SMH10 Quick Start Guide
A full version of the manual is downloadable at www.sena.com.
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Optional Helmet Clamp Kit
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SMH-A0301 | Helmet Clamp Kit – Boom Microphone |
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SMH-A0302 | Helmet Clamp Kit – Attachable Boom Microphone & Wired Microphone |
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SMH-A0303 | Helmet Clamp Kit – For Earbuds |
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SMH-A0304 | Helmet Clamp Kit – For Earbuds with Attachable Boom Microphone & Wired Microphone |
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SMH-A0305 | Helmet Clamp Kit – For Speakers and Earbuds |
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SMH-A0306 | Helmet Clamp Kit – For Speakers and Earbuds with Attachable Boom Microphone & Wired Microphone |
A full version of the manual is downloadable at www.sena.com.
Sena Technologies, Inc.
www.sena.com
Customer Support: support.senabluetooth.com
Tel: 408-300-9797
E-mail: [email protected]
50S
MOTORCYCLE BLUETOOTH ® COMMUNICATION SYSTEM WITH MESH INTERCOM™
QUICK START GUIDE
RIDE CONNECTED
The 50S takes a trusted design and makes major upgrades in both hardware and software. With Mesh Intercom™ technolog
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Mesh Intercom™ up to 2 km (1.2 miles)* |
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Bluetooth® 5.0 |
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Audio Multitasking™ |
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HD Speakers |
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Intercom up to 2 km (1.2 miles)* |
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Multi-Way Intercom |
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• Multi-Language Voice Command • Support Siri and Google Assistant |
* in open terrain
SENA Technologies, Inc. sena.com
Customer Support: support.sena.com
The 50S
The legend and callouts are here to help you read the illustrations.
New technology can be confusing, but we’ve created a simple way to perform actions using illustrations.
Tap button/Jog Dial the specified number of times
Rotate Jog Dial clockwise (right) or counterclockwise (left).
Rotate while Pressing Jog Dial clockwise (right) or counterclockwise (left).
Press and Hold button/Jog Dial for the specified amount of time
Pull the Mesh Intercom Antenna outwards slightly to unfold it.
By simply pairing your phone with your headset, you can use the Sena 50 Utility App for quicker and easier setup
The Sena Device Manager allows you to upgrade the firmware and configure its settings directly from your PC or Apple computer. Download the Sena Device Manager from sena.com.
Instructions are for when powering the headset on.
Visual Method
Mobile Phone Pairing
Press and hold the Phone Button and Jog Dial for 3 seconds when the 50S is turned off.
Alternating blue and red flashing lights indicate the device is now discoverable. With your mobile phone in Bluetooth-pairing mode, select Sena 50S in the list of devices detected.
Activate the Siri or Google Assistant Installed on Your Smartphone
When Mesh Intercom is enabled, the 50S will automatically connect to nearby 50S users and allow them to talk to each other by pressing the Mesh Intercom Button.
Mesh Intercom On Mesh Intercom Off
When Mesh Intercom is enabled, the headset will be in Open Mesh (default: channel 1) initially. Users can freely communicate with each other in the same Open Mesh channel.
If the Open-Mesh communication experiences interference because other groups are also using channel 1 (default), change the channel.
You can select from channels 1 to 9.
Note: To exit the Channel Setting, rotate the Jog Dial clockwise or counterclockwise until you hear a voice prompt, “Exit”, and tap the Jog Dial.
Group Mesh is a closed group intercom function that allows users to join, leave, or rejoin a group intercom conversation without pairing each headset. Up to 24 users can all be connected in each private group.
Creating a Group Mesh requires two or more Open Mesh users
Open Mesh
One of the members in an Existing Group Mesh can allow new members in Open Mesh to join the Existing Group Mesh.
If a headset in an Open-Mesh or Group Mesh resets the Mesh, it will automatically return to Open Mesh (default: channel 1).
Enable/Disable Mic (Default: Enable)
Users can enable/disable the microphone when communicating in a Mesh Intercom.
Up to three other people can be paired with the headset for Bluetooth intercom conversations.
Note: Repeat the step above to pair with Intercom Friends C & D.
TYPE | OPERATION | BUTTON COMMANDS |
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Power on / Power off | ![]() |
Volume up / Volume down | ![]() |
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Ambient Mode | ![]() |
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Answer phone call | ![]() |
End phone call | ![]() |
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Reject phone call | ![]() |
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Speed dial | ![]() |
TYPE | OPERATION | BUTTON COMMANDS |
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Activate the Siri or Google Assistant | ![]() |
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Play/Pause music | ![]() |
Track forward | ![]() |
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Track backward | ![]() |
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FM radio on/off | ![]() |
Select preset | ![]() |
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Seek forward/ backward | ![]() |
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Scan up FM band/ stop scanning | ![]() |
TYPE | OPERATION | BUTTON COMMANDS |
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Mesh Intercom on/off | ![]() |
Channel setting | ![]() |
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Mesh Grouping | ![]() |
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Reset Mesh | ![]() |
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Enable/Disable Mic | ![]() |
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Intercom | Intercom pairing | ![]() ![]() |
Start/End intercom | ![]() |
Microphone Direction
Battery Check
There is Universal Intercom Pairing in the Configuration Menu.
Radio On / Off
Radio Seek Stations
Radio Scan Up FM Band
Save to preset while scanning
Voice Command | Function |
“Music” | Music play/pause |
“FM radio” | FM Radio on/off |
“Intercom [one, two, … , nine]” | Start/End each intercom |
“Speed dial [one, two, three]” | Speed dialing |
A full version of the manual is downloadable at www.sena.com.
Sena Technologies, Inc.
Customer Support: sena.com
Thank you for choosing the SENA SMH5-FM(SMH5), Bluetooth Stereo Headset and Intercom for motorcycles. With the SMH5, you can call hands-free on your Bluetooth mobile phone, listen to stereo music or voice instructions of GPS navigations by Bluetooth wirelessly, and have intercom conversations in full duplex with a passenger or other motorcycle riders.
The SMH5-FM(SMH5) is compliant with the Bluetooth Specification v3.0 supporting the following profiles: Headset Profile, Hands-Free Profile (HFP), Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP), and Audio Video Remote Control Profile (AVRCP). Please check with the manufacturers of other devices to determine their compatibility with this headset.
Please read this user’s guide carefully before using the headset. Also check www.senabluetooth.com/support for the latest version of the user’s guide and additional information related to SENA Bluetooth products.
Key Specifications
Headset Main Unit
Phone Button
Jog Dial
Microphone Sponges
Velcro Pads
Hex Key (Allen Wrench)
To power on and off the headset, you don’t need to press and hold any button for several seconds. Just short press the Jog Dial and the Phone Button simultaneously, and you will get quick on-and-off convenience.
Powering On
Press the Jog Dial and the Phone Button at the same time for about 1 second to power on. The blue LED turns on and you will hear ascending beeps.
Powering Off
Just short press the Jog Dial and the Phone Button simultaneously, you don’t need to press and hold for a few seconds. The red LED turns on for a while until it turns off completely and you will hear descending beeps.
Charging
The LED turns on red while charging, and turns to blue when the headset is fully charged. It takes about 2.5 hours to be completely charged.
Low Battery Warning
When the battery is low, the blinking blue LED in stand-by mode turns to red and you will hear mid-tone triple beeps.
Before using the SMH5-FM(SMH5) Bluetooth headset with any of Bluetooth devices for the first time, you need to do the pairing operation. It can be paired with Bluetooth mobile phones, Bluetooth audio devices such as MP3 or GPS, and with other SMH5-FM(SMH5) Bluetooth headsets. This pairing operation is only required once for each Bluetooth device, and the headset will remain paired with the devices and automatically connects to the paired devices again when they are within range.
Mobile Phone Pairing
Bluetooth MP3 Player Pairing
Bluetooth GPS Navigation Pairing
If you have a MP3 stereo music phone such as a Smartphone, sometimes you may need to selectively use the SMH5-FM(SMH5) for A2DP stereo music only or for mobile phone hands-free only. This instruction is for advanced users who want to pair the SMH5-FM(SMH5) to their Smartphones only with one selective profile: A2DP Stereo for music or HFP for phone call.
If it is not the first time to do paring with the mobile phone, you have to clear the previous paring list on both devices; the mobile phone and SMH5-FM(SMH5). To clear pairing list on SMH5-FM(SMH5), please do factory reset described on the page 21. To clear pairing list on the mobile phone, please refer to the mobile phone manual.
A2DP Stereo Music Only
HFP for Phone Call Only
The SMH5-FM(SMH5) can be paired with up to three other headsets for Bluetooth Intercom conversation
Volume Adjustment
You can easily adjust the volume by rotating the Jog Dial. You will hear a beep when the volume reaches maximum or minimum level. The volume is set and maintained separately at different levels for each function even when you turn off and on the headset. For example, once you set the mobile phone conversation volume, it is not changed even if you raise the volume when you hear Bluetooth MP3 music. So you can always maintain preferred optimum volume level for each function.
Mobile Phone Call Making and Answering
Enabling/Disabling Voice Activated Phone Answering (Factory Default: Disabled)
If this feature is enabled, you can answer incoming calls by simply saying a word loudly enough. For example, when you hear a series of beeps by an incoming call, you can answer the phone by saying “Hello” or any other word loudly. The factory default setting is disabled. You can enable or disable this mode. If this mode is disabled, the only way to answer an incoming call is to tap the Phone Button.
Intercom Conversation
Enabling/ Disabling Voice Activated I ntercom ( Factory Default: Disabled)
If this feature is enabled, you can initiate an intercom conversation with the last connected Intercom Friend by speaking any word loudly enough.The most effortless way to trigger intercom VOX is to blow into the microphone as if blowing dust off the microphone.If you start an intercom conversation by VOX,the intercom terminates automatically whenyou and your Intercom Friend remain silent for 20 seconds. However, if you manually start an intercom conversation by tapping the Jog Dial, you have to terminate the intercom conversation manually by tapping the Jog Dial again.
If this feature is disabled, the only way to initiate and terminate an intercom conversation is to tap the Jog Dial.
Tip:
The Jog Dial is for any kind of Intercom related function, and the Phone Button is for any functions of mobile phone. With this reason, as far as intercom function is concerned, the Jog Dial is used for a positive manner of action such as enabling, and the Phone Button is for a negative manner of action such as disabling. Vice versa for the mobile phone functions.
Intercom Failure
When you try to start an intercom conversation with an Intercom Fried who is already having a 3-way conference intercom with other persons or a mobile phone call, you will hear a low tone double beep signifying a busy signal. In this case, you have to try again later.
Intercom Reconnection
If your Intercom Friend goes out of range while having an intercom conversation, you may hear static noise and eventually the intercom will be disconnected. In this case, the SMH5 automatically tries to reconnect the intercom every 8 seconds and you will hear high tone double beeps until the intercom is reestablished. If you don’t want to make a reconnection, tap the Jog Dial to stop the attempt.
Stereo Music
Function Priority
The SMH5-FM(SMH5) operates in the following order of priority:
(highest) Mobile phone,
Intercom,
Stereo music by audio cable, and
(lowest) Bluetooth stereo music
A lower priority function is always interrupted by a higher priority function. For example, stereo music is interrupted by intercom call, and intercom conversation is interrupted by incoming mobile phone call.
Tip: Stereo Music by Bluetooth or 3.5mm audio cable
Bluetooth music is available only when the MP3 jack port remains open. Please make sure the audio cable is unplugged from the clamp unit to play music by Bluetooth
Tip: Stereo Music by Bluetooth or 3.5mm audio cable
Reset to Factory Default Settings
FM Radio
Operation | Button | Duration | Description | Beep | Voice Prompt | |
Basic |
FM On |
Phone Button |
2″ |
until double beep, when released |
mid-tone double |
FM On |
FM Off |
Phone Button |
2″ |
until double beep, while pressed |
mid-tone double |
FM Off |
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Volume Up | Jog Dial | rotation | ||||
Volume Down | Jog Dial | rotation | ||||
RDS Set |
Jog Dial |
15″ |
until double beep, while pressed |
high-tone double |
RDS |
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RDS On/Off |
Phone/Jog |
tab |
enable=phone, disable=jog |
enable=mid-tone double disable=mid-tone single |
enabled/dis abled |
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Tune |
Seek Up | Jog Dial | push+rotation | high-tone triple | ||
Seek Down | Jog Dial | push+rotation | high-tone triple | |||
Select Preset |
Phone Button |
tab |
1~6 rotation |
mid-tone single |
Preset Number(ex.
One) |
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Save Preset |
Jog Dial |
3″ |
until double beep, while pressed |
high-tone double |
Preset Number(ex.
One) |
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Scan Start | Phone Button | 2 tab | stay for 8″ | |||
Scan Stop | Phone Button | 2 tab | ||||
Save Preset while Scan |
Phone Button |
tab |
save and stop scanning |
high-tone double |
Preset Number(ex.
One) |
Temporary Preset |
Phone Button |
3 tab |
When the SMH5-FM(SMH5) is not working properly or is in faulty status with any reason, you may reset by pushing the pin-hole reset button at the back of the headset main unit. Insert a paper clip into the reset pin-hole and press the reset button for a second with light pressure. The SMH5-FM(SMH5) will be switched off and you have to turn on and try to use again. However, this will not restore the headset to factory default settings.
The SMH5 supports firmware upgrade function. Please visit SENA Bluetooth web site at www.SenaBluetooth.com to check the latest software downloads.
Button | Description | Duration | LED | Beep |
Phone Button + Jog Dial | Power-on | 1 sec | Solid blue | Ascending beeps |
Power-off | Tapping | Solid red | Descending beeps | |
Phone Button | Mobile phone pairing | 5 sec | Blue &red alternatively flashing | High-tone multiple beeps |
MP3, GPS pairing | 5 sec | Blue &red alternatively flashing | High-tone multiple beeps | |
Voice activated phone answering setting | 8 sec | red flashing | Mid-tone single beep | |
Phone Button to enable Jog Dial to disable | ||||
Factory reset | 12 sec | Solid red | High-tone double beeps | |
Jog Dial within 5 sec to confirm reset | ||||
Make &answer phone call | Tapping | – | – | |
Jog Dial | Intercom pairing | 5 sec | Red flashing | Double-tone beeps |
Jog Dial of any one of the two headsets | ||||
Voice activated intercom setting | 8 sec | Solid red | Mid-tone single beep | |
Jog Dial to enable Phone Button to disable | ||||
Start/end intercom conversation | Tapping | – | – | |
End conference Intercom | 1 sec | Blue flashing | Mid tone single beep | |
Reject incoming call | Tapping | – | – | |
Call transfer | Tapping | High-tone short/long beep | ||
Volume adjustment | Rotating | – | – | |
Track forward/ back | Rotating w/ pressing | – | – | |
Play/pause Bluetooth music | 1 sec | – | Mid tone double beep |
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment on and off, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
FCC RF Exposure Statement
This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. End users must follow the specific operating instructions for satisfying RF exposure compliance. The antenna used for this transmitter must not transmit simultaneously with any other antenna or transmitter, except in accordance with FCC multi-transmitter product procedures.
When equipped, the distance between antenna and one’s head surface is 60 mm.
FCC Caution
Any changes or modifications to the equipment not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void user’s authority to operate the equipment.
Certification et homologation de sécurité Déclaration de conformité FCC
Cet appareil est en conformité avec la partie 15 des règles de la FCC. Son fonctionnement est soumis aux deux conditions suivantes :
Industry Canada(IC) Statement
This device complies with Industry Canada license-exempt RSS standard(s). Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
R1
SMART CYCLING HELMET
QUICK START GUIDE
1.3.0
Blast your favorite tunes, talk over the intercom with your buddies, hear directions from your GPS, and more, all through your Sena R1 Smart Cycling Helmet. With built-in Bluetooth® capabilities, HD speakers, and a microphone using Advanced Noise ControlTM, technology has never felt so minimal or free.
Bluetooth® Integrated
Four-Way Intercom
Built-in Speakers and Mic
Advanced Noise ControlTM
900-Meter Intercom
How to Use This Guide
The legend and callouts are here to help you read the illustrations.
New technology can be confusing, but we’ve created a simple way to perform actions using illustrations.
Function = Button(s) to Tap or Hold
Buttons
Icon Legend
Tap button the specifi ed number of times
Press and hold the button for the specifi ed amount of time
Audible prompt
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(+) Button
Increase Volume Track Forward Scan Radio Stations Speed Dial
(-) Button
Decrease Volume TrackBack FM Radio On/Off
Center Button
Answer/End Phone Call Reject an Incoming Phone Call Start/End Intercom Conversation Play/Pause Music Enter Intercom Pairing Mode Enter Voice Confi regulation Settings
Sena Utility App
By simply pairing your phone with your Bluetooth system, you can use the Sena Utility App for quicker, easier setup and management.
Sena Device Manager
The Sena Device Manager allows you to upgrade the Bluetooth system’s firmware and configure its settings directly from your PC or Apple computer. Using this software, you can assign speed dial presets, FM radio station presets, and more.
For more information on downloading the Sena Device Manager, please visit sena.com.
Checking the Battery Level
There are two ways to check the battery levels, visually using the LED lights, and audibly. Instructions are for when powering the Bluetooth system on.
Bluetooth Pairing (Phone, MP3, GPS)
Mobile Phone
Music Controls
Bluetooth Intercom
Up to three other people can be paired with the helmet for Bluetooth intercom conversations.
Intercom Pairing
There are two ways to pair the Bluetooth system.
Using the Smart Intercom Pairing (SIP)
SIP allows you to quickly pair with your friends for intercom communication by scanning the QR code on the Sena Utility App without remembering the button operation.
Note: The Smart Intercom Pairing (SIP) is not compatible with Sena products that use Bluetooth 3.0 or below.
Using the Button
Note: Repeat the following steps to pair with Intercom Friends C & D.
Two-Way Intercom
Group Intercom
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Note: You can also use the Sena Device Manager or the Sena Utility App to save the preset stations.
Bluetooth System Configuration Menu
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Factory Reset | Fault Reset |
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TYPE | OPERATION | BUTTON COMMANDS |
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Power on/off | ![]() |
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Answer phone call | ![]() |
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Play/Pause music | ![]() |
Track forward | ![]() |
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Trackback | ![]() |
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End all intercoms | ![]() |
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End group intercom | ![]() |
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FM radio on/off | ![]() |
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Seek stations forward | ![]() |
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Seek stations backward | ![]() |
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Scan up FM band/stop scanning | ![]() |
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SENA Technologies, Inc.
Sena.com
Customer Support: sena.com/support