PHILIPS TAA8606 8000 Series Headphones User Manual

PHILIPS TAA8606 8000 Series Headphones

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 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 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 a 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.

• The danger of explosion if the 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

• Operating temperature: 0°C (32°F) to 40°C (104°F)

• Storage temperature: -10°C (14°F) to 45°C (113°F)

• Operating humidity: 8% – 90% RH (No condensation)

• Storage humidity: 5% – 90% RH (No condensation)

• Maximum operating altitude: 3000m

• Battery life may be shorter in high or low-temperature conditions.

Your Bluetooth wireless earpieces

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With these Philips True wireless earpieces you can:

• Enjoy convenient wireless hands-free calls
• Enjoy and control music wirelessly
• Switch between calls and music

What’s in the box

Philips true wireless earpieces Philips TAA8606

pair of earplugs

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 Bluetooth wireless earpieces

1. LED indicator (earpieces)/Running safety light
2. Multi-function
3. button Microphone
4. Operation LED (charging case)
5. Reset button
6. LED indicator (charging case)
7. USB-C charging slot

Get started

Charge the battery
Note

• Before you use your headphones, place them in the charging case and charge the battery for 3 hours for optimum battery capacity and lifetime.
• Use only the original USB charging cable to avoid any damage.
• Finish your call before charging. Connecting the earpieces to charge will power them off.

Charging case
Plug one end of the USB-C cable into the charging box and the other end into the power source.

Tip

• The charging case serves as a portable backup battery for charging the earpieces. When the charging case is fully charged, it will fully recharge the earpieces 3 times.

Earpieces
Place the earpieces in the charging case.
The earpieces start charging.

• The charging process is verified by white LED light inside the charging case.
• When the earpieces are fully charged, the blue light will go off.

Tip

• Normally, a full charge takes 2 hours (for the earpieces or charging case).

Wireless charging
(Wireless charger is not included)
The charging case has a built-in wireless charging coil. You can charge the battery by using a wireless charger or another device that functions as a wireless charger.

Caution
Precautions for wireless charging

• Do not place the charging case on the wireless charger when conductive materials, such as metal objects and magnets, are placed between the charging case and the wireless charger.

• Keep the charging case away from high temperatures and water sources. The case may get warm during charging. This is normal.
  Charging the battery with a wireless charger.

• Place the earpieces in the charging case

• Close the charging case cover

• Place the charging case on the center of the wireless charger

• When fully charged, remove the charging case from the wireless charger

Tip

• A full charge takes 5 hours by wireless charging.

How to wear

Insert the earpieces

1. Check left or right orientation of the earpiece.
2. Insert the earpieces into the ears and twist slightly until a secure fit is achieved.

Pair the earpieces with your Bluetooth device for the first time

1. Auto power on: open the charging case, operation LED indicator flash white, with “Power on” voice prompt from earpieces.
2. Manual power on: on both earpieces press and hold the multi-function buttons for approximately 6 seconds.
   • The LEDs on both earpieces flash white and blue
   • Both earpieces are now power 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.

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 TAA8606.
2. Enter the earpieces’ password “0000” (4 zeros) if prompted. For those devices featuring Bluetooth 3.0 or higher, there is 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. You will hear a voice from the earpieces saying “Power on”.

Note

• Take the second earpiece from the charging case and they will pair with 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. Then follow the steps in ‘Pair the earpieces with your Bluetooth device for the first time’.

Note
The earpieces stores 10 devices in the memory. If you try to pair more than 10 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 charging case cover.
   • The white LED flashes.
   • The earpieces will search the last connected Bluetooth device and reconnect to it automatically. If the last connected one is not available, the earpieces will search and reconnect to the second last connected device.

Tip

• 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.
• 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 battery life.
• In some Bluetooth devices, the 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.
  

Factory reset the earpieces

Technical data

Earpieces

• Music time: 4 hours
  (additional 12 hrs with charging case)

• Talk time: 3.5 hours
  (additional 10.5 hrs with charging case)

• Standby time: 50 hours

• Charging time: 2 hours

• Rechargeable Li-ion battery:

• 85 mAh on each earpieces

• Bluetooth version: 5.0

• Compatible Bluetooth profiles:

  • HFP (Hands-Free Profile)
  • A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile)
  • AVRCP (Audio Video Remote Control Profile)

• Supported audio codecs: SBC

• Frequency range: 2.402 -2.480GHz

• Transmitter power: < 10 dBm

• Operating range: Up to 10 meters (33 feet)

• IPX5 (earpieces only)

Charging case

• Charging time: 2 hours
• Rechargeable Li-ion battery: 680mAh

Note
Specifications 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 find 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 official 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 case before removing the battery.
• Make sure the charging case 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 (buffer) 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 ff 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 different 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 modifications 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.
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 MMD Hong Kong Holding 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 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 charging case.
• Make sure you have disabled the Bluetooth function of any previously connected Bluetooth devices.
• On your Bluetooth device, delete “Philips TAA8606” from the Blue tooth list.
• Pair your earpieces (see ‘Pair the earpieces with your Bluetooth device for the first time’ on page 6).

The Bluetooth device cannot find the earpieces.

• The earpieces may be connected to a previously paired device. Turn off 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 Bluetoot device again as described in the user manual. (see ‘Pair the earpieces with your Bluetooth device for the first time’ on page 6).

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 a 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 stream-ing from a mobile phone is very slow or streaming does not work at all.
Make sure your mobile phone not only supports (mono) HSP/HFP but also supports A2DP and is BT4.0x (or higher) compatible (see ‘Technical data’ on page 10).

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 page 10).

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

I cannot connect the earpieces to another device, what do I do?

• make sure the Bluetooth function of the previous paired device is turned off.
• Repeat the pairing procedure on your second device (see ‘Pair the earpieces with your Bluetooth device for the first time’ on page 6).

I hear sound from only one earpiece.

• If you are in a call, it is normal that sound comes from the right and left earpieces.
• If you are listening to music but sound only comes from one earpiece:
• The other earpiece may be out of battery. For optimal performance, charge both earpieces fully.
• The right and left earpieces are disconnected from each other, Turn off both earpieces first. Then put both earpieces back to the charging case for 5 seconds and take them out. This will turn the earpieces on and connect the two earpieces. Reconnect the earpieces to your Bluetooth device.
• The earpieces are connected to more than one Bluetooth device. Switch off the Bluetooth function of all connected devices. Turn of both earpieces. Put both earpieces back to the charging case for 5 seconds and take them out. Reconnect the earpieces to your Bluetooth device. Note that the earpieces are desighed for connecting to only one Bluetooth device at a time. When you reconnect the earpieces to your Bluetooth device, make sure the Bluetooth function of any other previously paired/connected devices is off.
• If the above solutions do not help, factory reset the earpieces (see ‘Factory reset the earpieces’ on page 10).

For further support, visit www.philips.com/support.

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References

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