RHYTHM N BLUE - Car stereo PARROT - Free user manual and instructions

USER MANUAL RHYTHM N BLUE PARROT

ning The manufacturer Parrot S.A. and its affliates should not be held liable towards end users or third parties to préjudice caused by misusage of the product, nor for usage that would be in violation of local traffic regulations and laws. Disclaimer The information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of vendor. No warranty or representation, either expressed or implied, is made with respect of quality, aceuracy or fitness for any particular purpose of this document. The associated with it at any time without obligation to notifÿ any person or organisation of such changes. In no event will the manufacturer to liable for direct, indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages arising out of the use or inability to use this product or documentation, even if advised of the possibility of such damages. This document contains material protected by copyright. AI right are reserved. No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any forme, by any means or for any purpose without express written consent. Product names appearing in this document are mentioned for identification purposes only. AIl trademarks, product names appearing in this document are registred property of their respective owners. ‘CC Compliance Statement wo conditions This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the follow (L). this device may not cause harmful interference, and @). this device must accept any interference received, includi nterference that may cause undesired operation. Note : The manufacturer is not responsible for any radio or tv interference caused by unauthorized modifications to this equipment Such modifications could void the user's authority to operate the equipment n of Conformity We, Parrot S.A. of 174 quai de Jemmapes, 75010 Paris, France, declare under our sole responsibility that our product, the Parrot Rhythm n° Blue, 10 which this declara- e 2 tion relates is in conformity with appropriate standards EN300328, EN301489-17, EN 60950 following the provision of Radio Equipment and Telecommunication Equipment directive, with requirements covering EMC directive 89/336/EEC and Low Voltage directive 73/23/EEC Bluetooth® The Bluetooth® word mark and logos are owned by the Bluetooth® SI their respective owners. Inc. and any use of such marks by Parrot S.A. is under license. Other trademarks and trade names are those of" [Correct Disposal of This Product ( Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment } (Applicable in the European Union and other European countries with separate collection systems). This marking shown on the product or its literature, indicates. that it should not be disposed with other household wastes at the end of its working life. To prevent possible harm to the environment or human health from uncontrolled waste disposal, please separate this from other types of wastes and recycle it responsibly to promote the sustainable reuse of material resources. Household users should contact either the retailer where they purchased this product, or their local goverment office, for details of where and how they can take this item for environ, mentally safe recy- cling. Business users should contract their supplier and the terms and conditions of the purchase contract, This product should not be mixed with other commercial wastes for RE os

SAFETY INFORMATION PRESENTATION PRECAUTIO! Only use on a 12 V electrical system with a negative earth. When replacing the fuse, use one with the same amp rating. Using a fuse with à higher amp rating could damage the system.Do not dismanile the system. The laser beam of the CD player is dangerous for your eyes. Ensure that foreign objects are not inserted into the system: they could cause the system to malfunction or jeopardise your safety, such as electrocutions or exposure to the laser. If your vehicle has been exposed to very high or very low temperatures for a prolonged period, wait until the inside of the car has retumed to a normal temperature before using the device. The sound volume of the car stereo should not be too loud: you should be able to hear outside warning signals or sirens. NOTES ON CDs Playing a damaged or dusty CD could result in the disc jumping during play- back. Hold CDs as shown in the illustration opposite Do not touch the unprinted side. Avoid getting any types of marks on the readable side of the CD. Do not expose a CD to direct sunlight or excessive temperatures. Wipe dirty CDs from the centre outwards with an appropriate cloth. Never use solvents, such as benzene or alcohol. This car stereo cannot read 3» CDs (8 cm) Never use 3» CDs or discs with an irregular shape. They could get stuck and cause the unit to malfunction. BEFORE SWITCHING Do not set the volume too high - doing so might prevent you from hearing sounds outside the car. The car must be stationary before working on the system. CAUTION Do not remove the unit's cover. Do not repair the system yourself. Please contact your retailer or a specialist technician. Thank you for choosing a Parrot car stereo. You can now take full advantage of a Bluetooth® CD/MP3 car stereo with a built-in hands-free kit. AIL the features sported by a top-of-the-range hands-free Kit are available: phonebook synchronisation, caller ID display, exceptional audio quality inside the car, dual call management, compatibility with all Blue- ooth phones, and much more.

YOUR CAR STEREO’S BLUETOOTH® FEATURES

This system is equipped with the Bluetooth® technology, which enables the wireless exchange of data between electronic systems. In the present case, your Bluetooth® phone is connected to the car stereo. Depending on your phone €), this synchronises the phone’s phonebook in the car stereo's memory, which will subsequently allow you to call people directly from the phonebook, see the caller’s name displayed, and so on. You can also answer calls, hang up and control the call volume with the car stereo’s green and red buttons and the scroll wheel. The built-in voice recognition feature allows you to use several functions without taking your hands off the wheel (5): Applies to certain phones. For further information, visit our website: «www.parrot.biz, at the section entitled Technical Support, User Guides»

To turn the car stereo on, press the rotary button. To turn the car stereo off, 4 hold down the same button for two seconds. Ô Infrared sensor for the remote a CD/MP3 Phone Keypad Eject button 2

ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM Without the detachable front panel, the system cannot be used. Removing the front panel : Press the eject button (in the top right) to tip the front panel. Move the panel sideways to the left Pull the right side of the panel away from the car stereo and then the lef side. Store the panel in the carry case and take it with you. Replacing the front panel : © Insert the left side of the front panel into the car stereo. © Then insert the right side of the panel into the car stereo. © Push the panel up until you hear a click. Removing the entire stereo : © _ Remove the car stereo’ front panel and casing. © Insert the keys into the appropriate holes until they remain stuck © Pull the sterco towards you.

Connector Red) a He EE S RearLine-out (Gray) Ÿ IC] b L'(Wite) & das DE) "= 2040 D +0 £ 150 Connector 9 c À D [ a Tor battery (+) Continuous + 12VDC GroundLead ane Motor Elec Anenna relay control Lead Ampliierreey control Lead “ste igniton key 12VDC When ON/ACC pupter | can ve] Green pp | Back Grey | Back Slt [unie Back | ren Suipe Suipe Supe Supe RRESPEdher | hgnt heaer Letdpéater LoEpadter (es) “on es) Note: to ensure that your settings are memorised, check that the ignition 12 V and the constant 12 V supply are not reversed. Otherwise, you will have to enter all your settings again

First of ll, turn the car stereo on. To do s0, press the rotary button. ng the remote control : N To turn the car stereo of, hold down the same button for two seconds. = The onfoff button is used t turn the car stereo on and of. There are three major features, which can be accessed directly via the car stereo font panel Tuner, 2 Source is used to change from one mode 0 another: Tuncr, CD/MP3 and then Phone. CDIMP3 and Phone mode 2 In CD/MP3 mode, the fast-forward and rewind arrows let you skip from one track to another by means of a quick press. They are also used 10 simply go for wards/backwards in a track. In Tuner mode, Ench mode enables the car stereo to be used in a different way: they allow you to skip from one radio station to another. = The play/pause button is used for playing CDs. 2 When you receive an incoming cul, press the green button t answer and the red button to hang up. Tuner or Radio) mode: L 2 You can also dial phone number on he remote contl. To do so, change 10 Phone made (is he Press the Tuner baron lo lien to the radio. The fat-forard and rein arrow ét you Source button or by pressing the Phone buton directly on the M = sions on à sep-by-sep basis. 1 you hold doun eter arrow, the system wi ar stereo” front panel) and then dial the number on the keypad. Once the number has been ialled, press automatically search for Le next station. le green button 10 cal. When you are tuned into a station, old down a number on the front panel’ keypad (long press) to assign a shorteut number. Subsequenty, to go straight to a memorised station, simply press the corresponding number. When the station is memorised, the assigned shortcut number is displayed at the same time as 1he station‘ frequency. Note The «eh» prefi can be obtained by pressing the zero bution for two seconds. CD/MP3 (or dise playback) mode : Press CD/MP3 to listen 10 a CD. You can move from one track on the CD 10 another by pressing. fst-forward or rewind. To move quickly forwards or backwardks in a track, hold down the fst-forward or rewind button for more than half a second. When playing an MP3 dise, the LCD screen successively displays the following informa tion: tite of he song, album and artist, and always the time elapsed. You can also select the track directly on the CD via the keypad. Replacing the battery in the remote control When the remote control no longer works properly or you experience problems controlling the car stereo with the remote control, replace the remote controls battery. Ensure hat he battery is Facing the correct polarity when fiting the replacement. 1: Remove the battery cover by pressing the button. Ÿ PRE Phone mode : Press Phone 10 change the system 10 phone mode. Once connected with your Bluetooth phone, ou will be given information on your mobile phone” battery and signal levels. Your operator is also displayed (*). You can access your phonebook simply by tuning the scroll wheel You can then browse through the alphabet. Select the corresponding leter for the required contacts.

2. Insert the new battery with the (+) side facing you. Replace the cover.

CAUTIO! The battery must be stored out of the reach of children. If a child accidentally swallows the battery, seek If your contacts have more than one phone number, press the scroll wheel again to access medical advice immediately. Do not recharge, open, heat or throw onto a heat source. Any of these actions. the numbers and then the green button 10 call. could cause sparks and start a fie. To view your cal records, press the rotary button. Do not store the battery with other metallic materials. This could cause sparks and start a fre. Do not handle the battery with iweezers. This could cause sparks and stat a fire. Ath call made, missed and received are displayed ) These features depend on your phone.

MENUS Pressing the Menu button opens the Settings menu You can fully use all the car stereo”s features and define the audio settings, backlight and all the Bluetooth® features. You can browse through the menus using the scroll wheel Pressing the scroll wheel opens the selected menu, allowing you to make any required adjustments to the selected feature. Menu description and structure - CD/MP3: Used to define the way in which you wish to listen to your CDS search, play back options, etc - CDMP3 MP3 se L— asc Browser À Repeat mode Disabled Repeat one Mode aléatoire Disabled Enabled The RDS (RDS Scan) option displays the radio stations name and searches for alterna tive frequencies if the reception signal fades. This feature is also called “RDS Alternative Frequencies (AF)» Once enabled, the (RDS Region» feature keeps the settings of the current station when searching for alternative frequencies. For example, a radio station broadeasting local programmes to a specific region will not be replaced by the same station broadcasting national program mes when searching for altemative frequencies. The «Traffic Program» indicator (RDS TP) determines whether the radio station can broadcast traffic information. Ifthe «Traffic Alert» feature (RDS TA) is enabled and the current station can broadcast traffic information («Traffic Program indicator enabled), the car stereo auto matically switches to Tuner mode when traffic information is broadcast. Ifthe «Traffic Alerv» feature is enabled and the current station does not broad cast traffic information («Traffic Program» indicator disabled), the following screen is displayed on the car stereor 22 Qu =

Bluetooth® This menu lets you manage all the Bluetooth® features on your car stereo: phonebook management, as gning of voiceprints, display, language Phoncbook: access 10 the phoncbook memorised in the car stereo: F © Call records: list of calls missed, made and received. © Inthe Settings subdirectory I

The paired devices option displays the name of the Bluetooth® phone with which your car stereo is connected in hands-free mode & Once enabled, the automatic answer feature immediately answers any incoming cal. With some phones, a specific mode must be enabled before pairing (Pair a phone), so that as many features as possible can be supported. Once again on specific phones, the Object Push feature is used to receive contacts when automatic synchronisation is not available. = Bluetooth 5 @—— Phoncbook É Lo LL ABC Call records Automatic answer D Missed calls LE information LE calls made LE Hotiine LE ciireccivea LE aüvanced settings Voice commands Pair a phone Phoncbook E— Sort Order keywords E— Delete Contacts Select voice recognition D Ohject push Settings Volume Ringtone L—— Phone D Microphone Note : some functions depend on your phone and might therefore be disabled

FEATURES IN PHONE MODE: hands-free (Bluetooth) Press Phone 10 change the system to Phone mode. Phones compatible with the Bluetooth® technology use cither the Hands-frec or the Headset profile for transferring the call to the car stereo. The Hands-free profile offers the most features. When using your car stereo in Tuner or CD/MP3 mode, the unit automatically switches to Phone mode if someone calls you. After the call, the car stereo returns to Tuner or CD/MP3 mode. The driver does not need to take any action. The same applies when you make all via the car stereo. Pairin, Pairing is the first connection between your Bluetooth® phone and the car sterco. This procedure is initiated via your phone. Search for any Bluetooth® peripherals. Once «Parrot Car Stereo» is found, select it and your phone prompts you to enter a four-digit code. Enter 1234 and confirm. Afier the necessary data has been exchanged, you are now Bluetooth® connected with the car With some phones, a special mode needs to be enabled prior to pairing for access 10 more features. Refer to Bluetooth > Settings > Pair a phone. Synchronising the phone*s phonebook : With some Bluetooth phones, the phoncbook is automatically synchronised in the kits memory. If your phone does not support automatic synchronisation, you can also use the Object Push feature on your phone to send contacts from your phone to the car stereo by Bluetooth® When synchronising the phonebook, the Bluetooth® icon scrolls over the screen. e for details on how to procced: mical Support, User Guides» Answering / Hanging up : ‘To answer a call, press the green button above the seroll wheel. Once you have finished your conversation, press the red button to hang up. Disereet mode : During a call, press the green button to switch the conversation over to the phone. Press the green button again to return the call 10 hands-free mode. This feature is only available on phones with a Hands-frec profile. Caller ID : When an incoming call is received, the caller available on certain phones. name or number is displayed. This feature is only Making a eall via the car stereo's interface : To options are available: Change to Phone mode. Dial the phone number directly via the keypad and then press the green button. To dial a number with «+» as the prefix, quickly press the zero key twice. You can also use the voice recognition feature (see below) Voice recognitior Stereo's voice recognition feature. To do so, contacts must be memory (automatic synchronisation of the phonebook or contacts sent individually from the phone). You must have first recorded the keywords: home, work, off so on, as well as the magic word «phone».

Once you have recorded the names, keywords and magic word, you can call a contact as follow Say: Phone. Anna. Home. home number. Similarly, if Anna calls you, you will hear «Anna». Press the green button to answer the call. Press the red button to end the call. The car stereo automatically returns 10 Tuner, CD/MP3 or Phone mode. (Becp). (Becp). and the car stereo automatically dials Annas You can also use the following sequence for using the voice recognition feature, but without keywords: Press the green button and the radio or CD is muted. You will he a bep. Say the required persons name after the beep and if necessary, specifÿ house, work or office (if available). Note: When recording the keywords and magic word, park your vehicle in a quiet place with the windows elosed and the heater/air conditioner off This is necessary to obtain a higher recognition rate.

= Preferences This menu allows you to select your language, the display colour and all the audio features to fine-tune the hearing levels inside the vehicle.

To take advantage of the latest improvements (new compatible phones, new features, etc), you can update our car stereo by Bluetooth To do so, enable the option in Bluetooth > Settings > Advanced settings > Software update, and then use a computer fitted with Bluetooth to download the latest version to your car stereo (available from our website) For further information, visit our website: www: parrot biz. TROUBLES HOOTI CDIMP3 : error messages. ‘© The icon below is displayed: this means that there is no CD in the player e- &—8 ‘© The icon below is displayed: this means that your CD does not contain any files in MP3 format. er KR —8 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS In the event of a malfunction, immediately disconnect the car stereo. This unit must not be used in abnormal conditions, such as if here is no sound or unpleasant smells are detected from the unit, to avoid any risk of electrocution. On no aceount should you try to repair the unit yourself. The car stereo does not come on. The car ignition is switched of. Turn the key in the ignition to the ACC position (on). Check the wiring. The fuse has blown. Replace the fuse. © No sound Check that the ear stereo"s volume is not at the lowest setting. Also ensure that the Mute function has not been enabled (sound eut off), © Excessive noise with a station: The station that you are listening 1o is too far away for an optimal signal. Choose another station with a better signal. © Preset stations lost The car stereo power supply is not set up correct. Check that the battery wire is correetly fited (ignition 12 V and constant 12 V). The disc is inserted, but it does not play. The disc is upside-down. The dise must be inserted with the name of he artis/CD facing upwards. The disc is diiy or damaged. Clean the disc or change the CD. The CD jumps or the sound quality is poor. The disc is diiy or damaged. Clean the disc or change the CD. © Vibrations when driving the car cause the CD to jump. The angle for fiting the car stereo must be Less han 30°. Check that the ear stereo has been securely fitted in the appropriate place. CD /CD-R/ CD-RW / MP3, ID3 Tag Manual flip-down front panel Output power: 4x45W Line out: 4 channel x 4V/4eh x 2V' DSP: Classie, rock, pop, flat Power / Speaker wire: ISO. Colour screen. Bluetooth flash updates for the latest version. External microphone. Uses your ar speakers for greater listening comfort. Bluetooth® profiles supported = Handé-fiee 0.96 and 1.0. Headset 1.0. - Object Push 1.0. = Syneh ML 1.0. HOTLINE - Our hotline is at your disposal. You can contact he hotline by email or telephone {open from Monday to Friday between 9 am and 6 pm + GMT+1). - For further information, visit our website at www: parrot biz.

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