BeHear ABH-130 Neck Speaker & Personal Hearing Amplifier User Guide

June 7, 2024
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BeHear ABH-130 Neck Speaker & Personal Hearing Amplifier User Guide

BeHear ABH-130 Neck Speaker & Personal Hearing
Amplifier

Quick Start Guide

Place BeHear PROXY on your shoulders and enjoy a rich, clear, and comfortable listening experience for:

FIG 2 Quick Start Guide

  • Television
  • Streamed music
  • Mobile calls
  • Gaming

FIG 3 Quick Start Guide

Use its extractable earphones for privacy and personalized hearing amplification.

FIG 4 Suitable for use with hearing aids

Getting Started

1. What’s in the Box?

FIG 5 What’s in the Box

2. Turn ON BeHear PROXY

Shift the power button up and hold it until the unit vibrates and the LED turns light blue. A voice prompt will be played.

FIG 6 Turn ON BeHear PROXY

To turn BeHear PROXY OFF repeat this action.

FIG 7 Turn ON BeHear PROXY

3. Connect to Bluetooth® Device

FIG 8 Connect to Bluetooth® Device

First Time Connection

  • Turn BeHear PROXY ON. It will automatically enter pairing mode (the LED will blink in alternating red and blue).
  • If pairing with a smartphone, choose “BeHear PROXY” from the list of available Bluetooth devices.

For connecting to other devices, such as a TV set, audio transmitter, etc., please refer to their respective manuals.

Connecting to another device

  • Turn OFF BeHear PROXY.
  • Shift its power switch up and hold it until the voice prompt says: “Pairing mode active” and the LED blinks in alternating red and blue.
  • Complete the pairing process as directed in the manual of the new Bluetooth device.

Listen and Talk with BeHear PROXY

Watching Television

FIG 9 Watching Television

FIG 10 Bluetooth transmitter

If your TV doesn’t have a built-in Bluetooth transmitter, we recommend purchasing our HearLink® PLUS – a high quality, long-range Bluetooth transmitter.

Mobile Calls

FIG 11 Mobile Calls

FIG 12 Mobile Calls

Music / Gaming / Video Calls

FIG 13 Music or Gaming or Video Calls

Connect BeHear PROXY to your smartphone, music player, game console, laptop, or other audio streaming device and manage audio play from the right-hand side of the neck speaker.

FIG 14 Music or Gaming or Video Calls

Earphones Mode

Handle phone calls and listen to music privately with your BeHear PROXY by using the extractable earphones housed in the neck speaker.

FIG 15 Earphones Mode

FIG 16 Earphones Mode

Smartphone Application

Personalize, manage, and get help for your BeHear PROXY neck speaker with the free W&H BeHear smartphone application.

Download the App

FIG 17 Download the App

Personalize What You Hear
Adjust the acoustic performance of the neck speaker to suit your own hearing preferences.

FIG 18 Personalize What You Hear

FIG 19 Personalize What You Hear

Manage Your BeHear PROXY

FIG 20 Manage Your BeHear PROXY

Assistive Listening Functions

**Slow Down Speech in Mobile Calls***

FIG 21 Slow Down Speech in Mobile Calls

Stay Safe and Alert**
To stay aware of important world sounds and nearby conversation during audio play, activate the ListenThrough™ function. Ambient sounds will pass to your ears when the earphones are inserted.

To enable this function, go to Settings >> Device menu in the W&H BeHear app.

FIG 22 Slow Down Speech in Mobile Calls

**Amplify Live Conversations*****

FIG 23 Amplify Live Conversations

FIG 24 Amplify Live Conversations

Device Overview

FIG 25 Device Overview

FIG 26 Device Overview

  1. Volume up
  2. Multifunction button
  3. Volume down
  4. Loudspeakers (left & right)
  5. Notification LED (left & right)
  6. Microphone
  7. Left retract button
  8. Right retract button
  9. Micro USB charging port
  10. Power ON/OFF switch
  11. Mode switch
  12. Extractable earphones (left & right)
  13. Silicone earbuds (left & right)
  14. Serial number label

LED Indication

FIG 27 LED Indication

Charging the Battery

FIG 28 Charging the Battery

Charge the neck speaker directly from a wall outlet or computer USB port.

The LED indicator is red during charging and turns green when the neck speaker is fully charged.

Full charging takes up to 3 hours.

Troubleshooting

FIG 29 Troubleshooting

Support

FIG 30 Support

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