PHILIPS TAH8507 8000 Series Headphones User Manual

: June 8, 2024
: Philips

PHILIPS TAH8507 8000 Series Headphones User Manual

Important safety instructions

Hearing safety

Danger

To avoid hearing damage, limit the time you use headphones at high volume and set the volume to a safe level. The louder the volume, the shorter the safe listening time is.

Be sure to observe the following guidelines when using your headphones.

Listen at reasonable volumes for reasonable periods of time.
Be careful not to adjust the volume continuously upwards as your hearing adapts.
Do not turn up the volume so high that you can’t hear what’s around you.
You should use caution or temporarily discontinue use in potentially hazardous situations.
Excessive sound pressure from earphones and headphones can cause hearing loss.
Using headphones with both ears covered while driving is not recommended and may be illegal in some areas while driving.
For your safety, avoid distractions from music or phone calls while in traffic or other potentially dangerous environments.

General information

To avoid damage or malfunction:

Caution

Do not expose headphones to excessive heat.
Do not drop your headphones.
Headphones shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing. (Refer to the IP rating of specic product)
Do not allow your headphones to be submerged in water.
Do not charge your headphones when the connector or socket is wet.
Do not use any cleaning agents containing alcohol, ammonia, benzene, or abrasives.
If cleaning is required, use a soft cloth, if necessary dampened with a minimum amount of water or diluted mild soap, to clean the product.
The integrated battery shall not be exposed to excessive heat such as sunshine, re or the like.
Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent type.
To achieve the specic IP rating, the charging slot cover must be closed.
Disposal of a battery into re or a hot oven, or mechanically crushing or cutting a battery, can result in an explosion.
Leaving a battery in an extremely high temperature surrounding environment can result in an explosion or the leakage of ammable liquid or gas.
A battery subjected to extremely low air pressure may result in an explosion or the leakage of ammable liquid or gas.
Replacement of a battery with an incorrect type risks severely damaging the headphones and the battery (for example, in the case of some lithium battery types).

Operating and storage temperatures and humidity

Store in a place where the temperature is between -20°C (-4°F) and 50°C (122 °F) with up to 90% relative humidity.
Operate in a place where the temperature is between 0°C (32°F) and 45°C (113 °F) with up to 90% relative humidity.
Battery life may be shorter in high or low temperature conditions.

Your Bluetooth over-ear headphones

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With these Philips over-ear headphones, you can:

Enjoy convenient wireless handsfree calls
Enjoy and control music wirelessly
Wwitch between calls and music
Enjoy noise cancellation

What’s in the box

Philips Bluetooth headphones Philips TAH8507

USB charging cable (for charging only)

Audio cable

Other devices

A mobile phone or device (e.g. notebook, tablet, Bluetooth adapters, MP3 players etc) which supports Bluetooth and is compatible with the headphones (see ‘Technical data’ on.

Overview of your Bluetooth wireless headphones

Overview

ANC Mode Button
Touch Pad
Voice Assistant Button
Power Button
USB-C
Indicator LED
2.5mm Audio Jack

Get started

Charge the battery

Note

Before you use your headphones for the rst time, charge the battery for 2 hours for optimum battery capacity and lifetime.
Use only the original USB charging cable to avoid any damage.
Finish your call before charging the headphones, as connecting the headphones for charging will power the headphones o.

Connect the supplied USB charging cable to:

The USB type C charging slot on the headphones and;
The charger/USB port of a computer

LED turns white during charging and turns o when the headphones in fully charged.

Pair the headphones with your mobile phone

Before you use the headphones with your mobile phone for the rst time, pair it with a mobile phone. A successful pairing establishes a unique encrypted link between the headphones and mobile phone. The headphones store the last 4 devices in the memory. If you try to pair more than 4 devices, the earliest paired device is replaced by the new one.

Make sure that the headphones are fully charged and turned o.
Press and hold for 5 seconds until the blue and white LED ashes alternately
Make sure that the mobile phone is turned on and its Bluetooth feature is activated.
Pair the headphones with the mobile phone. For detailed information, refer to the user manual of your mobile phone.

The following example shows you how to pair the headphones with your mobile phone.

Activate the Bluetooth feature of your mobile phone, select Philips TAH8507

Use your headphones

Connect the headphones to your Bluetooth device

Turn on your mobile phone/ Bluetooth device.
Press and hold the on/o button to turn the headphones on.
The white LED will turn on in 2 seconds
The headphones are reconnected to the last connected mobile phone/Bluetooth device automatically

Tip

If you turn on the mobile phone/Bluetooth device or activate the Bluetooth feature after turning on the headphones, you have to reconnect the headphones and mobile phone/Bluetooth device manually.

Note

If the headphones fail to connect to last connected Bluetooth device within range in 5 minutes, it will change to connectable mode, then will switch o automatically if it’s still not connected to any Bluetooth device 5 minutes later.

Wired connection

You can also use the headphones with the audio cable provided. Connect the supplied audio cable to the headphones and external audio device.

Multi-point connection

Pairing

Pairing the headphones to two devices, e.g. mobile phone and notebook

Switch between devices

Music can only be played from one device at a time. Your second device will be reserved for phone calls
Pause the audio from one device to start playing audio from your other Tip device.

Note

Receiving a call on device two will pause playback on device one. The call will be routed automatically to your headphones.
Ending the call will resume playback from device one automatically

Manage your calls and music

On/o
Task Button Operation
Turn the headphones on Power button Press and hold for 2 seconds Turn the headphones o Power button Press and hold for 2 seconds The white LED is on and fades out

Music control Task Button Operation
Touch Pad Touch Pad Touch Pad Play or pause music Tap 2 times Swipe up/ Swipe down Swipe front Swipe back Adjust volume Next track Previous track Touch Pad

Call control

Task Button Operation
Pick up a call Answer new call during a call Touch Pad Tap 2 times Reject/hang up a call Touch Pad Touch Pad Touch 1 second Tap 2 times

Task Button Operation
ANC ON⁄ Awareness mode⁄ANC OFF

Task Button Operation
Awareness mode ANC Mode Button Press until hear “Awareness” Quick conversation Palm over the Right ear cup

APP DOWNLOAD

Scan the QR code/press ‘Download’ button or search ‘Philips Headphones’ in Apple App Store or Google Play to download App.

Technical data

Headphones

Music play time (ANC o): up to 60 hours
Music play time (ANC on): up to 45 hours
Charging time: 2 hours
Rechargeable lithium ion battery (800 mAh)
Bluetooth version: 5.0
Compatible Bluetooth proles:
HFP (Hands-Free Prole)
A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Prole)
AVRCP (Audio Video Remote Control Prole)
Frequency range: 2.402-2.480GHz
Transmitter power: < 10 dBm
Operating range: Up to 10 meters (33 feet)
Digital echo & noise reduction
Auto power o
Type -C-USB port for charging
Supports AAC and SBC

Note

Specications are subject to change without notice.
Battery life of playtime is approximate and may vary depending on application condition

Notice

Declaration of conformity

Hereby, MMD Hong Kong Holding Limited declares that this product is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of Directive 2014/53/EU. You can nd the Declaration of Conformity on www.p4c.philips.com.

Disposal of your old product and battery

Your product is designed and manufactured with high quality materials and components, which can be recycled and reused.

This symbol on a product means that the product is covered by European Directive 2012/19/EU.

This symbol means that the product contains a built-in rechargeable battery covered by European Directive 2013/56/EU which cannot be disposed of with normal household waste. We strongly advise you to take your product to an ocial collection point or a Philips service centre to have a professional remove the rechargeable battery. Inform yourself about the local separate collection system for electrical and electronic products and rechargeable batteries. Follow local rules and never dispose of the product and rechargeable batteries with normal household waste. Correct disposal of old products and rechargeable batteries helps prevent negative consequences for the environment and human health.

Remove the integrated battery

If there is no collection/recycling system for electronic products in your country, you can protect the environment by removing and recycling the battery before disposing the headphones.

Make sure the headphones is disconnected from the charging case before removing the battery

Compliance with EMF
This product complies with all applicable standards and regulations regarding exposure to electromagnetic elds.

Environmental information

All unnecessary packaging has been omitted. We have tried to make the packaging easy to separate into three materials: cardboard (box), polystyrene foam (buer) and polyethylene (bags, protective foam sheet.) Your system consists of materials which can be recycled and reused if disassembled by a specialized company. Please observe the local regulations regarding the disposal of packaging materials, exhausted batteries and old equipment.

Notice of compliance
The device complies with the FCC rules, Part 15. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

This device may not cause harmful interference, and
This device must accept anyinterference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

FCC rules
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment o and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. Increase the separation between equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit dierent from that to which the receiver is connected. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

FCC Radiation Exposure Statement:
This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This transmitter must not be co-located or operated in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.

Caution: The user is cautioned that changes or modications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

Canada:
This device contains license-exempt transmitter(s)/receiver(s) that comply with Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada’s license-exempt RSS(s). Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

this device may not cause harmful interference, and
This device must accept any interference received, including interference
that may cause undesired operation of the device. CAN ICES-3(B)/NMB-3(B)

IC Radiation Exposure Statement: This equipment complies with Canada radiation exposure limits set forth for uncontrolled environments. This transmitter must not be co-located or operated in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.

Trademarks

Bluetooth

The Bluetooth® word mark and logos are registered trademarks owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by Top Victory Investment Limited is under license. Other trademarks and trade names are those of their respective owners.

Siri

Siri is a trademark of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.

Google

Google is a trademark of Google LLC. The Google Assistant is not availabel in certain languages and countries.

Frequently asked questions

My Bluetooth headphones do not turn on.
The battery level is low. Charge the headphones.

I cannot pair my Bluetooth headphones with my Bluetooth device.
The Bluetooth is disabled. Enable the Bluetooth feature on your Bluetooth device and turn on the Bluetooth device before you turn on the headphones.

How to reset pairing.
Press and hold both Power + ANC button for 3 seconds, the LED lights up blue and then blue and white leds ash alternately.

I hear but cannot control music on my Bluetooth device (e.g. play/pause/skip forward/backward).
Make sure the Bluetooth audio source supports AVRCP (see ‘Technical data’ on

The volume level of the headphones are too low.
Some Bluetooth devices cannot link the volume level with the headphones through volume sync. In this case, you have to adjust the volume on your Bluetooth device independently to achieve an appropriate volume level.

The Bluetooth device cannot nd the headphones.

The headphones may be connected to a previously paired device. Turn o the connected device or move it out of range.
Pairing may have been reset or the headphones have been previously paired with another device. Pair the headphones with the Bluetooth device again as described in the user manual. (see ‘Pair the headphones with your Bluetooth device at the rst time’ on.

My Bluetooth headphones are connected to a Bluetooth stereo enabled mobile phone, but music only plays on the mobile phone speaker.
Refer to the user manual of your mobile phone. Select to listen to music through the headphones.

The audio quality is poor and crackling noise can be heard.

The Bluetooth device is out of range. Reduce the distance between your headphones and Bluetooth device, or remove obstacles between them.
Charge your headphones.

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