Sentry Industries BT980 Wire-Free Earbuds User Guide

June 6, 2024
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Using your BT980 True Wireless Earphones

Before use: Charge both earbuds by placing it inside the charging case.

STEP 1 Turn off the Bluetooth function from your music device. eg Mobile phone or music device.
STEP 2 Take out the earbuds from the charging case after they have charged, it will turn on automatically, even it is not charging. If earbuds are not powered on, press and hold the power button on the two earbuds at the same time for about 3 seconds until the blue and red lights start to flash. Then release
STEP 3 Wait about 8-10 seconds for the two earbuds to connect to each other automatically. If the two earbuds are not pairing, quickly double press on the left earbud, and wait about 8 seconds for pairing. One of the earbuds will be flashing red+blue, and another side of the earbuds will be flashing blue.
STEP 4 You can now turn on the Bluetooth function of your mobile phone. Search and select BT980. Wait 5 seconds. Both earbuds will have no lights flashing and a voice will sound “Connected”, then it is ready to use with your device.

Using your True Wireless Earphones

To use your Wireless Earphones After setting them up
Turn off the Bluetooth function on your phone or device and then press the power-on button on both earbuds for 3 seconds at the same time to turn them on. Wait 8 seconds for them to connect to each other automatically.

Turning off the earbuds

Press and hold the left earbud and right earbud at the same time for about 3 seconds and the earbuds will be powered off.

Charging the Earphones

  1. Power off the earbuds and then put both earbuds inside the Charging Case.
  2. The case will charge the earbuds automatically after you put both earbuds inside the charging case, Red light on the earbuds will show they are charging.
    Before charging the earbuds make sure the charging case is fully charged – see point 5 below.

Note: It will take approximately 1.5 hours to charge the earbuds. The Charging case will automatically stop charging when the earbuds are fully charged.

Case Charging

Plug the charging cable into the case. Blue light flashing indicates charging, charge for minimum 2 hours. ( lf the charging case is not charged, the earbuds will be kept on or will turn on when placed inside the case. The charging case must be fully charged in order to charge the earbuds.)

Music functions

When you are listening to the music, short press the button on either earbud: one for music playing, one for music pause.
When the earbuds are approaching very low battery power, one of the earbuds will turn off to save power while the other will continue to play.

Phone calls.

Picking up a phone call – short press the button on the left earbud to answer the phone call and short press again to end the call. Double Long press (2sec) to reject the call.

Trouble Shooting

In the event that your True Wireless is not connecting to your device.

  1. Make sure both earbuds are fully charged.
  2. The music device is not more than 5 meters away from the phone and free from interference from other Bluetooth devices.
  3. If the earbuds are on, turn them off by pressing the power button for 3 seconds, and follow Steps 1 – 4 again to reconnect the earbuds and the phone.

If only one earphone is working

  1. Make sure both units are properly charged
  2. The mobile or music device is no more than 5 meters away from the buds.
  3. Reset your earbuds by following steps 1 – 4.

If the volume is low

  1. Turn up the volume on your device
  2. Make sure your mobile device is fully charged and within 5 meters range.

If earbuds are not charging or not holding a charge.

  1. Make sure the charging case is fully charged. See point 5
  2. Place the earbuds inside the charging case and press the button on the front of the case once. A blue light will show indicating that it is charging the earbuds.
  3. Always turn off the earbuds before putting them back in the charging case.
    Press the button on both earbuds for 3 seconds to power off.

If after some time, the earbuds are not pairing correctly.

  • Delete the earbuds from your phone by going to the phone’s Bluetooth settings.
  • Reset the earbuds by long-pressing both buttons on the earbuds for 10 seconds.
  • Follow Steps 1-4 on the first page of this manual to repair your earbuds to your phone device. Also, it is good to check that the earbuds and charging case are fully charged.

Specifications:

  • Model Number: BT980
  • Bluetooth Version: 5.0
  • Earphone Battery capacity: 50mah+50mah=100mah
  • Case Battery capacity: 300mah
  • Power Input: DC5V/200MA
  • Protocol: HFP/HSP/A2DP/AVRCP/GAVDP/IOPT
  • Works with Bluetooth enabled devices version 3 and above
  • Communication system: Bluetooth Specification version 5.1
  • Operating temperature: 0 °C to 40 °C
  • Radio Frequency: 2.402 GHz-2.480 GHz

Limited 90-Day Warranty: Sentry warrants this product to be free from defects in materials and workmanship for 90 days from the date of original purchase. This warranty does not pertain to damage resulting from accident, abnormal use, misuse or neglect. Any defective product will be replaced if returned to an authorized Sentry dealer or to  Sentry directly at PO Box 885, One Bridge Street, Hillburn, NY 10931. Please enclose a $5 check for return shipping.

FCC ID: 2ACP4-BT975 Model # BT980

The Bluetooth®word mark and logos are registered trademarks owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by Sentry Industries Inc is under license. Other trademarks and trade names are those of their respective owners. Sentry Industries inc declares that radio equipment BT980 is in compliance with Directive 2014/53/EU.The  EU declaration of conformity is available at https://sentryindustries.com/european-declaration-of-conformity/ Conformity with Directives
This product is CE marked to denote conformity with Directives 73/23/EEC (low voltage) and 89/336/EEC (Electromagnetic Compatibility), as amended.
Environmental Protection
Waste electrical products should not be disposed of with household waste.
Please recycle where facilities exist. Check with your Local Authority or retailer for recycling advice.Sentry Industries BT980 Wire Free Earbuds -
disposal

NOTE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the  user is encouraged to try to correct the interference 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 different from that to which the receiver is connected.
  • Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help  Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

  1. this device may not cause harmful interference, and
  2. this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

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