bluetooth headsets

[dazza]

is it possible to use bluetooth headsets designed for mobile phones with your PC. i've been scouring the net for details on bluetooth PC headsets, but every search ends up displaying mobile headsets only...

[Michael]

Yes, that is how I do the audio tests for my headset reviews.

[dazza]

is there a problem with compatability at all between companies? also, is the only adaptor needed a PC card or USB adaptor (i mean, does there need to be an intermediary for a mobile headset connecting to a PC)?

[Michael]

No, you just need a USB or card that supports the Bluetooth Headset or Hands Free profiles. Most all do these days. Nothing special needed. Pretty much any $30 adapter will do.

[kaebee]

so u mean with a USB BT dongle, i can use the bluetooth headset as a microphone when i use my PC?

[Michael]

Microphone and speaker.

If you want it just as a mic, you'll have to go into the Windows control panel Sound section and switch audio back to your sound card. But yes, you can use any headset with most any random USB adapter and have it work as a microphone.

Also, you have to have the Bluetooth headset active before you run the app you want to use it with. When an app loads, it gets the current sound settings from the system and then uses those devices. If you start the app before the headset has taken over control of the audio, the app will still be using your sound card.

[kaebee]

Originally Posted by Michael

Microphone and speaker.

If you want it just as a mic, you'll have to go into the Windows control panel Sound section and switch audio back to your sound card. But yes, you can use any headset with most any random USB adapter and have it work as a microphone.

Also, you have to have the Bluetooth headset active before you run the app you want to use it with. When an app loads, it gets the current sound settings from the system and then uses those devices. If you start the app before the headset has taken over control of the audio, the app will still be using your sound card.

hey, i didnt know that... cool.. thanks michael!

[Un6rand3d]

i tried a jabra 250 but did not manage to make it work with latpop. sound is all crackled up and full of distortion. i do not know what this is due to. should the jabra 250 work with a laptop too?

What about if you buy a nokia wireless headset, is this compatible with a laptop too?

basically what i need is a bluetooth earpiece which can be used both with a mobile phone (6630) and both a dell latitude D505 with inbuilt bluetooth connectivity, to make calls with a softphone.

thx

[manav]

To use the headset as a microphone,

Firstly you have to get it connected to the PC.
Go to the "My Bluetooth Places"
Click on "Entire Bluetooth Neighbourhood"
Click on your headset
Click on connect.


Then go to the windows control panel in your computer and inside multimedia you will have a option of the sound device or something. There you should select "Bluetooth Audio"

That should work fine.

PM me if you still face problems.

Cheers

[hbiaggi]

Hi Guys,
I did the conection with Headset and my LapTop... even MP3 I did listen using the headset... works fine... But a I had a problem after that. when i tried to use my headset with my T610 again, it was nos working, and when I select the option "conect" and the device is removed of the list "my acessories" so I have to pairing the headset again with the T610. But the headset , after that, stop working with me laptop, and i have do pairing again and again and again, each change of device it must be done. Why this happen? Other doubt that i have. with bluetooth only one device can access the pc or the cell?? I tought bluetooth was able to multiple conections, not only one at time. Tks and sorry about my bad english... HB

[Shun]

I guess your headset is a single pairing device, eg. SE HBH-65/600/660.

You needs a headset with multiple pairing to maintain the pairing information for multiple devices, eg. Motorola 810/820/850.

[jeremiah3000]

Originally Posted by dazza

is it possible to use bluetooth headsets designed for mobile phones with your PC. i've been scouring the net for details on bluetooth PC headsets, but every search ends up displaying mobile headsets only...

After some fuss with the OS (WinXP SP2) I discovered that it is not possible to use the bluetooth headset directly as a headset/mic so as to use it to caputre sound into a sound recorder such as the windows sound recorder even after I configured my settings in the "Sounds and Audio Devices" applet in the control panel to use "Bluetooth Audio" as the default voice and playback device (This is configured on the "Voice" tab in the "Sounds and Audio Devices" applet launched from the control panel). I believe this is a fault of the OS and not the bluetooth drivers I am using.

However, it is possible to configure the bluetooth headset as the default audio device for voice recognition capture and playback by setting the "Audio Input" device in the "Speech" applet to use "Bluetooth Audio". On the "Text to Speech" tab you can also set the "Audio Output" to use the "Bluetooth Audio" device for speech playback.

Further, if you would like to use your bluetooth headset as the mic and headset during MSN Messenger "chat", you simply run the "Audio/Video Tuning Wizard" again and select "Bluetooth Audio" as the input/output audio device instead of your soundcard. After that, the bluetooth headset worked fine (after the device is paired of course This way, you can still hear your video game audio through your default audio device and control the volume seperatly without affecting the volume of your MSN Messenger conversation.

[reefergeezer]

Hi Guys - I stumbled upon your forum by accident, but reading many of the threads, it seems a very useful site!

I have been trying to connect the headset with my laptop (an ACER Ferrari with built-in Bluetooth) but I keep getting a message saying that there are no "services" available to use on the device (the headset)....HELP!!!

[johnrees]

Michael, you seem to know what you're talking about...which is more than my suppliers!
I have a Sony Erricson BT headset and a generic dongle fitted to my Compaq Presario running XP . I also have a Sony Z600 phone.

The phone finds the headset. The laptop finds the phone and installs it. It won't find the headeset, however hard I try. Turned the phone off and deleted it so even if the dongle is single device it should find it. What's going wrong??

[Griplife]

Reefergeezer

I have the same problem with my Nokia HS-4W headset. There do not appear to be any services. In addition, when going to Sounds and Audio Devices in Control panel, there is no reference under any of the Tabs to the Bluetooth device. The device is recognized by the PC and is connected.

Can anyone help?

Chris