Press the Center Button and the (+) Button at the same time for 1 second to power on. The blue LED turns on and you
will hear ascending beeps and “Hello”.
1.2 Powering Off
Tap the Center Button and the (+) Button simultaneously (you don’t need to press and hold in order for the system to
power off). The red LED turns on for about 2 seconds until it turns off completely and you will hear “Goodbye” and
descending beeps.
1.3 Charging
The charging LED beside the charging port turns on red while charging, and turns to blue when the headset is fully
charged. It takes about 2.5 hours to be completely charged. You can use the NS10 while charging. It is especially helpful
when you use a cigarette charger for a long road trip.
1.4 Low Battery Warning
When the battery is low, the blinking blue LED in stand-by mode turns to red and you will hear mid-tone triple beeps and a
voice prompt, “Low battery”.
1.5 Checking the Battery Level
You can check the battery level in two different ways when the headset is powering on.
1.5.1 LED Indicator
When the headset is powering on, the red LED flashes rapidly indicating the battery level.
4 flashes = High, 70~100%
3 flashes = Medium, 30~70%
2 flashes = Low, 0~30%
1.5.2 Voice Prompt Indicator
When you power on the headset, keep pressing the Center Button and the (+) Button simultaneously for several seconds
until you hear high tone triple beeps. Then you will hear voice prompt indicating the battery level. However, if you release
the buttons as soon as the headset turns on, you will not hear the voice prompt of battery level indication.
2. Volume Adjustment
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You can easily adjust the volume by tapping the (+) Button or the (-) Button. You will hear a beep when the volume
reaches maximum or minimum level. The volume is set and maintained independently at different levels for each audio
source even when you turn off and on the headset. For example, once you set the volume for mobile phone handsfree, it
will not change even if you adjust the volume when you hear Bluetooth MP3 music. So you can always maintain the
preferred optimum volume level for each audio source.
3. NS10 CONFIGURATION SETTING
You can set the configuration of the NS10 by the voice menu instruction as below.
1. To enter into voice configuration menu, press and hold the Center Button for 10 seconds until the LED shows solid
blue and you hear high tone double beeps. You will also hear a voice prompt, “Configuration menu”.
2. Tap the (+) Button or (-) Button to navigate between the menus. You will hear voice prompts for each menu items as
below.
3. You can enable / disable the feature or execute the command by tapping the Center Button.
4. If you want to exit the configuration immediately, tap the (+) Button or (-) Button until you hear a voice prompt, “Exit configuration”, then tap the Center Button.
The voice prompt for each menu item is as follows:
To go into mobile phone pairing mode, tap the (+) Button or the (-) Button until you hear a voice prompt, “Phone pairing”.
Please refer to section 7.1 for details on mobile phone pairing. If you tap the (+) or (-) Button, you can exit from the phone
pairing mode.
3.2 Multipoint Pairing
Voice Prompt
“Multipoint pairing”
Factory Default N/A
To go into multipoint pairing mode, tap the (+) Button or the (-) Button until you hear a voice prompt, “Multipoint pairing”.
Please refer to section 7.2 for details on multipoint pairing. If you tap the (+) or (-) Button, you can exit from the multipoint
pairing mode.
3.3 Phone Selective Pairing
Voice Prompt
“Phone selective pairing”
Factory Default N/A
To go into phone selective pairing mode, tap the (+) Button or the (-) Button until you hear a voice prompt, “Phone selective pairing”. Please refer to section 8 for more details on phone selective pairing. If you tap the (+) or (-) Button,
you can exit from the phone selective pairing mode.
3.4 Media Selective Pairing
Voice Prompt
“Media selective pairing”
Factory Default N/A
To go into media selective pairing mode, tap the (+) Button or the (-) Button until you hear a voice prompt, “Media selective pairing”. Please refer to section 8 for more details on media selective pairing. If you tap the (+) or (-) Button,
you can exit from the media selective pairing mode.
Tap the (+) Button or the (-) Button until you hear a voice prompt, “VOX phone”. If this feature is enabled, you can answer
incoming calls by simply saying a word loudly enough, unless you are connected to intercom. For example, when you
hear a series of beeps for an incoming call, you can answer the phone by saying “Hello” or any other word loudly.
However, the phone VOX feature does not work if you are connected to intercom. This is enabled from the factory but you
can disable this. If this mode is disabled, you have to tap the Center Button to answer an incoming call.
3.6 Enabling/Disabling Voice Activated Intercom
Voice Prompt
“VOX intercom”
Factory Default Disable
Enable / Disable Tap the Center Button
Tap the (+) Button or the (-) Button until you hear a voice prompt, “VOX intercom”. If this feature is enabled, you can
initiate an intercom conversation with the last connected intercom friend by speaking any word loudly enough. If you start
an intercom conversation by VOX, the intercom terminates automatically when you and your intercom friend remain silent
for 20 seconds.
3.7 Setting Intercom VOX Sensitivity
Voice Prompt
“VOX sensitivity”
Factory Default 3
Level Adjustment Tap (+) or (-) Button (1 ~5)
Apply Tap the Center Button
Tap the (+) Button or the (-) Button until you hear a voice prompt, “VOX sensitivity”. By tapping the Center Button, it will
lead you to the level adjustment mode. If you enter the mode, you will hear a prompt saying the current VOX sensitivity
level. You may adjust the VOX sensitivity level by tapping (+) or (-) Button. The level of 5 is the highest sensitivity setting
and 1 the lowest. After you have completed the setting, tap the Center Button to apply the changes.
3.8 Enabling/Disabling Voice Prompts
Voice Prompt
“Voice prompt”
Factory Default Enable
Enable / Disable Tap the Center Button
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You can disable voice prompts by configuration setting, but the following voice prompts are always on.
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- Voice prompts for configuration setting
menu
- Voice prompts for battery level Indicator
- Voice prompts for factory reset
3.9 Delete All Bluetooth Pairing Information
Voice Prompt
“Delete all pairings”
Factory Default N/A
Execute Tap the Center Button
To delete all Bluetooth pairing information on the NS10, tap the (+) Button or the (-) Button until you hear a voice prompt,
“Delete all pairings”. Tap the Center Button to confirm.
3.10 Reset to Factory Default Setting
Voice Prompt
“Factory reset”
Factory Default N/A
Execute Tap the Center Button
To restore factory default settings on the NS10, tap the (+) Button or the (-) Button until you hear a voice prompt, “Factory reset”. Tap the Center Button to confirm. The NS10 powers off with a voice prompt, “Headset reset, goodby e”.
3.11 Exit Voice Configuration Menu
Voice Prompt
“Exit configuration”
Factory Default N/A
Execute Tap the Center Button
To exit voice configuration menu and get back to stand-by mode, tap the (+) Button or (-) Button until you hear a voice
prompt, “Exit configuration”. Tap the Center Button to confirm.
Tap (+) Button or (-) ButtonTap Center Button
Phone Pairing None
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Multipoint Pairing None
Phone Selective Pairing None
Media Selective Pairing None
VOX Phone Enable / disable
VOX Intercom Enable / disable
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VOX Sensitivity
- Set up 1 /2 / 3 / 4 / 5 or
cancel
Voice prompt Enable / disable
Delete All Pairings Execute
Factory Reset Execute
Exit Configuration Execute
Voice Configuration Menu & Button Operations
- Enter adjustment
mode
- Save and exit
4. PAIRING THE NS10 WITH BLUETOOTH DEVICES
Before using the NS10 Bluetooth headset with any of Bluetooth devices for the first time, you need to do the pairing
operation. It can be paired with Bluetooth mobile phones, Bluetooth stereo devices such as MP3, or motorcycle specific
Bluetooth GPS, and with Bluetooth adapter or transmitter such as Sena SR10 or SM10. This pairing operation is only
required once for each Bluetooth device. The headset will remain paired with the devices and automatically connects to
the paired devices again when they are within range. You will hear a high tone single beep and a voice prompt when the
headset connects to the paired device automatically: “Phone connected” to a mobile phone, “Media connected” to a
Bluetooth stereo device.
4.1 Mobile Phone Pairing
1. To enter into the voice configuration menu, press and hold the Center Button for 10 seconds until you hear a voice
prompt, “Configuration menu”.
2. By tapping the (+) Button, you will hear a voice prompt, “Phone pairing”.
3. Search for Bluetooth device on your mobile phone. Select the SenaNS10 in the list of the devices detected on the
mobile phone.
4. Enter 0000 for the PIN. Some mobile phones may not ask for the PIN.
5. The mobile phone confirms that pairing has completed and the NS10 is ready to use. You will hear a voice prompt,
“Your headset is paired”.
6. If the pairing process is not completed within three minutes, the NS10 will return to stand-by mode.
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4.2 Multipoint Pairing
Typical Bluetooth headsets can connect with only one HFP (Hands-Free Profile) device, but multipoint pairing allows the
headset to connect with two HFP devices at the same time. So, when you already have a mobile phone connected with
the NS10, you can also pair and connect a second mobile phone or other HFP devices such as GPS or Sena SR10,
Bluetooth adapter.
1. To enter into the voice configuration menu, press and hold the Center Button for 10 seconds until you hear voice
prompt, “Configuration menu”.
2. Double tap the (+) Button then you will hear voice prompt, “Multipoint pairing”.
3. If you want to pair a second mobile phone, search for the Bluetooth device on your mobile phone, and select the
SenaNS10 in the list of the devices detected on the mobile phone.
4. Enter 0000 for the PIN. Some mobile phones may not ask for the PIN.
5. The mobile phone confirms that pairing has completed and the NS10 is ready to use. You will hear a voice prompt,
“Your headset is paired”.
6. If you want to pair a GPS by multipoint pairing, search for the Bluetooth device on the GPS screen, and select the
SenaNS10 at step 3. Please refer to the section “7.4.1 Multipoint GPS Pairing” for more details.
7. If you want to pair the Sena SR10, Bluetooth adapter, please refer to the section “7.5 Pairing with the Sena SR10,
Bluetooth Two-way Adapter”.
4.3 Bluetooth Stereo Device Pairing
If the Bluetooth stereo device is integrated with the mobile phone such as smartphones, you don’t need to pair the NS10
with it separately. When the NS10 is paired with the mobile phone, it is also paired as a stereo music device.
If you have a stand alone Bluetooth stereo device, follow the pairing procedure separately. The procedure is the same as
the procedure of “6.1 Mobile Phone Pairing”.
Note:
1. If a Bluetooth connection between the headset and a mobile phone is disconnected, press the Center Button for 3
seconds until you hear a high tone single beep to recover the Bluetooth connection immediately.
2. If a Bluetooth connection between the headset and a media player is disconnected, press the Center Button for 1
second to recover the Bluetooth connection and play.
4.4 Bluetooth GPS Navigation Pairing
You can listen to voice instruction from Bluetooth GPS navigation. Some GPS systems use mobile phone profile (HFP,
Hands-Free Profile) and others use stereo music profile (A2DP, Advanced Audio Distribution Profile). Most motorcycle
specific GPS systems use mobile phone profile for turn-by-turn voice instruction. You can simultaneously use a mobile
phone and a GPS which uses mobile phone profile by one of the following procedures.
4.4.1 Multipoint GPS Pairing
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If you use GPS only for turn-by-turn voice instructions, not for Bluetooth stereo music streaming, multipoint pairing is
recommended for the GPS connection. Multipoint Bluetooth pairing allows the NS10 to connect two HFP devices at the
same time: mobile phone and GPS navigation. Follow the steps below to pair the GPS using the multipoint pairing.
1. To enter into the voice configuration menu, press and hold the Center Button for 10 seconds until you hear a voice
prompt, “Configuration menu”.
2. Tap the (+) Button and you will hear a voice prompt, “Phone pairing”.
3. Search for Bluetooth devices on the GPS navigation screen. Select the SenaNS10 in the list of the devices detected
on the GPS.
4. Enter 0000 for the PIN.
5. The GPS confirms that pairing has completed and the NS10 is ready to use. You will hear a voice prompt, “Your headset is paired”.
6. If the pairing process is not completed within three minutes, the NS10 will return to stand-by mode.
4.4.2 GPS Pairing as Mobile Phone
If GPS is not only used for turn-by-turn voice instructions but also is your preferred Bluetooth stereo music source, you
can pair the GPS to the NS10 by following the simple procedures in “7.1 Mobile Phone Pairing”. When you do this, the
NS10 thinks the GPS is a mobile phone. But NS10 can directly pair an additional mobile phone.
Note:
You have to use a motorcycle specific GPS which transmits turn-by-turn voice instruction to the headset by Bluetooth.
Most automotive GPS systems don’t have this feature.
4.5 Pairing with the Sena SR10, Bluetooth Two-way Radio Adapter
The Sena SR10 is a Bluetooth two-way radio adapter for group communication, and uses HFP as do most motorcycle
specific GPS navigation systems. If you pair the NS10 with a SR10 by multipoint pairing, the NS10 is able to have two
HFP devices at the same time: mobile phone and Sena SR10.
1. To enter into the voice configuration menu, press and hold the Center Button for 10 seconds until you hear a voice
prompt, “Configuration menu”.
2. Press the (+) Button twice and you will hear a voice prompt, “Multipoint pairing”.
3. Turn on the SR10 and follow the SR10’s “Bluetooth Headset Pairing” procedure to complete the process. Please
refer to the SR10 user's guide for details.
4. When the pairing is completed, you will hear a voice prompt, “Your headset is paired”.
5. If the pairing process is not completed within three minutes, the NS10 will return to stand-by mode.
The incoming audio from the two-way radio via SR10 is heard in the background while having an intercom conversation
or a mobile phone call. You can listen to music, answer a mobile call, have an intercom conversation and use a two-way
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radio via SR10 for group communication as shown in the figure below. A GPS navigation or a radar detector which has
headphone jack or audio line-out could be connected to the SR10 by wire. The GPS voice instruction or the radar
detector alarm is also heard in the background via SR10 while having an intercom conversation or a phone call. Please
refer to the SR10 user's guide for details.
5. PAIRING WITH SELECTIVE PROFILE: HFP OR A2DP STEREO
If you have a MP3 stereo music phone such as a smartphone, sometimes you may need to selectively use the NS10 for
A2DP stereo music only or for mobile phone handsfree only. This instruction is for advanced users who want to pair the
NS10 to their smartphones only with one selective profile: A2DP stereo for music or HFP for phone call.
If you have previously paired a mobile phone to the NS10, you must clear the previous pairing list on both devices; the
mobile phone and NS10. To clear the pairing list on NS10, please do a factory reset or follow the pairing list clearing
procedure described in this manual. To clear the pairing list on the mobile phone, please refer to the mobile phone manual.
For most smartphones, delete the SenaNS10 from the list of Bluetooth devices in setting menu.
5.1 Phone Selective Pairing: HFP for Phone Call Only
1. To enter into the voice configuration menu, press and hold the Center Button for 10 seconds until you hear a voice
prompt, “Configuration menu”.
2. Triple tap the (+) Button and you will hear a voice prompt, “Phone selective pairing”.
3. Search for Bluetooth devices on your smartphone. Select the SenaNS10 in the list of devices detected on your
phone.
4. Enter 0000 for the PIN. Some smart phones may not ask for PIN.
5.2 Media Selective Pairing: A2DP Stereo Music Only
1. To enter into the voice configuration menu, press and hold the Center Button for 10 seconds until you hear a voice
prompt, “Configuration menu”.
2. Tap the (+) Button four times and you will hear a voice prompt, “Media selective pairing”.
3. Search for Bluetooth devices on your smartphone. Select the SenaNS10 in the list of devices detected on your
phone.
4. Enter 0000 for the PIN. Some smartphones may not ask for PIN.
6. Intercom Pairing
6.1 Pairing with Other NS10 Headsets for Intercom Conversation
The NS10 can be paired with up to three other headsets for Bluetooth intercom conversation.
1. Turn on the two NS10 headsets (A and B) that you would like to pair with each other.
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2. Press and hold the Center Button for 5 seconds, then you will hear a mid-tone single beep and a voice prompt,
“Intercom pairing”
3. Simply tap the Center Button of any one of the two headsets A or B (It doesn’t matter that you choose A or B.) and
wait until the LEDs of both headsets turn to blue and intercom connection is automatically established. The two NS10
headsets A and B are paired with each other for intercom conversation. If the pairing process is not completed within
one minute, the NS10 will return to stand-by mode.
Pairing A & B
4. You can make other pairings between the headset A and C, and between the headset A and D by following the same
procedure as above.
Pairing A & C Pairing A & D
5. The intercom pairing queue is ‘Last-Come, First-Served’. If a headset has multiple paired headsets for intercom
conversations, the last paired headset is set as first intercom friend. The previous intercom friend becomes second intercom friend, and third intercom friend.
Note:
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.
6.2 Pairing with Other Sena Headset Models for Intercom Conversation
The NS10 can be paired with all other Sena headset models such as the SMH10, SPH10 and the SMH5 for intercom
conversation. Please follow the same procedure as above to pair with these headset models.
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Note:
The SMH5 cannot participate in three-way or four-way conference intercom with the NS10. The SMH5 has a limited
capability of having two-way intercom with each other or with other Sena headset models.
7. FUNCTION PRIORITY
The NS10 operates in the following order of priority:
(highest)Mobile phone,
Intercom,
Stereo music by audio cable,
(lowest)Bluetooth stereo music
A lower priority function is always interrupted by a higher priority function. For example, stereo music is interrupted by
intercom call, and intercom conversation is interrupted by incoming mobile phone call.
8. STEREO MUSIC
You can listen to stereo music from your Bluetooth wireless audio device. The Bluetooth audio device must be paired with
the NS10 by following the “Bluetooth Stereo Device Pairing” procedures described in the 7.3 chapter. The NS10 supports
the Audio/Video Remote Control Profile (AVRCP), so if your Bluetooth audio device also supports the AVRCP, you can
use the NS10 to remotely control music playback. You not only can adjust the volume but also use the functions such as
play, pause, next track and previous track.
1. To adjust the volume, tap the (+) Button or the (-) Button.
2. To play or pause music, press the Center Button for 1 second until you hear a mid-tone double beep.
3. To track forward or track back, press the (+) Button or the (-) Button for 1 second until you hear a mid-tone single beep.
You can stop music streaming while you are listening to the music by pressing the (-) Button for 4 seconds until you hear
high tone double beeps.
9. MOBILE PHONE CALL MAKING AND ANSWERING
1. When you have an incoming call, tap the Center Button to answer the call.
2. You can also answer the incoming call by loudly speaking any word of your choice if Voice Activated Phone Answering is enabled, unless you are connected to intercom.
3. To end a call, press the Center Button for 2 seconds until you hear a mid-tone single beep, or wait for the called
person to end the call.
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4. To reject a call, press the Center Button for 2 seconds until you hear a beep while the phone is ringing.
5. There are several ways to make a phone call:
- Enter numbers on your mobile phone keypad and make a call. Then the call is automatically transferred to the
headset.
- In stand-by mode, press the Center Button for 3 seconds, to activate the voice dialing of your mobile phone. You
will hear a high tone single beep. Your mobile phone has to support voice dialing. Refer to your mobile phone manual
for further instruction.
- To redial the last number, press the (+) button for 3 seconds in stand-by mode. You will hear a voice prompt, “Last number redial”.
- To cancel the voice dialing or redialing last number command, tap the Center Button while it is in progress.
Mobile Phone Call Button Operations
Answer Tap the Center Button or Say “Hello”
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End Press the Center Button for 2”
Reject Press the Center Button for 2”
Transfer Must be done on the mobile phone
Call Use phone keypad
Redial Press the (+) button for 3”
Voice Command Press the Center Button for 3”
If you have second mobile phone connected with the NS10 by multipoint connection, you can answer the incoming call to
the second mobile phone by tapping the Center Button while you are on the line of the first mobile phone. In this case, the
first call is on call waiting.
10. TWO-WAY INTERCOM
10.1 Start and End Two-way Intercom
1. You can start a one-on-one intercom conversation with any intercom friend by tapping the Center Button: Single
tapping to intercom with the first intercom friend, double tapping with the second intercom friend, or triple tapping with
the third intercom friend.
2. To terminate a one-on-one intercom conversation, single tap the Center Button. This will end the intercom