English 2
Quick start
guide
Content
Bef ore y ou begin
p.2
Installation
p.4
Getting started
p.5
Phone
p.6
Music
p.6
Internet
p.8
Troubleshooting
p.8
General inf ormation p.9
Before you begin
About this guide
In order to limit our paper consumption, and as part of
our env ironmentally f riendly and responsible approach,
Parrot pref ers to put user documents online rather than
print them out. This simplif ied guide to the Parrot
ASTEROID is theref ore limited to prov iding y ou with
the main instructions that will make it easy f or y ou to
use the dev ice. More inf ormation can be f ound on the
Support & Downloads section of our website, www.
parrot.com: the f ull manual, FAQs, tutorials, and more.
Note:
iPod and iPhone (in iPod mode) will be referred
to as an "iPod" in this manual.
Software updates
Download the latest update f or f ree (and check the
update procedure) on our website www.parrot.com, in
the Support & Downloads section. These updates will
enable y ou to receiv e new f eatures and improv e the
product’s compatibility .
Warnings
All f unctions requiring an increased attention
should only be used while the v ehicle is
stationary . Y our saf ety and the one of the other
road users prev ails ov er phone calls, music and
nav igation instructions. Be responsible: driv e
caref ully
and pay
f ull attention to y our
surrounding. Parrot denies any liability should
y ou choose not to respect this warning.
Use the Parrot ASTEROID with a reasonable
v olume lev el so that y ou can hear all external
noises while driv ing.
The Parrot ASTEROID includes NdFeB magnets
which can damage objects sensitiv e to magnetic
f ields (pacemakers, credit cards, mechanical
clocks…).
Steering wheel control interface
A steering wheel control interf ace can be used to
connect y our v ehicle’s steering wheel controls to y our
Parrot car stereo. With this interf ace (av ailable in
second half of 2011), y ou will be able to make phone
calls v ia the steering wheel controls while keeping y our
hands on the wheel. Ref er to our website www.parrot.
com f or more inf ormation.