Bang & Olufsen Beocom Portal Beoplay 500 - Headphones Manual

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Quick start manual (2 pages)

Table of Contents

Contents

1 DOWNLOAD THE BANG & OLUFSEN APP
2 FIRST-TIME SETUP
3 CALLS
4 MUSIC
5 DONGLE
6 BLUETOOTH PAIRING
7 ACTIVE NOISE CANCELLATION
8 TRANSPARENCY MODE
9 OWN VOICE
10 CHARGING
11 FACTORY RESET
12 Documents / Resources
- 12.1 References
- 12.2 Download manual

Bang & Olufsen Beocom Portal Beoplay 500 - Headphones Manual

DOWNLOAD THE BANG & OLUFSEN APP

To set up your product, start by downloading the Bang & Olufsen App.

The app gives you the full Bang & Olufsen experience from setup to audio personalisation, product support and new features right at your fingertips.

When you first start the Bang & Olufsen app, you are asked to create a user account. Then tap the Add Product icon to add your product to the app.

FIRST-TIME SETUP

Once your headphones are switched on, they will automatically enter Bluetooth pairing mode, and the light indicator on them will flash blue. Find them in your list of Bluetooth devices and connect. Set up your Beocom Portal in the Bang & Olufsen app.

To connect to your dongle when doing first-time set up, simply take the included dongle and insert it into the USB port. The dongle is pre-paired to the headphones and they will connect automatically.

To pair with another device such as a mobile phone, please follow the guide.

CALLS

Use touch controls on the left and right earcups (L/R) to operate your Beocom Portal.

Action	Gesture
Accept call	Double tap left/right disc
Reject call	Press and hold left/right disc
End call	Press and hold left/right disc
Mute/Unmute microphone	Press left button
Volume up	Swipe up right slider
Volume down	Swipe down right slider
Active Noise Cancellation	Swipe down left slider
Adjust Own Voice	Swipe up left slider

MUSIC

Use touch controls on the left and right earcups (L/R) to operate your Beocom Portal.

Action	Gesture
Play	Double tap left/right disc
Pause	Double tap left/right disc
Volume up	Swipe up right slider
Volume down	Swipe down right slider
Active Noise Cancellation	Swipe down left slider
Transparency	Swipe up left slider

DONGLE

Action	Gesture
Trigger manual pairing	Short press
Start new pairing	Double press
Factory reset	Press and hold for 8 seconds

BLUETOOTH PAIRING

To activate Bluetooth, press and hold the power button for 2 seconds.

Release when you hear a sound prompt. The light indicator will flash blue, and your headphones will be ready for pairing.

ACTIVE NOISE CANCELLATION

Noise Cancellation lets you tune out your surroundings and focus on your work, music, podcast or simply enjoy silence.

Activate and adjust how much of the outside world to let in as you work or listen to music by swiping up on the left slider.

You can also control ANC on the product page in the Bang & Olufsen App, where you have the option of automatically adjusting the ANC level according to your environment.

TRANSPARENCY MODE

Transparency Mode lets you hear the world around you without taking off your Beocom Portal.

Activate and adjust how much of the outside world to let as in as you work or listen to music by swiping up on the left slider.

You can also control Transparency Mode on the product page in the Bang & Olufsen App.

OWN VOICE

Own Voice technology captures and adjusts the volume of your voice, while also filtering out background noises, so that you have a clear and true respresentation of how you sound.

You can enable and disable Own Voice, or adjust the levels, by swiping up on the left slider. You can also control it on the product page in the Bang & Olufsen App.

CHARGING

Charge your headphones using the USB-C cable included in the box.

You can still use your headphones while charging. When the battery is fully charged, the indicator shows solid green.

When the battery power is below 10% the indicator turns red and a sound prompt will play.

FACTORY RESET

To reset your headphones to factory settings, press and hold the button on the right earcup for more than 8 seconds, until the light indicator flashes red. Then wait for the headphones to switch off before starting the setup process again.