Samsung SM-R400N, User Manual

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Page 2: ... Using the noise controls mode 24 Listening to music 25 Using the equaliser 26 Using call features 27 Bixby GalaxyWearable app 29 Introduction 30 Connecting and disconnecting the earbuds 31 Configuring settings forthe Galaxy Buds FE Usage notices 37 Precautions forusing the device 38 Notes on package contents and accessories 39 Precautions forusing the earbuds 40 Cleaning and managing the Galaxy B...

Page 3: ...allowyou to listen to music oranswer incoming calls afterconnecting them to yourmobile device even while doing other activities such as working out Do not wearthe earbuds in high traffic areas such as roads orcrosswalks Doing so may result in accidents because of slowed reaction times ...

Page 4: ... started 4 Device layout and functions Earbud Touch sensitive sensor Speaker Charging contacts Microphone Microphone Wing tip Eartip Antenna Touch area Wing tip Direction indicator M L Direction indicator S M ...

Page 5: ... you suspect any interference with yourmedical device and consult yourphysician oryourmedical device manufacturer If you have a medical implant in yourheart do not place yourdevice in a pocket close to yourimplanted device such as yourchest orinnerjacket pocket Keep a safe distance between objects that are affected by magnets and your device and some accessories sold separately that contain magnet...

Page 6: ...uch area The touch feature may malfunction in humid conditions orwhen exposed to water Preparing the earbuds foruse Attaching an eartip to the earbud Do not put the earbuds in yourears without eartips Doing so may hurt your ears Do not pull the eartip excessivelywhen you attach ordetach it The eartip may tear Do not press the eartip excessively ortwist it The eartip may be damaged 1 Select the ear...

Page 7: ...ing tip Do not put the earbuds in yourears without wing tips Doing so may hurt your ears Do not pull the wing tip excessivelywhen you attach ordetach it The wing tip may tear Do not put the wing tips on the earbuds in the wrong direction The earbuds will not fit in yourears properly Check the left and right imprinted direction marks on the wing tips and earbuds and check if the wing tips are inser...

Page 8: ...ging When you charge the battery forthe first time orwhen the battery is completely discharged it needs at least10 minutes to start to work The charging case which has a built in battery is charged along with the earbuds that are in the charging case when connected to the charger If you put the earbuds in a completely discharged charging case they may emit a sound Sufficiently charge the charging ...

Page 9: ...Getting started 9 2 Check the direction of each earbud and correctly insert them into theircorresponding slots in the charging case R L 3 Close the charging case ...

Page 10: ...et Checking the batterylevel Connect the earbuds to yourmobile device open the GalaxyWearable app on your mobile device and check the battery status of the earbuds and the charging case Refer to Connecting the earbuds to a mobile device formore information When the remaining battery level is low a notification will appearon yourmobile device s notification panel Reducing the batteryconsumption Whe...

Page 11: ... a charger it is recommended to use an approved chargerthat guarantees the charging performance Keep the charging case closed while you store orcharge the earbuds orwhen you charge the charging case If you touch the charging contacts while charging the charging case it may affect charging If there is sweat orliquid on the charging contacts corrosion may occuron the Galaxy Buds FE When there is swe...

Page 12: ...ice centre Avoid bending the USB cable Doing so may damage orreduce the lifespan of the USB cable Neveruse a damaged USB cable Batteryindicatorlights identification The battery indicatorlights inform you of yourearbuds and the charging case s charging status The earbud battery indicatorlight is located inside of the charging case and shows the charging status of the earbuds The charging case batte...

Page 13: ... the charging case Battery poweris low lowerthan10 Red stays on for5 seconds afterclosing the charging case Battery poweris low between10 and 29 Yellow stays on for 5 seconds afterclosing the charging case Battery poweris moderate between 30 and 59 Green stays on for 5 seconds afterclosing the charging case Battery poweris high more than 60 If the battery indicatorlights do not work as described d...

Page 14: ...lected language on Settings is not supported on the GalaxyWearable app Connecting the earbuds to a Samsung mobile device forthe first time 1 Check the direction of each earbud and correctly insert them into theircorresponding slots in the charging case If the earbud battery indicatorlight does not flash connect the charging case to the chargerand charge them formore than10 minutes 2 Close the char...

Page 15: ...f memory ormore Connection methods mayvary depending on yourmobile device and software version The connection pop up windowwill appearonly on Samsung mobile devices running Android OS version 9 0 orlaterthat have the SmartThings app installed If the pop up window does not appear update the SmartThings app to the latest version The appearance of the pop up window mayvary depending on yourconnected ...

Page 16: ...ns Bluetooth and then select the earbuds synced through the Samsung account If only a single earbud is connected to yourmobile device you will hearthe sound in mono It will automatically switch to stereo mode when both earbuds are connected to yourmobile device If the earbuds do not connect to a mobile device the connection pop up window does not appear oryourmobile device cannot find the earbuds ...

Page 17: ...and then follow the on screen instructions to complete the connection Precautions forusing Bluetooth To avoid problems when connecting yourearbuds to anotherdevice place the devices close to each other Ensure that yourearbuds and the otherBluetooth device are within the maximum Bluetooth connection range 10 m The distance mayvary depending on the environment the devices are used in Ensure that the...

Page 18: ...s that fit yourears if you do not heara sound informing you that the earbud is detected If the earbuds are not positioned correctly in yourears features like calling through the earbuds may not work Use a pairof eartips that fit yourears and wearthe earbuds properly Follow all posted warnings and directions from authorised personnel in areas where the use of wireless devices is restricted such as ...

Page 19: ...ards so that the imprinted direction marks are exposed and insert the earbuds into yourears until they fit to yourpinnas 4 Adjust the earbuds by rotating them to the left and right so that they fit comfortably in yourears The touch sensitive sensors will detect that you are wearing the earbuds when you put them on Then the earbud will emit a sound informing you that the earbud is detected L ...

Page 20: ...a piercing in yourear remove it If a metal object comes into contact with the earbuds the earbuds touch feature may malfunction orbecome unresponsive If there is sweat orliquid on the earbuds clean them The earbuds touch feature may malfunction orbecome unresponsive because of sweat orliquid When using the earbuds touch feature do not coverthe areas that will be touched with yourhair The touch fea...

Page 21: ...ols mode Referto Setting a touch and hold feature formore information about changing feature you want to turn on Decline a call The earbuds touch actions are set to single touch and touch and hold by default To use all the earbuds touch actions open the GalaxyWearable app on your mobile device and tap Touch controls to turn on the related features If the earbuds do not connect to a mobile device t...

Page 22: ...t to the mobile device and tap the button to lock the touch feature of the earbuds Setting a touch and hold feature You can set a touch and hold feature of each earbud to turn on features 1 Open the GalaxyWearable app on yourmobile device tap Touch controls and then tap the switch to turn it on 2 Tap the Touch and hold switch underTriple tap to turn it on 3 Tap Touch and hold underTriple tap and s...

Page 23: ... music Conversely turn on the ambient sound mode to hearyoursurroundings clearly so you can detect any potentially dangerous situations orhearanotherperson s voice during a conversation If the microphone the outermicrophone while wearing the earbuds and its area are covered completely feedback may occurwhen activating the noise controls mode You can only turn on the noise controls mode when wearin...

Page 24: ...d the GalaxyBuds FE Manager widget to the mobile device and tap the button to turn on the noise controls mode Listening to music Listen to music saved in yourmobile device by connecting the earbuds to the mobile device You can stream music played from the connected mobile device On yourmobile device open a music playerapp and play music If you are listening to music through the earbuds and put the...

Page 25: ...ume adjustment feature as one side s touch and hold feature the otherside s touch and hold feature is also automatically set to the volume adjustment feature 1 Open the GalaxyWearable app on yourmobile device tap Touch controls and then tap the switch to turn it on 2 Tap the Touch and hold switch underTriple tap to turn it on 3 Tap Touch and hold underTriple tap and select Volume down orVolume up ...

Page 26: ...en tap the Read callernames aloud switch to turn it on If the touch feature of the earbuds does not work open the GalaxyWearable app on yourmobile device tap Touch controls and then turn on the options under Call controls Answering ordeclining a call When a call comes in while you are wearing the earbuds theywill emit a sound and a voice notification will inform you of the incoming call s phone nu...

Page 27: ...ouch and hold the earbud Using Bixby Touch and hold the earbud and saywhat you want Alternatively say the wake up phrase and saywhat you want Forexample while touching and holding the earbud say How s the weathertoday The weatherinformation will appearon yourconnected mobile device If Bixby asks you a question during a conversation you can continue to talk to Bixby without touching and holding the...

Page 28: ...ouch and hold the earbud tap and then type what you want During the communication Bixby also will answeryou through text instead of voice feedback Tips forbettervoice recognition Speak clearly Speak in quiet places Do not use offensive orslang words Avoid speaking in dialectal accents The Galaxy Buds FE may not recognise what you say ormay perform unwanted commands depending on yoursurroundings or...

Page 29: ...t time connecting the earbuds and a mobile device referto Connecting the earbuds to a mobile device formore information Some features may not be available depending on the type of connected mobile device Galaxy Buds FE s remaining battery Configure the Galaxy Buds FE settings and launch the features you want Tap to use the following additional options Configure the settings forthe GalaxyWearable a...

Page 30: ...ternatively open Settings on yourmobile device tap Connections Bluetooth and then disconnect the earbuds from your mobile device underPaired devices Reconnecting mobile deviceswith the earbuds that temporarily disconnected To reconnect the earbuds that temporarily disconnected from a device insert them into the charging case and close it Then open the charging case again To manually reconnect the ...

Page 31: ...us mobile device On the mobile device that you want to switch to open Settings tap Connections Bluetooth and then select earbuds underPaired devices The connections between yourearbuds and the mobile devices can be switched automatically underthe circumstances Forexample when yourearbuds are registered on both a tablet and a phone that are logged in to the same Samsung account you can receive an i...

Page 32: ...le screen of yourmobile device tap Touch controls and then tap the switch to turn it on Tap Play orpause track Double tap Play next track Triple tap Play previous track Touch and hold Select a feature to be used as the touch and hold feature Referto Setting a touch and hold feature formore information Call controls Double touch the earbud to answerorend a call and touch and hold to decline a call ...

Page 33: ...arable screen of yourmobile device tap Earbuds settings Read notifications aloud You can search forapps to receive notifications from Read aloudwhile using phone Set the earbuds to receive notifications of the mobile device even when you are using the mobile device All apps Select the apps you want to receive notifications from and change the notification settings foreach app You can also tap All ...

Page 34: ...ayed on the earbuds even if the earbuds are not worn Seamless earbud connection You can change which mobile device to connect yourearbuds with You can turn on the feature to switch the connection from yourcurrent mobile device to a nearby mobile device logged in to the same Samsung account ora device that has previously connected with yourearbuds On the GalaxyWearable screen of yourmobile device t...

Page 35: ...bud s volume will increase and vice versa Noise controlswith one earbud Launch the noise controls feature with one earbud Amplifyambient sound You can set the sound to suit yourhearing and preferences Adjust the sound by dragging the adjustment barunderAmbient soundvolume or Ambient sound tone Earbuds software update Update yourearbuds software through the firmware over the air FOTA service On the...

Page 36: ...Find MyEarbuds The SmartThings Find screen that is available through the SmartThings app will appear on yourmobile device and you can check yourmisplaced earbuds location on the map Also you can find them by following the sound emitted from yourearbuds SmartThings Find feature support mayvary depending on the software version of the connected mobile device The screen may be switched automatically ...

Page 37: ...upported without priornotice Modifying the device s operating system orinstalling software from unofficial sources may result in device malfunctions and data damage orloss These actions are violations of yourSamsung licence agreement and will void yourwarranty Some functions may not work as described in this manual depending on the maker and model of the mobile device you connect to the device Thi...

Page 38: ...s Galaxy Buds FE and may not be compatible with otherdevices Appearances and specifications are subject to change without priornotice Also the size of the eartips are subject to change to provide a betterfit You can purchase additional accessories from yourlocal Samsung retailer Make sure they are compatible with the Galaxy Buds FE before purchase Use Samsung approved accessories Using unapproved ...

Page 39: ...arbuds Do not use earbuds while driving orriding Doing so may distract yourattention and cause an accident ormay be illegal depending on yourregion Although the Galaxy Buds FE complywith international safety standards inserting the earbuds forcefully orwearing them fora long time may cause pain orskin irritation If you experience any skin irritation while you are wearing the earbuds stop wearing t...

Page 40: ...nd airduct Cleaning the microphone hole speaker and airduct If the volume is lowerthan it should be with the current setting clean the microphone hole speaker and airduct Before cleaning the speaker detach the eartip from the latch at the bottom of the earbud Remove any earwax ordebris with a clean dry and soft brush cotton swabs orother tools Speaker Microphone hole Airduct Do not use anything sh...

Page 41: ...he earbuds orthe charging case were exposed to foreign materials wipe them with a soft and dry cloth before inserting them into the charging case Restarting the earbuds If the earbuds touch feature malfunctions orbecome unresponsive and the earbuds do not work properly restart the earbuds To restart the earbuds insert the earbuds into theircorresponding slots in the charging case which is not disc...

Page 42: ...tly insert them into theircorresponding slots in the charging case 2 Touch and hold both earbuds for7 seconds ormore The earbud battery indicatorlight will flash green and turn off Then the earbuds are coupled The earbud battery indicatorlight will keep flashing red when the earbuds are not coupled properly Remove the earbuds from the charging case and insert them again Then touch and hold both ea...

Page 43: ... the earbuds are detected remove the earbuds from yourears and put them in again If the earbuds touch feature malfunctions orbecome unresponsive and the earbuds do not work properly insert the earbuds into theircorresponding slots in the charging case which is not discharged close the charging case and then remove them after7 seconds ormore Bluetooth device cannot locateyourearbuds Close the charg...

Page 44: ...arbuds to connect them both To restart the earbuds referto Restarting the earbuds formore information The batterydoes not charge properly ForSamsung approved chargers Ensure that the charging contacts of the earbuds and the charging contacts of the charging case are in contact with each other Ensure that the chargeris connected properly to the charging case If the charging contacts are dirty the b...

Page 45: ...ea Sound is emitted from the connected mobile device not the earbuds during a call Check if you are wearing the earbuds properly If worn improperly you will not be able to hearthe call audio through the earbuds even if the Bluetooth icon appears on the connected mobile device Remove the earbuds from yourears and put them in again Audio qualityis poor Wireless network services may be disabled becau...

Page 46: ...axyBuds FE are hot to the touch When you use the Galaxy Buds FE foran extended period of time they may feel hot to the touch This is normal and should not affect yourGalaxy Buds FE s lifespan or performance If the Galaxy Buds FE overheat orfeel hot fora prolonged period do not use them fora while If the Galaxy Buds FE continue to overheat contact a Samsung Service Centre or an authorised service c...

Page 47: ... to remove the battery If the battery is not properly removed it may lead to damage to the battery and device cause personal injury and result in the device being unsafe Samsung does not accept liability forany damage orloss whetherin contract or tort including negligence which may arise from failure to precisely follow these warnings and instructions otherthan death orpersonal injury caused by Sa...

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