PHILIPS TAT1215 True Wireless Headphones User Manual

PHILIPS TAT1215 True Wireless Headphones

Product Information: Philips True Wireless Earphones 1000 Series TAT1215

The Philips True Wireless Earphones 1000 Series TAT1215 are a pair of Bluetooth earphones that offer a wire-free listening experience. They come with replaceable rubber ear caps, a micro USB charging cable, and a charging case that doubles as a portable backup battery for the earphones. The earphones have LED indicators, multi-function buttons, and a micro USB charging slot.

Product Usage Instructions:

Charge the Battery
Before using the earphones for the first time, place the earpieces in the charging box and charge the battery for 2 hours using the original USB charging cable for optimum battery capacity and lifetime. Finish your call before charging the earpieces, as connecting the earpieces for charging will power them off. Connect one end of the USB cable into the charging box and another end into the power source. Place the earpieces in the charging case. When fully charged, the white light goes off. Normally, a full charge takes 2 hours for the earpieces or charging case.

Pair the Earphones with Your Bluetooth Device for the First Time
Make sure that the earphones are fully charged. To power on the earphones, open the top cover from the charging box, and the earpieces will automatically power on with a blue LED indicator flashing for 3 times with a power-on voice prompt. Alternatively, press and hold the multi-function buttons on both earpieces for approximately 3 seconds to power them on manually. The right earpiece LED flashes alternately in white and blue, and the left earpiece LED is off for 10 seconds, followed by a blue LED flash once. Both earpieces are now powered on and paired with each other. The earpieces are now in pairing mode and ready to pair with a Bluetooth device, such as a mobile phone.

Use Your Earphones
To connect the earphones to your Bluetooth device, turn on Bluetooth on your device and select “Philips TAT1215” from the list of available devices. The LED indicator on the earpieces will flash blue to indicate that they are connected. To power on/off the earphones, press and hold the multi-function buttons on both earpieces for approximately 3 seconds. To manage your calls and music, use the multi-function buttons on the earpieces. The LED indicator status can be used to check the battery level. The earphones also have a voice assistant feature.

Reset the Earphones
If you need to reset the earphones, press and hold the multi-function buttons on both earpieces for approximately 10 seconds until the LED indicators flash red and white alternately.

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 earpieces and headphones can cause hearing loss.
• Using headphones with both ears covered while driving is not recommended and may be illegal in some areas.
• 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 specific 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, fire or the like.
• Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent type.
• To achieve the specific IP rating, the charging slot cover must be closed.
• Disposal of a battery into fire 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 flammable liquid or gas.
• A battery subjected to extremely low air pressure may result in an explosion or the leakage of flammable liquid or gas.

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.
• 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).

Your True wireless earphones

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With this Philips True wireless earphones, you can:

• enjoy convenient wireless handsfree calls;
• enjoy and control wireless music;
• switch between calls and music.

What’s in the box

• Philips True wireless earphones Philips TAT1215
• Replaceable rubber ear caps x 2 pairs
• Micro USB charging cable (for charging only)

Other devices
A mobile phone or device (e.g. notebook, tablet, Bluetooth adapters, MP3 players etc) which supports Bluetooth and is compatible to the earphones.

Overview of your True wireless earphones

1. LED indicator (earpieces)
2. Multi-function button
3. LED indicator (charging box)
4. Micro USB charging slot

Get started

Charge the battery

Note

• Before you use your earphones for the first time, place the earpieces in the charging box and 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 earpieces, as connecting the earpieces for charging will power the earpieces off.

Charging
Connect one end of the USB cable into the charging box, and another end into the power source.

• The charging box starts charging.
• Charging process is verified by the LED light. The red light flashes on the front panel.
• When the charging box is fully charged, the red light goes on.
• The charging box serves as a portable backup battery for charging the earpieces.

Earpieces
Place the earpieces in the charging case.

• The earpieces start charging.
• Charging process is verified by white LED light on the earpieces.
• When the earpieces are fully charged, the white light goes off.
• Normally, a full charge takes 2 hours (for the earpieces or charging case).

Pair the earphones with your Bluetooth device for the first time

1. Make sure that the earphones are fully charged.

2. Auto power on: open the top cover from charging box, the earpieces discharged and the blue LED indicator flashes for 3 times with “power on” voice prompt;
   Manual power on: on both earpieces press and hold the multi-function buttons for approximately 3s.

   • The right earpiece LED flashes alternately in white and blue, and the left earpiece LED is off for 10s and the blue LED flashes once.
   • Both earpieces are now powerd on and are paired with each other.
   • The earpieces are now in pairing mode and are ready to pair with a Bluetooth device (e.g. a mobile phone)

3. Turn on the Bluetooth function of your Bluetooth device.

4. Pair the earpieces with your Bluetooth device. Refer to the user manual of your Bluetooth device.

   • In right earpiece, it has voice “Connected” and LED goes off on both earpieces and flashes once every 10s. You can use your device to play music or make calls.
   • After powering on, if the earphones cannot fi nd any previously connected Bluetooth device, it will automatically switch to pairing mode.

The following example shows you how to pair the earphones with your Bluetooth device.

1. Turn on the Bluetooth function of your Bluetooth device, select Philips TAT1215.
2. Enter the earphones password “0000” (4 zeros) if prompted. For those Bluetooth devices featuring Bluetooth 3.0 or higher, no need to enter a password.

Single earpiece (Mono mode)
Take either right or left earpiece out from charging box for mono use. The earpiece will power on automatically. There will be a voice “power on” from earpiece.

Note

• Put both L and R earpieces back into power case and then take the 2 earpieces out to pair and connect Bluetooth again.
• If still not works, try to reset. Put L and R into power case and press the button for 4 seconds until the white LED flashes. Then take L and R out of power case and select BT, connect Bluetooth again.

Pair the earphones with another Bluetooth device
If you have another Bluetooth device that you want to pair with the earphones, make sure the Bluetooth function in any other previously paired or connected devices are turned off. Then follow the steps in “Pair the earpieces with your Bluetooth device for the first time”.

Note The earphones store 1 device in the memory. If you try to pair more than 2 devices, the earliest paired device is replaced by the new one.

Use your earphones

Connect the earphones to your Bluetooth device

1. Turn on the Bluetooth function of your Bluetooth device.
2. Take both earpieces from charging box.
   • If no device is connected, the earpieces will automatically turn off after 5 mins.
   • Both earpieces are now powered on and are paired with each other automatically.
   • The earphones will search the last connected Bluetooth device and reconnect to it automatically. If the last connected device is not available, the earphones will enter pairing mode.

Tip

1. The earphones cannot connect to more than 1 device at the same time. If you have two paired Bluetooth devices, only turn on the Bluetooth function of the device that you want to connect.
2. If you turn on the Bluetooth function of your Bluetooth device after turning on the earphones, you have to go to the Bluetooth menu of the device and connect the earphones to the device manually.

Note

1. If the earphones fail to connect to any Bluetooth device within 5 minutes, it will turn off automatically to save the battery life.
2. In some Bluetooth devices, connection may not be automatic. In this case, you have to go to the Bluetooth menu of your device and connect the earphones to the Bluetooth device manually.
3. Power on/off

Call control LED indicator status

Battery LED indicator on Bluetooth device
A battery indicator will be shown on the screen when connected to headphones or another Bluetooth device (refer to mobile phone’s operation manual).

How to wear

Reset the earphones

If you encounter any pairing or connection issue, you can follow the following procedure to reset your earpieces.

1. On your Bluetooth device, go to the Bluetooth menu and remove Philips TAT1215 from the device list.
2. Turn o° the Bluetooth function of your Bluetooth device.
3. Put both earpieces back to charging case. Both earpieces ˝ash white LED. Press and hold both earpieces function button for 4s until earpieces ˝ash twice white LED.
4. To pair the earphones with your Bluetooth device, turn on the Bluetooth function of your Bluetooth device, select Philips TAT1215.

Technical data

Earpieces

• Music time: 6 hours
• Talk time: 4 hours
• Standby time ˙ 50 hours Charging time: 1.5 hours Rechargeable lithium ion battery 55 mAh on each earpiece
• Bluetooth version: 5.1
• Compatible Bluetooth proÿles:
  • HFP (Hands-Free Proÿle)
  • A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Proÿle)
  • AVRCP (Audio Video Remote Control Proÿle)
• Supported audio codec: SBC Frequency range: 2.402-2.480GHz Transmitter power: < 9 dBm Operating range: Up to 10 meters (33 feet)
• Auto power o°
• Micro USB port for charging
• Low battery warning: available

Charging case

• Charging time: 2 hours
• Rechargeable lithium ion battery: 320 mAh

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 ÿnd 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 o˛cial 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 of the earpieces.
Make sure the earpieces are disconnected from the charging box before removing the battery.

Make sure the charging box is disconnected from the USB charging cable 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 (bu°er) 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:

1. This device may not cause harmful interference, and
2. This device must accept any interference 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  ° 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 di°erent 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 modiÿcations not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
Canada:
This device contains licence-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: (1) This device may not cause interference. (2) This device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device.

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.

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References

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