Mediabridge MUA-BA3 Windows Vista / 7 - Manual (Page 11)

1.
Double-click the Bluetooth icon in the taskbar notification area. Double-click the icon for the audio
headset, or right-click the icon and select Control.
2. Under Headset Operations\ Headset and Speakerphone, click the Connect button.
You can now use your Bluetooth audio headset to place or receive a phone call using an Internet
telephony service or during an voice-enabled instant messaging session.
Use a Bluetooth Audio Headset with Skype
You can use Skype and other Internet telephony applications with your Bluetooth audio headset.
Before you can use your Bluetooth headset with Skype, you must set up Skype to allow the Bluetooth
program to use Skype. Once configured, Skype automatically recognizes your headset, adjusts Audio
In and Audio Out settings to use a Bluetooth Hands-free Audio device, and routes calls to your
headset.
To set up Skype to allow the Bluetooth program to use Skype:
1. Open Skype.
2. On the Tools menu, click Options.
3. Click the Advanced tab, and then click Advanced Settings.
4. Under Other things you can do, click Manage other program access to Skype.
5. Select Bluetooth Headset Helper.exe and click Change.
6. Select Allow this program to use Skype and click OK.
Now, you can use the button on your headset to accept or reject a Skype call, place a call on hold,
hang up, or redial a number.
You can also use voice commands to make Skype calls. See Use Voice Commands with Skype and Windows
Speech Recognition .
Use a Bluetooth Audio Headset with Other Internet Telephony
Applications
1. After you have connected to your audio headset, start your internet telephony application.
2.
Adjust the playback (audio output) and recording (audio input) settings in the application to use
Bluetooth hands-free audio.
Use Voice Commands with Skype and Windows Speech Recognition
You can use voice commands with your Bluetooth headset to initiate hands-free calls with Skype or
use Windows Speech Recognition services. Windows Speech Recognition enables you to use voice