SCHUBERTH SRC-System User Manual

U S E R M A N U A L

P O W E R E D B Y

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. IN TRODUC TION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

2. CON TENTS OF THE R ETAIL BO X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

3. CH ARGING THE HE ADSET . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

4. BA SIC SET UP AND C ONFIGU RATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

4.1 BASI C FUNCT IONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

4.2 STATU S LIGHT S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

4.3 SO FTWAR E UPGR ADES AN D SETT INGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

4.4 SET TINGS CUSTOM IZATIO N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

4.5 VOI CE MENU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

4.6 AUD IO SOUR CES AN D PRIOR ITIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

4.7 RE SETTI NG YOUR HEADSE T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

5. GE TTING STARTE D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

5.1 REMOV ING THE EXIST ING ACOU STIC CO LLAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

5.2 CON NECTI NG THE A NTENNA CABLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

5.3 ATTAC HING TH E SRCSYSTE M™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

5.4 POSI TIONI NG THE S PEAKE RS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

5.5 POS ITION ING THE MICROP HONE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

5.6 REM OVING T HE SRCSYST EM™ FROM YOUR HE LMET . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

5.7 WEA RING AN D REMOV ING THE HELME T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

5.8 CLE ANING THE SRCSYS TEM™ ACOU STIC CO LLAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

6. CON NECT ING MOB ILE PHO NES, GP S AND MP3 PLAYER S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

6.1 MOBI LE PHON E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

6.2 GP S DEVI CE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

6.3 MP3 M USIC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

6.3a WI RELES S A2DP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

6.3b CAB LECO NNEC TED

MP3 PLAYER VIA THE AUX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

7. BU ILTIN FM R ADIO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

8. USI NG THE I NTERCO M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

8.1 INTR ODUCT ION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

8.2 IN TERCOM COMPATIBI LITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

8.3 BE FORE STA RTING T HE INT ERCOM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

8.4 US ING THE SRCSYSTE M™ FOR IN TERCOM WITH OT HER

SRCSYS TEM™ HE ADSETS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

8.4a. TWO WAY INTE RCOM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

8.4b. TH REEWAY IN TERCOM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

8.5 MA KING IN TERCOM CALLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

8.6 RE CEIVIN G INTER COM CAL LS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

8.7 VOI CE CONN ECT FE ATURE V OX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

8.8 RE SET PAIR ING RE STORI NG DEFAU LT CONFIG URATIO N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

8.9 NOT EWORT HY ISSU ES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

8.10 TROUB LESHO OTING T HE INT ERCOM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

9. CLI CKTOLINK ® CTL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

10. SUPP ORT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

11. NOTIC ES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

IMP ORTANT: T his is version 1.0 o f the User Manual. P lease note, tha t our manual is upd ated
period ically on our we bsite in order t o include the ve ry latest fea tures as well th e new
option s and functi ons of your new SRC-System. P lease visit w ww.schuber th.com/

leadm in/downloads /SRC/SRC-System_M anual-1.pdf t o check now if th e

manual yo u are holding is t he most update d version and d ownload the web site manual ver sion
in your pr eferred lan guage.

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1. INTRODUCTION

Congratula tions and thank you for choosing the Schuberth Rider Communication­System™ (SRC-System™) Headset f or motorcycle helme ts.

This manual wi ll help you operate the head set, but you should rst familiarize
yoursel f with the Bluetooth® func tionality of your mobile phone and/or GPS
device bef ore using the SRC-System™.

The retail b ox contains one SRC-System™. When paired with another
SRC-System™, the units can be used for Intercom at a range of up to 700 m/
2,300 ft (su bject to terrain).

YOUR SRCSYS TEM OFFERS THE FOLLOW ING CONNECTIV ITY OPTIONS:

1. Mob ile phone communication (support ing Bluetooth® Handsfree* and A2DP
and AVRCP proles at a 10 m / 33 ft. range)

2. Wireless music-streamin g (suppor ting the Bluetooth® Stereo A2DP and AVRCP
proles and compatible wi th a variety of MP3 Player s, adapters and other
audio devices)

3. 2-way or 3-Way Bike-to-Bike Intercom for conference calls with oth er
SRC-System™ headsets (up to 700 m/ 2,300 ft) in Full Dup lex** mode

4. Dr iver-to-Passenger Intercom

5. Click-to-L ink® for spontaneou s intercom communicati on with any nearby
SRC-System™, scala rider G4 or G9

6. GPS Navigation instruc tions and Streaming Audio from compatible Bluetooth®
devices

7. Built-in FM Radio with 6 st ation presets and automatic tuning

8. As a stereo headset for lis tening to cable-connected audio devices, (such a s
non-Bluetoo th® MP3 Players and iPods®)

ADDITIONAL SPECIAL FEATURES:

➤AGC technolo gy (Automatic Gain Contro l), allowing th e automatic adjustment

of volume according to ambient no ise and driving speed. You can also control
the volume level manually. AGC sensitivity levels can be customize d to suit
your pers onal preferences.

➤VOX technolog y for safe and hands-f ree operation of som e key func tions

(Voice Dial, Answer Call, Reject Call). VOX sensitivit y levels can be customized
to suit your pe rsonal preferences.

➤PLC soft ware (Packet Loss Concealm ent) for real-time compensation of audi o

losses in challenging envir onments.

➤Advanced so ftware which yo u should update while in st andby mode, via any

PC running Windows® XP™, Vista™ or Win dows 7.

➤Spoken status announcements, so that you alw ays know to whom or what

device you are connected to a t any given time.

We wish you a great riding experience and remain avai lable for any inquiries you
may have. Just write us at Serv ice@schuber th.com

Nicole Prell

Head of Sal es and Marketing

SCHUBERTH GmbH

Visit ww w.sch uberth.com/sr c2-tutorial/en to experience an intera ctive
demonstration of the SRC-System™ func tions.

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* Mobile p hones that do no t support th e Bluetooth® Handsf ree prole may pr event you from

using cer tain advan ced features

** “F ull Duplex” l ets you to spea k and hear the othe r party sim ultaneous ly, similar to mobil e or

landlin e phone convers ations and un like walkie-t alkie commun ications

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2. CONTENTS OF THE RETAIL BOX

SRCSYSTEM™ FOR S2 HELMETS*

Antenna

Connector

USB Connector

• Charging Jack

• Soft ware Download Port

• AUX

2 Speakers

Channel A Button

• Connect to Rider A

• MP3 Button

Channel B Button

• Connect to Rider B

• FM Radio Button

Volume Up /
Forward
Button

Volume Down /
Rewind Button

Corded
Microphone

Mobile Button

*oered in di erent sizes

Wall charger p lug

USB adapter c able

Velcro® pads

MP3 cable

Microph one sponges

Speaker pad s

User Manual, s tickers

IMPORTANT:

The cover protecting the micro USB Connec tor should be kept tightly close d at all
times to prevent mo isture from entering the device.

3. CHARGING THE HEADSET

Make sure that your headset is fully c harged for at least four hour s

before initial use.

1. Open the cover pro tecting the Charging Jack.

2. Insert t he USB cable into the Charging Jack.

3. Inser t the other end of the USB cable into
the wall char ger or a computer’s USB port .

4. While c harging, the red LED tur ns on. When
charging is c omplete, the red LED will tu rn o.

Your wall charger and USB adaptor cable s erve

two purp oses:

1. Charging your he adset from any A/C wall socket or from a USB port on
your computer (charging time from computer takes longer)

2. Downloading soft ware upgrades from any PC running Wind ows® XP™,
Vista™ or Wind ows 7. (see section 4.3 for details).

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4. BASIC SETUP AND CONFIGURATION

4.1 BASIC FUNCTIONS

DESIRED RESU LT REQUIRED ACT ION

Turn On / O Press an d hold the Mobile Bu tton for at leas t 3 seconds

On: Three b lue ashes and As cending tone
O: Thr ee red ashes and D escending ton e

Adjust t he volume of the

curre nt audio sour ce

Tap either the Vol ume Up or Volume Down Bu tton
(sets and s aves the volume pe r source)

Mute Simulta neously tap Volum e Up and Volume Down whi le

any audio is o n

Batte ry Level Indic ator While on s tandby, press and ho ld the Volume Up But ton

for 3 seco nds
Blue light = B attery is f ully charged
Red/bl ue light = Batte ry is half full
Red light = B attery is alm ost empty

4.2 STATUS LIGHTS

LED Indic ation

Status

None Headse t is o

1 blue as h every 3 secon ds Standby – No c all is in progre ss

2 blue as hes every 3 sec onds Audio ac tive

1 red as h every 3 second s Standby – B attery is low

2 red as hes every 3 seco nds Low batt ery while audi o active

Solid r ed Chargin g

4.3 SOFTWARE UPGRADES AND SETTINGS

To make the most of your SRC-System™, make sure that it is running the latest

soft ware. To download the latest s oftware updates and take advantage of
customizing settings via the computer, register online
at: ww w.schu berth.com/re gister/en and have your
produc t serial number ready.

After dow nloading the SRCS Upgrades program, u se the USB cable included in

the retail box to connect t he SRC-System™ to your computer.

Once connec ted to your computer, you will e asily be able to customi ze the
settings on your SRC-System™ followin g the on-screen ins tructions.

Future sof tware upgrad es and program patches will ensure the software of your
SRC-System™ is kept up-to-date and will inc lude additional feat ures, status
announceme nts and other valuable f unctions.

Please note that until fur ther notice, upgrades will only be availab le for PCs
running Win dows XP™, Vista™ or Windows 7 oper ating systems.

4.4 SETTINGS CUSTOMIZATION

The SRC-System™ oers va rious customizable settings which allow you to

persona lize the device based on yo ur preferences. Amo ng these setting s, you
can:

• Enab le/Disable Sp oken Status Announcements whi ch provide your
connec tivity status, i.e. whether you are in m obile phone or intercom mode, and
conrm changes of such mode s. By default the feat ure is ON.

• Set c ustom AGC and VOX sensit ivity levels sui ted to your specic riding
style and conditions.

SRCSYSTEM SETTING S CAN BE CUSTOMIZ ED IN TWO WAYS:

• Via the free SRC-System™ Upgrades software available for d ownload from
www.schubert h.com/register/en. Requires PC and c able-connect ed device

(cable included). See section 4.3.

• Via the Voice Menu and the but tons on your SRC-System™ unit – see below.

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4.5 VOICE MENU

The Voice Menu is available in sever al languages.

1. Press and hold the Channel “A” butto n and Channel “B” butto n simultaneously
for 3 secon ds while on standby.

2. Af ter entering the menu, follow the voice instructions in English or choos e your
preferred language

4.6 AUDIO SOURCES AND PRIORITIES

The dierent audio source s connected to the SRC-System™ are prio ritized as
shown below, i.e. the higher priorit y source will always over ride and interrupt

the lower one.

For exampl e, incoming phone calls will i nterrupt ongoing Inte rcom calls, while
incoming intercom calls will in terrupt the audio fr om the built-in FM Radio etc.

Higher Pr iority

1. Mobile Phone audio or GPS instructions*

2. Interco m / Click-to-Link®

3. A2DP (Stereo Blue tooth) audio

4. FM Radio (Built-in)

5. AUX (for corded c onnection i.e. Music Players)

*GPS instruc tions from Smar tphone GPS Apps are

prioritiz ed like A2DP audio

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Lower Prio rity

4.7 RESETTING YOUR HEADSET

If your SRC-System™ fails to resp ond despite repeated a ttempts, you can re set

your headse t by charging it. After approximately 10 seconds, remove the headset

from the c harger and turn it on again. It should now resp ond as expected.

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5. GETTING STARTED

5.1 REMOVING THE EXISTING ACOUSTIC COLLAR

First, r emove the existing Acou stic Collar from your helmet as follows:

Pull out and remove the Acoustic Collar from the f ront at its bent center.

5.2 CONNECTING THE ANTENNA CABLE

Your SRC-System™ has an antenna cable which must be connected to t he built-

in antenna cable connecto r in the Schuberth helmet.

Antenna tag visible

Antenna connector

pulled out

NOTE: Make su re to close the cover of the USB

connector, and then t uck it away into
the USB connector po cket.

1. Pull o ut the antenna connec tor (marked with a red tag) which is tucked
inside the ba ck rim of the helmet.