Using Intel® PROSet/Wireless Software, you can use Bluetooth stereo and mono headsets on your computer to listen to music and answer VoIP calls. Also, you can turn your computer into a Bluetooth speaker for any other Bluetooth-enabled device.
Supported audio profiles include:
Bluetooth Stereo headsets can be connected to your computer to listen to music and to control audio player software running on your computer.
To start working with you headset device, add it to the Intel® PROSet/Wireless Software device list by following the next steps:
Default audio device
When an audio connection is established, the Bluetooth Audio device is automatically set as a default Playback device in the Windows Operation system.
In some rare conditions, the Bluetooth audio default device may not work automatically. For example, if you manually setup another audio device as a default audio device before connection is established with Bluetooth headset, the Bluetooth audio device may not work.
In this case, open Windows Sound properties from the system tray menu or Manage audio devices from Hardware and Sound section in Control Panel and setup the Bluetooth Audio device as the default device.
When a Bluetooth headset is switched off or disconnected, the Windows operating system switches the default audio device back to the previous default device.
Intel® PROSet/Wireless Software allows you to use Bluetooth stereo and mono headsets seamlessly while listening to music from your computer and receiving Skype calls. The following features are supported:
Note: You can allow these features work seamlessly by enabling the Bluetooth Plugin in Windows Media Player and ensuring that Skype access is allowed for the “btplayerctrl.exe” plugin.
Using Intel® PROSet/Wireless Software, most Bluetooth headsets can be used as an audio communication device for VoIP telephony programs.
If you are only planning to use your headset as a VoIP communication device, follow the steps shown next. If you want to listen to music while answering an incoming Skype call, follow the procedure from Receiving Voice over IP (VoIP) calls while listening to music. In this case, all required reconfiguration are performed automatically by Intel® PROSet/Wireless Software with Skype integration.
To start working with headset device:
As soon as connection is established, the Bluetooth Device Operations and Settings window is updated to inform you of the established connection. At the same time Listen to Music link is disabled. Once connected, you can use your headset as default communication audio device in VoIP programs like Skype.
Important note: You are only allowed to have one audio connection at a time. Before connecting to another audio device, you need to disconnect from the existing audio connection.
To disconnect from an existing audio connection, click Disconnect in the Forward VoIP Calls to Handsfree group of the services view.
Intel® PROSet/Wireless Software is able to perform audio playback from a Bluetooth device to default audio devices that are connected to your computer.
To start using your computer as a Bluetooth speaker for your Bluetooth device:
With an active Play Music connection it is possible to use the media control toolbar to control the remote media player using Bluetooth. The toolbar is added automatically to the Windows system toolbars on your computer. The toolbar supports standard actions like Play/Stop, Next/Previous track and volume control.
To stop using your computer as a Bluetooth speaker, click Disconnect in the Play music link.