Parrot CK3100 Bluetooth LCD Display Car Kit | 
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| Brand: Parrot
Category: Wireless
List Price: $249.99
Buy New: $127.67 (On sale from $136.05)
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Avg. Customer Rating:  26 reviews
Sales Rank: 2136
Media: Wireless Phone Accessory
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Fragile: No
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.8
Dimensions (in): 2 x 0.5 x 3
MPN: CK3100
Model: CK3100
UPC: 020410000681
EAN: 5030745637761
ASIN: B000621SN0
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | LCD screen displays standard mobile phone information: incoming calls, recent calls, missed calls, voice mail, directory, ect | | • | Hands-free, unidirectionnal microphone provides voice recognition dialling of up to 150 names, while reducing background noise and ambient echo | | • | Browser button allows users to scroll through menus and control the volume | | • | Automatically mutes the radio | | • | Quality audio (Digital Signal Processing) |
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Product Description
hard-wired Bluetooth car kit includes microphone, dash-mounted LCD screen/keypad, and control unit for hands-free cell phone use * compatible with all Bluetooth phones * dash-mounted LCD screen with three-button keypad controls all phone menu functions * voice-recognition software stores up to 150 names for hands-free dialing (only works with certain phones) * noise reduction and echo cancellation technology for clear voice transmission *
Amazon.com Product Description
With the Parrot CK3100, you will be able to place and receive calls in comfort and safety, without ever touching your mobile phone. At a time when legislation is tightening up to restrict the use of mobile phones in vehicles due to safety concerns, the Parrot CK3100's benefits are not just for the sake of convenience and comfort -- they are fast becoming a real necessity. The Parrot CK3100 wirelessly connects with all Bluetooth phones on the market and is compatible with all brands. The display of the CK3100 provides the same visual information and functions as your mobile phone, such as caller ID, carrier signal strength, or last calls received, in large well-contrasted digits easy to read at a glance on a screen that can be clipped in the ideal position for the driver to see. Turn on the car engine and the phone connects wirelessly to the Parrot CK3100 Car Kit. The screen unit has easy-to-navigate menu options just like your phone, and your mobile phone book is wirelessly downloaded to the car kit. Calls can be dialed either through the screen, or by using voice-recognition speed dialing. According to your phone's model and firmware, most features are accessible from the hands free console, including one-touch redial, dual call, and auto-answer. The Parrot CK3100 Bluetooth car kit can be installed in almost any vehicle, and is designed to automatically mute the radio during use. Incorporating high-quality sound, the CK3100 includes both echo cancellation and noise reduction technology. As with all Parrot car-kit devices, the CK3100 Bluetooth car-kit offers the user seamless, hands-free use without the inconvenience of wires, headsets, or cradles. This unit also features user connection priority management for up to five users, up to 200 voice tags for its voice recognition, multi-user use for up to three phones, private conversation mode, and much more. Please note this car-kit will not work in cars that use optical cabling. Check with your car dealer before ordering. Also, since this car-kit is installed by hard-wiring to the existing car stereo, professional installation is highly recommended. What's in the Box
The CK3100 electronic control unit, LCD display with buttons and cable, microphone with cable, radio mute cable with line output (ISO cable), power supply cable, and a user guide in 7 languages.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 21 more reviews...
 Parrot CK3100 Bluetooth LCD Display Car Kit January 6, 2009
This was a replacement for a Parrot CK3100 that came with my car when we bought it last Christmas. This Parrot was one of those things that you never knew you needed it until you had it. It picks up your phone within seconds of getting in your car and then when you get a call the call comes thru the stereo speakers of your car & caller ID is displayed on the Parrot. There is a microphone that is installed near the driver seat so you don't have to fumble for your phone when it rings. Set the Parrot to auto answer and by the second ring you are talking. You don't even take your hands off the wheel. I purchased 1 for my husband and now my mom, aunt and best friend have one in their cars too. Having a Parrot was definately something I never would have done but since it came with my car when we purchased my car used I'm hooked... now I can't live without it. If you have a Bose stereo in your car you need to have Car Toys install it. If you have a basic stereo Best Buy is the way to go for installation. Enjoy!
Great product December 26, 2008
Very easy to hook up with additional cable from quickconnect.com
Went into a crown vic police car.
Sound quality is very good on my end but some callers say that they can tell I'm on a bluetooth of some sorts. The voice commands work very well. This is truly a great hands-free system.
Not so easy install. November 30, 2008
This is a fantastic unit. Easy to operate and sounds great. BUT! Unless you are an automotive electrical expert I wouldn't suggest trying to do the install without ordering the adapter cable set that matches your car and radio. Parrot's instructions are crap. And their web site isn't any help either. With the adapter though it's just plug-n-play. No cutting or splicing ANY wires.
 Great ... When it Works ... November 24, 2008
My wife and I *really* loved this unit. It looks good, it was relatively easy to install, fit nicely under the dash and it was very easy to use. But we ended up sending it back.
It seems to have an issue with heat. We live in Southern California and it seems that every two to three weeks or so, we'd get the "white screen of death": just a blank white screen, sometimes with an odd warning tone or sometimes completely without the tones you'd normally get when it powers up. And when the ignition was turned off, the unit would stay illuminated and not power down as it should.
The only solution to this (after two calls to Parrot and another to Crutchfield) seems to be to pull apart the dash and reseat all the connections on the main controller, as well as the cable connection on the back of the display. Kind of a pain-in-the-you-know-what in my wife's Honda. Add to that having to enter the security code on the radio (I now have it memorized!) and reset all the stations (those too!). I've now done it at least six times and I'm tired.
We considered getting a replacement unit, but we have read other reports of heat induced failures on the internet and didn't want to go through the replacement process only to have this keep happening. And I hear the 3200 suffers from similar problems.
I also have to say that Parrot support is less than stellar. At one point I had to leave a message because no one was available and I waited for a call back for a week. I sent additional eMails with no response. I finally had to call them again and got an answer to my question. This is not the only lackluster experience I've had with them. We had issues with another underperforming Parrot product as well and had about the same level of service.
So, if you are considering buying this, think about where you live and if it *ever* gets hot - even in the summer. Or, for that matter, if the inside of your car ever gets really hot. You might end up going through what we did. I wish I could say otherwise, because this *seems* to have everything you could possibly want in an aftermarket hands-free device.
But I can't.
MF
Greate hands free system November 2, 2008
The product works great (would have given five stars, but system would not let me). I like the way it works with five diffrent phones and a GPS. Good system.
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