Parrot RKi8400 manual

Parrot RK i8400 User guide[...]

2 Contents Installation ................................................................................................................. 4 Before you begin ..................................................................................................................................... 4 Checking the necessit y of an ISO adapter ...............[...]

3 Music ....................................................................................................................... 26 Using the radio ...................................................................................................................................... 26 Selecting a stati on ............................................[...]

4 Installation WARNING: W e recomme nd our customers to have the Parrot RKi8400 f itted by a profe ssional. Before you begin Checking the necessity of an ISO adapter Try to connect the audio and power c onnectors of the Parrot RKi840 0 to the conn ectors of your ve hicle. If this connection is im possible, you have to ob tain an ISO adapter b efore[...]

5 Installing the Parrot RKi8400 Installation WARNING: Alway s test and verify all connections using suitable t est equipmen t before connecting the P arrot RKi840 0 to the vehicle. 1. Insert the P arrot RKi8400 cage and fix it into the dash board using the brack et mounting tabs. 2. Access the vehicles car stereo wiring harnes s from behind the das[...]

6 WARNING: Make sure you do not cut the cab les while sliding the car stereo support and fitting t he car stereo into the dash board. 8. Attach the fac eplate. Note : To attach the face plate, put it on the right s ide of the car stereo. Onc e the faceplate and the car stereo magn ets connect, press the left side. Final check Test Once all the conn[...]

7 D < 60 cm α < 45°  Make sure the m icrophone is not exposed to the air str eam from air vents.  Do not install the m icrophone cable in heat ing, ventilation or air conditioning system s.  Be careful of the side a irbags and SRS s ystems while running the microphone cabl e. Mounting th e microphone  The mounting location f or [...]

8 Re moving the Parrot RK i8400 Removing the faceplate To remove the facep late, press the eject button in the top lef t. WARNING: Alway s make sure the Pa rrot RKi8400 is switched of f before removing the facepl ate . Re moving the car stereo To remove the entire car s tereo : 1. Remove the faceplat e. 2. Insert the ke y s into the appropriate hol[...]

9 Getting started Navigating through the menus Turning on / off the Parrot RKi8400  Press the button to turn on the Parrot RKi8400.  Hold down the button for 3 seconds to turn off the Par rot RK i8400. Commands Accessing the main menu Press the central jog wheel to access the m enus. > The Parr ot RKi8400 sa ys the name of the current menu[...]

10 Setting the languag e If you wish to chan ge the language of the Parrot R Ki8400: 1. Press the jog wheel and select Settings > Langu age . 2. Use the jo g wheel to select your lan guage and press th e jog wheel to conf irm. > The Parr ot RKi8400 rebo ots autom atically. Using the v oc al menus Activating / deactivating the vocal menus You [...]

11 Establishing a Bluetooth connection with a phone Using a phone w ith the Parrot RKi8400 for the fir st time Checking th e compatibility of a phone Refer to the com patibility section of our website to c heck if your phone is compatible with the Parrot RK i8400. Adjusting the kit visibility Before pairing your phone with the Parrot RKi8400, m ake[...]

12 Automatic connection Once your phone is p aired to the Parrot RKi8400 , the connection between both devices will be a utomatically establishe d each tim e you enter your vehicle. Note : Depending on the model of your ph one, you may hav e to authorize the connection t o the Parrot RK i8400 to allow the a utomatic co nnection . Refer to your phon[...]

13 Managing the “Memory full” problem You can pair up to 10 devices with the Parrot RK i8400. If you attempt to pair a n 11th phone, you will get the « Mem ory full » mess age. You must then de lete a phone from the paired devices list. To do so : 1. Press the jog wheel and select Settings > B luetooth > Paired d evices . 2. Select th e[...]

14 Synchronizing the phonebook Note : In most cases only contacts stored in the memory of the phone ar e synchro nised in the k it’s memory. If your con tacts are stored in your SIM card mem ory, transfer them onto your phone memory. Refer to th e user guide of your p hone for more informat ion. Automatic synchronisation W ith m ost of the Blueto[...]

15 Deleting a contact Note You can on ly delete contacts sent manually (v ia Object Push ). 1. Press the jog wheel and selec t Phone > C ontacts m anagement . 2. Select th e contact your want to de lete. 3. Press the jog wheel and selec t Delete co ntact . Deleting all contacts Note : You can on ly delete contacts sent manually ( via Object Push[...]

16 Display settings Modifying the display settings Adjusting the brightness You can adapt the s creen brightness of the Parrot R Ki8400 . T o do so : 1. Press the jog wheel and select Settings > Displa y > Bri ghtness . 2. Select Ni ght mode or Da y m ode . Note : You can also adjust the brightness parameter by holding down the jog wheel for [...]

17 Deleting a wallpaper To delete a picture se nt to the Parrot RKi8400 as wallpaper, pr ess the jog wheel and select Settings > Displa y > W allpaper > Cus tom > Delete .[...]

18 P hone Before using your Parrot R Ki8400 telephone func tion, you first have to conn ect it with your phone / PDA. ► For more informati on,refer to the Establish ing a Bluetooth con nection with a ph one section WARNING: Th e av a ilability of several functio nalities only depen ds on the model of your m obile phone. Note : Dependin g on the m[...]

19 Dialling a number If the contact you want to call is not in the phon ebook of the phone connected to the Parrot RKi8400 : 1. Stop your vehicle in a safe loc ation. 2. Press the SOURCE butto n until the phon e source is se lected and press the button. 3. Use the num erical pad to d ial the num ber. Note : You can also make the call directly fro m[...]

20 > If it is not the case, th e system asks for a confirmation . 3. Confirm by saying « Yes » or « Call » or the precise num ber type (« mobile », « work », « home »... ) . > The call is initiated. Calling a contact w ith several phone numbers  If there are several p hone num bers associated to the contact you want to call, you [...]

21 Receiving a call An incoming call is in dicated b y a ringtone. T he name of the cal ler is announced if their det ails are stored in the phonebo ok of the phone con nected to the Parrot RK i8400 . Note : You can also associate a picture t o a contact. This picture w ill be displayed each time you receive a call from this co ntact. Refer to t he[...]

22 Using the Parrot RKi8400 while on call Adjusting the volum e Use the jog wheel dur ing a call to adjus t the communication volume. > The volum e setting is saved f or subsequent call s. Transfering a call to the phone  During a ca ll, if you want to c ontinue the conversati on on your phone (private conversat ion), press the button of the [...]

23 Settings Ringtone To adjust the volume of the ringtone wh ich indicates an incom ing call : 1. Press the jog wheel and select Settings > A udio > Ring tone volume . 2. Use the jo g wheel to adjust the volume. Phonebook Assigning a picture to a contact You can ass ign a picture t o a contact. T his picture will be d isplayed e ach time the [...]

24 Modifying the phonebook style You can activate / de activate the contacts pictures displa y while browsing through your phoneb ook. To do so : 1. Press the jog wheel and select Telephone > Advanced settings > Phonebok s tyle . 2. Select W ith picture or W ithout picture . Modifying the Name / First name order Depending on the m odel of you[...]

25 Call Making an international call You can configure the Parrot RKi8 400 to add a prefix while mak ing a call from or towards a f oreign countr y. To do so: 1. Press the jog wheel and select Telephone > Advanced s ettings > Change + to . 2. Select th e prefix you want t o use. Displaying / hiding identification Activate the Allo w #31# opti[...]

26 Music Using the radio Selecting a statio n Selecting a band 1. Press the SOURCE butto n until the Radi o source is sel ected. 2. Press the button and use the jog wheel to select ba nds in the following order FM 1, FM2, FM3 a nd AM. Selecting a frequenc y Press briefly the buttons to change m anually th e radio station. Hold down the buttons to t[...]

27 Modifying the radio parameter s To modif y the radio param eters : 1. Press the jog wheel and select Radio > sett ings . 2. Adjust your settings using the jog wheel. Option Description Auto store seek and store the 1 2 radio sta tions with the highest R F level in the current band RDS scan activate / deactivate th e RDS scan which al lows to [...]

28 Using the Parrot RKi8 400 with an external source Notes : - While playing a musi c file, press the button to get to the tracks list . - While browsing through the menus, p ress the button to get back to th e Now playing screen. - Use the numeric p ad to navigate easi ly throug h the content of you iPod / iPhone / U SB device / SD card. Using the[...]

29 Using the Parrot RK i8400 with an SD c ard Compatibilit y  You can use the fo llowing SD cards with the Parrot RK i8400 : - SD, micro SD ( with adapter ), mini SD (with adapter) - SDHC (class 2, 4, 6), mini SDHC ( with adapter) , micro SDHC ( with adapter).  There is no restriction in terms of capacity of SD cards.  Only MP3 (Mpeg 1 L a[...]

30 > You acc ess the content of the SD card. - If the tags of your aud io files are correctly defined , select one of the c lassification features (artist, album , s ongs, genres, playlist) and press the jog wheel. - If the ta gs of your au dio fil es are n ot d efined, select Directories o r Flat directories . Note : Use the and buttons to navi[...]

31 Note : Use the and buttons to browse easily through the content of your US B flash drive or MP3 player. 3. Select the so ng and pres s the jog wheel. Using the Parrot RK i8400 with an audi o player conn ected v ia Bluetooth Note : The Parrot R Ki8400 allows you to use the telep hone and audio strea ming functions from 2 different phones w ithout[...]

32 Using the Parro t RKi8400 with an an alogue audio play er Compatibilit y Use a Jack / Jack cable to connect an a nalogue audio pla yer (ex CD player) to the Parrot RK i8400. RCA Connection You can also use the Line In connector located at the back of the Parrot RKi8400. To do so, press the j og wheel and select Line In > B ack Line in . Playi[...]

33 Commands To do so Proceed this wa y Pause a song Press the button. Resume playback Press the button. Raise or lower the v olume Turn the jog whee l. Rewind or fast -forward Hold down the or button . Restart a song Press the button. Skip to the next song Press the button. Skip to the previous song Press the button twice. Get to the audio effects [...]

34 Settings Album artw ork The album c overs can be displa yed if they are included in the tags of your audio files. Associating a pictu re to an album If no picture is included i n the tags of your audio f iles (MP3 ID3v2), you can add a picture in .jpg f ormat in the corr esponding folder. If various pictures are in this folder, the Parrot RKi840[...]

35 Using the Virtual Super Bass effect  The Virtual Super B ass effect allows you to am plify the low frequencies. To ac tivate or deactivate it: 1. Press the button and select Virtua l Super Bass . 2. Press the jog wheel to act ivate or deactivate this option.  You can change the s ettings of the Virtual Sup er Bass ef fect by selecting Audi[...]