Hi all,
Just a quick (and probably stupid) question. I have the O2 mini and find the loudspeaker rather poor. When using the GPS it is often hard to hear the instructions. Is it possible to send the audio to a bluetooth headset, or even a bluetooth car kit.
I am new to all this so any help would be greatly appreciated.
Adam
Adam,
if you are connecting the GPS via BT, it is not possible in the first place to connect a second device in parallel. Unfortunately you can have just one BT connection at a time.
Even with a cable connected GPS it won't work, because it is not possible to use the BT handset as a audio device.
So, no, what you are trying to do is most probable not possible. I am doing it like that, that I use a BT GPS receiver and a cable headset if I do not understand the voices correctly. This way, you get the instructions and you can even make a call without using the loudspeaker.
rgds
Marco
Thanks for the advice marco. Much appreciated. Will just have to stick with the cable headset.
Bluetooth and GPS and Headset can work
Have to disagree with Marco99. I use a Navman 4420 Bluetooth GPS unit and an O2 Bluetooth headset with my I-mate PDA2K (1.40 ROM 1.12 Radio). I use Destinator Software (The Navman SmartST is better at finding the optimum route, but it is buggy and always seems to need upgrading to use the latest ROM).
Anyway, I frequently have both devices paired.
Last weekend coming back from SA to Vic I had the Destinator humming along, and a phone call comes in. The phone screen pops up and I answer the phone using the headset button. I minimise the phone screen, and the Destinator screen re-emerges, still tracking nicely along the Glenelg Highway. You lose the Destinator voice prompts during the phone call, but not the GPS signals, nor the visual prompts.
After hanging up, again using the headset button, the Destinator voice prompts start again and away you go.
I have the HQ audio patch and a HP BT Headset. I must try that sometime with the Destinator. However, I do agree that you can't listen to the navigation software through the headset and answer the phone, only one audio connection can be made via Bluetooth.
Now, if they can fix the "Line of Sight only" B/T headset bug...
Can do BT GPS + Headset at the same time
Just to confirm, I have had my Tomtom v5 Bluetooth GPS & my cheap-n-cheerful "Abe" Bluetooth headset working concurrently. Tomtom mutes when the phone receives/makes a call, but otherwise all is working together 100%, you can make & receive phone calls OK.
Can also confirm this works with non-Tomtom BT GPS (Globalsat model).
Joe
Re: Can do BT GPS + Headset at the same time
joe2316 said:
Just to confirm, I have had my Tomtom v5 Bluetooth GPS & my cheap-n-cheerful "Abe" Bluetooth headset working concurrently. Tomtom mutes when the phone receives/makes a call, but otherwise all is working together 100%, you can make & receive phone calls OK.
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Just to ensure:
You didn't get the voice commands out of tomtom in your bluetooth headset, or?
Stefan
Tomtom5 & BT headset
No Stefan, Tomtom displays a "Mute" icon, so no sounds come from it. Only the voice call is transmitted to the headset
Joe
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joe2316 said:
No Stefan, Tomtom displays a "Mute" icon, so no sounds come from it. Only the voice call is transmitted to the headset
Joe
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I can confirm that 100% :roll:
Re: Bluetooth and GPS and Headset can work
Camstech said:
Have to disagree with Marco99.
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I have to agree with camstech! I was not aware that this really is working, did not believe it and just tried it. And it works exactly as described. So, one new thing learned. As the protocol does not explain the behavior, it looks like the (otherwise crappy) bluetooth stack is quite inteligent here, and switches between different devices, so it looks both work in parallel. So, during my next roadtrip I can bring along my BT headset!
Anyway, unfortunately that does not solve your problem, Adam, as it is not possible to redirect the Navigation voice to your bluetooth headset, as long as the device (BT stack) does not support the appropriate BT profile.
regards
marco
EDIT: just checked the wikipedia entry http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluetooth. I must have dreamt about the single point connection with BT. Looks like a BT net (called piconet) can contain up to 8 devices, where one is working as master with up to 7 slaves. The details can be found in wikipedia. Maybe there is just connection per profile but I dont know for sure. Maybe there is a bluetooth expert here in the forum that could enlighten us. And possibly maybe, this is way to technical and all of you guys fall asleep during the first pragraph of my posting anyway ...
Hi,
Is it possible to connect both a Handsfree kit and a GPS reciever to a XDA Exec at the same time? Got a Car kit that i want to use for car conversations and also want to use Exec for Sat nav?
Would love some help onthis issue
yes, works fine. with the audio redirection hack you can also forward the navigation instructions to the headset etc.
What hack is that mate?
redirecting the standard audio to the BT headset. Don't have the setting handy but it's somewhere here on the forum.
Great! Needle in a haystack time.
Hi I have 2 problems with my bluetooth connection between my phone and car.
First I want to have audio only for calls but all audio is rooted through bluetooth, can I tell out to connect only as a headset and not for bluetooth audio?
Second if I don't have bluetooth on when I turn car on I have to manually tell phone to connect to car, can this be changed?
Both worked as desired on my windows phone so hopefully will be possible?
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Does anyone have connected streak with Bluetooth headset coz I am finding it bit awkward that every time I have to hit Bluetooth tab on call screen to get connected not like other phone which automatically connected when headset is on?
dead101 said:
Does anyone have connected streak with Bluetooth headset coz I am finding it bit awkward that every time I have to hit Bluetooth tab on call screen to get connected not like other phone which automatically connected when headset is on?
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I connect to bluetooth headphones and car kit and I find it's better to switch on bluetooth on the streak first then switch on the device, that way they connect ok
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lufc said:
I connect to bluetooth headphones and car kit and I find it's better to switch on bluetooth on the streak first then switch on the device, that way they connect ok
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yea half job sorted thanks for that
other half is say instance if i have to make a call i dial the number on phone then do i have to hit bluetooth tab on call screen dosent it connect by its self with headset
no wonder they call me confussion king in my office lol
dead101 said:
yea half job sorted thanks for that
other half is say instance if i have to make a call i dial the number on phone then do i have to hit bluetooth tab on call screen dosent it connect by its self with headset
no wonder they call me confussion king in my office lol
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done sorted
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done sorted
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How did u sort I am going to get a bt headset so any tips would be cool
I have my Nexus 7 mounted in the car and connected to a JVC KD-X50BT via bluetooth. It paired just fine and when I go into the bluetooth settings and manually click and connect to the JVC, it works perfectly. The problem is, when the car turns on, bluetooth is trigged via tasker but the JVC does not see the tablet and therefore, does not connect to it automatically.
I have my Galaxy Nexus paired as well since the JVC allows for two devices and it connects after a few seconds once the car is turned on.
Anyone have any ideas? I couldn't find anything within Tasker that fixes this issue. PLEASE HELP! This is the last step to my car install!
I have tasker doing the same thing. Are you toggling Bluetooth on from the off position? When I do that with tasker my car connects within a few seconds. If Bluetooth is already on though my car won't connect automatically for some reason.
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