This video was so extremely helpful. I have a Shuberth E2 and for the life of me couldn't figure out the order in which to get the helmet, TFT, Zumo XT & iPhone properly paired ...I can't thank you enough for taking the time to share your knowledge!!!
ZUMO XT works fine with this same process. The Drive app is used instead for the Zumo and it is important to reboot your iphone after installing it. Best step by step and thorough explanation of this I have seen. I did it on my R1300GS using a Sena 50s.
Followed this guide and everything works as intended. Only trouble is that sound is mono from spotify, podcasts etc. I have the sena srl mesh and bmw connected navigator though.
@@hypeandspin just done 1500 miles with it and it's Great. Quieter than the C4, though I have a different bike as well. Seems a good improvement. Comfort is great, audio and connectivity easy, vision good and operation of vents and visors a big improvement. No need for the separate remote control as it connects to my GSA TFT screen and I control everything fromm there. Turn it on and it automatically Bluetooth to the bike.
Thanks, I have tried your method as the one that I was previously using to run everything through the Garmin XT was very unreliable. Now all I need is an excuse to go out and try it!
Thank you once again. I have one question. You didn't pair your mobile phone with your Schuberth helmet. I understand the Sena comms system on the helmet comes with an App to allow connection for a number of functions. Thanks
Thank you for your question. You are right, there is a Schuberth app. However, in the setup I am showing, this is not possible. You need to set your helmet beforehand. When I use the RNineT (with no Garmin or TFT), I usually pair my helmet directly with my phone. I keep my phone in my pocket and navigate with Apple-Maps, listend to Podcasts or Music. This works very well too.
I would try to perform the intercom pairing with passenger through Sena (not TFT) as the last step. This will ensure you will not screw up the order of priority for the Bluetooth connections.
Excellent Explanation. I have one question if you or someone might be able to answer please. You mentioned the order is important? Why is this so? (I have the R1250GS, Android Mobile and a Sena SC2 Helmet Comms ) Many thanks
Thank you very much for the comment. In short, the reason for the order has to do with the way the audio distribution protocols work ("i.e. digital pecking order"). Through trial and error I have experienced the best results in the order I am recommending. However, the constant development keeps changing things. I just got myself a new Schuberth C5 including the latest Sena technology (SC2). Now I actually prefer a different setup: 1) iPhone to C5 Helmet: for music and phone and apple-map audio directions (The voice control is working quite well). 2) iPhone to TFT: For Navigation on TFT only, nothing else. 3) iPhone to Nav: For live traffic and weather updates, nothing else. The only issue is, before I start to drive, I need to turn on the bike on and let everything connect and then I need to manually set the audio output on my iPhone to the SC2. However, everything else seems to work perfectly in this setup.
Hi, Thank you for your comment. For sure this is an option. However, I have experienced the TFT and Connected App still unreliable and sometimes I loose connection with the TFT, especially after stopping for gasoline. That‘s why I prefer the setup. Maybe in the future, the TFT and the app is more reliable. It could also help us to replace the Garmin, but so far, this is not yet the case in my view.
Thanks for the video, it helped me set everything up, but now I can hear the music I play on my phone, but there's no sound on the helmet, am I doing something wrong? Thank you.
Thank you for your comment. When you play the music and you hear it through the phone's speaker, open the music app on your phone and select the TFT as the audio source, that should fix it. Let me know if this worked.
Thanks! Great instructional video. Do you by any chance know if the process would be the same for the large TFT on the latest gen. K1600 and the R1250RT? (same set up with the exception of the bike and Garmin Zumo XT)
Hi there, thank you very much for your comment. My experience with the K1600 TFT (I tested the bike during the BMW Motorrad Days in Berlin) the bluetooth connection was similar to my 2019 R1250GSA. I have not used a Garmin Zumo XT, but I use the latest 2021 version of my Navigator. I would be surprised if the Zumo is any different in regards to bluetooth.
What if I don’t want my helmet paired to the GPS? Should I do it in the same order minus the GPS? I have no issue just looking at the GPS. It drives me crazy when the GPS cuts in all the time while you are listening to something, or talking to someone.
Brilliant Video so clear and really helps (I have subscribed). Thank you. I have just purchased an R18 (2023) which uses the BMW connected app on my Iphone as a GPS. I just purchased 2 x C5 for myself and pillion. If you are using the App in an Iphone do you have any experience. Ideally we would like Rider to Pillion (will connect directly as you suggest) Then Rider to Phone 1 using TFT/Helmet Then Connect Phone to Bike would that work (using the App for Nav remember). Music from the Phone ideally to Rider/Pillion fading when intercom ? Any advice appreciated
Thank you very much! R18 is a Great choice. Do you have the Bagger or Transcontinental? Both are fantastic bikes. Also the Schuberth C5 is excellent, I could test it and its very silent. With your setup there should not be the need to connect to the Garmin (as I assume you don‘t use one), just with the TFT. > iPhone connnected with TFT over bluetooth and WiFi (for maps) > Rider Helmet connected directly with Pillion for intercom pairing. > Rider Helmet to TFT Phone 1. That should do the trick. I think the fading settings you can set through the Schuberth SC2 App www.schuberth.com/en/SC2 Does this work? Please let me know.
@@hypeandspin Hi thanks so much for the response. This is a new UK Spec TC just registered and Schuberths got a SW upgrade before use. So pretty much as you say using the BMW app as Sat Nav Connect Rider to TFT, Connect Iphone 13 with app to TFT, Connect Pillion to Rider with BT. Issues you can’t access the SC2 App unless you connect the iphone to helmet as phone 2 (phone 1 connected to TFT). When you do sound will only come out of Bike Speakers not helmet. The vox feature on Helmets very noisy and switching for sound like a record playing slowly to very quickly. Fixed it by either using intercom or Music (button tap) and disabling Vox - Hope that helps and any answers appreciated.
It works until I turn off the system. When I start it up again, the CS2 continues to search for the remote, resulting in a constant beep in the speakers
I hear you - turning off the system is a pain in the behind. Unfortunately, I don‘t have a fix for this yet. I hope this gets better with future updates and maybe the TFT becomes a worthy replacement of the Garmin one day
You are right, I did not talk about the two apps. For the Garmin app, I just connect it to the Garmin and keep the app open on my iPhone. For the BMW app, I connect it to the BMW TFT and keep it open on the iPhone as well. That's basically it. Ride safe!
using the method in the video, I was happy that me and my wife (both Sena 10S) can Listen to music from my Android Phone. But when doing that, I can't go back to intercom... Listening to music ( spotify ) after using the TFT Media Play, we loose intercom and can't go back to intercom....
Thank you for sharing your feedback. I can not look into that, as I currently do not have a second helmet with intercom. I will try to ask around and find a solution. If you know how to solve this, I would be very interested in how you did it. Thank you!
Hi, Thank you for your question. I tried it both ways and both seem to work without any significant difference. Let me know what your experience is. Ride safe!
Hi there, I did ask this question to the BMW Motorrad team. They did answer that this is only possible for the original BMW-Motorrad-Helmets and related systems. It is not possible for other brands.
Thank you for sharing this information! I did not buy a cradle (yet), as I prefer using the Garmin over the phone for now. I am sure the maps on the iPhone will soon be better than the Garmin if this trend continues. Keep the shiny side up!
Strangely enough the answer for me is sometimes. It has happened when everything is paired up, and I’ve been riding and stop for gas. Occasionally, when I resume riding then I can control the volume with the wonder wheel. It must have to do with something unpairing while I gas up, and then pairing again in a different order. It only happens every now and then and I don’t know why.
@@stevehall6834 hi Steve. From what i know, it is dependent when is the bluetooth helmet is switch on. Make sure the bluetooth helmet is the last piece to be turn on (after the tft, the nav and the phone are connected). If you turn off the bike (for gas stop as an example) you need to turn off the helmet bluetooth, and turn on again after your bike tft/nav/phone are connected again. The sequence of the bluetooth channel availability (when it's alive) is important to the bmw tft computer. The tft need to see that the bluetooth helmet is always the last device to be connected to the party
Hi, I had this problem last year. The dealer updated the TFT software. This can only be done in the dealership. So if your phone, Garmin and Sena are up to date, I would try updating the TFT.
@@hypeandspin Thanks. They caim that they did update the software (just took it in for the recall) so I think it's running the latest version. Now all of a sudden, I'm getting the "key fob" message, despite changing the batteries several times. Something's not right, but they can't pinpoint the issue. Frustrating. Going to try a different dealer.
@@SuperSnallygaster I was told the key fob battery is very sensitive to voltage. I was using brand new Duracell batteries from Costco so I figured they were all great but I was wrong. Some were 2.88 v, not the rated 3.1v, so i tested the battery first and only used one that had high voltage which seemed to solve my battery warning issue.
@@stevehall6834 Thanks, I bought a package of them, I'll give them a quick test and see if that's the issue. I've also noticed that if I leave the key in the cubby/dash, I get the error more frequently than if I keep the key in my pocket.
Yes, correct. I did set my settings on the Schuberth once and did not have the need to do it again. You can also do this through the SC2 as well if you need to.
Hi John, thank you for letting us know. For Apple, the app I am using is called ‚Garmin Smartphone Link‘ apps.apple.com/us/app/garmin-smartphone-link/id567725209 Hope this helps anyone using Apple.
@@hypeandspin I was wrong, the Garmin smartlink app is stilla available for Android. But it crashes every time on my phone. But i have another problem / question. Making my phone the central "command centre" of the setup, it will use battery power. While i have the Garmin mounted (so with power) and the BMW TFT, i would also have to mount or other way to get power for my mobile phone. Why notlet the Garmin be the central point of the setup and only use your phone for its basic function. The other disadvantage, if i see it whright, is that you have to use your phone and so stop driving your motor, to adjust simple things. E.g. when i use the Schuberth app for listening radio, i have to stop to adjust the noise level, other radiochannel, etc. I assume it can be done on the helmet itself (i have not yet tried that).
This video was so extremely helpful. I have a Shuberth E2 and for the life of me couldn't figure out the order in which to get the helmet, TFT, Zumo XT & iPhone properly paired ...I can't thank you enough for taking the time to share your knowledge!!!
You're very welcome!
I just fixed my wife's F750GS TFT - Helmet Sena (Louis Edition) - Iphone 13 via your great video! Thanks a lot!
Glad it helped!
Thank you so much for this video. I had given up on pairing my Schuberth C5 with phone/tft/gps. Your explanation was first class.
You're welcome!
This video was so fantastic!! I have a Sena SC2 but it all worked just the same. Thank you for making a great video.
ZUMO XT works fine with this same process. The Drive app is used instead for the Zumo and it is important to reboot your iphone after installing it. Best step by step and thorough explanation of this I have seen. I did it on my R1300GS using a Sena 50s.
Thank you very much for your comment! Much appreciated
So happy to find your excellent explanation. I couldn’t make sense of any other instructions. Thank you so much!
Followed this guide and everything works as intended. Only trouble is that sound is mono from spotify, podcasts etc. I have the sena srl mesh and bmw connected navigator though.
Top man.
Just got a C5 today and will try this tomorrow.
You are very welcome. Let me know how you like your C5. It‘s on the top of my list
@@hypeandspin just done 1500 miles with it and it's Great. Quieter than the C4, though I have a different bike as well. Seems a good improvement. Comfort is great, audio and connectivity easy, vision good and operation of vents and visors a big improvement.
No need for the separate remote control as it connects to my GSA TFT screen and I control everything fromm there. Turn it on and it automatically Bluetooth to the bike.
Sounds great, I‘ll try to test it soon
Given all of the testing since - would you recommend any updates to this video? Thanks
Thanks, I have tried your method as the one that I was previously using to run everything through the Garmin XT was very unreliable. Now all I need is an excuse to go out and try it!
Looks like I'll be busy tomorrow, well done, thank you.👍
You're very welcome.
Thank you once again.
I have one question. You didn't pair your mobile phone with your Schuberth helmet. I understand the Sena comms system on the helmet comes with an App to allow connection for a number of functions. Thanks
Thank you for your question. You are right, there is a Schuberth app. However, in the setup I am showing, this is not possible. You need to set your helmet beforehand. When I use the RNineT (with no Garmin or TFT), I usually pair my helmet directly with my phone. I keep my phone in my pocket and navigate with Apple-Maps, listend to Podcasts or Music. This works very well too.
At what stage in this process do I pair the pillions helmet, would be at the same time as the riders to the TFT & SAT NAV 🤔
I would try to perform the intercom pairing with passenger through Sena (not TFT) as the last step. This will ensure you will not screw up the order of priority for the Bluetooth connections.
Thankyou for the instructions. I couldn't make any sense of bmw instructions!!
Excellent Explanation. I have one question if you or someone might be able to answer please. You mentioned the order is important? Why is this so? (I have the R1250GS, Android Mobile and a Sena SC2 Helmet Comms ) Many thanks
Thank you very much for the comment. In short, the reason for the order has to do with the way the audio distribution protocols work ("i.e. digital pecking order"). Through trial and error I have experienced the best results in the order I am recommending.
However, the constant development keeps changing things. I just got myself a new Schuberth C5 including the latest Sena technology (SC2). Now I actually prefer a different setup:
1) iPhone to C5 Helmet: for music and phone and apple-map audio directions (The voice control is working quite well).
2) iPhone to TFT: For Navigation on TFT only, nothing else.
3) iPhone to Nav: For live traffic and weather updates, nothing else.
The only issue is, before I start to drive, I need to turn on the bike on and let everything connect and then I need to manually set the audio output on my iPhone to the SC2. However, everything else seems to work perfectly in this setup.
Why do you not just connect everything to the bike ie phone and headset and nav to the bike ? Using the bike tft to interface with everything
Hi, Thank you for your comment. For sure this is an option. However, I have experienced the TFT and Connected App still unreliable and sometimes I loose connection with the TFT, especially after stopping for gasoline. That‘s why I prefer the setup. Maybe in the future, the TFT and the app is more reliable. It could also help us to replace the Garmin, but so far, this is not yet the case in my view.
Great detailed video…thx!
Well. I will give it a try.
First time GSA and bluetooth headset
Thanks for the video, it helped me set everything up, but now I can hear the music I play on my phone, but there's no sound on the helmet, am I doing something wrong?
Thank you.
Thank you for your comment. When you play the music and you hear it through the phone's speaker, open the music app on your phone and select the TFT as the audio source, that should fix it. Let me know if this worked.
Thanks! Great instructional video. Do you by any chance know if the process would be the same for the large TFT on the latest gen. K1600 and the R1250RT? (same set up with the exception of the bike and Garmin Zumo XT)
Hi there, thank you very much for your comment. My experience with the K1600 TFT (I tested the bike during the BMW Motorrad Days in Berlin) the bluetooth connection was similar to my 2019 R1250GSA. I have not used a Garmin Zumo XT, but I use the latest 2021 version of my Navigator. I would be surprised if the Zumo is any different in regards to bluetooth.
hey budy, it works very well!!!! Thanks
Thank you very much!
What if I don’t want my helmet paired to the GPS? Should I do it in the same order minus the GPS? I have no issue just looking at the GPS. It drives me crazy when the GPS cuts in all the time while you are listening to something, or talking to someone.
Turn off notifications on your GPS.
Indeed this is a good option. You can also just not pair it with the GPS but just with the TFT.
Also turn off the Bluetooth connection on your GPS and problem solved.
Brilliant Video so clear and really helps (I have subscribed). Thank you.
I have just purchased an R18 (2023) which uses the BMW connected app on my Iphone as a GPS. I just purchased 2 x C5 for myself and pillion.
If you are using the App in an Iphone do you have any experience.
Ideally we would like Rider to Pillion (will connect directly as you suggest)
Then Rider to Phone 1 using TFT/Helmet
Then Connect Phone to Bike would that work (using the App for Nav remember).
Music from the Phone ideally to Rider/Pillion fading when intercom ?
Any advice appreciated
Thank you very much! R18 is a Great choice. Do you have the Bagger or Transcontinental? Both are fantastic bikes. Also the Schuberth C5 is excellent, I could test it and its very silent. With your setup there should not be the need to connect to the Garmin (as I assume you don‘t use one), just with the TFT.
> iPhone connnected with TFT over bluetooth and WiFi (for maps)
> Rider Helmet connected directly with Pillion for intercom pairing.
> Rider Helmet to TFT Phone 1.
That should do the trick.
I think the fading settings you can set through the Schuberth SC2 App www.schuberth.com/en/SC2
Does this work? Please let me know.
@@hypeandspin Hi thanks so much for the response.
This is a new UK Spec TC just registered and Schuberths got a SW upgrade before use.
So pretty much as you say using the BMW app as Sat Nav Connect Rider to TFT, Connect Iphone 13 with app to TFT, Connect Pillion to Rider with BT. Issues you can’t access the SC2 App unless you connect the iphone to helmet as phone 2 (phone 1 connected to TFT). When you do sound will only come out of Bike Speakers not helmet.
The vox feature on Helmets very noisy and switching for sound like a record playing slowly to very quickly. Fixed it by either using intercom or Music (button tap) and disabling Vox - Hope that helps and any answers appreciated.
Thanks for the help works well with my cardo freecom 4x
It works until I turn off the system. When I start it up again, the CS2 continues to search for the remote, resulting in a constant beep in the speakers
I hear you - turning off the system is a pain in the behind. Unfortunately, I don‘t have a fix for this yet. I hope this gets better with future updates and maybe the TFT becomes a worthy replacement of the Garmin one day
I don’t believe you mentioned adjustments for or how you use the Garmin Smart Link App and/ or the BMW Connected App. ? I
You are right, I did not talk about the two apps. For the Garmin app, I just connect it to the Garmin and keep the app open on my iPhone. For the BMW app, I connect it to the BMW TFT and keep it open on the iPhone as well. That's basically it. Ride safe!
Hi, I was watching your video, I have the Garmin Zumo XT navigator, how can I combine it with the BMW TFT? can you help me
Thank you for comment. Unfortunately, I do not have a Zumo XT.
using the method in the video, I was happy that me and my wife (both Sena 10S) can Listen to music from my Android Phone. But when doing that, I can't go back to intercom... Listening to music ( spotify ) after using the TFT Media Play, we loose intercom and can't go back to intercom....
Thank you for sharing your feedback. I can not look into that, as I currently do not have a second helmet with intercom. I will try to ask around and find a solution. If you know how to solve this, I would be very interested in how you did it. Thank you!
I have the sc2 that has gps pairing Should I use that instead of 2nd phone pairing for the nav6?
Hi, Thank you for your question. I tried it both ways and both seem to work without any significant difference. Let me know what your experience is. Ride safe!
super instruction! so simple..
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you for the video, Can you adjust the volume via the bike wheel and not through the buttons of sena.
Hi there, I did ask this question to the BMW Motorrad team. They did answer that this is only possible for the original BMW-Motorrad-Helmets and related systems. It is not possible for other brands.
@@hypeandspin thanks for asking this, my friend has a gsm cradle with also a Sena intercom and here the wheel does work to turn louder and quieter.
Thank you for sharing this information! I did not buy a cradle (yet), as I prefer using the Garmin over the phone for now. I am sure the maps on the iPhone will soon be better than the Garmin if this trend continues. Keep the shiny side up!
Strangely enough the answer for me is sometimes. It has happened when everything is paired up, and I’ve been riding and stop for gas. Occasionally, when I resume riding then I can control the volume with the wonder wheel. It must have to do with something unpairing while I gas up, and then pairing again in a different order. It only happens every now and then and I don’t know why.
@@stevehall6834 hi Steve. From what i know, it is dependent when is the bluetooth helmet is switch on.
Make sure the bluetooth helmet is the last piece to be turn on (after the tft, the nav and the phone are connected).
If you turn off the bike (for gas stop as an example) you need to turn off the helmet bluetooth, and turn on again after your bike tft/nav/phone are connected again.
The sequence of the bluetooth channel availability (when it's alive) is important to the bmw tft computer. The tft need to see that the bluetooth helmet is always the last device to be connected to the party
Is it the same for navigator 5?
Thank you for your comment. Yes it is.
My TFT never finds my phone (or headset). Dealer says it's working just fine. Any suggestions?
Hi, I had this problem last year. The dealer updated the TFT software. This can only be done in the dealership. So if your phone, Garmin and Sena are up to date, I would try updating the TFT.
My S/W Version 022_007_020
@@hypeandspin Thanks. They caim that they did update the software (just took it in for the recall) so I think it's running the latest version. Now all of a sudden, I'm getting the "key fob" message, despite changing the batteries several times. Something's not right, but they can't pinpoint the issue. Frustrating. Going to try a different dealer.
@@SuperSnallygaster I was told the key fob battery is very sensitive to voltage. I was using brand new Duracell batteries from Costco so I figured they were all great but I was wrong. Some were 2.88 v, not the rated 3.1v, so i tested the battery first and only used one that had high voltage which seemed to solve my battery warning issue.
@@stevehall6834 Thanks, I bought a package of them, I'll give them a quick test and see if that's the issue. I've also noticed that if I leave the key in the cubby/dash, I get the error more frequently than if I keep the key in my pocket.
Question: Why not pair the helmet with iphone? Will that interfere with the other pairings?
Hi, thank you for your question. If you pair your phone with the helmet, you will not be able to control the phone through the TFT or Garmin.
@@hypeandspin but if I not pair the phone with the helmet I loose the possibility to control or configure the helmet via the SC2 app right?
Yes, correct. I did set my settings on the Schuberth once and did not have the need to do it again. You can also do this through the SC2 as well if you need to.
Garmin smart link app is not available anymore for android
Hi John, thank you for letting us know. For Apple, the app I am using is called ‚Garmin Smartphone Link‘ apps.apple.com/us/app/garmin-smartphone-link/id567725209 Hope this helps anyone using Apple.
@@hypeandspin I was wrong, the Garmin smartlink app is stilla available for Android. But it crashes every time on my phone. But i have another problem / question. Making my phone the central "command centre" of the setup, it will use battery power. While i have the Garmin mounted (so with power) and the BMW TFT, i would also have to mount or other way to get power for my mobile phone. Why notlet the Garmin be the central point of the setup and only use your phone for its basic function. The other disadvantage, if i see it whright, is that you have to use your phone and so stop driving your motor, to adjust simple things. E.g. when i use the Schuberth app for listening radio, i have to stop to adjust the noise level, other radiochannel, etc. I assume it can be done on the helmet itself (i have not yet tried that).
Thanks
My pleasure
ThX now its working correctly ThX
You're welcome!