Philips SHD8800 User Manual

May 2016

Warranty against Defects

In this warranty:

We

warranty;

You
Supplier

Zealand; and

Goods

Zealand.

If you require assistance with the operation of the product, its features or specifications please call the Philips
Consumer Care Centre on 1300 850 633 in Australia or 0800 639 953 in New Zealand.

Australia

entitled to a replacement or refund for a major failure and for compensation for any other reasonably foreseeable loss
or damage. You are also entitled to have the Goods repaired or replaced if the goods fail to be of acceptable quality
and the failure does not amount to a major failure. This is not a complete statement of your legal rights as a consumer.

New Zealand: Our Goods come with guarantees that cannot be excluded under the Consumer Guarantees Act 1993.
This guarantee applies in addition to the conditions and guarantees implied by that legislation.

Additional Warranty:

In addition to
of New Zealand or any other applicable law, we provide the following warranty against defects:

1.

2.

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4.

5.

6.

7.

Contact us or the place of purchase for further details.

Australia
Gibson Innovations
305/4 Columbia Court,
Baulkham Hills, NSW, 2153

Consumer Care:
E-mail:
Website:

or us means Gibson Innovations ABN 531 651 059 75, and our contact details are set out at the end of this

means the purchaser or the original end-user of the Goods;

means the authorised distributor or retailer of the Goods that sold you the Goods in Australia or New

means the product or equipment which was accompanied by this warranty and purchased in Australia or New

: Our Goods come with guarantees that cannot be excluded under the Australian Consumer Law. You are

the rights and remedies that you have under the Australian Consumer Law, Consumer Guarantees Act

If, during the first 12 months from their date of purchase from the Supplier (Warranty Period), the Goods prove
defective by reason of improper workmanship or materials and none of your statutory rights or remedies apply, we
will repair or replace the Goods without charge.

We do not have to repair or replace the Goods under this Additional Warranty if the Goods have been used for a
commercial purpose; misused, improperly or inappropriately installed, operated or repaired; abused; damaged; or

not maintained in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.

Even when we do not have to repair or replace the Goods, we may decide to do so anyway. In some cases, we
may decide to substitute the Goods with a similar alternative product of our choosing. All such decisions are at
our absolute discretion.

All such repaired, replaced or substituted Goods continue to receive the benefit of this Additional Warranty for the
time remaining on the original Warranty Period.

This Additional Warranty is limited to repair, replacement or substitution only. As far as the law permits, we will not
be liable for any loss or damage caused to property or persons arising from any cause whatsoever.

In order to claim under this Additional Warranty you must telephone us on 1300 850 633 in Australia or 0800 639
953 in New Zealand within the Warranty Period. You will be asked for details of the Goods, a description of the
defect and your personal details. Upon accepting your claim, we shall assist you with either returning the Goods to
the Supplier for replacement or to the most convenient Philips Authorised Service Centre for your Goods to be
repaired. In some case we may require that you return to the Goods to us (at the address below) for repair,
replacement or substitution.

 All returned Goods must be accompanied by satisfactory proof of purchase which clearly indicates the name and

address of the Supplier, the date and place of purchase and identifies product. It is best to provide a legible and
unmodified receipt or sales invoice.

 You must bear any expense for return of the Goods or otherwise associated with making your claim under this

Additional Warranty.

This warranty is only valid and enforceable in Australia and New Zealand.

New Zealand

1300 850 633 Consumer Care: 0800 639 953

[e-mail] Email: [e-mail]

www.philips.com/support Website: www.philips.com/support

Important

Hearing safety

Caution

• To prevent possible hearing damage, do not listen at high volume levels
for long periods. Set the volume to a safe level. The louder the volume,
the shorter 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.

Electric-, Magnetic- and Electromagnetic
Fields (EMF)

This product complies with all applicable standards and regulations
regarding exposure to electromagnetic elds.

General information

• To prevent re or shock hazard: Always keep this product dry. Do

not expose it to excessive heat by heating equipment or direct
sunlight.

• No naked ame sources, such as lighted candles, should be placed

on the apparatus.

• Do not allow your headset to be submerged in water.

• To clean the product: Use a slightly dampened chamois cloth. Do

not use cleansing agents containing alcohol, spirits, ammonia or
abrasives as they may harm the product.

• Do not disassemble the product.

• Do not operate or store the product in a place where temperature

is below 0°C (32°F) or above 40°C (104°F) as this may shorten the
battery life.

• This product shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing.

• The mains plug of AC/DC adaptor is used as the disconnect device,

the disconnect device shall be readily operable.

• Use only the supplied batteries.

• Other types of rechargeable or alkaline batteries cannot be charged

with this system.

• Batteries (battery pack or batteries installed) shall not be exposed

to excessive heat such as sunshine, re or the like.

Declaration of conformity

Hereby, Gibson Innovations declares that this product is in
compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant
provisions of Directive 2014/53/EU. You can nd the Declaration of
Conformity on www.p4c.philips.com.

Disposal of your old product and batteries

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 batteries
covered by European Directive 2013/56/EU which cannot be

disposed of with normal household waste.
Inform yourself about the local separate collection system for electrical
and electronic products and batteries. Follow local rules and never
dispose of the product and batteries with normal household waste.
Correct disposal of old products and batteries helps prevent negative
consequences for the environment and human health.

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User manual

Register your product and get support at

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Koninklijke Philips N.V.
Philips N.V. and are used under license from
are registered trademarks of Koninklijke
Philips and the Philips Shield Emblem
to this product.
Innovations Ltd. is the warrantor in relation
of Gibson Innovations Ltd., and Gibson
by, and is sold under the responsibility
This product has been manufactured
All rights reserved.
2017 © Gibson Innovations Limited.

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SHD8850

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For devices with an RCA output, connect one side of an RCA
adapter (sold seperately) to the RCA output of the audio device,
and another side to the supplied 3.5 mm audio cable. Connect
the remaining side of the 3.5 mm audio cable to the 3.5 mm
audio input of the docking station. Then switch to AUDIO IN
SELECT and switch ATT to -8dB (gure

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For devices with an optical output (SHD8850 only), connect one
side of the supplied optical cable to the optical output of the device,
and another side to the optical input of the docking station. Then
switch to

OPTICAL SELECT

2 Connect the power adapter (gure
3 Pull the battery tape o before charging (gure
4 Charge the headphones (gure

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Use your headphones

1 The headphones turn on automatically when you wear them on

your ears (gure

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For devices with a 3.5 mm audio output, turn up the volume

3

4

3

SHD8850

6

4

5

level. If the volume is too low, the auto switch-on of your
headphones will not respond.

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You can also use the headphones with the supplied audio
cable to connect to smart devices or for outdoor use (gure 7).

2 When the batteries are old or defective, purchase and replace with

new rechargeable batteries with the same specications (gure

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LED indications

5

6

7

cable

(gure 1)

6) Optical cable
(SHD8850 only)

What’s in the box

1) Headphones 2) Docking station 3) User manual

4) AC/DC adaptor 5) 3.5 mm audio

Connect

Caution

•AAA alkaline batteries can be used to operate the headphones, but
cannot be charged with this system.

Note

8

•Only use Philips rechargeable shortened sleeve NiMH batteries with your
headphones. Other types of rechargeable batteries cannot be charged
with this system.

•Before using the headphones for the rst time, charge the supplied
batteries for at least 5 hours.

•If the volume of the audio source is insucient, the transmitter
automatically turns o.

•The docking station does not transmit audio signal when you charge the
battery.

2

1 Connect the audio device (gure

•

For devices with a 3.5 mm audio output, connect one side of
the supplied 3.5 mm audio cable to the 3.5 mm audio input
of the docking station and another side to the 3.5 mm audio
output. Then switch to AUDIO IN SELECT and switch ATT

)

Status LED on docking station LED on headphones
Searching N/A Green LED flashing
Connection

established
Low volume level
Low battery level N/A Green LED flashing

Charging Green LED flashing N/A
Fully charged Green LED on N/A

* The white LED on docking station turns off after 5 minutes.

White LED on Green LED on

White LED flashing slowly*

N/A

slowly

Sound indications

Low battery level 1 beep per minute*
Reaching maximum volume level. 1 beep

* The headphones beep twice and turn off after 5 minutes.

Technical data

General specication and
features

• Music time (headphone
variation): minimum 20 hours

• Normal time for a full charge:
6 hours

• Operating range: Up to 30 meters

• Optical input / 3.5 mm input
switch (SHD8850 only)

• 2.4 GHz RF solution

• Hi Res audio (for wired
connection only)

• Auto power on/off

• Attenuator on/off

Transmission

• Carrier / reception frequency:

2.406-2.472 GHz

For further product support, please visit

www.philips.com/support.

• Transmission power: <10 dBm

Battery

• 2 x AAA NiMH 900 mAh
rechargeable batteries
(Philips SBC HB900S)

Adapter

• Philips: YLJXA-A050055,
input: 100-240 V~, 50/60 Hz,
output: 5 Vdc 550 mA

Weight and dimensions

• Headphones: 367 g
219 x 176 x 95 mm (H x W x D)

• Docking station: 190 g
74 x 174 x 142 mm (H x W x D)

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