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Janus Online Help_en_V1.0
Janus Online Help_en_V1.0
Issue
01
Date
2018-08-25
HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.

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  • Page 1 Janus Online Help_en_V1.0 Janus Online Help_en_V1.0 Issue Date 2018-08-25 HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
  • Page 2 Notice The purchased products, services and features are stipulated by the contract made between Huawei and the customer. All or part of the products, services and features described in this document may not be within the purchase scope or the usage scope. Unless otherwise specified in the contract, all statements, information, and recommendations in this document are provided "AS IS"...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Janus Online Help_en_V1.0 Contents Contents 1 Getting started .......................... 1 1.1 Using your Huawei TalkBand B5 ........................... 1 1.2 Icons ..................................2 1.3 Wearing your Huawei TalkBand B5 ........................6 1.4 Manipulating your band screen ..........................8 1.5 Pairing with your phone ............................11 1.6 Setting the time zone and language ........................12...
  • Page 4 6.2 Setting an Event alarm ............................44 7 Updating and factory reset ....................46 7.1 Viewing version information ..........................46 7.2 Updating your band and the Huawei Health app ....................47 7.3 Restoring your band to its factory settings ......................49 7.4 Hardware reset ..............................49 7.5 Viewing the Bluetooth name and MAC address .....................50...

  • Page 5: Getting Started

    1.11 Changing the earcaps 1.1 Using your Huawei TalkBand B5 The Huawei TalkBand B5 is a smart band that serves as a Bluetooth calling device, a fitness tracker, an exercise monitor, a sleep monitor, a heart rate monitoring, a message notification device.

  • Page 6: Icons

    Home screen styles: The above home screen styles are for your reference only. More styles will be added in later versions. Level 1 menu: Activity records Sleep Heart rate monitoring Exercise More Contacts Issue 01 (2018-08-25) Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
  • Page 7 The percentage displayed in Activity records indicates the completion state of the current target. Activity records: Steps Calories Distance Moderate-high intensity Stand-up times activity Exercise mode: Outdoor running Treadmill Outdoor walking Outdoor cycling Indoor cycling Free exercises Issue 01 (2018-08-25) Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
  • Page 8 To use outdoor cycling mode, your phone must support Connect GPS (your phone must either be an iPhone or an Android phone running Huawei EMUI 5.0 or later). If your phone does not support Connect GPS, there will be no prompts displayed on your band.
  • Page 9 1 Getting started Battery: Charging in progress Low battery alert Ultra low battery alert Power-off and restart Restart Power-off Others: Activity reminders Updating Update failure Alarm Find your phone Unread text messages Camera Issue 01 (2018-08-25) Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.

  • Page 10: Wearing Your Huawei Talkband B5

    Please wear your band in a comfortable and tight manner during exercise to ensure that the heart rate data monitored are accurate. Your Huawei TalkBand B5 comes in three strap styles, each of which is worn differently:  Sport strap: To wear the sport strap, insert the strap sideways into the hole of the buckle, and then fasten the buckle.
  • Page 11 Metal strap: To wear the metal strap, simultaneously press either side of the buckle towards the middle.  Your Huawei TalkBand B5 is made of safe materials. If you experience skin discomfort when using the band, stop using it and consult a doctor. ...

  • Page 12: Manipulating Your Band Screen

    1 Getting started 1.4 Manipulating your band screen The Huawei TalkBand B5 features a 1.13-inch AMOLED touchscreen with a resolution of 300 x 160 pixels. You can touch, swipe, and hold on the screen to input a variety of different commands.
  • Page 13 Janus Online Help_en_V1.0 Janus Online Help_en_V1.0 1 Getting started The Raise wrist to wake screen function needs to be enabled in the device details screen in the Huawei Health app. Switching between screens To switch between screens, when the screen is on, rotate your wrist or swipe on the screen.
  • Page 14 The screen will turn off automatically when the band is idle for 5 seconds. If you turn the screen back on within 10 seconds of it turning off, the previous screen will be displayed. Otherwise, the home screen will display. Issue 01 (2018-08-25) Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.

  • Page 15: Pairing With Your Phone

    Search for and install the Huawei Health app in the app store. If you are using a Huawei phone, install the Huawei Health app from the Google Play Store.

  • Page 16: Setting The Time Zone And Language

    Download and install the Huawei Health app in the Apple App Store. Open the Huawei Health app. In the Divice screen, touch + in the upper right corner, and select Smart Band>Huawei TalkBand B5. Touch PAIR. The Huawei Health app will then search for the band automatically.

  • Page 17: Charging Your Band

    Charging time: It takes about 2 hours to fully charge your band. When your band is fully charged, the battery icon will become static. To view the battery level: Check the battery icon on thHuawei screen or in the Huawei Health app. Issue 01 (2018-08-25) Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.

  • Page 18: Powering Your Band On And Off

    1.8 Powering your band on and off Power-on  To power on your band, press and hold the side button.  Your band will automatically power on when you charge it. Issue 01 (2018-08-25) Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
  • Page 19 Your band will automatically power off when the battery is out of power. Restart To restart your band, press and hold the side button for 5 seconds. When the restart/power-off screen displays, touch Restart. Issue 01 (2018-08-25) Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.

  • Page 20: Changing Home Screen Styles

    Janus Online Help_en_V1.0 1 Getting started 1.9 Changing home screen styles Your Huawei TalkBand B5 comes with multiple home screen styles. There are two ways to change your home screen style.  Method 1: Press and hold the home screen until your band vibrates. When the home screen zooms out and frames are displayed, swipe up and down on the screen to select your desired home screen style.

  • Page 21: Use The Earphone

    Rotate the tail of the headset slightly upwards to ensure that the earcap is fully aligned with the headset. The earcaps must be pressed into the auricle to improve the stability of the headset. Issue 01 (2018-08-25) Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.

  • Page 22: Changing The Earcaps

    You can choose the one that suits you the most. To attach an earbud, try the following: Insert the protruding part of the ear mount into the earbud. Drag the earbud downwards until it fully covers the ear mount. Adjust the earbud as required. Issue 01 (2018-08-25) Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
  • Page 23 Janus Online Help_en_V1.0 Janus Online Help_en_V1.0 1 Getting started Issue 01 (2018-08-25) Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.

  • Page 24: Basic Operations

    The screen brightness is set to level 2 by default. Level 3 is the highest screen brightness level while level 1 is the lowest. You can also enable Lower brightness at night to configure the band to lower the screen brightness from 20:00 to 06:00 automatically. Issue 01 (2018-08-25) Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.

  • Page 25: Finding Your Phone With The Band

    2 Basic operations 2.2 Finding your phone with the band Forgot where you put your phone? You can use your Huawei TalkBand B5 to find it. In the More screen, touch Find phone. An animation will display on the screen. If your phone is within Bluetooth range, it will play a ringtone (even in Silent mode) to notify you of its location.

  • Page 26: Remote Photo Shooting

     To use this feature, ensure that the Bluetooth headset is on your band, your band is connected to your phone over Bluetooth, and the Huawei Health app is running in the background or foreground.  If no phone is found within 10 to 20 seconds, a failure icon will display. You can touch the icon to try again.

  • Page 27: Weather Report

    Select Use GPS, WLAN, and mobile networks for the positioning mode instead of Use GPS only.  The weather information displayed on your band is from the Huawei Health app, and may differ slightly from that displayed on your phone. ...

  • Page 28: Fitness And Health

    3.5 Syncing and sharing your fitness and health data 3.1 Recording your fitness data Your Huawei TalkBand B5 can automatically identify your activity type, such as walking, running, sleeping, and inactive. After your band identifies that you are walking or running, it will automatically record the steps, distance, and calories to the daily exercise data.

  • Page 29: Starting A Workout

    You can view your detailed fitness data, such as step count, calories burnt, and exercise distance, in the Huawei Health app.  To view your fitness data in the Huawei Health app, ensure that your band is connected to the app.  Your fitness data is reset every day at midnight.

  • Page 30: Heart Rate Monitoring

    Touch the end button after the workout ends to prolong the battery life. 3.3 Heart rate monitoring The Huawei TalkBand B5 features an optical heart rate sensor, which can monitor and record your heart rate all day. To use this feature, you need to enable Automatically measure heart rate in the Huawei Health app.
  • Page 31 You can set a maximum heart rate and heart rate interval on your band. During the exercise, if your heart rate exceeds the maximum value you set in the Huawei Health app (220 – your age by default), your band will vibrate to notify you. You can press the side button or swipe right on the screen to cancel the heart rate alarm.

  • Page 32: Sleep Monitoring

    Janus Online Help_en_V1.0 3 Fitness and health  When your band is connected to the Huawei Health app, if you start a workout in the app, your band can also measure your heart rate. Automatic heart rate measurement When your band is connected to your phone, you can enable Automatically measure heart rate in the device details screen in the Huawei Health app.

  • Page 33: Syncing And Sharing Your Fitness And Health Data

    To share your fitness data to a third-party app, in the Huawei Health app, go to Me > Data sharing, select the third-party app you wish to share the data to, and follow the onscreen instructions to share the data.

  • Page 34: Bluetooth Calling

    4.9 Adjusting the volume 4.1 Adding contacts Open the Huawei Health app, go to the device details screen of your band, touch Favorite contacts, and then touch the + icon in the lower left corner of the screen. You will then be directed to your phone's address book.
  • Page 35 If no name or number can be recognized, a missed call notification will display.  If there are multiple missed calls, the number of missed calls will be displayed. Issue 01 (2018-08-25) Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.

  • Page 36: Answering Phone Calls

    When the Bluetooth headset is on the band or is being charged, take out the Bluetooth headset to answer the incoming call. The screen will turn off after 2 seconds. Issue 01 (2018-08-25) Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.

  • Page 37: Muting An Incoming Call

     When the Bluetooth headset is on the band or is being charged, touch the screen or press the side button to mute the incoming call. Issue 01 (2018-08-25) Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
  • Page 38 When the Bluetooth headset is not on the band, touch the screen to mute the incoming call. Your band will stop vibrating after you mute an incoming call. If your phone is a Huawei phone running EMUI 4.1 or later , your phone will be muted as well. After the other party ends the call, a missed call notification will display.

  • Page 39: Making Calls

    Select a contact and take out the headset to make the phone call. If there are no contacts on your band, "You can add contacts in the Huawei Health app" will display. You can add a maximum 10 contacts to your band.

  • Page 40: Ending Calls

    You can end a call either by pressing the side button or placing the headset back on your band. If you use your phone to answer a phone call, you cannot use the band to end it. Issue 01 (2018-08-25) Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.

  • Page 41: Rejecting Calls

    4.8 Multi-party calls When the band is connected with your phone over Bluetooth, if there is an incoming call when you are already in a call, your band will notify you. You can: Issue 01 (2018-08-25) Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
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  • Page 43: Adjusting The Volume

    During a call, swipe up on the band screen to increase the volume and swipe down to decrease the volume. To mute the call, swipe down to the bottom of the screen. Issue 01 (2018-08-25) Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
  • Page 44 Janus Online Help_en_V1.0 Janus Online Help_en_V1.0 4 Bluetooth calling After you adjust the volume, the volume will remain the same for the next call. Issue 01 (2018-08-25) Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.

  • Page 45: Message Notifications

    For iOS users: Open the Huawei Health app, touch your profile icon on the top-left corner of the home screen, and go to Settings > Push messages. Enable Push messages. At the same time, enable the notification function for apps you want to receive notifications from on your phone.

  • Page 46: Deleting Messages

    For iOS users: Messages will be deleted automatically on your band once read or deleted on your phone. You are unable to swipe right on the band home screen when there are no cached messages, as the unread message center is automatically hidden. Issue 01 (2018-08-25) Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.

  • Page 47: Setting Alarms

    6.1 Setting a Smart alarm You can use the Huawei Health app to set a Smart alarm, which wakes you up in advance when the band detects that you are in light sleep in order to help you feel more alert when you wake up.

  • Page 48: Setting An Event Alarm

    Huawei Health app, turn off the alarm switch, and turn it on again. 6.2 Setting an Event alarm You can use the Huawei Health app to set a maximum of five Event alarms to remind you of daily and work activities, such as meetings and gatherings.
  • Page 49 After your band restarts or re-pairs with your phone, to ensure the alarm rings at the preset time, it is recommended that you open the Huawei Health app, turn off the alarm switch, and turn it on again. Issue 01 (2018-08-25)

  • Page 50: Updating And Factory Reset

    7 Updating and factory reset Updating and factory reset 7.1 Viewing version information 7.2 Updating your band and the Huawei Health app 7.3 Restoring your band to its factory settings 7.4 Hardware reset 7.5 Viewing the Bluetooth name and MAC address 7.1 Viewing version information...

  • Page 51: Updating Your Band And The Huawei Health App

    7.2 Updating your band and the Huawei Health app For a better user experience, new updates are released from time to time. When a new update is available, perform the following steps to update your Huawei TalkBand B5 and the Huawei Health app.
  • Page 52 Updating the Huawei Health app Android users: In the Huawei Health app, go to Me > Settings > Check for updates to update the app. iOS users: Update the app in the App Store.

  • Page 53: Restoring Your Band To Its Factory Settings

    7.4 Hardware reset To perform a hardware rest, press and hold the side button for 18 seconds until the time disappears. Please pair the band with your phone again. Issue 01 (2018-08-25) Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.

  • Page 54: Viewing The Bluetooth Name And Mac Address

    Method 1: Go to the More screen on your band and touch Pairing. Your band will then display its Bluetooth name. Touch About. The 12 alphanumeric characters next to MAC: are your band's MAC address. Issue 01 (2018-08-25) Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
  • Page 55 Restore factory settings is the MAC address.  Touch the device icon on the upper right corner of the Huawei Health app's home screen. In the My devices screen, the band name is the band's Bluetooth name. Issue 01 (2018-08-25)

  • Page 56: Maintenance And Care

    8.3 Adjusting or replacing the strap 8.1 Water and dust resistance Your Huawei TalkBand B5 supports IP57 water and dust resistance. This means that you can wear the band when you are washing your hands and in the rain. If your band comes into contact with water, wipe it dry promptly to prevent the microphone from being blocked.

  • Page 57: Cleaning And Care

    Sport and leather strap adjustment: The straps are designed with T-shaped buckles. You can adjust the strap based on your wrist size. Metal strap adjustment: Use the adjustment tool included in the packaging box to adjust the strap. Issue 01 (2018-08-25) Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
  • Page 58 Metal strap replacement: Move the pin at both sides of the strap sideways to release the strap. Perform the preceding operation in the reverse sequence to install a new strap. Issue 01 (2018-08-25) Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.

  • Page 59: Faqs

    Janus Online Help_en_V1.0 Janus Online Help_en_V1.0 9 FAQs FAQs Issue 01 (2018-08-25) Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.

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