Instruction manual

There are far too many different helmets to be able to fully describe every possible installation and so these instructions are

designed as a basic guide only. Please see your local Autocom dealer or our website www.autocom.co.uk for more detailed

specific helmet installations. Please note; helmets that have straps that go directly over your ears do not lend themselves for

a good headset installation, as the speakers have to sit either on top or behind the straps which can make them uncomfortable

or reduce sound quality. This is beyond our control and if our speakers do not fit then nor will others. It is a good idea to

remember this next time you choose a helmet. You can overcome this problem using optional in-ear speaker plugs that can

replace the standard over the ear type speakers. Our optional part 1187 interfaces many in-ear speaker plugs to the Active-

PLUS. Some helmets do not lend themselves to be installed as we have suggested and may require alternative methods, so

please take some time to consider these basic principles and your helmet design before installation. If you are unsure then

please contact your supplier or Autocom for help and advice.

Please take a moment to study the helmet illustrations on the front cover and also those on page 9 and then your own helmet/s

to see if you can establish any similarities that may help you with installation ideas. There are two main types of full face

helmet designs, one is a one part chin and cheek pad design, per the illustration shown on the top right of page 9, the other

type is a three part chin/cheek pad design per the illustration shown at the top left of page 9. Most full face helmets do not

have the cheek pads glued in and are just a compression fit, which makes them much easier to remove (although some are

quite tight). Put the helmet on and work out exactly where the centre of each ear hole is relative to the straps or any seams

etc. in the lining, and also while doing this try to find and mark the exact location of the centre of your lips inside the chin

pad with the helmet sat in its natural position. When you have established these positions within the helmet you are then

ready to start the headset installation/s

Decide which side of the helmet you would prefer the lead to hang from and then release that side’s check pad so as to allow

you fit the boom and main speaker harness behind it, such that the boom comes up from behind the check pad and into the

visor area, so that it can be bent down (from between the outer shell and check pad) in front of your mouth, per the

illustrations. If required tape the boom and also the main harness down lead to the back of the cheek pad or preferably to

the inside of the outer shell of the helmet.

Most helmets have pockets (indentations) in the lining by your ears, which let your ears fold back after they are folded over

while putting the helmet on. Sometimes the fabric covering these pockets is glued back to the cheek pad forming a visible

pocket, and other times the fabric is just stretched over the foam pocket and is not glued back. If the helmet has deep pockets

and the fabric is glued back you may need to fit padding behind the speakers (like our optional foam speaker pads part 1203

which are about 6mm or

⁄4” and part 1204 which are about 12mm or

⁄2”) these foam speaker pads have velcro fitted so that

you can velcro the speakers to them.

If the fabric is not glued back forming a visible pocket then it is easiest to just velcro the speakers on top of the fabric which

can often work quite well in some helmets, but is more likely to cause your ears to fold over when putting the helmet on and

so most people prefer a more professional installation where the speakers are set behind the fabric but on top of the

foam/polystyrene behind. If you have time and can install the speakers behind the fabric like this it makes for a much more

professional semi permanent fitment which is normally much more comfortable and this is how we would normally try to

install the headset/s for you if you brought them to us.

HEADSET INSTALLATION