Sena 20s

[Scugog58]

I know this is probably been answered before, but I could not find the thread.
Question is do I need the blue tooth dongle to be able to use the Sena 20s dual headsets, on a 2014 RTS? No gps, just intercom with passenger and to be able to listen to iPod.
Any help with this would be great.
Dan

 

[finless]

So I will try to answer.

The 20S headsets allow communications to your passenger without anything else.

Now for iPod or music from your phone.

There are a couple ways to do this:

You can bind your iPod or phone to your helmet and then SHARE what you hear with your passenger. To do this you do not plug the iPod or phone into the cable in the trunk. BUT with that said, you can only control some basic functions of the iPod/phone like skip songs forward or back using the 20S jog dial. You WONT be able to control the iPod/phone from the handlebars and see it on the dash. To have full control of your iPod/phone you have to mount it somewhere that you can access the screen. This is a "way" of doing it without the BT dongle.

So if you want to have the iPod/phone plugged into the trunk and thus controlled by your Spyder (via handlebars and dash), AND you want both you and your passenger to hear it in your helmets, then yes, you do need the BT dongle.

Basically what the BT dongle does is stream (or output) ANYTHING that comes from the Spyder's entertainment system to your helmets. Radio, iPod, etc.

Bob