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 headset.
Listen to 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 earphones and headphones can cause hearing loss.
Using headphones with both ears covered while driving is not recommended 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 and charging case to excessive heat.
Do not drop your headphones and charging case.
Headphones and charging cases shall not be exposed to dripping, splashing water.
Do not allow your headphones and charging case to be submerged in water.
Do not use any cleaning agents containing alcohol, ammonia, benzene, or abrasives.
If cleaning is required use a soft doth, 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.
About operating and storage temperatures and humidity
Operate or store in a place where the temperature is between -10°C (14°F) and 60°C (140 °F) (up to 90% relative humidity.
Battery life may be shorter in high or low-temperature conditions.
Your Bluetooth over-ear headphones
Congratulations on your purchase, and welcome to Philips! To fully benefit from the support that Philips offers, register your product atwww.philips.com/welcome.With these Philips over-ear headphones, you can:
enjoy convenient wireless handsfree calls;
enjoy and control wireless music;
switch between calls and music.
Quick start guide
Global Warranty
Safety leaflet
What’s in the box
Philips Bluetooth over-ear headphones Philips TAH5205
USB charging cable (for charging only)
Audio cable
Other devices
A mobile phone or device (e.g. notebook, PAD, Bluetooth adapters, MP3 players, etc) which supports Bluetooth and is compatible with the headset (see ‘Technical data’ ).
Overview of your Bluetooth wireless headset
1. (Power on / off / Pairing)
6. Bass boost
2. LED indicator
7. USB Type C charging slot
3. Volume +
8. 3.5mm jack
4. Music/Call control button
9. Microphone
5. Volume –
Get started
Charge the battery
Note
Before you use your headset for the first time, place the headsets 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 the headset, as connecting the headset for charging will power the headset off.
Connect the supplied USB charging cable to:
The Type – C USB charging slot on the headphones and;
The charger/USB port of a computer.
LED turns white during charging and turns o when the headphones in 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 the mobile phone. The headphones store the last 8 devices in the memory. If you try to pair more than 8 devices, the earliest paired device is replaced by thenew one.
Make sure that the headphones are fully charged and turned off.
Press and hold for 6 seconds until the blue and white LED flshes alternately. The headphone remains 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 TAH5205
Philips TAH5205
Use your headset
Connect the headset to your Bluetooth device
Turn on your mobile phone/ Bluetooth device.
Press and hold the on/off button for 2 seconds to turn the headphones on.The white LED will turn on.The headphones are reconnected to the last connected mobile phone/ Bluetooth device automatically.
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 the last connected Bluetooth device within range in 5 minutes, it will change to pairing mode, then will switch off automatically if it’s still not connected to any Bluetooth device 5 minutes later.
If the headphone has no connection history and doesn’t connect to any Bluetooth device with 5 minutes, it will switch off automatically.
Manage your calls and musicOn/off
Task
Button
Operation
Turn the headphones on.
On/off
Press and hold for 2 seconds.
Turn the headphones off.
On/off
Press and hold for 4 seconds.
The white LED is on and fades out.
Music control
Task
Button
Operation
Play or pause music.
music/call control
Press once.
Adjust volume.
+/–
Press to +/–
Next track.
+
Press to + and hold 2s
Previous track.
–
Press to – and hold 2s
Call control
Task
Button
Operation
Pick up/ hang up a call.
music/ call control
Press once.
Switch caller during a call.
music/ call control
Press twice.
Reject a call
music/ call control
Press and
hold 2 s
Hold current call and accept an incoming call
music/ call control
Press once
Hold current call and reject an incoming call
music/ call control
Press and
hold 2 s
Reject current call and accept an incoming call
music/ call control
Press twice
Switch between calls
music/ call control
Press 3 times
Voiceassistant
Wake up the default voice assistant
music/ call control
Press twice
Other headphones indicator status
Headphones status
Indicator
The headphones are connected to a Bluetooth device, while the headphones are in standby modeor while you are listening to music.
The blue LED will ash every 4s
The headphones are ready for pairing.
The LED ashes are blue and white alternately.
The headphones are on but not connected to a Bluetooth device.
The Blue LED ashes slowly. If no connection
can be made, the headphones will turn themselves off within 5 minutes.
battery (250 mAh) Bluetooth version: 5.0 Compatible Bluetooth profiles:• HFP (Hands-Free Profile)• A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile)•AVRCP (Audio Video Remote
Control Profile)
Supported audio codec: SBC
Frequency range: 2.402-2.480 GHz
Transmitter power: < 10 dBm Operating range: Up to 10 meters (33 feet)
Digital echo & noise reduction
Auto power off
Type-C USB port for charging
Low battery warning: available
Note
Specifications are subject to change without notice.
Notice
Declaration of conformityHereby, 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 batteryYour 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 normal household waste. We strongly advise you to take your product to an official 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 help prevent negative consequences for the environment and human health.
Remove the integrated batteryIf 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 headset is disconnected from the charging case before removing the battery.
Compliance with EMFThis 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 that can be recycled and reused if disassembled by a specialized company. Please observe the local regulations regarding the disposal ofpackaging materials exhausted batteries and old equipment.
Notice of complianceThe 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.
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 operating 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 harmful interference, and (2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference thatmay cause undesired operation of the device. CAN ICES-3(B)/NMB-3(B)
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
BluetoothThe Bluetooth® word mark and logos are registered trademarks owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by Top Victory Investment Limited is under license. Other trademarks and trade names are those of their respective owners.
Frequently asked questions
My Bluetooth headset does not turn on.The battery level is low. Charge the headset.
I cannot pair my Bluetooth headset 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 headset.
How to reset pairing.Let headphone stay in pairing mode (red and blue lights flash alternately), push the power button up to + and hold more than 6 seconds until purple 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’).
The volume level of the headset is too low.Some Bluetooth devices cannot link the volume level with the headset 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 and the headset.
The headset 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 headset has been previously paired with another device. Pair the headset with the Bluetooth device again as described in the user manual. (see ‘Pair the headset with your Bluetooth device for the first time on page 6).
My Bluetooth headset is 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 headset.
The audio quality is poor and cracklingnoise can be heard.
The Bluetooth device is out of range. Reduce the distance between your headset and Bluetooth device, or remove obstacles between them.
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