bluetoothheadsetmobile phone
Why a bluetooth headset like this one, which works well on a cell phone, doesn't work on a computer?
I can pair the headset with my laptop with no problems. And it's even recognized as an audio device in the list of bluetooth devices. However the device doesn't show up as an audio device in Windows' control panel.
I've tried with different PCs. Several laptop and desktop computers, with different version of Windows and each time the same thing happens.
have you downloaded and installed the Microsoft bluetooth stack if so you may need to update your bluetooth profiles for your bluetooth module
I tried pairing the device on Ubuntu 12.04. Upon clicking on "Add a new device" it shows the following screen; the "PIN Options" button shows a dialog box that allow me to either select some sort of PIN auto configuration or insert a PIN manually.
The same dialog box states that many devices have their default PINs set as 1111, 1234 or 0000; the latter more common for devices such as microphones, mice and GPS.
I have entered 0000 on my device and it paired.
Best Answer
The stock Bluetooth stack from Microsoft does not support using a Bluetooth headset as a generic audio device. Get the Bluetooth stack provided by the dongle vendor.