Nokia 3650 Bluetooth conn. to laptop as headset

deletebert

Hi,
I'm trying to setup my 3650 so that it will see my laptop as a headset and effectively use the Laptop speakers and microphone as the audio I/O for the phone.
Has anyone managed to do this, or have ideas on stuff to try.

I am working with WinXP and a Cambridge Silicon Radio USB Blutooth adapter, which came with software which has the audio gateway feature, however it does not recognise the 3650 as a device which it could operate as the headset for.
I have tried various permutations of putting the Bluetooth Audio as the Sound mixer for voice and/or audio in the Win XP settings.
Outlook is able to initiate a phone call by selecting contacts, and phoning the contact - however the call just sounds like a series of beeps at the destination side, and no sound comes from the laptop speakers.
On the 3650 - I have set the accessory to Headset, and Active Profile, but the 3650 doesn't seem to want to kick the call off with the laptop as a headset.

Appreciate any advice,
many thanks.

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v10

I'd imagine it's pretty much the same as the Nokia 6600.

It doesn't support the audio gateway feature of the bluetooth dongles.

I have a SE T610 and the 6600 and the T610 works far better with bluetooth devices and uses the PC as a handsfree device no problem... but the 6600 won't.

ZENER

I've done this with the SE T610 and an iBook and works a dream.

Tinky

v10

Yep, The T610 works great. I've also tried the New Motorola V525 and it works fine too. Nokia have a lot to answer for !.

flywheel

Originally posted by tinky
I've done this with the SE T610 and an iBook and works a dream.

the recent Bluetooh 1.5 update added headset functionality, but wasn't that to use a Bluetooth Headset for audio input/output with the Mac? Didn't think that the Mac itself could (as yet) be used as a headset for other devices...

BrianG

ZENER

I found this out by accident actually ! I was syncing my phone when it rang, a popup asked if I wanted to answer it. I was curious and clicked yes and the voices started to come from the iBook ! Haven't had need to use it since but I was impressed.

Tinky

flywheel

had you the BT link activated in Address Book at the time? when i click yes it just picks up the call as it did before but doesn't pick up the sound...

also are you using the internal BT Module or a USB Adaptor? and do you have the Bluetooth 1.5 update and Bluetooth firmware 1.0.2 installed?

can you try it again and post the steps when you have a chance, since the 1.5 update there have been a loads of questions (on mac sites) asking about this functionality - would be great as this is the first time I've heard of the Mac working as a headset (not just with a headset)

Thanks,
BrianG

ZENER

I've being trying to recreate the function again but I can't. I could swear it did what I described but I've installed various updates since then. Sorry BrianG I guess this thing is making a liar out of me, sorry for getting your hopes up.

Tinky

flywheel

no worries - if you do manage to get it to do it again post back though - sure Bluetooth can be very much a black-art - although less on the Mac (because, of course, Macs are great )

hopefully they will add configuration of the functionality into their Bluetooth Set-Up assistant at some stage

thanks for trying again anyhow,
BrianG