Preaching to the Choir on GMRS, GPS, and Sena 20s
Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2017 4:17 pm
I know a lot of you guys are way out in front of me on this but I just got a Motorola MU359r and my install/configuration is fresh in my mind so I thought I'd pass some things on.
When I first configured my GPS (used both Navigator V and Zumo 660LM) to my Sena 20s, I had fits filling that void between Sena instructions (now there is an oxymoron ) and making things just work. I still have a hard time figuring out what a "tap" is. Anyhow, what I wound up doing was pairing my Galaxy S5 to my GPS which was super simple. Then I paired the GPS to my 20S. Sorta simple too. This method makes phone operation work right off the Nav V menu like a champ. It does screw things up when you pair the GRRS. I don't recall but something no longer worked, think it was anything using the phone.
What I learned today which is really a Homer Simpson, DUH, is to pair two things at one time with no BT anythings anywhere close, don't pair the phone through the GPS, AND decide on an order to pair things. So today I first paired the BT PTT switch to the GMRS. Took me three tries and at least ten times reading the directions to figure out how to get both into the pairing mode. (wasn't that bad, but eyes and brain are working overtime nowadays) Next came the hard part. Because all the old pairing are kept in the 20s, I couldn't get things to pair. Any old time computer geek will tell you, when things get tough, wipe it slick and go to square one. Device reset worked like a champ. Pairing to the 20s became super easy. So this time I paired the GPS to the 20S, then the phone, and last the GMRS.
I haven't had a chance to try out everything but it sure looks like everything works fine together. After the reset, pairing was fast.
Hope this helps somebody.
Rod
When I first configured my GPS (used both Navigator V and Zumo 660LM) to my Sena 20s, I had fits filling that void between Sena instructions (now there is an oxymoron ) and making things just work. I still have a hard time figuring out what a "tap" is. Anyhow, what I wound up doing was pairing my Galaxy S5 to my GPS which was super simple. Then I paired the GPS to my 20S. Sorta simple too. This method makes phone operation work right off the Nav V menu like a champ. It does screw things up when you pair the GRRS. I don't recall but something no longer worked, think it was anything using the phone.
What I learned today which is really a Homer Simpson, DUH, is to pair two things at one time with no BT anythings anywhere close, don't pair the phone through the GPS, AND decide on an order to pair things. So today I first paired the BT PTT switch to the GMRS. Took me three tries and at least ten times reading the directions to figure out how to get both into the pairing mode. (wasn't that bad, but eyes and brain are working overtime nowadays) Next came the hard part. Because all the old pairing are kept in the 20s, I couldn't get things to pair. Any old time computer geek will tell you, when things get tough, wipe it slick and go to square one. Device reset worked like a champ. Pairing to the 20s became super easy. So this time I paired the GPS to the 20S, then the phone, and last the GMRS.
I haven't had a chance to try out everything but it sure looks like everything works fine together. After the reset, pairing was fast.
Hope this helps somebody.
Rod