Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Pairing bluetooth handsfree with a laptop

Bluetooth Pairing, Dew Drops, Ravichander Rao

Finally, I can use the bluetooth handsfree with my laptop! Oh, what an amazing feeling this is (the feeling of carrying one less device and set of wires is an amazing feeling for a road warrior)! This sense of victory is making me really happy. I pored over the internet for the past 3 days and spent about 4 hrs to read articles that explained how to do this. But none of them were clear cut, so I was pretty much left alone. So, having discovered how to do this, I want to share with the rest of the people so they can also feel liberated.

First of all double click on the bluetooth device icon to setup the new connection. Once a window pops-up, set the new connection through the wizard or any other options that is available. When the bluetooth in your laptop is starting to search for the available bluetooth devices, boot or start your handsfree device and hold the button ON-OFF button till the laptop detects the presence. If your handsfree was already ON, the laptop sometimes does not detect the handsfree. None of the articles that I looked at, talked about this aspect. Once the bluetooth device shows up on the laptop as an available connection, select it. Choose the headset or handsfree option to pair your laptop to handsfree. Now you can use your handsfree device for voice chats or listening to the music.

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