Yahoo Messenger Voice and Motorola Bluetooth HS 850 heatset

[Shame]

I've got a Motorola HS 850 Bluetooth Headset and an IOGear USB Bluetooth adapter. I got my Razor V3 and computer paired, the Razor and the headset paired, and the HS 850 and the computer paired... No problem.

Problem: I'm trying use the Motorola HS 850 instead of my POS wired headset in Yahoo Messenger for voice calls. The headset isn't receiving sound and the mic isn't working. Any clue on how to get Yahoo to work the headset? Google was no help...

 

[rainypickles]

in yahoo settings, is there a way to select the input device? you might have to select the bluetooth audio device or something.

or go to control panel, settings, sound and audio, audio, default recording device and select bluetooth.

 

[Shame]

Originally posted by: rainypickles
in yahoo settings, is there a way to select the input device? you might have to select the bluetooth audio device or something.

or go to control panel, settings, sound and audio, audio, default recording device and select bluetooth.

Looks like MS Messenger allow you to set the default device, but yahoo does not.

I could change the preferred devices in control panel, settings, sound and audio, audio. Would doing so have any other effects?

 

[rainypickles]

Originally posted by: Shame

Originally posted by: rainypickles
in yahoo settings, is there a way to select the input device? you might have to select the bluetooth audio device or something.

or go to control panel, settings, sound and audio, audio, default recording device and select bluetooth.

Looks like MS Messenger allow you to set the default device, but yahoo does not.

I could change the preferred devices in control panel, settings, sound and audio, audio. Would doing so have any other effects?

if you change the default playback to bluetooth, all audio will go to your headset instead of soundcard/speakers. if you set default recording to bluetooth, programs will use your headset as a mic.

winamp, however, has a setting so you can send audio to a different device, so you can have music out of your speakers and other sounds in your headset. same with any program that lets you pick your output/input device.

i _think_ that's how it works =)

 

[Shame]

^---- That sounds about right.