• Use only the power cords included with this product . • Avoid temperatures exceeding 140° F or 60° C (may cause equipment failure) . PACKAGE CONTENTS A. B550-XT Headset with Leatherette Ear Cushion* B. Spare Foam Ear Cushion* C. Spare Microphone Windscreen D.
Talk Mode: Headset is in use with the cell phone while the cell phone is on an active call (blue light will flash) . A2DP: Advanced Audio Distribution Profile is a Bluetooth protocol for streaming audio other than call audio, e . g . music or GPS directions . BlueParrott B550-XT User Manual PAGE 4...
HEADSET OVERVIEW A. Flexible Microphone Boom B. Volume Down C. Volume Up/Mute D. Indicator Lights E. Multifunction Button (MFB) F. Parrott Button BlueParrott B550-XT User Manual PAGE 5...
Port Battery Power Indicators While charging, the MFB’s indicator light shows the level of battery power on your B550-XT as follows: Blue light: Fully charged . Over 24 hours’ talk time . Red light: Less than a full charge .
CHARGING THE HEADSET (continued) Operation While Using the Charger/Adapter The B550-XT headset will operate from battery power or from power supplied via the USB cable . NOTE: Do not attach the USB cable to a powered USB port mid-call. This will cause the headset to reset, and the call will be sent back to the phone.
Standby Mode . Pairing with a Phone When you turn your B550-XT on for the first time, or if its Paired Device List has been cleared, it will go into pairing mode automatically .
GETTING STARTED (continued) Manual Pairing If the B550-XT has already been paired with another device and you are not going to use NFC Pairing, you will need to put it into Pairing Mode manually: Placing Headset into Pairing Mode By Voice: Activate headset voice recognition by saying “Hello BlueParrott”...
ID . Say “answer” to answer the call . 2 . To end the call, press the MFB once, or say “BlueParrott end call” . The call will end and the headset will enter standby mode .
VOICE COMMANDS The B550-XT is always listening and will recognize English voice commands, enabling you to handle incoming calls without touching the headset . With the headset powered on and connected to your phone, say “Hello BlueParrott” to initiate voice commands . Alternatively, press the Parrott button to manually activate voice commands .
Volume Up button . To change the Parrott Button functions, you will need to download the BlueParrott app for your phone (Android or iOS) or PC . Go to www.blueparrott.com for updates and more information .
ADVANCED FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS Multiple Device Pairing and Multipoint Mode The B550-XT has pairing memory for up to eight (8) devices . The headset can also use Multipoint Mode, which means that it can be connected to and toggle between two Bluetooth devices . You do not have to do anything to enable Multipoint Mode .
Press the MFB once while the headset is in standby mode to initiate voice command functions on your phone . Support for this is phone dependent . See your phone’s user guide for more information . BlueParrott B550-XT User Manual PAGE 14...
A quick press of the Volume Up and Volume Down buttons together will turn the headset indicator lights off . Repeat to turn the indicator lights on . When powering on the headset, the indicator lights will return to the factory default state . BlueParrott B550-XT User Manual PAGE 15...
4 . Follow the pairing process to re-pair the headset to your cell phone/device . Updating and Configuring To update the the headset firmware or change configuration settings and certain Parrott Button options, download the BlueParrott Updater software from blueparrott.com/software/blueparrott-updater BlueParrott B550-XT User Manual...
(5-6 seconds) Reset Parrott Parrott Button/ 2 fast purple NONE “Pair Mode” Button Volume Down flashes followed (6-9 seconds) by alternating red and blue flash Voice Hello NONE NONE “Say a Commands BlueParrott command” BlueParrott B550-XT User Manual PAGE 17...
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BlueParrott” seconds) will only work on user’s head *Standby time may be reduced from approximately 16 days (400 hours), to approximately 8 days (200 hours) if you choose to disable the Proximity sensor . BlueParrott B550-XT User Manual PAGE 18...
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NONE NONE Hold (2 quick presses) Accept Held MFB (quick NONE NONE NONE Incoming Call press) Reject Held MFB (1-2 NONE 2 falling tones NONE Incoming Call seconds) *Sends call to voicemail (if available) BlueParrott B550-XT User Manual PAGE 19...
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“ Battery low” flashes every 60 sec- onds Connect A2DP NONE Blue MFB NONE “ Your headset is (quick, dou- connected ble-flash) Proximity Pairing NONE NONE 2 short tones NONE Timeout (after 60 sec- onds) BlueParrott B550-XT User Manual PAGE 20...
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