Tune In With Jabra Bluetooth Speakerphone

The Jabra SP700 is a Bluetooth speakerphone that easily fits on to a car’s sun visor for wireless communication. What’s good about this product is that it is able to transmit calls or music from your mobile phone to your car’s FM radio, allowing users to hear calls over the car’s audio system.

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The speakerphone sports a glossy black finish and a thin profile. It only has four buttons (Answer/End, FM, Volume up, and Volume down) and four icons (Battery status, Call status, Bluetooth status, and FM transmitter status) to minimise confusion, and comes with a USB-based charging port for instant PC or in-car charging.

After charging the unit, all a user needs to do is press the Answer/End button for a couple of seconds to turn the unit on. The pairing mode will automatically be activated, with users being able to pair up the speakerphone to their mobile phone.

Using the unit is simple: pressing the Answer/End button will answer or end a call, while pressing the volume button immediately adjusts the volume level of the speakerphone. The speakerphone also allows you to transmit calls and music from your mobile to the car stereo with its built-in FM transmitter.

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Pressing the FM button will turn the FM mode on, with the unit announcing the FM frequency on the speakerphone. All one has to do is to turn their radio to the same FM frequency to utilise this function.

A user can also select a new FM frequency by pressing the Volume Up button in FM mode. The unit will announce the new frequency, giving users a chance to get a clean signal in places where there is a lot of radio interference.

We found the audio quality to be good, with us hearing the caller clearly. The DSP (digital signal processing) feature was able to reduce background noise, allowing the person on the other side hear us without any echoes or feedback. GN Netcom claims that the unit can last up to 255 hours (standby) and offers up to 14 hours talk time, which will probably equate to a week of ‘normal use.’ If the unit goes flat, a user can simply plug the unit to the car’s cigarette lighter for continuous use.

The Jabra SP700 will be available later this month with an RRP of $129.

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Jabra SP700 Bluetooth Speakerphone Specifications:

Bluetooth Compliance: Bluetooth Specification Version 2.0
Supported Bluetooth Profiles: Bluetooth headset and hands-free, A2DP profiles
Compatibility: Bluetooth devices with Bluetooth 1.1 specifications
Security: 56-bit Encryption
Operating Range: Up to 10 meters
Paired Devices: Up to 8, one at a time
Talk Time: Up to 14 hours
Standby Time: Up to 255 hours
Charging Time: Approximately 2 hours
Weight: 85g
Dimensions: 127x62x17mm

Product Features:
Answer calls, End calls, Reject calls, Voice dialling, Last number redialling, Mute, Night driving mode, Auto-pairing, Auto off, FM transmitter, Voice Announcement

Jabra SP700 Bluetooth Speakerphone | $129 |  | www.jabra.com

For: Small profile; FM transmitter; Easy to pair with phones; Battery life; USB and car charger available
Against: Shiny black surface gets dirty; No carrying case
Conclusion: Talk and drive with Jabra’s speakerphone.