







Wireless Bluetooth Streaming
Wirelessly stream high-quality sound from your smartphone without messy cords.

JBL Pure Bass Sound
It features the renowned JBL Pure Bass sound, which can be found in the most famous venues all around the world.

Hands free calls
Easily control your sound and manage your calls from your headphones with the convenient 1-button remote with mic.
Features

16H max battery life - 2H recharging time and speed charge (5mins = up to 1H)
For long-lasting fun, listen wirelessly for up to 16 hours and recharge the battery in as little as 2 hours. A quick 5-minute recharge gives you up to an additional hour of music.

Lightweight, comfortable and foldable design
The lightweight materials and soft ear cushions with a padded headband make the headphones comfortable to wear for extended periods. The foldable design makes it convenient for you to carry your headphones anywhere and anytime you want music.

Multi-point connections
Allows you to effortlessly switch from one Bluetooth® device to another. You can simply switch from a video on your tablet to a call on your mobile phone, so that you’ll never miss a call.

Ask Siri or Google Now
Siri or Google Now is just a button away: activate the voice assistant by pushing the multi-function button.
Specs & Downloads
Item# JBLT500BTBLKAM
Description
All bass, all day long.
The JBL TUNE500BT headphones let you stream powerful sound with no strings attached for up to 16 hours of pure pleasure. Easy to use and equipped with 32mm JBL drivers and JBL Pure Bass sound, these headphones provide easy access to great sound every time. And if a call comes in while you are watching a video on another device, the JBL TUNE500BT seamlessly switches to your mobile. Bluetooth enabled and designed to be comfortable, the JBL TUNE500BT headphones also allow you to connect to Siri or Google Now without using your mobile device. Available in 4 fresh colors and foldable for easy portability, the JBL TUNE500BT headphones are a grab ‘n go solution that help you to inject music into every aspect of your busy life.
General Specifications
- Driver size (mm)
- 32.0
Audio Specifications
- Driver sensitivity at 1kHz/1mW (dB)
- 1kHz - 24dBV/Pa
- Impedance (ohms)
- 32.0
- Number of drivers per ear
- 1.0
- Dynamic frequency response range (Hz)
- 20 Hz - 20 kHz
Dimensions
- Weight (g)
- 155.0
- Weight (oz)
- 5.7
Control and Connection Specifications
- Bluetooth version
- 4.1
- Bluetooth profiles
- BT 4.1, A2DP v1.2, AVRCP v1.5, HFP v1.6, HSP v1.2
- Bluetooth frequency
- 2.402 – 2.480GHz
- Bluetooth transmitted modulation
- GSFK, π/4 DQPSK, 8DPSK
- Bluetooth transmitter power
- <4 dbm
Battery
- Charging time (hours from empty)
- 2
- Maximum music play time with ANC off (hours)
- 16.0
- Maximum talk time (hours)
- 16.0
- Maximum play time (hours)
- 16.0
Features
- On-ear
- Yes
- Built-in Microphone
- Yes
- Flat-fold design
- Yes
- Hands Free Call
- Yes
- JBL Pure Bass Sound
- Yes
- Multi-Point Connection
- Yes
- Wireless
- Yes
- Speed charge
- No
- Remote control on ear cups?
- Yes
- Rechargable battery
- Yes
- Bluetooth
- Yes
What's in The Box?
- 1 x JBL Tune 500BT
- 1 x Charging Cable
- 1 x Quick Start Guide / Safety Sheet
- 1 x Warranty / Warning

Documents & Downloads
Reviews and Q&A
Customer Reviews
Product Q&A
Is there a way to deactivate the LED diode? I really dont like it shining while having the headphones on my head. Thank you
The sound quality is incredible at this price point but One side has stopped working after 1 year of use. Will a factory reset fix it?
I will use for gym. Do they stay put during running, burpees, weightlifting, and other exercises??
I am not able to fully charge the JBL Tune 500BT. After a few minutes of charging , the red led goes off (i understand a full charge should take 2 hrs). Max listening time i had with these headphones is just over 1 hr. (should be 16 hrs)
Windows 10, when connecting"playback device "Headset JBL TUNE500BT Hands-Free AG Audio the sounds are scrambled, I guess this driver is needed for the microphone to work? Earphones works when I select playback device "Headphones" JBL TUNE500BT Stereo
Does it work with SMULE app with the return of my voice together with the song?
Can the cushions be replaced? From where?
What is the Bluetooth range for this product ?
That's gonna be a weird one. I wanna buy a case for mine but i don't know it's size (in cm etc.) and i'm unable to measure it myself. If you have this info can you share it? (Measurements while it's folded would be enough)
While listening on my laptop, 1 or both ear pieces stop working, then come back on but the music or talk never stopped on what I am watching. Is this a defect? Is there something I can do? Bought these at Target 7/20/20, haven't used them a lot.
After I'm finished listening to the TV through my headphones, and I've turned the headphones off, my audio does not return to the TV. I can't get the TV sound back. Help?
Hi,I need a headset for gaming and smartphone, I'm not a hardcore gamer, just need decent mic and no delay, this may work?
When I tried to open my jbl there is something happens like when i press the power on off button, there is a noice has been appeared.
Can I plug it into my pc??
Are the headphones noise cancelling
How is the 500BT different from the 600BTNC other than the noise cancelling? Which would you recommend?
Please could you specify how to reset the list of devices paired? I'm trying to connect with a new smartphone but seems impossible as I paired two device before.
When I am using my headphones for music they work fine. But for zoom/meet calls, after a few minutes, the voice is all distorted. The system sound is also distorted. I tried restarting the laptop and the headphones but it still keeps happening. HELP
How do you make sound play out of both channels of the headset? It seems no matter what Bluetooth device i'm connected to (both PC and iPhone) the right audio channel of my headset doesn't play sound.
Hi, when I connect my 500BT to my Macosx and use it tohether with logitech bluetooth mouse it starts to stuck my mac and make noises - playing music in a crippy way.. Could you please tell me how to fix it? I am usign macos 10.13.4. system version.
Hi, a question about video playback. Is it normal that when I play videos (for example youtube) there are intermittences in the audio? when in a video you pass from silent moments to noises the audio makes like snaps, it doesn't go continuously.
i bought these headphones today and currently i am having problems with connecting it to my computer, when it is connected the headphones run in the lowest quality possible in single channel mode, i have tried reseting the bluetooth drivers and setting.
Hi. I only got these today and only left speaker is working. Is this normal?
White noise coming from one earphone very annoying and high pitched comes and goes any resolutions
There is a warning saying it can cause cancer I don’t know if that is a problem or not I don’t want cancer!?
Is this a product suitable for using to watch television
This happened randomly when I turned on my headphones. The startup sound seems more high pitched than before and my phone cannot find the headphones though the Bluetooth is on and they are charged. I have to press longer to turn them off too. Any help?
Hello, I have problem with disconecting of my new JBL tune 500bt it keeps disconnecting everytime I stop the music either on my phone or laptop. I thought its because of low battery but I tried to charge them up but it didnt solved my problem.
Can two headphones connect to one source? (Phone for music or app?)
can i use these with my ps4?
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