I guess the only way to really do it is the way you suggest. Thanks for your
help!
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From: Esther
To: [email protected]
Sent: Saturday, July 13, 2013 1:12 PM
Subject: Re: 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 and Alan,
I don't know an easy way to find out all Plantronics headsets that support
A2DP, especially in the case of older or discontinued models (such as the
Voyager 815 model that Jerry had). Good reviews will mention this kind of
information, and comment on which features work with an iPhone. If I go to a
tech sales web site like Newegg, and type in "plantronics headset a2dp" and hit
return, I get back models like the M25, Voyager Legend, Voyager Pro HD, M50,
Marque M155, and various BackBeat headsets (which are dual ear, and behind the
neck models, optimized for music listening). You're best off asking other list
members who actually own or use these various Bluetooth devices for
recommendations.
If you actually have a Bluetooth headset, the easiest way to find out if it
supports VoiceOver is to pair it and then listen for VoiceOver to be relayed
through the device. If you hear music, Siri, etc., but no VoiceOver, then the
headset doesn't support A2DP. (After all, regardless of all these acronyms,
you only really want to know if you can hear VoiceOver through your headset,
and the key test is to pair your headset and try listening for it.) If you're
asking around in local stores for likely Bluetooth models, and the sales people
are knowledgeable, you can ask them when the headset will support announcement
of turn-by-turn directions in iPhone GPS navigation apps. (That's something a
sighted customer might need, that requires A2DP to function, in case you can't
remember the acronym.) I'd guess that the Plantronics 520 headset does not
support A2DP, because the only listed Bluetooth profiles in the product
specifications in that model's user guide are "Headset Profile (HSP) for
talking on the phone" and "Hands-free Profile (HFP) for talking on the phone
and operating the phone."
And sometimes the manufacturer's web page site is organized to let you search
for products by feature set, but when I tried to follow that up on the
Plantronics site, every attempt led me to a page saying they were sorry, but
they had recently reorganized their web site, and could I please go back to the
main web page if I were not automatically transferred there.
Also, there are a lot more factors to choosing a good headset. I remember a
few forum members said that some models that worked well for their iPhone 4,
did not play so well with Siri. Even then, the manufacturers later added some
software fixes, so your impression on how well a headset worked might depend on
whether you have a recent review. Best to just ask someone knowledgeable about
these particular headsets.
HTH. Cheers,
Esther
On 13 Jul 2013, at 08:54, Alan Paganelli wrote:
How can I find out if my Plantronics 520 has it or not?
----- Original Message -----
From: Jerry Mader
To: [email protected]
Sent: Saturday, July 13, 2013 11:41 AM
Subject: Re: You need a headset with A2DP support for VoiceOver [Re: Need
help getting Voice over and other sounds to come over my bluetooth headset]
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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