Q3 USER GUIDE Read Me to Get the Most Out of Your Device...
TO GET STARTED 1. Turn The Q3 On 2. Put It On 3.
Contents Charge Your Earpiece 6 Wearing the Q3 7 Pair Your Earpiece 7 Use Your Voice to Control the Q3 8 Making Calls 10 Taking Calls 12 Volume Control 12 Changing the Ear Bud 13 Using 2 Phones (Multipoint) 14 Call Waiting and Conferencing* 14 Listening to Audio 16 Reset the Q3 17 Free Android Application 18 Text Message Readout on iPhone 19 Reconnecting to the Earpiece 19
Button Commands 20 Help and Support 22 Terms and Conditions 22 Contact Us 24
Welcome to the BlueAnt Q3: the premium smartphone earpiece, featuring BlueAnt’s intuitive voice user interface. Designed for sound, style and comfort, the Q3 also comes with Siri and Google Voice Actions integration, rapid charge technology to keep you connected, and high definition wideband audio.
Charge Your Earpiece Your earpiece has been given an initial partial charge to get you started, but for best results we recommend you fully charge it using the supplied USB cable and adaptor. > Charge the Q3 whenever it announces that the battery is Very Low. It will switch off automatically if the battery runs out. > Your earpiece features Rapid Charge technology. It will charge to 50% capacity in just 30 minutes (a full charge takes about 2 hours). > During charging, the indicator light flashes red.
Wearing the Q3 You can wear the Q3 in either ear. For best results: > Rotate the ear gel as shown here. > Make sure that the earpiece is angled towards your mouth. LEFT EAR RIGHT EAR Pair Your Earpiece To use the Q3 you need to pair it with your phone. 1. Slide the hardware power switch across to turn the Q3 on and then put the Q3 in your ear. 2.
to pairing mode. The voice prompts will start to talk you through the pairing process. For subsequent pairings, click the Command button and wait for the Q3 to ask you to Say A Command. Then say Pair Me. 3. Follow the voice prompts to pair the Q3 with your phone. If requested, the pairing code is 0000 (four zeros). Note: If your phone prompts you to allow a connection to the Q3, you must select “YES” or “OK”. Use Your Voice to Control the Q3 1 3 2 Say A Command The Q3 is voice controlled. Simply: 8 1.
2. Wait for the Q3 to ask you to Say A Command 3. Say the command: Command Description Am I Connected? The Q3 will check if your phone is connected, and attempt to connect if not. Call Back Calls back the last incoming call. Check Battery Tells you the battery level on the Q3. Pair Me Puts the Q3 into pairing mode. Any connected phone will be disconnected.
Command Description Phone Commands Activates your phone’s voice dialing feature (if supported). Depending on your phone model, you may need to record voice tags on the phone to use this feature. On the iPhone 5 or iPhone 4S this command activates Siri. On Android devices this command activates Google Voice Actions. Redial Redials the last outgoing call. What Can I Say? Tells you the available voice commands.
dialing feature (if available). Once you have activated this feature, you are using your phone’s voice recognition software. Please check your phone manual to find out what commands your phone supports. > On the iPhone 5 or iPhone 4S this feature activates Siri. There’s no need to touch or unlock your iPhone. Note: Siri must be enabled on your phone. Go to Settings > General on your iPhone and check that Siri is set to ON.
Taking Calls When the phone rings, wait for the prompt to ask you if you want to take the call, and then say Answer or Ignore. Or: > To accept the call click the Command button once. > To reject the call double click the Command button. During a call, click the Command button to end the call. Volume Control Use the volume rocker: > Push up for volume up. > Push down for volume down. Volume Rocker Note: See the next section for advice if you wear the Q3 in your left ear.
If you prefer to wear your earpiece in your left ear, follow these simple steps to swap the volume orientation so that you can still push up for volume up and down for volume down: 1. Put the Q3 in your left ear. 2. Hold down the Command button, and push and hold the volume rocker in the up position. Hold both buttons together for about 3 seconds. If you want to switch back, put the Q3 back in your right ear and repeat this procedure.
Using 2 Phones (Multipoint) Up to 2 devices can connect to the earpiece at the same time. If either phone rings, you can answer it with the earpiece. Use the Pair Me command to put your Q3 back into pairing mode to pair another phone. Any currently connected phone will be disconnected during pairing, so you will need to reconnect afterwards. Which Phone is Used for Calls? When you have two phones connected you can always answer an incoming call from either phone.
To Do This End the active call and answer the incoming call Click the Command button Keep the active call, reject the incoming call Double click the Command button Put the active call on hold, answer the incoming call Hold the Command button for about 1 second Switch between the active and held call Hold the Command button for about 1 second Conference the active and held call Hold the Command button for about 3 seconds If you are using multipoint you can also use these controls to switch betwee
Listening to Audio The Q3 supports A2DP audio streaming. If your phone supports the A2DP profile then simply start playing music or any other audio (including turn-by-turn directions from a GPS application on your phone) and it will automatically transfer to the earpiece. If the phone rings the audio will mute. You can use your voice to answer or ignore the call. Or: > Click the Command button to accept the call. > Double click the Command button to ignore the call. The audio will resume when the call ends.
Reset the Q3 If you are having problems with the Q3, you can reset it and start again. Resetting the Q3 will clear all the stored pairing settings, reset the volume orientation to the default and put the device back into pairing mode. To reset the Q3: 1. Delete any existing pairing information from your phone and turn the phone off and back on again to clear the phone memory. 2. Make sure the Q3 is switched on but not connected to any phones. 3.
Free Android Application > Reads your incoming text messages > Helps with pairing and setup Go to the Android Market and search for “BlueAnt” to download and install this free application. Once the application is installed you will hear your text messages read aloud automatically on your BlueAnt device as they come in. Supports Android handsets running Android version 2.1 or above.
Text Message Readout on iPhone If your iPhone supports Siri, simply double click the Command button and when Siri starts say Read My Messages. Siri will then read your messages back. Reconnecting to the Earpiece If you take your phone out of range of the earpiece for more than 2 minutes, the Q3 will go into “sleep mode” to save battery. When you bring your phone back into range, simply double click the Command button to reconnect.
Button Commands 20 Function Do This When Activate voice dialing, Siri or Google Voice Actions (if available) on the primary phone Double click the Command button Phone connected but not on a call Answer a call Click the Command button Phone ringing End a call Click the Command button During an active call End the active call and answer an incoming call Click the Command button Phone ringing during an active call Reject a call Double click the Command button Phone ringing
Function Do This When Keep the active call and reject the incoming call Double click the Command button Phone ringing during an active call Hold active call and switch to incoming or held call Hold the Command button for about 1 second During an active call (with phone ringing or call on hold) Conference held and active call Hold the Command button for about 3 seconds During an active call (with call on hold) Enter pairing mode Hold the Command button for about 1 second Earpiece switched on bu
Function Do This When Reset Hold the Command button and Vol + together for about 5 seconds Earpiece switched on but not connected to any phones Help and Support If you are having trouble getting the Q3 to work, please visit www.blueantwireless.com for online help, support, and troubleshooting tips. Please contact us before returning the Q3 to a store and we will help you through any difficulty you may have.
volumes may affect your hearing capacity and may result in noise induced hearing loss (NIHL). Please read the enclosed safety card for information about the safe use of BlueAnt products. The Bluetooth® word mark and logos are registered trademarks owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by BlueAnt Wireless is under license. Android is a trademark of Google Inc., Apple, iPhone and Siri are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.
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