For those of you who have the above helmet i have taken the plunge and bought the SRC Bluetooth collar to replace my ageing Starcom system which had been on three bikes when i got it i've had it on two and it's lost the left channel the connectors are starting to get worn so it has done well.
The system is a replacement for the draught collar and is a right b'stard to fit but with a bit of judicious finger work and patience you get there, the unit connects to the built in FM antenna at the rear there is a 3.5mm jack socket for the slim speakers that fit in the recesses each side of the helmet this also allows you to use in-ear speakers the microphone is built in to the collar.
The unit requires a three hour initial charge via the mini USB socket and the book says ten hours talk time and 100 hours on stand-by, it has an FM radio (hence the antenna) with six preset channels and switchable RDS you can also auto tune six channels on the move but they will be deleted when you switch off not sure how long the battery will last with the radio on.
There is two bluetooth channels but schuberth advise you to pair your phone with a bluetooth capable GPS as you can see what is going on the screen then pair the GPS with the unit, the second channel can be used for a bluetooth capable MP3 player bike to bike x three is available there is also voice command which looks a bit fiddly to set up.
I set all this up today in the garage very straight forward with the comprehensive manual, good quality sound on the radio and the phone works well i will see what it's like on the move tomorrow it has five buttons to control it vol+-/function first two then three in a group for on/off,radio, and other functions all buttons are separated by a prominent ridge but how easy to use with gloves on remains to be seen.
More to follow tomorrow.
PS Saphena the bike is now 'dressed' correctly
The system is a replacement for the draught collar and is a right b'stard to fit but with a bit of judicious finger work and patience you get there, the unit connects to the built in FM antenna at the rear there is a 3.5mm jack socket for the slim speakers that fit in the recesses each side of the helmet this also allows you to use in-ear speakers the microphone is built in to the collar.
The unit requires a three hour initial charge via the mini USB socket and the book says ten hours talk time and 100 hours on stand-by, it has an FM radio (hence the antenna) with six preset channels and switchable RDS you can also auto tune six channels on the move but they will be deleted when you switch off not sure how long the battery will last with the radio on.
There is two bluetooth channels but schuberth advise you to pair your phone with a bluetooth capable GPS as you can see what is going on the screen then pair the GPS with the unit, the second channel can be used for a bluetooth capable MP3 player bike to bike x three is available there is also voice command which looks a bit fiddly to set up.
I set all this up today in the garage very straight forward with the comprehensive manual, good quality sound on the radio and the phone works well i will see what it's like on the move tomorrow it has five buttons to control it vol+-/function first two then three in a group for on/off,radio, and other functions all buttons are separated by a prominent ridge but how easy to use with gloves on remains to be seen.
More to follow tomorrow.
PS Saphena the bike is now 'dressed' correctly