Free BYRD - Earphones BEYERDYNAMIC - Free user manual and instructions

USER MANUAL Free BYRD BEYERDYNAMIC

• USB-C to USB-A charging cable

• Quick Sta Guide and booklet FIRST STEPS Removing from packaging and oring ► Open the charging case and take out the earphones. ► Carefully choose the eaips that are right for you and connect Free BYRD to your playback device (see Page 14). English10/22 FIRST eps Using and fitting the eaips Five pairs of silicone eaips and three pairs of foam eaips are included in the supplied accessories for optimal fit and sound quality. Every ear is unique, and the size of the eaip required may vary from one ear to another. Take your time and choose the right eaips for you to maximise your liening pleasure. Silicone eaips Colour White Light grey Orange Dark grey Black Size XS S M L XL Foam eaips Colour Orange Orange Orange Size S M L Using silicone eaips ► To use the eaips, carefully slip them over the Free BYRD.11/22FIRST eps Using foam eaips If you move around a lot, choose the foam eaips. ► Give them a sho squeeze before inseing them into the ear. They expand again aer inseion and provide good suppo during any activity. If you are using them regularly, we recommend changing the eaips every three months. Replacement eaips made of silicone and other materials can be ordered from the beyerdynamic spare pas shop: www.beyerdynamic.com/service/spare-pas How to inse the earphones For a peect fit, inse the earphones into your ear with a slight twiing movement. Make sure that the earphone fits properly. See illuration. English12/22 FIRST eps Charging the battery We recommend you use only the supplied USB cable to charge the battery. Inse the earphones into the charging case. Plug the USB cable into the charging socket on the charging case. Alternatively, place the charging case on a QI® charging ation. The charging LEDs indicate the charging status. Remarks on the life of Li-ion batteries

• When fully charged, disconnect the USB cable from the charger and the product.

• CAUTION! High temperatures, especially with a high charge level, can cause irreversible damage.

• If the battery is not used or is ored for extended periods of time, it is recommended to charge it to approx. 50% and ore it at no more than 20°C.

• Switch o the battery-powered product aer use. Displaying the battery charge level The charge level of the charging case is indicated by the LED. LED Status Without charging unit connected: Orange Battery low White Battery suiciently charged13/22beyerdynamic MIY App With charging unit connected: Orange Battery charging White Battery fully charged (100%) The charge level of the earphones is displayed when the charging case is opened: LED Status Flashes and changes colour from red and yellow to green Battery charging and indicating the current charging atus Lights up permanently green Battery fully charged Flashes rapidly red Battery almo empty

BEYERDYNAMIC MIY APP

The MIY App from beyerdynamic can be downloaded from the App Store or Google Play. SOFTWARE-UPDATE Soware updates are easily available via the MIY App.

COMPATIBILITY WITH PLAYBACK DEVICES

Free BYRD is compatible with Bluetooth® playback devices that suppo the following profiles:

• A2DP (for audio transmission)

• HFP/HSP (for phone operation and voice assiants)

• AVRCP (for control signal transmission) English14/22 SUPPORTED AUDIO CODECS

SUPPORTED AUDIO CODECS

Within the A2DP profile, Free BYRD suppos the audio codecs SBC, AAC and aptX™ Adaptive. The highe audio quality is oered by aptX™ Adaptive. Please note that only the codecs available in the playback device can be used for audio transmission. The playback device and Free BYRD automatically agree on the be mutually available codec in the following order:

Mo playback devices do not show which codec is actively in use. OPERATION Free BYRD can be operated via the integrated Touch Inteace by slightly tapping the beyerdynamic Y. Connecting to a device via Bluetooth® Before the product can be used, it mu be connected to a mobile phone or other Bluetooth®-enabled device. The connection process may dier depending on the device. ► Refer to the operating inructions of the device to which the product is to be connected. To peorm Pairing While the earphones are in the charging case, tap the le or right Touch twice and hold the second time ( ) until the LEDs flash alternately orange and blue. Select Free BYRD in the pairing li on your smaphone.15/22Operation To peorm Google Fa Pair® While the earphones are in the charging case, tap Touch twice and hold the second time ( ) until the LEDs flash alternately orange and blue. In pairing mode, bring the earphones close to a Fa-Pair- enabled smaphone. Tap on Connect in the smaphone. To delete the pairing li ► While the earphones are in the charging case, tap the le or right Touch twice and hold the second time ( , 6 s) until the LEDs flash yellow three times. The list of already paired Bluetooth® devices (maximum

6) is deleted, and the in-ear headphones switch to the

Bluetooth® pairing mode. English16/22 Operation Playing media To a / pause playback: ► Tap once ( ) to a or op sound reproduction. To switch between noise cancelling (ANC) and transparency mode ► Tap twice ( ) to switch between active noise cancellation (ANC) and transparency mode. Noise cancellation and transparency mode can be deactivated in the MIY App. Playing the previous / next track ► Tap le three times ( ) to play the previous track. ► Tap right three times ( ) to play the next track. Switching on voice assiant To switch on voice assiant: ► Tap and hold once ( ) to activate the voice assiant. ► To use the Alexa voice assiant, you mu select it once in the MIY App. Adjuing the volume To increase / decrease the volume: ► To increase the volume, tap twice right and hold the second time (

Accept incoming call and hold active call ► tap once (

Reject second incoming call ► tap and hold once

Switch between two calls ► tap once (

End active call and switch to held call ► tap and hold once

Resetting to factory settings All personal data is deleted if the device is reset to the factory settings! To reset to factory settings: ► While the earphones are in the charging case, tap the le or right Touch twice and hold the second time ( , > 10 s) until the LEDs flash red three times. Peer Pairing To pair new earphones (e.g. when replacing defective or lo earphones), both sets of earphones mu be reset to factory settings so that they can connect. During peer pairing, the LEDs on the earphones flash rapidly blue. English18/22 Help with proplems / FAQ Overview of operating functions

FUNCTION – EARPHONES IN EARS OPERATION

To a / op media playback ► tap once ( ) To switch between noise cancelling (ANC) and transparency mode ► tap twice (

Playing the previous track ► Tap le three times (

Playing the next track ► Tap right three times ( ) To switch on voice assiant ► tap and hold once (

To accept an incoming call ► tap once (

, 2s) To delete the pairing li ► tap twice and hold the second time ( , 6s) To reset to factory settings ► tap twice and hold the second time

Answers to the mo common problems and queions can be found at the following internet address: https://www.beyerdynamic.com/free-byrd19/22Disposal DISPOSAL This symbol on the product, in the operating inructions or on the packaging means that the electrical and electronic devices mu be disposed of separately from household wae at the end of their life cycle. ► Always dispose of used devices in accordance with the regulations in force. ► In the EU, please use the recycling collection syems for this. To return old devices, batteries and rechargeable batteries, you have free collection points and a free return to beyerdynamic available to you, together with other recycling acceptance points where applicable. You can obtain the addresses of collection points for public wae disposal from your local authority. For fuher information, please contact your local authority or the dealer from whom the product was purchased. Battery disposal ► Dispose of batteries separately from the product aer use in accordance with the regulations in force. They mu not be disposed of in household wae. Returning batteries is free of charge. ► Discharge the batteries before disposal. Non-deructive removal of the battery by the end user is not possible with this product. Please contact beyerdynamic or consult independent specialis.

EU/UK DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY

beyerdynamic hereby declares that this radio transmission device complies with the EU Directive 2014/53/EU and the UK Directive “The Radio Equipment Regulations 2017”. ► The full text of the EU/UK declaration of conformity can be found on the Internet at: www.beyerdynamic.com/cod TECHNICAL DATA Bluetooth® frequency range 2.402–2.480GHz Transmitting power 7dBm (Bluetooth®) 2dBm (Bluetooth®LE) Operating temperature range -10 to +60°C Charging temperature range 0 to +45°C ► More detailed information on the technical data can be found on the internet at: www.beyerdynamic.com. English20/22 Warranty conditions WARRANTY CONDITIONS beyerdynamic provides a limited warranty for the original beyerdynamic product purchased. ► Detailed information about beyerdynamic’s warranty conditions can be found on the internet at: www.beyerdynamic.de/service/garantie

THIRD PARTY LICENSES

For more information on 3rd pay licenses, please go to: https://www.beyerdynamic.com/media/downloads/headphones/manual/Licenses_ FreeByrd.md REGISTERED TRADEMARKS The Bluetooth® word mark and logos are regiered trademarks of Bluetooth® SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by beyerdynamic is under licence. Other trademarks and trade names belong to their respective owners. USB type A, USB type B and USB type C are trademarks of USB Implementers. The symbol and the name “Qi” are regiered trademarks of the Wireless Power Consoium.

Canada IC: 3628C-FREEBYRD NOTE: This equipment has been teed and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Pa 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection again harmful inteerence in a residential inallation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not inalled and used in accordance with the inructions, may cause harmful inteerence to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that inteerence will not occur in a paicular inallation. If this equipment does cause harmful inteerence to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment o and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the inteerence by one or more of the following measures:: Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit dierent from that to which the receiver is connected. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. NOTICE: This device complies with Pa 15 of the FCC Rules [and with Indury Canada licence exempt RSS andard(s)]. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: this device may not cause harmful inteerence, and21/22FCC / IC regulation this device mu accept any inteerence received, including inteerence that may cause undesired operation. Le présent appareil e conforme aux CNR d’ndurie Canada applicables aux appareils radio exempts de licence. L’exploitation e autorisée aux deux conditions suivantes: l’appareil ne doit pas produire de brouillage, et l’utilisateur de l’appareil doit accepter tout brouillage radioélectrique subi, même si le brouillage e susceptible d’en compromettre le fonctionnement. NOTICE: Changes or modifications made to this equipment not expressly approved by BeyerDynamic may void the FCC authorization to operate this equipment. NOTICE: This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Cet appareil numérique de la classe B e conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. Radio frequency radiation exposure information: For body worn operation, this radio frequency device has been teed and meets the FCC RF exposure guidelines when used within a minimum diance to the human body. Informations sur l’exposition aux champs de radiofréquences : pour le po près du corps, cet appareil émettant des radiofréquences répond aux recommandations relatives à l‘exposition aux radiofréquences de la FCC (commission fédérale des communications) s’il e utilisé à une diance minimale du corps humain. CONSUMER ALERT Mo users do not need a license to operate this wireless microphone syem. Nevehe- less, operating this microphone syem without a license is subject to ceain rerictions: the syem may not cause harmful inteerence; it mu operate at a low power level (not in excess of 50 milliwatts); and it has no protection from inteerence received from any other device. Purchasers should also be aware that FCC is currently evaluating use of wireless micro- phone syems, and these rules are subject to change. For more information, call the FCC at 1-888-CALL-FCC (TTY: 1-888-TELL-FCC) or visit the FCC´s wireless microphone website at www.fcc.gov/cgb/wirelessmicrophones. This device operates on a no-protection, no-inteference basis. Should the user seek to obtain protection from other radio services operating in the same TV bands, a radio licence is required. For fuher details, consult Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada’s document Client Procedures Circular CPC-2-1-28, Voluntary Licensing of Licence-Exempt Low-Power Radio Apparatus in the TV Bands. This device contains licence-exempt transmitter(s)/receiver(s) that comply with Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada’s licence-exempt RSS(s). Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause inteerence. (2) This device mu accept any inteerence, including inteerence that may cause undesired operation of the device. L’émetteur/récepteur exempt de licence contenu dans le présent appareil e conforme aux CNR d’Innovation, Sciences et Développement économique Canada applicables aux appareils radio exempts de licence. L’exploitation e autorisée aux deux conditions suivantes : (1) L’appareil ne doit pas produire de brouillage; English22/22 FCC / IC regulation (2) L’appareil doit accepter tout brouillage radioélectrique subi, même si le brouillage e susceptible d’en compromettre le fonctionnement.FREE BYRD BEDIENUNGSANLEITUNG