LOCATION OF CONTROLS Carabiner – Button + Button FRONT SIDE BACK LED indicator Power 3.5mm USB Type-C Passive radiator button audio port port...
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CHARGING Insert the USB Type-C cable into the speaker’ s USB port as shown below and connect the other end to any USB adapter or charging device. The LED will light up RED while charging and turn off when fully charged. USB Type-C Cable Wall outlet USB adapter...
POWER BUTTON The Power button is used to power the speaker on or off, play/pause your music, or answer an incoming call. The Power button is touch-controlled. Gently touch it instead of pressing down: Incorrect Correct Don’t push down on Gently touch the Power button the Power button...
POWER ON/OFF Power on Touch and HOLD the Power button for 2 seconds until the speaker powers on. Power o Touch and HOLD the Power button until the BLUE LED light turns off. Power button LED indicator Note: 1. The speaker will automatically power off after 15 minutes when it's not connected to a device.
BLUETOOTH PAIRING Connecting 1. When the speaker is powered on for the first time or not connected to a device, it will be in pairing mode, and the LED will flash BLUE. LED indicator...
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2. Open your device’s Bluetooth menu and find BKS380 and select it to pair. Bluetooth DEVICES BKS380 3. Once paired, “Connected” will be heard and the LED will turn solid BLUE.
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Disconnecting Press and HOLD the “+” and “–” buttons for 3 seconds to disconnect the speaker from a device. Once it disconnects, you’ll hear “Disconnected” and it will go into pairing mode. Note: This feature is handy to quickly pair the speaker to a new device.
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LINKING TWO SPEAKERS You can link two Brookstone Big Blue Go speakers to create a TWS (true wireless) pairing. Before beginning the linking process, make sure that only one of the speakers (not both speakers) is paired and connected to a Bluetooth enabled device (see page 6). We will refer to that speaker as Speaker 1 (main speaker) and the other speaker as Speaker 2.
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1. Place the two speakers together, back to back, as shown below until you hear the "Linking" voice prompt and the LED indicator of Speaker 2 starts quickly flashing BLUE. Linking Speaker 2 LED indicator...
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2. Once the speakers are linked, you'll hear the "Speaker Linked" voice prompt and the LED indicator of Speaker 1 (main speaker) will be solid BLUE while Speaker 2 will slowly flash BLUE. Speaker 1 Speaker 2 LED indicator LED indicator...
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Unlinking the speakers Place the two speakers together, back to back, as shown below until you hear the "Unlinked" voice prompt. The LED indicator of Speaker 1 will remain solid BLUE while Speaker 2 will flash BLUE and enter Bluetooth pairing mode. Unlink...
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Disconnecting a device from the linked speakers Press and HOLD the “+” and “–” buttons for 3 seconds of either speaker and you will hear the voice prompt "Disconnected". The LED indicator of Speaker 1 will flash BLUE. You can now connect that speaker to another device.
SPEAKER PLACEMENT Place the speaker as shown below, on a flat and stable surface. Correct Incorrect Note: The passive radiator produces powerful bass which may cause the speaker to vibrate when playing songs with lots of bass at the speaker’ s highest volume level.
AUDIO CONTROL • Touch the Power button to pause or resume audio playback. • Press the + button to increase volume. • Press the – button to decrease volume. • Press and HOLD the + button to skip to the next track. •...
PHONE CALLS • Touch the Power button to answer an incoming phone call or end a call. Power button...
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WATERPROOF RATING IPX7 • This speaker has an ingress protection rating of 7 (IPX7). This means it can be completely submerged in water for up to 30 minutes at a depth of 1 meter. • The protective rubber seal needs to completely cover the speaker’s input panel to protect it from water damage.
FCC INFORMATION This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
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IC INFORMATION This device complies with Industry Canada license-exempt RSS standard(s). Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause interference, and (2) This device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device.
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Rating Label De nitions Direct current symbol. This symbol signifies the product must not be discarded as household waste, and should be delivered to an appropriate collection facility for recycling. Proper disposal and recycling helps protect natural resources, human health and the environment. This symbol signifies and declares that this equipment has battery charging which complies with California CEC and energy efficiency.
LIMITED WARRANTY 1-Year Limited Warranty Territory: United States/Canada LIMITED WARRANTY TO ORIGINAL CONSUMER This product (including any accessories included in the original packaging) as supplied and distributed new by an authorized retailer is warranted by Southern Telecom, Inc. to the original consumer purchaser against defects in materials and workmanship (“Warranty”) as follows: To obtain warranty service: Visit our website at www.southerntelecom.com...
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Use of these names, trademarks, and brands does not imply endorsement. Brookstone® trademark, name and logos are trademarks of BKST Brand Holdings LLC and used under license. Manufactured and Marked by Southern Telecom, Inc. under license.
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