SENA IMPULSE Otorcycle Bluetooth Helmet with Mesh Intercom User Guide

: June 12, 2024
: Sena

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IMPULSE Otorcycle Bluetooth Helmet with Mesh Intercom
Product Details:
Product Usage Instructions:

IMPULSE Otorcycle Bluetooth Helmet with Mesh Intercom

Product Details:

Shield Visor (Pinlock Ready Shield)
Inner Sun Visor
Breath Guard
Top Vent Shield Ratchet
Chin Guard
Inner Sun Visor Lever
Charging & Wi-Fi Status LED
(+) Button
Center Button
(-) Button
Mesh Intercom Button
Bluetooth System’s Buttons
Chin Guard Lever Strap Adjuster
Chinstrap One-touch Buckle
Microphone
Speakers
Rear Vents
Firmware Upgrade Status LED
Magnetic DC Power Charging Port
Pinhole Fault Reset Button

Product Usage Instructions:

Putting on the Helmet:

Unfasten the chinstrap by using the retention system.
Expand the helmet opening with your hand, and slide your head
into the helmet.
Fasten the chinstrap as tight as possible without causing you
pain.

Basic Operations:

Powering On:

HOLD button for 1 second.

Powering Off:

TAP button once.

Checking the Battery Level:

Press and hold the TAP button for 1 second.

Phone Pairing:

Press and hold the TAP button for 10 seconds to enter the
configuration menu.
Select IMPULSE in the list of Bluetooth devices detected on
your phone.

Using the Phone:

Answer a Call: TAP button once.
Reject a Call: HOLD button for 2 seconds.
End a Call: HOLD button for 2 seconds.
Activate the Siri or Google Assistant Installed on Your Phone:
Say “Hey Google” or “Hey Siri”, or HOLD button for 3 seconds.

Music Control:

Play/Pause: HOLD button for 1 second.
Track Forward: HOLD button for 1 second.
Track Backward: HOLD button for 1 second.

Mesh Intercom:

Mesh Intercom On: TAP button once.
Mesh Intercom Off: TAP button once.

Open Mesh Channel Setting:

Enter into the Channel Setting by tapping the TAP button twice
or pressing “#” once.
Select the desired channel and save it by tapping the TAP
button once.

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.

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 TAP button for 5 seconds.
Joining an Existing Group Mesh:
- One of the current users in an Existing Group Mesh can allow
  new users in Open Mesh to join the Existing Group Mesh.

MOTORCYCLE BLUETOOTH® HELMET WITH MESH INTERCOMTM

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ENGLISH / 1.4.0

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Download the Sena Motorcycles App on Google Play Store or App Store.
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Firmware Update · Device Configuration Setting
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Product Details

Shield Visor (Pinlock Ready Shield)
Inner Sun Visor
Breath Guard

Top Vent Shield Ratchet

Chin Guard

Inner Sun Visor Lever

Charging & Wi-Fi Status LED

(+) Button Center Button (-) Button Mesh Intercom Button Bluetooth System’s Buttons

Chin Guard Lever Strap Adjuster

Chinstrap One-touch Buckle

Microphone

Speakers

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

Putting on the Helmet
Unfasten the chinstrap by using the retention system. Expand the helmet opening with your hand, and slide your head
into the helmet.
Fasten the chinstrap as tight as possible without causing you pain.

Icon Legend

TAP
1x

Tap button the specified number of times

HOLD
10s

Press and Hold button for the specified amount of time

“Hello”

Audible prompt

Basic Operations
Powering On
HOLD
1s
Volume Up
TAP
1x

Powering Off
TAP
1x
Volume Down
TAP
1x

Checking the Battery Level

=

Powering On

=

Phone Pairing

HOLD
10s

“Configuration menu”

TAP

1x

Blinking “Phone pairing”

Select IMPULSE in the list of Bluetooth devices detected.

Bluetooth
IMPiPULSE
Device B

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

Using the Phone
Answer a Call
TAP
1x
Reject a Call
HOLD
2s

End a Call
HOLD
2s

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

“Hey Google” or “Hey Siri”

or

HOLD
3s

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

Track Backward
HOLD
1s

Mesh IntercomTM
Open MeshTM: communication within the same channel. Group MeshTM: communication within the same private group.
· For more information on Mesh Intercom, refer to the User’s Guide.

Mesh Intercom On

Blinking

TAP
1x

“Mesh intercom on, Open Mesh, channel 1”

Mesh Intercom Off
TAP
1x

“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 Enter into the Channel Setting.

TAP
2x

“Channel setting, 1”

Navigate between channels. (1 2 ··· 8 9 Exit 1 ···)

TAP
1x

or

“#”

TAP
1x

Save the channel.
TAP
1x

“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.

Creating a Group Mesh

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

Open Mesh

Group Mesh

B

You

C

You

B

C

Users (You, B, and C) enter into Mesh Grouping to create a Group Mesh.

HOLD
5s

“Mesh grouping”

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

B

C

“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.

Existing Group Mesh

Open Mesh

Existing Group Mesh

You
B C

F D

You

F

D
C B

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.

HOLD
5s

“Mesh grouping”

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.

D

F

“Group Mesh”

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

HOLD
1s

“Mic on” or “Mic off”

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.

If you want to send or receive a request massage, you need to enable Mesh Reach-Out on the Sena Motorcycles App.

While your headset’s Mesh Intercom is on, you (caller) send a request message using the headset’s Button or the Sena Motorcycles App.

[Caller] [Caller] “Mesh reach-out request”

TAP
3x

[Nearby Friends]

“Mesh intercom

requested”

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 a Bluetooth system in an Open Mesh or Group Mesh resets the Mesh, it will automatically return to Open Mesh (default: channel 1).

HOLD
8s

“Reset Mesh”

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

A

C

YOU
D

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. Pair the mobile phone with the Bluetooth system. Open the Sena Motorcycles App and tap (Smart Intercom
Pairing Menu). 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.
Tap Save and check that your friend (B) is paired with you (A) correctly.
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

A

B

YOU
Users (You, B) enter into Intercom Pairing.

Blinking

HOLD

5s

“Intercom pairing”

Turns blue

The two Bluetooth systems (A and B) will be

A

B

automatically paired.

YOU

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

B
1

A

2

C

3
YOU
D

Last-Come, First-Served

A

D

C

B

YOU

Intercom Friend 1

Intercom Friend 2

Intercom Friend 3

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

FM Radio
FM Radio On/Off
HOLD
1s

Start/Stop Scanning
HOLD
1s

Seek Forward
TAP
2x

Seek Backward
TAP
2x

Navigating Preset Stations
HOLD
1s
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
HOLD
10s

“Configuration menu”

Navigating Between Menu Options

TAP
1x

or