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Bluetooth audio errors in Lion

After installing Lion on my Early 2008 MacBook, I can no longer get my Plantronics 520 to work reliably (it worked very well in Leopard and Snow Leopard). It is recognized in the Bluetooth menu, but if it is selected as an audio output device in Sound Preferences, a "Bluetooth audio error" occurs as soon as any sound is sent to it (i.e. changing Volume from the keyboard).

I deleted the headset and reconfigured it Bluetooth setup assistant. I zapped thePRAM. I deleted the com.apple.Bluetooth.plist file from the Library and the com.apple.BluetoothAudio.plist file from the user Library. Shut Down and restarted.

Should I try to delete the Bluetooth-related plist.lockfiles (if that's possible)?

The headset works fine when paired with my cell phone.

Thanks in advance for suggestions...

MacBook, Mac OS X (10.7)

Posted on Jul 22, 2011 11:52 PM

34 replies

Timoly

Level 1

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Oct 23, 2013 11:28 AM in response to loufromrockville

Same problem with OS X 10.9 & macbook pro 15" early 2013, bluetooth audio only works correctly when the wifi is off.

wifiguru

Level 2

240 points

Oct 23, 2013 9:22 PM in response to Timoly

Timoly,

What BT devices are you using ? What model of Macbook Pro do you have ?

Timoly

Level 1

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Oct 23, 2013 11:07 PM in response to wifiguru

MacBook Pro retina 15" early 2013

ProCaster Bluetooth Audio Receiver BT-02

Bluetooth V3.0+EDR
SBC & aptX

wifiguru

Level 2

240 points

Oct 25, 2013 3:08 PM in response to Timoly

Timoly,

If you hold down the Option key and click the Bluetooth Menu Extra icon, it should provide you an option to Create a Diagnostic report on the Desktop. If you get this and save it someplace, I can take a look at it to see if there is something in there that can help you out.

Bluetooth audio errors in Lion