Greetings Simon and others, The updater is indeed accessible with JFW. As I recall you do need to use the JFW cursor and maybe simulate a mouse click or two but it's definitely doable.
You will want to read the directions presented on the window carefully though. I recall going nuts because my Netbook would not recognize the Q1 as a USB device. After several attempts I read the Window and noticed the instructions stated very clearly that you needed to hold down the volume up button while connecting the headset. Lastly for those who don't have a way to ascertain their Q1's serial number necessary to complete Blueant's signup procedure, the link Esther posted for the updater is still active http://www.sendspace.com/file/70ciqf This updater only runs on 32 bit Windows, but will check Blueant's site for the latest firmware (8.21 presently). Best regards. Geoff ----- Original Message ----- From: Simon Fogarty To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, September 12, 2010 4:35 AM Subject: RE: BlueAnt Q1 headset and iPad [was Re: iPhone: The Missing Manual] Hi Esther, Yeah I paired it with my nokia phone. It comes up with q1 v8.19. I've signed up to the blueant wireless site today and downloaded their update application. Turns out it isn't accessible with jaws. And it doesn't work on 64bit systems or mac osx So going to try it later on an xp machine ans see how that works out. Cheers and I'll let you know how it works out. Simon f From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Esther Sent: Saturday, 11 September 2010 4:08 a.m. To: [email protected] Subject: Re: BlueAnt Q1 headset and iPad [was Re: iPhone: The Missing Manual] Hi Simon, I think that if you pair the headset to your Mac it will show up with the complete version number identifying your device. It sounds to me as though you're running a version before the A2DP update, and that's why your iPad isn't seeing it. I found an old post of Geoff's on the viphone list, where he uploaded the version 8.19 firmware. I don't know whether this is still active, but he ran this on an XP machine, and I'll paste it in below. You'll have to read the documentation at the BlueAnt site for instructions on how to update. http://docs.blueantwireless.com/en/Q1/ On Mar 11, 2010, at 12:48, Geoff Waaler wrote: In response to a private note I uploaded this 10MB file to sendspace. The link is: http://www.sendspace.com/file/70ciqf Happy updating! Geoff Also, here's the link to another post on the viphone list about running the firmware updater: http://groups.google.com/group/viphone/msg/f0de5756160e49b2 I'm limited in how much I can help with this, since I ran the setup of the BlueAnt Q1 for someone else, and had to borrow an XP machine to do this. Geoff's version was for version 8.19, but once the software is on your machine, it should automatically check for the latest version updates. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Sep 8, 2010, at 23:59, Simon Fogarty wrote: Hi Esther, I'm not sure of the firmware version. whenI sinc the q1 with my mobile, which is a nokia n86, it says q1 v8. But doesn't say anything more. And I haven't been able to find the version command to have the device tell me. do you know of another / easy way to get the exact firmware version for the device? Can you give it a voice command to get the version, or is it written somewhere in the documentation? I know my ipad is up to date and it has no problems with my nokia. Thanks for any info you can provide. Cheers Simon From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Esther Sent: Wednesday, 8 September 2010 11:43 p.m. To: [email protected] Subject: BlueAnt Q1 headset and iPad [was Re: iPhone: The Missing Manual] Hi Simon, I replied earlier to your question about the BlueAnt Q1: "the BlueAnt Q1 can pair to the iPad and also relay VoiceOver (with the Firmware upgrade support of A2DP)." Which version of the firmware do you have installed? The first version to support VoiceOver is version 8.19. The current firmware version is 8.21. BlueAnt started putting the newer firmware into Q1 headsets manufactured after about November 2009, so some people who bought this device in January (in the States, directly from AT&T) said they did not have to install any firmware updates to have this work with VoiceOver. I had to update a BlueAnt Q1 headset purchased in November so that it could work with VoiceOver. It had firmware version 8.15. I know that I can hear VoiceOver on the BlueAnt Q1 with firmware updated to 8.21 on the iPad, on my iPod Touch 3G (only after the upgrade to iOS 4), and on the iPhone 4. I don't know about trying this out with Skype, since this is a headset I set up for someone else. On my iPod Touch I need to use my headset with Mic for other recording functions, so I don't know whether the Q1 works with Skype for microphone input over Bluetooth. And on the iPad, there's an internal mic, so you don't need to use the Bluetooth headset. Geoff Waaler is on this list, and provided a link to the Q1 firmware upgrade (on the viphone list), since otherwise you need to register at the BlueAnt site with your serial number to access a copy, and that requires sighted assistance. This has to be used on a Windows machine, and should update to the latest version of the firmware, even if that was the release for firmware 8.19. So bottom line is that you can hear VoiceOver through the Q1 for the iPhone 4, iPod Touch 3G (upgraded to iOS 4), and iPad if you have firmware version 8.21 (and possibly even 8.19), but I don't know whether the iPad supports using the BlueAnt Q1 through Skype. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Sep 7, 2010, at 23:46, Simon Fogarty wrote: Hi listers, A while back I asked about blue ant Bluetooth headsets and someone mentioned the blueant Q1 as being a good device and one that will work with the ipad / iphone 4. Can anyone confirm if this is so, as I'm thinking about getting one and I don't want to find it's not going to work for me on my ipad if it's still missing drivers etc. The device says it's a blueant q1 V8 model of headset. And as far as I'm aware my Ipad is up to date with os version. Thanks for any help on this, If the q1 wont work, I'm keen to know what will, I did have a V1, but have lost it, and I want something to use with skype when out of the office. Thanks Simon f -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. 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