Will,
You can download the manual from the website and in a short read learn everything you would want to know about the unit from an operational standpoint. From a functionality standpoint I couldn't be happier with the performance.
I am a year round commuter and using the unit with winter gloves is challenging at first but after some practice this is no longer an issue.
Trey,Originally Posted by strey1100
Here is a pdf that is pretty complete. My cheat sheet on my tankbag is just the first page. The pairing info is handy for figuring out how to add other members to the riding group. You only need that stuff at the beginning of a ride.
You can see that the G9 is a pretty complex device. The organization of the manual leaves a lot to be desired, at least for me.
Norm Kern
Lots of details in that great pdf that I really don't use on daily rides. My son and I got a pair of G9's that were already paired and our first trip was 4500 miles to STAR in Avon and back. I normally use voice commands. If I want to call David, I trigger VOX by saying something loudly and then can say "call intercom" and the nice lady in my G9's replies "call intercom" and then David and I are on line. Since I have him listed in my Cardo Commmunity data for my G9, Ican also say "David Ziglar" and she will connect me if is available. If he does not have his G9 on, or if he is on a phone call, she wil lsay "David Ziglar not available". We did have a problem on our way to Avon that the intercom would not time out and only the rider who was on the receiving end of the initial call could end the session by tapping the A button. While at STAR, Dave called Cardo tech support and they had us reset the pairing and after that, the intercom would time out or either rider could tap the A button to end it.
My normal routine is to turn it on and the lady says "Rider A connected" followed by "mobile phone connected" and I am set to go. I then say "music on", she replies "music on"and the MP3 music in my phone starts playing. If I want to listen to my Sirius radio's FM output, I say "radio on" and then she switches to my FM receiver and I listen to Sirius. If I get the prompt that I have an incoming call, I say "hello" one time and am connected to whoever is calling. If I want to make a voice dial call, I do have to tap the mobile button, which triggers a tone to tell me it is ready and then I say the name of the person I want to call. As long as that name is in my phone's directory, it goes thru fine.
The music and voice fidelity and volume are much, much better than the earlier Q2 or G4's that we had. The only downside seems to me to be that with the added features of the G4 and G9, it takes a bit more to go to intercom mode. With the Q2, it seemed to be much easier and faster. However when not on intercom mode, the fidelity and volume of music wasn't vey good with those models.
One thing we did experience with the G4's, which would be the same with the G9's was when I had my GPS paired to the G4, it has priority over intercom. We got into a situation when we were on some twisty mountain roads going to STAR in TN last year and it started raining. David called me to say that he wanted to find a place to stop to put on his rain gear. I was in the lead, lookng for a spot, when I looked back and didn't see him. I turned around and was trying to call him on the intercom and the GPS lady kept saying things about "off route, recalculating". I was worried that something may have happened to him, but finally found the spot where he stopped, but learned that in case of something important like that, I want to be able to call the intercom. So, I no longer pair my GPS with my Scala unless I am riding alone.
One funny thing happened to me the first week I had my G9. I was riding alone one morning, listtening to music from my phone, when I cleared my throat loudly. This triggered the VOX, which paused my music. Not thinking, I said "oops, sorry" and the G9 lady said "radio on". I laughed and then said "radio off" and then "music on" to get back to my music. Lesson learned is not to apologize to the G9 lady and also that if she doesn't understand what you said, she thinks you want "radio on".
I would encourage anybody with issues with their G9's to contact Cardo tech suport. My experence with them is that they are very easy to get along with, are very helpful, and want to learn of any issues so that they can search for solutions which they can incorporate in their free firmware updates.
Last edited by Paco Bulto; 07-13-2012 at 06:57 PM.
Fred,
I was driving a rental Ford Focus in LA using my iPod with their Sync system and found some bizarre commands were being intitiated when it didn't understand what I asked for. I think all those voice recognition units should be programmed to recognize "oops" and "sorry" and ask "what would you like to do?".
Steve Grabowski
Akron OH
Northern Ohio Asst Director
06 Ninja 650R, 98 VFR800, 99 Triumph Sprint ST
Went for a 300 mile ride today. Allan Skinner and I had our g9's paired for channel a. Rob & Jennie Bowling had their g4s paired for channel a. Each pair connected on channel a then jennie and I paired & connected on channel b. All four of us stayed connected all day and it worked great. Three of the four riders are on sport bikes with little or no windshield but we all have full face helmets.
When the intercom is left on, it uses an "adaptive squelch" so there is only wind noise when there is a sudden change in audio level. Clarity and audibility was quite good most of the time. There were times when someone stopped or otherwise got out of range and was dropped. In most cases the voice told me when someone was dropped. I was very surprised several times when someone caught back up, the system automatically restored them and the four way link. The four way link is much more practical than I thought, providing you just leave it on all the time.
Being able to talk freely among a group of good friends while we ride adds a whole new social dimension of enjoyment to group riding.
Norm Kern
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