Receiving a call

As long as your smartphone or mobile phone supports HFP (Hands-free Profile) or HSP (Headset Profile), you can talk hands-free on the phone through the built-in microphone of the neckband speaker.

  • If your smartphone or mobile phone supports both HFP and HSP, set it to HFP.

  • Operations may vary depending on the smartphone or mobile phone. Refer to the operating instructions supplied with the smartphone or mobile phone.

About ring tones

When an incoming call arrives, playback pauses and a ring tone will be heard via the neckband speaker.

The ring tone varies in the following ways, depending on your smartphone or mobile phone.

  • Ring tone set on the neckband speaker

  • Ring tone set on the smartphone or mobile phone

  • Ring tone set on the smartphone or mobile phone only for a BLUETOOTH connection

  1. Connect the neckband speaker with a smartphone or mobile phone.

    When a BLUETOOTH connection is established, you hear a notification sound from the neckband speaker and the (power)/(BLUETOOTH) indicator starts flashing in blue.

  2. Press the(play/call) button when a call is received.

    The neckband speaker is equipped with a built-in omnidirectional microphone. You can talk without considering the location of the microphone.

    When an incoming call arrives, playback pauses and a ring tone is heard from the neckband speaker.

    If no ring tone is heard via the neckband speaker

    The neckband speaker may not be connected with a smartphone or mobile phone with HFP or HSP. Check the connection status on the smartphone or mobile phone.

  3. While the phone is ringing or a phone conversation is in progress, adjust the volume by pressing the –/+ (volume) buttons on the neckband speaker or operating the smartphone or mobile phone.

    To turn off the microphone

    Press the(microphone off)/ADD (Speaker Add) button on the neckband speaker.

    While a phone conversation is in progress, pressing the(microphone off)/ADD (Speaker Add) button triggers voice guidance (Mic Off) indicating that the microphone is turned off*. When you press the button once again, you hear voice guidance (Mic On) indicating that the microphone is turned on.

    * The state that the microphone is turned off is indicated by a notification sound emitted at intervals of 7 seconds.

  4. To end a call, press the(play/call) button.

    If you were listening to music before the call, playback will resume when the call ends. If you end a call by operating the smartphone or mobile phone, playback will also resume when the call ends if you were listening to music before the call.

Hint

  • Some smartphones or mobile phones have handset use priority when receiving a call. In the case of the HFP or HSP connection, switch the call device to the neckband speaker by operating your smartphone or mobile phone.

  • The volume for music playback and the volume for phone talking are set independently on the neckband speaker. Changing the volume during a phone conversation does not affect the volume for music playback.

Note

  • Depending on the smartphone or mobile phone, playback may not pause when an incoming call arrives.

  • Use a smartphone or mobile phone at least 50 cm (1.6 ft) away from the neckband speaker. Noise may result if the neckband speaker and the smartphone or mobile phone are too close.

  • Depending on the model of your smartphone or mobile phone, the operation system or applications installed, some functions of hands-free calling may not be used correctly.

  • The microphone off function works for the microphone on the neckband speaker. It does not affect the microphone settings of the software on your smartphone, mobile phone, or computer.

  • Depending on the quality of the caller's voice and ambient noise, the internal audio signal processing of the neckband speaker may not fully function, resulting in poor call quality.