Parrot MINIKIT CHIC User Manual

Parrot Minikit Slim /

Chic

User guide

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Content

Content ............................................................................................................................ 2

Getting started ................................................................................................................. 3

Before your begin ........................................................................................................................................ 3

Charging the Parrot MINIKIT Slim / Chic .................................................................................................... 3

Installing the Parrot MINIKIT Slim / Chic .................................................................................................... 3

Accessing the Parrot MINIKIT Slim / Chic menu......................................................................................... 4

Establishing a Bluetooth connection with a phone ....................................................................................... 4

Pairing and connecting a phone / PDA by Bluetooth ................................................................................. 4

Automatic connection ................................................................................................................................ 5

Managing the “Memory full” problem ...................................................................................................... 5

Synchronizing the phonebook ...................................................................................................................... 5

Automatic synchronisation ........................................................................................................................ 5

Sending contacts via Object Push .............................................................................................................. 5

Resetting the Parrot MINIKIT Slim / Chic ...................................................................................................... 6

Phone ............................................................................................................................... 7

Making and receiving calls ........................................................................................................................... 7

Calling a contact in the phonebook ........................................................................................................... 7

Bringing up the last dialled number ........................................................................................................... 7

Receiving a call ............................................................................................................................................... 7

Answering a call ......................................................................................................................................... 7

Declining a call ........................................................................................................................................... 7

Using the Parrot MINIKIT Slim / Chic while on a call ...................................................................................... 8

Adjusting the volume ................................................................................................................................. 8

Transfering a call to the phone .................................................................................................................. 8

Managing a second call .............................................................................................................................. 8

Managing voice mail .................................................................................................................................. 8

Ending a call ............................................................................................................................................... 8

Using voice recognition ................................................................................................................................ 9

Recording voice tags .................................................................................................................................. 9

Making a call via voice recognition ............................................................................................................ 9

Calling a contact with several phone numbers .......................................................................................... 9

Exiting voice recognition mode ................................................................................................................ 10

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Getting

started

Charging the
Parrot MINIKIT
Slim / Chic

 The Parrot MINIKIT Slim / Chic must be charged before being used for

the first time. To do so, plug the charger into your vehicle‟s cigar lighter
or connect the Parrot MINIKIT Slim / Chic to your computer using the
USB/mini USB cable (provided).

Note : The cigar lighter charger of the Parrot MINIKIT Slim / Chic can only be

used in cars.

 The LED located next to the mini-USB port turns red to indicate that the

battery is being charged. The LED turns off once the battery is fully
charged.

 When the battery level is low, the Parrot MINIKIT Slim / Chic emits a

series of beeps.

Installing the Parrot
MINIKIT Slim / Chic

 Use the clip located on the back of the Parrot MINIKIT Slim / Chic to

fix it to the sun visor of your vehicle.

Before your begin

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 You can also use your Parrot MINIKIT Slim / Chic at home by simply

placing it on a stable surface.

Accessing the
Parrot MINIKIT
Slim / Chic menu

Press the red button for 2 seconds to turn on the Parrot MINIKIT Slim / Chic.

 Press the jog wheel to access the main menu.
> The Parrot MINIKIT Slim / Chic says the name of the current
menu.

 Browse through the menus by turning the jog wheel and confirm with

the green button or by pressing the jog wheel.

 To exit the menu, press the red button or wait for a few seconds.

Pairing and
connecting a phone /
PDA by Bluetooth

Before using the Parrot MINIKIT Slim / Chic with your phone, you first have to
pair both devices. The pairing process is only required once. Depending on
the model of your phone, the connection will then be automatic as soon as
you enter your vehicle.

1. From your Bluetooth phone, search for Bluetooth peripherals (refer to
your phone user guide for more information).
> The list of the available Bluetooth peripherals is displayed.

2. Select «Parrot MINIKIT Slim / Chic».

3. Enter the «1234» PIN code and validate.

> The Parrot MINIKIT Slim / Chic says «Pairing successful»
when both devices are paired.

Establishing a Bluetooth connection with a phone

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Automatic connection

Once your phone is paired to the Parrot MINIKIT Slim / Chic, the connection
between both devices will be automatically established each time you enter
your vehicle if your screen is plugged in.

Managing the

“Memory full”

problem

You can pair up to five devices.
If you attempt to pair a sixth phone, the kit says «memory full». You must clear
the memory by holding down both the red and green buttons for three seconds.
Doing so also clears all the contacts and the associated voice tags.

Note : Only contacts stored in the memory of the phone will be synchronised in the kit’s memory.

Automatic
synchronisation

With most of the Bluetooth phones, the phonebook is automatically synchronized
in the kit‟s memory. Refer to the compatibility section of our website for more
information.

WARNING : The automatic synchronization is limited to 2 000 contacts for

each paired phone.

Sending contacts
via Object Push

If your phone doesn‟t support automatic synchronization, you can also send
contacts manually from your mobile to the car kit. To do so:

1. Press the jog wheel and select Receive contacts.

2. Refer to your phones „user guide for more information about sending
contacts (via Object Push).

Synchronizing the phonebook

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Resetting the Parrot MINIKIT Slim / Chic

In case of malfunction, you can reboot the Parrot MINIKIT Slim / Chic. To do so:

1. Press simultaneously the jog wheel and the Reset button located at the back of the Parrot
MINIKIT Slim / Chic.

2. Release the Reset button.
> You can now release the jog wheel.

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Phone

Calling a contact in the
phonebook

If the contact you want to call is in the phonebook of the phone
connected to the Parrot MINIKIT Slim / Chic:

1. Press the jog wheel to enter the main menu and select

Phonebook.

2. Select a letter and press the jog wheel.
> Once the contact chosen:

- Press the green button to call this contact.

- Or use the jog wheel to choose between different
numbers of the same contact.

Bringing up the last
dialled number

Hold down the green key of the Parrot MINIKIT Slim / Chic for two
seconds to redial the last dialled number.

Note : The name of the caller is announced if his number is recorded in the phonebook of the phone

connected to the Parrot MINIKIT Slim / Chic.

Answering a call

Press the green button to answer an incoming call.

Declining a call

Press the red button to decline an incoming call.

Before using your Parrot MINIKIT Slim / Chic telephony function, you first have to pair and connect
both devices.

► Refer to the Pairing and connecting a phone via Bluetooth section for more information.

Making and receiving calls

Making a call

Receiving a call

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Using the Parrot MINIKIT Slim / Chic while on a call

Adjusting the volume

Use the jog wheel during a call to adjust the communication volume.
> The volume setting is saved for subsequent calls.

Transfering a call to the
phone

 During a call, if you want to continue the conversation on your

phone (private conversation), press the green button of the Parrot
MINIKIT Slim / Chic.
> The call is automatically transferred to the phone.

 If you want to switch back to the kit, press the green button again.

Managing a second call

During a call, you can receive another call if your phone supports this
functionality.

 Press the green button to accept the second incoming call.

> The first call is automatically put on hold.

 Press the red button to decline the second incoming call.

You can also hang up directly from your phone.

 Press the green button to switch from a call to another.

Managing voice mail

During a call, the Parrot MINIKIT Slim / Chic allows you to send
DTMFs to manage your voice mail for example. To do so :

1. Press the jog wheel to access the DTMF menu.
> « 0 » is displayed by the kit.

2. Use the jog wheel to select your DTMF between the
following possibilities : 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,# or *.

3. Press the jog wheel to send this DTMF to your phone.

Ending a call

Press the red button to end a call.

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Recording voice tags

 All your contacts, after automatic synchronization or Object Push

process, are directly provided with a voice tag in the Parrot MINIKIT
Slim / Chic. 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 Slim / Chic 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, press the jog wheel and select Add

voice tags.

Making a call via voice
recognition

1. Press the green key to launch the voice recognition feature.

> A beep is emitted.

2. Say the « Call » keyword and the name of the contact you want
to call.

> 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.

3. Confirm by saying « yes » or « call ».
> The call is initiated.

Calling a contact with
several phone numbers

 If there are several phone numbers associated to the contact

you want to call, you can specify the type of number.

 To do so, the following vocal commands are available:

- Home

- At home

- Work

- At work

- Office

- At office

- At the office

- Mobile

- Cellular

- Cell

- On mobile

- On cellular

- On cell

- On mobile phone

- On cellular phone

- On cell phone

- Mobile phone

- Cellular phone

- Cell phone

- Other

- General

- Default

- Preferred

Using voice recognition

Before using your Parrot MINIKIT Slim / Chic voice recognition function, you first have to pair and
connect both devices.

► Refer to the Pairing and connecting a phone via Bluetooth section for more information.

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Exiting voice recognition
mode

Press the red button to exit voice recognition mode.

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