How to add Bluetooth to XP Home SP2?

[mr_espresso]

This probably sounds lame, but I couldn’t find an answer anywhere on this. My
control panel doesn’t have a Bluetooth icon, which apparently I need in order
to install two new Bluetooth devices ( Samsung YP-T10 MP3 player and Insignia
NS-BTHDP wireless headphones). Both devices are fully charged and connected
to the PC's USB ports. Windows recognizes the MP3 player but not as
Bluetooth; Windows doesn’t recognize the headphones. I gather I need to get
these two devices to handshake (or ‘pair’) for them to work together.

Where do I start ...?

Thank you in advance!

 

[Shenan Stanley]

This probably sounds lame, but I couldn't find an answer anywhere
on this. My control panel doesn't have a Bluetooth icon, which
apparently I need in order to install two new Bluetooth devices (
Samsung YP-T10 MP3 player and Insignia NS-BTHDP wireless
headphones). Both devices are fully charged and connected to the
PC's USB ports. Windows recognizes the MP3 player but not as
Bluetooth; Windows doesn't recognize the headphones. I gather I
need to get these two devices to handshake (or 'pair') for them to
work together.

Where do I start ...?

With hardware.
Does your computer support bluetooth?

 

[Holz]

This probably sounds lame, but I couldn’t find an answer anywhereon
this. My control panel doesn’t have a Bluetooth icon, which
apparently I need in order to install two new Bluetooth devices
( Samsung YP-T10 MP3 player and Insignia NS-BTHDP wireless
headphones). Both devices are fully charged and connected to the PC's
USB ports. Windows recognizes the MP3 player but not as Bluetooth;
Windows doesn’t recognize the headphones. I gather I need to get
these two devices to handshake (or ‘pair’) for them to work together.

Where do I start ...?

Thank you in advance!

If you have no Blue tooth icon it means that you have no hardware
support for Blue tooth. Do you have a BT on the mother board? or did
you buy a BT card an installed it?

 

[mr_espresso]

I would assume so. How do I check?

With hardware.
Does your computer support bluetooth?

 

[Patrick Keenan]

I would assume so.

That's not really a safe or well-founded assumption if your system doesn't
have a Bluetooth control panel applet. The icon is installed by drivers
for the bluetooth adapter, which your system apparently doesn't have. Many
PCs don't; more laptops do, but not all of them.

How do I check?

Look in the Control Panel for the Bluetooth applet.

If there isn't one, you need to install a Bluetooth adapter to get support
for Bluetooth devices. Here are some:
http://www.buy.com/cat/bluetooth/16626.html#

HTH
-pk

 

[Shenan Stanley]

This probably sounds lame, but I couldn't find an answer anywhere
on this. My control panel doesn't have a Bluetooth icon, which
apparently I need in order to install two new Bluetooth devices (
Samsung YP-T10 MP3 player and Insignia NS-BTHDP wireless
headphones). Both devices are fully charged and connected to the
PC's USB ports. Windows recognizes the MP3 player but not as
Bluetooth; Windows doesn't recognize the headphones. I gather I
need to get these two devices to handshake (or 'pair') for them to
work together.

Where do I start ...

With hardware.
Does your computer support bluetooth?

I would assume so. How do I check?

If it came fully installed wither everything working when you bought it -
and you don't see a bluetooth driver and/or control panel option for
bluetooth - you are unlikely to have the capability in your computer.

Look on the receipt for your computer.

Is this a desktop computer or a laptop computer?

Chances are higher if you have a laptop - but it would be a listed feature
in the specs/receipt.

Truthfully - if your computer was not sold new in the last two years - the
chances decrease dramatically - as it wasn't as commonly pushed on earlier
computers. Even now - it is an option you choose when purchasing - it is
*not* a standard component for most vendors yet.

 

[Nepatsfan]

This probably sounds lame, but I couldn’t find an answer anywhere on this.
My
control panel doesn’t have a Bluetooth icon, which apparently I need in
order
to install two new Bluetooth devices ( Samsung YP-T10 MP3 player and Insignia
NS-BTHDP wireless headphones). Both devices are fully charged and connected
to the PC's USB ports. Windows recognizes the MP3 player but not as
Bluetooth; Windows doesn’t recognize the headphones. I gather I need to get
these two devices to handshake (or ‘pair’) for them to work together.

Where do I start ...?

Thank you in advance!

From looking at the specs for your MP3 player, it looks like this is a device
with a USB connection, not Bluetooth. The only place I saw mention of Bluetooth
was in reference to the types of wireless headphones that can be used.

Click on Connecting and Using for more info.
http://downloadcenter.samsung.com/content/EM/200710/20071023085710515/EN/main.html

As for your headphones, did you install the software that came with them on your
computer? Take a look at the manual for further instructions.

User Guide - Insignia NS-BTHDP
http://www.insignia-products.com/skins/skin_1/Topics/Documents/07-324 NS-BTHDP reduced - FINAL.pdf

Good luck

Nepatsfan

 

[M.I.5¾]

This probably sounds lame, but I couldn't find an answer anywhere on this.
My
control panel doesn't have a Bluetooth icon, which apparently I need in
order
to install two new Bluetooth devices ( Samsung YP-T10 MP3 player and
Insignia
NS-BTHDP wireless headphones). Both devices are fully charged and
connected
to the PC's USB ports. Windows recognizes the MP3 player but not as
Bluetooth; Windows doesn't recognize the headphones. I gather I need to
get
these two devices to handshake (or 'pair') for them to work together.

From what I gather and deduce (so correct me if I have got this wrong) the
Samsung MP3 player is intended to play the music via bluetooth to the
wireless headphones. If this is the case then any PC based bluetooth system
is not involved at all (and indeed bluetooth capability is not required).
It is necesary to pair the headphones with the MP3 player, and how this is
achieved should be detailed in the book of instructions for each device.
Generally, I would expect the MP3 player to initiate pairing with the
headphones, which may well have a fixed pairing code. How you enter the
code into the .MP3 player will be in the instructions.

Even if you had a bluetooth adapter in your PC, I would be doubtful if
Windows would detect the headphones because it won't have a service that
Windows knows how to use.

 

[mr_espresso]

Thanks, M.I.5¾! I came to the same conclusion last night. Unfortunately the
“manual†that came with the Samsung player lacks ANY information on pairing
(!), so I had to hunt through menus and play around with it to get it to pair
with the headphones. So it’s working, but shame on Samsung for crappy
documentation.