SENA SRL-EXT Motorcycle Mesh and Bluetooth Communication System For Shoei Helmets User Guide

SENA SRL-EXT Motorcycle Mesh and Bluetooth Communication System For Shoei

Helmets

Product Details

• Wired Microphone connector
• Mesh Intercom Antenna
• Status LED Charging LED
• Mesh Intercom Button
• (-) Button
• Center Button
• DC Power Charging & Firmware Upgrade Port
• (+) Button
• Speaker(L) Connector
• Battery Connector
• Speaker(R) Connector

Installation

The SHOEI’s RF-1400 Helmet is compatible with the SRL-EXT. The model name of the RF-1400 Helmet varies depending on the region.

• RF1400(US), NXR 2(EU), Z-8(JP)
• For more information about installation, refer to the User’s Guide.

Product Usage Instructions

Powering On:

• Press and hold the Power button for 1 second.

Powering Off:

• Tap the Power button once.

Checking the Battery Level:

• Press and hold the Volume Up button for 1 second.

Phone Pairing

Select SRL-EXT in the list of Bluetooth devices detected.

• Press and hold the Power button for 10 seconds to enter phone pairing mode.
• Select SRL-EXT in the list of Bluetooth devices detected on your phone.

Using the Phone

• To answer a call, tap the Power button once.
• To reject a call, hold the Power button for 2 seconds.
• To end a call, hold the Power button for 2 seconds.
• To activate the Siri or Google Assistant installed on your phone, say “Hey Siri” or “Hey Google” or hold the Power button for 3 seconds.

Music Control

• To play/pause music, hold the Power button for 1 second.
• To skip to the next track, hold the Power button for 1 second.
• To go back to the previous track, hold the Power button for 1 second.

Mesh Intercom:

• To turn on Mesh Intercom, tap the Mesh Intercom Button once.
• To turn off Mesh Intercom, tap the Mesh Intercom Button once.

Note: When Mesh Intercom is on, the SRL-EXT will automatically connect to nearby SRL-EXT users and the headset will be in Open Mesh (default: channel 1) initially.

Open Mesh Channel Setting:

• To enter into the Channel Setting, tap the Mesh Intercom Button twice.
• To save the channel, tap the Mesh Intercom Button once or press the # key on your phone.

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 headset.

Creating a Group Mesh:

• Creating a Group Mesh requires two or more Open Mesh users.
• Users enter into Mesh Grouping to create a Group Mesh by holding the Mesh Intercom Button for 5 seconds.
• When Mesh Grouping is completed, the users will hear a voice prompt on their headsets as Open Mesh switches to Group Mesh.

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.

Downloadable Sena Software

Download the Sena Motorcycles App on Google Play Store or App Store.

Sena Motorcycles

Device Configuration Setting

Download the following items at sena.com.

Sena Device Manager

• Firmware upgrade
• Device configuration setting
• Quick Start Guide, User’s Guide

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Mesh Intercom Antenna

Pull the Mesh Intercom Antenna inwards slightly to unfold it.

Icon Legend

Tap button the specified number of times

Press and Hold button for the specified amount of time

“Hello” Audible prompt

Basic Operations

Checking the Battery Level

For more information on phone pairing, refer to the User’s Guide.

Siri and Google Assistant
Activate the Siri or Google Assistant Installed on Your Phone

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.

Note: When Mesh Intercom is on, the SRL-EXT will automatically connect to nearby SRL-EXT users and the headset will be in Open Mesh (default: channel 1) initially.

Open Mesh
Channel Setting (Default: channel 1) in Open Mesh

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 headset.

Creating a Group Mesh
Creating a Group Mesh requires two or more Open Mesh users.

1. Users (You, B, and C) enter into Mesh Grouping to create a
2. When Mesh Grouping is completed, the users (You, B and C) will hear a voice prompt on their headsets as Open Mesh switches to Group Mesh.

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.

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.
2. When Mesh Grouping is completed, the new users (D and F) will hear a voice prompt on their headsets as Open Mesh switches to Group Mesh. 

Enable/Disable Mic (Default: Enable)
Users can enable/disable the microphone when communicating in a Mesh Intercom.

Mesh Reach-Out Request
You (caller) can send a request message to turn on the Mesh Intercom to nearby friends who have it turned off.

1. If you want to send or receive a request massage, you need to enable Mesh Reach-Out on the Sena Motorcycles App.
2. While your headset’s Mesh Intercom is on, you (caller) send a request message using the headset’s Button or the Sena Motorcycles App.
3. Friends who receive the request message need to manually turn on their Mesh Intercom using the headset’s Button or the Sena Motorcycles App.

Reset Mesh
If the headset in an Open Mesh or Group Mesh resets the Mesh, it will automatically return to Open Mesh (default: channel 1).

Bluetooth Intercom
Up to three other people can be paired with the headset for Bluetooth intercom conversations.

Intercom Pairing
There are two ways to pair the headset.

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 headset.
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

1. Users (You, B) enter into Intercom Pairing.
2. The two headsets (A and B) will be automatically paired.
3. Repeat the steps above to pair with other headsets (C and D).

Last-Come, First-Served
If the headset has multiple paired headsets for intercom conversations, the last paired headset is set as the First Intercom Friend.

Two-way Intercom
Start/End Conversation with the First Intercom Friend D

Start/End Conversation with the Second Intercom Friend C

Start/End Conversation with the Third Intercom Friend B

FM Radio

Note: You can also save the current station from the Sena Motorcycles App.

Configuration Menu

Troubleshooting

Fault Reset
Remove the battery cable from the battery connector and then insert it back in.

Note: Fault Reset will not restore the headset to factory default settings.

Factory Reset

Quick Reference

SENA Technologies, Inc. Customer Support: sena.com

References

• SENA

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