Alango Technologies BeHear NOW Quick start guide

Brand: Alango Technologies

Model: BeHear NOW

Type: Quick start guide

BeHear® NOW Quick Start Guide

www.WearAndHear.com

Quick Start Guide

(for detailed, visual instructions visit our Web site)

BeHear-Now-QS-Ver.01

Headset USB charging

cable

Travel pouch

Silicon ear buds

(various types

and sizes)

Silicon ear hooks

(3 pairs)

Wind

protection

covers x2 pairs

1. Package Contents

BeHear® NOW Quick Start Guide

2. Headset

Charging Port

micro-USB

Left Hand Control Box:

Phone/Audio controls

Right Hand Control Box:

Personal hearing controls

Ear Buds

& Hooks

Power

button

Neck

Band

3. Charging the Battery

Charge the battery before the first use (recommended).

Charging via Computer’s USB Port

A. Insert the larger end of the USB cable into a computer’s

USB port. Continue to step B, below.

Charging via AC Outlet

A. Insert the larger end of the USB cable

into an AC outlet USB charger

adapter (sold separately) and

insert the adapter into an AC outlet.

B. Insert the smaller end of the USB cable into

the BeHear micro USB port located in the neck band.

The LED (Light Emitting Diode) is red during charging and

turns green when BeHear is fully charged.

A full charge should be achieved in a maximum of two hours.

LED

BeHear® NOW Quick Start Guide

To be used as a Bluetooth (BT) headset BeHear must be

paired with a BT device, e.g., a mobile phone. BT connection

is not mandatory for Personal Hearing (see Section 7).

Pairing Using Bluetooth Device

1. If BeHear is ON, press the BeHear power

button until the LED switches off.

2. Press for about 5 seconds,

until LED starts alternating red/blue.

3. Use the BT device’s setup program.

The headset will be identified as BeHear NOW.

Pairing Using BeHear App

1. Download the W&H BeHear app from

the Google Play Store or Apple Store.

2. Launch the app and follow the prompts.

LED

Power button

4. Pairing with Bluetooth®

5. Wearing Recommendations

Ear hook

Left/Right

indication

Ear bud

Cables in clips

1. Place BeHear on your neck as

shown in Front and Rear views.

2. Insert ear buds into ears.

3. Tuck ear hooks into ears.

4. Shorten cables by folding them

back into clips (optional).

5. When not in use, secure ear buds to

each other with built-in magnets.

Magnetized ear buds

Front view

Rear view

BeHear® NOW Quick Start Guide

6. Ear Fittings

Your BeHear headset comes with several sets of

silicon ear buds and ear hooks of varying sizes.

If the default set does not fit snugly and comfortably,

remove the silicon covers from the ear buds and try

different options. It is recommended to do this one at

a time, to avoid confusion between right and left.

A. Peel off

default ear

bud and hook

B. Place hole of new

ear hook over ear

bud speaker

C. Place new

ear bud over

speaker

D. Add wind

protection covers

(optional)

7. Personal Hearing Amplification

BeHear can operate as a stand-alone Personal Hearing

Amplifier (no Bluetooth connection to phone needed).

Use the right-hand control box on the headset to

control it.

• Press to increase the hearing volume.

• Press to decrease the hearing volume.

• Toggle ambient hearing ON/OFF

(long press)

• Scroll through hearing profiles

(short presses)

Use the W&H BeHear app, downloadable

from Google Play or Apple Store, to

customize hearing amplification based on

your hearing preferences.

BeHear® NOW Quick Start Guide

8. Handling Phone Calls

Use the left-hand control box on the headset to

handle phone calls.

• Press to increase the call volume.

• Accept incoming calls (short press).

• End the active call (another short press).

• Reject an incoming call (long press).

• Press to decrease the call volume.

Short press is < 1 sec; Long press is > 1 sec.

9. EasyListen™ – Slow Down Speech

During phone calls you can slow down the speed

of the incoming voice, making it more intelligible.

Enable EasyListen and adjust speech

tempo using the W&H BeHear

application, downloadable from

Google Play or Apple Store.

BeHear® NOW Quick Start Guide

10. Audio Play

Use the left-hand control box on the headset to

manage audio play via a Bluetooth-connected device.

• Increase the volume by pressing here.

• Toggle Play/Pause with a short press

(<1 sec)

• Decrease the volume by pressing here.

11. ListenThrough™ – Stay Aware

Enjoy audio content while staying aware of

important ambient sounds, and determine the

volume of the ambient noise as compared to the

audio.

During audio play:

• Press here to increase the volume of

the ambient sound.

• Toggle ListenThrough on/off.

• Press here to decrease the volume of

the ambient sound.

(on the right-hand control box)

BeHear® NOW Quick Start Guide

12. Using the Smartphone Application

Your BeHear Now headset settings can be customized and

managed using the companion smartphone application.

1. Download the W&H BeHear app from the

Google Play Store or Apple Store.

2. Launch the app and follow the prompts.

The BeHear application lets you:

• Test your hearing. BeHear will use the test results to adjust

the sound automatically for various operational modes

(ambient hearing, phone calls, audio play).

• Fine-tune the sound in each operational mode to suit your

personal preferences.

• Choose the relevant hearing environment: Indoor,

Outdoor, Crowd or Live Music.

• Activate the EasyListen™ feature to dynamically slow

down incoming phone speech to increase intelligibility.

• Manage various headset settings.

This light indicates power

and hearing states.

Indication State

• Red/blue alternating • Bluetooth pairing

• Red, steady • Charging

• Green, steady • Battery fully charged

• Red, blinking •

Disconnected from paired

Bluetooth device, or battery low

• If unit is on, briefly

press power button

• Green

• Yellow

• Red, blinking

• Battery level:

• good > 50%

• fair > 10% and < 50%

• low < 10% (needs charging!)

• Purple, blinking • Hearing function active

13. BeHear LED Status

Alango Technologies BeHear NOW Quick start guide

Brand: Alango Technologies

Model: BeHear NOW

Type: Quick start guide

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