'Connecting' Bluetooth Headset With Computer

Ok, so you've successfully 'paired' your Bluetooth Headset with your computer. Now we're going to 'connect' the Headset so that you can start using it. There are two ways in which we can 'connect' our Headset. Both of the methods I'm about to tell you about achieve the same thing so really it's up to you how you want to do it.

Method 1: Note: The first time you try the following method, your Bluetooth Headset may not be visible in the context menu we're about to bring up. 'Right-click' the Bluetooth icon in your Windows taskbar and highlight 'Quick Connect'. Note: If you're unable to select 'Quick Connect', it's likely that you're Bluetooth Adapter isn't switched on so you should firstly, 'right-click' the Bluetooth Icon and select 'Start the Bluetooth Device'.

After you've highlighted 'Quick Connect', there should be one of two things in the context menu that appears. If this is the first time that you're connecting your Bluetooth Headset, its identifying name may not be present in the 'quick connect' context menu. Instead, you'll probably see an option that says 'Find Devices'. Select this option and a small window should appear in which your Bluetooth Headset is clearly visible.

Select your Bluetooth Headset in this menu and click 'connect'. You computer will then attempt to connect to your Bluetooth Headset and a small screen should pop up saying "Connecting Headset on H1010" (Note: your 'connecting' message likely won't say H1010 - this is my particular Bluetooth Headset model);

Once your computer has established a connection, another window will pop up with the following message:

Furthermore, your headset may also 'ring' like a telephone signifying that a connection is being attempted. Simply press the answer button on your Headset to 'connect'.

Method 2: The next method it similar to the first however instead of going through the 'quick-connect' steps via the small Bluetooth icon in the taskbar, 'double-click' either the taskbar icon or the 'My Bluetooth Places' icon on your desktop. In the window that pops up, your Bluetooth Headset should be clearly visible above the other icons.

Simply, 'right-click' this icon, select 'connect' and your Headset should 'connect' as in method 1.

Congrats again!

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Connecting a Bluetooth Headset to PC / Laptop

In this section I’ll explain how to 'pair' your headset with your newly 'Bluetooth-enabled' computer. This step is critical as it establishes the 'link' between your Headset and Bluetooth Adapter so that they can communicate with one another. In order to 'pair' any Bluetooth device with your PC, your device needs to be set in 'Discovery mode' in order for the Bluetooth Host to be able to find it. It's like your device saying 'Hey look, here I am - pick me!!!!'

Step 1: Set your Bluetooth Headset to 'Discovery mode'. This should be covered in the documentation that came with your Bluetooth Headset. To set discovery mode on my Bluetooth Headset (A WNI H1010), I needed to ensure that the Headset was turned off, and then hold down the power button for 10 seconds until the small onboard LED light flashed alternating red-green. Once the LED was flashing alternating Red-Green, I then 'double-clicked' the small Bluetooth icon in the Windows taskbar which prompted the following screen to appear (Note: you could also click the 'My Bluetooth Places' icon which now resides on your desktop.

Next, double-click the icon 'Find Nearby Bluetooth Devices'. Again, it's imperative that your Bluetooth Headset is already in discovery mode before 'double-clicking' the 'Find Nearby Bluetooth Devices' icon. This will prompt a screen in which a small flashlight is scanning the window that just opened to represent your Bluetooth Adapter searching for nearby Bluetooth Devices.

Provided that all goes smoothly at this point, a small Bluetooth Headset icon should magically appear in the same window where the flashlight resided. Place your mouse pointed over the Headset icon, 'right-click' the icon and select 'pair device' from the context menu that appears.

This should prompt the following window to pop-up.

Enter the Bluetooth PIN code (or passcode) that is mentioned in the instructions that came with your Bluetooth Headset. For my Headset, the default code was '0000'. Once you've entered the passcode, the small Bluetooth Headset icon should now have a checkmark next to it which signifies that the Headset has been successfully 'paired'.

Congratulations! Give yourself a pat on the back. Now that we've successfully 'paired' our Headset with our Bluetooth Host, we shouldn't need to do this step again unless you deliberately 'un-pair' your Headset for any reason, uninstall your Bluetooth adapter or re-format your computer. All that you need to do from here on in is 'connect' your Headset whenever you want to use it.

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