10C EVO

You can view and download the full User's Guide for the 10C EVO via the link below. 

10C EVO User Guide | Sena

Press the Jog Dial and the Phone Button for 1 second to power on. Tap the Jog Dial and the Phone Button to power off.

The headset can be charged using many common methods via the supplied USB power & data cable. The LED turns red while the headset is charging and turns blue when it is fully charged. Depending upon the charging method, the headset will be fully charged in about 2.5 hours. The headset is compatible with 5 V input USB-charged devices only.

LED Indicator

When the headset is powering on, the red LED flashes rapidly indicating the battery level.

4 flashes = High, 70~100%

3 flashes = Medium, 30~70%

2 flashes = Low, 0~30%

You can raise or lower the volume by rotating the Jog Dial. Volume is set and maintained independently at different levels for each audio source, even when the headset is rebooted.

To turn on the camera, tap the Camera Button. The camera turns off automatically after 5 minutes of inactivity. To turn off the camera manually, tap the Camera Button and the Phone Button simultaneously.

Camera Modes

Press and hold the Camera Button for 1 second to start video recording. The green LED will flash and you will hear a voice prompt, “Recording”. Press and hold the Camera Button for 1 second to stop recording. You will hear a voice prompt, “Recording stopped”. Below is a table of approximate video recording times to micro SD card size in specific resolutions and frame rates.

Timelapse Video Mode

Timelapse video records series of photos at timed intervals and makes it into a video.

 Loop Recording Mode

Loop Recording mode continuously records videos to create footages of assigned length of time (3 minutes). If the memory reaches maximum, then the oldest footage will be deleted to store the most recent footage.

1. Press and hold the Camera Button for 5 seconds until you hear the voice prompt, “Format SD card”.

2. Tap the Phone Button to confirm.

1. Press and hold the Phone Button for 5 seconds and you will hear a voice prompt, “Phone pairing”.

2. Search for Bluetooth devices on your mobile phone. Select the Sena 10C EVO in the list of the devices detected on the mobile phone.

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

1. Press and hold the Jog Dial for 5 seconds until you will hear a voice prompt saying “Intercom pairing”.

2. Within 2 seconds, double tap the Phone Button and you will hear the voice prompt saying “GPS pairing”.

3. Search for Bluetooth devices on the GPS navigation. Select the Sena 10C EVO in the list of the devices detected on the GPS.

4. Enter 0000 for the PIN

You can remotely control the headset using Sena Remote Control devices (sold separately).

1. Turn on the headset and the Remote Control device.

2. Execute Remote Control Pairing.

3. Enter pairing mode in the Remote Control device. The headset will automatically connect with the Remote Control device in pairing mode.

1. To answer a call, tap the Phone Button or the Jog Dial 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, tap the Phone Button or press the Jog Dial for 2 seconds until you hear a beep.

4. To reject a call, press the Jog Dial for 2 seconds until you hear a beep while the phone is ringing.

5. To transfer a call between the mobile phone and the headset during the phone conversation, press the Phone Button for 2 seconds until you hear a beep.

6. To make a call with voice dialer, Tap the Phone Button in stand-by mode to activate the voice dialer of your mobile phone.

Bluetooth Stereo Music

1. To play or pause music, press and hold the Jog Dial for 1 second until you hear a double beep.

2. To adjust the volume, rotate the Jog Dial.

3. To track forward or track back, rotate while pressing the Jog Dial clockwise or counter clockwise.

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 Jog Dial for 1 second during an intercom conversation until you hear a double beep.

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 Jog Dial of the headset A and B for 5 seconds.

2. Simply tap the Jog Dial 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.

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 first intercom friend. The previous intercom friend becomes second intercom friend, and third intercom friend.

Starting Two-way Intercom

You can start an intercom conversation with one of any intercom friends by tapping the Jog Dial: single tap to intercom with the first intercom friend, double tap to intercom with the second intercom friend, and triple tap to intercom with the third intercom friend.

 Ending Two-way Intercom

You can single tap to end intercom with the first intercom friend, double tap to end intercom with the second intercom friend, and triple tap to end intercom with the third intercom friend.

Multi-Way Intercom enables conference-call-style conversations with up to three intercom friends at the same time. While multi-way intercom is in progress, mobile phone connection is temporarily disconnected. However, as soon as multi-way intercom terminates, the mobile phone connection will be reestablished.

Starting Three-way Intercom

1. You (A) need to be paired with two other friends (B & C) for three way conference intercom. 2. Start an intercom conversation with one of the two friends in your intercom group. 3. You (A) can call the second intercom friend (C) by double tapping the Jog Dial, or the second intercom friend (C) may join the intercom by making an intercom call to you (A).

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

1. Locate the pinhole reset button at the back of the headset main unit.

2. Gently insert a paperclip into the hole and tap the Fault Reset Button with light pressure.

3. The headset will shut down.

1. To restore the headset to factory default settings, press and hold the Phone Button for 10 seconds until the LED shows solid red.

2. Press the Jog Dial to confirm reset. The headset will be restored to factory setting and switched off automatically

Yes. The 10C EVO supports the use of custom earbuds through the 10C Earbud Adapter Split Cable accessory (Part #: 10C-A0101).

Here are the differences between the 10C Pro and the 10C:

 10C EVO

• 2160p @ 30 fps
• 1440p @ 30 fps
• 1080p @ 30 / 60 fps
• Video recording time: 1.5 hours
• 12 MP camera (4:3)
• Burst shot (8 pictures per second)
• Time-lapse mode (single shot every 1 second or every 2, 5 or 10 seconds)
• WiFi enabled (802.11 b/g/n/a)
• Sena Camera App support for a live preview of the camera, manage videos on the microSD card and change camera settings
• Video Tagging interval is fixed at 3 minutes
• Smart Audio Mix records everything you hear in the speakers and your voice while recording
• Charging time: 2.5 hours
• Talk time: 20 hours
• External memory (U3 or higher up to 128 GB)
• All black design

10C Pro

• 1440p @ 30 fps
• 1080p @ 30 / 60 fps
• 3.7 MP camera (16:9)
• WiFi enabled (802.11 g/n)
• Sena Utility App for configuring settings on the headset
• Sena Camera App support for a live preview of the camera, manage videos on the microSD card and change camera settings
• Video Tagging interval is fixed at 3 minutes
• Smart Audio Mix records everything you hear in the speakers and your voice while recording
• All black design

10C

• 1080p @ 30 fps
• 720p @ 30 / 60 fps
• 3.5 MP camera
• Video Tagging interval can be switched between 1 minute, 3 minutes or 5 minutes
• Which audio sources such as music, the FM radio, the intercom or phone calls that will be recorded using the Smart Audio Mix feature can be selected in the Sena Utility App

There are 3 different types of microSD cards available in the market, microSD, microSDHC and microSDXC. These 3 different types of cards use different file systems for storing information and have a maximum capacity for how much information can be stored on the card.

Source for table: https://www.androidauthority.com/high-capacity-microsd-cards-android-gary-explains-690710/ 

The 10C EVO is compatible with the following types of microSD cards for updating the firmware:

• MicroSD
• MicroSDHC

For recording videos and capturing photos, you can use any type of microSD card of any type and size.