Philips EverPlay BT6900A/00 User manual

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User manual

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Contents
1 Important 1
Safety 1
Notice 1
2 Your Bluetooth speaker 3
Introduction 3
What's in the box 3
Overview of the speaker 3
3 Get started 4
Turn on/o 4
Check the battery level 4
Charge the built-in battery 4
4 Play from Bluetooth devices 6
Connect a Bluetooth device 6
Play from a connected
Bluetooth device 6
Disconnect a device 7
Reconnect a device 7
Clear pairing information 7
Control your phone call 7
5 Other features 8
Listen to an external device 8
Adjust volume 8
Attach the lanyard cable 8
6 Specications 9
7 Troubleshooting 10
General 10
About Bluetooth device 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 specied 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 IP57
waterproof standard only when
the USB/AUDIO IN socket cover is
covered seamlessly.
• The operation temperature of the
product is from -10 °C to 40 °C.
• For safety reasons, the battery
will not be charged if the battery
temperature is below 0 °C or above
40 °C.
• If your speaker gets wet, clean with
a soft dry cloth and then let it dry
completely in a well-ventilated
place before use next time.
Note
• The type plate is located on the left side
of the speaker.
Notice
Any changes or modications 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
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2013/56/EU which cannot be disposed
of with normal household waste. We
strongly advise you to take your product
to an ocial 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.
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 (buer) 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.
Qualcomm is a trademark of Qualcomm
Incorporated, registered in the United
States and other countries.
Quick Charge is a trademark of
Qualcomm Incorporated. All Qualcomm
Incorporated trademarks are used with
permission.

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2 Your
Bluetooth
speaker
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and welcome to Philips! To fully
benet from the support that Philips
oers, register your product at
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Introduction
With this speaker, you can enjoy audio
from Bluetooth-enabled devices or
other external audio devices through a
3.5mm audio-in cable.
What's in the box
Check and identify the contents of your
package:
• Speaker
• USB lanyard cable
• Printed materials
Quick Start
Guide
BT6900
Portable speaker
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Overview of the speaker
a -/+
• Adjust volume.
b Battery level indicators
• Show the charging progress.
• Show the battery level.
c
• Enter Bluetooth pairing mode.
• Clear Bluetooth pairing
information.
d
• Turn the speaker on or o.
• Check the battery level.
• Show the Bluetooth status.
e
• 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.
f AUDIO IN
• Connect an external audio device.
g
• Charge the built-in battery.

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3 Get started
Always follow the instructions in this
chapter in sequence.
Turn on/o
• To turn the speaker on, press and
hold for over two seconds.
» The Bluetooth indicator starts
ashing.
» The battery level indicators light
up briey.
» The speaker beeps.
• To turn the speaker o, press and
hold for two seconds again.
Note
•When there is no Bluetooth connection for
15 minutes or the battery is at low level, the
speaker turns o automatically to save power.
Check the battery level
The speaker is powered by the built-in
rechargeable battery. After power-on,
the speaker shows the battery level
immediately, and the battery indication
disappears in ve seconds.
• To manually check the battery level,
briey press in either power-on or
power-o mode.
» The dierent behavior of the four
LEDs indicates dierent battery
levels.
LED indication:
Battery
power
LED 1 LED 2 LED 3 LED 4
Full Solid white
> 8% Solid white O
50% -
80%
Solid white O
20% -
50%
Solid
white
O
Low
battery
(<20%)
Flash
red
O
Charge the built-in battery
Note
•It takes you approximately three 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.
•You can use a power adaptor compatible
with Quick Charge 3.0 (not supplied; 5V
2A output recommended) to speed up the
charging process.
LED 1
LED 3
LED 4
LED 2

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When the battery level is low, LED 1
ashes red as illustrated.
To charge the built-in battery:
• Pull out the USB cable from the
USB lanyard cable as illustrated.
• Connect the speaker to AC
power by using a power adaptor
(not supplied; 5V 2A adaptor
recommended).
System
status
Battery
status
System behavior
On During
charging
Beep once,
without
charging
indication.
System
status
Battery
status
System behavior
O During
charging
Shows the
charging
indication
O Fully
charged
All LEDs are
on, then turn
o after three
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
<20%
charged
Flash
white
O
20%
- 50%
charged
Solid
white
Flash
white
O
50%
- 80%
charged
Solid white Flash
white
O
> 80%
charged
Solid white Flash
white
Fully
charged
Solid white
(turn o in 3 minutes)

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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 30 meters.
1 Make sure that the speaker is in
Bluetooth pairing mode.
» The Bluetooth LED ashes blue
quickly.
» If the LED ashes blue slowly,
press and hold for two
seconds to enter pairing mode.
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 BT6900] displayed
on your device for pairing. If
necessary, input “0000” as the
pairing password.
» After successful connection, the
speaker beeps twice, and the
LED turns solid blue.
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.

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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
BT6900] on your Bluetooth menu
to start reconnection.
Clear pairing information
• Press and hold for 10 seconds.
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.

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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 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.
2 Play audio on the external device
(refer to its user manual).
Tip
•When you start music streaming from
a connected Bluetooth device, the
speaker switches to the Bluetooth source
automatically.
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.
Attach the lanyard cable
For easy carrying, attach the supplied
USB lanyard cable to this speaker as
illustrated.