Sena IMPULSE User manual

QUICK START GUIDE ENGLISH / 1.0.0
MOTORCYCLE BLUETOOTH®HELMET
WITH MESH INTERCOM™

SENA Technologies, Inc.
Customer Support: sena.com
Downloadable Sena Software
Download the SENA MOTORCYCLES App on Google Play
Store or App Store.
SENA MOTORCYCLES
• Wi-Fi-Enabled for Automatic
Firmware Update
• Device Configuration Setting
Download the following items at sena.com or on the SENA
MOTORCYCLES App.
Quick Start Guide,
User’s Guide
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Product Details
(-) Button
(+) Button
Top Vent
Shield Visor
(Pinlock Ready Shield)
Inner Sun Visor
Breath Guard
Chin Guard
Shield Ratchet
Inner Sun Visor Lever
Mesh Intercom Button
Center Button
Charging &
Wi-Fi Status LED
Bluetooth System’s Buttons
SpeakersMicrophone
Chin Guard Lever
Strap Adjuster
Chinstrap
One-touch Buckle

Firmware
Upgrade
Status LED
Rear Vents
Magnetic DC Power Charging & Firmware Upgrade Port
Pinhole Fault Reset Button

Putting on the Helmet
① Unfasten the chinstrap by using the retention system.
② Expand the helmet opening with your hand, and slide your head
into the helmet.
③ Fasten the chinstrap as tight as possible without causing you pain.
Icon 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
Basic Operations
Powering On
1s
HOLD
Volume Up
1x
TAP
Powering Off
1x
TAP
Volume Down
1x
TAP

Checking the Battery Level
Powering On
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Phone Pairing
When you initially turn on the Bluetooth system:
① 1s
HOLD
Blinking
“Phone Pairing”
② Select Impulse in the list of
Bluetooth devices detected.
Device B
Pi
Bluetooth
Impulse
• For more information on phone pairing, refer to the User’s Guide.

Using the Phone
Answer a Call
1x
TAP
Reject a Call
2s
HOLD
End a Call
2s
HOLD
Siri and Google Assistant
Activate the Siri or Google Assistant Installed on Your Phone
“Hey Google”
or “Hey Siri” or 3s
HOLD in
stand-by
mode

Music Control
Play/Pause
1s
HOLD
Track Forward
1s
HOLD
Track Backward
1s
HOLD

Mesh Intercom™
Open Mesh™: communication within the same channel.
Group Mesh™: communication within the same private group.
• For more information on Mesh Intercom, refer to the User’s Guide.
Mesh Intercom On
1x
TAP
Blinking
“Mesh intercom on,
Open Mesh, Channel 1”
Mesh Intercom Off
1x
TAP “Mesh intercom off”
Note: When Mesh Intercom is on, the Impulse will automatically
connect to nearby Impulse users and the Bluetooth system will be
in Open Mesh (default: channel 1) initially.

Open Mesh
Channel Setting (Default: channel 1) in Open Mesh
① Enter into the Channel Setting.
2x
TAP “Channel setting, 1”
② Navigate between channels.
(1 2 ••• 8 9 Exit 1 •••)
1x
TAP
or
1x
TAP
“#”
③ Save the channel.
1x
TAP “Channel is set,
channel #”
Note: You can use the SENA MOTORCYCLES App to change the
channel.

Group Mesh
Group Mesh is a closed group intercom function that allows users to
join, leave, or rejoin a group intercom conversation without pairing
each Bluetooth system.
1) Creating a Group Mesh
Creating a Group Mesh requires two or more Open Mesh users.
Open Mesh Group Mesh
You
B
C
You BC
① Users (You, B, and C) enter into Mesh Grouping to create a
Group Mesh.
5s
HOLD “Mesh Grouping”
② When Mesh Grouping is completed, the users (You, B and C) will
hear a voice prompt on their Bluetooth system as Open Mesh
switches to Group Mesh.
You BC
“Group Mesh”

2) Joining an Existing Group Mesh
One of the current users in an Existing Group Mesh can allow new
users (one or more) in Open Mesh to join the Existing Group Mesh.
Existing
Group Mesh Open Mesh Existing Group Mesh
F
D
You
B
C
You
D
B
F
C
① One (You) of the current users in the Existing Group Mesh and
new users (D and F) in Open Mesh enter into Mesh Grouping to
join the Existing Group Mesh.
5s
HOLD “Mesh Grouping”
② When Mesh Grouping is completed, the new users (D and F) will
hear a voice prompt on their Bluetooth system as Open Mesh
switches to Group Mesh.
DF
“Group Mesh”

Enable/Disable Mic (Default: Enable)
Users can enable/disable the microphone when communicating in a
Mesh Intercom.
1s
HOLD “Mic on” or “Mic off”
Reset Mesh
If a Bluetooth system in an Open Mesh or Group Mesh resets the
Mesh, it will automatically return to Open Mesh (default: channel 1).
8s
HOLD “Reset Mesh”

Bluetooth Intercom
Up to three other people can be paired with the Bluetooth system for
Bluetooth intercom conversations.
A
B
C
D
YOU
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
MOTORCYCLES App without remembering the button operation.
① Pair the mobile phone with the Bluetooth system.
② Open the SENA MOTORCYCLES App and tap
(Smart
Intercom Pairing Menu).
③ Scan the QR code displayed on your friend (B)’s mobile phone.
• Your friend (B) can display the QR code on the mobile phone by
tapping > QR code ( ) on the SENA MOTORCYCLES App.

④ Tap Save and check that your friend (B) is paired with you (A)
correctly.
⑤ Tap Scan ( ) and repeat steps 3-4 to pair with Intercom Friends
(C) and (D).
Note: The Smart Intercom Pairing (SIP) is not compatible with
Sena products that use Bluetooth 3.0 or below.

Using the Button
AB
YOU
① Users (You, B) enter into Intercom Pairing.
5s
HOLD
Blinking
“Intercom Pairing”
② The two Bluetooth
systems (A and B) will be
automatically paired.
Turns blue
AB
YOU
③ Repeat the steps above to pair with other Bluetooth systems (C
and D).
Last-Come, First-Served
If a Bluetooth system has multiple paired Bluetooth systems for
intercom conversations, the last paired Bluetooth system is set as the
First Intercom Friend.
Intercom Pairing Order Last-Come, First-Served
A
B
C
D
YOU
1
2
3
ADCB
YOU Intercom
Friend 1
Intercom
Friend 2
Intercom
Friend 3

Two-way Intercom
Start/End Conversation with the First Intercom Friend D
1x
TAP
Start/End Conversation with the Second Intercom Friend C
2x
TAP
Start/End Conversation with the Third Intercom Friend B
3x
TAP

FM Radio
FM Radio On/Off
1s
HOLD
Seek Forward
2x
TAP
Navigating Preset Stations
1s
HOLD
Start/Stop Scanning
1s
HOLD
Seek Backward
2x
TAP
Note: You can also save the current station from the SENA
MOTORCYCLES App.

LED Taillight
You can control the LED taillight through
the SENA MOTORCYCLES App.
• Mode : Solid / Night Flash / Day Flash
/ Off LED TAILLIGHT
Configuration Menu
Accessing the Configuration Menu
10s
HOLD “Configuration Menu”
Navigating Between Menu Options
1x
TAP or 1x TAP
Execute Menu Options
1x
TAP

Troubleshooting
Factory Reset
① 10s
HOLD “Configuration menu”
② 2x
TAP “Factory Reset”
③ 1x
TAP “Headset reset,
good-bye”
Fault Reset
Note: Fault Reset will not
restore the Bluetooth system to
the factory default settings.