PHILIPS TAH3209BG-00 Wireless On Ear Headphones User Manual

September 7, 2024
Philips

PHILIPS TAH3209BG-00 Wireless On Ear Headphones

Specifications

  • Product: PHILIPS headphones TAH3209BG/00
  • Series: 4000 Series
  • Model: TAH4209

Product Usage Instructions

Important Safety Instructions
Hearing Safety: 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.

General Information
To avoid damage or malfunction:

  • Do not expose headphones to excessive heat.
  • Do not drop your headphones.
  • Headphones shall not be exposed to dripping.
  • To avoid risk of fire, the equipment is supplied only by an external power source which output shall comply with PS1 (with moutput capacity less than 15W).

Get Started
Charge the Battery:

  • Before you use your headphones, place them 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. Connecting the earpieces to charge will power them off.
  • If the headset is not used for a long time, the rechargeable battery will begin to lose its charge. To avoid this loss, please fully charge the battery at least once every three months.

LED Indicator: The LED turns white during charging and turns off when the headphones are fully charged. A full charge typically takes two hours.

FAQ

  1. How long should I charge the headphones for the first time use?
    You should charge the headphones for 2 hours for optimum battery capacity and lifetime before the first use.

  2. Can I use any USB-C charging cable to charge the headphones?
    No, it is recommended to use only the original USB-C charging cable to avoid any damage to the headphones.

  3. How often should I fully charge the battery if the headset is not used regularly?
    If the headset is not used for a long time, it is recommended to fully charge the battery at least once every three months to prevent loss of charge.

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User manual
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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 headphones 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.
  • Use a clean, damp cloth to clean your headphones – especially the sound conduits and the microphone holes – regularly and avoid buildup of substances such as sweat or earwax.
  • If any sweat or water droplets are left in the sound conduits, air holes or microphone holes, the sound level will temporarily drop or cut out entirely. This is not a malfunction. Use a soft, damp cloth to dry the headphones thoroughly. Alternatively, remove the earbud tips, turn the sound conduits downward and gently tap the headphones about five times on a dry cloth or similar to remove any water collected inside.
  • Be sure the headphones are completely dry before charging and using. Avoid using disposable alcohol pads or other substances for cleaning.
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • If the headset is not used for a long time, the rechargeable battery will begin to lose its charge. To avoid this loss, please fully charge the battery at least once every three months.
  • To avoid risk of fire, the equipment is supplied only by external power source which output shall comply with PS1 (with output capacity less than 15W).

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 wireless on-ear headphones

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With these Philips on-ear headphones, you can:

  • Enjoy convenient wireless handsfree calls
  • Enjoy and control music wirelessly
  • Switch between calls and music

What’s in the box

Philips Bluetooth headphones Philips TAH4209

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 with the headphones (see
‘Technical data’ on page 10).

Overview of your wireless headphones

  1. Volume + / Next track
  2. Volume – / Previous track
  3. Multi-Function Button (MFB)
  4. USB-C charging slot
  5. Power button
  6. LED indicator

Get started

Charge the battery

Note

  • Before you use your headphones, place them 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. Connecting the earpieces to charge will power them off.
  • If the headset is not used for a long time, the rechargeable battery will begin to lose its charge. To avoid this loss, please fully charge the battery at least once every three months.

Connect the supplied USB charging cable to:

  • The USB-C charging slot on the headphones and;
  • The charger/USB port of a computer. LED turns white during charging and turns off when the headphones in fully charged.

Tip
Normally, a full charge takes two hours.

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

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The Philips Headphones App puts you in charge of the music you are listening to. You can customize the sound so that your music and calling experience always best suit your needs.

Pair the earpieces with your Bluetooth device for the first time

  1. Make sure that the headphones are fully charged and powered off.
  2. Press and hold the button for 2 seconds, the headphones will be in pairing mode and ready to connect.
    • The LED on headphones flash white and blue alternately.
    • The headphones 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 headphones with your Bluetooth device, refer to the user manual of your Bluetooth device.

Note
After powering on, if the headphones can not find any previously connected Bluetooth device, please put them into pairing mode (press the power button for 5 seconds).

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

  1. Turn on the Bluetooth function of your Bluetooth device, select Philips TAH4209.
  2. Enter the headphones’ password “0000” (4 zeros) if prompted. For those devices featuring Bluetooth 3.0 or higher, there is no need to enter a password.

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Pair the headphones with another Bluetooth device
If you want to pair another Bluetooth device with the headphones, just put them into pairing mode (press the power button for 5 seconds), then discover the second device as per normal pairing.

Note
The headphones 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 headphones to your Bluetooth device

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

Tip
If you turn on the Bluetooth function of your Bluetooth device after turning on the headphones, you have to go to the Bluetooth menu of the device and connect the headphones to the device manually.

Note
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 headphones to the Bluetooth device manually.

Power on/off

Manage your calls and music
Music control

Call control

Three Way Calling

Voice Assistant

Headphones LED indicator status

Reset the headphones

If you encounter any pairing or connection issue, you can follow the following procedure to reset your headphones to factory default settings.

  1. On your Bluetooth device, go to the Bluetooth menu and remove Philips TAH4209 from the device list.
  2. Turn off the Bluetooth function of your Bluetooth device.
  3. Turn on your headphones.
  4. Press and hold Vol + and V- for 4 seconds at the same time.
  5. Follow steps in “Use your headphones- connect the headphones to your Bluetooth device.”
  6. Pair the headphones with your Bluetooth device, select  Philips TAH4209.

Technical data

Headphones

  • Music play time: 55 hours
  • Charging time: 2 hours
  • Rechargeable lithium ion battery (600 mAh)
  • Bluetooth version: 5.3
  • Compatible Bluetooth profiles:
    • HFP (Hands-Free Profile)
    • A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile)
  • AVRCP (Audio Video Remote Control Profile)
  • Frequency range: 2.402-2.480GHz
  • Transmitter power: < 10 dBm
  • Operating range: Up to 10 meters (33 feet)
  • Auto power off
  • USB-C port for charging
  • Dynamic bass
  • Multi-point connection

Note

  • Specifications 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 the product is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of RED Directive 2014/53/EU and UK Radio Equipment Regulations SI 2017 No 1206. You can find the Declaration of Conformity on
www.philips.com/support.

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 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 fields.

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 off 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 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.

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 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.
  • Let headphone stay in pairing mode (white and blue light flashes alternately), press and hold “Volume +” and “Volume-” button together more than four seconds until blue LED light on.
  • 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 headphones is 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 find the headphones.
    • The headphones 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 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 for the first time’ on page 6).
  • 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.
  • Clean your headphones regularly.
  • Use a clean, damp cloth to clean your headphones – especially the sound conduits and the microphone holes -regularly and avoid buildup of substances such as sweat or earwax.
  • If any sweat or water droplets are left in the sound conduits, air holes or microphone holes, the sound level will temporarily drop or cut out entirely. This is not a malfunction. Use a soft, damp cloth to dry the headphones thoroughly. Alternatively, remove the earbud tips, turn the sound conduits downward and gently tap the headphones about five times on a dry cloth or similar to remove any water collected inside.
  • Be sure the headphones are completely dry before charging and using. Avoid using disposable alcohol pads or other substances for cleaning.

Charge your headphones regularly.
If the headset is not used for a long time, the rechargeable battery will begin to lose its charge. To avoid this loss, please fully charge the battery at least once every three months.

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

2024©MMD Hong Kong Holding Limited. All rights reserved.
Specifications are subject to change without notice.
Philips and the Philips Shield Emblem are 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 affiliates, and MMD Hong Kong Holding Limited is the warrantor in relation to this product. All other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective companies with which they are associated.
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