I think I figured out how to do it but I haven't tried it yet. They pair through the intercom, not phone 2. There are several utube videos on how to do it. I saved the video on my phone so I can watch it when the time comes.
I've seen tons of videos of 30k + Cardo but none from a 50s to Cardo - my friend has his Sena paired with his cel phone, we don't want to mess with that, that's why we thought there must be a way to use the ' phone #2'
This shows how to put the PTB in universal pairing. https://www.google.com/search?q=uni...ome&ie=UTF-8#kpvalbx=_188MYIyHA4K7tAbV4Z3wAQ9 Put the Sena 50 in universal pairing and it should work.
Hi! Just to report back, it worked! I have a Freedom 4+ and it's the same process. I was able to connect to my friend's 50S. Connectivity was ok but we had to be close, otherwise it will drop. The only thing we couldn't figure out was how to re connect without doing the pairing all over again. I tried pressing the 'phone' button in my Cardo, once, twice, but didn't reconnect. Thanks!
It should reconnect automatically if it is the only available BT to connect to. If there is a choice of connections you will have to select it out of the list.
Our experience has been that mesh works great getting everyone connected quickly. However, it sucks the life out of the batteries in short order. If you charge at a lunch break on an all day ride, fine, but, otherwise, we have switched to standard intercoms for battery life. Batteries will last all day in standard intercom mode. Why is this so hard? And why oh why, are these not waterproof? As if it never rains when you are riding?
There are literally 8,429 Sena threads just on this equipment forum alone, so I'm sorry for this landing here, but I own a 50S so I figured I'd check w/ y'all first. Has anybody bought and tried these HD speakers reviewed on our very own Advrider (on the front page now!): https://advrider.com/sena-new-hd-speaker-upgrade-for-5s-10cevo-10c-pro-20s-20s-evo-30k-50s/ Thinking of pulling the trigger on them, since the reviewer has the same issues I do - at freeway speeds / normal riding I have to keep the volume high.
If you have a 50s, the mount that came with it already has the HD speakers. I have a 50s and a 30k on different helmets. The difference isn’t night and day, but I can tell a difference and HD speakers are an improvement. -jw
Thanks for specifying that - I was going to order a pair. The speakers box says they're for the 50S but I didn't realize they were included with the 50S standard. Good to know!
i am on my second set of the 50s paired units. I have had no luck with these units at all. We have had terrible static which increases with distance. They only seem to work on line of sight out to about 100 yds. Once connection is lost they are inconsistent on reconnecting, even manually. I have updated the firmware to 1.0.08. I have done multiple factory and fault resets on these units. Still they do not perform as advertised. I have finally found batteries for my old 20s models and will replace them and return the 50s models for the 2nd time. I also have the Pactalk Bold with JBL speakers that are in a box in the closet. Installed them on my helmet and my wife's and found quickly they would not connect to the friends who were running Senas. So they sit in a box in the closet.
I've never done it this way, but I wonder if the easiest way of doing it might be through the phone app of each device. I tried to get the Sena to pair to my PTB once, but I didn't hold down the jog dial long enough.
That is the way, connect the Senna using its phone connection, there are 2. Some good videos on utube on how it is done.
Connecting a cardo and a Sena is a pain lol Cardo must be on intercom gateway and the Sena in phone pairing - I’ve found 2 issues: 1. The connection this way is super weak and it disconnects several times 2. Only the cardo can call the Sena I m moving to packtalk to use the mesh just need more friends to do the same
Just curious - why not simply use the Mesh? My riding crew has all upgraded to Mesh 2.0-capable Sena devices and have very few issues. Water resistance is still an open concern for the 50S. My solution was to commit to the 50R and just charge it with my helmet. This has proven to be no big deal. I'm not a frequent helmet-switcher anyway.
