3M WorkTunes Connect + AM/FM Hearing Protector with Bluetooth Technology Unboxing and Review

[@DRPowell]

I just saw a pair of these at a pawn shop for $9. I didn’t even know that they were Bluetooth! I just needed something to use while running table saw, tile saw and grinders. They work just fine. I checked my receipt and found that the employee actually charged me $5! I may go back and grab the other set tomorrow!

[@JohnVHLife]

Score!!! I’ll take another set for that!!

[@alirezavancouver]

Thank you for taking the time to make this video. I lost the manual & it's been a long time since I used this & forget how to pair it to my phone. Thanks to your video I have was able to pair it to my phone & listen to game 3 of Stanley Cup as I am pressure washing. Thanks again 👍👍🍻

[@rrenegadoo]

I build new houses and I been using it for a year especially in winter time and I like it, keep my ears warm..... the downside is ... sometimes accidentally I touch the bottoms with the material I'm carrying on my shoulder, Or when I walking through the walls or in the attic. Changing the radio station or lowering the volume or that is worse is increasing the volume all the way up. It should have a lock 🔐 bottom or something like it to prevent that from happening.

[@mrdhksan]

Awesome level of detail, thank you! Maybe not your use case, but two questions (to you or your readers): 1. How is the quality of the microphone during Bluetooth calls (most likely the person on the other end would need to comment) ? 2. Have you (or others) tried the ‘line in’ in jack with a third-party cord (sold separately) that handles both audio and microphone ? This essentially turns them into a wired headset for making calls (not while mowing the lawn but, say, inside a noisy coffee shop with a lot of background chatter noise which may otherwise come in through a Bluetooth mic). Having a wired connection usually provides that added level of isolation and quality for the microphone (which the person on the other end hears). Cheers.

[@JohnVHLife]

1) seems decent. 2) I have not

[@crashhypermonkey]

Turn on...hit source button until you hear it say bluetooth then press the function button, possibly hold for a couple seconds and your now in pairing mode....hope this helps

[@thiefkx3737]

Tysm

[@jamesmudd4162]

Mine doesnt work

[@jbourg5408]

Great review

[@gbro8822]

Thanks John

[@JohnVHLife]

Thanks bro! I’m very happy with them.

[@Razrback]

Just bought the same ones I love them

[@craigwillford5069]

I have the Bose 700 ..... perfect sound and noise cancellation, but not water resistant....

[@jackboy2387]

Where would I go to get one of these repaired? I bought one from a hardware store that closed down last year and one of the battery terminals rusted enough to break.

[@JohnVHLife]

No clue, try to contact 3M is my guess.

[@erichard1241]

Question - can you actually play FM radio without connecting to phone via Bluetooth?

[@JohnVHLife]

Yes!

[@justinw7323]

I'm on the autism spectrum with the loud noises like heavy machinery near my house or in front of it. Would this be ideal for me?

[@JohnVHLife]

These have noise reduction. So that would be helpful I would think.

[@douggaskins2627]

How do you go from regular digital am mode back to the regular am mode? I made the mistake of pressing the function button while listening to an am station. Ive had this problem with other work tune headsets. This problem and the volume problrm are my main 2 issues. Thanks doug

[@Razrback]

Keep pressing same button till you get it back

[@xavieraxiak6866]

They look like the model I have. Idiots who designed it have made the AM bandwidth so stupidly narrow that it causes AM audio to be so muffled that it's unbearable to listen to. Please tell me that it has a setting to correct this problem.

[@leepinnguin9682]

Now that it is September 2020, what is your review of them? Also, set the volume with everything off then turn on your equipment. Don't use music to drown out the mower or saw noise, you are only hurting your ears and your hearing. Have it loud enough to hear when it is quiet or just mow and live without the sound but your hearing is too important to lose.

[@JohnVHLife]

I use them weekly, Im probably guilty of having the music a little too loud, Ill admit that, but they are my GOTOs when Im doing anything in the yard!

[@leepinnguin9682]

@@JohnVHLife I guess you need your Van Halen to keep ya moving!

[@leonardallen8754]

Volume's good, can hear them good with the lawn mower running

[@leepinnguin9682]

@@leonardallen8754 but no louder than you would if the mower wasn't running? That is my goal so I don't blow my ears out. Thank you kindly for your reply.

[@laurenshepherd4410]

I know thus is an old video, but can't you just use rechargeable AA Batteries and charge it using the Micro USB port on the headphones themselves?

[@JohnVHLife]

Good question. That I’m not sure.

[@laurenshepherd4410]

@@JohnVHLife It's kind of funny how nobody asked that, and that would be the easier route too, because you can charge up four and you're good to go for a long time

[@jarrodblouin]

That’s what I’m here for. It seem like you need the special rechargeable battery pack ?

[@marcelgosselin1150]

Would like to listen to FM radio and take phone calls Do I have to sync blue tooth every time I turn on head set?

[@JohnVHLife]

Itll connect automatically after you do it the first time.

[@leonardallen8754]

Easy to reconnect, just set the souse button and push the center button, done

[@trsash71]

How well does it work with phone calls and text messages?

[@JohnVHLife]

Not sure. Haven’t tried.

[@vikingcove]

@@JohnVHLife Have you yet tried?

[@JohnVHRC]

@@vikingcove I have not, Ill try tonight, Ill make a note!

[@vikingcove]

@@JohnVHRC Thank you. Basic phone call function is something I sure want in hearing protection -- so I'm not tempted, when anticipating an important call, to remove it when I should be wearing it.

[@leonardallen8754]

Don't know about text messaging but the phone function works good. Incoming call the music stops, you hear your ring tone, push the larger center button, your connected, only problem is you have to talk pretty loud because the mike isn't that good. If it's an important call, I just turn off the head phone, the cell phone goes to dealt and I talk over the phone, other wise when the call is over, I just push that center button and I'm back to my music

[@zool3986]

My ones stopped working about a year ago😭😭😭

[@JohnVHLife]

Thats a bummer, mine still work great, I use them a few times a week!

[@Zynet_Eseled]

But how do I power it off

[@JohnVHLife]

Hold in the knob you used to turn it on, until it says powering off

[@williamdelgatto2270]

Wouldn’t recommend this headset if you plan on listening to podcasts not loud enough the noise canceling is great but not loud enough

[@JohnVHLife]

I tend to agree, its not as loud as it could be! Ive been happy with mine, loud enough on the lawnmower and running a chainsaw. So Im still happy.

[@Burps___]

Thanks for the comments, John and William. The volume is the #1 complaint on Amazon reviews. I own the 3M am fm non-Bluetooth worktunes model, the yellow ones, and there is no volume limitation, it gets loud. I guess I’ll stay with that as low volume during loud tasks may well be a deal killer for me. One buyer on Amazon commented that they called 3M to complain of the volume limiter and was told that the company is going to remove the volume limiter feature from future models, but seems that hasn’t happened yet. Thanks again.

[@jacobsson_daniel]

Have you tried to take a phonecall yet? //Daniel,Sweden

[@JohnVHLife]

I have not, whenever I use them Im always on something noisy like the lawn mower or chain saw. That said, I am still on the original batteries, and I have alot of hours on them. Very happy!

[@jacobsson_daniel]

okay! But you can talk through them? I cant find any god test on the mic. I have been looking for a long time for the model with a microphone. they are not sold in sweden and what i find on ebay they are without a microphone but the sellers have posted pictures on the model with microphone ... according to 3M.com, the model was updated 2018 with microphone and better sound. Thanks for your answer/help

[@JohnVHLife]

@@jacobsson_daniel You know, maybe Ill give it a try after work today for fun, if I do Ill report back!

[@caspere.8461]

@@jacobsson_daniel No you can't talk through them, you need to use your phone to speak to the party that called you.

[@jacobsson_daniel]

Hi. Ok, I bought the ones with the mic so I can speak through them. Very happy with them. Thanks for your help and answers.

[@thepnw8449]

Get some rechargable batteries

[@JohnVHLife]

I might. Still on the original set. Can’t believe they are still going!