Philips TAT1207 Headphones 1000 Series User manual
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 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 re 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 True wireless earphones
Congratulations on your purchase, and welcome to Philips! To fully benefit from the support that Philips others, register your product at www.philips.com/support. With these Philips True wireless earpieces 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 earpieces.
Overview of your True wireless earpieces
Get started
Charge the battery
Note
- Before you use your headphones, place them in the charging case 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.
Earpiece
Take out the earpieces and remove the insulation labels. Put the earpieces back into the charging case and close the lid.
- The earpieces start charging and the blue LED light goes on
- When the earpieces are fully charged, the blue light will go o
Tip
- Normally, a full charge takes 2 hours (for the earpieces or charging case) by USB cable.
Charging case
Plug one end of the USB-C cable into the charging case 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 2 times.
How to wear
Select suitable ear tips for optimum t
- A tight, secure it will provide the best sound quality and noise isolation.
- Test which ear tip provides you with the best sound and wearing comfort.
- sizes of replaceable ear tip covers are provided: large, medium and small.
Insert the earpieces
- Check left or right orientation of the earpiece.
- Insert the earpieces into the ears and twist slightly until a secure it is achieved.
Pair the earpieces with your Bluetooth device for the first time
- Make sure that the earpieces are fully charged and powered of.
- Take out the earpieces from the charging case, the earphones will power on automatically and enter pairing mode.
- The LEDs on both earpieces wash white and blue alternately
- The earpieces are now in pairing mode and are ready to pair with a Bluetooth device (e.g. a mobile phone)
- Turn on the Bluetooth function of your Bluetooth device.
- Pair the earpieces with your Bluetooth device.
- Refer to the user manual of your Bluetooth device.
Note
- After powering on, if the earpieces cannot nd 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.
- Turn on the Bluetooth function of your Bluetooth device, select Philips TAT1207.
- 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 charging case for Mono use. The earpiece will power on automatically.
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 want to pair another Bluetooth device with the earpieces, just put them into pairing mode (press and hold multi-function buttons on both left and right earpieces for 5 seconds ), then discover the second device as per normal pairing.
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 earpieces
Connect the earpieces to your Bluetooth device
- Turn on the Bluetooth function of your Bluetooth device.
- Open the charging case cover.
- The blue LED ashes
- The earpieces will search the last connected Bluetooth device and reconnect to it automatically.
Tip
- 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 music and calls (Stereo mode)
Manage your music and calls (Mono mode)
Voice Assistant
Earpieces LED indicator status
Charging case LED indicator status
Reset the earpieces
If you encounter any pairing or connection issue, you can follow the following procedure to reset your earpieces to factory default value.
- On your Bluetooth device, go to the Bluetooth menu and remove Philips TAT1207 from the device list.
- Turn of the Bluetooth function of your Bluetooth device.
- Return earpieces to charging case, close the lid and re-open the lid.
- Take out the earpieces from the charging case.
- Press twice and hold the multi-function button on both left and right earpieces for 5 seconds.
- Follow steps in “Use your earpieces- connect the earpieces to your Bluetooth device.”
- Pair the earpieces with your Bluetooth device, select Philips TAT1207.
- If there is no response from the earpieces, you can follow the below step to reset the hardware of your earpieces.
- Press and hold multi-function button for 10 seconds.
Technical data
- Music play time: 6 + 12 hours
- Talk time: 6 hours
- Charging time: 2 hours
- Bluetooth version: 5.2
- Compatible Bluetooth profiles:
- HFP (Hands-Free Profile)
- A2DP (Advanced Audio
- Distribution Profile)
- AVRCP (Audio Video Remote Control Profile)
- Supported audio codecs: SBC
- Frequency range: 2.402-2.480 GHz
- Transmitter power: < 10 dBm
- Operating range: Up to 10 meters (33 feet)
- USB-C port for charging
- Low battery warning: available
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 and 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 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 (butter) 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
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