HowTo config Bluetooth Stereo Audio for headset using MS Transceiv

[JoeKoeJr]

I recently purchased a Bluetooth wireless headset model RF-MAB2 from
Rocketfish. It pairs to my Dell Latitude D620 laptop running Windows XP SP2
equipped with the Bluetooth Transceiver that came with my Microsoft Wireless
Notebook Presenter Mouse 8000. I see the headset in the “Show Bluetooth
Devices†window. However, there are no services for it in the services
window. Further, I do not see “Bluetooth Stereo Audio†as an option in my
dropdown for “Sounds and Audio Devices†in the control panel. In e-mails
with the manufacturer for the headset, they explained I needed to contact the
manufacturer of the Transceiver. That would be Microsoft. What am I missing
and how do I resolve this problem to use the Bluetooth headset on my laptop?

 

[Pavel A.]

I recently purchased a Bluetooth wireless headset model RF-MAB2 from
Rocketfish. It pairs to my Dell Latitude D620 laptop running Windows XP
SP2
equipped with the Bluetooth Transceiver that came with my Microsoft
Wireless
Notebook Presenter Mouse 8000. I see the headset in the "Show Bluetooth
Devices" window. However, there are no services for it in the services
window. Further, I do not see "Bluetooth Stereo Audio" as an option in my
dropdown for "Sounds and Audio Devices" in the control panel. In e-mails
with the manufacturer for the headset, they explained I needed to contact
the
manufacturer of the Transceiver. That would be Microsoft. What am I
missing
and how do I resolve this problem to use the Bluetooth headset on my
laptop?

WinXP does not support BT audio. You need some 3rd party add-on, or a little
patch from MS known as "Win7".

Regards,
--pa

 

[Adrian C]

WinXP does not support BT audio. You need some 3rd party add-on, or a
little patch from MS known as "Win7".

The alternative WIDCOMM bluetooth stack which is specific to some
bluetooth chipsets out there, does support bluetooth audio. The
Microsoft stack for XP SP2 doesn't.

Fairly good tutorial here.

http://oreilly.com/windows/archive/bluetooth.html