Sena 50R User manual

ENGLISH
USER’S GUIDE
Version 1.6.1
50 R
LOW PROFILE MOTORCYCLE BLUETOOTH®
COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
WITH MESH INTERCOM™

LEGEND:
1x
TAP Tap button the specified
number of times 10s
HOLD Press and Hold button for
the specified amount of time
“Hello” Audible prompt

TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. ABOUT THE MOTORCYCLE
BLUETOOTH COMMUNICATION SYSTEM WITH
MESH INTERCOM™ 7
1.1 Product Details 7
1.1.1 Headset Main Unit 7
1.2 Package Contents 8
2. INSTALLING THE HEADSET ON YOUR HELMET 9
2.1 Installing the Main Unit 9
2.1.1 Using the Hook and Loop Fasteners for Main Unit 9
2.1.2 Using the Double Sided Adhesive Tapes for Main
Unit 10
2.1.3 Using the Clamp for Main Unit 10
2.2 Installing the Speakers 11
2.3 Installing the Microphones 12
2.3.1 Using the Wired Boom Microphone 12
2.3.2 Using the Wired Microphone 14
2.4 External Mesh Intercom Antenna 14
3. GETTING STARTED 15
3.1 Button 15
3.2 Downloadable Sena Software 15
3.2.1 SENA MOTORCYCLES App 15
3.2.2 Sena Device Manager 16
3.3 Powering On and Off 16
3.4 Charging 16
3.5 Checking the Battery Level 17
3.6 Volume Adjustment 17
4. PAIRING THE HEADSET WITH OTHER
BLUETOOTH DEVICES 18
4.1 Phone Pairing 18
4.1.1 Pairing When the 50R is Turned Off 18
4.1.2 Pairing When the 50R is Turned On 19

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4.2 Second Mobile Phone Pairing - Second Mobile
Phone, GPS, and SR10 20
4.3 Advanced Selective Pairing: Hands-Free or
A2DP Stereo 20
4.3.1 Phone Selective Pairing - Hands-Free Profile 21
4.3.2 Media Selective Pairing - A2DP Profile 21
4.4 GPS Pairing 22
5. MOBILE PHONE USAGE 23
5.1 Making and Answering Calls 23
5.2 Siri and Google Assistant 23
5.3 Speed Dialing 24
5.3.1 Assigning Speed Dial Presets 24
5.3.2 Using Speed Dial Presets 24
6. STEREO MUSIC 25
6.1 Playing Music with Bluetooth Devices 25
6.2 Music Sharing 25
7. MESH INTERCOM 27
7.1 What is Mesh Intercom? 27
7.1.1 Open Mesh 28
7.1.2 Group Mesh 29
7.2 Starting Mesh Intercom 29
7.3 Using the Mesh in Open Mesh 29
7.3.1 Channel Setting (Default: channel 1) 30
7.4 Using Mesh in Group Mesh 31
7.4.1 Creating a Group Mesh 31
7.4.2 Joining an Existing Group Mesh 32
7.5 Reset Mesh 34
7.6 Toggling Open Mesh/Group Mesh 34
7.7 Enable/Disable Mic (Default: Enable) 34

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8. BLUETOOTH INTERCOM 35
8.1 Intercom Pairing 35
8.1.1 Using the Smart Intercom Pairing (SIP) 35
8.1.2 Using the Button 36
8.2 Two-Way Intercom 37
8.3 Multi-Way Intercom 38
8.3.1 Starting a Three-Way Intercom Conference 38
8.3.2 Starting a Four-Way Intercom Conference 39
8.3.3 Ending Multi-Way Intercom 40
8.4 Three-Way Conference Phone Call with
Intercom Users 40
8.5 Group Intercom 41
8.6 Mesh Intercom Conference with Bluetooth
Intercom Participant 42
8.7 Universal Intercom 44
8.8 Mesh Intercom Conference with Two-way
Universal Intercom Participant 45
9. USING THE FM RADIO 46
9.1 FM Radio On/Off 46
9.2 Seek and Save Radio Stations 46
9.3 Scan and Save Radio Stations 47
9.4 Temporary Station Preset 48
9.5 Navigating Preset Stations 48
9.6 Region Selection 48
10. VOICE COMMAND 49
11. FUNCTION PRIORITY AND FIRMWARE
UPGRADES 51
11.1 Function Priority 51

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11.2 Firmware Upgrades 51
11.2.1 Using the WiFi Adapter 51
11.2.2 Using the Sena Device Manager 52
12. CONFIGURATION SETTING 53
12.1 Headset Configuration Setting 53
12.1.1 Delete All Pairings 54
12.1.2 Remote Control Pairing 54
12.2 Software Configuration Setting 54
12.2.1 Speed Dial 54
12.2.2 Channel Setting (Default: channel 1) 54
12.2.3 Headset Language 54
12.2.4 Audio Equalizer (Default: Music Balance) 55
12.2.5 VOX Phone (Default: Enable) 55
12.2.6 VOX Intercom (Default: Disable) 55
12.2.7 VOX Sensitivity (Default: 3) 55
12.2.8 Bluetooth Intercom Audio Multitasking
(Default: Disabled) 56
12.2.9 Intercom-Audio Overlay Sensitivity (Default: 3) 56
12.2.10 Audio Overlay Volume Management
(Default: Disable) 56
12.2.11 HD Intercom (Default: Enable) 57
12.2.12 HD Voice (Default: Enable) 57
12.2.13 Smart Volume Control (Default: Disable) 57
12.2.14 Sidetone (Default: Disable) 57
12.2.15 Voice Prompt (Default: Enable) 58
12.2.16 RDS AF Setting (Default: Disable) 58
12.2.17 FM Station Guide (Default: Enable) 58
12.2.18 Advanced Noise Control™ (Default: Enable) 58
13. TROUBLESHOOTING 59
13.1 Fault Reset 59
13.2 Factory Reset 60

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1. ABOUT THE MOTORCYCLE
BLUETOOTH COMMUNICATION
SYSTEM WITH MESH INTERCOM™
1.1 Product Details
1.1.1 Headset Main Unit
Mesh Intercom Antenna
DC Power Charging & Firmware Upgrade Port
Speaker
Connectors
Microphone Connector
Bluetooth Antenna
Mesh Intercom
Button
Status LED
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1 ABOUT THE MOTORCYCLE BLUETOOTH COMMUNICATION SYSTEM WITH MESH INTERCOM™
1.2 Package Contents
Headset
Main Unit Clamp
Hook and Loop
Fasteners for
Main Unit
Double Sided
Adhesive Tapes
for Main Unit
Wired Boom
Microphone
Wired
Microphone
Hook and Loop
Fastener for
Boom
Microphone
Hook and
Loop Fastener
for Wired
Microphone
Microphone
Sponges Speakers Speaker Pads
Hook and Loop
Fasteners for
Speakers
Boom Microphone
Holder
Hook and Loop
Fastener for Holder WiFi Adapter

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2. INSTALLING THE HEADSET ON YOUR
HELMET
2.1 Installing the Main Unit
2.1.1 Using the Hook and Loop Fasteners for Main Unit
1. Clean the area on the left side of the helmet where you will attach the
hook and loop fasteners for main unit with a moistened towel and dry
thoroughly.
2. Peel off the cover of the adhesive tape of the loop fastener for main
unit and attach it to the helmet.
3. Peel off the cover of the adhesive tape of the hook fastener for main
unit and attach it to the back plate of the main unit.
4. Attach the main unit using the hook and loop fasteners that you
fitted. Make sure that the main unit is firmly attached to the helmet.
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2 INSTALLING THE HEADSET ON YOUR HELMET
2.1.2 Using the Double Sided Adhesive Tapes for Main Unit
If you cannot attach the hook and loop fasteners to the helmet, you can
use double sided adhesive tape.
1. Clean the area on the left side of the helmet where you will attach
the double sided adhesive tapes with moistened towel and dry
thoroughly.
2. Peel off the cover from one side of the double sided adhesive tapes
for main unit and attach it to the back plate of the main unit.
3. Peel off the cover from the other side of the double sided adhesive
tapes and attach the main unit on the left side of your helmet.
4. Make sure that the main unit sticks on the helmet firmly. Maximum
adhesion occurs after 24 hours.
Caution: Sena recommends using the hook and loop fasteners
for main unit. The double sided adhesive tape is provided for
convenience, but is not the recommended mounting method. Sena
is not responsible for its use.
2.1.3 Using the Clamp for Main Unit
1. Clean the area on the back plate of clamp where you will attach
the double sided adhesive tapes with moistened towel and dry
thoroughly.