Soundlink Settings

Connect to an Insight, Stratos, or the Deep and Steep app to change the settings of your Soundlink.

Altitude Alarms #

Alarms using distinct tone patterns can be saved for freefall and canopy. Each set of alarm altitudes can be saved as a “preset”. Up to 4 presets can be stored by the Soundlink.

Freefall alarms: Choose up to 4 alarm altitudes for freefall.

Canopy alarms: Choose up to 4 alarm altitudes for canopy flight. After the “final” canopy alarm is played, all alarms and announcements are disabled to allow the user to focus on landing their parachute.

Presets: Alarms can be saved into “presets”, labeled 1 through 4. This allows easy switching between alarm altitudes for your most common jump profiles. Presets can be changed using the Soundlink 1-button menu system, or by connecting via bluetooth.

IMPORTANT: Alarms will override voice announcements if they occur at the same altitude. A voice announcement will not play within 2 seconds of an alarm.

IMPORTANT: Freefall alarms must be at least 980 feet (300 meters) apart. The Soundlink, Insight, and app will automatically adjust alarm altitudes to this minimum spacing.

IMPORTANT: Canopy alarms must be at least 160 feet (50 meters) apart. The Soundlink, Insight, and app will automatically adjust alarm altitudes to this minimum spacing.

Announcements #

The Soundlink can give voice feedback during freefall, canopy, or both. This feedback is called an “announcement”. The Soundlink does not need a connection to an Insight/Stratos to use the altitude and vertical speed announcements.

Announcement Types: #

IMPORTANT: The “Connected” announcement types listed above will cause the Soundlink to automatically turn on wireless connect during the airplane ascent. The Soundlink will say “Ready to Connect” and wait for an Insight or Stratos connection.

Announce Mode: Select between freefall + canopy announcements, freefall only, or canopy only.

Announce Frequency: All of the announce types, except for altitude, can change how often they are played. Choose between 5 settings from slow to fast. The rates are adjusted differently for freefall and canopy.

When altitude is selected as the announce type, the Soundlink will speak the altitude every 1,000 feet (or 500 meters) in freefall. Under canopy at 1,500 feet and lower the Soundlink will speak the altitude every 100 feet.

When a canopy alarm “Final” is configured, the Soundlink will stop speaking any other information after the “Final” alarm is played. This is designed to reduce distraction while landing.

CP Open Info #

This setting requires an active connection to an Insight or Stratos during the skydive. When CP Open Info is turned on, the Soundlink will announce the glide ratio required to make it to the LZ. This announcement is only played once after canopy opening is detected.

IMPORTANT: The CP Open Info setting causes the Soundlink to automatically turn on wireless connect during the airplane ascent. The Soundlink will say “Ready to Connect” and wait for an Insight or Stratos connection.

Audio Settings #

FF volume settings: 1 to 5 (low to high)

CP volume settings: 1 to 5 (low to high)

Alarm Pitch: 1 to 5 (low pitch to high pitch)

Devices Settings, Units, Time, Date, and LZ Offset #

Soundlink settings are updated when connected with an Insight, Stratos, or the Deep and Steep app.

Insight/Stratos connection: When a bluetooth connection is established with an Insight or Stratos, the altitude units (feet or meters), time, date, and active LZ offset are synced to the Soundlink. This sync can also be forced from the Settings menu on the Insight/Stratos.

App connection: When a bluetooth connection is established with the app, the time and date are synced to the Soundlink.

The app has separate controls to select the altitude units, and to configure an LZ offset and save that information to the Soundlink.