Ok. That's understandable.
In the plantronics range of heqadsets which ones do support it?
What about the plantronics fifty?
thanks
Jerry Mader
----- Original Message -----
From: Esther
To: [email protected]
Sent: Saturday, July 13, 2013 2:37 PM
Subject: You need a headset with A2DP support for VoiceOver [Re: Need help
getting Voice over and other sounds to come over my bluetooth headset]
Hi Jerry,
From a search of the Plantronics forums, the Voyager 815 Bluetooth headset
does not support A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), which is the
Bluetooth profile that lets VoiceOver be transmitted to your headset. This is
also the profile that lets GPS apps relay turn-by-turn directions through the
headset. For any Bluetooth device, the device manufacturer decides which
profile sets to support, which can be different for each class of Bluetooth
device. For example, devices that support HID (Human Interface Device Profile)
have Bluetooth keyboard support; AVRCP (Audio/Video Remote Control Profile)
supports remote playback, etc. You don't have to know these acronyms -- just
be aware that not all Bluetooth headphones, keyboards, and audio speakers will
have the same features depending on what profile support is built into the
device firmware.
For headphones and headsets, you need to have support for the A2DP profile to
be able to hear VoiceOver and turn-by-turn directions from navigation apps
through the Bluetooth headset. You can ask for suggestions on this list for
Bluetooth headsets that will relay VoiceOver. I know that in the Plantronics
line, I've heard that some people like the Plantronics Voyager Pro. A few
manufacturers, starting with Blue Ant in Fall 2009, and Jawbone about half a
year later, make Bluetooth headset models with firmware that is software
upgradable. So they can add to the Bluetooth features that the device supports
when you connect the device to your computer and run the software updater. The
BlueAnt Q1 did not originally support VoiceOver, but a software upgrade made it
work in 2009, and also extended the range of what it could speak (battery
levels, etc.) in response to voice queries, and its actions. Jawbone let you
select different Voice "personalities" to the types of voice responses you get
to your voice queries, and used the software downloads to add different
language support. And, back in 2010, the owner of the mac-access list posted,
"I sent Phonak the tech specs of Apple's extended Bluetooth profiles and within
48 hours got a firmware patch. Impressive in the extreme. Even voice dialling
now works with the iPhone and iCom! Spectacular!" This is just meant to give
you a flavor of the range of features that are involved. There are still the
basic questions like how good is the noise cancellation performance for phone
calls, how long does the battery last, how comfortable is this to wear, etc.
I suspect you didn't get an immediate answer because most people would not
know the specs of your model Plantronics headset. But the common reason for
VoiceOver not being heard is that the Bluetooth headset doesn't support A2DP,
so I did a web search to confirm that the Plantronics Voyager 815 does not have
A2DP support, as acknowledged by the moderators of the Plantronics forums.
HTH. Cheers,
Esther
On 13 Jul 2013, at 07:31, Jerry Mader wrote:
No answer as of yet but i'm still waiting for one.
Thanks again Maria. Jerry Mader
----- Original Message -----
From: Maria and Joe Chapman
To: [email protected]
Sent: Saturday, July 13, 2013 7:08 AM
Subject: Re: Need help getting Voice over and other sounds to come over
my bluetooth headset
HI. hope you get an answer to your question. I don't use a blue tooth
headset so am not sure why other sounds wouldn't come over the headset.
Maria and Joe Chapman
[email protected]
On 11/07/2013, at 8:36 AM, Jerry Mader <[email protected]>
wrote:
Hello.
I've got a bluetooth headset. it's made by plantronics. it's the
voyager 815 i believe.
I can't get anything accept siri to come over the headset and i was
hoping someone could help me configure the device for use with voice over so
that i can hear voice over and the rest of the sounds. thanks
Jerry mader
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