphones Phone Controls and Indicators Action Indicator Light Tone Turn on the Press and hold the power/ Glows blue for 2 seconds, 4 rising tones headphones pairing button for 2 seconds. then turns off. Turn off the Press and hold the power/ Glows red for 4 seconds, 4 falling tones headphones pairing button for 4 seconds. then turns off. Answer/end Tap the call control button. 3 blue flashes (repeating) 3 low tones (repeating) a call while phone is ringing. while phone is ringing. Blue fl
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EN Headphones Phone Controls and Indicators Action Indicator Light Tone Check battery With headphones Red flashes: Battery level: None power powered on, tap the 1 More than 2/3 full power/pairing button. 2 1/3 - 2/3 full The indicator flashes 3 Less than 1/3 full red to show the charge level. Low battery None 3 red flashes every 10 seconds 3 high tones every 10 indicator seconds Mute/unmute the Press in the volume/ None Low and high tone to call (call in progress) tracking/mute button. m
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Headphones Phone Controls and Indicators Action Indicator Light Tone Perform a While plugging in the AC The headphones will show None system reset charger, hold the power/pair a solid red or blue light button. when they have been successfully reset. Adjust the call Tap the volume/tracking/ None Brief low tone (2 low tones volume (call in mute button forward (+) when volume limit progress) or backward (-). is reached) WArNiNG Do not use headphones at high volumes for an extended period o
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EN Headphones Phone Controls and Indicators Action Indicator Light Tone Transfer active call 2 second press on call None Transfer call from headset to to/from headset control button when on an phone: Double low tone active call Transfer call from phone to headset: Single low tone followed by a double low tone Online indicator Press mute and call control Off: 4 blue flashes, Single low tone, then double on/off (default on) together when headset then fade out low tone is on. On: 4 blue flashe
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Headphones Music Controls and Indicators Action Indicator Light Tone Play music Tap the play/pause button. None None OpenMic pause Tap the play/pause button when None None to hear music is playing. Disable While playing music, press and None Low-high-low tones when OpenMic during hold the mute button for 3 seconds. disabling. music pause OpenMic feature will not activate High-low-high tones when during next music pause. Repeat enabling. action to enable OpenMic feature. Move forward Press
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EN Headphones Music Controls and Indicators Action Indicator Light Tone Answer a call Tap the call control button. 3 blue flashes (repeating) 3 low tones (repeating) while while listening Music will pause during call. while phone is ringing. phone is ringing. Single low to music Blue flash every 2 tone when call connects or seconds while on a call. when disconnects. Reject a call Press and hold the call None Single long low tone while listening control button for 2 seconds. to music Adjus
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Range Bluetooth wireless technology provides a way for devices to communicate with each other using short- range radio frequency instead of wires. Any two Bluetooth devices can communicate as long as they both have Bluetooth turned on, they are within range, and they have been paired. To maintain a connection, keep your headphones within 33 feet (10 meters) of your Bluetooth phone or adaptor. Ensure that your mobile phone is located on the left side of your body and that there are no obstruct
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EN Troubleshooting My mobile phone did not Power off your mobile phone and headphones, then power on your locate the headphones. phone. Repeat the pairing process on page 5. Audio quality is poor. Make sure that the headphones fit your ears properly. See page 7. Ensure that your mobile phone is located on the left side of your body and that there are no obstructions between it and your headphones. Make sure that your headphones are within 33 feet (10 meters) of your mobile phone. Going outsi
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Troubleshooting Callers cannot hear me. Mute may be turned on. See page 9. Your headphones are out of Bluetooth range (33 feet/10 meters). Move closer to the Bluetooth device. If your headphones do not automatically reconnect, see page 5. Be sure your headphones are paired with the audio device. See page 5. Play and Pause are out of sync Ensure that your headphones are in play mode, and then initiate play between my headphones and mode from your audio source. my audio source. My earbuds need
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EN Troubleshooting with Bluetooth Adaptor [BackBeat 906 only] I cannot hear music from my If you connect your mobile phone to your headphones before other audio source while the connecting your Bluetooth adaptor to your headphones, your mobile headset is also paired to my phone’s A2DP Bluetooth profile may interfere with the functioning of Bluetooth A2DP mobile phone. the adaptor. Additionally, if you power off the adaptor or move out of Bluetooth range (33 feet/10 meters), you may lose the
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Troubleshooting with Bluetooth Adaptor [BackBeat 906 only] I do not get sound from my It can take up to 30 seconds for the devices to connect and for audio to headphones when using the stream via Bluetooth. After 30 seconds, if there is still no sound, press the Bluetooth adaptor. play/pause button on the headphones. Ensure that your audio device is not locked (see your device’s user manual). Ensure that you have properly paired the adaptor to your headphones. See page 6. Check that the adap
