Sena 30K - Trying To Connect Music Source AND GPS At The Same Time

[Uncle Phil]

I have tried multiple times - following the 'owners manual' instructions for the BlueTooth connection.
I can get the GPS connected via the 'GPS' setting they recommend via 'second mobile phone pairing'.
And I can get the MP3 player via a BT dongle to connect via 'media selective pairing'.
What I can't get done is to have both audible at the same time having checked all the device settings available.
Anybody ever pull this off without using a cellphone?
What I want is for the music to play and the GPS to give instructions as need be.
Whether the GPS 'temporarily' silences the music or not does not matter.
This will make my setup on the UK rental bike a lot easier.
Ideas?

 

[ST1100Y]

Methinks that's the issue with having only two BT-chipsets (hence only two channels/pairings)...
One pairing is reserved for intercom/bike2bike (or the Mesh adapter?)
The other for one additional source...
I run the Sena Freewire to transmit the hardwired tunes + GPS audio (all 3 bike-powered) to the SLR-II(I)...
If I unintentionally leave the phone's BT on, will that override/terminate the Freewire pairing entirely...
(yeah, and then I have to "reboot" the whole system: ignition OFF, helmet OFF, phone BT OFF, helmet ON, ignition ON -> "media connected", OK now I can take off... )

Maybe (and if you don't need intercom/mesh) you can pair one source (like the GPS) as "universal intercom" instead?

 

[Uncle Phil]

Methinks that's the issue with having only two BT-chipsets (hence only two channels/pairings)...
One pairing is reserved for intercom/bike2bike (or the Mesh adapter?)
The other for one additional source...
I run the Sena Freewire to transmit the hardwired tunes + GPS audio (all 3 bike-powered) to the SLR-II(I)...
If I unintentionally leave the phone's BT on, will that override/terminate the Freewire pairing entirely...
(yeah, and then I have to "reboot" the whole system: ignition OFF, helmet OFF, phone BT OFF, helmet ON, ignition ON -> "media connected", OK now I can take off... )

Maybe (and if you don't need intercom/mesh) you can pair one source (like the GPS) as "universal intercom" instead?

I've tried that - I can get both 'paired' but I cannot hear both at the same time.
I've even played with the 'Audio Multitasking' setting with no success.
IIRC, with the 30K it appears that mesh is a different 'deal' from the Bluetooth connections.