Parrot MINIKIT Neo User guide
Content Content ........................................................................................................................... 2 Getting started .............................................................................................................. 4 Before you begin .......................................................................................................................................... 4 Package content ...................................................................
Managing a second call ........................................................................................................................ 13 Managing voice mail ............................................................................................................................. 13 Ending a call ........................................................................................................................................... 13 Music / GPS ..............................................
Getting started Before you begin WARNING : All functions requiring an increased attention should only be used while the vehicle is stationary. Your safety and the one of the other road users prevails over phone calls, music and navigation instructions. Be responsible: drive carefully and pay full attention to your surrounding. Parrot denies any liability should you choose not to respect this warning.
Battery Charging the Parrot MINIKIT Neo Sleep mode Battery life The Parrot MINIKIT Neo must be fully charged before being used for the first time. To do so, plug the charger into your vehicle’s cigar lighter and connect the USB / micro-USB cable to the charger and to the kit. You can also use the USB / micro -USB cable to connect the Parrot MINIKIT Neo to your computer. During charging, the battery indicator light turns red. When the light goes out, the charge is complete.
Use Turning the Parrot MINIKIT Neo on / off Slide the On / Off button backward to turn the Parrot MINIKIT Neo on / off. Navigating through the menus > The red and green lights remain on while the Parrot MINIKIT Neo starts. Press the jog wheel to access the main menu. Browse through the menus by turning the jog wheel and confirm by pressing the green button or the jog wheel. > The red and green lights flash alternately when browsing the menus.
Connection Establishing a Bluetooth connection with a phone Pairing a phone Before using the Parrot MINIKIT Neo with your phone, you first have to pair both devices. The pairing process is only required once. 1. From your Bluetooth phone, search for Bluetooth peripherals (refer to the user guide of your phone for more information). 2. Select «Parrot MINIKIT Neo». Note : The Bluetooth name of the Parrot MINIKIT Neo ends with its software version number. 3. Enter the “0000” PIN code and validate.
Solving the memory full problem You can pair up to ten devices with the Parrot MINIKIT Neo. If you attempt to pair an eleventh phone, the kit says «memory full». You must then clear the memory by holding down both the red and green buttons for 3 seconds. Doing so also clears all the contacts. Using the Parrot MINIKIT Neo with 2 phones Dual mode allows you to simultaneously connect two phones to the Parrot MINIKIT Neo. Activating dual mode To activate dual mode : 1. Select Dual mode. 2.
Inverting main phone and secondary phone To define the secondary phone as your main phone temporarily (and make your main phone the new secondary phone), hold down the jog wheel for two seconds. > The Parrot MINIKIT Neo says « Switching phone role ». Synchronizing the phonebook Warning: Only the contacts stored in the memory of your phone will be synchronized in the Parrot MINIKIT+ memory. If your contacts are stored in your SIM card memory, move them into your phone memory.
Recording voice tags All your contacts, after automatic synchronization, are directly provided with a voice tag in the Parrot MINIKIT Neo. Consequently, you don’t have to record your own voice tag on each contact to make a call via the voice recognition process. However, if the Parrot MINIKIT Neo doesn’t understand the name of one of your contacts or if a voice tag is too long, you can record a new one. To do so: 1. Select Add voice tags. > The Parrot MINIKIT Neo says Phonebook. 2.
Phone Before using your Parrot MINIKIT Neo phone function, you first have to pair and connect both devices. ► Refer to the Pairing a phone section for more information. Receiving a call Ringtone An incoming call is indicated by a ringtone. The name of the caller is announced if his number is recorded in the phonebook of the phone connected to the Parrot MINIKIT Neo.
Making a call Making a call using voice recognition 1. Press the green button or say “Minikit“ if the magic words for outgoing calls are activated. > The Parrot MINIKIT Neo asks you the name of the contact you want to call. 2. Say the name of the contact and the type of number (”Work”, “Cellphone” …) if there are several numbers associated to your contact. > The call is automatically launched if the voice tag is correctly understood. If it is not the case, a confirmation message is asked by the kit.
Bringing up the last dialled number Hold down the green button of the Parrot MINIKIT Neo for two seconds to redial the last dialled number. Using the Siri function If you are using the Parrot MINIKIT Neo with an iPhone supporting the Siri function, say the magic word “Hello Siri” to launch the iPhone voice recognition and the corresponding application. Using the Parrot MINIKIT Neo while on a call Adjusting the volume Use the jog wheel during a call to adjust the communication volume.
Music / GPS Music GPS instructions You can use the Parrot MINIKIT Neo to listen to songs stored on your mobile phone or Bluetooth audio device. To do so, your phone / audio device must support the Bluetooth A2DP profile (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile). Phone calls always have priority over music. If you receive a call while streaming music, music will be paused.
Troubleshooting The Parrot MINIKIT Neo says «Memory full» You can pair up to ten devices. If you attempt to pair an eleventh phone, the kit says «memory full». You must then clear the memory by holding down both the red and green buttons for three seconds. Doing so also clears all the contacts. The Parrot MINIKIT Neo seems to be frozen In case of malfunction, you can reboot the Parrot MINIKIT Neo.
