Questions tagged [headset]
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Can I use my pc as a bluetooth headset with windows 10
This Article worked for me on windows 7 but now That I am using Windows 10 I can't seem to figure out how to make it work. All Hardware is the same only Windows has changed.
Can I use my PC as a ...
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Bluetooth headphones reconnect as headset in windows 10
I can connect bluetooth headphones to my windows 10 pc with no problem but when they reconnect for some reason they connect as a headset not headphones. If I delete and repair I get headphones back
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Kubuntu 18.04 KDE Plasma Headset Microphone marked as "unplugged" until manually selected
When connecting a headset with a combined audio+microphone 4 pole connector to my laptop (XPS 15 9570), I cannot get KDE to automatically switch to the headset microphone. When connecting the headset, ...
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No sound unless I have the sound settings window open
App: Itunes
Platform: Win 10
Headset: Plantronics 8200 UC w/BT600 dongle
While playing audio, I have no sound unless I open the sound setting. If I close this window the app continues to play, but ...
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Bluetooth earpiece pairs, connects, but plays no sound.
My earpiece worked fine until BOOM, it didn't. (Suspicion: I had recently run "Driver Booster 2", but I seem to recall the earpiece working after that - at least for awhile...Correlation, Causation)?
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Using headset mic for recording screenshot video
I want to use my blackberry smartphone headset's mic for recording an onscreen video but all i can get is the earphones acting as a mic themselves. I don't want that, I want to use the headset mic and ...
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Is it possible for my bluetooth headset to have high microphone input?
I feel like I'm approaching this problem from the opposite direction from many on the interwebs. I don't care very much about speaker quality. I spend most of the day in voip calls in Google Hangouts ...
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Struggling with my Sony bluetooth headset dr-btn200 Windows 8.1
I have contacted Sony about it, but they simply say that they do not support windows os as this bt headphone is made for phones. (even though windows is listed here)
I have checked this and this (...
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Why/how does switching devices "invalidate" the Bluetooth connection?
Sorry if the title is confusing, couldn't really come up with a more descriptive one.
So I have a soundbar (Samsung HW-F450) with Bluetooth. I can and I do connect to it from my laptop to listen to ...
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Why does play/pause on my Bluetooth headset not work with Spotify on Windows 8.1?
In Windows 8 (8.1 specifically) the play/pause button on my Sennheiser Bluetooth A2DP headphones does not play or pause Spotify. The track skip buttons work, but not the play/pause button.
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Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6235 Bluetooth 4.0 with Headset
I have a Samsung Laptop running Windows 7 x64 with a Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6235 Bluetooth 4.0 radio which I have paired with a Motorola Razor Bluetooth headset.
Whenever the the headset connects ...
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Bluetooth headset has choppy audio playback and lags
I recently got a bluetooth headset, a BTH002, for testing purposes.
It uses Bluetooth v 2.1.
I bought a bluetooth adapter to use with it, a Trust BT-2400p. it has Bluetooth version 3.0. The adapter ...
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Software for Bluetooth headset
I recently installed Windows 7 on my desktop and purchased a Dell BH200 headset.
The problem is that the software that came with the bluetooth dongle (Bluesoleil 5) is fairly old and isn't compatible ...
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Getting old bluetooth headset out of standby on Windows 7
I think this is the problem, and if not, I'm open to suggestions. I have an old Jabra BT200 that I used to use on my phone. When a phone call was coming in it would beep using its own noises (meaning ...
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Stereo output muted while using microphone on wireless headphones
I have headphones that have 2 audio inputs, and 1 mic audio output:
They're made by a Chinese company called Bludio.
By default, the headphones are configured as in the above screen shots.
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Corsair Void Pro Wireless Firmware and Drivers not allowing Surround Sound
I have a Corsair Void Pro Wireless gaming headset.
However, during the firmware update to v0.15 of the headset and dongle, the equalizer, 8-channel surround sound, and the audio repositioning feature ...
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Windows 10 Limit bluetooth headset connection only when user logs in
my firm has thin clients on the flex work space with connection to VDI infrastructure use it citrix. I have paired my headset to the thin client after I log in to thin client. However next day even ...
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I can't use "type-c" earphone as a headset(stereo) with laptop, but only in hands free mono mode(low quality)
(bad English, I've searched on google for 4 hours, there were few things..)
I just bought an earphone from Samsung AKG, EO-IC100.
And I am using Lenovo thinkbook 16p, the laptop.
When I connected the ...
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How can I mute my microphone while wearing a Bluetooth headset on macOS Big Sur?
I own a bluetooth headset(Bose QC) which is connected to my MacBook and would like to mute and unmute my microphone during a call by touching "play/pause" or another headphone key.
This ...
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Disable Bluetooth headset for some users
In our family, we have a few Bluetooth headsets. We also share a family Windows 10 pc (a surface pro) that we all have a personal account on. I want to prevent (for example) my headset from connecting ...
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I want to make my headphones set both default playback device and default communication device. How?
I have this kind of a situation here. I've received a headset for Christmas because of the online learning due to Covid.
I have these questions:
Can I somehow make my headset BOTH default (output) ...
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How to know which version of the hands-free profile is supported by Bluetooth adapter?
This excellent question shows how you can know what version Bluetooth your adapter supports. However, something that is important for wireless headsets is the Hands-Free Profile (HFP) version. HFP 1.5 ...
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Single Bluetooth headset detected as multiple devices; not all of them function
A single Treks Air Bluetooth headset paired to Windows 10 appears as several devices. I wouldn't mind this if they all worked, but many times only one of them works. And it's hard to tell which one ...
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How do I connect or share one USB headset with two laptops running windows?
Looking for a solution to share one USB headset between two laptop computers running windows such that I can attend meetings on both the computers without plugging in and out the USB headset.
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Audio cracking whenever I'm inside a Discord call (only happens on my wireless headset)
I'm having a problem with Discord - everytime I join a call, any audio that's playing gets cracking noises. It doesn't matter where the audio is coming from - Discord or not, cracking noises are heard....
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USB headset audio stops when headset mic is on
I am not sure how this happened but before I was able to simultaneously use the microphone and listen to audio on the same headset. Now whenever the microphone is on either via Discord or even the ...
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Dualboot Windows/Ubuntu - No sound on headphones USB (HyperX Cloud)
I really tried to look everywhere to find a solution but there is nothing.
My problem is the next one : Today I decided to go on my Ubuntu (installed in dual boot), once I finished what I wanted to ...
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Jabra Evolve 65 headset speakers only work when connected via USB cable
I have a Jabra Evolve 65 headset with Bluetooth dongle:
One year or so it worked perfectly, then I stopped using it for a long while. Today I tried them again and they had the following problem.
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Realtek HD Audio, Using Both Internal Mic And Headset Mic
So my issue is that my Sager laptop came preinstalled with Realtek High Definition Audio manager. This manager is the problem, as it won't allow me differentiate between the headset microphone and the ...
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Linux (Deepin OS) Headset Microphone
I started using Deepin OS few days ago, and i was user of Archlinux before this and on the both distros i am issuing the same problem.
Basically my point is, i can't actually use the headset ...
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Headset issues when connecting to my MacBook Pro Retina 13
My MacBook Pro Retina (running Sierra) is connected by USB to my Jabra 9400 headset which cuts out in the middle of GotoMeeting calls for 1-2 seconds at a time... seems random, but completely ...
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Windows 10 shows my usb headset as speaker
I have asked this question from Logitech support and Reddit but no luck. I am desperate. I have owned Logitech G930 headset for 3 years and it has worked fine so far. But suddenly couple of weeks ago ...
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How to test audio channels of headphone
In right side of my headset (Asus Cerberus Headset) bass sounds hit my ear heavier than left side. But there is no audible difference in other sounds/channels.
I had sent this headset to service and ...
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Razer Dark Shark issue with microphone noise and IPhone incompatibility
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I own a Razer Dark Shark headset. Ever since I bought it, I have issues with the microphone which makes a very loud and anoying noise with the slightest of movement. For instance, when I'm ...
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Placing my hand on laptop reduces buzz noise from USB headset mic. Is it safe?
I am using a laptop that I believe is having the ground loop issue. It zaps me if I touch the metallic frame when I stand on my ceramic floor.
I have a USB headset and the microphone picks up the ...
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How to use Bluetooth headset with Raspberry Bi (Raspbian)?
Yesterday I spent almost the entire day trying to get something working I expected to be straightforward: getting a Bluetooth headset working with Linux.
I know that there is bluez as the Linux ...
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Can a PC react to phone headset controls?
I have seen MacBook users plug in their headsets and being able to use the remote controls for volume, play and pause without a problem. According to this answer, the signals are sent over the wire ...
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Bluetooth headset is paired but cant stream music
I want to play music with bluetooth with my headset.
- My headset is working on my Android devices.
- No driver error on windows.
- The headset seems to be connected.
The operation "List To Music" ...
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USB headset audio out garbled only during game playing
I just purchased a SteelSeries Siberia V2 Arctic USB Headset, and the audio quality is fantastic for both input and output unless I'm playing a video game.
The sound quality will drop as if the ...
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Not properly functioning virtual 7.1
I recently bought a F.R.E.Q. 7 headset by Mad Catz, and I have quite a problem with its virtual 7.1.
I found out about it after I installed the drivers and tried to use the 7.1.
It worked, however it ...
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Sennheiser PC360 Microphone Suddenly Stopped Working
Just recently, my Sennheiser PC360's microphone stopped working. Yesterday Night, it was working 100% fine. Muting correctly, un-muting, volume boosting, etc. I woke up this morning, and got into a ...
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Troubles connecting Bluetooth headset
I've installed drivers and paired a headset, and everything works fine at this moment, I can make a call via Skype, etc. However when headset is turned off and than on again, everything stops working. ...
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Sound not working after a few minutes
I've been having this error recently and I thought it was due to Skype since when I had Skype open I couldn't hear sound. After the call I had to reboot to get sound.
Then I was just watching a ...
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Audio playback device already in use
I have a headset: Creative SB Recon3D. Since today (after power went out) sound doesn't work through my headset on the PC, it works fine on a Playstation 3.
I have Windows 7 64x. When I go to "...
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Problems maintaining connection to bluetooth headset in Windows 8
Until a few days ago I was using a bluetooth headset (Plantronics Voyager PLT510) regularly and without issue in Windows 7, primarily for making calls in Google Talk. I then upgraded to Windows 8 and ...
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Buzzing noise on headset when moving mouse
I have a computer with these specifications.
I use Turtle Beach X12 Headphones. When I move my USB mouse (Logitech G400) I hear a buzzing sound. This is not a software problem as this happens when I ...
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Plantronics .Audio 995 Wireless USB: Hiss?
I've just bought a Plantronics .Audio 995 Wireless USB, as a replacement for the Audio 400 DSP Foldable PC Headset I usually use for dictation. (The 400 is great, but I've had 3 break in 3 years.)
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Microkingdom USB headset not playing sound properly
My headset is playing sound that should only be playing on the left side on both left and right sides of the headset, but sound that's coming from the right is on the right side.
It's also odd that ...
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connect nokia BH 505 with windows 7
I have tried on internet even blusolei as well but I am not able to connect my nokia bluetooth audio to windows 7 on my lenevo laptop G570.I have broadcom bluetooth drivers on my lenevo.
can anyone ...
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BT Headset Great on XP, battery dies fast on W7
I have a Jabra VBT185Z BT mobile phone headset. I use it on Windows XP with a VoIP softphone. It works very well. Surprisingly the audio quality is great (unlike when used with my phone). I decided to ...
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