Santa brought me both the Scala Rider Q2 Teamset and a Nuvi 760.
I've learned the hard way that Garmin's Nuvi series will not pair via Bluetooth with the Q2. I've found that documented so far only in a couple of forums and on two Web pages in which resellers, at the bottom, state the Nuvi series will not pair with the Q2 . . . I'm guessing they learned of this through returns of the Q2s.
My solution to this issue is to connect to the Nuvi via a wired connection - Cardo provides a wire that connects to the GPS unit or MP3 player and then to the back of the headset unit. I've decided to be satisfied with this solution, which will keep the Nuvi in my pocket, ending the ritual of disconnecting it from the bike every time I hop off somewhere.
I'm actually very satisfied with the FM reception of the Q2; others have complained about this but when I find a strong station, the sound is just fine, although in mono only.
The controls on the Q2 are a pain, literally and figuratively. The volume buttons require a firm push, okay the first few times but when you're using them to find different FM stations, your fingers get to hurting after a bit. Also, with only four buttons, you have to commit to memorizing all the ways to use them in order to get the full functionality out of the headset.
Rider to passenger intercom - so so. I've only seen a few complaints about this, but for us, we found ourselves regularly losing the connection, even in mid-sentence. A very loud word, or yodel, or horror-movie-quality scream would re-establish communications. Apparently, the system is designed primarily for angry people who are in some type of quarrel; I think they'd sustain a connection longer than my wife and I did. When we first noticed this happening, we were at first happy to learn how to quickly reconnect, then increasingly annoyed when this proved to be a consistently occuring issue. I understand you can instead choose manual connection by tapping on the control switch; we'll have to try that out.
Phone communication worked fine for me. The person on the other end couldn't even tell I was riding a motorcycle.
One problem for me is the volume setting for intercom communication and phone is not the same as for FM listening. If you turn up the volume enough to adequately engage in a telephone or intercom communication, then switch back to FM without lowering the volume back down, prepare for a very loud reminder.
Bottom line for me? I like the FM, like the ability to connect to the phone via Bluetooth, am grudgingly OK with the limitation on connecting the Garmin Nuvi GPS, and am less pleased with the intercom functionality.
I've learned the hard way that Garmin's Nuvi series will not pair via Bluetooth with the Q2. I've found that documented so far only in a couple of forums and on two Web pages in which resellers, at the bottom, state the Nuvi series will not pair with the Q2 . . . I'm guessing they learned of this through returns of the Q2s.
My solution to this issue is to connect to the Nuvi via a wired connection - Cardo provides a wire that connects to the GPS unit or MP3 player and then to the back of the headset unit. I've decided to be satisfied with this solution, which will keep the Nuvi in my pocket, ending the ritual of disconnecting it from the bike every time I hop off somewhere.
I'm actually very satisfied with the FM reception of the Q2; others have complained about this but when I find a strong station, the sound is just fine, although in mono only.
The controls on the Q2 are a pain, literally and figuratively. The volume buttons require a firm push, okay the first few times but when you're using them to find different FM stations, your fingers get to hurting after a bit. Also, with only four buttons, you have to commit to memorizing all the ways to use them in order to get the full functionality out of the headset.
Rider to passenger intercom - so so. I've only seen a few complaints about this, but for us, we found ourselves regularly losing the connection, even in mid-sentence. A very loud word, or yodel, or horror-movie-quality scream would re-establish communications. Apparently, the system is designed primarily for angry people who are in some type of quarrel; I think they'd sustain a connection longer than my wife and I did. When we first noticed this happening, we were at first happy to learn how to quickly reconnect, then increasingly annoyed when this proved to be a consistently occuring issue. I understand you can instead choose manual connection by tapping on the control switch; we'll have to try that out.
Phone communication worked fine for me. The person on the other end couldn't even tell I was riding a motorcycle.
One problem for me is the volume setting for intercom communication and phone is not the same as for FM listening. If you turn up the volume enough to adequately engage in a telephone or intercom communication, then switch back to FM without lowering the volume back down, prepare for a very loud reminder.
Bottom line for me? I like the FM, like the ability to connect to the phone via Bluetooth, am grudgingly OK with the limitation on connecting the Garmin Nuvi GPS, and am less pleased with the intercom functionality.
The full time intercom mode works great! We were able to ride from southern Pennsylvania to Central NH in one long day with the intercom on 100% of the time and never ran out of battery. Um, if you have Tourette's Syndrome you may want to reconsider the full time intercom mode... :lol: Over the years I've grown accustom to the occasional private outburst at traffic or some other thing that irritated me, I've had to learn not to do that anymore. My wife says that I scare her sometimes :glare: :lol: 
