How Do I Connect to My Bluetooth Headset?
I Have an Acer C7 Chromebook with Ubuntu 12.04 Installed. Also I Have Two Apps Installed Bluetooth Manager and Bluetooth. I Am Trying to Connect an...
I have an ACER C7 Chromebook with Ubuntu 12.04 installed. Also I have two apps installed Bluetooth Manager and Bluetooth.
I am trying to connect an MEElectronics AF9-BK Air-Fi Stereo Bluetooth Wireless Headset with Microphone to Ubuntu. I have tried to set up the new device and pair, but the headset is never recognized.
I checked hard and soft setting for Bluetooth and they are on.
I am new to Ubuntu 12.04 and Linux and need specific instructions.
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Default Ubuntu Bluetooth Pairing
- Open the Bluetooth setting by clicking on the Bluetooth symbol on the top panel:
- Choose + in the bottom left corner of the following window:
- Put your Bluetooth device in "Pairing Mode". Check with your manual on how to do this.
The MEElectronics AF9-BK headset will enter pairing mode by turning the device OFF and then pressing and holding the multifunction button for 7 s until the blue light remains permanently on. - Then Proceed with "Continue" to enable "new device setup" in Ubuntu.
- The device should now be recognized:
- Select the new device. In case we use a non-default PIN for pairing we may give "PIN options" but this is usually not needed. Press "Continue" to finish setup.
- Go to the "Sound Settings" on the top panel menu:
- Choose your headset as audio output or input device, and give in the "Mode" for Bluetooth service. Note that the microphone will not be available in A2DP mode:
In case we had used the headset on a different device, or when pairing failed we may have to repeat the pairing procedure. Before we can do so we may have to remove the device first (this is done in step 2. above by pressing -).
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