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his Quick Guide is not a substitute to the user manual and addresses only 

 a limited scope of features and functions of your 

scala rider Q3

.  

This reference guide may be useful to look up some basic functions and 

commands while you are on the road and have no access to the user manual.

 This Quick Guide can be printed and folded for easy reference, or it may be 

viewed directly on your smartphone.

Intercom 

Button 

(“IC”)

Music / Mobile 

Button 

(“MM”)

Volume Up 

(

“V+”

)

Volume Down 

(

V-

)

 

| GENERAL FUNCTIONS

Power ON / OFF

Press “IC” for 2 seconds
ON: 3 BLUE f Ascending tone
OFF: 3 RED f Descending tone

Volume

Tap “V+” or “V-” to adjust volume of current 

audio source

Mute

Tap “V+” and “V-” simultaneously

Battery level indicator

In Standby, press “V+” for 2 seconds

• Blue LED = Full charge
• Purple LED = Half charge
• Red LED = Almost empty

Enable / Disable VOX 

(For Intercom calls only)

In standby, press “V+” and “V-” simultaneously 

for 2 seconds 

 

ENABLED: Blue flash for 2 seconds
DISABLED: Red flash for 2 seconds

A2DP audio / Intercom 

priority

Via the Voice Menu or the 

Cardo Community

Enable/Disable 

Click-to-Link® (CTL) 

(Enabled by default)

Via the Voice Menu or the 

Cardo Community

Enable/Disable Spoken 

Status Announcements 

(Enabled by default)

Via the Voice Menu or the 

Cardo Community

 

| VOICE MENU

Enter Voice Menu

In standby, press “MM” and “IC” 

simultaneously for 5 seconds. Follow the 

audio instructions.

Exit Voice Menu

Press “MM” for 2 seconds

 

LED

STATUS

None

scala rider is OFF

1 BLUE flash every 

3 seconds 

Standby mode

No active audio sources

2 BLUE flashes every 

3 seconds

Active mode – Call in progress / music or 

other audio source is ON

1 RED flash every 

3 seconds

Standby mode – Battery is low

2 RED flashes every 

3 seconds

Active mode – Battery is low

Solid RED

Charging

 

| MOBILE PHONE

Answer a call

Tap “MM” or speak any word loudly to 

answer by VOX 

Reject a call

Remain silent for 15 seconds, or press and 

hold “MM” for 2 seconds 

End a call

Tap “MM”

Voice Dial*   

(if supported by mobile 

phone)

Tap “MM” and “IC” simultaneously and 

follow the prompt from the mobile

Redial*

Press “MM” and “IC” for 2 seconds

Hot Dial*

Tap “MM” 3 times

Set default phone 

When on a phone call, press “V+” for 

5 seconds

Toggle default phone

In Standby, press “MM” for 5 seconds

  *This feature is not available during mobile calls

 

| A2DP MUSIC AND FM RADIO 

Turn on A2DP Music

In Standby, tap “MM”

Turn on Radio

In Standby, double tap “MM”

Pause / Stop Audio

Press “MM” for 2 seconds

Next  Track / Station

With audio ON, tap “MM”

Previous  Track /Station* With audio ON, double tap “MM”

Music Sharing (via A2DP only)

[SENDER] Start/Stop

sharing your music

During A2DP music playback, press “V+” or
“V-” for 2 seconds

[RECEIVER] Stop music 

sharing

 Press “V+” or “V-” for 2 seconds 

*With some phones you may need to repeat this action

  

  

PAIRING BLUETOOTH DEVICES: MOBILE PHONE/

GPS/A2DP MUSIC PLAYER

Bluetooth Channel 1 

pairing mode

In Standby, press “V+” for 5 seconds

Bluetooth Channel 2 

pairing mode

In Standby, press “V-” for 5 seconds

communication in motion

®

Q3 / Q3 MultiSet

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