Bluetooth Headset mic records static sound only

Astrobager is right: you have to put the headset in pairing mode too. All Plantronics headsets (and not only) use the same mechanism: while the headset is switched OFF, press the ON/OFF button UNTIL it enters the paring mode (LED flashing alternates between red and blue). It seems you simply don't have enough patience, you have to keep the ON/OFF button pressed past the switching ON point, it may take something like 10 seconds or more.

And after all, if you don't believe us, why don't you read the user manual?

prince_aquasky wrote:
Have you (or anyone) actually managed to get Plantronics Discovery 925 to pair up with the BUA-100 dongle and work perfectly on iMac?? It would be helpful to know this. Please ensure that you are using DISCOVERY 925:

Check out my post a way back up the page - I describe getting the discovery 925 working with the BUA-100 dongle on my macbook air. I think maybe you are just not holding down the button for long enough to put the headset in pairing mode. As lix says, make sure the headset is switched off first, then hold down the button.

If that doesn't work, you may have a faulty headset, or maybe you have mistaken it for a different headset 😉

As it started with 10.5.5 and is independent of machine and headset, it tend to be a software issue.
Received an update to my 10.5.6 today, or rather a downgrade as 2006-02 is before Leopard was even released.
http://support.apple.com/kb/TA24114?viewlocale=en_US
Seem to revert to an older set of codec. Could it be something that caused this problem? Anyone know if it's solved now? Haven't seen the problem since the update, but on the other hand it has always been sporadic.

I have a new Apple MacBook Pro which is about a month old and I just tried to use two of my Bluetooth headsets with both Skype and with Vonage Companion and neither of the microphone are working. As far as I can tell, this problem is being ignored by Apple from what I can see here??

Just finished testing.....everything is fine after reboot then, after two calls, my bt mic transmits only static. I tested with Skype "echo test" so I know for sure.

Seems to be the exact same problem others are experiencing and its unacceptable!

Lix and Astrobadger,

Thank you very much for your advice. Yes, you were right. I was not holding down the button for long enough. No one told me I had to hold it down for like 10 seconds, the bloody manual is useless too!

But know thanks to you guys I'm all paired up and working fine (after two weeks of pretty much trying everything ;-)!

Hi
I am jist trying out a bluetooth headset. It's a Jabra. I followed the easy instructions and it now appears as a choice on both my computer audio preferences and skype audio preferences. I have a macbook Pro with 10.5.6 OS.
It worked fine the first time i used it. It started to work the second time. then it suddenly cut out and my computer then had a message on screen to say that it couldn't actually deal with audio output. but it had the first time I used it and started to the second time I used it. The person I was ringing said it suddenly started to make a horrible loud screeching noise and she had to hang up as she could not seem to get me back. Both times I was ringing a landline through skype. I have a skype account.
Any thoughts??
I actually switched to this as I had been happily using a mic and speacker earpiece through the 2 sound ports and suddenly that stopped working - I could hear but not speak.
any thoughts on either of these problems or where to go for answers would be truly welcome
thanks
alaz

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The thread goes on since september 2008, it may have taken them a bit to pick up on this. I wouldn't say ignored but it's coming close.

I don't mind paying a premium for my computers and OS and I also don't mind their 100$ a year for me.com and I think I can live with 100$ for biyearly OS and ilive updates .... but I expect a response ...If it was me only I would let it slide but if there is a discussion thread with 100+ entries and if you do a google search you will find many others having the same problem.

Hi
I gave up on my bluetooth headset I had the same as everyone else - works for 1 or 2 calls then nothing. its toooo annoying and obviously an apple problem that apple is ignoring - so now i have a cordless logitech - not the very latest - not available anywhere i am - but fingers crossed so far so good and the logitch cordless are working fine - i just annoyingly have to have a dongle in the usb port
alaz

I have same problem ...... any solution ??? ....

Not until Apple fixes it.

Does apple even know about it at all? Is it already officially reported as a bug? Is there any way to check if they are working on it? If so, is there a way to know status of solving it? Will it be ever fixed?

Same problem here...works at first and then it's all noise :/

Same problem here (with two different headsets).

MacBook 2,2 c2d - osx 10.5.6 - ericson HBH-IV835 - not working...