Manual for TAH8506

Manual for TAH8506

Brand: PHILIPS

Category: Audio

Document Type: Manual

Language: EN

Uploaded: Nov. 21, 2025, 7:56 p.m.

Warranty Information

The product is sold under the responsibility of MMD Hong Kong Holding Limited.

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Charge the battery

  • Before first use, charge for 2 hours for optimal battery life.
  • Use only the original USB charging cable.
  • Charging will power off the headphones.

Pair the headphones with your mobile phone

  1. Ensure headphones are charged and off.
  2. Press and hold the power button for 5 seconds until the LED flashes blue and white alternately (pairing mode for 5 minutes).
  3. Ensure your mobile phone's Bluetooth is on.
  4. Pair the headphones with your phone (refer to phone's manual). Example: Select 'Philips TAH8506' on your phone.

Use your headphones

Connect the headphones to your Bluetooth device

  1. Turn on your mobile phone/Bluetooth device.
  2. Press and hold the on/off button for 2 seconds. The white LED will turn on.
  3. The headphones automatically reconnect to the last connected device.

Wired connection

Connect the supplied audio cable to the headphones and external audio device.

Multi-point connection

Pair with two devices (e.g., mobile phone and notebook).

  • Music plays from one device at a time.
  • Phone calls take priority.

Manage your calls and music

On/off: Press and hold power button for 2 seconds.

Music control: Use Touch Pad (Tap 2 times to play/pause, swipe up/down for volume, swipe front/back for track selection).

Call control: Use Touch Pad (Tap 2 times to pick up, touch 1 second to reject/hang up, tap 2 times to answer new call, touch 1 second to reject new call, tap 2 times to switch calls).

ANC control: Press ANC Mode button once to toggle ANC ON/OFF or Awareness mode.

Troubleshooting and error codes

Issue Possible Cause Solution
My Bluetooth headphones do not turn on. The battery level is low. Charge the headphones.
I cannot pair my Bluetooth headphones 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 headphones.
How to reset pairing. Pairing corrupted. Press and hold both Power + ANC button for 3 seconds, the LED lights up blue and then blue and white leds flash alternately.
I hear but cannot control music on my Bluetooth device (e.g. play/pause/skip forward/backward). Audio source does not support AVRCP. Make sure the Bluetooth audio source supports AVRCP (see ‘Technical data’ on page 8).
The volume level of the headphones are too low. Volume sync issue. Some Bluetooth devices cannot link the volume level with the headphones 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 find the headphones. Headphones connected to another device or pairing reset. The headphones 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 headphones have been previously paired with another device. Pair the headphones with the Bluetooth device again as described in the user manual. (see ‘Pair the headphones with your Bluetooth device at the first time' on page 6).
My Bluetooth headphones are connected to a Bluetooth stereo enabled mobile phone, but music only plays on the mobile phone speaker. Incorrect audio output selection. Refer to the user manual of your mobile phone. Select to listen to music through the headphones.
The audio quality is poor and crackling noise can be heard. Device out of range or obstacles. The Bluetooth device is out of range. Reduce the distance between your headphones and Bluetooth device, or remove obstacles between them. Charge your headphones.
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