I'm no techno admittedly but oh my God who wrote the instruction manual and what exactly had they been drinking before they put pen to paper. Seemingly it has very little in terms of logical steps to follow and I for one dare not even have a try at adjusting anything for fear of upsetting the thing. I've just about managed to set the different riding modes (sport, touring etc) but that's about it. The pictures in the booklet have nothing in the way of logical order imo and mostly they don't correspond with what you are reading on the opposite page. Sometimes the words relate to pictures a few pages away! I thought I'd just look at the menu to find how to reset to default and even the menu appears to be all over the place. Can't even see what logical order they have put the menu in never mind find the how to set the default settings! My dealer said I would find it much easier to fathom than the BMW wheeled system - he was wrong. I've found it far too confusing, complicated and complex for my basic instincts. My first big thumbs down on the new bike.
I agree manual is crap regarding the menu system, thing is once you work it out it is quick and easy to go through things and change settings.
Once you get into it, its actually more user-friendly than the old bike. Agree the manual's a bit confusing. Best is to play around, get familiar with the buttons then look up the specific function on the manual. Irritatingly it keeps referring to numbered buttons illustrated at the beginning. Generally the bike is quite intuitive like smart phones. Just post any questions or tips you discover. Perhaps mods could put up a sticky.
I had a very quick look last night and did get into some of the bikes' set up function. To be honest I'm not even sure I didn't change a couple of settings by mistake. Then thought bollox I'll set it to the default setting "just in case" but when I attempted I could see the default bit on the screen but couldn't get onto it for some reason so I gave up. I'm not even sure I would want to alter the factory settings too much to be fair but maybe the DTC if it's raining or something like that. Of course I also want to connect the blue tooth at some point and would like like to do these things before it goes for service in a couple of weeks in order I can point out things that may not work correctly (bound to be one or two?). I'm deffo a "ooer don't touch that" kind o guy and can just about manage an email so i do find complexity an issue and boy this looks just that. Hopefully soon there will be a massive amount of this kind of simple to follow stuff on you tube. For starters though is there a simple thing I'm missing to make sure default settings are in place and if so does each section have its own or does the default set every parameter back to default? Cheers from a frustrated Buzz
The DVT menu system is much easier to use and more intuitive than the previous model ever was, the buttons are easier to find & press, and the on-screen display is much clearer to see & read. I can't quite understand what the OP is complaining about.
The bedtime reading element of the book mate that's what! A Brief History of Time was easier to follow than the menu booklet. As I said earlier I'm not really confident enough to just plough in without knowledge of what I'm trying to achieve so tried to gain some idea from the manual which imo is nigh on impossible in the way it's laid out. Maybe it's aimed at dyslexia sufferers?
You would think one of you could demonstrate to the OP Or write up the basics in easy language Miserable lot :Writing::Artist: Hope you get it sussed buzz
I'm on the non-S version of the bike and, whilst it looks complicated, everything is quite simple to change and much, much easier in practice than it would appear from reading the manual.
Before collecting my new DVT, I downloaded the Owner's Manual from the Ducati website and read through it. Although it runs to 400 pages, they are very small pages, you can skim a lot of them, and most of the material is straightforward. I thought it was reasonably well written, as technical material translated from Italian goes. Unfortunately the parts book does not seem to be available yet, not even from the useful Ducati Omaha website. http://www.ducatiomaha.com/products.asp
I have a question which I cannot seem to find the answer, the Trip 1 & 2 reset every time you turn on /off bike, does not bother me one of them resetting but annoying that both do, is there anyway to stop them, so they total up until you reset or they hit 9999 etc.
My trip meters don't reset when I turn the bike off. I have read of US bikes having this issue which sounds like a bug. I wonder if the US bikes were shipped earlier from the factory and need the latest software. Worth checking with your dealer.
When I go for first service I'll raise the "me a bit thick" thing and see if the guy can make a better fist of demonstrating it than he did when he tried to demonstrate it first time around . I had to tell him you didn't need to put the emergency stop switch down to stop it. I said "don't you just press that thing you just pressed to switch it on?" He said "no! really?" Still would like to know how to set the default cos I sure as hell can't get the highlighted bit to go onto the square:Banghead: . I can see it but it wont have it. Does that mean it's already at that setting I wonder?
This is a fault. My DVT recorded accumulating trip miles correctly at first, but now it has started displaying the "Trip resets to zero" problem - like many others, apparently. A software patch is awaited.
Sometimes its easier to show people how to do it than go on and on about how easy. Buzz, sorry you're a bit out of the way. but if you do head down south, let me know. At the moment the Bluetooth media system doesn't work. Ducati customer service are slightly puzzled, but I suspect the functionality has not been fully sorted yet. Come July the app with GPS tracking etc will be released. We will see if it works then.
The DVT Bluetooth pairs with a phone and works just fine, I have found. It's quite simple. Haven't tried it with a media system.
Just come in from the pub and have set a number of questions re the blue tooth connection to the pub gathering. I think I can connect 4 separate items via the Multi very intelligent screen? That means my helmet, my missus' helmet, my mobile phone and my sat nav. I think that is correct but not sure. The Ducati info centre is apparently a bogus claim on their part and not yet ready so no idea what that will do if and when it arrives or if it counts to one of my four allowance? Question is this: My blue tooth helmet can connect to 4 separate items as can my multi screen via blue tooth. If I connect - my headset, wifee's headset, my phone and my sat nav all to the multi infotainment centre, does that mean or count as one re my headset? In other words can I connect my mates interphone 5mc to my headset so we can talk to each other but all the while I have another 4 connections because of the multi info centre? So that means 2 connections to my headset; my mates and the multi (includes i phone, headset, sat nav and other lid). In total 5 connections even though I can only do four? At this point I think I need to go to bed and forget about it cos my head is hurting. Oh for the old days - "I'll see you there mate, if not phone me but make sure you got some coin for the phone box". I'll read the manual that will make it more clear
Oh gawd just ride the thing Why would you want all that in your ears spoiling a rideout Get thee to bed and sober up :Wideyed::Oldman:
Yes. the bike acts as the hub to control and direct the audio traffic. Not sure how it does the intercom though since I haven't tried that function out. Your headset will connect to the bike as if its a mobile phone. (in technical terms, the HFP and A2DP protocols). You can connect up to 4 devices at any one time. 2 headsets, one sat nav and one mobile. The memory can store 2 mobile phone pairings but only keep one active at a time. With two headsets paired, the media player function in theory should broadcast the music to both headsets. Navigation only to the rider. Satnav instructions and phone calls have priority so if you are listening to music, the satnav or any phone calls will butt in. The media player function is the bit that isn't working. Pairing to the phone isn't a problem. But music doesn't get played. After playing around with settings etc., it looks to me that the A2DP protocol of the module isn't fully functional. At least between the phone and the bike. We'll see if the July app will make a difference.
