Lightspeed Zulu 3 User manual

Zulu 3 User Guide

Welcome
Congratulations on purchasing a Lightspeed Aviation Zulu 3 headset. Your headset is a premium product
engineered to provide the highest levels of performance, comfort, and durability and is backed by the
longest warranty in the industry.
If this is your rst Lightspeed Aviation headset, welcome to the Lightspeed family. Together with our
customers, we are building a lasting community founded on products and service that are best in class.
For more information about our company and products, visit LightspeedAviation.com.
Thank you for choosing a Lightspeed Aviation headset.

Contents
Introduction ....................................................................................2
Getting Started
Fitting Your Headset ................................................................4
Battery Installation....................................................................5
Battery Types................................................................................5
Battery Life ....................................................................................5
Controller........................................................................................6
Using Your Zulu 3 Headset
Turning ON and OFF ...............................................................7
Matching Stereo/Mono Setting to an
Audio Panel ..................................................................................8
Front Row Center .....................................................................8
ComPriority ..................................................................................9
Mic Gain Adjustment .............................................................9
Wired Auxiliary Devices ........................................................9
Connecting to iPhone or iPad with the
Auxiliary Input Cord..............................................................10
Setting DIP Switches ............................................................10
Using Bluetooth®Wireless Technology
Connecting Mobile Devices for the First Time........12
Using Bluetooth Wireless Technology Features .....13
Bluetooth Mode—ON and OFF........................................13
FlightLink........................................................................................14
Peak Performance Tips.........................................................15
FAQs ....................................................................................................16
Specications..............................................................................18
Warranty Information...........................................................20
Registration ..................................................................................21

Introduction
Your Zulu 3 headset package includes (clockwise,
from top left on the following page):
• Carrying case
• User Guide and Quick Start Guide with
warranty information
• Zulu 3 ANR headset
• Two AA batteries (not included with panel-
powered headsets)
• Cord clip
• Audio device/iPhone cable with standard
3.5mm connector
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Pre-Flight Checklist
Introduction
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Zulu 3 User Guide

Fitting Your Headset
Fitting your headset properly is the key to
comfortable use and superior Active Noise
Reduction (ANR) capabilities. To gain peak
performance from the ANR feature it is necessary to
have a solid seal around your entire ear combined
with a symmetrical t on your head.
The following tips will assist you in achieving the
proper t.
A. Fit your ears entirely within the ear cups
providing a solid seal.
B. Rest the headband on top of your head with the
sliders extended fully. With your thumbs on the
ear cups, place your remaining ngers on the
headband and squeeze until you have a snug,
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but not overly tight, t. Your ears should be
centered inside the ear cups.
C. Position the microphone  inch from your mouth,
with the gain adjustment cap facing away from
you (visible when you remove the mic mu).
This side of the microphone
should face away from you.

Tall head pad
If you feel that your ears are not centered within the
ear cups, even after collapsing the sliders completely,
a taller head pad might be the solution. This will move
the ear cups further up the side of your head and
should allow you to center your ears within the cups.
To order a complimentary tall head pad (part
number A484), please call Customer Service at
800-332-2421 or email [email protected]
and mention promo code FTHP. You will be asked to
provide your headset serial number. See page 17 to
locate the serial number.
Battery Installation
The standard Zulu 3 battery–powered headsets
require two AA batteries (included). Use alkaline
batteries for best performance.
A. Open the controller battery/DIP switch door
by either pressing down on the circle icon or
by pulling open the door along the notched
edges. Insert two AA batteries with the correct
polarity positioning.
B. The LED ashes GREEN when charged batteries
are in use and the power is on.
C. When batteries begin to run low the power LED
ashes RED. If the LED ashes RED during ight
the headset will continue to operate. Install new
batteries as soon as possible at any indication of
low batteries.
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Battery Types
Use two AA alkaline or lithium batteries. Lithium
batteries may provide improved battery life in
colder temperatures. We do not recommend using
rechargeable batteries or mixing battery types
and brands.
Battery Life
A set of batteries can provide up to 40 hours
of power. However, heavy Bluetooth® wireless
technology usage can signicantly reduce battery
life. Under quiet conditions Zulu 3 will auto shut
o approximately ve minutes after the headset is
removed from your head.
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The Zulu 3 controller
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Controller
A. Power indicator LED: Flashes GREEN when power
is supplied to Zulu 3 and batteries are strong.
Flashes RED when batteries are low.
B. Power button: Powers on headset, turning on
Active Noise Reduction (ANR). Press button once to
turn Zulu 3 on; press and hold to turn Zulu 3 o.
To toggle the LED brightness from bright to dim
quickly press the power button twice.
C. Volume control: Controls audio panel volume
with individual sliders for each ear. Does not
aect the volume of auxiliary devices.
Using Your Zulu 3 Headset
D. Bluetooth mode indicator LED: Flashes BLUE
when Bluetooth mode is on and RED when
Bluetooth mode is being turned o. In pairing
mode, ashes alternating RED and BLUE.
E. Bluetooth power button: Turns on and o the
Bluetooth signal and controls deviced connected
devices via Bluetooth technology.
F. Auxiliary input jack: Provides a wired input for
audio and cell phone devices.
G. Bluetooth volume buttons: Controls the volume
of devices connected via Bluetooth technology.
H. ComPriority button: When enabled, automatically
quiets music and audio from auxiliary devices
during radio communications.
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Using Your Zulu 3 Headset
Turning ON and OFF
ON: Press the power button once to turn on the
headset. The GREEN power LED ashes when power
is supplied. Active Noise Reduction (ANR) is engaged
when you turn on the headset.
OFF: Press and hold the power button until the
GREEN power LED turns o.
Zulu 3 will auto shut o approximately ve minutes
after removing the headset and under quiet conditions.
The power LED ashes RED when batteries are low;
see Battery Installation on page 5.
Matching Stereo/Mono Setting to an Audio Panel
The Stereo/Mono DIP switch setting should match
the signal from your audio panel. OFF (the setting
for stereo) should be used for a stereo panel and
MONO for a mono panel. Incorrect settings result in
communications being heard in only one ear. The
Stereo/Mono DIP switch does not aect auxiliary
devices, so you can enjoy auxiliary audio in stereo
regardless of how the Stereo/Mono DIP switch is set.
Front Row Center™
Front Row Center is a built-in feature that gives you
a theater-like experience, enhancing stereo sound
reproduction so that audio seems to come from all
around you, not just from your right and left.
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