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Bluetooth Communication System

MANUAL

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0 Bluetooth·

Foreasyreferencewhileontheroad,downloadthePocketGuidefromcardosystems.com/quick-guides/.

Thisisversion1.0oftheFREECOM2Manual.Thelatestversionofthemanualsinyourpreferredlanguageandvarious

tutorialscanbefoundat

cardosystems.com/product-

manuals/.

CONTENTS

1.Introduction

2.ChargingtheFREECOM2

3.GettingStarted

3.1 GettingtoKnowYourFREECOM2

3.2 SwitchingYourUnitOn/Off

3.3 DifferentWaystoOperateYourFREECOM2

3.4 BasicFunctions

3.5 PairingYourUnittoBluetoothDevices

3.5.1 PairingthroughtheUnitButtons

3.5.2 PairingthroughtheVoice-AssistedMenu

3.6 PairingtheBluetoothIntercom

3.6.1 PairingtheBluetoothIntercomtootherCardoUnits

3.6.2 PairingtheBluetoothIntercomtonon-CardoUnits

4.BeforeYouRide11

4.1 ConfiguringYourFREECOM2throughtheSmartSetApp

4.1.1 ConfiguringYourFREECOM2BasicSettingsthroughtheSmartSetApp

4.1.2 ConfiguringYourFMRadio

4.2 ConfiguringYourFREECOM2throughCardoCommunity

4.2.1 InstallingtheCardoUpdateronYourComputer

4.2.2 ConfiguringYourFREECOM2BasicSettingsthroughCardoCommunity

4.2.3 ConfiguringYourFMRadiothroughCardoCommunity

4.3 ConfiguringYourFREECOM2throughtheConfigurationVoiceMenu

4.4 UsingParallelAudioStreaming

4.5 AudioSourcePriorities

4.6 SettingtheDefaultMobilePhone

4.7 CheckingBatteryStatusthroughtheSmartSetApp

5.OntheRoad

5.1 MakingandReceivingPhoneCalls

5.1.1 MakingPhoneCalls

5.1.2 AnsweringPhoneCalls

5.1.3 RejectingPhoneCalls

5.1.4 EndingPhoneCalls

5.1.5 TogglingBetweenTwoCallsonTwoMobilePhonesPairedtoYourUnit

5.1.6 DisconnectingtheCurrentCallandSwitchingToTheSecondCall

5.2 MakingandReceivingBluetoothIntercomCalls

5.2.1 MakingaBluetoothIntercomCall

5.2.2 ReceivingBluetoothIntercomCalls

5.2.3 HoldingaMobile/BluetoothIntercomConferenceCall

5.2.4 BluetoothIntercomBusy Signal

5.2.5 Click-To-LinkCalls

5.3 ListeningtoMusicandRadio

5.3.1 ListeningtoMusic

5.3.2 ListeningtoFMRadio

5.3.3 SharingMusicandRadio

6.Troubleshooting30

6.1 SoftReset

6.2 ResetPairing

6.3 ResettoFactorySettings

6.4 FAQ

7.Support

8.Glossary

AppendixA. FREECOM2ModesandEvents-LEDIndications

1.INTRODUCTION

ThankyouforchoosingtheCardoFREECOM2Bluetooth®communicationandentertainmentsystemformotorcycle

helmets.

ThisManualdescribesthefeaturesofyourFREECOM2andhowtousethem.

WewishyouagreatFREECOM2experienceandencourageyoutowritetousat

regardinganyquestions,suggestionsorcommentsyoumayhave.

IfyouhavenotyetinstalledtheFREECOM2unitinyourhelmet,pleaseinstallitasdescribedintheInstallationGuide

providedinthepackage.

support@cardosystems.com

2. CHARGINGTHEFREECOM2

MakesurethatyourFREECOM2batteryischargedforatleast4hoursbeforeinitialuse.

TochargetheFREECOM2:

1. Using the supplied USB cable, connect your computer or a wall charger to the FREECOM 2 USBport.

● ChargingwiththewallchargerisfasterthanviaacomputerUSBport.

● Chargingyourunitswitchesitoffautomatically.Touseyourunitwhileitisbeingcharged,switchiton.(see

SwitchingYourUnitOn/Offonpage6).

Duringcharging,theLEDindicateschargingstatusasfollows:

● redLEDon-charging

● redLEDoff-chargingcomplete

3.GETTINGSTARTED

3.1GETTINGTOKNOWYOURFREECOM2

3.2SWITCHINGYOURUNITON/OFF

ToswitchyourFREECOM2on:

● Press

andfor1second.Thespeakerplaysanascendingtoneandavoicemessage"HelloFREECOM2".

Inallbatterystates,theLEDflashesbluethreetimesrepeatedly,confirmingthatyourFREECOM2ison.

ToswitchyourFREECOM2off:

● Tapand.

Inallbatterystates,theLEDflashesredthreetimesrepeatedly,confirmingthatyourFREECOM2isswitchingoff.

Thespeakerplaysadescendingtoneandavoicemessage"Goodbye".

Connectingyourunittoachargerswitchesofftheunit.

3.3DIFFERENTWAYSTO OPERATEYOURFREECOM2

Youcanoperatethevariousfeaturesbyanyofthefollowingmethods:

● Pressingabuttonorcombinationofbuttonsontheunit.

● UsingtheSmartSetapponyourmobiledevice(onceitispairedwiththeunit).

● UsingtheVoice-AssistedMenuincombinationwithunitbuttons.orwiththeVOX(voiceactivation).VOXisfor

handsfreeoperationofyourFREECOM2.Youcansayawordorphraseloudlywhenthevoice-assistedmenu

reachesthefunctionyouwanttouseandyourFREECOM2performsthatfunction.YoucanalsoadjustVOX

sensitivityforthemicrophone,see

ConfiguringYourFREECOM2BasicSettingsthroughtheSmartSetAppon

page14.

LEDs,tonesandvoiceannouncementsguideyouwhileusingthefunctionsofyourFREECOM2,asdescribedin

FREECOM2ModesandEvents-LEDIndicationsonpage33.

Thismanualdescribesthemostsuitablemethodormethodstooperateeachfeature.

3.4BASICFUNCTIONS

Toturnthevolumeupforcurrentaudiosource:

● Tap

Witheachtap,aloudertoneisplayedonthespeakeruntilyoureachthemaximumvolume,asindicatedbythe

maximumvolumetone.

Toturnthevolumedownforcurrentaudiosource:

● Tap

Witheachtap,aquietertoneisplayedonthespeakeruntilyoureachtheminimumvolume,asindicatedbythe

minimumvolumetone.

Tomutethemicrophonecompletelyandlowerthespeakervolumetotheminimallevelwhenanaudiosourceisactive:

● Tapand.

Adescendingtoneisplayedonthespeaker.

AutomaticGainControl(AGC)adjustsyourspeakervolumeaccordingtoambientnoiseandridingspeed.To

adjustAGCsensitivity,see

ConfiguringYourFREECOM2BasicSettingsthroughtheSmartSetApponpage14.

3.5PAIRINGYOURUNITTOBLUETOOTHDEVICES

YourFREECOM2hastwoBluetoothchannelsforconnectiontoBluetoothdevicessuchasmobilephones,GPS

devicesandBluetoothmusicplayerswithA2DP.

ToconnectyourFREECOM2toaBluetoothdevice,youmustfirstpairthemwhileinStandby(see

andEvents-LEDIndications

onpage33).Oncepaired,theyautomaticallyrecognizeeachotherwhenevertheyare

FREECOM2Modes

withinrange.

3.5.1PAIRINGTHROUGHTHEUNITBUTTONS

Ifyouarepairingmorethanonedevice,Cardorecommendsthatyoupairthemobilephonetochannel1,andthe

additionaldevice(suchasGPS,musicplayeroradditionalmobilephone)tochannel2.

TopairBluetoothchannel1toamobilephone:

1.EnableBluetoothonthemobilephone.

2.Press

for5seconds.TheLEDflashesredandblue.

3.SearchforBluetoothdevicesonyourmobilephoneasdescribedinyourphone'sinstructions.

4.AfterafewsecondsthephonelistsyourFREECOM2.Selectit.

5.IfpromptedforaPINorPasskey,enter0000(fourzeros).

6.ThephoneconfirmsthatpairinghassucceededandtheLEDflashespurplefor2seconds.

TopairBluetoothchannel2toanotherBluetoothdevice:

1.EnableBluetoothonthedevice(suchasmobilephone,GPSdevice,musicplayer).

2.Press

3.Tap

for5seconds.TheLEDflashesredandblue.

twice.TheLEDstartsflashingredandgreen.

IfyouarepairingaGPSdevice,makesureyouperformthenextstep.

4.IfyouarepairingaGPSdevice,tap.TheLEDflashesslower.

5.Onthedeviceyouarepairing,searchforBluetoothdevices(asdescribedinitsinstructions).

6.AfterafewsecondsthedevicelistsyourFREECOM2.Selectit.

7.IfpromptedforaPINorPasskey,enter0000(fourzeros).

8.ThedeviceconfirmsthatpairinghassucceededandtheLEDflashespurplefor2seconds.

● Ifpairingisnotcompletedwithin2minutes,theunitautomaticallyreturnstoStandby.

● IfyouhavepairedtwodifferentmobilephonesdirectlytoyourFREECOM2,setoneasdefaultformaking

calls(see

● NotallBluetoothmobilephonesbroadcastBluetoothStereomusic(A2DP),evenifthephonehasanMP3

SettingtheDefaultMobilePhoneonpage21).

playerfunction.Consultyourmobilephone’susermanualformoreinformation.

● NotallBluetoothGPSdevicesallowconnectiontoBluetoothaudiodevices.ConsultyourGPSUserManualfor

moreinformation.

Tocancelthepairingprocess:

● Press

for2seconds.TheLEDstopsflashingredandblueorredandgreen.

ToresetallBluetoothdevicepairing:

● Press

andfor5seconds.

Inallbatterystates,theLEDflashespurpleslowlyfivetimes,confirmingthatpairinghasbeenreset.

ResettingallBluetoothdevicepairingalsoresetsallBluetoothintercompairing.

3.5.2PAIRINGTHROUGHTHEVOICE-ASSISTEDMENU

TopairyourFREECOM2withdevicesthroughthevoice-assistedmenu:

1.Tap

2.Whenthevoice-assistedmenureaches"AdvancedFeatures",tap

3.Whenthevoice-assistedmenureachestherequiredoption,tap

● ToresetallBluetoothpairing,selectthemenuoption"ResetMobilesandGPSPairing".

and.

oruseVOX.

3.6PAIRINGTHEBLUETOOTHINTERCOM

TheFREECOM2allowsfull-duplexBluetoothintercomcommunicationforchattingwithanotherrideronCardoor

non-Cardounits.

ToconnectyourunittoanotherunitwithaBluetoothintercom,youmustfirstpairtheirchannels.

● Pairingachannelreplacesanyexistingpairedunitonthatchannelwiththenewunit.

● IfyouhavepurchasedtheFREECOM2MultiSet,theretailpackagecontainstwopre-pairedunits.

● YourFREECOM2iscompatiblewithmostCardomodelsforBluetoothintercomcalls.Inaddition,itisalso

compatiblewiththeSchuberthSRC-System™.

FordetailsonhowtopairanduseyourFREECOM2withotherCardounits,goto

www.cardosystems.com/freecomcompatibility

3.6.1PAIRINGTHEBLUETOOTHINTERCOMTOOTHERCARDOUNITS

TopairyourUnitwithCardounitsthroughtheunitbuttons:

1.ConfirmyourunitisinStandbymode(LEDflashesslowly).

2.Onyourunit,press

for5seconds.TheLEDflashesred.

3.OntheotherCardounit,activateBluetoothintercompairingmode(seetheotherCardounitusermanualat

cardosystems.com/product-

manuals/).

4.TheunitconfirmsthatpairinghassucceededandtheLEDflashesfor2seconds.

● Tocancelthepairingprocess,pressfor2seconds.TheLEDstopsflashing.

● Ifpairingisnotcompletedwithin2minutes,theunitautomaticallyreturnstoStandby.

● ToresetallBluetoothintercompairingwhileinBluetoothintercompairingmode:

● Pressandfor2seconds.TheLEDflashespurple5timesslowly,confirmingthatpairinghasbeen

reset.

TopairyourFREECOM2withCardounitsthroughtheSmartSetapp:

1.ConfirmyourunitisinStandbymode(LEDflashesslowly).

1.OpentheSmartSetappandtap

2.TapBluetooth.

3.UnderRiders,tapAdd(orChangeifyouarechangingtowhomthechannelispaired)andfollowtheonscreen

menus.

4.OntheotherCardounit,activateBluetoothintercommode(seetheotherCardounitusermanualat

cardosystems.com/product-

manuals/).

5.TheunitconfirmsthatpairinghassucceededandtheLEDflashesfor2seconds.

● ToresetallBluetoothintercompairing,tapDeleteall.

TopairyourFREECOM2withCardounitsthroughthevoice-assistedmenu:

1.ConfirmyourunitisinStandbymode(LEDflashesslowly).

2.Tap

3.Whenthevoice-assistedmenureaches"AdvancedFeatures",tap

4.Whenthevoice-assistedmenureaches"PairIntercomChannelA",tap

and.

oruseVOX.

5.OntheotherCardounit,activateBluetoothintercompairingmode(seetheotherCardounitusermanualat

cardosystems.com/product-manuals/).

6.TheunitconfirmsthatpairinghassucceededandtheLEDflashesfor2seconds.

3.6.2PAIRINGTHEBLUETOOTHINTERCOMTONON-CARDOUNITS

TheCardogatewayenablesCardounitstoconnecttonon-CardounitsoverBluetooth.

TopairyourFREECOM2withnon-Cardounits throughtheunitbuttons:

1.ConfirmyourunitisinStandbymode(LEDflashesslowly).

2.Onyourunit,press

3.Tap

toactivatetheCardogateway.TheLEDflashesredandblue.

for5seconds.TheLEDflashesred.

4.Onthenon-Cardounit,activateBluetoothmobilepairingmode(seethenon-Cardounitusermanual).

5.TheunitconfirmsthatpairinghassucceededandtheLEDflashespurplefor2seconds.

● Tocancelthepairingprocess,pressfor2seconds.TheLEDstopsflashing.

● Ifpairingisnotcompletedwithin2minutes,theunitautomaticallyreturnstoStandby.

● ToresetallBluetoothintercompairingwhileinBluetoothintercompairingmode:

● Pressandfor2seconds.TheLEDflashespurple5timesslowly,confirmingthatpairinghasbeen

reset.

TopairyourFREECOM2withnon-Cardounits throughtheSmartSetapp:

1.ConfirmyourunitisinStandbymode(LEDflashesslowly).

2.OpentheSmartSetappandtap

3.TapBluetooth.

4.UnderRiders,tapAdd(orChangeifyouarechangingtowhomthechannelispaired)andfollowtheonscreen

menus.

5.Onthenon-Cardounit,activateBluetoothmobilepairingmode(seethenon-Cardounitusermanual).

6.TheunitconfirmsthatpairinghassucceededandtheLEDflashespurplefor2seconds.

TopairyourFREECOM2withnon-Cardounits throughthevoice-assistedmenu:

1.ConfirmyourunitisinStandbymode(LEDflashesslowly).

2.Tap

3.Whenthevoice-assistedmenureaches"AdvancedFeatures",tap

4.Whenthevoice-assistedmenureaches"PairCardoGateway",tap

and.

oruseVOX.

5.Onthenon-Cardounit,activateBluetoothmobilepairingmode(seethenon-Cardounitusermanual).

6.TheunitconfirmsthatpairinghassucceededandtheLEDflashespurplefor2seconds.

4.BEFOREYOURIDE

GetthemostoutofyourFREECOM2bychangingthesettingsandcustomizingyourunitaccordingtoyourown

personalpreferences,usingeitherofthefollowingmethods:

● SmartSetApponiOS/Android(seeConfiguringYourFREECOM2throughtheSmartSetApponpage14).

● CardoCommunityonWindows/Mac-minimumrequirements-Windows®7/MacOSX10.8(seeConfiguring

YourFREECOM2throughCardoCommunity

● Unitbuttons.

● Configurationvoicemenuonyourdevice.

Cardorecommendscustomizationsandsettingsbeforegettingoutontheroad.

onpage18).

Object

AGCsensitivity

(Off/Low/Medium/High)

Audiopriority

(A2DP/Bluetooth

intercom)

BackgroundAudio

Level

Bluetoothfriendly

name

DefaultValueDescription

MediumAGC

automatically

adjustsspeaker

volumeaccording

toambientnoise

andridingspeed.

Forexample,

whensettoLow,

higherambient

noisewillcause

thevolume

increasetokickin

atahigherlevel.

Bluetooth

intercom

Priorityofaudio

sourceplaying

throughspeakers.

Eithermusicis

notinterrupted

byanintercom

call,orvice-versa.

N/ASetsthe

background

audiovolume

whenparallel

audiostreaming

ison(see

Parallel

audiostreaming

(Enable/Disable)

below).

FREECOM2Setsthename

thatappearson

yourphonewhile

pairingandinthe

SmartSetapp.

SmartSetApp

(iOS/Android)

Cardo

Community

ü ü ü

ü û û

ü ü û

ConfigurationVoice

Object

Click-to-Linksettings

(Enable/Disable)

Downloadthelatest

firmwareupgrade

FMBand

Language

DefaultValueDescription

EnableSpontaneousway

toinstantly

initiateone-on-

oneintercomcalls

withaCardo

passenger/nearby

rider,without

beingpaired.

N/AStayup-to-date

bydownloading

softwareupdates

wheneveranew

versionis

available(,see

ConfiguringYour

FREECOM2Basic

Settingsthrough

Cardo

Accordingto

YourRegion

Accordingto

YourRegion

Community

page18.

Ifyouarein

Japan,select

Japan.Otherwise,

selectWorldwide.

Voice

announcements

andvoice-

assistedmenus

language(see

"SpokenStatus

Announcements"

below).

SmartSetApp

(iOS/Android)

ü ü ü

û ü û

ü ü û

ü ü ü

Cardo

Community

ConfigurationVoice

Mobilepriority

Toselecta

languagethat

isnotinyour

region,you

mustfirst

changeyour

region

through

Cardo

Community.

Mobile1Ifyoupairedyour

unittotwo

mobilephones,

youmustsetone

ofthemasthe

defaultphonefor

outgoingcalls.

ü û û

Object

Parallelaudio

streaming

(Enable/Disable)

DefaultValueDescription

EnableYoucanheartwo

audiosources

simultaneously.

Forexample,hear

GPSwhile

listeningtomusic.

Limitations

mayapply

whenusing

certainiOS

devices.

SmartSetApp

(iOS/Android)

ü ü ü

Cardo

Community

ConfigurationVoice

RDS(Enable/Disable)

Setspeeddialnumbers

Setthe6FMradio

presets

SpokenStatus

Announcements

(Enable/Disable)

VOXactivation

(Enable/Disable)

VOXsensitivity

(Low/Medium/High)

DisableRadioData

Systemallowsthe

radioto

automatically

retunetothe

strongest

frequency

availableforthe

FMstationyou

arelisteningto

whenthesignal

becomestoo

weak.

EmptyPre-setphone

numbersfor

automaticdialing.

107.5Pre-setFMradio

stations.

EnableVoice

announcements

informyouto

whomortowhat

deviceyouare

connected.

EnableEnablesvoice

activationof

certainfeatures

forhands-free

operation.

MediumAdjustsyour

microphone

sensitivityfor

voiceactivation

whileriding.For

example,inhigh

ambientnoise

situations,setting

VOXsensitivityto

lowrequires

speakingloudly.

ü ü ü

ü û

ü ü û

ü ü ü

AGCandVOXperformancevarybasedonenvironmentalconditions,includingridingspeed,helmettypeand

ambientnoise.Forimprovedperformance,minimizethewindimpactonthemicrophonebyclosingthevisorand

usingthelargemicrophonesponge.

4.1CONFIGURINGYOURFREECOM2THROUGHTHESMARTSETAPP

YoucanconfigureyourFREECOM2throughyourmobilephonebyinstallingtheSmartSetappavailableatGoogle

PlayStoreandAppleAppStore.

TheminimumoperatingsystemrequirementsfortheSmartSetappare:

● Android:4.0andhigher

● IOS:8andhigher

4.1.1CONFIGURINGYOURFREECOM 2BASICSETTINGSTHROUGHTHESMARTSETAPP

ToconfigureyourFREECOM 2throughtheSmartSetapp:

1.MakesurethatyourunitispairedtothemobiledeviceonwhichtheSmartSetappisinstalled.

2.OpentheSmartSetappandtap

3.Thefollowingscreenappears.

4.UsetheappropriatemenutoconfigureyourFREECOM2settings:

●

-FREECOM2features:

GroupDescription/Options

MYDEVICE

LANGUAGE

SpokenStatusAnnouncements

VOX

AGC

FEATURES

ResettoFactory

● -managedevicesandpassenger/nearbyrider.

● -setsthelevelforeachaudiosource(mobilephone,intercom,music,FM,announcements,

● ChangeDeviceName.

● SetLanguage.

● Enable/disable.

● Enable/disable VOXActivation.

● SetVOXSensitivity(low,medium,orhigh).

● Enable/disableAGCActivation.

● SetAGCSensitivity(low,medium,orhigh).

● Enable/disableClick-to-link.

● Enable/disableICtoPhone.

● Enable/disableParallelAudioStreaming.

● SetA2DP/ICPriority(A2DPorIntercom).

● SetFMBandRegion(WorldwideorJapan).

● Resetstheunittofactorydefaults.

parallelaudiostreaming).

● -SmartSetapppreferencesandgeneralinformation.

● -FAQ,emailCardoSUPPORT,FEEDBACK.

4.1.2CONFIGURINGYOURFMRADIO

YourFREECOM2includesabuilt-inFMradiowithsixpresetsandRadioDataSystem(RDS),asdescribedinthe

followingsections.

4.1.2.1 SETTING THEFMBAND

TheFMBandFrequencyissettoWorldwideFMfrequenciesbydefault.InJapan,youmustchangetheFMBand.

TosettheFMBand:

1.OpentheSmartSetappandtap

2.Tap.

3.UnderFEATURES,scrolltoFMBandRegionandtapWorldwideorJapanasrequired.

4.1.2.2 CONFIGURINGYOURFM RADIOMANUALLY

YoucanconfigureyourFMradiopresetstationsmanuallyorbyusingautoscan(see

AutoTuningonpage17).

ToconfigurethesixFMradiopresetradiostations manually:

1.IntheHomescreen,tapFM.

2.Presstherequiredpresetuntilthefollowingscreenappears:

ConfiguringYourFMRadioUsing

3.EnterthedesiredFMstation'sfrequencyandtapOK.

4.Todeleteapresetstation,tapDELETE.

● Presetradiostation1cannotbedeleted.

● Duringastationscan,deletedpresetradiostationsareskipped.Thestationscanautomaticallyadvancedto

thenextdefinedpresetstation.Formoreinformation,see

ListeningtoFMRadioonpage26.

4.1.2.3 CONFIGURINGYOURFM RADIOUSING AUTOTUNING

YoucanconfigureyourFREECOM2FMradiopresetstationsusingautoscan,whichautomaticallylocatesFMstations

andtemporarilystoresthem.

TotemporarilyconfigurethesixFMradiopresetstationsusingAutoTuning:

1.IntheHomescreen,tapFM.

2.Press.ThepresetsaretemporarilysettoFMstationswiththestrongestsignalavailable.

4.1.2.4 CONFIGURINGFMRADIORDSTHROUGHTHESMARTSETAPP

RDSallowstheFMradiotoautomaticallyretunetothestrongestfrequencyavailablefortheFMstationyouare

listeningtowhenthesignalbecomestooweak.

Toenable/disableRDS:

1.IntheHomescreen,tapFM.

2.Tap.RDSisenabled/disabled.

4.2CONFIGURINGYOURFREECOM2THROUGHCARDOCOMMUNITY

YoucanconfigureyourFREECOM2unitbyconnectingtheunittoacomputerwiththesuppliedUSBcableand

runningtheCardoUpdaterwhileyourcomputerisconnectedtotheCardoCommunitywebsite.

TheminimumoperatingsystemrequirementsfortheCardoUpdaterare:

● Windows®7

● MacOSX10.8

4.2.1INSTALLINGTHECARDOUPDATERONYOURCOMPUTER

ToinstalltheCardoUpdateronyourcomputer:

1.Goto

http://cardosystems.com/cardo-

community/,registerandlogin.

2.DownloadtheCardoUpdaterfromtheprovidedlinkandinstallitonyourcomputer.

4.2.2CONFIGURINGYOURFREECOM 2BASICSETTINGSTHROUGHCARDOCOMMUNITY

ToconfigureyourFREECOM 2throughtheCardoCommunity:

1.RuntheCardoUpdater.

2.UsingthesuppliedUSBcable,connectyourunittothecomputerUSBport.

3.Ifthisisthefirsttimeyouareconnectingyourunit,theEditmyProfilescreenappears.ClickSETTINGS.

4.TheGENERALSETTINGSwindowappears:

5.Setyourpreferredoptionsforeachfeatureandrefertotheprovidedexplanationsasaguide.

Ifanewfirmwareversionisavailable,followtheinstructionsonthescreentoupdateyourFREECOM2withthe

latestfeatures.

4.2.3CONFIGURINGYOURFMRADIOTHROUGHCARDOCOMMUNITY

ToconfigurethesixFMradiopresetradiostationsusingCardoCommunity:

1.ScrolldowntoFMRADIOPRESETSsection.

2.OnFMBand:

● IfyouareinJapan,selectJapan.

● Otherwise,selectWorldwide.

3.Onthepresetstationyouwanttoedit,click

4.EnterthedesiredFMstation'sfrequencyandpressEnter.

Youcanalsousetheleftandrightbluearrowsonthefrequencyscaletoupdatethepresetfrequency.

5.Todeleteapresetstation,click.

Presetradiostation1cannotbedeleted.

4.3CONFIGURINGYOURFREECOM2THROUGHTHECONFIGURATIONVOICEMENU

YoucanconfigureyourFREECOM2usingtheconfigurationvoicemenuincombinationwitheitherunitbuttonsor

usingVOX.

ToconfigureyourFREECOM 2throughtheConfigurationVoiceMenu:

1.ConfirmyourunitisinStandby(LEDflashesslowly).

2.Press

andfor2seconds.

3.Whenthevoice-assistedmenureachesyourrequiredoption("Language","A2DPAudioPriority","SpokenStatus

Announcements","Click-to-Link","AGC","RDS","VOXSensitivity","VOX","ParallelAudioStreaming"),tapor

useVOXtoselect.

4.4USINGPARALLELAUDIOSTREAMING

Withparallelaudiostreaming,youcanhearGPSinstructionsduringamobileorBluetoothintercomcall,orwhile

listeningtootheraudiosources,suchasmusicorFMradio.

LimitationsmayapplywhenusingcertainiOSdevices.

YourFREECOM2setsthevariousaudiosourcestoeitherforeground(volumeremainsthesame)orbackground

(volumereduced)asdescribedinthefollowingtable:

MobilePhone1/2GPSIntercomMusicFMRadio

ForegroundForeground

Foreground

ForegroundForeground

ForegroundBackground

Foreground

Ifyouaddanintercomcalltoamobilephonecallcreatingaconferencecall,thevolumeforbothaudiosourcesisthe

Foreground

same.

Ifyouplaymusiconly,themusicvolumeisnotreduced.

IfyouplaytheFMradioonly,theFMradiovolumeisnotreduced.

Insomecases,parallelaudiostreamingmaynotworkproperlydueconnecteddevicelimitations(musicplayeror

GPSnavigator).Formoreinformation,see

FAQonpage30.

Youcannotusemusicsharingforvoiceaudiowithapassengerduringparallelaudiostreaming.

Toconfigureparallelaudiostreaming:

● SmartSetapp-see

● CardoCommunity-seeConfiguringYourFREECOM2throughCardoCommunityonpage18.

ConfiguringYourFREECOM2BasicSettingsthroughtheSmartSetApponpage14.

4.5AUDIOSOURCEPRIORITIES

IfParallelAudioStreamingisdisabled,FREECOM2managestheaudiosourcesyouhearthroughthespeakers

accordingtothefollowingaudiosourcepriorities.

PriorityAudioSource

HigherPriority

↑

Mobilephone,GPSdeviceinstructions

Intercom(Click-to-Link)orMusic

MusicorIntercom(Click-to-Link)

FMRadio

LowerPriority

WhenaudiopriorityissettoIntercom,youcannothearnavigationapporSMSmessagesfromyourphoneduringan

ongoingintercomcall.

WhenaudiopriorityissettoA2DP(music),theintercomisdisabledwhilelisteningtomusic(viaA2DP).A

passenger/nearbyridercallingyoubyintercomhearsasoundindicatingyouarenotavailable.

● Intercommodesallhavethesamepriority,soongoingintercomcallswillnotbeinterruptedbyanyother

intercomcall.

● BluetoothintercomandClick-to-Linkcallshavethesamepriority,soClick-to-Linkcallswillnotinterruptany

Bluetoothintercomcallinprogress,andviceversa.

4.6SETTING THEDEFAULTMOBILEPHONE

Ifyoupairedyourunittotwomobilephones,youmustsetoneofthemasthedefaultphoneforoutgoingcalls.

TosetthedefaultphonethroughtheSmartSetapp:

1.ConfirmyourunitisinStandbymode(LEDflashesslowly).

2.OpentheSmartSetappandtap

3.Tap

4.TapPRIORITYforthedefaultmobilephone.

Tosetthedefaultphonethroughtheunit:

● Duringamobilecall,press

for5seconds.

4.7CHECKINGBATTERYSTATUSTHROUGHTHESMARTSETAPP

BatteryStatusonYourMobilePhone

IfyouinstalledtheSmartSetapponyourmobilephone,theunitbatteryindicatorappearsintheSmartSetapp

bottomright-corner,aswellasinthenotificationbar.

IfyourFREECOM2batterylevelreaches20%,youhearabatterystatusvoiceannouncementwarningyouthatyour

batteryislow.

5.ONTHEROAD

5.1MAKINGANDRECEIVINGPHONECALLS

YoucanuseyourmobilephonenormallytomakeandreceivephoneswhilepairedtoyourFREECOM2.

5.1.1MAKING PHONECALLS

Youcannotmakephonecallsduringmobilecalls.

Tomakeaphonecallthroughtheunitbuttons:

● Withyourmobilephone'svoicedialing-tap

● Dialingthedefaultspeeddialnumber-tapthreetimes.

● Redialingthelastnumbercalled-pressfor2seconds.

and.

TomakeaphonecallthroughtheSmartSetapp:

● IntheSmartSetapp,tapPhonethendoeitherofthefollowing:

● tapREDIAL.

● tapVOICEDIAL.

Tomakeaphonecallthroughthevoice-assistedmenu:

1.ConfirmyourunitisinStandbymode(LEDflashesslowly).

2.Tap

and.

3.Whenthevoice-assistedmenureachesyourrequiredchoice("VoiceDial","Redial"or"SpeedDial"),tap

useVOX.

5.1.2ANSWERINGPHONECALLS

Toansweraphonecallthroughtheunitbuttons:

● Tapor.

Toansweraphonecallthrough

● Sayawordloudly.

VOX

5.1.3REJECTINGPHONECALLS

Torejectaphonecallthroughtheunitbuttons:

● Press

Torejectaphonecallthrough

● Remainsilentfor30seconds.

for2seconds.

VOX

5.1.4ENDINGPHONECALLS

Toendaphonecallthroughtheunitbuttons:

● Tap

ToendaphonecallthroughtheSmartSetapp:

1.IntheHomescreen,tapPHONE.

2.PressENDCALL.

5.1.5TOGGLINGBETWEENTWOCALLSONTWOMOBILEPHONESPAIREDTOYOURUNIT

YourFREECOM2cantogglebetweentwocallsontwomobilephoneswhenbothmobilephonesarepairedtoyour

unit.

Totogglebetweentwocallsontwomobilephonesthroughtheunitbuttons:

● Tap

twice.

5.1.6DISCONNECTINGTHECURRENTCALLANDSWITCHINGTOTHESECONDCALL

Todisconnectthecurrentcallandswitchtothecallonthesecondphonewhentwomobilephonesarepairedtoyourunit,through

theunitbuttons:

● Tap.

5.2MAKINGANDRECEIVINGBLUETOOTHINTERCOM CALLS

● TomakeandreceiveBluetoothintercomcalls,youmustfirstpairtheBluetooth,seePairingtheBluetooth

Intercom

onpage8.

5.2.1MAKING ABLUETOOTHINTERCOMCALL

TostartaBluetoothintercomcallwithapassenger/rider,dooneofthefollowing:

● Tousetheunitbuttons,tap

● UseVOX.

● TousetheSmartSetapp:OntheINTERCOMscreen,tapChannelA.

● Tousethevoice-assistedmenu:

a.Tap

and.

b.Whenthevoice-assistedmenureaches"CallIntercom",tap

oruseVOX.

ToendaBluetoothintercomcall,dooneofthefollowing:

● ToendtheBluetoothintercomconnection,tap

● TousetheSmartSetapp:OntheINTERCOMscreen,tapAEND.

IfyouinitiatedtheBluetoothintercomcallusingVOXandremainsilentforatleast30seconds,thecallends.

5.2.2RECEIVINGBLUETOOTHINTERCOMCALLS

● IftheotherpairedunitcallsyouviaBluetoothintercom,thecallbeginsinstantly.

● ToreceiveBluetoothintercomcallsfromunpairedunits,see

Click-To-LinkCallsonpage24.

5.2.3HOLDINGAMOBILE/BLUETOOTHINTERCOMCONFERENCECALL

YoucanholdaconferencecallbetweenamobilecallandBluetoothintercomcall.

ToaddaBluetoothintercomcalltothecurrentmobilecall:

● Toaddthepassenger/nearbyridertoacall,tap

TodisconnecttheBluetoothintercomconferencecallfromthemobilecall,dooneofthefollowing:

● ToendtheactiveBluetoothintercomconnection,tap

● TousetheSmartSetapp:OntheINTERCOMscreen,disconnectedtheactivechannel.

AfterdisconnectingtheBluetoothintercomcall,youcancontinuetalkingonthemobilecall.Similarly,ifyoufirst

disconnectthemobilecall,youcancontinuetalkingontheBluetoothintercomcall.

5.2.4BLUETOOTHINTERCOMBUSYSIGNAL

AbusysignalisheardwhenyouattemptaBluetoothintercomcallwhenthepassenger/nearbyriderisinaphonecall.

5.2.5CLICK-TO-LINKCALLS

Click-to-Linkisaspontaneouswaytoinstantlyinitiateone-on-oneintercomcallswithanearbypassenger/rider,

withoutbeingpaired.

● IfotherCardousersarenearby,yournextClick-to-Linkcallmayrandomlyconnecttoanyofthem.

● ToblockincomingClick-to-Linkcalls,disableClick-to-Link(seeBeforeYouRideonpage11).

TomakeaClick-to-LinkcallthroughtheSmartSetapp:

1.OpentheSmartSetappandtapIntercom.

2.TapCLICKTOLINK.

ToendaClick-to-Linkcallthroughtheunitbuttons:

● Tap

ToacceptaClick-to-Linkcallthroughtheunitbuttons:

● Tap

TorejectaClick-to-Linkcallthroughtheunitbuttons:

● Press

ToacceptaClick-to-Linkcallthrough

● Sayawordloudly.

for2seconds.

VOX:

5.3LISTENINGTOMUSICANDRADIO

5.3.1LISTENINGTOMUSIC

Tostartmusicstreamingfromyourpaireddevice,dooneofthefollowing:

● Tousetheunitbuttons:tap

● TousetheSmartSetapp:tapMUSIC.

● Tousethevoice-assistedmenu:

a.Tap

and.

b.Whenthevoice-assistedmenureaches"MusicOn",taporuseVOX.

Tostopmusicstreaming,dooneofthefollowing:

● Tousetheunitbuttons:press

● TousetheSmartSetapp:ontheMUSICscreen,tap

● Tousethevoice-assistedmenu:

a.Tap

and.

b.Whenthevoice-assistedmenureaches"MusicOff",tap

for2seconds.

oruseVOX.

Toskiptothenexttrack(whilestreamingmusic),dooneofthefollowing:

● Tousetheunitbuttons:tap

● TousetheSmartSetapp:ontheMUSICscreen,tap

Toskiptotheprevioustrack(whilestreamingmusic),dooneofthefollowing:

● Tousetheunitbuttons:tap

● TousetheSmartSetapp:ontheMUSICscreen,tap

twice.

Toforwardautoscantracks (whilestreamingmusic)andthenplayyourdesiredtrack,dooneofthefollowing:

● Tousetheunitbuttons:

a.Tap

b.Whenyouhearatrackthatyouwanttoplay,tap

● TousetheSmartSetapp:

a.OntheMUSICscreen,underMUSICSCAN,tap

and.Forwardscanplaysafewsecondsofeachtrack.

oruseVOX.

.Forwardscanplaysafewsecondsofeachtrack.

b.Whenyouhearatrackthatyouwanttoplay,ontheMUSICscreen,underMUSICSCAN,tap

● Tousethevoice-assistedmenu:

a.Tap

b.Whenthevoice-assistedmenureaches"ScanTracksUp",tap

c.Whenyouhearatrackthatyouwanttoplay,tap

and.

oruseVOX.

Tobackwardautoscantracks(whilestreamingmusic)andthenplayyourdesiredtrack:

● TousetheSmartSetapp:

a.OntheMUSICscreen,underMUSICSCAN,tap

.Backwardscanplaysafewsecondsofeachtrack.

b.Whenyouhearatrackthatyouwanttoplay,ontheMUSICscreen,underMUSICSCAN,tap

● Tousethevoice-assistedmenu:

a.Tap

and.

b.Whenthevoice-assistedmenureaches"ScanTracksDown",tap

c.Whenyouhearatrackthatyouwanttoplay,taporuseVOX.

5.3.1.1 SWITCHINGMUSICSOURCES

Iftwomusic(A2DP)audiosourcesarepaired,FREECOM2usestheaudiosourcefromwhichyoulastplayedmusic.

Toswitchtotheotheraudiosource:

1.Stopmusic(A2DP)playbackfromthecurrentdevice(see)

2.Playmusic(A2DP)fromtheotherdevice(see(see)

ListeningtoMusiconpage24).

ListeningtoMusiconpage24.

FREECOM2automaticallyremembersyourlastplayeddevice.

5.3.2LISTENINGTOFMRADIO

ToturnontheFMradio,dooneofthefollowing:

WhenyouswitchonyourFMradio,thestationthatwasplayingwhenyoulastswitchedoffresumesplaying.

● Tousetheunitbuttons:taptwice.

● TousetheSmartSetapp:ontheFMscreen,tapON/OFF.

● Tousethevoice-assistedmenu:

a.Tap

b.Whenthevoice-assistedmenureaches"RadioOn",tap

and.

oruseVOX.

ToturntheFMradiooff,dooneofthefollowing:

● Tousetheunitbuttons:press

● TousetheSmartSetapp:ontheFMscreen,taptheOn/Offbutton.

for2seconds.

● Tousethevoice-assistedmenu:

a.Tap

b.Whenthevoice-assistedmenureaches"RadioOff",tap

and.

oruseVOX.

Toplayadifferentpresetstation:

● Tousetheunitbuttons,dooneofthefollowing:

● tap

● taptwiceforthepreviouspreset

● TousetheSmartSetapp:OntheFMscreen,tapthedesiredpreset.

forthenextpreset

Toseekthenextavailablestation:

● TousetheSmartSetapp:OntheFMscreen,dooneofthefollowing:

● tap.

Toscanavailablestationsandselectyourdesiredstation:

● Tousetheunitbuttons:

a.Tap

b.Whenyouhearastationyouwanttoselect,tap

● Tousethevoice-assistedmenu:

a.Tap

b.Whenthevoice-assistedmenureaches"ScanStationsUp",tap

and.TheFMradioplayseachstationthatitfindsforseveralseconds.

oruseVOX.

and.

oruseVOX.

Tostoreascannedstationintheactivepreset:

● Tousetheunitbuttons:tap

within20secondsofstoppingthescan.

TosetallpresetsefficientlyusingCardoCommunity,seeConfiguringYourFMRadiothroughCardoCommunityon

page19.

TosetallpresetsefficientlyusingtheSmartSetapp,see

TemporarilyStoringNewFMRadioPresetStationsUsingAutoTuning

ConfiguringYourFMRadioManuallyonpage16.

YoucantemporarilystorenewFMradiostationsinthepresetsusingautotuningandrestoretheoriginalpresetswhen

youwant.

Totemporarilystorenew stationsinthepresets(autotuning):

● Tousetheunitbuttons:pressfor5seconds.

● TousetheSmartSetapp:ontheFMscreen,tap

● Tousethevoice-assistedmenu:

a.Tap

and.

b.Whenthevoice-assistedmenureaches"AutoScan6Stations",tap

Torestoretheoriginalpresets(followingautotuning):

● Tousetheunitbuttons:switchyourunitoffthenturnitbackon.

oruseVOX.

5.3.3SHARINGMUSICANDRADIO

YoucansharemusicandFMradiowithapassenger.

● Musicandradiocanbesharedwithonlyonepassenger/rider.

● Bluetoothintercomcallsaredisabledwhensharingmusic.

● FMradiosharingopensaBluetoothintercomcallautomatically.

● Whilesharingmusic,youcannotuseBluetoothintercom.

● Ifyoupairedyourunittotwomobilephones,musicwillbesharedfromthemobilephonethroughwhichyou

lastplayedmusic.

● WhensharingFMradio,eitherpassenger/ridercanchangestationwhiletheBluetoothintercomcallremains

open.

● WhenyoustopsharingFMradio,theBluetoothintercomcallremainsopenandtheFMradiocontinuestoplay

independentlyoneachpassenger/rider'sunit.

● Whenstopmusicsharing,musiccontinuesonyourunitonly.

Tostart/stopsharing,dooneofthefollowing:

● Tousetheunitbuttons:

a.ConfirmyourFREECOM2isinStandbymode(LEDflashesslowly).

b.StartplayingmusicortheFMradio.

c.Press

d.Tostopsharing,press

● TousetheSmartSetapp:

for2seconds.

a.ConfirmyourFREECOM2isinStandbymode(LEDflashesslowly).

b.StartplayingmusicortheFMradio.

c.Either:

● ontheMUSICscreen,tap

● ontheFMscreen,tap.

d.Tostopsharing,either:

● ontheMUSICscreen,tap.

● ontheFMscreen,tap.

● Tousethevoice-assistedmenu(applicableonlyforChannelA):

a.ConfirmyourFREECOM2isinStandbymode(LEDflashesslowly).

b.StartplayingmusicortheFMradio.

c.Tap

and.

d.Whenthevoice-assistedmenureaches:

● "StartMusicSharing",taporuseVOX.

● "StartRadioSharing",taporuseVOX.

e.Tostopsharing,dooneofthefollowing:

● FMradio-tap.TheBluetoothintercomcallends.

● FMradioormusic-pressfor2seconds.IfFMradiowasshared,theBluetoothintercomcallremains

on.

6.TROUBLESHOOTING

6.1SOFTRESET

IfyourFREECOM2stopsresponding,resetitbyeither:

● Turningitoffandthenonagain(see

● UsingthesuppliedUSBcable,connectyourcomputerorwallchargertotheFREECOM2USBportfor30

SwitchingYourUnitOn/Offonpage6).

seconds.

6.2RESETPAIRING

Thisoptiondeletesallpairedunitsanddevices.

Toresetpairing:

● Press

andfor5seconds.

6.3RESETTOFACTORYSETTINGS

Thisoptiondeletesallpairedunits,devicesandallconfigurationsettings.

Toperformafactoryresetthroughtheunit,dooneofthefollowing:

● Tousetheunitbuttons:

a.CheckthatyourFREECOM2isinStandby(see

b.Simultaneouslypress

● TousetheSmartSetapp:

++for5seconds

FREECOM2ModesandEvents-LEDIndicationsonpage33).

a.CheckthatyourFREECOM2isinStandby(see

b.OpentheSmartSetappandtap

FREECOM2ModesandEvents-LEDIndicationsonpage33).

c.TapSettings.

d.TapResettoFactory.

● Tousethevoice-assistedmenu:

a.Tap

and.

b.Whenthevoice-assistedmenureaches"AdvancedFeaturesMenu",tap

c.Whenthevoice-assistedmenureaches"ResettoFactorySettings",tap

6.4FAQ

Additionalanswerstocommonproblemscanbefoundat

www.cardosystems.com/faqs

oruseVOX.

7.SUPPORT

Foradditionalinformation:

: www.cardosystems.com

* support@cardosystems.com

( USAandCanada:1-800-488-0363/International:+498945036819

MultinationalE-commercecompaniesandonlineauctionwebsitesarenotauthorizedtosellCardoproductsand

purchasesfromsuchsitesareatyourownrisk.Toreceivewarrantyorcustomerservice,youmustsubmitoriginal

receiptsfromauthorizedCardodealers.

ProductsthatwereimportedfromNorthAmericamustbeservicedintheUSA.

8.GLOSSARY

Term/AbbreviationDescription

A2DP

AGCsensitivity

Click-to-Link

Device

Language

RDS

Unit

VOX

VOXsensitivity

AdvancedAudioDistributionProfile(formusic).Aprotocolforplayingmusic

overBluetooth.

AGC(AutomaticGainControl)automaticallyadjustsspeakervolume

accordingtoambientnoiseandridingspeed.

Spontaneouswaytoinstantlyinitiateone-on-oneintercomcallswithaother

Cardopassenger/nearbyrider,withoutbeingpaired.

Mobilephone,GPSormusicplayer.

Intercom.

Voiceannouncements andvoice-assistedmenuslanguage.

RadioDataSystemallowstheradiotoautomaticallyretunetothestrongest

frequencyavailablefortheFMstationyouarelisteningtowhenthesignal

becomestooweak.

Cardoornon-CardoBluetoothCommunicationsystem.

Voiceactivation(bysayingawordorphraseloudly)ofcertainfeaturesfor

hands-freeoperation.

Adjustsyourmicrophonesensitivityforvoiceactivationwhileyouare

riding.

APPENDIXA.FREECOM2MODESANDEVENTS-LEDINDICATIONS

YourFREECOM2operatesinvariousmodes.Eachmodeconsistsofagroupoffeaturescurrentlyavailableforyour

use.Forexample,whenFREECOM2playsmusic,itwillbeinmusicplayingmode,enablingfeaturesrelatedto

playingmusicsuchasskippingtothenextandprevioustracks.

"Events"areconsideredtooccurwheneveryouoperateafeatureandwhenFREECOM2'sresponds.Forexample,

turningonmusicisan"event".

FREECOM2'scurrentmodeisindicatedbytheunitLEDs.Youalsohearvoiceannouncementsonyourunitformode

changesandevents.

ThefollowingtableshowsLEDindicationsformodesandeventsaccordingtothecurrentbatterystate.

LEDFlashingBatteryStateModeorEvent

Blue

Off

Purple

Purple/Red

Red

Red/Blue

Fast(3times)Normal

LowBattery

Charging

Slow(repeatingevery3seconds)Normal● Standby

Slowtwice(repeatingslowlyevery3

Normal

seconds)

OffNormal

LowBattery

For2secondsNormal

LowBattery

Charging

Slow(5times)Normal

LowBattery

PurpletwiceslowlyandredonCharging● Incoming/outgoingcall(intercomor

Slowpurpleandred(repeating)Charging● Standby

Slowtwice(repeatingslowlyevery3

LowBattery

seconds)

Fast(repeatingslowlyevery3seconds)LowBattery● Standby

Fast(3times)Normal

LowBattery

Charging

For2secondsNormal

LowBattery

Charging

RemainsonCharging● Off

AlternatingfastNormal

LowBattery

Charging

AlternatingslowNormal

LowBattery

● Poweron

● Incoming/outgoingcall(intercomor

mobile)

● Audioactive(intercom,FM,A2DP,GPS,

Feature/Settingsmenu)

● Off

● Mobilepairingsuccessful

● Mobileconnected

● Resetpairing

mobile)

● Audioactive(intercom,FM,A2DP,GPS,

Feature/Settingsmenu)

● Incoming/outgoingcall(intercom

ormobile)

● Audioactive(intercom,FM,A2DP,GPS,

Feature/Settingsmenu)

● Poweroff

● Passenger/riderconnected

● SetVOXtodisabled

● PairingMobile1

● PairingGPS1

LEDFlashingBatteryStateModeorEvent

Red/Green

AlternatingfastNormal

● PairingMobile2

LowBattery

Charging

Red/Green

AlternatingslowNormal,

● PairingGPS2

LowBattery

Yellow

For2secondsNormal

LowBattery

● Intercomcallattemptedwithout

microphoneoraudiokitconnected.

Charging

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