E300BT

USER
MANUAL

Contents
1 Important safety instructions
Hearing Safety
General information

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2 Onkyo Bluetooth wireless headset 3

Box content
Other devices
Overview of your Bluetooth
wireless headset

3 Charge and pair your headset

Charge the battery
Pair your headset
Multiple pairing

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4 Use your headset

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Connect the headset to a Bluetooth
device 6
Manage your calls and music
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5 Technical data

6 Notice

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Declaration of conformity
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Disposal of your old product and
battery 9
Compliance with EMF
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Trademarks 10

7 Frequently asked questions

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1 Important
safety
instructions

General information
To avoid damage or malfunction:
Caution
Do not expose the headset to excessive heat.
Do not drop your headset.
Headset shall not be exposed to dripping or

Hearing Safety

splashing.

Do not allow your headset to be submerged in

water.

Do not use any cleaning agents containing alcohol,

ammonia, benzene, or abrasives.

If cleaning is required use a soft cloth, if necessary

Danger
To avoid hearing damage, limit the time you use
headphones at high volume and set the volume to
a safe level. The louder the volume, the shorter the
safe listening time is.

Be sure to observe the following guidelines

when using your headset.
Listen at reasonable volumes for
reasonable periods of time.
Be careful not to adjust the volume
continuously upwards as your hearing
adapts.
Do not turn up the volume so high that
you cant hear whats around you.
You should use caution or temporarily
discontinue use in potentially
hazardous situations.
Excessive sound pressure from
earphones and headphones can cause
hearing loss.
Using headphones with both
ears covered while driving is not
recommended and may be illegal in
some areas while driving.
For your safety, avoid distractions
from music or phone calls while in
traffic or other potentially dangerous
environments.
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dampened with a minimum amount of water or

diluted mild soap, to clean the product.
The integrated battery shall not be exposed to
excessive heat such as sunshine, fire or the like.
Risk of explosion if battery is replaced by an
incorrect type. Replace only with the same or
equivalent type.

About operating and storage temperatures

and humidity
Operate or store in a place where
temperature is between -15C (5F)
and 55C (131F) (up to 90% relative
humidity.
Battery life may be shorter in high or
low temperature conditions.

2 Onkyo
Bluetooth
wireless
headset
Box content

Other devices
A mobile phone or device (e.g. notebook,
PDA, Bluetooth adapters, MP3 players etc)
which supports Bluetooth and is compatible
to the headset.

Overview of your Bluetooth

wireless headset

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Onkyo Bluetooth wireless headset E300BT

a Power on/off, music/call control and

NFC detection area
b LED indicator
c Microphone
d Micro USB charging slot

USB charging cable

e Volume/track control

Quick start guide

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3 Charge and
pair your
headset
Charge the battery

Manual pairing

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Note
Before you use your headset for the first time,

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charge the battery for 5 hours for optimum battery

capacity and lifetime.
Use only the original USB charging cable to avoid
any damage.
Finish your call before charging the headset, as
connecting the headset for charging will power the
headset off.

Plug one end of the USB cable into

the charger (or into the USB port of a
computer).
Plug the other end of the cable into the
micro USB charging slot on the headset.
When the headset is charging,
a white indicator light will be
displayed.
When the headset is fully charged,
the white light goes off.

Manual pairing
NFC pairing

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Make sure that the headset is fully

charged.
Make sure that the headset is off.
Press and hold the power on/off button
until the blue and white LED flashes
alternately.
Turn on the Bluetooth function of your
mobile phone.
The headset is in pairing mode for
2 minutes.
Pair the headset with the mobile phone.
For detailed information, refer to the
user manual of your mobile phone.

NFC pairing

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Tip
Normally, a full charge takes 2 hours.

Make sure you turn on the NFC function

on your phone and your phones screen
remains active.
Place your phone over the headset so
that the NFC detection area of each
device can touch each other.
Pair the headset with the mobile phone.
For detailed information, refer to the
user manual of your mobile phone.
Note

Make sure your mobile phone has the NFC feature

available and switched on.

Make sure your mobile phone is not in standby

mode.

Pair your headset

The headset stores the last 4 devices in
the memory. If you try to pair more than
4 devices, the earliest paired device is
replaced by the new one.
There are two ways to pair your headset
with your mobile phone:
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Pairing with NFC is only suitable for Android mobile

operating system 4.2 or above.

Refer to the user manual of your mobile phone to

identify its NFC detection area.

The following example shows you how to

pair the headset with your mobile phone.

Activate the Bluetooth feature of your

mobile phone, select Onkyo E300BT.

Enter the headset password "0000" (4

zeros) if prompted. For those mobile
phones featuring Bluetooth 3.0 or
higher, no need to enter a password.

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Pair the headset with the first device.

Pair the headset with the second
device.
The headset is now connected to
two devices.
Note

When you are listening to music on the first device

Multiple pairing

and play the music on the second device, simply

pause the music on the first device. The headset
will be connected to and play music on the second
device automatically.
When there is an incoming call from one of your
devices, the music will pause on the other device
automatically to receive the call and resume when
you finish the call.

The headset has a multiple pairing feature

which can connect 2 devices simultaneously
and switch between each other.

Pair two devices manually

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Pair your first device (see 'Manual

pairing' on page 4).
Press and hold the pairing/mute button
until the blue and white LED flashes
alternately.
Pair your second device.
Then you can either:
select Onkyo E300BT on the
Bluetooth feature of your first
device, or
switch off the headset and switch it
on again.
The headset is now connected to
two devices.

Pair two devices through NFC

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Make sure you turn on the NFC function

on your phone and your phones screen
remains active.
Place your phone over the headset so
that the NFC detection area of each
device can touch each other.
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4 Use your
headset

Manage your calls and

music
On/off

Connect the headset to a

Bluetooth device
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Turn on your mobile phone/Bluetooth

device.
Press and hold the power on/off button
to turn the headset on.
The blue LED flashes.
The headset is reconnected to
the last connected mobile phone/
Bluetooth device automatically.
Tip

If you turn on the mobile phone/Bluetooth device

or activate the Bluetooth feature after turning on

the headset, you have to reconnect the headset and
mobile phone/Bluetooth device manually.
If your mobile phone/Bluetooth device cannot
reconnect automatically, try to reconnect manually
by clicking the headset's name again under the
Bluetooth setting manual on your mobile phone/
Bluetooth device.

Note
If the headset fails to connect to any Bluetooth
device within range in 5 minutes, it will switch off
automatically to save the battery life.

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Task
Turn the
headset
on.
Turn the
headset
off.

Button
Power
on/off

Operation
Press and hold for 2
seconds.

Power
on/off

Press and hold for 4

seconds.
The white LED
is on for 1.5
seconds and
then the headset
is off.

Music control
Task
Play or pause
music.
Adjust
volume.
Skip forward/
backward.

Button
Music/call
control
Volume/track
control
Volume/track
control

Operation
Press
once.
Press
once.
Press and
hold.

Call control
Task
Pick up/hang
up a call.
Reject an
incoming call.

Button
Music/
call
Music/
call

Switch caller
during a call.
Mute/unmute
the microphone
in a call.

Music/
call
Volume/
track
control

Operation
Press once.
Press and
hold for 2
seconds.
Press twice.
Press volume
up and down
button once
at the same
time.

Other headset indicator status

Headset status
The battery level is
low.
The headset is ready
for pairing.
The headset is paired
and connected.
The headset is on but
not connected to a
Bluetooth device.

Indicator
The white LED
flashes every 10
seconds.
The blue and
white LED flashes
alternately.
The blue LED
flashes every 8
seconds.
The blue LED
flashes quickly.

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5 Technical data

Music time: 7.5 hours

Talk time: 8 hours
Standby time: 170 hours
Charging time: 2 hours
Rechargeable Lithium-Polymer battery
(120 mAh)
Bluetooth 4.1, Bluetooth mono support
(Headphones Profile - HSP, HandsFree Profile - HFP), Bluetooth stereo
supported (Advanced Audio Distribution
Profile - A2DP; Audio Video Remote
Control Profile - AVRCP)
Supported audio formats:SBC and
apt-X codec
Operating range: Up to 10 meters (33
feet)
Auto power off
Note

Specifications are subject to change without notice.

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6 Notice
Declaration of conformity
Hereby, Gibson Innovations declares that
this product is in compliance with the
essential requirements and other relevant
provisions of Directive 1999/5/EC. You
can find the Declaration of Conformity on
www.onkyo-headphones.com

Disposal of your old product

and battery

Your product is designed and manufactured

with high quality materials and components,
which can be recycled and reused.

batteries with normal household waste.

Correct disposal of old products and
rechargeable batteries helps prevent
negative consequences for the environment
and human health.

Remove the integrated battery

Note
Make sure the headset is disconnected from the
USB charging cable before removing the battery.

If there is no collection/recycling system for

electronic products in your country, you can
protect the environment by removing and
recycling the battery before disposing the
headset.

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This symbol on a product means that the

product is covered by European Directive
2012/19/EU.

This symbol means that the product

contains a built-in rechargeable battery
covered by European Directive 2013/56/EU
which cannot be disposed of with normal
household waste. We strongly advise you
to take your product to an official collection
point to have a professional remove the
rechargeable battery.
Inform yourself about the local separate
collection system for electrical and
electronic products and rechargeable
batteries. Follow local rules and never
dispose of the product and rechargeable

Compliance with EMF

This product complies with all applicable
standards and regulations regarding
exposure to electromagnetic fields.
Environmental information
All unnecessary packaging has been
omitted. We have tried to make the
packaging easy to separate into three
materials: cardboard (box), polystyrene
foam (buffer) and polyethylene (bags,
protective foam sheet.)
Your system consists of materials which
can be recycled and reused if disassembled
by a specialized company. Please observe
the local regulations regarding the disposal

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of packaging materials, exhausted batteries

and old equipment.

Trademarks
Bluetooth
The Bluetooth word mark and logos are
registered trademarks owned by Bluetooth
SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by
Gibson Innovations Limited is under license.
Onkyo is a registered trade mark of Gibson
Brands Inc. Other trademarks and trade
names are those of their respective owners.

CSR's copyright and trademark

notice
2013 CSR plc and its group companies.
The aptX mark and the aptX logo are
trademarks of CSR plc or one of its group
companies and may be registered in one or
more jurisdictions.

N-Mark
The N-Mark is a trademark or registered
trademark of NFC Forum, Inc. in the United
States and in other countries.

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7 Frequently
asked
questions
My Bluetooth headset does not switch on.
The battery level is low. Charge the headset.

I cannot pair my Bluetooth headset with a

mobile phone.
The Bluetooth is disabled. Enable the
Bluetooth feature on your mobile phone and
turn on the mobile phone before you turn on
the headset.

Pairing does not work.

Make sure the headset is in pairing mode.
Follow the steps described in this user
manual (see 'Charge and pair your
headset' on page 4).
Make sure that the LED light flashes
blue and white alternately before you
release the power on/off button. Do not
stop holding the button if you see the
blue LED only.

The mobile phone cannot find the headset.

The headset may be connected to a
previously paired device. Turn off the
connected device or move it out of
range.
Pairing may have been reset or the
headset has been previously paired
with another device. Pair the headset
with the mobile phone again as
described in the user manual (see
'Charge and pair your headset' on page
4).

Voice dialing or redialing does not work on

my mobile phone.
Your mobile phone may not support this
feature.

The other side cannot hear me on the

mobile phone.
The microphone is muted. Press volume/
track control button once to enable the
microphone.

My Bluetooth headset is connected to a

Bluetooth stereo enabled mobile phone,
but music only plays on the mobile phone
speaker.
Refer to the user manual of your mobile
phone. Select to listen to music through
the headset.

The audio quality is poor and crackling

noise can be heard.
The Bluetooth device is out of range.
Reduce the distance between your headset
and Bluetooth device, or remove obstacles
between them.

The audio quality is poor when streaming

from the mobile phone is very slow, or
audio streaming does not work at all.
Make sure your mobile phone not only
supports (mono) HSP/HFP but also
supports A2DP (see 'Technical data' on
page 8).

I hear but cannot control music on my

Bluetooth device (e.g. play/pause/skip
forward/backward).
Make sure the Bluetooth audio source
supports AVRCP (see 'Technical data' on
page 8).

For further support, visit

www.onkyo-headphones.com

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2015 Gibson Innovations Limited. All rights reserved.

This product has been manufactured by, and is sold under
the responsibility of Gibson Innovations Ltd., and Gibson
Innovations Ltd. is the warrantor in relation to this product.
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2015 Gibson Innovations Limited. All rights reserved.

This product has been manufactured by, and is sold under the
responsibility of Gibson Innovations Ltd., and Gibson Innovations
Ltd. is the warrantor in relation to this product.
Onkyo is a registered trade mark of Onkyo Corporation. Other
trademarks and trade names are those of their respective owners.