PARROT MYNOS Users Manual

Hands-free
Car Kit

Parrot NOMAD

Autonomous and Nomad Car kit
for Bluetooth Mobile Phones

User Guide

Parrot NOMAD

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CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

KIT CONTENTS

USING FOR THE FIRST TIME
Recharging the Parrot NOMAD

Fitting the kit
Description of the Parrot NOMAD
Connecting your Bluetooth phone/PDA

FEATURES
Description and use of the functions

Voice menu structure
Voice recognition
Receiving contacts

UPDATING

HOTLINE

SPECIFICATIONS

NOTES

GENERAL INFORMATION

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INTRODUCTION

Parrot NOMAD

The Parrot NOMAD is a Bluetooth hands-free kit: no need to hold your mobile phone to
talk with the person on the other end of the line. Thanks to its built-in battery, you can use
it anywhere, such as in the car, in the office and at home.

Taking full advantage of the advanced signal processing system, calls are made in full
duplex mode, along with background noise cancellation and echo reduction for enhanced
listening quality.

Check out www.parrot.biz for details on all the compatible Bluetooth devices and how
to use them with the Parrot NOMAD.

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KIT CONTENTS

The kit contains

• The Parrot NOMAD kit.

• A bracket for fixing the Parrot NOMAD to your vehicle’s sun visor.

• A user guide.

• A Parrot product guide.

• A mains charger.

• A cigar lighter charger.

USING FOR THE FIRST TIME

Recharging the Parrot NOMAD

Before using for the first time, the Parrot NOMAD needs to be recharged.
To do so, plug the charger into the mains or your vehicle’s cigar lighter.
The colour of the LED changes from orange to green when the device is fully charged (the
LED is off when the charger is not connected).

When the battery level is low, the device issues a series of beeps.

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Fitting the kit

A bracket is supplied for fitting the Parrot NOMAD to the sun visor, so that it can be used
as a hands-free kit in your vehicle.

To use the device in the office or at home, simply place it on a flat surface and use it for
your calls (tip: remove the sun visor bracket for greater stability).

Description of the Parrot NOMAD

The buttons on the Parrot NOMAD

Speaker • • LED indicating the
charge status

On / Off • • Connector for the
charger

Green button: pick up
/ confirm •

• Red button: hang up
/ cancel

• Rotary button :

- Adjusting the volume during calls.

- Scrolling through the menus.

- Press to confirm.

• Microphone

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Connecting your Bluetooth phone/PDA

To ensure that all the features on your phone can be used, a special pairing mode is built
into the Parrot NOMAD.

Generic pairing - applies to most phones (supporting the Hands-free profile):

Once your Parrot NOMAD has been fully recharged, you must pair your Bluetooth phone/
PDA.

• From your Bluetooth phone, search for Bluetooth peripherals (consult your phone’s
user guide or refer to the «Support» heading on the www.parrot.biz website).

• Select «Parrot NOMAD».

• Enter «1234» on your phone when prompted.

• The Parrot NOMAD says «pairing successful» when both devices are connected. The

device sounds a beep when connected.

• The language is automatically selected if your phone supports this feature. Otherwise,
you can adjust the language yourself.

Special pairing - for phones supporting the Headset profile (consult your pho­ ne’s user guide or refer to the www.parrot.biz website):

• Press the red button and the rotary button at the same time for three seconds. The
green and red LEDs both flash. The Parrot NOMAD is visible to all Bluetooth devices
for three minutes.

• From your Bluetooth phone, search for Bluetooth peripherals (consult your phone’s
user guide or refer to the «Support» heading on the www.parrot.biz website).

• Select «Parrot NOMAD».

• Enter «1234» on your phone when prompted.

• The Parrot NOMAD says «pairing successful» when both devices are paired. The

device sounds a beep when connected.

• The language is automatically selected if your phone supports this feature. Otherwise,
you can adjust the language yourself.

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For details on the specific pairing procedure for your phone, refer to the «Support»
heading on our www.parrot.biz website.

FEATURES

Description and use of the functions

Making a call manually

• Dial the number using the phone’s keypad and start the call.

• The call automatically changes to hands-free mode. Otherwise, press the green button

on the Parrot NOMAD.

Making a call via the voice recognition feature

• Press the green button on the Parrot NOMAD.

• Say the name of the person that you wish to call after

the «beep».

• IMPORTANT: you must have first recorded the
voiceprints on your phone or the kit (refer to the
chapter entitled «Voice recognition»).

• When using the kit’s voice recognition feature, say
«Home», «Work», «Mobile», «General» or «Other» after
the second beep.

Receiving a call

• An incoming call is indicated by a ringtone and the green and red LEDs flashing on
the Parrot NOMAD.

• Press the green button on the device to answer the call.

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Ending a call

• To end a call, press the red button on the Parrot
NOMAD.

Redial function

• Hold down the green button on the kit for two
seconds to redial the last number.

Adjusting the volume

• During a call, turn the scroll wheel on the Parrot
NOMAD or adjust the volume directly on your phone.
The volume setting is saved for subsequent calls.

Changing to discreet mode

• During a call, if you want to continue the conversation
on your phone (private conversation), press the green
button on the Parrot NOMAD. The call is transferred to the phone.

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

Sending DTMFs

• During a call, you can send DTMFs (Dual-Tone Multi-Frequency) for touch-tone dial
ling. This feature can be used for managing your voice mail, for example.

• Press the rotary button - the kit says «0».

• Turn the wheel to scroll through the numbers.

• Press the scroll wheel to send the number to the phone.

• Repeat this sequence to send other DTMFs.

Clearing the memory

• 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 voiceprints.

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Note: The use of certain features (voice recognition, redial, discreet mode)
depends exclusively on your phone (support of the Hands-free or Headset pro­file). Refer to the Support heading on our www.parrot.biz website for further
information.

Voice menu structure

Accessing the kit’s menus

• Press the central scroll wheel to access the menus.

• Browse through the menus by turning the wheel and confirm with the green button or

by pressing the scroll wheel.

Menu structure

• Language: select the language.

• Volume: adjust the volume of the voice menus.

• Add contact: enables you to prepare the Parrot NOMAD for receiving a contact (sent

one by one - refer to the chapter entitled «Receiving contacts»).

• Record keywords: to use the voice recognition feature and all its possibilities,
record the following keywords: «general», «mobile», «work», «home» and «other».

• Update: enable this option before updating via Bluetooth (www.parrot.biz, Down
load section).

Voice recognition

To use the Parrot NOMAD’s voice recognition feature, proceed as follows:

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Recording the keywords

Click on the central button - the kit says «Language» and the name of the language
currently used by the kit.

• Turn the scroll wheel until the kit says «Record keywords» and then confirm.

• The kit says «Record all keywords».

• If one or more keywords are already recorded, the kit selects the first keyword that

has not yet been recorded.

• Press the central button or the green button to start recording. Follow the prompts
given by the kit.

• When a keyword is correctly recorded, the kit automatically goes to the next.

• As soon as all keywords are correctly recorded, the kit enables them automatically.

• You can exit the menu at any time by pressing the red button and then go back to

record or modify the keywords whenever required.

• If you do not wish to record all the keywords, turn the scroll wheel to select the
required word.

Further details on www.parrot.biz.

Receiving contacts

To use the Parrot NOMAD’s voice recognition feature, you must send the contacts from
your phone to the Parrot NOMAD via Bluetooth (if your phone supports this feature).

Proceed as follows

• Go to the «Receive contacts» menu.

• Press the scroll wheel or the green button: the Parrot NOMAD and the phone discon-

nect - the Parrot NOMAD is now ready to receive contacts.

• On your phone, go to the phonebook, select the contact, press Options and send by
Bluetooth.

• Select Parrot NOMAD from the list (enter 1234 as the PIN code if prompted by your
phone).

• Once received, the kit asks you to record the name corresponding to the contact. The
voiceprint is assigned to the contact.

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From now on, to call this contact from the Parrot NOMAD, proceed as follows

• Press the green button.

• After the beep, say the pre-recorded name.

• If your contact has several numbers, specify whether it is Home, Office, Mobile, and so

on, after the beep.

• Your phone calls the contact and the call is established by the Parrot NOMAD.

UPDATING

• The Parrot NOMAD can be updated by Bluetooth. The update protocol is secure.
Download the flash utilities from our website at www.parrot.biz.

• Updating can make the Parrot NOMAD compatible with more source devices.

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HOTLINE

Our hotline is at your disposal. You can contact us by email or telephone.

• Europe: [phone]

• Italy: [phone]

• Spain: [phone]

• UK: [phone]

• Germany: [phone]

• USA: +1 (877) 9 PARROT (toll-free)

• China: + 862 164 601 944

Check out the Support heading of our website at www.parrot.biz for further information.

SPECIFICATIONS

Bluetooth

• Bluetooth 1.2 qualified.

• Hands-free profile 1.0 and 1.5.

• Headset profile 1.1.

• Object Push Profile.

• Bluetooth PIN code «1234».

• Maximum range: around 10 m.

• Pairing of up to five phones.

Mechanics

• Dimensions: 63 x 28 x 110 mm.

• Weight: 105 g.

Electronics

• 1 100 mA Li-ion battery.

• Talk time: around 10 hr.

• Standby time: over 250 hr.

• Recharging time: 3 hr.

• Charger: 5.15 V DC / 0.5 A max.

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Signal processing

• Echo cancellation.

• Residual echo and noise cancellation.

• Built-in voice recognition.

Compliance

• FCC.

• E2.

• Bluetooth.

• CE.

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SAFETY INFORMATION

FCC Compliance Statement (FCCID : RKXMYNOS)

This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to
the following two conditions:
(1). this device may not cause harmful interference, and
(2). this device must accept any interference received, including interference
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.

Declaration of Conformity

We, Parrot S.A. of 174 quai de Jemmapes, 75010 Paris, France, declare un­der our sole responsibility that our product, the Parrot NOMAD to which this
declaration relates is in conformity with appropriate standards EN300328,
EN301489-1, EN60950 following the provision of Radio Equipment and Te­lecommunication Equipment directive (1999/5/EC R&TTE), and 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® SIG,
Inc. and any use of such marks by Parrot S.A. is under license. Other trade­marks and trade names are those of their respective owners.

Correct Disposal of This Product (Waste Electrical & Elec-

tronic 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 government office,
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safe recycling. 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 disposal.

GENERAL INFORMATION

Copyrights

Copyright © 2004 Parrot. All rights reserved. The total or even partial repro­duction, transmission or storage of this guide in any form or by any process
whatsoever (electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording or otherwise) is
strictly prohibited without prior consent from Parrot.

Registered trademarks

All the names and trademarks mentioned in this document are copyright­protected and are the property of their respective owners.

Modifications

The explanations and specifications in this guide are given for information
purposes only and may be modified without prior notice. They are deemed
to be correct at time of going to press. The utmost care has been taken when
writing this guide, as part of the aim to provide you with accurate informa­tion. However, Parrot shall not be held responsible for any consequences
arising from any errors or omissions in the guide, nor for any damage or
accidental loss of data resulting directly or indirectly from the use of the in­formation herein. Parrot reserves the right to amend or improve the product
design or user guide without any restrictions and without any obligation to
notify users.

As part of our ongoing concern to upgrade and improve our products, the
product that you have purchased may differ slightly from the model des­cribed in this guide. If so, a later version of this guide might be available in
electronic format at Parrot’s website at www.parrot.biz.

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