Features

Overview: The Parrot Zik headphones have built-in Bluetooth and noise-canceling technology. An advanced capacitive touch control panel on the outside of the earcups let you change music tracks, raise and lower volume, and answer and disconnect phone calls. The Zik comes with a rechargeable battery to power the Active Noise Cancellation (ANC). A special Parrot app on your smartphone lets you fine tune the sound of your headphones. The headphones include an audio cable with a 3.5mm plug, as well as a microUSB charging cable. A plush cloth pouch lets you store your headphones and cables when not in use.

Bluetooth: The Parrot Zik is equipped with Bluetooth 2.1, allowing you to wirelessly carry on telephone conversations on your Bluetooth mobile phone as well as listen to music on Bluetooth audio players. The headphones have NFC (Near Field Communications) technology that allows you to quickly pair NFC-equipped smartphones by touching them to the left earcup. The Zik cannot pair more than one device simultaneously.

Touch Control: The outer surface of the right earcup contains an advanced capacitive touch sensitive panel with intuitive controls. To raise and lower the volume, you simply slide your finger vertically along the panel. To change the music track, just slide your finger forward (next track) or backward (previous track) along the panel. A similar side-to-side motion lets you switch between two active calls when in telephone mode. A simple tap of the panel lets you answer or hang up a call; touching and holding the panel rejects an incoming call. A built-in motion detector can also tell when you put on and take off the headphones, and can help control music playback. While listening to music, you can pause playback by simply taking the headphones off your ears. (Tapping the panel also pauses playback.) You can place the headphones back on your head to start the music playing again.

Active Noise Cancellation (ANC): Equipped with two internal, two external microphones, and a bone conduction sensor, the Parrot Zik's Active Noise Cancellation technology can reduce ambient noise by up to 25dB. ANC cancels out nearly all external noise so your calls and music are crystal clear.

Battery: The Parrot Zik is powered by a 3.7-volt, 800mAh Lithium-Ion rechargeable battery. The battery is charged via USB with the supplied microUSB cable. A fully-charged battery can give you approximately 6 hours of battery life with all features activated, 18 hours with ANC only, and about 24 hours of standby time. Even if the battery is exhausted, you can still listen to your music with the supplied 51" audio cable.

Design: The Zik headphones have an around-the-ear design, closed back, and soft, plush leatherette ear pads. The aluminum alloy head rails let the earcups swivel out to store flat. The strong neodymium drivers can provide plenty of power behind your music.

Parrot Audio Suite App: The Parrot Audio Suite is a free downloadable application for Android and iPhone/iPod, dedicated to the Parrot Zik. The app allows you to easily configure your music/phone interface with the following pages:

• Active Noise Canceling: You can switch on or off the ANC directly through the Zik menu.
• Parrot Concert Hall: The Concert Hall audio effect allows you to simulate a musical sound field. You can select one of four zones (Silent Room, Living Room, Jazz Club, Concert Hall) to configure the perceived depth of sound. You can also adjust the orientation of the virtual loudspeakers for different effects.
• Equalizer: The app's 7-band parametric equalizer has 7 presets (Flat, Pop, Club, Punchy, Deep, Crystal, and User) so you can adjust the frequencies to the style of music you're listening to. You can adjust each band (60 Hz, 150 Hz, 400 Hz, 1 kHz, 2.4 kHz, 6 kHz, and 15 kHz) from -12dB to +12dB, and save it under the User preset.
• System: The system page displays the current user name of the app, the device's current software version, any available firmware updates, and the application version.
• Battery Level: You can quickly check the level of the Zik's battery, and whether or not it is charging.
• Helpdesk: The helpdesk lets you troubleshoot the performance of the headphones, as well as direct you to a dedicated page on music playback, telephone performance, and instructions on the Parrot Audio Suite.

Specifications:

• Frequency Response: 10Hz to 20kHz
• Sound Pressure Level: 110dB
• Impedance: 32 ohms
• Dimensions: Earcups: Width=2.929", Height=3.7", Depth=1.655"
• Weight: 11.46 ounces