{"id":212,"date":"2016-06-23T20:44:46","date_gmt":"2016-06-23T20:44:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.s-sols.com\/?p=212"},"modified":"2020-04-15T15:30:12","modified_gmt":"2020-04-15T15:30:12","slug":"pairing-bluetooth-end-devices-is-easy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.s-sols.com\/pairing-bluetooth-end-devices-is-easy","title":{"rendered":"Pairing Bluetooth end devices is easy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">\n  Today this technology is a modern common wireless standard. What is Bluetooth used for? It might be used when we want to <a href=\"#mobile_phone_car\">connect a mobile phone to our car<\/a>, to <a href=\"#headset\">join a headset to our phone<\/a>, to <a href=\"#keyboard\">use a wireless keyboard<\/a> and <a href=\"#mouse\">mouse<\/a>, to <a href=\".\/three-options-of-how-to-connect-mobile-internet-to-pc-laptop-or-netbook\">use our phone as a modem<\/a>, to <a href=\".\/pairing-bluetooth-mobile-devices-in-3-steps\">connect phone to phone<\/a>, etc. Generally, it allows us to connect different types of devices without any cables.\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">\n  So we should know the principles of how to set up Bluetooth with different units. The main steps are as follows\n<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"text-align:justify;\"><strong>Turn on the Bluetooth mode<\/strong> and start waiting for the connection in the first unit.\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align:justify;\">\n  Meanwhile,<strong> choose the first unit<\/strong> <strong>in the second device<\/strong> for making the connection.\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align:justify;\">\n  If needed<strong> enter<\/strong> provided <strong>Bluetooth passkey<\/strong> for authorization and confirm the connection.\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">\n  Further on there is no need to connect them again as they usually stay automatically connected in close range of each other and turned on Bluetooth.\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">\n  Disconnect the paired units in case no need.\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">\n  Find instructions below how to pair different end units such as\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align:justify;\"><a href=\"#keyboard\">Keyboard<\/a>\n  <\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align:justify;\"><a href=\"#mouse\">Mouse<\/a>\n  <\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align:justify;\"><a href=\"#headset\">Headset<\/a>\n  <\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align:justify;\"><a href=\"#headphones\">Headphones<\/a>\n  <\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align:justify;\"><a href=\"#mobile_phone_car\">Car<\/a>\n  <\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align:justify;\"><a href=\"#xbox\">Xbox<\/a>\n  <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><a id=\"keyboard\"><\/a>Pair up Keyboard<br \/>\n<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">\n  A wireless keyboard is very useful with a mobile phone or tablet for typing a lot of messages or texts. Also, such keyboard works well with a desktop that is used as a home theater.\n<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"text-align:justify;\"><strong>Check <\/strong>that<strong> <\/strong>the keyboard<strong> is switched on<\/strong>.\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"text-align:justify;\">\n    Find and <strong>press<\/strong> <strong>Connect button<\/strong> on the keyboard. If it isn\u2019t found on the front side look on the back one.\n  <\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/data\/content\/post\/solutions\/pairing-bluetooth-end-devices-is-easy\/keyboard-buttons-en.png\" alt=\"keyboard_buttons\" title=\"keyboard_buttons - Pairing Bluetooth end devices is easy\" \/>\n  <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align:justify;\">\n  Launch Bluetooth searching <strong>on the other unit<\/strong>, <strong>choose the keyboard<\/strong> and start connecting. Here are detailed instructions of how to connect with <a href=\".\/pairing-bluetooth-mobile-devices-in-3-steps#android\">Android<\/a>, <a href=\".\/pairing-bluetooth-mobile-devices-in-3-steps#iphone_ipad\">iPad and iPhone<\/a>, <a href=\".\/pairing-bluetooth-mobile-devices-in-3-steps#windows_phone\">Windows Phone<\/a>, <a href=\".\/how-to-add-bluetooth-to-pc-in-mac-desktop-or-laptop\">Mac<\/a> and <a href=\".\/connect-bluetooth-on-pc-laptop-or-netbook-in-windows\">Windows<\/a>.\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align:justify;\"><strong>Type the Bluetooth passkey<\/strong> <strong>on the keyboard <\/strong>shown on the other unit, <strong>press<\/strong> <strong>Enter<\/strong> key and <strong>finish <\/strong>pairing if needed.\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">\n  Notice in case of the keyboard battery is low the connection might not be established. Then replace it or charge the battery if it is in-build.\n<\/p>\n<h2><a id=\"mouse\"><\/a>Pair up Mouse<br \/>\n<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">\n  A wireless mobile mouse is a very useful laptop tool. Also, it works well together with a desktop that is used as a home theater.\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">\n  Notice when our second device doesn\u2019t support this wireless technology (e.g. desktop PC) or we don\u2019t want to use the integrated one we can use a small USB adapter included in some mouse models\u2019 sets. It automatically pairs the connection.\n<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"text-align:justify;\"><strong>Switch on <\/strong>the <strong>mouse<\/strong>.\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"text-align:justify;\">\n    Find and <strong>press<\/strong> the mouse <strong>Connect button<\/strong> on the backside.\n  <\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/data\/content\/post\/solutions\/pairing-bluetooth-end-devices-is-easy\/mouse-buttons-en.png\" alt=\"mouse_buttons\" title=\"mouse_buttons - Pairing Bluetooth end devices is easy\" \/>\n  <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align:justify;\">\n  Launch searching<strong> on the second unit<\/strong>, <strong>choose the mouse<\/strong> and start connecting. There are <a href=\".\/pairing-bluetooth-mobile-devices-in-3-steps#android\">Bluetooth pairing instructions for Android phones<\/a>, <a href=\".\/pairing-bluetooth-mobile-devices-in-3-steps#iphone_ipad\">iPad and iPhone mobiles<\/a>, <a href=\".\/pairing-bluetooth-mobile-devices-in-3-steps#windows_phone\">Windows Phones<\/a>, <a href=\".\/how-to-add-bluetooth-to-pc-in-mac-desktop-or-laptop\">Ma\u0441 computers<\/a>, and <a href=\".\/connect-bluetooth-on-pc-laptop-or-netbook-in-windows\">Windows PCs<\/a>.\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align:justify;\"><strong>Type the Bluetooth passkey<\/strong> on <strong>the<\/strong> <strong>second device <\/strong>and <strong>finish<\/strong> connecting if required. The passkey may be found in the mouse User Manual. Generally, it\u2019s a 4-digit code such as 0000, 0001, 1234, 9999, etc.\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">\n  Notice that if mouse battery is low the connection might not be established.\n<\/p>\n<h2><a id=\"headset\"><\/a>How to connect Bluetooth headset in 4 steps<br \/>\n<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">\n  A wireless headset is the most popular Bluetooth device for mobile. It is quickly becoming a new trend for both business and consumer communication. Keeping the phone in our pocket while receiving calls via pressing the headset button is very handy.\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">\n  Notice when our second unit doesn\u2019t support this wireless technology (e.g. desktop PC) or we don\u2019t want to use the integrated one we can use USB adapter included in some headset models\u2019 set. It automatically pairs the connection.\n<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<div style=\"text-align:justify;\">\n    If the headset has a <strong>sliding switch button<\/strong>, turn<strong> <\/strong>it<strong> ON<\/strong>. <strong>Switch OFF<\/strong> the headset via the power button <strong>in other cases<\/strong>.\n  <\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/data\/content\/post\/solutions\/pairing-bluetooth-end-devices-is-easy\/headset-buttons-en.png\" alt=\"headset_buttons\" title=\"headset_buttons - Pairing Bluetooth end devices is easy\" \/>\n  <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align:justify;\">\n  Find, <strong>press<\/strong> <strong>and hold<\/strong> the <strong>headset<\/strong> <strong>multi-function <\/strong>(call answer)<strong> button<\/strong> until the light starts flushing.\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align:justify;\">\n  Establish Bluetooth searching<strong> on the second unit<\/strong>, <strong>choose the headset<\/strong> and start connecting. Here are manuals of <a href=\".\/pairing-bluetooth-mobile-devices-in-3-steps\">how to set up Bluetooth for mobiles<\/a> such as <a href=\".\/pairing-bluetooth-mobile-devices-in-3-steps#android\">Android<\/a>, <a href=\".\/pairing-bluetooth-mobile-devices-in-3-steps#iphone_ipad\">iPad and iPhone<\/a>, <a href=\".\/pairing-bluetooth-mobile-devices-in-3-steps#windows_phone\">Windows Phone<\/a> and for <a href=\".\/how-to-add-bluetooth-to-pc-in-mac-desktop-or-laptop\">Mac<\/a> and <a href=\".\/connect-bluetooth-on-pc-laptop-or-netbook-in-windows\">Windows computers<\/a>.\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align:justify;\"><strong>Type the pairing code<\/strong> and finish it on the <strong>second unit <\/strong>if required. It may be found in the headset User Manual. Generally, it\u2019s a digital code such as 0000, 0001, 1234, 9999, etc.\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">\n  Now we can make and receive phone calls. Notice the headset functionality almost depends on other equipment software.\n<\/p>\n<h2><a id=\"headphones\"><\/a>Pairing Bluetooth headphones in 3 steps<br \/>\n<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">\n  It\u2019s great to use headphones without any cord getting in our way while working on the computer or resting on the sofa and listening to music.\n<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<div style=\"text-align:justify;\">\n    Ensure that <strong>the<\/strong> <strong>headphones<\/strong> are turned <strong>ON<\/strong>. Press or switch the power button.\n  <\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/data\/content\/post\/solutions\/pairing-bluetooth-end-devices-is-easy\/headphones-buttons-en.png\" alt=\"headphones_buttons\" title=\"headphones_buttons - Pairing Bluetooth end devices is easy\" \/>\n  <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align:justify;\"><strong>Establish Bluetooth<\/strong> searching<strong> on the second unit<\/strong> (following the description for <a href=\".\/pairing-bluetooth-mobile-devices-in-3-steps\">pairing up for mobiles<\/a>, <a href=\".\/how-to-add-bluetooth-to-pc-in-mac-desktop-or-laptop\">Mac<\/a> and <a href=\".\/connect-bluetooth-on-pc-laptop-or-netbook-in-windows\">Windows<\/a> computers), <strong>choose the headset<\/strong> and start connecting. If we can\u2019t find the headphones, try to <strong>press and hold the headphones power button<\/strong> and search device again.\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align:justify;\"><strong>Type the Bluetooth passkey<\/strong> on <strong>the<\/strong> <strong>second unit <\/strong>and finish it if required. It may be found in the headset User Manual. Generally, it\u2019s a digital code such as 0000, 0001, 1234, 9999, etc.\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">\n  Now we are ready to use Bluetooth headphones.\n<\/p>\n<h2><a id=\"mobile_phone_car\"><\/a>How to setup Bluetooth in our car for a mobile phone in 3 steps<br \/>\n<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">\n  What is Bluetooth in a car? It\u2019s an ability to use gadgets via wireless connection and hands-free car mode designed especially for driving. It\u2019s handy and safe.\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">\n  Setting up Bluetooth in a car is similar to most car models.\n<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<div style=\"text-align:justify;\"><strong>Select phone mode<\/strong> in our car. Generally, we can <strong>press Phone button<\/strong> on the steering wheel then <strong>choose connect a new phone.<\/strong>\n  <\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/data\/content\/post\/solutions\/pairing-bluetooth-end-devices-is-easy\/car-buttons-en.png\" alt=\"car_buttons\" title=\"car_buttons - Pairing Bluetooth end devices is easy\" \/>\n  <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align:justify;\"><strong>On <\/strong>our<strong> phone<\/strong> <strong>enable Bluetooth<\/strong> (connect phone procedure is described for <a href=\".\/how-to-setup-wi-fi-on-tablet-or-mobile-phone-in-3-steps#android\">Android phone<\/a>, <a href=\".\/pairing-bluetooth-mobile-devices-in-3-steps#iphone_ipad\">iPhone<\/a> and <a href=\".\/pairing-bluetooth-mobile-devices-in-3-steps#windows_phone\">Windows Phone<\/a>) and find <strong>and choose our car<\/strong> in the devices list.\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"text-align:justify;\"><strong>Enter the passkey<\/strong> <strong>on the mobile<\/strong> that displayed on the car console screen if required. If the car doesn\u2019t provide passkey try to use generic 1234 code. Or find it out in the car User\u2019s Manual.\n  <\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/data\/content\/post\/solutions\/pairing-bluetooth-end-devices-is-easy\/car-wait-conn-passkey-en.png\" alt=\"car_wait_conn_passkey\" title=\"car_wait_conn_passkey - Pairing Bluetooth end devices is easy\" \/>\n  <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">\n  Pairing phone to the car will be finished, the connection should be established and the car multimedia system should display battery level and signal straight.\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/data\/content\/post\/solutions\/pairing-bluetooth-end-devices-is-easy\/car-connect-result-en.png\" alt=\"car_connect_result\" title=\"car_connect_result - Pairing Bluetooth end devices is easy\" \/>\n<\/p>\n<h2><a id=\"xbox\"><\/a>Pair up gadgets with Xbox<br \/>\n<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">\n  Wireless technology gives us more freedom when we are playing. Moreover, a wireless connection is safer than wires causing an accident.\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">\n  We only can connect Xbox compatible gadgets such as handset, game controller, etc. We might have to get a software update to support this equipment. The easiest way to get the update is through Xbox Live. Ensure that there is <a href=\".\/how-to-connect-xbox-to-the-internet\">the Internet connection on Xbox<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">\n  There will be no need to use Bluetooth pairing code because of the following simplified connection procedure\n<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"text-align:justify;\"><strong>Make sure<\/strong> that the wireless gadget <strong>is enough charged<\/strong>.\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"text-align:justify;\"><strong>Turn on<\/strong> the <strong>gadget<\/strong> by pressing and holding the power button (\u201cGuide\u201d button on the game controller) until it turns on. <strong>Make sure<\/strong> that<strong> <\/strong>the headset<strong> <\/strong>is<strong> switched on<\/strong> to the <strong>Xbox mode<\/strong> if applicable.\n  <\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/data\/content\/post\/solutions\/pairing-bluetooth-end-devices-is-easy\/xbox-gadgets-power-buttons-en.png\" alt=\"xbox_gadgets_power_buttons\" title=\"xbox_gadgets_power_buttons - Pairing Bluetooth end devices is easy\" \/>\n  <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"text-align:justify;\"><strong>Power on<\/strong> <strong>Xbox<\/strong> if it is switched off then <strong>press and release the connect button<\/strong> on the console.\n  <\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/data\/content\/post\/solutions\/pairing-bluetooth-end-devices-is-easy\/xbox-360-connect-button-en.png\" alt=\"xbox_360_connect_button\" title=\"xbox_360_connect_button - Pairing Bluetooth end devices is easy\" \/>\n  <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"text-align:justify;\"><strong>Press and release the connect button<\/strong> within 20 seconds on the gadget. The Xbox and the gadget start Bluetooth connecting and the lights around the power button of Xbox stop flashing once the connection is finished.\n  <\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/data\/content\/post\/solutions\/pairing-bluetooth-end-devices-is-easy\/xbox-gadgets-connect-buttons-en.png\" alt=\"xbox_gadgets_connect_buttons\" title=\"xbox_gadgets_connect_buttons - Pairing Bluetooth end devices is easy\" \/>\n  <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">\n  Note that we can connect <strong>not more than 4 game controllers<\/strong> or headsets. There might be an indicator that shows one of the four-player positions. And if a game controller is assigned to position 1, then the headset is also assigned to position 1. If another headset is already assigned to position 1, our headset is assigned to position 2.\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/data\/content\/post\/solutions\/pairing-bluetooth-end-devices-is-easy\/xbox-360-gadgets-light-sectors-en.png\" alt=\"xbox_360_gadgets_light_sectors\" title=\"xbox_360_gadgets_light_sectors - Pairing Bluetooth end devices is easy\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">\n  How to setup Bluetooth for keyboard, mouse, headset, headphones, car, and Xbox.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":3108,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[25,29,28,15,38,556,35,27,31,14,30,36,37,26,33,32],"class_list":["post-212","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-solutions","tag-bluetooth","tag-button","tag-car","tag-connect","tag-device","tag-easy","tag-headphone","tag-headset","tag-keyboard","tag-mobile","tag-mouse","tag-pairing","tag-passkey","tag-phone","tag-wireless","tag-xbox"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.s-sols.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.s-sols.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.s-sols.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.s-sols.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.s-sols.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=212"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.s-sols.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.s-sols.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/media\/3108"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.s-sols.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=212"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.s-sols.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=212"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.s-sols.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=212"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}