How to place a Motorola HS 850 bluetooth headset into paring mode:
- Close the boom to turn the unit off.
- Hold down the call button until the blue light comes on.
- While holding down the call button, swing the boom open.
- (Now you can let go of the call button.)
The headset is now in pairing mode, and you can search for it using your phone. When it asks for a PIN, use 0000.
Echoing everyone else…thank you
Nice, It took me like 3 seconds to pair it with the phone. and also took me like 2 days while trying, but with no results.
Big thanks to you.
Thanks for the help with this…worked like a charm!
Thank you for providing this excellent information.
thank you it only took a few seconds. you save me from having buy a new one.
Thank you for your comments, they were really helpful
Thanks….I just used this tip again with a BlackBerry Bold and it worked like a charm.
Much appreciated.
Cheers.
Jim
Thanks so much for the info it works great compared to all the other directions as to pairing.
Had this 850 around and thanks to you I found how to pair it to my blackberry. Thanks
THANKS A MILLION JAY! yodaman!
I lost my Jawbone headset and found my trusted old HS850, charged it but couldn’t pair it, didn’t found the manual. A quick Google search and voila! swing the boom!, paired to my blackberry. Great and thanks !
had three of them for a long time and forgot how to pair it. Thanks for posting it!
Thx so much! I am NOT techno savvy and this info was so easy! Fix the problem in minutes. You’re Awesome! Thank You!
Maddie
Thanks, glad you’re here. I lost my instructions and couldn’t remember the sequence.
thanks!!!! i was training for day!!!!!!
Thank you! Worked like a charm. You’re the first google search result so didn’t have to bother looking elsewhere.
Just wanted to say thanx. Worked perfectly
WOW, THANK YOU so much for this site, i lost my brand new Blue Ant Bluetooth and kept my Motorola for back up but lost the directions to pair it….I tried everything but the way it was to be done…duhhhh Thanks again for the help you made it easy
I can’t seem to get my unit to turn off. Please help. I can’t get it into pairing mode. The boom is the mouth piece part the folds right? Thank you. Perfect instructions tho.
Chris,
It sounds like your boom switch is malfunctioning. If you can’t turn it off, you can’t start the pairing process. The only advice I have to give you is to try and clean out the switch area.
Jay
Just wanted to say thank you, I was having trouble trying to figure out how to pair my wife’s HS850 with her phone. You saved me a lot of hassle, and helped me make the missus happy. Thanks.
thank man your the best …..I have been trying for hours to pair this thing because my dad gave it to me with out the manual so i was trying to set it up for hours until i gave up an decided to google the instructions and came across your page which was very helpful…im using it as i type right now. (thanks man)
You rock! I’ve been trying to figure out how to do this for a year, and finally came across your site. Thank you!
Thanks! Echoing the other comments: spent way too much trying ’till I found your instructions. Wish Motorola would just put this link on their site to begin with.
Thank you; that did the trick with my Motorola Cliq.
Very helpful, thank you.
Jay this was the “to-the-point” info I needed for successful use. Glad I found your instructions!
I had not used the device in quiet sometime, so I got the a new blackberry and perfect, I ‘ll use the bluetooth. I remember what a pain it was to do years ago, your instructions are simple thank you!!!
Motorola’s pairing method on this device is not very intuitive as we know from the number of comments you have received. Just thank you again for making it simple.
thanks jay your straight and foward
Thanks …worked like a charm
Thanks, just got a new phone and been looking and working on getting it synched for over two hours. Thanks for the clear and concise instructions. Now it’s synched.
Awesome!
Thanks for your help.
Thank you so much for this info- I went into Verizon to have them help me pair my bluetooth and phone- they couldn’t so they told me it must be broken-it isn’t- thank you so much.
thanks Jay, this info. was A-1 and put my wife in the Legal aspect obiding by the NEW laws…So thanks for the easy info..
THANKS AGAIN…
JASON B.
Just wanted to say Thank You! I lost the directions to my bluetooth years ago, and just when you need something you can’t find it! Your tip saved me!
Jay,
Just a note to say thank for your instructions. Without your help, this unit is a B.. to pair.
Someone gave this thing to me over a year ago because they couldnt figure it out. I tried it for about two or three months, couldnt get it. Just when I’m about to throw it away or give it away here comes Jay. Jay, you’re the man!!
Thanks Jay, couldnt find the manual and it was an emergency… Ta!
Thanks a bunch, you saved the day!
Hey Jay you are God send I was ready to toss this headset and your instruction was right on so thank you very much for your tip of the day.
Thanks for the info….i couldnt remember how to do it for my hs850 headset!
The Motorola site has no instructions for this unit. Thanks for having this up and searchable.
Thank you so much for your directions! Works great!
thank you so much ive been messin with mine all day
Great tip. My HS850 is now paired with my new Samsung T669. Thanks. 🙂
Thank you very much! I’m using the iphone 4 and it’s works fine
thank you again
Thank you Jay…concise and right-on, I’m now connected….you might add to the instructions that you can let go of the call button once you flip the boom….
Angie,
Thanks for the comment, I made the edit your suggested.
Jay
Thanks Jay, works a treat. Motorola’s website appears to be broken (surprise surprise), your instructions worked first go.
thank you for this post!!