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Quarky, did you get the single Parrot mic installed and if so, is the quality any better than the Pioneer mic?

Gotta love internet forums....easy to be a jerk behind a keyboard and monitor. Anyway, my question was and still is the same. "WHICH MIC ARE PEOPLE PURCHASING THAT WORKS BETTER THAN THE PIONEER MIC?" People say "I purchased a dual boom mic from Parrot." WHICH one?

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=parrot+dual+boom+mic CaptainInsane, thanks for the smart reply. I've already Googled it and perhaps I'm dense, but I'm still not sure which microphone people are talking about. How difficult is it for someone to post a link and say "This is the microphone I purchased?"

Could somebody PLEASE post a link to the Parrot microphone they purchased? I've asked this like 3 times now!

It might be helpful if people who are having problems, posted what type of phone they are using, as well as the vehicle information. I have the same call quality problems as others here and am using an HTC Droid Eris. The factory stereo/mic in my Chrysler 300C had excellent sound quality and unfortunately has been the only regret I've had about installing the Pioneer Z110.

Chinna, which Garmin microphone did you get? Can you give us the model# or a link to the one you purchased? Also, how does the Garmin work in your opinion?

Tried your suggestion, but it didn't work. Unfortunately, it seems to be related to the phone I'm using as I tried a different phone and the sound quality improved. But I have to say, even with a different phone and the better sound quality, its still no where near the quality I had with my factory deck & factory mic. It's such a bummer too, because I really liked having BT in my car. Oh well, I guess I'm forced to go back to my Jawbone headset

You sure the stereo is not waiting for a command. That was the mistake I made, coming from a factory stereo. I expected the radio to say something when I pressed the button, but instead it was waiting for me to say something.

We'll that kind of confirms my theory, that the phone plays just as much a part in sound quality, as the location of the mic. Thanks.

Can one of you guys post a link to the Parrot dual microphone that you are referring to? Thanks.

Well I had another "duh" moment. Having not really used the VR much, I didn't realize the voice was waiting for me to talk. I thought it would ask me something, like "Say a command." Anyway, did the reset and it did at least cause the voice to sound better. Now, I'll have to reconnect my phone. Maybe the reception for my phone will have improved as well. Thanks to all. Couldn't have done the hack without the help here.

TypeS, did you ever try the Garmin mic from Fry's? If so, how did it work and which model# did you try?

I disconnected the red/white wire from the CAN-Bus adapter (C2R-CHY4) and it doesn't seem to have a negative impact. Parking brake is reading "on" in the Navigation settings. Took a quick drive around the neighborhood, but only got up to about 20 mph. Everything appears to be working after following the directions on this site. Will do a full test shortly after I have everything put back together. One strange issue I'm having now though, and I believe someone had a similar issue earlier in this thread, is I only hear half of what the VR voice is saying. For example, when I press the

Duh! PB stands for "Parking brake" Found the answer on page 12 of the installation manual. Still curious what's going to happen with the CAN-bus red/white wire in the mix.

Are you guys referring to, taking the yellow wire from the white harness and connecting it to the light green wire from the black harness? If so, in my case, the light green wire is already hooked up to the red/white wire from the CAN-Bus adapter (C2R-CHY4). According to the PAC documentation, the red/white wire is for "P.B. Output (-)." I don't know what "P.B." stands for. Here's a link to PAC's installation instructions if it helps make my question a little more clear. http://www.pac-audio.com/PACProductData ... 060809.pdf Thanks.