Lois, Did you experiment with a splitter to find out if you could use a headset with the square reader and have speech output through it?
On Friday, April 18, 2014 6:31:48 AM UTC-4, Lois B wrote: > I did some expensive experimenting yesterday to see how the square reader > worked with blue tooth, etc. Bluetooth headphones do not work with the > card > reader plugged in, even if you turn it off and back on after plugging in > the > reader. The splitter also did not work with regular headphones even > though > the splitter would work if only the reader was plugged in. Maybe, it is > some sort of security feature that is built in. The only way to use the > reader is to plug it in to swipe the card, then take it out again to sign > and finish the transaction. The Bluetooth comes back when you take the > reader out, likewise the wired headphones. > > If you have silence when you unplug the reader, you will know that the > swipe > was successful and you are at the signature screen. After signing, you > wait > until you hear it was successful. Before that, there is no speech. I > will > get used to it eventually. > > So, it does work, just has a few quirks. > > Good luck, > Lois > > > > -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
