SENA 5R LITE Motorcycle Bluetooth Headset User Manual
- June 12, 2024
- Sena
Table of Contents
SENA 5R LITE Motorcycle Bluetooth Headset
About the 5R LITE
The 5R LITE is a product that provides a range of features for motorcycle riders. It allows for hands-free communication, Bluetooth pairing with mobile phones and GPS devices, stereo music playback, and intercom functionality.
Product Features
- Hands-free communication
- Bluetooth pairing with mobile phones and GPS devices
- Stereo music playback
- Intercom functionality
Product Details
The 5R LITE features an LCD display and three buttons: the (+) button, multi- function button, and (-) button. It also includes speakers and a microphone port, a DC power charging and firmware upgrade port, and a USB-C power and data cable.
Package Contents
- 5R LITE headset
- Speakers and boom microphone cable
- Clamp
- Glued surface mounting adapter
- Hook and loop fasteners for speakers
- Speaker sponges
- Microphone sponges
- USB power and data cable (USB-C)
Installing the Headset on Your Helmet
To install the headset on your helmet, follow these steps:
Preparing the Helmet for Installation
- Detach the snap fasteners located on the internal paddings.
- Remove the pads from the helmet.
Using the Clamp for Headset Main Unit
- Attach the clamp to the headset main unit.
- Position the clamp on the helmet in a suitable location.
- Tighten the screws on the clamp to secure it to the helmet.
Using the Glued Surface Mounting Adapter for Headset Main Unit
- Attach the glued surface mounting adapter to the headset main unit.
- Clean the surface of the helmet where you want to mount the adapter.
- Peel off the adhesive backing from the adapter and press it firmly onto the helmet.
Installing the Speakers
- Attach the speakers to the helmet using the hook and loop fasteners.
- Position the speakers in a comfortable and suitable location.
Cables Organization
Arrange and secure the cables neatly along the helmet to prevent any
interference or discomfort.
Adjusting the Microphone Position
Position the microphone in a suitable location near your mouth for clear
communication.
ABOUT THE 5R LITE
Product Features
- Bluetooth® 5.1
- Intercom up to 1 km (0.6 mi)*
- Two-way Intercom
- Audio Multitasking™
- LCD Display
- Firmware Upgradeable
Product Details
Package Contents
INSTALLING THE HEADSET ON YOUR HELMET
To install the headset to the helmet, follow the steps below:
Preparing the Helmet for Installation
Detach the snap fasteners located on the internal paddings. Then, remove the
pads from the helmet.
Using the Clamp for Headset Main Unit
- Insert the headset main unit into the clamp using the two connecting slots on the back.
- Insert the back plate of the clamp unit between the internal padding and external shell of the left side of the helmet.
- Align the arrows on the headset main unit’s port with the speakers and boom microphone cable, and insert the speakers and boom microphone cable into the headset main unit’s port.
Using the Glued Surface Mounting Adapter for Headset Main Unit
- Insert the headset main unit into the glued surface mounting adapter using the two connecting slots on the back.
- Clean the area on the left side of the helmet where you will attach the glued surface mounting adapter with a moistened towel and dry thoroughly.
- Peel off the cover of adhesive tape of the glued surface mounting adapter and attach it to the left side of your helmet. Note : Make sure that the glued surface mounting plate sticks on the helmet firmly. Maximum adhesion occurs after 24 hours.
- Align the arrows on the headset main unit’s port with the speakers and boom microphone cable, and insert the speakers and boom microphone cable into the headset main unit’s port.
Installing the Speakers
- Peel off the cover of adhesive tape of the hook and loop fasteners for speakers. Then, attach the hook and loop fasteners for speakers to the ear pockets inside the helmet.
- Attach the speakers to the hook and loop fasteners for speakers inside the helmet.
- Repeat the process on the other side.
Note : If your speakers are too close to your ears and your ears are uncomfortable, you can attach a Speaker Sponge to the front of the speaker.
Cables Organization
After aligning the cables inside the helmet, reinstall the pads to the helmet.
Adjusting the Microphone Position
- Make sure that the microphone is located properly close to your mouth when you wear the helmet.
- Adjust the direction of the microphone so that the fin side of the microphone is facing outward, away from your lips.
GETTING STARTED
Downloadable Sena Software
SENA MOTORCYCLES App
By simply pairing your phone with your headset, you can use the SENA
MOTORCYCLES App for quicker, easier set up and management.
Download the SENA MOTORCYCLES App on Google Play Store or App Store.
Sena Device Manager
The Sena Device Manager allows you to upgrade firmware and configure settings
directly from your PC.
- Download the Sena Device Manager at sena.com.
Charging
Charging the headset
Note:
- Any 3rd party USB charger can be used with Sena products if the charger is approved by either the FCC, CE, IC, or other locally approved agencies.
- Use of a non-approved charger may cause fire, explosion, leakage, and other hazards which may also reduce the life time or performance of the battery.
- The headset is compatible with 5 V input USB-charged devices only.
Legend
Powering On and Off
Checking the Battery Level
LCD Display
Volume Adjustment
You can raise or lower the volume by tapping the (+) Button or the (-) Button.
Volume is set and maintained independently at different levels for each audio
source (i.e., phone, intercom), even when the headset is rebooted.
Volume Up & Down
PAIRING THE HEADSET WITH OTHER BLUETOOTH DEVICES
When using the headset with other Bluetooth devices for the first time,
they will need to be “paired.” This enables them to recognize and communicate
with one another whenever they are within range. The headset can pair with
multiple Bluetooth devices such as a mobile phone, GPS, MP3 player or Sena
SR10 Two-Way Radio Adapter via Mobile Phone Pairing and Second Mobile Phone
Pairing.
Phone Pairing
There are three ways to pair the phone.
Initially Pairing the 5R LITE
The headset will automatically enter the phone pairing mode when you
initially turn on the headset or in the following situation:
- Rebooting after executing Factory Reset; or
- Rebooting after executing Delete All Pairings.
- Press and hold the (+) Button and the (-) Button for 1 second.
- Select 5R LITE in the list of Bluetooth devices detected. If your mobile phone asks for a PIN, enter 0000.
Note:
- The phone pairing mode lasts for 3 minutes.
- To cancel phone pairing, tap the Multi-function Button.
Pairing When the 5R LITE is Turned Off
- While the headset is off, press and hold the (+) Button and the (-) Button until the LCD display screen changes to the phone pairing screen and you hear a voice prompt, “Phone pairing.”
- Select 5R LITE in the list of Bluetooth devices detected. If your mobile phone asks for a PIN, enter 0000.
Pairing When the 5R LITE is Turned On
- While the headset is on, press and hold the Multi-function Button for 10 seconds.
- Tap the (+) Button
- Select 5R LITE in the list of Bluetooth devices detected. If your mobile phone asks for a PIN, enter 0000.
Second Mobile Phone Pairing Second Mobile Phone, GPS, and SR10
- Press and hold the Multi-function Button for 10 seconds.
- Double tap the (+) Button.
- Select 5R LITE in the list of Bluetooth devices detected. If your Bluetooth device asks for a PIN, enter 0000.
GPS Pairing
- Press and hold the Multi-function Button for 10 seconds
- Tap the (+) Button 3 times
- Select 5R LITE in the list of devices detected. If your Bluetooth device asks for a PIN, enter 0000.
Advanced Selective Pairing: Hands-Free or A2DP Stereo
Phone Pairing allows the headset to establish two Bluetooth profiles:
Hands-Free or A2DP Stereo. Advanced Selective Pairing allows the headset to
separate the profiles to enable connection with two devices.
Phone Selective Pairing – Hands-Free Profile
- Press and hold the Multi-function Button for 10 seconds.
- Tap the (+) Button 4 times.
- Select 5R LITE in the list of Bluetooth devices detected. If your mobile phone asks for a PIN, enter 0000.
Media Selective Pairing – A2DP Profile
- Press and hold the Multi-function Button for 10 seconds
- Tap the (+) Button 5 times.
- Select 5R LITE in the list of Bluetooth devices detected. If your mobile phone asks for a PIN, enter 0000.
MOBILE PHONE USAGE
Making and Answering Calls
Note : If you have a GPS device connected, you will not hear its voice navigations during a phone call.
Speed Dialing
Assigning Speed Dial Presets
Speed Dial Presets could be assigned through the SENA MOTORCYCLES App.
Using Speed Dial Presets
- Enter into the Speed Dial menu.
- Navigate forward or backward through Speed Dial Preset numbers
- Call one of your Speed Dial Presets numbers.
- Redial the last number called
STEREO MUSIC
Bluetooth Stereo Music
- Play/Pause Music
- Next Track
- Previous Track
Music Sharing
You can start sharing music with one intercom friend using Bluetooth stereo
music during a Two-way intercom conversation. When you terminate music
sharing, you can go back to the intercom conversation.
Note:
- Both you and your intercom friend can remotely control music playback such as track forward and track back.
- Music sharing will be paused when you are using your mobile phone or listening to GPS instructions.
- When Audio Multitasking is enabled, if an intercom call is made when you are listening to music, music sharing will not work.
Start/Terminate Sharing Music
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.
-
Pair the mobile phone with the headset.
-
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
- Users (You, B) enter into Intercom Pairing
- Tap the Multi-function Button on either headset.
- Repeat the steps above to pair with other headsets (C and D).
Last-Come, First-Served
The intercom pairing queue is 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. For example, after the pairing procedures
listed above, headset (D) is the First Intercom Friend of headset (A). headset
(C) is the Second Intercom Friend of headset (A), and headset (B) is the Third
Intercom Friend of headset (A).
Two-Way Intercom
You can start or end an intercom conversation with an Intercom Friend.
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
UNIVERSAL INTERCOM
Universal Intercom allows you to have intercom conversations with users of
non-Sena Bluetooth headsets. Non-Sena Bluetooth headset can be connected to
the Sena headset if they support the Bluetooth Hands-Free Profile (HFP). You
can pair the headset with only one non-Sena headset at a time. The intercom
distance depends on the performance of the headset to which it’s connected.
When a non-Sena headset is paired with the headset while another Bluetooth
device is paired via Second Mobile Phone Pairing, it will be disconnected.
Universal Intercom Pairing
- Put the non-Sena headset in Hands-free Pairing Mode. The headset will automatically pair with a non-Sena Bluetooth headset.
Two-Way Universal Intercom
You can initiate the Universal Intercom connection with non-Sena Bluetooth
headsets using the same intercom connection method as you would between other
Sena headsets.
You may start/end a Two-Way Universal Intercom using the same way as you do in a normal Two-Way Intercom. Please refer to Section 7.3: “Two-Way Intercom”.
FUNCTION PRIORITY AND FIRMWARE UPGRADES
Function Priority
The headset operates in the following order of priority: (highest) Mobile
phone IntercomMusic sharing via Bluetooth stereo (lowest) Bluetooth stereo
music A lower priority function is always interrupted by a higher
priorityfunction.
Note : If you select music as the audio source priority, the order of priority will change as below:
- ( highest ) Mobile phone Bluetooth stereo music Intercom
- ( lowest ) Music sharing via Bluetooth stereo music
Firmware Upgrades
You can upgrade firmware using the Sena Device Manager. The USB Power & Data
Cable (USB-C) must be connected to your PC to upgrade firmware using the Sena
Device Manager. Please visit sena.com to check for the
latest software downloads.
CONFIGURATION SETTING
Headset Configuration Menu
- Accessing the Configuration Menu
- Navigating Between Menu Options
- Execute Menu Options
Headset Configuration Menu
Voice Configuration Menu | Tap the Multi-function Button |
---|---|
Phone Pairing | None |
Second Mobile Phone Pairing | None |
GPS Pairing | None |
Phone Selective Pairing | None |
Media Selective Pairing | None |
Delete All Pairings | Execute |
Remote Control Pairing | Execute |
Universal Intercom Pairing | Execute |
Factory Reset | Execute |
Exit | Execute |
Delete All Pairings
Delete All Bluetooth Pairing Information stored in the headset.
Remote Control Pairing
You can remotely control the headset using Sena Remote Control devices (sold
separately).
- Turn on the headset and the Remote Control device.
- Execute Remote Control Pairing.
- Enter pairing mode in the Remote Control device. The headset will automatically connect with the Remote Control device in pairing mode.
Software Configuration Setting
You can change the settings of the headset through the SENA MOTORCYCLES App or
the Sena Device Manager.
Headset Language
You can select the device language. The selected language is maintained even
when the headset is rebooted.
Audio Source Priority (Default: Intercom)
Audio Source Priority allows you to select the priority between the intercom
and music (which includes GPS app instructions and message notifications) from
a smartphone. If the intercom is selected as theaudio source priority, your
music will be interrupted during an intercom conversation. If music is
selected as the audio source priority, intercom conversations will be
interrupted while your music is heard.
Note : Audio Source Priority is active only when Audio Multitasking is disabled.
VOX Phone (Default: Enable)
If this feature is enabled, you can answer incoming calls by voice. When you
hear a ringtone for an incoming call, you can answer the phone by saying a
word such as “Hello” loudly or by blowing air into the microphone. VOX Phone
is temporarily disabled if you are connected to intercom. If this feature is
disabled, you have to tap the Multifunction Button to answer an incoming call.
VOX Intercom (Default: Disable)
If VOX Intercom is enabled, you can initiate an intercom conversation with the
last connected intercom friend by voice. When you want to start intercom, say
a word such as “Hello” loudly or blow air into the microphone. If you start an
intercom conversation by voice, the intercom terminates automatically when you
and your intercom friend remain silent for 20 seconds. However, if you
manually start anintercom conversation by tapping the Multi-function Button,
youhave to terminate the intercom conversation manually. However, if you start
the intercom by voice and end it manually by tapping the Multi-function
Button, you will not be able to start intercom by voicetemporarily. In this
case, you have to tap the Multi-function Button to restart the intercom. This
is to prevent repeated unintentional intercom connections by strong wind
noise. After rebooting the headset, you canstart the intercom by voice again.
Audio Multitasking™ (Default: Disable)
Audio Multitasking allows you to hear the audio from two features
simultaneously. When Audio Multitasking is enabled, phone calls, GPS
instructions, and intercom conversations can be overlaid withaudio from the
music or GPS app instructions from a smartphone in the background with reduced
volume. Increasing or decreasing the volumeof the audio in the foreground will
also increase or decrease the volume of the overlaid audio in the background.
The volume of the foreground audio can be adjusted using the headset. How much
background audiothat is heard can be adjusted using the Sena Device Manager or
the SENA MOTORCYCLES App. HD Intercom, HD Voice, and Audio Source Priority
become disabled temporarily when Audio Multitasking is enabled.
Foreground and Background Combination Table
Model
5R LITE
| **Foreground*| Background**
---|---|---
Phone**
OA
| GPS
OA
| Intercom| Music or Smart Navi
| O| O|
| | OB| OB
| O| | O
Two audio sources in the foreground can be heard simultaneously with the same volume level. Only one background source can be heard at a time while listening to an audio source in the foreground.
- GPS instructions can be heard during phone calls and the volume level of both audio sources can be adjusted using the headset.
- GPS app directions will be heard in the background during intercom conversations.
Note:
- Audio Multitasking will be activated during two-way intercom conversations with a headset that also supports this feature.
- When Audio Multitasking is disabled, the background audio source will return to its independent volume level.
- For Audio Multitasking to work properly, you need to power the headset off and on. Please restart the headset.
- Some GPS devices may not support this feature.
Background Volume (Default: Level 5)
The Background Volume can be adjustable only when the Audio Multitasking turns
on. Level 9 is the highest volume and 0 is the lowest.
HD Intercom (Default: Enable)
HD Intercom enhances the two-way intercom audio from normal quality to HD
quality. If this feature is disabled, the two-way intercom audio will change
to normal quality.
Note :
- The intercom distance of HD Intercom is relatively shorter than that of normal intercom.
- HD Intercom will become disabled temporarily when Audio Multitasking is enabled.
HD Voice (Default: Enable)
HD Voice allows you to communicate in high-definition during phone calls. This
feature increases the quality so that the audio will be crisp and clear during
phone call conversations. If this feature is enabled, incoming phone calls
will interrupt intercom conversations and audio from the SR10 will not be
heard during intercom conversations.
Note:
- Refer to the manufacturer of your Bluetooth device that will be connected to the headset to see if it supports HD Voice.
- HD Voice is active only when Audio Multitasking is disabled
Voice Prompt (Default: Enable)
You can disable Voice Prompts by software configuration settings, but the
following voice prompts are always on.
- Headset configuration settings menu, battery level indicator, speed dial
Advanced Noise Control™ (Always On)
The background noise is reduced during an intercom conversation.
TROUBLESHOOTING
Please visit sena.com for more troubleshooting information.
- Customer Support : sena.com
Fault Reset
When the headset is not working properly, you can easily reset the unit:
- Locate the Pinhole Fault Reset Button below on the back of the main unit.
- Gently insert a paper clip into the hole and press the Pinhole Fault Reset Button with light pressure.
- The headset will shut down.
- Note : Fault Reset will not restore the headset to factory default settings.
Factory Reset
To erase all of your settings and start fresh, the headset can be restored to
factory default settings using the Factory Reset feature.
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