Bluetooth Connectivity Sena20c, ZumoXT, Iphone11, BMW E1250RS

This has probably been covered, but I can't locate it. I have an IPhone 11, Sena 20C, Garmin Zumo XT, and riding a 2020 1250RS, Can all these talk together? Is there a connection sequence in making it all talk together?

Also, on the Zumo XT, there a 2 bluetooth entries on my iphone 1) BLE_Zumo XT 2) BT_Zumo XT each has a different # then number behind it. They both seem to connect. What is each used for?

Any help would be appreciated

Thanks

Three of them will connect, but adding the Zumo into the mix is an unknown. If you have the other three connected then the Zumo is, in my opinion, not required anyway. The BMW app on the phone will sort out your navigation needs.
When I say three, I mean Sena, iphone and TFT.

there is a BMW connectivity facebook group that has great advise which may help.

Graham

I am not familiar with Garmin XT or the Sena 20C per se, but if the 20c supports the same connections the 20s does, I would recommend:

prep
1. delete all paired devices on your Garmin XT
2. delete any parings of TFT or Garmin from your iPhone
3. delete all pairings on either on your TFT
4. delete all pairings on sena
5. power down all devices. wait 30 s. reboot all devices

Pairing
1. pair your iPhone to TFT on the bike via BT, phone pairing
2. pair the TFT to your phone pairing on your Sena
3. pair the Garmin XT to the GPS pairing on your Sena

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzPoILCj...SpinProductions

It's a long watch, but worth it.

Agree. It can save a lot of unnecessary steps and wand waving advocated by others.

Thanks for the replies. I’ve disconnected the Bluetooth connection between the IPhone and Sena. I guess the GPS is a hub between the devices. I can see the IPhone messages on the GPS. I made a phone call dialing through the Sena. I can hear the GPS turn-by-turn directions through the Sena.

But, when playing media (Pandora) on the IPhone. I can see it transmitting to the GPS, but I do not hear the music in the Sena.

Any Ideas?

The TFT has to be the hub to get full integration.

The GPS has to connect to the Sena on both the HFP (hands free protocol) and AD2P (~music) bluetooth protocols in order to work for phone calls/siri/message playback (HFP) and music (AD2P). It could be that the GPS connected to Sena on only HFP. So does the phone-to-GPS, but it sounds like that's working if you can see the music on GPS.

It's a PITA to figure out exactly why or how to fix, but if you can identify if it's connected to only one (should have an indicator on Garmin GPS for the connected device) that might validate if it's "this" or something else.

One way to 'fix' this, if your Sena supports this and you don't have anything else connected to it, is to use the phone or "second mobile phone" pairing for your GPS, as the phone pairings support both protocols.