There is a bridging loop on the SuperPro Avi which provides 9V power to one of the 3.5 mm jack sockets. It is advisable to snip this, which I have done. My previous Autcom SP Avi suffered this fate, it blew out part of the circuit board when I pluuged into the wrong socket. I still have it and it still works as a test rig at my desk - which is handy. But one of the 3.5mm input channels no longer functions.
What I have tested so far.
The wired intercom between passenger and pillion works as before.
- The Zumo XT connects to the BTM-03 quite readily, and retains its information for the next time.
- Phone connects to the Zumo XT OK along with the BTM-03
- Music from the phone can be routed to the SPAvi or from the MP3 folder - under control of the Zumo media player.
- XT media player also controls music from Spotify. No separate App needed - the media player just does it gives the same access to pause/play and Skip fwd and bkwrd.
- If the front/back balance is set appropriately on the SPAvi, both rider and pillion can hear music
- Both rider and pillion can hear and talk at the same time to the time to the same phone conversation.
- Music from the XT through the BTM-03 is loud, but controllable from the mixer which gives separate volume levels for Navigation, Media, Phone Calls, and proximity alerts. With a BT device attached, volume control is reliquished to the device connected - so the master volume and the mute are not available. But the mixer volumes all work.
- Stereo sound quality sounds pretty good wearing my helmet in the garage. It had me fumbling for where to turn down the volume when I first tried it though. But it comes back on at the volume set. I tried turning master volume to zero, and then connecting the BTM-03. It used the mixer volume as previously set.
- I have yet to work out whether 'Hey Google - play "Comfortably Numb on spotify" ' works over the intercom. Everytime I test it, I can't be sure whether it has got the message through the mic or the whether the phone has heard me.
In short - it does everything that I wanted it to do when I first found out there were no wired connections. I have the previous BT module. I used it a couple of times with my 660 - it worked, but was prone to disconnect, and waited until I was moving before sending a piercing PING into my headphones, and by remote control a double punch in the kidneys from my pillion who was startled by it.
So far, this one is much much better.
I understand that Sam who owns ChainSpeed used to be a key technical worker at Autocom (I suspect that understates what he actually did). Much more so than staff at Autocom since they were taken over - in my experience. He knows this kit like the back of his hand. His son in now the main point of contact and he has the same pleasant manner, always helpful and very knowledgeable about the how this kit works with other bits and pieces.
I've just got to test it on the move to see if I get any interference. Previously my leads from my 590 went to the rear and were taped to the top of the airbox cover to minimise the interference from the ignition. I have put the BTM-03 with the autocom in the rear cowl. Just hoping it is OK there.
I might not get out any time soon - gales, rain, lightning, locusts etc are all forecast over here. We were due to be going on a tour yesterday, but had to cancel due to Covid19. Lucky escape from the weather then !!
