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BlueParrott B550-XT
Quick-Start Guide
Package Contents
1. B550-XT™ Headset
2. Spare Foam Ear Cushion
3. Spare Microphone Windscreen
4. USB Charging Cable
5. Auto Adapter
6. Quick-Start Guide
7. Warranty and Compliance Insert
Features and Functions
A. Flexible Microphone Boom
(white dot indicates "talk" side)
B. Volume Down
C. Volume Up/Mute
D. Multifunction Button (MFB)
E. Indicator Lights
F. Parrott Button
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IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTE: Prolonged exposure to high volume levels can damage your hearing. To avoid injury, set the volume
to the lowest comfortable level. If you experience ringing in your ears, or voices sound muffled, stop using the headset. Avoid
turning up the volume to block noisy surroundings. Your ears may adapt to volume that is too high, which could result in permanent
hearing damage without any noticeable discomfort.
Wearing and Adjusting the B550-XT
To get the best performance from our noise-canceling technology, position the microphone near
the corner of your mouth. Positioning is important; small adjustments in microphone placement
can improve performance.
1) Place the headset on your head.
2) Position the speaker directly on your ear. You can slide the
headband in or out of the side support for proper fit.
3) Position the microphone about one finger's width away from your
face at the corner of your mouth.
4) The headband can be adjusted by gently flexing it outward to
loosen or inward to tighten.
Charging
Connect charger cord to the headset's charging port. The headset LED will glow red when
charging and blue when fully charged.
Turning Headset On/Off
Turn Headset On: Hold down the MFB for approximately 2-3 seconds, until you hear a voice
prompt, "Power On." The blue light will quickly flash three times as the headset turns on.
Turn Headset Off: Hold down the MFB for approximately 3-4 seconds, until you hear a voice
prompt, "Power Off." A red light will flash 4 times and the headset will turn off.
One-Touch Pairing (NFC)
1) Make sure that NFC is enabled on your cell phone.
2) Place the NFC zone of your cell phone against the NFC zone
of the headset and hold together until your cell phone registers
the headset.
3) Follow the prompts on your cell phone to complete pairing.
Note: NFC and One-Touch Pairing are dependent on your cell
phone. The size and sensitivity of your phone's NFC zone and the
specific way to connect the headset may vary between devices.
Manual Pairing
Place Headset into Pairing Mode: The headset will go into pairing mode automatically the first
time you power it on, or until it is paired with another device. To pair with another device after
initial pairing, you will need to put it into pairing mode manually:
1) With the headset powered off, press and hold the MFB. You will hear the voice prompt
"Power On". Keep holding the MFB for approximately 10 seconds, until you hear "Pair mode".
Indicator lights will alternately flash between red and blue.
2) The headset will be visible for pairing to devices for 120 seconds.
Pairing to a Cell Phone:
1) Make sure that other Bluetooth devices are turned off or out of range.
2) Place the headset into pairing mode.
3) Put your cell phone in Bluetooth Search/Scan Mode per the manufacturer's instructions.
4) Select "BlueParrott B550-XT" to pair. (Passcode is "0000" if needed.)
5) When connected, the headset will give you the voice prompt, "Your headset is connected".
Parrott Button
As provided from the factory, the Parrott Button provides an easy way to mute the headset when
on a call and to activate voice commands. You can also configure the button for other functions,
such as a phone number speed dial, or to launch a particular application on your phone.
To change the Parrott Button function, download the BlueParrott app for your
cell phone (Android or iOS) or BlueParrott Updater for your computer. Scan the
QR code to download the app or refer to blueparrott.com/parrott for more
information.
Voice Commands
The B550-XT recognizes voice commands. You can say "Answer" to answer an incoming call, or
"Ignore" to reject an incoming call.
When not on a call, voice commands are initiated by speaking the command "Hello Blue Parrot"
while the headset is worn.
For a list of commands available, say "What can I say?"
For more information on voice commands, please refer to the complete user guide, available
online.
Quick-Reference Tables
Function
Button/Duration
of Press
Power On
MFB (2-3 seconds)
Power Off
MFB (3-4 seconds)
Enable Pairing
MFB (5-15 seconds)
Mode
Volume Up
Volume
Up (quick press)
Volume Down
Volume Down
(quick press)
Mute (On/Off)
Parrott Button
(quick press) or
Volume Up (2 seconds)
Answer a Call
MFB (quick press)
or say "Answer"
End a Call
MFB (quick press)
or say "Blue Parrott
end call"
Reject a Call
MFB (1-2 seconds)
or say "Ignore"
Transfer Audio
Volume Down
(1-2 seconds)
Initiate Voice
Place headset on
Commands (when
and say "Hello Blue
in standby mode)
Parrott"
Low Battery
N/A
Multiple Device Pairing and Advanced Features
The BlueParrott B550-XT can pair with up to eight (8) devices. However, only two (2) devices
may be connected to the headset at one time (multi-point). For more information on advanced
features, please refer to the complete user guide, available online.
For the full user guide, technical notes, and available accessories, go to blueparrott.com/B550-XT.
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A
LED Indicator
Audio Indicator
3 fast blue flashes Short tone
4 fast red flashes
NONE
Red and blue,
NONE
alternating
NONE
Single tone
NONE
Single tone
NONE
Single tone, reminder
tone every 10 seconds
Blue flash, once
Two rising tones
per second
Blue flash, every 4
Two falling tones
seconds
NONE
Two falling tones
NONE
Long, low tone
NONE
Short tone
Red flash
NONE
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TM
F
E
D
C
B
NFC Zone
NFC Zone
Voice Indicator
"Power on"
"Power off"
"Pair mode"
NONE
NONE
NONE
NONE
NONE
NONE
NONE
"Please say a
command"
"Battery low"
ESC
Hold here
when flexing
headband