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 9 Making Calls 11 Taking Calls 12 Volume Control 13 Changing the Ear Bud 14 Using 2 Phones (Multipoint) 14 Call Waiting and Conferencing* 15 Listening to Audio 16 Reset the Q3 17 Free Android Application 18 Text Message Readout on iPhone 19 Reconnecting to the Earpiece 20
Button Commands 20 Help and Support 22 Terms and Conditions 23 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”.
2. Power the phone off and back on. 3. Reset your Q3 and pair it with your phone again. This is due to the way the Android PBAP request system works. Note: Some other phones may also require you to grant phonebook access permission. Select “YES” or “OK” when prompted. Use Your Voice to Control the Q3 1 3 2 Phone Commands Say A Command The Q3 is voice controlled. Simply: 1. Click the Command button 2. Wait for the Q3 to ask you to Say A Command 3.
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. 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.
Command Description What Can I Say? Tells you the available voice commands. Making Calls Voice Dialing Double click the Command button or use the Phone Commands voice command to activate your phone’s voice 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.
Actions (if available). Note: Depending on your handset, you may need to disable the phone password lock to use voice dialing over Bluetooth. Check your phone manual for further information on this feature. Other Ways To Make Calls > Dial the number on your phone. The audio automatically transfers to the earpiece. > Use the Redial or Call Back commands. Taking Calls When the phone rings, the Q3 will annouce the caller’s name.
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. Wearing the Q3 in your Left Ear? The Q3 volume controls are set by default for users wearing the earpiece in their right ear.
If you want to switch back, put the Q3 back in your right ear and repeat this procedure. Note: If you reset your earpiece, it reverts to the default volume control orientation (right ear). Changing the Ear Bud Your Q3 is supplied with a choice of ear buds in different sizes so that you can choose the one that fits best. If you want to change the ear bud, remove the attached one by gently lifting it away from the Q3. Gently press the replacement ear bud onto the Q3 and push it firmly to secure it in place.
Which Phone is Used for Calls? When you have two phones connected you can always answer an incoming call from either phone. If you initiate a call through the earpiece (for example by saying Phone Commands) then the call takes place on the primary phone: the one that connected to the earpiece first. Call Waiting and Conferencing* If you receive an incoming call while you are already on a call the Q3 will play a tone to alert you.
To Do This 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 between calls on both phones. Note: You can only conference together calls received on the same phone (although you can have conference calls running on both phones at the same time).
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. If you want to exit A2DP streaming mode to do something else: > Click the Command button to activate the Q3’s voice control feature.
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. Hold down the Command button and Vol + together for about 5 seconds. 4. The Q3 will announce that it has been reset. 5. Now use the hardware switch to turn the Q3 off and back on again. You will now need to pair your phone with the Q3 again.
automatically on your BlueAnt device as they come in. Supports Android handsets running Android version 2.1 or above. Scan this code on your phone with a QR code reader to download the application: Android is a trademark of Google, Inc, and its use is subject to its permissions. 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. Alternatively, use the hardware switch to turn the Q3 off whenever you are not using it. The Q3 will automatically attempt to reconnect to your phone when you switch it on. Depending on your phone, this may take a few seconds.
Function Do This When 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 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 but
Function Do This When 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 but not connected to any phones Swap volume control orientation Hold the Command button and Vol - for together for about 3 seconds Earpiece switched on but not on a call Reset Hold the Command button and Vol + together for about 5 seconds Earpiece switched on but not connect
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. Terms and Conditions By using this product, you are agreeing to BlueAnt’s terms and conditions, available at www.blueantwireless.com and on the supplied warranty information card. Please protect your ears. All BlueAnt devices are designed to reach volumes of up to 100 decibels.
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