
Portable speaker
SB500
User manual
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Contents
1 Important 1
Safety 1
Notice 1
2 Your Bluetooth speaker 2
Introduction 2
What's in the box 3
Overview of the speaker 3
3 Get started 4
Check the battery level 4
Charge the built-in battery 5
Turn on/o 6
4 Play from Bluetooth devices 6
Connect a Bluetooth device 6
Play from a connected
Bluetooth device 7
Disconnect a device 7
Reconnect a device 7
Clear pairing information 7
Control your phone call 8
5 Other features 8
Listen to an external device 8
Turn the shoq mode on or o 9
Select an LED lighting eect 9
Adjust volume 9
6 Speci cations 10
7 Trouble shooting 10
General 10
About Bluetooth device 11
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1 Important
Compliance
Safety
Warning
Never remove the casing of this speaker.
•
• Never place this speaker on other electrical
equipment.
• Keep this speaker away from direct
sunlight, naked ames or heat.
• Only use attachments or
accessories specied by the
manufacturer.
• The battery shall not be exposed
to excessive heat such as sunshine,
re or the like.
• Do not place any sources of
danger on the speaker (e.g. lighted
candles).
• The speaker can meet IPX7
waterproof standard only when
the USB/AUDIO IN socket cover is
covered seamlessly.
• The operation temperature of the
speaker is from -10 °C to 40 °C.
• The speaker only supports USB
V2.0, V1.1, and V1.0.
Note
• The type plate is located on the bottom
of the speaker.
Notice
Any changes or modications made
to this device that are not expressly
approved by Gibson Innovations may
void the user’s authority to operate the
equipment.
Hereby, Gibson Innovations declares that
this product is in compliance with the
essential requirements and other relevant
provisions of Directive 1999/5/EC. You
can nd the Declaration of Conformity on
www.philips.com/support.
Care of the environment
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 ocial collection point or a Philips
service centre to have a professional
remove the rechargeable battery.
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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.
Caution
Removal of the built-in battery invalidates
•
the warranty and may destroy the product.
Always bring your product to a
professional to remove the built-in
battery.
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 (buer) 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.
2 Your
Bluetooth
speaker
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welcome.
Introduction
With this speaker, you can
• enjoy audio from Bluetoothenabled devices or other external
devices, and
• enjoy ashing light during music
playback.
Trademark notice
The Bluetooth® word mark and logos
are registered trademarks owned by
Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such
marks by Gibson Innovations Limited
is under license. Other trademarks
and trade names are those of their
respective owners.
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