User's Guide - SMART HJC 10B

Motorcycle Bluetooth

Communication System

for HJC Helmets

User’s Guide

www.hjchelmets.com

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CONTENTS

1 PACKAGE CONTENTS ............................................................................................3

2 INSTALLING THE SMART HJC 10B ON YOUR HELMET ......................................4

2.1 Modular/Open Face Helmet Installation .................................................................................4

2.2 Full Face Helmet Installation ...................................................................................................8

3 GETTING STARTED .............................................................................................. 13

3.1 Product Detail ........................................................................................................................13

3.2 Powering On and Off.............................................................................................................13

3.3 Charging ...............................................................................................................................13

3.4 Low Battery Warning ............................................................................................................. 14

3.5 Checking the Battery Level ................................................................................................... 14

3.6 Volume Adjustment ...............................................................................................................14

3.7 Software .................................................................................................................................14

4 PAIRING THE HEADSET WITH BLUETOOTH DEVICES ................................... 15

4.1 Mobile Phone Pairing - Mobile Phone, Bluetooth Stereo Device .........................................15

4.2 Second Mobile Phone Pairing - Second Mobile Phone, GPS, and SR10 ............................ 15

4.3 Advanced Selective Pairing: A2DP Stereo or Handsfree .....................................................16

4.4 Intercom Pairing ....................................................................................................................17

5 MOBILE PHONE CALL MAKING AND ANSWERING .......................................... 18

5.1 Mobile Phone Call Making and Answering...........................................................................18

5.2 Speed Dialing ........................................................................................................................ 19

6 STEREO MUSIC .................................................................................................... 19

6.1 Bluetooth Stereo Music .........................................................................................................19

6.2 Music Sharing .......................................................................................................................19

7 INTERCOM ............................................................................................................. 20

7.1 Two-way Intercom .................................................................................................................20

8 UNIVERSAL INTERCOM ....................................................................................... 21

9 FUNCTION PRIORITY ........................................................................................... 21

10 CONFIGURATION SETTING ................................................................................ 22

10.1 Assigning Speed Dial ...........................................................................................................23

10.2 VOX Phone (Default: Enable) ................................................................................................ 23

10.3 Voice Prompts (Default: Enable) ........................................................................................... 23

10.4 Sidetone (Default: Disable) ...................................................................................................23

10.5 Noise Control (Default: Disable) ...........................................................................................24

10.6 Delete all pairings .................................................................................................................24

11 FIRMWARE UPGRADE ......................................................................................... 24

12 TROUBLESHOOTING ........................................................................................... 25

12.1 Fault Reset.............................................................................................................................25

12.2 Factory Reset ........................................................................................................................25

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1 PACKAGE CONTENTS

•HeadsetMainUnit 

Wired Boom Microphone for Modular/Open Face Helmet

•WiredBoomMicrophone 

•MicrophoneSponges(2) 

Wired Microphone for Full Face Helmets

•WiredMicrophone 

•HookandLoopFastenerforWiredMicrophone

forFullFaceHelmet 

Others

•FoamSpeakerCovers(2) 

•USBPower&DataCable(MicroUSBType) 

•AllenWrench 

•Screws(2) 

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2 INSTALLING THE SMART HJC 10B ON

YOUR HELMET

SMART HJC 10B compatible HJC helmets can be found by scanning

the QR code of the product box.

2.1 Modular/Open Face Helmet Installation

To securely install the headset on the Modular Helmet or Open Face

Helmet, please follow this procedure.

Speaker

Button Module

Bluetooth Module

Wired Boom Microphone for

Modular/Open Face Helmets

2.1.1 Preparing the helmet for installation

1. Lift the chin-bar completely.

2. Loosen the two short screws on the cover of the helmet with the

included allen wrench, and then remove the cover.

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3. Detach the snap fasteners of the cheek pad and remove the

cheek pad from the helmet.

2.1.2 Installing the headset

1. Align the arrows on the microphone cable and insert the

microphone cable into the microphone connector.

2. Tighten the two long screws until the Bluetooth module is fastened

rmly to the helmet.

3. Insert the microphone into the right groove in the EPS of the

helmet as shown below.

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5. Then push the top of the unit to x onto the speaker pocket of the

helmet.

[Once installed, the position of the speaker unit

can be adjusted to rider’s ear position]

Note:

If your speakers are too close to your ears and your ears are uncomfortable,

you can attach a Foam Speaker Cover to the front of the speaker.

6. Repeat step 4 and 5 to install the left speaker.

4. Insert longer hook of the right speaker unit into bottom hole of

the speaker pocket. Place the Microphone wire under the bottom

hook of the speaker unit when installing. Insert shorter hook of the

right speaker unit into the top hole of the speaker pocket.

[Make sure that the Microphone wire

is not pressured by the speaker unit when installed]

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Note:

Removing the Speaker

To remove the speaker, insert the Allen Wrench to the upper shorter hook

area then gently pull out the speaker unit.

7. Insert the back plate of the button module between the shell and

the EPS on the left side of the helmet.

8. Slide the left clip into the corresponding side between the shell

and the EPS.

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9. Reattach the cheek pad beginning with the rear and click the

snap fasteners.

10. Lower the chin-bar completely.

Note:

Please refer to the video on the HJC homepage (www.hjchelmets.com) for

detailed information.

2.2 Full Face Helmet Installation

To securely install the headset on the Full Face Helmet, please follow

this procedure.

Speaker

Button Module

Bluetooth Module

Wired Microphone for

Full Face Helmets

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2.2.1 Preparing the helmet for installation

1. Loosen the two short screws on the cover of the helmet with the

included allen wrench.

2. Detach the snap fasteners of the cheek pad and remove the

cheek pad from the helmet.

2.2.2 Installing the headset

1. Align the arrows on the microphone cable and insert the

microphone cable into the microphone connector.

2. Tighten the two long screws until the Bluetooth module is fastened

rmly to the helmet.

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3. Peel off the cover of the adhesive tape of the hook and loop

fastener for microphone and attach it to the inside of the helmet’s

chin guard. Then, attach the wired microphone to the hook and

loop fastener.

4. Insert longer hook of the right speaker unit into bottom hole of

the speaker pocket. Place the Microphone wire under the bottom

hook of the speaker unit when installing. Insert shorter hook of the

right speaker unit into the top hole of the speaker pocket.

[Make sure that the Microphone wire

is not pressured by the speaker unit when installed]

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5. Then push the top of the unit to x onto the speaker pocket of the

helmet.

[Once installed, the position of the speaker unit

can be adjusted to rider’s ear position]

Note:

If your speakers are too close to your ears and your ears are uncomfortable,

you can attach a Foam Speaker Cover to the front of the speaker.

6. Repeat step 4 and 5 to install the left speaker.

Note:

Removing the Speaker

To remove the speaker, insert the Allen Wrench to the upper shorter hook

area then gently pull out the speaker unit.

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7. Insert the back plate of the button module between the shell and

the EPS on the left side of the helmet.

8. Slide the left clip into the corresponding side between the shell

and the EPS.

9. Reattach the cheek pad beginning with the rear and click the

snap fasteners.

Note:

Please refer to the video on the HJC homepage (www.hjchelmets.com) for

detailed information.

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3 GETTING STARTED

3.1 Product Detail

(+) Button

Center Button

Bluetooth Module

Status LED

DC Power Charging &

Firmware Upgrade Port

Wired Boom Microphone for

Modular/Open Face Helmets

Wired Microphone for

Full Face Helmets

Speaker

Status LED

Button Module

(–) Button

3.2 Powering On and Off

When powering on the headset, press the Center Button and the (+)

Button at the same time for 1 second. When powering off the headset,

tap the Center Button and the (+) Button at the same time.

3.3 Charging

WARNING

Use of a non-approved charger may cause ﬁre, explosion, leakage,

and other hazards which may also reduce the life time or performance

of the battery.

You can charge the headset by connecting the supplied USB power &

data cable into a computer’s USB port or USB wall charger. You can

use any standard micro-USB cable to charge the headset. The LED

turns red while the headset is charging and turns blue when it is fully

charged. It takes about 2.5 hours to be completely charged.

Note:

1. Any 3rd party USB charger can be used with HJC products if the charger

is approved by either the FCC, CE, IC, KC.

2. The headset is compatible with 5 V/1 A input USB-charged devices only.

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CAUTION

Please make sure to take off your headset while charging.

The headset automatically turns off during charging.

3.4 Low Battery Warning

When the battery is low, the blinking blue LED in stand-by mode turns

to red and you will hear a voice prompt saying “Low Battery”.

3.5 Checking the Battery Level

You can check the battery level in two different ways when the headset

is powering on.

3.5.1 LED Indicator

When the headset is powering on, the red LED ashes rapidly

indicating the battery level.

4 ashes = High, 70~100%

3 ashes = Medium, 30~70%

2 ashes = Low, 0~30%

Note:

1. The battery performance may be reduced over time with usage.

2. Battery life may vary depending on conditions, environmental factors,

functions of the product in use, and devices used with it.

3.5.2 Voice Prompt Indicator

When you power on the headset, press and hold the Center Button

and the (+) Button for more than 6 seconds until you hear three, high-

toned beeps. Then you will hear a voice prompt indicating the battery

level is high, medium, or low.

3.6 Volume Adjustment

You can raise or lower the volume by tapping the (+) Button or the (-)

Button. Volume is set and maintained independently at different levels

for each audio source, even when the headset is rebooted.

3.7 Software

3.7.1 SMART HJC Device Manager

The SMART HJC Device Manager allows you to upgrade the rmware

and congure the device settings directly from your PC. It is available

to download for both Windows and Mac. You can download the

SMART HJC Device Manager from www.smarthjc.com/bt.

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4 PAIRING THE HEADSET WITH BLUETOOTH

DEVICES

You can pair the headset with Bluetooth mobile phones, Bluetooth

stereo devices such as MP3, Sena SR10, or GPS, and with other

SMART HJC Bluetooth headsets. The pairing operation is required

only once for each Bluetooth device.

4.1 Mobile Phone Pairing - Mobile Phone, Bluetooth

Stereo Device

1. To enter the conguration menu, press and hold the Center Button

for 12 seconds until you hear the voice prompt, “Conguration

menu”.

2. By tapping the (+) Button, you will hear the voice prompt, “Phone

pairing”.

3. Search for Bluetooth devices on your mobile phone. Select the

SMART HJC 10B in the list of the devices detected on the mobile

phone.

4. If your mobile phone asks for a PIN, enter 0000.

4.2 Second Mobile Phone Pairing - Second Mobile

Phone, GPS, and SR10

1. To enter the conguration menu, press and hold the Center Button

for 12 seconds until you hear the voice prompt, “Conguration

menu”.

2. Tap the (+) Button until you hear a voice prompt, “Second mobile

phone pairing”.

3. Search for Bluetooth devices on your mobile phone. Select the

SMART HJC 10B in the list of the devices detected on the mobile

phone.

4. If your mobile phone asks for a PIN, enter 0000.

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Note:

1. If you have two audio (A2DP) devices connected to your headset then

the audio from one device will interrupt the audio from the other device.

For example, if you are playing music from the primary mobile phone,

then it can be interrupted by playing music from the secondary mobile

phone and vice versa.

2. You have to use a motorcycle speciﬁc GPS, which transmits turn-by-turn

voice instructions to the headset by Bluetooth.

3. The Sena SR10 is a Bluetooth two-way radio adapter for group

communication, and uses Hands-Free-Proﬁle. The incoming audio from

the two-way radio via SR10 is heard in the background while having an

intercom conversation or a mobile phone call.

4. The GPS navigation or a radar detector could be connected to the SR10

by wire. The GPS voice instruction or the radar detector alarm is also

heard in the background via SR10 while having an intercom conversation

or a phone call. Please refer to the SR10 User’s Guide for details.

4.3 Advanced Selective Pairing:

A2DP Stereo or Handsfree

Phone Pairing allows the headset to establish two Bluetooth proles:

Hands-Free or A2DP Stereo. Advanced Selective Pairing allows the

headset to separate the proles to enable connection with two devices.

4.3.1 HFP for Phone Call Only

1. To enter the conguration menu, press and hold the Center Button

for 12 seconds until you hear the voice prompt, “Conguration

menu”.

2. Tap the (+) Button until you hear a voice prompt, “Phone selective

pairing”.

3. Search for Bluetooth devices on your mobile phone. Select the

SMART HJC 10B in the list of the devices detected on the mobile

phone.

4. If your mobile phone asks for a PIN, enter 0000.

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4.3.2 A2DP Stereo Music Only

1. To enter the conguration menu, press and hold the Center Button

for 12 seconds until you hear the voice prompt, “Conguration

menu”.

2. Tap the (+) Button until you hear a voice prompt, “Media selective

pairing”.

3. Search for Bluetooth devices on your mobile phone. Select the

SMART HJC 10B in the list of the devices detected on the mobile

phone.

4. If your mobile phone asks for a PIN, enter 0000.

4.4 Intercom Pairing

4.4.1 Pairing with Other Headsets for Intercom Conversation

The headset can be paired with up to three other headsets for

Bluetooth intercom conversation.

1. Press and hold the Center Button of the headset A and B for 5

seconds until red LEDs of the both units star t to ash rapidly.

2. Simply tap the Center Button of any one of the two headsets A

and B, and wait until the LEDs of both headsets turn to blue and

intercom connection is automatically established.

3. You can make other pairings between headsets A and C, and

between headsets A and D by following the same procedure as

above.

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4. The intercom pairing queue is ‘Last-Come, First-Served’. If a

headset has multiple paired headsets for intercom conversations,

the last paired headset is set as rst intercom friend. The

previous intercom friend becomes second intercom friend, and

third intercom friend.

Intercom

Friend B

Intercom

Friend C

Intercom

Friend D

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5 MOBILE PHONE CALL MAKING AND

ANSWERING

5.1 Mobile Phone Call Making and Answering

1. To answer a call, tap the Center Button to answer the call.

2. You can also answer the incoming call by loudly speaking any

word of your choice if VOX Phone is enabled, unless you are

connected to intercom.

3. To end a call, press and hold the Center Button for 2 seconds until

you hear a mid-tone single beep.

4. To reject a call, press and hold the Center Button for 2 seconds

until you hear a beep while the phone is ringing.

5. To make a call with voice dialer, press and hold the Center Button

for 3 seconds in stand-by mode to activate the voice dialer of your

mobile phone.

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5.2 Speed Dialing

1. Press and hold the (+) Button for 3 seconds and you will hear a

mid-tone single beep and a voice prompt, “Speed dial”.

2. Tap the (+) Button or the (-) Button to navigate between the

menus. You will hear voice prompts for each menu item.

3. Tap the Center Button to select a voice menu among the followings:

(1) Last number redial (4) Speed dial 3

(2) Speed dial 1 (5) Cancel

(3) Speed dial 2

4. After selecting the last number redial menu, you will hear a voice

prompt, “Last number redial”. Then, to redial the last phone call

number, tap the Center Button.

5. To call one of the speed dials, tap the (+) Button or the (-) Button

to navigate between the menus until you hear a voice prompt,

“Speed dial (#)”. Then, tap the Center Button.

6. If you want to exit the speed dial immediately, tap the (+) Button

or the (-) Button until you hear a voice prompt, “Cancel”, and tap

the Center Button.

6 STEREO MUSIC

6.1 Bluetooth Stereo Music

1. To play or pause music, press and hold the Center Button for

1 second until you hear a double beep.

2. To adjust the volume, tap the (+) Button or the (-) Button.

3. To track forward or track back, press and hold the (+) Button or

the (-) Button for 1 second.

6.2 Music Sharing

You can start sharing music with an intercom friend using Bluetooth

stereo music during a two-way intercom conversation. When you

terminate music sharing, you can go back to the intercom conversation.

To start or terminate sharing music, press and hold the Center Button

for 1 second during an intercom conversation until you hear a double

beep.

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Note:

1. Both you and your intercom friend can remotely control music playback

during music sharing such as track forward and track back.

2. When you have an incoming call, make a phone call, or hear the turn-by-

turn voice instruction of GPS during music sharing, the function will be

paused.

7 INTERCOM

7.1 Two-way Intercom

7.1.1 Starting Two-way Intercom

You can start an intercom conversation with one of any intercom

friends by tapping the Center Button: single tap to intercom with the

rst intercom friend, double tap to intercom with the second

intercom friend, and triple tap to intercom with the third intercom

friend.

7.1.2 Ending Two-way Intercom

You can end an intercom conversation with one of any intercom

friends, single tap the Center Button.

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8 UNIVERSAL INTERCOM

Universal Intercom allows you to have intercom conversations with

users of non-SMART HJC Bluetooth headsets. You can pair the

headset with only one non-SMART HJC headset at a time. Non-

SMART HJC headsets can be connected to the SMART HJC headset

if they support the Bluetooth Hands-Free Prole (HFP). The intercom

distance depends on the performance of the Bluetooth headset to

which it’s connected.

When a non-SMART HJC headset is paired with the SMART HJC

headset, if another Bluetooth device is paired via Second Mobile

Phone Pairing, it will be disconnected.

1. Press and hold the Center Button for 8 seconds until you hear a

voice prompt, “Universal intercom pairing”.

2. Put the non-SMART HJC headset in Pairing Mode. The headset

will automatically pair with a non-SMART HJC Bluetooth headset.

3. You can have a two-way intercom communication using non-

SMART HJC headset.

9 FUNCTION PRIORITY

The headset operates in the following order of priority:

(highest) Mobile phone

Intercom

Music sharing by Bluetooth stereo music

(lowest) Bluetooth stereo music

A lower priority function is always interrupted by a higher priority

function. For example, stereo music is interrupted by an intercom call.

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10 CONFIGURATION SETTING

1. To enter conguration menu, press and hold the Center Button for

12 seconds until you will also hear a voice prompt, “Conguration

menu”.

2. Tap the (+) Button or the (-) Button to navigate between the

menus. You will hear voice prompts for each menu item.

3. You can enable/disable a feature or execute the command by

tapping the Center Button.

Conguration Menu Tap the Center Button

Phone Pairing None

Second Mobile Phone Pairing

None

Phone Selective Pairing None

Media Selective Pairing None

Speed Dial

Execute

VOX Phone

Enable / Disable

Voice Prompt Enable / Disable

Sidetone Enable / Disable

Noise Control

Enable / Disable

Delete All Pairings

Execute

Factory Reset Execute

Exit Conguration Execute

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10.1 Assigning Speed Dial

1. To assign a phone number as a speed dial, tap the (+) Button or

the (-) Button until you hear a voice prompt saying “Speed dial”.

2. Tap the Center Button, and you will hear a voice prompt saying

“Speed dial one” and “Phone connected”.

3. Tap the (+) Button or the (-) Button to select one of three speed

dial numbers and you hear a voice prompt saying “Speed dial

(#)”.

4. Call a phone number you want to assign and you will hear a voice

prompt saying “Save speed dial (#)”. The phone number is

automatically assigned to the selected speed dial number. Then

the phone call will hang up before being connected.

5. To exit the menu, tap the (+) Button or the (-) Button until you

hear a voice prompt saying “Cancel”, and tap the Center Button

to conrm. You will then hear a voice prompt saying “Cancel”. If

any button is not pressed within 1 minute, the headset will exit the

conguration menu and go back to stand-by mode.

10.2 VOX Phone (Default: Enable)

If this feature is enabled, you can answer incoming calls by voice.

When you hear a ringtone for an incoming call, you can answer the

phone by saying a word such as “Hello” loudly or by blowing air into

the microphone. VOX phone is temporarily disabled if you are

connected to intercom. If this feature is disabled, you have to tap the

Center Button to answer an incoming call.

10.3 Voice Prompts (Default: Enable)

You can disable voice prompts, but the following voice prompts are

always on.

• Headset conguration settings menu, battery level indicator, voice

prompts for factory reset

10.4 Sidetone (Default: Disable)

Sidetone is audible feedback of your own voice. It helps you to

naturally speak at the correct level according to varying helmet noise

conditions. If this feature is enabled, you can hear what you are

speaking during an intercom conversation or a phone call.

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10.5 Noise Control (Default: Disable)

When Noise Control is enabled, the background noise is reduced

during an intercom conversation. When it is disabled, the background

noise is mixed with your voice during intercom.

10.6 Delete all pairings

Delete all Bluetooth pairing information of the headset.

11 FIRMWARE UPGRADE

The headset supports rmware upgrades. You can update the rmware

using the SMART HJC Device Manager. Please visit website at

www.smarthjc.com/bt to check the latest software downloads.

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12 TROUBLESHOOTING

12.1 Fault Reset

When the headset is not working properly, you can easily reset the

unit:

• Gently insert a paperclip into the pinhole next to the screw on the

back of the unit.

• Lightly press the Fault Reset Button.

• The headset will shut down.

Note:

Fault Reset will not restore the headset to factory default settings.

Fault Reset Button

12.2 Factory Reset

You can restore the headset to factory default settings:

• Press the Center Button for 12 seconds until you hear a voice prompt

saying “Conguration menu”.

• Tap the (-) Button twice and you will hear a voice prompt saying

“Factory reset”.

• Tap the Center Button to conrm reset. The headset will be restored

to factory setting and switched off automatically.

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