Philips TAA5608 Sports Headphones 5000 Series User Manual
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.
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.
- 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 Bluetooth headphones
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 these Philips headphones, you can:
- Enjoy convenient wireless handsfree calls
- Enjoy and control music wirelessly
- 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 headphones (see ‘Technical data’ on page 9).
Overview of your Bluetooth wireless headphones
Get started
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.
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.
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 charging cable to:
- Type C charging slot on the headphones;
- The charger/USB port of a computer.
- LED turns white during charging and turns off when the headphones is fully charged.
Tip
- Normally, a full charge takes 2 hours.
Pair the headphones with your mobile phone
Before you use the headphones with your mobile phone for the first 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 off.
- Press and hold for 4 seconds until the blue and white LED flash quickly.
- The headphones remain in pairing mode for 5 minutes.
- 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 TAA5608.
- Enter the headphones’ password “0000” (four zeros) if prompted. For those devices featuring Bluetooth 3.0 or higher, there is no need to enter a password.
Use your headphones
Connect the headphones to your Bluetooth device
- Turn on your mobile phone/ Bluetooth device.
- Press and hold the on/off button to turn the headphones on.
- The blue LED is on for 1 second
- The headphones are reconnected to the last connected mobile phone/ Bluetooth device automatically. If the last one is not available, the headphones will be in pairing mode
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 any Bluetooth device within range in 5 minutes, it will switch off automatically to save the battery life.
Multi-point connection
Pairing
- Pairing the headphones to two devices, e.g. mobile phone and notebook.
Switch between device
- At anytime, you can only listen to music from one device. Another device will be for phone call.
- Pause the audio from one device and then start play audio from the another device.
Note
- When streaming audio from Device 1, receiving a call from Device 2 will automatically pause Device 1 playback. And the call will be routed automatically to headphones.
- Ending the call will automatically resume playback from device 1.
Manage your calls and music
Technical data
- Music time: 6 hours
- Talk time: 6 hours
- Standby time: 80 hours
- Charging time: 2 hours
- Rechargeable lithium polymer
- battery (140 mAh)
- Bluetooth version: 5.3
- Compatible Bluetooth profiles:
- HFP (Hands-Free Profile)
- A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile)
- AVRCP (Audio Video Remote Control Profile)
- Supported audio codes: SBC
- Frequency range: 2.402-2.480 GHz
- Transmitter power: < 10 dBm
- Operating range: Up to 10 meters (33 feet)
- 2 AI mics
- Auto power off
- Low battery warning: available
Note
- Specifications are subject to change without notice.
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 nd 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 of the headphones.
- Make sure the headphones are disconnected 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:
- This device may not cause harmful interference, and
- This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
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.
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