BMW WCS-1 User manual

Brand: BMW

Model: WCS-1

Type: User manual

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BMW Communication System WCS-1

Welcome

Welcome to BMW

We congratulate you on your

choice of a BMW wireless com-

munication system.

The BMW WCS-1 communica-

tion system enables wireless

communication between two

helmets and between the hel-

mets and other Bluetooth

devices.

The BMW WCS-1 communica-

tion system takes motorcycling

into new dimensions.

Familiarise yourself with your

new BMW WCS-1 communica-

tion system before you use it

for the first time, so that you will

be able to use it safely and con-

fidently in all traffic situations.

Your authorised BMW motor-

cycle dealer will be glad to as-

sist you in all matters relating

to your BMW motorcycle and

accessories.

In the interests of your own

safety, please read though

these operating instructions

and make sure you understand

everything, particularly the

safety instructions.

We hope you enjoy using your

BMW WCS-1 communication

system and wish you many a

pleasant, safe journey on your

BMW motorcycle.

Best wishes,

BMW Motorrad

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BMW Communication System WCS-1

Note:

Contents

Note.................................... 30

Warnings and safety

instructions ....................31-32

Features of the WCS-1

communication system ....... 33

What is Bluetooth?.............. 34

What is pairing? .................. 35

Operation.......................36-38

Pairing and

function check ...............39-43

Operation.......................44-47

Volume control.................... 48

Care of the battery .............. 49

Charging the battery ........... 50

Charge-status indicator....... 51

Care.................................... 52

Troubleshooting .............53-54

Technical data..................... 55

In the interests of your safety,

the information in these in-

structions for use has been

classified as follows:

Warning

This symbol indicates pre-

cautions and measures

which are essential in order

to protect the rider from pos-

sibly severe or fatal injury.

Attention

Special instructions and pre-

cautions intended to avoid

damage to the BMW WCS-1

communication system.

Non-compliance can void the

guarantee.

Note

Specific instructions on how to

operate, control, adjust or look

after items of equipment on the

motorcycle.

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BMW Communication System WCS-1

Warnings and safety instructions

Attention

In the interests of your own

safety, please read through

these operating instructions

and make sure you understand

everything, particularly the

safety instructions.

Warning

Do not allow telephone con-

versations or music to dis-

tract your attention while you

are riding the motorcycle.

Warning

Always comply with the

rules of the road.

Warning

Set your communication

system to a volume that

enables you at all times to

perceive traffic noise and

acoustic signals from other

road users (particularly the

police and emergency

services).

You might be in contra-

vention of national road-

safety legislation in some

countries if you ride the

motorcycle with the audio

system set to a volume that

would prevent you from

hearing such noise or

acoustic signals.

Bear in mind, too, that high

noise levels can result in

permanent damage to your

hearing.

Warning

Use the communication fa-

cilities of this system only

when the traffic situation

enables you to do so with-

out risk.

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BMW Communication System WCS-1

Warnings and safety instructions

Warning

While riding the motorcycle,

do not conduct telephone

conversations that could

distract you from the traffic

situation. Keep your hands

on the handlebars. Bring

the motorcycle to a stop in

order to use the buttons on

a WCS-1 helmet, and do not

ride off until you have con-

cluded the conversation.

Warning

Do not, under any circum-

stances, attempt to place an

outgoing call on a mobile

phone while riding the mo-

torcycle.

Note

Maintaining a defensive style of

riding and thinking well ahead

significantly enhance your per-

sonal safety while you are on

the road.

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BMW Communication System WCS-1

• Wireless voice communica-

tion between two WCS-1 hel-

mets for rider and passenger

over a range up to 10 metres.

• A dedicated mobile phone

can be assigned to each

WCS-1 helmet (not all mobile

phones are supported).

• Microphone array (two mi-

crophones) integrated into

the forehead area and virtual-

ly invisible.

• Automatic suppression of in-

terference.

• A WCS-1 helmet remains

functional with the chin guard

raised or when used as an

open-face helmet.

• Electronics and the re-

chargeable batteries are in

the neck part of the helmet.

• Two loudspeakers.

• Not vehicle-based.

• Operated by means of three

buttons on the left side of the

helmet.

• All components fully integrat-

ed into the helmet.

• Homologation of all the com-

ponents in the helmet.

• Worldwide radio certification

for Bluetooth.

Features, WCS-1 communication system

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BMW Communication System WCS-1

Bluetooth technology was in-

troduced in 1999.

Engineer's used the code

name "Bluetooth" in honour of

the tenth-century Viking king

Bluetooth, who is credited with

unifying Denmark, and bringing

order into chaos.

Unity is what Bluetooth promis-

es, interconnecting different

devices in wireless communi-

cations.

Bluetooth is an open standard

for local radio communications,

enabling Bluetooth-compati-

ble devices to interconnect

without cabling over short

distances.

The advantage of Bluetooth is

that it dispenses with the need

for a direct line of sight.

Typically, the range for Blue-

tooth communication is about

10 metres.

Bluetooth therefore provides

voice and data communication

over the unlicensed 2.4 GHz

frequency band

(2.4 GHz — 2.483 GHz), which

is available worldwide.

What is Bluetooth?

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What is pairing?

Pairing

Pairing is the process of ena-

bling two Bluetooth devices

to communicate for the first

time.

Any two Bluetooth devices

have to be "introduced" to each

other before they can commu-

nicate.

This applies to communication

between two helmets equipped

with the BMW WCS-1 commu-

nication system, and between

a helmet with the BMW WCS-1

communication system and

some other Bluetooth device.

In the case of the BMW WCS-1

communication system, pairing

takes place in setup mode, in

other words after the device is

switched on.

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BMW Communication System WCS-1

You operate the BMW WCS-1

communication system by

means of the three-button

plastic-foil keypad on the left

side of the helmet.

Controls

Multifunction button

"Select On/Off"

• Switch on/off

• Pairing

• Change operating mode

"+" button

• Increase volume

• Pairing

"—" button

• Decrease volume

• Unpairing

Operation

LED red

LED green

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BMW Communication System WCS-1

Operation

Operating modes

The BMW WCS-1 communica-

tion system has four different

operating modes, and the

green LED lights up in a certain

way to indicate which mode is

selected.

• Setup mode (settings)

The green LED flashes very

rapidly.

• Pairing mode

(connection setup)

The green LED flashes

rapidly.

• Idle mode (ready)

The green LED flashes

slowly.

• Connect mode

(connection)

The green LED glows

steadily.

Acknowledgements

The system issues visual and

acoustic acknowledgements to

tell you whether your attempts

to change settings are suc-

cessful or unsuccessful.

• Successful changes

The green LED lights up for

one second and a high-

pitched tone sounds.

• Unsuccessful changes

The red LED flashes three

times and a low-pitched tone

sounds.

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BMW Communication System WCS-1

Operation

Switching on/off

• You switch on the WCS-1 by

pressing and holding down

(> 2 seconds) the "Select

On/Off" multifunction button

on the plastic-foil keypad.

• The green LED of the WCS-1

flashes very rapidly.

• The WCS-1 is now on.

• The system is in setup mode.

• You can switch off by again

pressing and holding down

(> 2 seconds) the "Select

On/Off" multifunction button.

• The red LED flashes twice.

• The communication system

is off.

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Pairing and function check

Pairing two WCS-1 helmets

• Switch on WCS-1 in both

helmets by pressing and

holding down (> 2 seconds)

the "Select On/Off" multi-

function button on the plas-

tic-foil keypad of each

helmet.

• The green LEDs on both the

WCS-1 helmets flash very

rapidly (setup mode).

• Briefly press the "+" button

on the first WCS-1 helmet:

this helmet is now visible to

the second WCS-1 helmet

for 30 seconds.

• The green LED of the first

WCS-1 helmet flashes rapid-

ly (pairing mode).

• Now press and hold down

(> 2 seconds) the "+" button

on the second WCS-1

helmet.

• This helmet now looks for the

first WCS-1 helmet.

• The green LED flashes rapid-

ly to indicate this helmet, too,

is in pairing mode.

• As soon as the two WCS-1

helmets successfully com-

municate with each other,

the setting is saved in both.

• The second WCS-1 helmet

issues an acoustic acknowl-

edgement signal in the form

of a high-pitched tone.

• The second WCS-1 helmet's

green LED lights up for 1

second to indicate that pair-

ing was successful.

• Both WCS-1 helmets change

to setup mode, and the green

LEDs flash very rapidly.

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Pairing and function check

Function check

• Once the two WCS-1

helmets have successfully

paired, briefly press the

"Select On/Off"

multifunction button on each

helmet.

• The green LED flashes slowly

(idle mode).

• To make sure that pairing

was successful, speak into

the microphones set in the

forehead area of one of the

WCS-1 helmets.

• The Bluetooth connection is

set up automatically.

• The green LEDs on both

WCS-1 helmets glow steadily

(connect mode).

• You can switch off WCS-1 in

both helmets by pressing

and holding down

(> 2 seconds) the "Select

On/Off" multifunction button.

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Pairing a WCS-1 helmet and

a mobile phone (headset

profile)

• Make sure that the mobile

phone is switched on and

that its Bluetooth function is

active.

• Consult the instructions for

use supplied by the manu-

facturer of the mobile phone

if you require assistance.

• Switch on WCS-1 in the hel-

met by pressing and holding

down (> 2 seconds) the

"Select On/Off" multifunc-

tion button on the plastic-foil

keypad.

• The green LED flashes very

rapidly (setup mode).

• Briefly press the "+" button

on the WCS-1 helmet: this

helmet is now visible to

the mobile phone for

30 seconds.

• The green LED flashes rapid-

ly (pairing mode).

• The mobile phone must look

for the WCS-1 helmet as an

audio accessory (headset).

• The mobile phone recognis-

es the WCS-1 helmet as a

Bluetooth device.

• The WCS-1 helmet appears

as Bluetooth device "BMW/

WCS-1/FW:x.x" on the mo-

bile phone's display.

• Key "0000" into the mobile

phone as the code for

pairing.

• Once the WCS-1 helmet has

been recognised by the mo-

bile phone, it functions as the

phone's headset.

• The WCS-1 helmet changes

to setup mode after 30 sec-

onds and the green LED

flashes very rapidly.

Pairing and function check

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BMW Communication System WCS-1

Pairing and function check

Function check

• Once Pairing has completed,

briefly press the "Select On/

Off" multifunction button on

the WCS-1 helmet.

• The green LED flashes slowly

(idle mode).

• An incoming call to or an out-

going call from the mobile

phone activates the Blue-

tooth wireless link to the

helmet.

• The green LED glows steadi-

ly for the duration of the call

(connect mode).

• The WCS-1 helmet now

functions as the phone's

headset.

• You can switch off WCS-1 in

the helmet by pressing and

holding down (> 2 seconds)

the "Select On/Off" multi-

function button.

• You can adopt the same

procedure to pair a second

WCS-1 helmet with a sec-

ond mobile phone.

Note

Note that you can pair a mo-

bile phone with only one

WCS-1 helmet. You cannot

pair both WCS-1 helmets with

the same mobile phone.

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Pairing and function check

Deleting pairing information

(unpairing)

• If you want to create a new

connection between WCS-1

helmets (for example if you

acquire a new helmet with

WCS-1), the original pairing

information has to be deleted

beforehand.

• Activate the setup mode.

• Press and hold down

(> 2 seconds) the "—" button.

• The pairing information is

deleted.

Note

Pairing with other Bluetooth

devices is cancelled in the

same way.

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Operation

Operation with two WCS-1

helmets

Once you have paired the

WCS-1 helmets and want to

use them, switch on WCS-1 in

both helmets by pressing and

holding down the "Select On/

Off" multifunction button.

Then briefly press the "Select

On/Off" button on each of the

WCS-1 helmets.

As soon as either helmet wear-

er speaks for the first time, the

WCS-1 switches automatically

to connect mode.

Note

If the connection is broken be-

cause the helmets are out of

range (more than 10 metres

apart), the WCS-1 helmets au-

tomatically return to the con-

nect mode when they are again

in range of each other.

Operation with WCS-1

helmet and Bluetooth mobile

phone

Switch on WCS-1 in the helmet

and switch on the mobile

phone.

Make sure that the mobile

phone is switched on and that

its Bluetooth function is active.

Briefly press the "Select On/

Off" multifunction button on the

WCS-1 helmet.

A Bluetooth connection be-

tween the WCS-1 helmet and

the mobile phone is set up in

response to a call.

Note

Depending on the make of mo-

bile phone, you may have to set

up the Bluetooth connection

again by briefly pressing the

"Select On/Off" multifunction

button a second time.

If the connection is interrupted

because the two devices are

out of range (more than 10 me-

tres apart), you have to press

the "Select On/Off" multifunc-

tion button briefly once the de-

vices are back within range of

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Operation

each other, in order to re-es-

tablish the connection. The de-

vices do not have to be paired

again.

The WCS-1 helmet functions

as the phone's headset for

telephone calls.

Operation with WCS-1

helmets and one or two

Bluetooth mobile phones

Switch on WCS-1 in both hel-

mets and switch on the mobile

phone or phones.

Make sure that the mobile

phone or phones are switched

on and that the Bluetooth func-

tion is active.

Briefly press the "Select On/

Off" multifunction button on

each WCS-1 helmet again.

The WCS-1 helmets are now

connected by a wireless radio

link.

A Bluetooth connection be-

tween the WCS-1 helmet and

its paired mobile phone is set

up in response to a call.

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BMW Communication System WCS-1

Operation

Note

If the connection is broken be-

cause the devices are out of

range (more than 10 metres

apart), the WCS-1 helmets au-

tomatically return to connect

mode when they are again in

range.

Depending on the make of mo-

bile phone, you may have to set

up the Bluetooth connection

again by briefly pressing the

"Select On/Off" multifunction

button a second time.

If the connection is interrupted

because the two devices are

out of range (more than 10 me-

tres apart), you have to press

the "Select On/Off" multifunc-

tion button briefly once the de-

vices are back within range of

each other, in order to re-es-

tablish the connection. The de-

vices do not have to be paired

again.

Each WCS-1 helmet functions

as its corresponding phone's

headset for telephone calls.

When a mobile phone receives

an incoming call, the connec-

tion between the phone and its

paired helmet is activated and

at the same time communica-

tion with the other helmet is in-

terrupted.

When the telephone call is ter-

minated the connection to the

other WCS-1 helmet is auto-

matically re-established.

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Operation

Accepting/terminating calls

An incoming call is announced

by a tone sounding in the hel-

met for approximately 5 sec-

onds, after which the call is

automatically accepted.

Warning

While riding the motorcycle,

do not conduct telephone

conversations that could

distract you from the traffic

situation. Keep your hands

on the handlebars. Bring

the motorcycle to a stop in

order to use the buttons on

a WCS-1 helmet, and do not

ride off until you have con-

cluded the conversation.

The call is accepted immedi-

ately if you briefly press the

"Select On/Off" button while

the tone is sounding.

The call is rejected if you briefly

press the "Select On/Off" but-

ton twice in quick succession

while the tone is sounding (pick

up/hang up).

The call is terminated when the

other party hangs up, or if you

briefly press the "Select

On/Off" button while the call is

in progress.

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Volume control

• You can adjust the volume in

connect mode, in other

words after pairing has been

successfully completed (see

the section entitled "Pairing

and function check").

• You adjust the volume by

means of the "+" and "—" but-

tons on the plastic-foil key-

pad.

• You can set the volume in 64

steps between 0 and 100 %.

• Briefly press the "+" button to

increase volume by one step,

or briefly press the "—" to re-

duce volume by one step.

• If you hold down the "+" but-

ton volume increases contin-

uously to the highest level, or

if you hold down the "—" but-

ton volume decreases con-

tinuously to the lowest level.

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