Using your Bluetooth headset with the Logitech wireless hub © 2003 Logitech, Inc.
Using your Bluetooth headset with the Logitech wireless hub Contents Introduction 3 Product compatibility 3 About this guide 4 Get connected 6 Connecting your Logitech headset 6 Checking your headset is connected 14 Communicate without wires 15 Listening to streaming news and music 15 Voice chatting with your instant messenger 16 Learn more about connecting 20 Disconnecting and unpairing your headset 20 Reconnecting your headset 21 Troubleshooting 22 This manual is published by Logitech.
Using your Bluetooth headset with the Logitech wireless hub Introduction If you have a Logitech® headset you can connect it to the Bluetooth® wireless hub provided with your Logitech product. Chat to friends over the Internet using instant messaging. Relax while you listen to your favorite music. Keep up to date with streaming news. All without the constraints of wires.
Using your Bluetooth headset with the Logitech wireless hub About this guide This guide gets you started using your Logitech headset (or compatible headset) with your computer. It explains how to get connected, and then how to carry out your favorite tasks, such as listen to news and music, and voice chat over Bluetooth®. Prerequisites This guide assumes that: • You have installed your Logitech product and the SetPoint™ software.
Using your Bluetooth headset with the Logitech wireless hub How to use this guide The following symbols are used in this guide: Symbol Explanation Tip - a handy hint that may provide a useful alternative or save time. Note - helpful information that requires your attention. © 2003 Logitech, Inc.
Using your Bluetooth headset with the Logitech wireless hub Get connected Connecting your Logitech headset to your computer is easy. A wizard guides you through the steps involved, which include discovering your device, pairing and then establishing connection. Connecting your Logitech headset To connect your Logitech headset and computer: 1. Place your headset in discoverable mode.
Using your Bluetooth headset with the Logitech wireless hub 2. Start the Bluetooth Setup Wizard. The easiest way to do this is to press the Connect button on the front of your Bluetooth® wireless hub. The first screen of the wizard is displayed: You can also start the Bluetooth Setup Wizard by: • Right-clicking on the Bluetooth® icon, , in the Windows Taskbar and selecting Add a Bluetooth Device from the menu displayed.
Using your Bluetooth headset with the Logitech wireless hub 3. Search for devices. Click Next > to proceed. A wizard then searches for Bluetooth® devices within range, and displays those it finds: The devices found are listed. If a large number of devices are found, make a selection here to display just those you are interested in. You can click here to search again if your headset is not found. Your headset may not be found at the first time you carry out a search.
Using your Bluetooth headset with the Logitech wireless hub 4. Select your headset. Highlight your headset and click Next >. You have now discovered your Logitech headset! It remains discoverable for two minutes. The next step is to pair it with your computer. This is done in the following dialog: 1. Enter a number in PIN Code. 2. Click the Initiate Pairing button. © 2003 Logitech, Inc.
Using your Bluetooth headset with the Logitech wireless hub 5. Pair your headset and computer. To do this, enter the PIN Code ‘0000’ and click Initiate Pairing. (A PIN Code is also known as a Passkey.) For the Sony Ericsson HBH 30/60 Bluetooth Headsets, Motorola Bluetooth Headset, and Siemens HHB-500 Bluetooth Headset, the PIN Code is also ‘0000’. For the Nokia HDW-2 Bluetooth Headset, the PIN Code is specific to that headset – refer to your headset’s user guide.
Using your Bluetooth headset with the Logitech wireless hub 6. Select the Headset service. To select the service, check the box next to it. The following dialog is displayed: Leave the settings unchanged and click OK. You return to the Bluetooth Service Selection dialog. © 2003 Logitech, Inc.
Using your Bluetooth headset with the Logitech wireless hub 7. Click Finish. This completes the pairing procedure. A device icon for the headset is created in your Bluetooth® Neighborhood. To see the device icon: 1. Double-click the Bluetooth® icon, , in the Windows® Taskbar. The Explore My Bluetooth Places dialog is displayed. 2. Select Entire Bluetooth Neighborhood if you are using Windows® 2000, or View devices in range if you are using Windows® XP.
Using your Bluetooth headset with the Logitech wireless hub 8. Connect to your headset. Right-click on the device icon and selecting Connect Headset. The device icon changes to show that the headset is now connected (see the next section). Then, press the button on the side of the headset when it beep/rings. Please note: • For other headsets, refer to your headset’s user guide for full details.
Using your Bluetooth headset with the Logitech wireless hub Checking your headset is connected You can check that your headset is connected in any of the following ways: • Listen to your headset. Every five seconds you should hear a short tone made up of high and low notes. • Look in My Bluetooth Places and locate the device icon for the Logitech headset.
Using your Bluetooth headset with the Logitech wireless hub Communicate without wires Having connected your Logitech headset, it’s ready to use! So what can you do? In short, all of the things that you can do with your computer’s speakers and microphone such as listen to streaming news and music or have a voice conversation with friends and co-workers over the Internet using instant messaging. And thanks to your Logitech wireless hub, you can do all of this without the constraints of wires.
Using your Bluetooth headset with the Logitech wireless hub Voice chatting with your instant messenger Instant messaging lets you have voice conversations with friends or co-workers over the Internet. Your Logitech headset gives you more freedom for voice chatting with instant messenger. You can chat with both hands free and move around while you talk, providing you stay within range of your computer.
Using your Bluetooth headset with the Logitech wireless hub To voice chat using MSN® Messenger: 1. Connect your headset. Make sure your Logitech headset is connected, and that you have switched your computer’s sound to the headset by pressing the headset button. See Get connected beginning on page 6 for details. For other headsets, refer to your headset’s user guide for full details. 2. Start your messenger session. Launch MSN Messenger and Sign In. 3. Run the Audio Setup Wizard.
Using your Bluetooth headset with the Logitech wireless hub To voice chat using Yahoo! ® Messenger: 1. Connect your headset. Make sure your headset is connected, and that you have switched your computer’s sound to the headset by pressing the headset button. See Get connected beginning on page 6 for details. For other headsets, refer to your headset’s user guide for full details. 2. Start your messenger session. Launch Yahoo! Messenger and Login. 3. Run the Audio Setup Wizard.
Using your Bluetooth headset with the Logitech wireless hub Tips for chatting with Yahoo! ® Messenger: • Before you start chatting, check the Hands Free box in the Voice Conference window to indicate that you are using a headset. If you do not do this you have to use your mouse to hold down the Talk button when chatting. Refer to the Help for Yahoo! ® Messenger for more information.
Using your Bluetooth headset with the Logitech wireless hub Learn more about connecting This section contains other information that may be useful to you regarding disconnecting, unpairing, and reconnecting your headset. Disconnecting and unpairing your headset When you have finished using your Logitech headset, you should disconnect it. Your Logitech headset can only be connected to one device at a time.
Using your Bluetooth headset with the Logitech wireless hub Reconnecting your headset If you have disconnected your Logitech headset from your computer but left it paired, reconnecting is quick and easy. To reconnect your Logitech headset to your computer: 1. Locate the device icon for the Logitech headset. The easiest way to do this is: • Go to My Bluetooth Places by double-clicking the Bluetooth® icon, , in the Windows® Taskbar.
Using your Bluetooth headset with the Logitech wireless hub Troubleshooting If you are experiencing difficulties connecting or using your Logitech headset, check whether your problem is listed below. If it is, try the suggestions made to resolve the problem. I can’t pair my headset with my computer There are various reasons why your Logitech headset and computer may not pair, for example: • Your headset may have come out of discoverable mode. • Your headset may be out of range.
Using your Bluetooth headset with the Logitech wireless hub 3. (Windows® XP only.) Go to the Voice tab and check that ‘Bluetooth Audio’ is selected in both the Voice playback and Voice recording drop-down lists. 4. Click OK to save any changes made and close the dialog. • Exit and restart the program you are using to play sound. • Check that the volume for your computer is not set to ‘Zero’ or ‘Mute’. • Turn the headset off and back on. To do this: • 1.
Using your Bluetooth headset with the Logitech wireless hub I have disconnected my headset and now my speakers don’t work This may be because the Windows® sound and audio properties have not switched back from Bluetooth® audio to your sound card. (This should happen automatically when you disconnect or unpair your headset.) To check this, follow these steps: 1. At the Windows® Control Panel, select Sounds and Audio Devices (Windows® XP) or Sounds and Multimedia (Windows® 2000). 2.
