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Use Software to Establish a Connection to Your Headset
To use a Bluetooth audio headset for telephone calls, you typically need only to add the device to your
computer (see
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) and turn it on. The connection stops when you turn the
device off and automatically restarts when you turn it on again.
If you turn on a headset that has been added to your computer and it does not automatically make a
connection, you can start the connection using software.
1.
Double-click the Bluetooth icon
in the taskbar notification area. Double-click the icon for the audio
headset, or right-click the icon and select
Control
.
2.Under
Headset Operations\
Headset and Speakerphone
, click the
Connect
button.
You can now use your Bluetooth audio headset to place or receive a phone call using an Internet
telephony service or during an voice-enabled instant messaging session.
Use a Bluetooth Audio Headset with Skype
You can use Skype and other Internet telephony applications with your Bluetooth audio headset.
Before you can use your Bluetooth headset with Skype, you must set up Skype to allow the Bluetooth
program to use Skype. Once configured, Skype automatically recognizes your headset, adjusts Audio
In and Audio Out settings to use a Bluetooth Hands-free Audio device, and routes calls to your
headset.
To set up Skype to allow the Bluetooth program to use Skype:
1.Open Skype.
2.On the
Tools
menu, click
Options
.
3.Click the
Advanced
tab, and then click
Advanced Settings
.
4.Under
Other things you can do
, click
Manage other program access to Skype
.
5.Select
Bluetooth Headset Helper.exe
and click
Change
.
6.Select
Allow this program to use Skype
and click
OK
.
Now, you can use the button on your headset to accept or reject a Skype call, place a call on hold,
hang up, or redial a number.
You can also use voice commands to make Skype calls. See
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