Hard wiring into radio for wired headset

[liebowa]

There are tons of threads about the radio/bluetooth/etc. in these forums, but I've a simple question that maybe someone can chime in on.

Has anyone hard wired into the radio system on the Spyder to bypass audio going to the speakers and forcing it to a jack, instead?

I'd like to take advantage of the audio system on my Spyder, including the iPhone/FM/Weather and especially the thumb mounter volume controls.

I don't want to use bluetooth - I just want to jack a pair of earbuds into the system and while they are jacked in, bypass the speakers.

Doable?

Thanks in advance, and apologies if there's a thread here about this - I couldn't find it if there is...

 

[finless]

Yes this is doable. The audio wires on the radios RDO-2 jack that would go to the SM10 are at the proper levels to hook up a headset jack.

In the DIY section I have a post showing how to hook up your own SM10. Just use the same pins on the radio.

Bob

 

[liebowa]

Yes this is doable. The audio wires on the radios RDO-2 jack that would go to the SM10 are at the proper levels to hook up a headset jack.

In the DIY section I have a post showing how to hook up your own SM10. Just use the same pins on the radio.

Bob

Thanks Bob - I subscribe to your videos, and I've watched that one a few times when I've contemplated going the SENA Bluetooth route.

Doing this will allow the volume controls to work, too?

If that's the case, I have some Spyder work to do this afternoon!

Thanks!

 

[finless]

Thanks Bob - I subscribe to your videos, and I've watched that one a few times when I've contemplated going the SENA Bluetooth route.

Doing this will allow the volume controls to work, too?

If that's the case, I have some Spyder work to do this afternoon!

Thanks!

No you cannot control volume on those pins. So use a headset that has it's own volume control is a possible fix for that.

However if you want to experiment, I do have all the wiring diagrams and you can also find a set of audio leads that go to the ENT harness and these are what drive the BRP headsets. They should be volume controlled.

PM me your email address and I will mail you all the information.

Bob

 

[IdahoMtnSpyder]

However if you want to experiment, I do have all the wiring diagrams and you can also find a set of audio leads that go to the ENT harness and these are what drive the BRP headsets. They should be volume controlled.

You sure? I don't think so. The headsets connect into the CB unit, which also serves as the interface for all other audio to the headsets. The entertainment harness connects the CB and XM radios to the audio unit, and the headsets to the CB unit.

OK, now that I think about it the audio for the headsets probably is volume controlled as it feeds into the CB since audio volume is independent of CB volume. Now the question is, is it line level or headset level? I would think it is adjustable line level. The CB is what mutes the audio when the CB receives a transmission. Headsets don't use line level input, do they? If so, then what you're suggesting is feasible. Otherwise he would need to use a transformer to feed the headsets, right?

Unfortunately, I'm displaying my incomplete knowledge of various audio outputs.

 

[IdahoMtnSpyder]

Thinking more about it I'm wondering this. Does the CB unit mix the audio unit output with the CB audio so that it can mute the regular audio, or does it send the CB audio to the audio unit for mixing? All the controls are in the left multiswitch, and it cluster communicates with the audio unit and probably the cluster. That makes me think that maybe all the audio mixing and control is occurring in the audio unit, with appropriate commands being sent to the CB, as opposed to mixing and controls being executed by the CB. But then again, maybe the audio is simply interpreting and relaying the commands from the multiswitch to the CB.

It for sure is an oddball marriage of CB and audio compared to something like the Goldwing where the CB is independent of the intercom and headset controls.

 

[finless]

You sure? I don't think so. The headsets connect into the CB unit, which also serves as the interface for all other audio to the headsets. The entertainment harness connects the CB and XM radios to the audio unit, and the headsets to the CB unit.

OK, now that I think about it the audio for the headsets probably is volume controlled as it feeds into the CB since audio volume is independent of CB volume. Now the question is, is it line level or headset level? I would think it is adjustable line level. The CB is what mutes the audio when the CB receives a transmission. Headsets don't use line level input, do they? If so, then what you're suggesting is feasible. Otherwise he would need to use a transformer to feed the headsets, right?

Unfortunately, I'm displaying my incomplete knowledge of various audio outputs.

I am sure..... The radio has to feed audio out of it to the CB to get sound from it to the wired headsets.
The CB is the intercom manager (rider to passenger) and of course the CB itself.
But the CB does not have a radio in it to play music, iPod, etc.

Trust I have the pinouts now that show a audio left, Right, and common that go to the CB for distribution to the headsets.
What I do not know is if it is volume controlled out or if the CB manages the volumes to the headset for the input from the radio.

Bob