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1 INTRODUCTION

ARK is a stereo Bluetooth

and intercom headset. Please read

this User manual carefully before using the device.

ARK FEATURES

• Bluetooth

V4.1

• Bluetooth

intercom with a maximum range of 1.6 km

(*)

• Four-way Intercom
• Group Intercom

™

• Universal Intercom

™

• Integrated FM radio tuner with station search and mute

function

• Sharing music
• Audio Overlay

™

• Advanced Noise Control

™

• Voice Prompt

• Sena

™

SF Utility application

•  Quick charge
•   AGV remote control support (accessory not included)
•  Firmware update
•  Natural, crystal clear sound quality
•  Firmware update option
•  Water resistant
•   Operating Temperature: -10°C / +45°C.

While charging the battery, the allowed temperature range is

reduced to 0°C / 35°C.

(*)

Notice!

Communication distance performances can be achieved in a

controlled environment. Helmet materials and ambient con-

ditions can strongly influence them.

Summary of Contents for AGV ARK

Page 1: ...AERODYNAMIC COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FOR AGV HELMETS USER MANUAL ...

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Page 3: ...f such marks by Sena Technologies Inc is under license GoPro is a brand owned by Woodman Labs Inc Other trademarks and trade names are those of their respective owners The products shown in the images are considered to be indicative and may differ from the product purchased Dainese reserves the right to make changes to the product and to the respective documentation without notice To make sure tha...

Page 4: ...5 3 Advanced selective pairing A2DP stereo or HFP phone 19 5 4 Pairing with GPS navigator 20 5 5 Intercom pairing with other ARK devices 21 6 PHONE AND GPS 22 6 1 Making and answering calls 22 6 2 Speed dial 23 7 STEREO MUSIC 24 7 1 Bluetooth stereo music 24 7 2 Music sharing 25 8 INTERCOM 26 8 1 Two way intercom 26 8 2 Three way intercom 27 8 3 Four way intercom 29 9 PHONE AND INTERCOM SIMULTANEO...

Page 5: ...15 SOFTWARE CONFIGURATION SETTINGS 46 15 1 Assignment of the speed dial 46 15 2 Audio source priority setting 47 15 3 Enable disable the audio boost 47 15 4 Enable disable the smart volume control 47 15 5 Enable disable the VOX phone 48 15 6 Enable disable the VOX intercom 48 15 7 Enable disable HD Voice 49 15 8 Enable disable HD intercom 49 15 9 Setting of VOX sensitivity 50 15 10 Enable disable ...

Page 6: ...oduct It may damage the prod uct or its internal electronic circuits Do not disassemble repair or modify the product as this may damage the product and invalidate the product warranty Do not store the product in humid environments especially for long time storage PRODUCT USE In some regions it is prohibited by law to ride motorcycles while wearing headsets or earbuds Therefore be certain to comply...

Page 7: ...age explosion or fire BATTERY This product has an irreplaceable rechargeable battery inside There fore when using the product make sure to adhere to the following Never separate the battery from the product as this may damage the product The battery performance may be reduced over time with usage Any 3rd party USB charger can be used with Sena products if the charger is approved by either the FCC ...

Page 8: ...tion Sharing music Audio Overlay Advanced Noise Control Voice Prompt Sena SF Utility application Quick charge AGV remote control support accessory not included Firmware update Natural crystal clear sound quality Firmware update option Water resistant Operating Temperature 10 C 45 C While charging the battery the allowed temperature range is reduced to 0 C 35 C Notice Communication distance perform...

Page 9: ...ace helmet with tear off strip and cover Microphone for modular helmet and jet with tear off strip and cover Support unit accessory not included Earphones with tear off strip and cover Connection unit Charger cable LED Micro USB charging slot ...

Page 10: ...NIT ON THE HELMET A Guide the wiring of the connection unit 1 through the wiring passage in the support unit 2 B Locate the connection unit 3 in the slot in the support unit making sure that the metal contacts 4 are outward ly oriented 2 1 4 3 ...

Page 11: ... instruc tions the images in this document are for reference only inside the packaging of the support unit D Remove the adhesive from the back of the support unit and stick it to the helmet shell by aligning it with the edge 6 of the adhesive positioning mask E Remove the adhesive positioning mask from the shell 5 6 ...

Page 12: ...nt of the helmet by tying the front tooth 8 to the support unit A click identifies a secure engagement B Once the side pads have been removed refer to the Helmet User Manual make the wiring connections paying attention to the pairing direction of the male and female terminals 9 Black terminals connect the earphones and red terminals connect the microphone C Apply the earphones 10 to the earphone h...

Page 13: ...the mouth E If you have a full face helmet apply the full face helmet mi crophone 14 to the inner surface of the chin guard at the mouth using the supplied adhesive stripe 15 The full hel met microphone must not be used on jet helmets 12 13 14 15 Warning Make sure that ARK is firmly connected to the support unit press the back of the ARK against the support unit ensuring that the coupling tooth ha...

Page 14: ...t the same time while decreasing in tensity beeps and the Goodbye voice prompt are being played Button Volume increase Next track Analysis of FM radio stations Speed dial Button Volume decrease Previous track Turning FM radio on off Central button Answering and ending a phone call Rejecting an incoming call on your smartphone Start and end intercom communication Playing and pausing the Bluetooth M...

Page 15: ... 4 4 1 LED indicator When the ARK is switched on the LED flashes rapidly in red indicating the battery level charged between 70 and 100 charged between 30 and 70 charged between 0 and 30 4 4 2 Voice prompt indicator When the ARK is turned on press and hold the centre button and button together for 5 A voice prompt will then sound to indicate the battery level Notice If you release the buttons as s...

Page 16: ...ted every 10 with decreasing intensity When the microphone is reactivated an audible signal of in creasing intensity sounds and the microphone is active 4 7 SUPPORT SOFTWARE 4 7 1 Sena Device Manager Sena Device Manager allows you to update the firmware and configure device settings directly from your PC Thanks to this software you can assign presets for speed dial FM frequencies and other functio...

Page 17: ...d hold the center button for 10 until the voice prompt Configura tion menu is emitted Notice Pressing and holding the centre button for 6 you ll hear the voice prompt Intercom pairing Ignore the signal and contin ue to press and hold until you hear the Configuration menu voice prompt To exit the configuration menu without pairing and return to standby mode press the button until you hear the messa...

Page 18: ... sec ond phone or MP3 player 1 To access the Setup voice menu press and hold the cen tre button for 10 until you hear the Configuration menu voice prompt 2 Press the button repeatedly until the voice prompt Sec ond mobile phone pairing is heard 3 Search for Bluetooth devices on your phone Select AGV ARK from the list of devices detected on your phone 4 Enter 0000 as PIN may not be required or conf...

Page 19: ...nu 5 3 1 A2DP stereo music only To access the Setup voice menu press and hold the centre but ton for 10 until the Configuration menu voice prompt is emit ted Press the button until the Media selective pairing voice prompt is emitted Search for Bluetooth devices on your smartphone Select AGV from the list of devices detected on your phone Enter 0000 as PIN may not be required or confirmation may be...

Page 20: ...ot completed within 3 ARK returns to standby mode Notice You must use GPS specifically designed for motorcycles that transmit voice instructions via Bluetooth Most car GPS sys tems do not have this feature When Audio Overlay is enabled if you pair the GPS device via GPS pairing its instructions do not interrupt intercom conver sations but overlay them 5 4 2 Pairing as mobile phone If GPS is also y...

Page 21: ...com conversation If the pairing procedure does not end within 1 ARK returns to standby mode 4 Following the same procedure described previously other pairings can be made between ARK A and C and between ARK A and D 5 The intercom pairing sequence is of the LCFS Last Come First Served type If ARK is paired to multiple intercom con versational devices then you have the following situation The last p...

Page 22: ...or 2 until a single high pitched signal of average tone is emitted or wait for the keyed person to end the conversation 4 To reject a call press the centre button for 2 until you an acoustic signal is emitted while the phone rings 5 You can make a call in different ways A Enter the number on the phone keypad and make the call The call is automatically transferred to ARK B In standby mode press the...

Page 23: ...ing the call The voice dialling function is closely dependent on the phone and may not work as expected in conjunction with ARK 6 2 SPEED DIAL You can make a speed dial call using the speed dial voice menu 1 To access the speed dial voice menu press and hold the button for 3 a single medium tone beep and the voice prompt Speed dial will sound 2 Press the or button to navigate through the menus Voi...

Page 24: ...h ARK following the procedures Pairing with Smartphone Phone Bluetooth Stereo Device described in section 5 1 ARK supports the Blue tooth audio video remote control profile AVRCP so if your Bluetooth audio device also supports the AVRCP profile you can use ARK to remotely control music playback using the play pause next track and previous track controls 1 To play or pause music press the centre bu...

Page 25: ...tice Once Bluetooth stereo music sharing has started both the user and the intercom friend can control the playback of mu sic remotely for example to pause or resume playback or to move to the next or previous track To close the two way intercom session the user and the in tercom friend must first stop playing the music press the center button for 1 until you hear a double beep The music sharing w...

Page 26: ...second intercom friend Press the center button for intercom with your third intercom friend three times The first second and third intercom friends are defined accord ing to the order in which the pairing was made as described in paragraph 5 5 Intercom pairing with other ARKs Notice The intercom pairing order and the resulting number of friends remains the same even if some friends are not connect...

Page 27: ...d intercom friend Press the centre button three times to end the intercom with your third intercom friend 8 2 THREE WAY INTERCOM 8 2 1 Start three way intercom User A can create a three voice intercom conference with oth er ARK friends B and C by establishing two intercom connec tions at the same time 1 For the three voice intercom conference the user A must be paired with two other intercom frien...

Page 28: ...is point the user A and the other two intercom friends B and C are holding a three way conference intercom Notice While a three way conference intercom is in progress the connection of the mobile phones of the three participants is temporarily interrupted However as soon as the intercom conference is over or one of the participants leaves the inter com conversation all mobile phones automatically ...

Page 29: ...onnection 8 3 FOUR WAY INTERCOM 8 3 1 Start four way intercom You can create a four voice intercom conference with three other ARK users by adding an extra intercom participant to the three voice intercom conversation During a three voice inter com conversation as described in section 8 2 Three way in tercom a new participant D a friend of the user C can join the intercom conference by making an i...

Page 30: ... signals the intercom distance of the multi way intercom is relatively shorter than the two way intercom 9 PHONE AND INTERCOM SIMULTANEOUSLY 9 1 PHONE CALL DURING INTERCOM CONVERSATION If during an intercom conversation there is an incoming call on the phone a ringing tone is heard You can choose to answer the phone call and interrupt the intercom conversation or to reject the phone call and keep ...

Page 31: ... and then return to the private telephone call end the intercom by pressing the center button To end the phone call and keep the Intercom Chat press the center button for 2 or wait for the person on the phone line to end the call Start Press the center button during a phone call First terminate intercom Press the center button First end the phone call Press the center button for 2 or wait for the ...

Page 32: ...uetooth device does not support a dual connection to the phone it is not able to make a phone call while Universal Intercom is in use 2 If a non compatible Bluetooth device already paired as Universal Intercom with ARK is switched on the con nection of a second phone or GPS to ARK is automatically switched off so these devices cannot be used Notice Once the second phone or GPS has been disconnecte...

Page 33: ... the operation required for pairing on the non com patible Bluetooth device refer to the user manual of the device to be paired ARK will automatically pair with the non compatible Bluetooth device when both are in pairing mode Notice Also the non compatible device paired with the Universal Itercom mode is included in the sequence Last come first served together with the intercom pairing of ARK sys...

Page 34: ...r of the non compati ble Bluetooth device can also cut off the existing connection by using the operation to end a call for voice dialling redial ling and ending a call refer to the User manual for the relevant non compatible Bluetooth devices 11 3 THREE WAY UNIVERSAL INTERCOM You can make a three item Universal Intercom connection with two ARKs and a non compatible Bluetooth device If a three way...

Page 35: ...s an intercom call with the user A 3 The other ARK C can join the intercom conversation by making an intercom call to the user s ARK A 4 Now the user A the non compatible Bluetooth device B and the other ARK C are performing a three way intercom conference 5 The user can disconnect from the Universal Intercom three way conversation in the same way as for normal three way intercom conversation See ...

Page 36: ...mpatible Bluetooth device Us er s ARK A one Bluetooth device not compatible B two other ARKs C and D The user can make the four way Universal Intercom call the same way as a normal four way intercom call 11 4 1 Start four way intercom Case 1 Two non compatible ARKs A and C and two Bluetooth devices 1 The user A can initiate an intercom conversation with the non compatible Bluetooth device B 2 The ...

Page 37: ...ected via four way Universal Intercom The user can disconnect from a four way Universal Intercom in the same way as for a normal four way Universal Intercom conversation Refer to section 8 3 2 End four way intercom 11 4 2 Start four way intercom Case 2 Three ARKs A C and D and a non compatible Bluetooth device B The procedure is the same as described for Case 1 in section 11 4 1 B D A C B D A C B ...

Page 38: ... can listen to music from preset stations while on FM radio up to a maximum of 10 When the FM control is on press the centre button for 1 to switch to the next stored preset station until the tenth is reached a further press returns to the first stored sta tion Each time the preset station is changed a voice prompt is emitted repeating the preset number One Two Three followed by the frequency of t...

Page 39: ...d by the preset number 2 Press the or button to select the preset new station you want to assign to the station in question The user can cancel the preprocessing operation by waiting for about 10 The voice prompt Save preset cancelled is then emitted 3 To store the station press the button for 1 Then the voice prompt Save preset is emitted followed by the preset number If you want to delete one of...

Page 40: ...ency at a glance To use the Scan function follow the steps below 1 Press the button for 1 The frequency of the station being played changes to search for frequencies from other stations 2 If the tuner detects a station it stays on that frequency for 8 after which it searches for the next station 3 The search function stops when the button is pressed again for 1 4 To store a station during frequenc...

Page 41: ...our intercom friend s preset station sequence depending on who is making the change The same applies to a search for a new frequency In case one of the two frequency changes the other one will listen to the same frequency To end FM sharing press the button for 1 or end the inter com call Notice FM sharing will stop if ARK starts a multivoice intercom con ferencing When Audio Overlay is enabled if ...

Page 42: ...ill always be interrupted by a function with a higher priority For example stereo music is in terrupted by an intercom call and an intercom conversation is interrupted by an incoming call on the phone Notice If music is selected as the priority audio source see 15 2 the order of priorities changes as follows highest priority Telephone GPS Bluetooth stereo music Intercom FM sharing Sharing music vi...

Page 43: ...You can perform the corresponding operation by pressing the center button 4 If no button is pressed within 10 ARK abandons the config uration and returns to standby mode 5 If you want to leave the configuration immediately press the or button until the voice prompt Exit Configuration is heard then press the centre button The voice prompts for each menu item are sorted below 1 Phone pairing 2 Secon...

Page 44: ...see section 5 2 Pressing the or button will exit the second mobile phone pairing 14 3 GPS PAIRING To access GPS pairing mode press the or button until the GPS Pairing voice prompt is emitted For detailed information on GPS pairing see section 5 4 Pairing with GPS navigator Pressing the or button will exit the GPS pairing mode 14 4 PHONE SELECTIVE PAIRING To access the Phone selective pairing mode ...

Page 45: ...m 14 7 REMOTE CONTROL PAIRING To access Remote Pairing mode press the or button until the Remote control pairing voice prompt is emitted Then press the centre button to access remote control pairing mode ARK immediately abandons the configuration menu and pairs with the remote control if the remote control is in pairing mode 14 8 UNIVERSAL INTERCOM PAIRING To access the Universal Intercom Pairing ...

Page 46: ...14 10 CONFIGURATION EXIT To exit the voice menu Configuration and return to standby mode press the or button until the Exit Configuration voice prompt is emitted then press the centre button to confirm 15 SOFTWARE CONFIGURATION SETTINGS Ark configuration can also be carried out using the Device Man ager or the SF Utility via the setup menus 15 1 ASSIGNMENT OF THE SPEED DIAL Set the speed dial numb...

Page 47: ... Source Priority function is active only when Audio Overlay is disabled 15 3 ENABLE DISABLE THE AUDIO BOOST DEFAULT SETTING DISABLED Enabling the audio boost increases the overall maximum vol ume Disabling the audio boost will decrease the overall maxi mum volume but the sound is more balanced 15 4 ENABLE DISABLE THE SMART VOLUME CONTROL DEFAULT SETTING DISABLED The Smart Volume Control changes th...

Page 48: ...om connection say a word out loud like Hello or blow air into the microphone If you start an intercom conversation with voice the intercom ends automatically when the user and his intercom friend remain silent for 20 However if you start an in tercom conversation manually by pressing the center button you must end the intercom conversation manually see 8 1 Notice However if an intercom conversatio...

Page 49: ...h intercom participant is not available Notice Make sure that the Bluetooth device to be connected to ARK is HD Voice compatible 15 8 ENABLE DISABLE HD INTERCOM DEFAULT SETTING ENABLE HD Intercom improves the sound quality of a two voice intercom conversation from normal to HD HD intercom is momentarily disabled when participating in a multivoice intercom conversa tion If this feature is disabled ...

Page 50: ...ttings Voice prompts for the battery level indicator Voice prompts for speed dial Voice prompts for FM radio functions 15 11 ENABLE DISABLE RDS AF SETTING DEFAULT SETTING DISABLED RDS AF Setting allows a receiver to automatically tune to an alternate frequency when a radio station signal becomes weak 15 12 ENABLE DISABLE FM STATION GUIDE DEFAULT SETTING ENABLED When FM station guide is enabled FM ...

Page 51: ... Bluetooth Audio Pack for GoPro you can only enable or disable this feature during normal audio recording mode In Ultra HD UHD Audio Mode this feature is automatically disabled 15 15 ENABLE DISABLE AUDIO OVERLAY DEFAULT SETTING DISABLED Audio Overlay allows you to listen to the audio of two features at the same time When the Audio Overlay function is activated the phone calls GPS instructions and ...

Page 52: ...a headset B During intercom conversations GPS application instruc tions are played back in the background C When you listen to GPS instructions the FM radio is placed in the background Notice The Audio Overlay function is activated during two voice in tercom conversations with an intercom device that supports this feature When the Audio Overlay function is disabled the background source returns to...

Page 53: ...ssing the reset button in the hole on the back of the main unit Insert a paper clip into the hole and press lightly for one second ARK turns off Restart the system and check for proper operation Notice To do this you need to remove ARK from the carrier unit The reset operation does not reset the headset to the factory settings 17 2 FACTORY RESET To restore ARK to factory settings use the Reset fun...

Page 54: ...creasing in creasing intensity Intercom Intercom pairing Press the center button for 5 Flashing red Single and double medium tone acoustic signal Press the center button of one of the two ARKs Type Function Button control LED Acoustic signal Intercom Starting Stopping Each intercom conversion Press the center button Interruption of all intercom conversations Press the center button for 3 Start Gro...

Page 55: ...15 of the FCC rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules These limits are designed to pr...

Page 56: ...eceiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help FCC RF EXPOSURE STATEMENT This product is compliance to FCC RF Exposure requirements and refers to FCC website https apps fcc gov oetcf eas reports GenericSearch cfm search for FCC ID S7A SP66 FCC CAUTION Any changes or m...

Page 57: ...ice complies with Industry Canada license exempt RSS standard s Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause interference 2 This device must accept any interference including interfer ence that may cause undesired operation of the device BLUETOOTH LICENSE The Bluetooth word mark and logos are owned by the Bluetooth SIG Inc and any use of such marks by Sena Techn...

Page 58: ... or human health from uncontrolled waste disposal please do not dispose of these products as unsorted municipal waste but hand it in at an official collection point for recycling AFTER SALES SERVICES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE Please contact an AGV Service Centre for any need of aftersales support To locate your nearest AGV Service Centre consult the Stores section of the website www agv com To learn ab...

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