7. PERSONALIZING YOUR DEVICE
Get the most out of your FREECOM4x by changing the settings and customizing your unit according to your own
personal preferences, using either of the following methods:
● Cardo Connect App on iOS or Android devices.
● Unit buttons.
● Cardo recommends you customize your settings before going out on the road. You can adjust any of these
settings as required after experiencing them under road conditions.
Object
Default Value Description
Cardo Connect App
(iOS/Android)
AGC sensitivity
(Off/Low/Medium/High)
Medium AGC automatically adjusts speaker volume according to
ambient noise and riding speed. For example, when set
to Low, higher ambient noise will cause the volume
increase to kick in at a higher level.
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Audio priority
(A2DP/Bluetooth
intercom)
Bluetooth
intercom
Priority of audio source playing through speakers. Either
music is not interrupted by an intercom call, or vice-
versa.
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Background Audio Level N/A Sets the background audio volume when parallel audio
streaming is on (see Parallel audio streaming in
Bluetooth mode (Enable/Disable) below).
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Bluetooth friendly name FREECOM4x Sets the name that appears on your phone while pairing
and in the Cardo app.
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Create, join or leave a
group of
passengers/riders
Empty DMC intercom groups. For more information, see
"Creating Groups for DMCIntercom" on page1.
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FMBand According to
Your Region
If you are in Japan, select Japan. Otherwise, select
Worldwide.
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Language According to
Your Region
Voice announcements and voice-assisted menus
language (see "Spoken Status Announcements" below).
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Mobile priority Mobile 1 If you paired your unit to two mobile phones, you must
set one of them as the default phone for outgoing calls.
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Parallel audio streaming
in Bluetooth mode
(Enable/Disable)
Disable You can hear two audio sources simultaneously. For
example, hear GPS while listening to music.
Note: Parallel audio streaming may not work properly
with some iOS devices (i.e., music player or GPS
navigator) due to connected device limitations.
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RDS (Enable/Disable) Disable Radio Data System allows the radio to automatically
retune to the strongest frequency available for the FM
station you are listening to when the signal becomes
too weak.
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Set speed dial numbers Empty Pre-set phone numbers for automatic dialing.
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Set the 6 FM radio
presets
107.5 Pre-set FM radio stations.
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Spoken Status
Announcements
(Enable/Disable)
Enable Voice announcements inform you to whom or to what
device you are connected.
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