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# Using Headsets

Using Intel® PROSet/Wireless Software, you can use Bluetooth* wireless technology stereo and mono headsets on your computer to listen to music and answer VoIP calls. Also, you can turn your computer into a speaker for any other Bluetooth* enabled device.

Supported audio profiles include:

- A2DP sink and source
- AVRCP controller and target
- HFP/HSP audio gateway
- Integration with Windows Media Player/Center
- Integration with Skype*

## Playing Music from a Computer to a Headset

Bluetooth* wireless technology stereo headsets can be connected to your computer to listen to music and to control audio player software running on your computer.

Use the following procedure to play music from computer to Bluetooth* wireless technology headset:

1. Find your headset device in the device list: open the My Bluetooth window; if your device is not displayed, perform a search for devices.
2. Double-click on the device icon to open the My Bluetooth device window displaying all the available services.
   Your Bluetooth* enabled device may require authentication (or pairing) to allow connection or even searching for services.
3. To connect the headset device to your computer, click Connect button in the Listen to Music section of Audio & Video group.
4. As soon as connection is established, the My Bluetooth device window is updated to inform you of the established connection. At the same time the Connect button in the Forward VoIP calls to Handsfree section of Telephony group is disabled.
   After configuring your headset, it becomes the default audio device for your computer and can be used to listen to music played by the computer.
   Note: Only one audio connection at a time is allowed. If you want to connect to another audio device, you need to first disconnect from the existing audio connection.

To disconnect from an existing audio connection, click Disconnect button in the Listen to Music section of Audio & Video group.

If under some conditions you can not hear music from your headset, check your Default Audio device settings as described below.

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, set 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 the headset, the Bluetooth Audio device may not work.

In this case, open Windows Sound properties from the 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 headset is switched off or disconnected, the Windows operating system switches the default audio device back to the previous default device.

## Receiving Voice over IP (VoIP) Calls While Listening to Music

Intel® PROSet/Wireless Software allows you to use stereo and mono headsets seamlessly while listening to music from your computer and receiving Skype* calls. The following features are supported:

- Control media player by Headset buttons:

- Stop/pause/resume playback
- Go to the next/previous track
- Volume up/down control

- Accept or drop incoming Skype* calls with the corresponding headset button.
- Automatically pause music during an active Skype* call and resume it after the call is dropped.

Note: You can allow these features to work seamlessly by enabling the Bluetooth Plugin in Windows Media Player and ensuring that Skype* access is allowed for the "btplayerctrl.exe" plugin.

## Use Headset for VoIP Calls

Using Intel® PROSet/Wireless Software, most 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:

1. Find your headset device in the device list: open the My Bluetooth window; if your device is not displayed, perform a search for devices.
2. Double-click on the device icon to open the My Bluetooth device window displaying all the available services.
   Your Bluetooth* enabled device may require authentication (or pairing) to allow connection or even searching for services.
3. To connect the headset to your computer as a communication device, click Connect button in the Forward VoIP calls to Handsfree section of Telephony group.

As soon as connection is established, the My Bluetooth device window is updated to inform you of the established connection. At the same time the Connect button in the other sections of Audio &Video group and Telephony group 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 button in the Forward VoIP Calls to Handsfree section of Telephony group.

## Listen to Music from a Device over Computer Speakers

Intel® PROSet/Wireless Software is able to perform audio playback from a Bluetooth* enabled device to default audio devices that are connected to your computer.

To start using your computer as a speaker for your Bluetooth* enabled device:

1. Find your device in the device list: open the My Bluetooth window; if your device is not displayed, perform a search for devices.
2. Double-click on the device icon to open the My Bluetooth device window displaying all the available services.
   Your device may require authentication (or pairing) to allow connection or even searching for services.
3. Click Connect button in the Play Music section in the Audio & Video group.
   After this operation is completed, audio stream from the remote device is forwarded to your computer speakers (or another configured default audio 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 speaker, click Disconnect button in the Play music section of the Audio & Video group.

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