Home All Groups Group Topic Archive Search About

Have to Reset Audio Properties every time for Bluetooth Headset

Author
13 Feb 2009 3:40 PM
Moosebowl
I just bought a great bluetooth headset, but I keep having to jigger with the
audio properties in order to get them to work correctly with Windows XP.  I
have a broadcom/Widcomm bluetooth built-in adapter.  I have the headphones
paired just fine, and I can adjust the audio properties to select them, but
then it is only in Mono.  In order to get the Stereo out, I have to do the
following:

- Select the bluetooth options and select Add a Bluetooth Device.  Find the
headset and select Add.  Then select OK.
- Then I have to go to the Audio Properties, Audio Tab and select Bluetooth
Stereo Audio for the Default Device for Sound Playback.

The questions are A) Why does the Audio not know about the bluetooth
headphones automatically when the device connects and B) why does it not know
about the stereo settings without having to reset the configuration?

Author
13 Feb 2009 4:48 PM
smlunatick
On Feb 13, 3:40 pm, Moosebowl <Mooseb***@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote:
Show quoteHide quote
> I just bought a great bluetooth headset, but I keep having to jigger with the
> audio properties in order to get them to work correctly with Windows XP.  I
> have a broadcom/Widcomm bluetooth built-in adapter.  I have the headphones
> paired just fine, and I can adjust the audio properties to select them, but
> then it is only in Mono.  In order to get the Stereo out, I have to do the
> following:
>
> - Select the bluetooth options and select Add a Bluetooth Device.  Find the
> headset and select Add.  Then select OK.
> - Then I have to go to the Audio Properties, Audio Tab and select Bluetooth
> Stereo Audio for the Default Device for Sound Playback.
>
> The questions are A) Why does the Audio not know about the bluetooth
> headphones automatically when the device connects and B) why does it not know
> about the stereo settings without having to reset the configuration?

This is a problem with the Broadcom/Widcomm drivers and not with Xp.
Microsoft does not WHQL certify any Bluetooth device and their own
Bluetooth protocol can only do Serial Ports, Modems and PAN
connections.