Re: bt question
On Saturday 26 September 2020 06:48:11 Alan Corey wrote:
> Bring your devices closer together at least until you get them paired.
> BT doesn't have great range. There are covid tracing schemes which
> figure if you got within BT range you're in danger. 20 feet or so
> should be OK. Also heavy WiFi use disrupts it since they're both in
> the same frequency band.
>
> A device may be discoverable only when it's first turned on but there
> has to be a way. My ear buds have one button each and the LEDs flash
> differently: red and blue instead of just red. It's easiest to start
> with them all within reach until they're set up. Playing sound my ear
> buds aren't 100% reliable 20 feet away. At one job a receptionist had
> a BT headset, they worked within that room, not beyond. A niece had a
> BT headset for hands-free driving on her cell phone, mostly didn't
> work outside her car.
>
> With my ear buds a long press on the one button powers them on and
> makes them discoverable for about 1 minute.
I wasn't aware there was a time limit. Anyway, the transmitter the phone
will need to pair with is about 3 weeks away, so I'll suggest we shelve
this until that kit arrives.
> On Sat, Sep 26, 2020, 4:22 AM deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Gene Heskett wrote:
> > > Can anyone else contribute here?
> >
> > for the audio you may need the pulse bluetooth module package.
> > pulseaudio-module-bluetooth
Cheers, Gene Heskett
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