Headphones
8000 Series
TAA8606
User manual
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Contents
1 Important safety instructions 2
Hearing safety 2
General information 2
2 Your Bluetooth wireless
earpieces 3
What's in the box 3
Other devices 3
Overview of your Bluetooth
wireless earpieces 4
3 Get started 5
Charge the battery 5
Pair the earpieces with your
Bluetooth device for the rst time 6
Pair the earpieces with another
Bluetooth device 7
4 Use your headphones 8
Connect the earpieces to your
Bluetooth device 8
Power on/o 8
Manage your calls and music 8
Earpieces/charging case LED
indicator status 9
Running safety light 9
5 Factory reset the earpieces 10
6 Technical data 10
7 Notice 11
Declaration of conformity 11
Disposal of your old product
and battery 11
Remove the integrated battery 11
Compliance with EMF 12
Environmental information 12
Notice of compliance 12
8 Trademarks 14
9 Frequently asked questions 15
1 Important
General information
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 earpieces.
• 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
trac or other potentially dangerous
environments.
To avoid damage or malfunction:
Caution
Do not expose headphones to excessive heat.
Do not drop your headphones.
Headphones shall not be exposed to dripping
or splashing. (Refer to the IP rating of specic
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.
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.
The integrated battery shall not be exposed
to excessive heat such as sunshine, re or
the like.
Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly
replaced. Replace only with the same or
equivalent type.
To achieve the specic 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
ammable liquid or gas.
A battery subjected to extremely low air
pressure may result in an explosion or the
leakage of ammable liquid or gas.
Operating and storage temperatures
and humidity
• Operating temperature: 0°C (32°F)
to 40°C (104°F)
• Storage temperature: -10°C (14°F)
to 45°C (113°F)
• Operating humidity: 8% - 90% RH
(No condensation)
• Storage humidity: 5% - 90% RH
(No condensation)
• Maximum operating altitude:
3000m
• Battery life may be shorter in high
or low temperature conditions.
2 Your
Bluetooth
wireless
earpieces
Congratulations on your purchase, and
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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
USB-C charging cable (for charging only)
Quick start guide
Global warranty
Safety leaet
Philips true wireless earpieces
Philips TAA8606
1 pair of earplugs
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
Bluetooth wireless
earpieces
4
5
1
LED indicator (earpieces)/Running
safety light
2
Multi-function button
3
Microphone
4
Operation LED (charging case)
5
Reset button
6
LED indicator (charging case)
7
USB-C charging slot
6
7
3 Get started
Note
Tip
Tip
Tip
Charge the battery
Before you use your headphones, place them
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. Connecting
the earpieces to charge will power them o.
Charging case
Plug one end of the USB-C cable into
the charging box and the other end into
the power source.
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 3 times.
Earpieces
Place the earpieces in the charging case.
The earpieces start charging.
Normally, a full charge takes 2 hours (for the
earpieces or charging case).
Wireless charging
(Wireless charger is not included)
The charging case has a built-in wireless
charging coil. You can charge the battery
by using a wireless charger or another
device that functions as a wireless charger.
Caution
Precautions for wireless charging
Do not place the charging case on the wireless
charger when conductive materials, such as
metal objects and magnets, are placed
between the charging case and the wireless
charger.
Keep the charging case away from high
temperatures and water sources. The case may
get warm during charging. This is normal.
Charging the battery with a wireless
charger.
• Place the earpieces in the charging
case
• Close the charging case cover
• Place the charging case on the center
of the wireless charger
• When fully charged, remove the
charging case from the wireless charger
• Charging process is veried by white
LED light inside charging case.
• When the earpieces are fully
charged, the blue light will go o.
A full charge takes 5 hours by wireless charging.
Note
How to wear
Insert the earpieces
Check left or right orientation of the
1
earpiece.
Insert the earpieces into the ears
2
and twist slightly until a secure t is
achieved.
Pair the earpieces with
your Bluetooth device for
the rst time
Auto power on: open the charging
1
case, operation LED indicator ash
white, with “Power on” voice prompt
from earpieces.
Manual power on: on both earpieces
2
press and hold the multi-function
buttons for approxinmately
6 seconds.
06"
The LEDs on both earpieces
ash white and blue
Both earpieces are now power
on and are paired with each
other
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
1
your Bluetooth device.
Pair the earpieces with your
2
Bluetooth device. Refer to the user
manual of your Bluetooth device.
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
Note
Note
to pair the earpieces with your
Bluetooth device.
Pair the earpieces with
another Bluetooth device
1
Turn on the Bluetooth function of
your Bluetooth device, select
Philips TAA8606.
2
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.
Philips TAA8606
Single earpiece (mono mode)
Take either right or left earpiece out
from charging box for Mono use. The
earpiece will power on automatically.
You will hear a voice from the earpieces
saying “Power on”.
If you have another Bluetooth device
that you want to pair with the earpieces,
make sure the Bluetooth function in any
other previously paired or connected
devices are turned o. Then follow the
steps in ‘Pair the earpieces with your
Bluetooth device for the rst time’.
The earpieces stores 10 devices in the memory.
If you try to pair more than 10 devices, the
earliest paired device is replaced by the new
one.
Take the second earpiece from the charging
case and they will pair with each other
automatically.
4 Use your
Tip
Note
Power on/o
headphones
Connect the earpieces to
your Bluetooth device
Turn on the Bluetooth function of
1
your Bluetooth device.
Open the charging case cover.
2
The white LED ashes.
The earpieces will search the last
connected Bluetooth device and
reconnect to it automatically.
If the last connected one is not
available, the earpieces will
search and reconnect to the
second last connected device.
The earpieces cannot connect to more than 1
device at the same time. If you have two paired
Bluetooth devices, only turn on the Bluetooth
function of the device that you want to
connect.
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.
Task
Turn the
earpieces on
Turn the
earpieces o
Operation
Take out earpieces
from charging case
to power on
Put earpieces back
into the charging
case and close the
lid to power o
Manage your calls and
music
Music control
Task Operation
Play or
pause music
Next
track
Previous
track
Adjust
volume +/-
Call control
Touch
panel
Right/left
earpiece
Right
earpiece
Left
earpiece
Single tap
Double tap
Double tap
Via mobile
phone
control
If the earpieces fail to connect to any
Bluetooth device within 3 minutes, it will turn
o 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.
Task
Pick up/
hang up call
Reject call Right/left
Three way
calling hold
current call
and accept an
incoming call
Touch
panel
Right/left
earpiece
earpiece
Right/left
earpiece
Operation
Single tap
Press and
hold 2
seconds
Single tap
Task
Three way
calling hold
current call
and reject an
incoming call
Three way
calling cancel
current call
and accept an
incoming call
Three way
calling hold
current call
and switch
before call
Touch
panel
Right/left
earpiece
Right/left
earpiece
Right/left
earpiece
Operation
Press and
hold 2
seconds
Double tap
Triple tap
Earpieces status Indicator
The earpiece are
on but not
connected to a
Bluetooth device
Battery low
Battery is
fully charged
The blue LED will
ash. If no connection can be made,
the earpieces will
turn itself o within
3 minutes
You will hear
‘battery low’ on
the earpieces
The white LED
lights on the
earpieces are o
Charging case LED
indicator status
Voice control
Task Touch
Google/Siri
Trigger
cancellation
panel
Right/left
earpiece
Right/left
earpiece
Operation
Press and
hold 2
seconds
and
release
Single tapGoogle/Siri
Earpieces LED indicator
status
Earpieces status Indicator
The earpieces are
connected to a
Bluetooth device
The earpieces are
powered on
The earpieces are
pairing mode
The blue LED light
ashes for every
3 seconds
The white LED
ashes 3 times
The blue LED
ashes
When charging Indicator
Battery low
Battery is fully
charged
The white LED in
the charging case
ashes every
1 second
The Orange LED
in the charging
case is o
Running safety light
Task Button Operation
Running
safety light
On
Slow blinking
-->
Fast blinking
-->
Constant On
-->
Constant O
function
button
Multifunction
button
Triple tapMulti-
Triple tap
5 Factory reset
Note
the earpieces
Task
Enter pairing
mode
reset and
enter pairing
mode
and enter
pairing mode
Button
Reset
button
Reset
button
Reset
button
Operation
Touch and
hold 3
seconds
Double tap Factory
Triple tapTWS pairing
6 Technical data
Earpieces
Music time: 4 hours
(additional 12 hrs with charging case)
Talk time: 3.5 hours
(additional 10.5 hrs with charging case)
Standby time: 50 hours
Charging time: 2 hours
Rechargeable Li-ion battery:
85 mAh on each earpieces
Bluetooth version: 5.0
Compatible Bluetooth proles:
• HFP (Hands-Free Prole)
• A2DP (Advanced Audio
Distribution Prole)
• AVRCP (Audio Video Remote
Control Prole)
Supported audio codecs: SBC
Frequency range: 2.402 -2.480GHz
Transmitter power: < 10 dBm
Operating range: Up to 10 meters
(33 feet)
IPX5 (earpieces only)
Charging case
Charging time: 2 hours
Rechargeable Li-ion battery: 680mAh
Specications are subject to change without
notice.
7 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 nd 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 ocial 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
elds.
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.
Notice of compliance
The device complies with the FCC rules,
Part 15. 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 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
o 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 dierent 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 operated in conjunction with any
other antenna or transmitter.
Caution:
changes or modications 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 interference. (2) This
device must accept any interference,
including interference that may cause
undesired operation of the device.
The user is cautioned that
L’émetteur/récepteur exempt de licence
contenu dans le présent appareil est
conforme aux CNR d’Innovation,
Sciences et Développement
économique Canada applicables aux
appareils radio exempts de licence.
L’exploitation est autorisée aux deux
conditions suivantes : (1) L’appareil ne
doit pas produire de brouillage; (2)
L’appareil doit accepter tout brouillage
radioélectrique subi, même si le
brouillage est susceptible d’en
compromettre le fonctionnement.
CAN ICES-3(B)/NMB-3(B)
IC Radiation Exposure Statement:
This equipment complies with Canada
radiation exposure limits set forth for
uncontrolled environments.
This transmitter must not be co-located
or operated in conjunction with any
other antenna or transmitter.
8 Trademarks
Bluetooth
The Bluetooth® word mark and logos
are registered trademarks owned by
Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such
marks by MMD Hong Kong Holding
Limited is under license. Other
trademarks and trade names are those
of their respective owners.
Siri
Siri is a trademark of Apple Inc.,
registered in the U.S. and other countries.
Google
Google and Google Play are trademarks
of Google LLC.
9 Frequently
asked
questions
My Bluetooth earpieces are 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 earpieces.
My Bluetooth earpieces do not turn on.
The battery level is low. Charge the
earpieces.
I cannot pair my Bluetooth earpieces
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 earpieces.
Pairing does not work.
• Put both earpieces into charging
case.
• Make sure you have disabled the
Bluetooth function of any previously
connected Bluetooth devices.
• On your Bluetooth device, delete
“Philips TAA8606” from the
Blue tooth list.
• Pair your earpieces (see ‘Pair the
earpieces with your Bluetooth
device for the rst time’ on page 6).
The Bluetooth device cannot nd the
earpieces.
• The earpieces may be connected to
a previously paired device. Turn o
the connected device or move it out
of range.
• Pairing may have been reset or the
earpieces have been previously
paired with another device. Pair the
earpieces with the Bluetoot device
again as described in the user
manual. (see ‘Pair the earpieces
with your Bluetooth device for the
rst time’ on page 6).
The audio quality is poor and a crackling
noise can be heard
• The Bluetooth device is out of range.
Reduce the distance between your
earpieces and Bluetooth device, or
remove obstacles between them.
• Charge your earpieces.
The audio quality is poor when streaming from a mobile phone is very slow or
streaming does not work at all.
Make sure your mobile phone not only
supports (mono) HSP/HFP but also
supports A2DP and is BT4.0x (or higher)
compatible (see ‘Technical data’ on
page 10).
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’
on page 10).
The volume level of the earpieces is
too low.
Some Bluetooth devices cannot link the
volume level with the earpieces through
volume sync. In this case, you have to
adjust the volume on your Bluetooth
device independently to achieve an
appropriate volume level.
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I cannot connect the earpieces to
another device, what do I do?
• make sure the Bluetooth function of
the previous paired device is turned
o.
• Repeat the pairing procedure on
your second device (see ‘Pair the
earpieces with your Bluetooth
device for the rst time’ on page 6).
I hear sound from only one earpiece.
• If you are in a call, it is normal that
sound comes from the right and left
earpieces.
• If you are listening to music but
sound only comes from one
earpiece:
• The other earpiece may be out
of battery. For optimal
performance, charge both
earpieces fully.
• The right and left earpieces are
disconnected from each other,
Turn o both earpieces rst.
Then put both earpieces back to
charging case for 5 seconds and
take them out. This will turn the
earpieces on and connect the
two earpieces. Reconnect the
earpieces to your Bluetooth
device.
• The earpieces are connected to
more than one Bluetooth device.
Switch o the Bluetooth
function of all connected
devices. Turn of both earpieces.
Put both earpieces back to
charging case for 5 seconds and
take them out. Reconnect the
earpieces to your Bluetooth
device. Note that the earpieces
are desighed for connecting to
only one Bluetooth device at a
time. When you reconnect the
earpieces to your Bluetooth
device, make sure the Bluetooth
function of any other previously
paired/connected devices are
o.
• If the above solutions do not
help, factory reset the earpieces
(see ‘Factory reset the
earpieces’ on page 10).
For further support, visit
www.philips.com/support.
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and the Philips Shield Emblem are registered trademarks of
Koninklijke Philips N.V. and are used under license. This
product has been manufactured by and is sold under the
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aliates, and MMD Hong Kong Holding Limited is the
warrantor in relation to this product. All other company and
product names may be trademarks of its respective companies
with which they are associated.
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