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SHB4000
User manual
Contents
1 Important 2
Hearing Safety 2
Electric-, Magnetic- and
Electromagnetic Fields (EMF) 2
General information 2
Disposal of your old product 3
Remove the integrated battery 3
Notice for the European Union 3
Trademarks 3
2 Your bluetooth stereo headset 4
Introduction 4
What's in the box 4
What else you'll need 4
Compatibility 4
Overview of your Bluetooth stereo
headset 5
3 Get started 6
Charge the headset 6
Pair the headset with your mobile phone 6
4 Use the headset 7
Connect the headset to a mobile phone 7
Automatic power saving 7
Use your headset 7
Wear your headset 8
5 Technical data 9
English
6 Frequently asked questions 10
Bluetooth headset does not switch on. 10
Fail to pair with a mobile phone. 10
Pairing does not work. 10
The mobile phone cannot nd the
headset. 10
Voice dialing or redialing does not work. 10
The headset is connected to a
Bluetooth stereo enabled mobile
phone, but music will play on the
mobile phone's speaker only. 10
Audio quality is poor and crackling
noises can be heard. 10
Audio quality is poor when streaming
from the mobile phone is very slow,
or audio streaming does not work at all. 10
I hear but cannot control music on my
device (e.g. skip forward/backward). 11
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1 Important
Hearing Safety
Danger
• To avoid hearing damage, limit the time you use the
headphones at high volume and set the volume to a
safe level. The louder the volume, the shor ter is the safe
listening time.
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 earphones
and headphones can cause hearing loss.
• Using this headset 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 trafc or
other potentially dangerous environments.
Electric-, Magnetic- and
Electromagnetic Fields (EMF)
1. Royal Philips Electronics manufactures and
sells many products targeted at consumers,
which, like any electronic apparatus, in
general have the ability to emit and receive
electromagnetic signals.
2. One of Philips’ leading Business Principles is
to take all necessary health and safety measures
for our products, to comply with all applicable
legal requirements and to stay well within
the EMF standards applicable at the time of
producing products.
3. Philips is committed to develop, produce and
market products that cause no adverse health
effects.
4. Philips conrms that if its products are
handled properly for their intended use, they
are safe to use according to scientic evidence
available today.
5. Philips plays an active role in the
development of international EMF and safety
standards, enabling Philips to anticipate further
developments in standardization for early
integration in its products.
General information
To avoid damage or malfunction:
• Do not expose the headset to excessive heat.
• Do not drop your headset.
• Apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping
or splashing.
• Do not allow your headset to be submerged
in water.
• Do not use any cleaning agents containing
alcohol, ammonia, benzene, or abrasives.
• If cleaning is required use a soft cloth, if
necessary dampened with a minimum
amount of water or diluted mild soap, to
clean the product.
About operating and storage temperatures
• Do not operate or store in a place where
temperature is below -15ºC (5ºF) or above
55ºC (131ºF) as this may shorten your
battery life.
• The integrated battery shall not be exposed
to excessive heat such as sunshine, re or the
like.
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Disposal of your old product
Your product is designed and manufactured
with high quality materials and components,
which can be recycled and reused.
When this crossed-out wheeled bin symbol is
attached to a product it means that the product
is covered by the European Directive 2002/96/
EC.
Please inform yourself about the local separate
collection system for electrical and electronic
products.
Please act according to your local rules and
do not dispose of your old products with your
normal household waste. Correct disposal of
your old product helps to prevent potential
negative consequences for the environment and
human health.
Battery disposal
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
headset.
English
Your product contains batteries covered by the
European Directive 2006/66/EC, which cannot
be disposed of with normal household waste.
Please inform yourself about the local rules on
separate collection of batteries. The correct
disposal of batteries helps prevent potentially
negative consequences on the environment and
human health.
Remove the integrated
battery
Warning
• Make sure the headset is disconnected from the USB
charging cable before removing the battery.
Notice for the European
Union
Hereby, Philips Consumer Lifestyle, BG
Communications, Headphones & Accessories,
declares that this Philips Bluetooth stereo
headset SHB4000/SHB4000WT is in compliance
with the essential requirements and other
relevant provisions of Directive 1999/5/EC.
Trademarks
Trademarks are the property of Koninklijke
Philips Electronics N.V. or their respective
owners. The Bluetooth word mark and logos
are owned by the Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and
any use of such marks by Koninklijke Philips
Electronics N.V. is under license.
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