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Zulu 3 User Guide

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  • Page 1 Zulu 3 User Guide...
  • Page 2 Welcome Congratulations on purchasing a Lightspeed Aviation Zulu 3 headset. Your headset is a premium product engineered to provide the highest levels of performance, comfort, and durability and is backed by the longest warranty in the industry. If this is your first Lightspeed Aviation headset, welcome to the Lightspeed family. Together with our customers, we are building a lasting community founded on products and service that are best in class.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Using Bluetooth Wireless Technology Features ..13 Battery Life ..................5 Bluetooth Mode—ON and OFF ........13 Controller ..................6 FlightLink ..................14 Using Your Zulu 3 Headset Turning ON and OFF ...............7 Peak Performance Tips............15 Matching Stereo/Mono Setting to an Audio Panel ..................8 FAQs ....................16 Front Row Center ..............8...
  • Page 4: Introduction

    Introduction Your Zulu 3 headset package includes (clockwise, from top left on the following page): • Carrying case • User Guide and Quick Start Guide with warranty information • Zulu 3 ANR headset • Two AA batteries (not included with panel- powered headsets) •...
  • Page 5 Introduction Zulu 3 User Guide Pre-Flight Checklist...
  • Page 6: Getting Started

    Getting Started Fitting Your Headset but not overly tight, fit. Your ears should be Fitting your headset properly is the key to centered inside the ear cups. comfortable use and superior Active Noise Reduction (ANR) capabilities. To gain peak C. Position the microphone 1∕8 inch from your mouth, performance from the ANR feature it is necessary to with the gain adjustment cap facing away from have a solid seal around your entire ear combined...
  • Page 7: Battery Installation

    Tall head pad Battery Installation If you feel that your ears are not centered within the The standard Zulu 3 battery–powered headsets ear cups, even after collapsing the sliders completely, require two AA batteries (included). Use alkaline a taller head pad might be the solution. This will move batteries for best performance.
  • Page 8: Battery Types

    A set of batteries can provide up to 40 hours of power. However, heavy Bluetooth® wireless technology usage can significantly reduce battery life. Under quiet conditions Zulu 3 will auto shut off approximately five minutes after the headset is removed from your head.
  • Page 9: Controller

    Active Noise Reduction (ANR). Press button once to devices via Bluetooth technology. turn Zulu 3 on; press and hold to turn Zulu 3 off. F. Auxiliary input jack: Provides a wired input for To toggle the LED brightness from bright to dim audio and cell phone devices.
  • Page 10: Audio Panel

    GREEN power LED turns off. devices, so you can enjoy auxiliary audio in stereo regardless of how the Stereo/Mono DIP switch is set. Zulu 3 will auto shut off approximately five minutes after removing the headset and under quiet conditions. Front Row Center™...
  • Page 11: Compriority

    Using Your Zulu 3 Headset ComPriority™ windscreen on your microphone and then remove the small cap next to the Lightspeed logo. Turn the ComPriority is turned on or off by the bottom-most dial clockwise to increase gain and counterclockwise controller button. With ComPriority on and when to decrease gain.
  • Page 12: Connecting To Iphone Or Ipad With The Auxiliary Input Cord

    Using Your Zulu 3 Headset Connecting to iPhone or iPad with the Setting DIP Switches Auxiliary Input Cord DIP switches are factory set to match most If you connect to an iPhone or iPad using the wired aircraft audio panels. To change a DIP switch...
  • Page 13 Using Your Zulu 3 Headset Zulu 3 DIP Switch and Their Recommended Use DIP switch OFF position ON position Recommendations Stereo/Mono Stereo Mono—Factory Affects audio from the panel only and should be set to Mono setting in most cases. Set to Stereo only if you are using a stereo panel.
  • Page 14: Wireless Technology

    RED and BLUE, start over from step one. music streaming capability (A2DP). Before using a mobile phone for the first time with Zulu 3, it must 3. With Zulu 3 in pairing mode, follow the menu be “paired” or electronically connected via Bluetooth prompts on your Bluetooth wireless technology wireless technology.
  • Page 15: Using Bluetooth Wireless Technology Features

    Bluetooth Mode—ON and OFF Depending on the Bluetooth profile of the phone, ON: With Zulu 3 turned ON, press and hold the you can use the Zulu 3 Bluetooth buttons to perform Bluetooth button (see page 6), until you hear a high several functions.
  • Page 16: Flightlink

    The free app works seamlessly FlightLink DIP switch is in the ON ® with Zulu 3 headsets to capture and retrieve all position, the recipient of a cell incoming and outgoing communications. phone call will hear all sounds on the intercom.
  • Page 17: Peak Performance Tips

    18 months. These are wear items that are • Set the Zulu 3 Stereo/Mono DIP switch to match not covered by the Lightspeed warranty and the signal from your audio panel (see “Matching are available for purchase on our website at Stereo/Mono Setting to an Audio Panel”...
  • Page 18: Faqs

    Stereo while your audio panel is transmitting a Your headset may not be in pairing mode. Some mono signal. To fix this, change the Zulu 3 Stereo/ phones prompt for a pass code without checking for Mono DIP switch to Mono. This setting does not pairing mode.
  • Page 19 ANR to compensate for uneven internal cup pressure. Where is my product serial number? The Zulu 3 serial number (a small, white, bar-code sticker with numbers) can be found on the headset underneath the head pad.
  • Page 20: Specifications

    Specifications Zulu 3 Configurations Model Power Source Cord Connector Zulu 3 (PN4064) Two AA batteries Straight Dual general aviation connectors with .250-inch commercial stereo headphone plug and .206-inch MIL-SPEC microphone plug Zulu 3:P (PN4065) Audio Panel Straight LEMO Zulu 3:H (PN4069)
  • Page 21 Specifications General Maximum SPL: Greater than 125 dB at 100 Hz Battery power supply: 3V, two AA batteries Weight: 14.6 oz. (including ear seals and mic boom) Microphone Panel aircraft 8-40 VDC Transducer principle: Noise-canceling electret Headphone Frequency response: 200 Hz-6000 Hz Maximum SPL: 114 dB Transducer: 40mm moving coil Terminating impedance: 220–2200 ohms...
  • Page 22: Warranty Information

    Purchaser. Without paying any amount to Purchaser, LSA may keep, sell, or Lightspeed Aviation, Inc. (“LSA”) warrants that the new aviation headset sold by LSA otherwise discard all replaced New Headsets and parts thereof and all New Headsets (“New Headset”) is free from all material defects in workmanship and materials.
  • Page 23: Registration

    Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks EXTENSION OF THE WARRANTY PERIOD DOES NOT AFFECT ANY PROTECTION OR by Lightspeed Aviation is under license. Other trademarks and trade names are those of REMEDY AVAILABLE TO PURCHASER UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.
  • Page 24 Lightspeed Aviation 6135 Jean Road Lake Oswego, Oregon 97035 sales@lightspeedaviation.com service@lightspeedaviation.com 800.332.2421 Toll Free 503.968.3113 Tel 503.968.7664 Fax LightspeedAviation.com...

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