Question about SENA bluetooth and "non-motorcycle" GPS

[3 Wheel Addict]

I have a Garmin GPS that has Bluetooth, will that pair with the SENA SMH10 and communicate? The Garmin is not a motorcycle specific unit (model Nuvi 2595). I do know that the Garmin will pair with my phone.

 

[finless]

I believe it will. Very few GPS have BT in the needed mode. The Sena site lists GPS with BT that work with their units.
Check their site and look but I believe as I recall that is one of the units that work.

Bob

 

[finless]

FYI if you want to pair a phone and a GPS the GPS must simulate a HFP, Hands-Free Profile or in other terms a Mobile Phone profile. If the GPS is a A2DP profile then you wont be able to pair a smart phone as only 1 is allowed. That's what I recall without researching this again.

Another problem is the pairing code. The GPS must support 0000 as the pairing code and this is where the problems start. Some GPS with BT use a different code than 0000 to pair.

This is what I recall myself when I was researching it.

In the end if you have the Sena SM10 BT dongle (so you can listen to the radio), you can run a cord from the GPS to the AUX on the BT dongle and that will work with no binding required.

Bob

 

[finless]

Did a quick search on Sena site for you.

I think this post is old and doesn't list recent models. But here you go. Your model is not listed.

https://support.garmin.com/support/...caseId={04794b50-0c83-11dd-dc9c-000000000000}

The KEY is this message:
Note: Check in the manual online to find whether the GPS can be paired with a Bluetooth headset and not just a phone.

Bob

 

[finless]

I bookmarked this thread on Sena site. It's the pairing code issue. So a little more info.

http://support.senabluetooth.com/entries/21311388-Be-able-to-modify-the-pairing-code-by-software-

I think your GPS wont pair.

Bob

 

[finless]

OK not to over post but this has to do with the Garmin GPS. It has to output audio A2DP to headsets. Most do not! They are BT input only for use with a phone. They do not output audio over BT.

So I think your GPS unit will not work based on a little google searching.

Again though, if you have the BT dongle (SM10) so you can hear the radio in your BT helmets you have 2 choices that will work:

1) Run a audio cable from the GPS to your Sena SM10 AUX input. On the SM10 the Aux input over rides radio. This is all good if your headset is on! There are days I do not turn on my BT headset and just listen to the speakers. That's where option 2 comes in.

2) Get the BRP GPS cable. Then the audio from the GPS runs into the radio inputs. Now you can hear the GPS over the speakers AND if your using BT with the Sena SM10 and dongle cable, you will hear it over that too. This is what I plan on doing myself as I am using a non-BT GPS and wont to hear it on speakers as well as BT helmets.

Make sense?

Bob

 

[Marker]

I was told by SENA that only motorcycle specific GPS units will pair with the sena headset.

 

[finless]

However, some Garmin GPS units (made for cars) do NOT output audio over BT. You used a Zumo which does! Car GPS's usually do not!

This is what I am saying. The GPS must support A2DP and output audio over BT. How you pair all this can be done in many ways but if the Garmin unit you have does not support A2DP and output turn by turn audio, it will never work!

Bob

 

[IdahoMtnSpyder]

I have a Garmin GPS that has Bluetooth, will that pair with the SENA SMH10 and communicate? The Garmin is not a motorcycle specific unit (model Nuvi 2595). I do know that the Garmin will pair with my phone.

finless has it covered pretty good. One question though, based on what I read on the Sena site. Will your Garmin send the voice instructions to a BT speaker? If so, then I would say there's a good chance it'll work. Apparently most car GPS units with BT will communicate with your phone but it works as a speaker/mic for the phone. But if the GPS does not also send it's audio out to a BT device then it won't work with a headset. The SMH10 will communicate with both a GPS and a phone, but it does it as two separate lines of communication.

 

[IdahoMtnSpyder]

2) Get the BRP GPS cable. Then the audio from the GPS runs into the radio inputs. Now you can hear the GPS over the speakers AND if your using BT with the Sena SM10 and dongle cable, you will hear it over that too. This is what I plan on doing myself as I am using a non-BT GPS and wont to hear it on speakers as well as BT helmets.

I was going to suggest that. If OP wants to keep his current GPS that's probably the best way to go.

Now, if we can just figure out a way to hang a BT dongle on the system with CB, and keep the CB, we'll really have something! I really think it can be done, but not with current BRP add ons.

 

[Larry rt]

Sena has updated their software recently, that will work with most Bluetooth devises. Just update software and you should be good to go ! Safe riding !

 

[3 Wheel Addict]

Ok, that's a lot of info to take in all at once..... My 2595 GPS does not have an "audio jack port" on it so I think the wired method to the BT dongle is out. Also I have just installed SENA's latest firmware (5.0) but have not tried to pair the GPS yet, I got a feeling it won't work anyway but I will try it tomorrow. I found out that I can pair the phone and the GPS and answer phone calls through the GPS like a "hands free" set. Maybe that's a clue???

 

[3 Wheel Addict]

Ok, that's a lot of info to take in all at once..... My 2595 GPS does not have an "audio jack port" on it so I think the wired method to the BT dongle is out. Also I have just installed SENA's latest firmware (5.0) but have not tried to pair the GPS yet, I got a feeling it won't work anyway but I will try it tomorrow. I found out that I can pair the phone and the GPS and answer phone calls through the GPS like a "hands free" set. Maybe that's a clue???