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Philips SB500A/00 User Manual
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SB500
Portable speaker
1
7 Trouble shooting 11
General 11
About Bluetooth device 11
Contents
1 Important 2
Safety 2
Notice 2
2 Your Bluetooth speaker 3
Introduction 3
What’s in the box 3
Overview of the speaker 4
3 Get started 5
Check the battery level 5
Charge the built-in battery 5
Turn on/o 6
4 Play from Bluetooth devices 7
Connect a Bluetooth device 7
Play from a connected
Bluetooth device 7
Disconnect a device 8
Reconnect a device 8
Clear pairing information 8
Control your phone call 8
5 Other features 9
Listen to an external device 9
Turn the shoq mode on or o 9
Select an LED lighting eect 9
Adjust volume 10
6 Speci cations 10
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1 Important
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.
Compliance
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.
Inform yourself about the local separate
collection system for electrical and
electronic products and rechargeable
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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.
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.
2 Your
Bluetooth
speaker
Congratulations on your purchase, and
welcome to Philips! To fully benet from
the support that Philips oers, register
your product at www.philips.com/
welcome.
Introduction
With this speaker, you can
• enjoy audio from Bluetooth-
enabled devices or other external
devices, and
• enjoy ashing light during music
playback.
What’s in the box
Check and identify the contents of your
package:
Quick Start
Guide
SB500
Portable speaker
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d -/+
• Adjust volume.
e
• Turn the shoq mode on or o.
• Select dierent LED light
patterns.
• Turn o the lighting eect.
f
• Charge the built-in battery.
g AUDIO IN
• Connect an external audio
device.
• Speaker
• USB cable for charging
• Printed materials
Overview of the speaker
a
• Turn the speaker on or o.
• Check the battery level.
• Show the charging progress.
• Turn o the low battery
indication.
b
• Enter Bluetooth pairing mode.
• Clear Bluetooth pairing
information.
c
• In Bluetooth mode, press to
pause or resume play.
• In Bluetooth mode, press twice
to play the next track.
• Respond to an incoming call
through Bluetooth connection.
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Charge the built-in
battery
Note
•It takes you approximately 3.5 hours to fully
charge the battery.
•The micro USB socket is for charging only.
•Rechargeable battery has a limited number
of charge cycles. Battery life and number of
charge cycles vary by use and settings.
When the battery level is low, LED
3 ashes red as illustrated. To turn o
the low power indication, press .
LED 1
LED 3
LED 5
LED 4
LED 2
To charge the built-in battery:
• Connect the speaker to AC
power by using a power adaptor
(not supplied; 5V 2.1A adaptor
recommended).
3 Get started
Always follow the instructions in this
chapter in sequence.
Check the battery level
The speaker is powered by the built-in
rechargeable battery.
• To check the battery level, press .
» The dierent behavior of the ve
LEDs indicates dierent battery
levels.
LED indication:
Battery
power
LED 1 LED 2 LED 3 LED 4 LED 5
Full Solid green
> 8% Solid green O
60% -
80%
Solid green O
40% -
60%
Solid green O
20% -
40%
Solid
green
O
Low
battery
(<20%)
Flash
red
O
LED 1
LED 3
LED 5
LED 4
LED 2
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Turn on/o
• To turn the speaker on, press and
hold for over two seconds until
the LEDs light up.
• To turn the speaker o, press and
hold for two seconds again.
Note
•The speaker turns o automatically when
being idle for 15 minutes.
System
status
Battery
status
System behavior
On Being
charged
Beep once,
without
charging
indication.
O Being
charged
Shows the
charging
indication
O Fully
charged
All LEDs are on,
then turn o in
3 minutes.
Check the charging progress
During charging, you can press to
check the charging progress.
Battery
level
LED 1 LED 2 LED 3 LED 4 LED 5
<20%
charged
Flash
green
O
20%
- 40%
charged
Solid
green
Flash
green
O
40%
- 60%
charged
Solid green Flash
green
O
60%
- 80%
charged
Solid green Flash
green
O
> 80%
charged
Solid green Flash
green
Fully
charged
Solid green (turn o in 3 minutes)
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2 On your Bluetooth device, enable
Bluetooth and search for Bluetooth
devices that can be paired (see the
user manual of the device).
3 Select [Philips SB500] displayed on
your device for pairing. If necessary,
input “0000” as the pairing
password.
» After successful connection, the
speaker beeps twice, and the
blue LED light stops ashing.
LED behavior Description
Flashing blue
quickly
Ready for pairing
Flashing blue
slowly
Reconnecting the
last connected
device;
Waiting for
connection from
the paired device
Solid blue Connected
Play from a connected
Bluetooth device
Note
•Music play pauses when there is an
incoming call, and resumes when your
phone call ends.
4 Play from
Bluetooth
devices
With this speaker, you can listen to
audio from Bluetooth-enabled devices
and control the incoming call through
Bluetooth.
Connect a Bluetooth
device
Note
•Make sure that Bluetooth function is
enabled on your device, and your device is
set as visible to all other Bluetooth devices.
•Any obstacle between this speaker
and a Bluetooth device can reduce the
operational range.
•Keep away from any other electronic
device that may cause interference.
•The operational range between this
speaker and a Bluetooth device is
approximately 10 meters.
1 Make sure that the speaker is in
Bluetooth pairing mode.
» The LEDs ash blue quickly.
» If the LEDs ash blue slowly,
press and hold for two
seconds to enter pairing mode.
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Control your phone call
After Bluetooth connection, you can
control an incoming call with this
speaker.
Button Function
Press to answer an
incoming call.
Press and hold for two
seconds to reject an
incoming call.
During a call, press to end
the current call.
During a call, press and
hold for two seconds to
transfer the call to your
mobile device.
After successful Bluetooth connection,
play audio on the connected device.
» Audio streams from your Bluetooth
device to the speaker.
• To pause or resume play, press
.
• To play the next track, press
twice.
Tip
•You can also use your Bluetooth device to
control play.
Disconnect a device
• Press and hold for two seconds;
• Turn o the speaker;
• Disable Bluetooth on your device;
or
• Move the device beyond the
communication range.
Reconnect a device
• When you turn on the speaker,
it tries to reconnect the last
connected device automatically;
• If not successful, select [Philips
SB500] on your Bluetooth menu to
start reconnection.
Clear pairing information
• Press and hold for 10 seconds.
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Tip
•When you start music streaming from
a connected Bluetooth device, the
speaker switches to the Bluetooth source
automatically.
Turn the shoq mode on
or o
• During music playback, press and
hold for two seconds to turn the
shoq mode on or o.
» When the shoq mode is turned
on, the volume increases to the
maximum immediately.
» When the shoq mode is turned
o, the volume level returns to
your last setting.
Select an LED lighting
eect
During music playback, you can enjoy
the ashing light eect. The speaker
provides two LED light patterns for you
to choose from.
• Press repeatedly to select a
lighting eect or turn o the LED
light:
• Pattern 1
• Pattern 2
• Turn o
Note
•If there is no music playback, the lighting
eect will not start.
5 Other
features
Listen to an external
device
With this speaker, you can also listen
to an external audio device such as an
MP3 player.
Note
•Make sure that music playback through
Bluetooth is stopped.
1 Open the protective cover on the
back of the speaker.
2 Connect an audio input cable (not
supplied) with a 3.5 mm connector
on both ends to
• the AUDIO IN socket on this
speaker, and
• the headphone socket on the
external device.
3 Play audio on the external device
(refer to its user manual).
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6 Specif ications
Note
•Product information is subject to change
without prior notice.
• Rated output power (Amplier):
2x15W RMS ≤ 1% THD
• Acoustic frequency response:
50-20000 Hz
• Speaker driver: 2 x 2” full range, 4 Ω
• Bass enhancement: 2 x 2.5” passive
radiator
• Bluetooth version: V2.1 + EDR
• Bluetooth supported proles: HFP
V1.6, A2DP V1.2, AVRCP V1.4
• Bluetooth frequency band / Output
power: 2.402GHz ~ 2.480GHz ISM
Band / ≤ 4dBm (Class 2)
• AUX input level: 500mV±100mV
• Water resistance: IPX7
• Built-in battery: Li-ion battery (7.4 V,
2200 mAh)
• Play time in battery mode: Approx.
8 hours
• Charging time: Approx. 3.5 hours
• USB charging: 5V, 2.1A / Micro-USB
socket
• Dimensions - Main unit (W x H x D):
230 x 101 x 105 mm
• Weight - Main unit: 1 kg
Adjust volume
During music playback, press -/+ to
increase or decrease volume.
Tip
•You can press and hold -/+ to increase or
decrease volume continuously.
•When the volume reaches the maximum,
the speaker beeps twice.
•During Bluetooth playback, the volume
control will be synchronized between the
speaker and your Bluetooth device as long
as your device supports this function.
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•If the issue remains, when the
speaker is switched on, hold both
the and keys at the same time
for 7 seconds until the speaker is o.
Then wait for the speaker to reset
and switch on again automatically.
About Bluetooth device
The audio quality is poor after
connection with a Bluetooth-enabled
device.
•The Bluetooth reception is poor.
Move the device closer to this
product or remove any obstacle
between them.
Fail to nd [Philips SB500] on your
device for pairing.
•Press and hold for two seconds
to enter pairing mode, and then try
again.
Cannot connect with the device.
•The Bluetooth function of the
device is not enabled. Refer to the
user manual of the device for how
to enable the function.
•This product is already connected
with another Bluetooth-enabled
device. Disconnect that device and
then try again.
The paired device connects and
disconnects constantly.
•The Bluetooth reception is poor.
Move the device closer to this
product or remove any obstacle
between them.
•For some devices, Bluetooth
connection may be deactivated
automatically as a power-saving
feature. This does not indicate any
malfunction of this product.
7 Trouble-
shooting
Warning
•Never remove the casing of this device.
To keep the warranty valid, never try to
repair the system yourself.
If you encounter problems when using
this device, check the following points
before requesting service. If the problem
remains unsolved, go to the Philips Web
page (www.philips.com/support). When
you contact Philips, make sure that the
device is nearby and the model number
and serial number are available.
General
No power
•Recharge the speaker.
No sound
•Adjust volume on this product.
•Adjust volume on the connected
device.
•In AUDIO IN mode, make sure that
music playback through Bluetooth
is stopped.
•Make sure that your Bluetooth
device is within the eective
operational range.
No response from the speaker when
pressing any key.
•The speaker is in demo mode. To
exit this mode: press and hold for
20 seconds.
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This product has been manufactured by, and is sold under the responsibility of Gibson
Innovations Ltd., and Gibson Innovations Ltd. is the warrantor in relation to this product.
Philips and the Philips Shield Emblem are registered trademarks of Koninklijke Philips N.V.
and are used under license.
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