PHILIPS TAT2206 2000 Series True Wireless Earbuds User Manual

PHILIPS TAT2206 2000 Series True Wireless Earbuds

Important safety instructions

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 guide-lines when using your earpieces.

• 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 tempo-rarily 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 recom-mended 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 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 earpieces

Congratulations on your purchase, and welcome to Philips! To fully benefit from the support that Philips offers, register your product at www.philips.com/support. With this Philips True wireless earpieces, you can:

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

What’s in the box

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

Overview of your True wireless earpieces

1. LED indicator (Earpieces)
2. Multi-function button
3. Microphone
4. LED indicator (charging box)
5. USB-C charging slot

Get started

Charge the battery

Note

• Before you use your earpieces 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-C 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 on the front panel.
• When the charging box is fully charged, the light goes off.

Tip

• The charging box serves as a portable backup battery for charging the earpieces. When the charging box is fully charged, it supports 2 times full recharge cycle for the earpieces.
• Normally, a full charge takes 2 hours (for the earpieces or charging box) by USB cable.

Pair the earpieces with your Bluetooth device for the first time

1. Make sure that the earpieces are fully charged.
2. Open the top cover from charging box.
3. The LED on both earpieces flashes in white & blue alternately.
4. The earpieces are now in pairing mode and are ready to pair with a Bluetooth device (e.g. a mobile phone)
5. Turn on the Bluetooth function of your Bluetooth device.
6. Pair the earpieces with your Bluetooth device. Refer to the user manual of your Bluetooth device.

Note

• After powering on, if the earpieces cannot find any previously connected Bluetooth device, it will automatically switch to pairing mode.

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

1. Turn on the Bluetooth function of your Bluetooth device, select Philips TAT2206.
2. Enter the earpieces 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 the charging box for Mono use. The earpiece will power on automatically. There will be a voice “Power on” from earpiece.

Note

• Take the second Earpiece from the charging box and they will pair each other automatically.

Pair the earpieces with another Bluetooth device
If you have another Bluetooth device that you want to pair with the earpieces, make sure the Bluetooth function in any other previously paired or connected devices are turned off. Press and hold over 5 seconds both left & right side simultaneously with the earpiece on ear the, release when the Pairing voice prompt is heard.

Note

• The earpieces store 4 devices in the memory. If you try to pair more than 4 devices, the earliest paired device is replaced by the new one.

Use your headphones

Connect the earpieces to your Bluetooth device

1. Turn on the Bluetooth function of your Bluetooth device.
2. Open the top cover from the charging box.
3. The blue LED flashes.
4. The earpieces will search the last connected Bluetooth device and reconnect to it automatically. If the last connected device is not available, the earpieces will enter pairing mode.

Tip

1. The earpieces 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 earpieces, you have to go to the Bluetooth menu of the device and connect the earpieces to the device manually.

Note

• If the earpieces fail to connect to any Bluetooth device within 3 minutes, it will turn off automatically to save the battery life.
• 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 earpieces to the Bluetooth device manually.

Power on/off

Manage your calls and music

Music control

Call control

LED indicator status

Battery LED indicator on Bluetooth device
It will show a battery indicator on the Bluetooth device after connecting to earpieces (refer to the mobile phone’s operation).

Reset the earpieces

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

1. On your Bluetooth device, go to the Bluetooth menu and remove Philips TAT2206 from the device list.
2. Turn off the Bluetooth function of your Bluetooth device.
3. Press once on both earpieces, and then press and hold for 5 seconds.
4. After Blue LEDs finish flashing, return the earpieces to the charging box & close the lid.
5. Follow steps in “Use your earpieces-Connect the earpieces to your Bluetooth device.”
6. Pair the earpieces with your Bluetooth device, select Philips TAT2206.

Technical data

• Music time: 6 hours
• Talk time: 6 hours
• Standby time ˙ 200 hours Charging time: 2 hours
• Lithium-ion battery 55 mAh on each earpiece, Lithium-ion battery 350 mAh on charging box
• Bluetooth version: 5.0
• 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: < 10 dBm
• Operating range: Up to 10 meters (33 feet)
• Auto power o°
• USB-C port for charging
• Low battery warning: available

Note

• Speciÿcations are subject to change without notice.

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 center 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 earpieces is 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 ÿelds.

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.

FCC STATEMENT

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 protec-tion 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 operating 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 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: (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’s radiation exposure limits set forth for uncontrolled environments. This transmitter must not be co-located or operating 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 MMD Hong Kong Holding Limited is under license. Other trade-marks 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 and Google Play are trademarks of Google LLC.

Frequently asked questions

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

I cannot pair my Bluetooth earpieces 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 earpieces.

Pairing does not work

• Put both earpieces into the charging box.
• Make sure you have disabled the Bluetooth function of any previously connected Bluetooth devices.
• On your Bluetooth device, delete “Philips TAT2206” from the Bluetooth list.
• Pair your earpieces (see ‘Pair the earpieces with your Bluetooth device for the ÿrst time’ on page 5).

The Bluetooth device cannot find the earpieces

• The earpieces 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 earpieces have been previously paired with another device. Pair the earpieces with the Bluetooth device again as described in the user manual. (see ‘Pair the earpieces with your Bluetooth device for the ÿrst time’ on page 5).

My Bluetooth earpieces 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 earpieces.

The audio quality is poor and crackling noise can be heard

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

The audio quality is poor when streaming from the mobile phone is very slow, or audio streaming does not work at all
Make sure your mobile phone not only supports (mono) HFP but also supports A2DP and is BT4.0x (or higher) compatible (see ‘Technical data’ on page 10).

My Bluetooth earpieces won’t pair and won’t respond

• Put earpieces into the charging box.
• Reset your earpieces. See “Reset the earpieces” on page 9.

Philips and the Philips Shield Emblem have registered trademarks of Koninklijke Philips N.V. and are used under license. This product has been manufactured by and is sold under the responsibility of MMD Hong Kong Holding Limited or one of its a˛liates, and MMD Hong Kong Holding Limited is the warrantor in relation to this product.

References

• Philips Customer Service Support - Home | Philips

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