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paring bluetooth
I have recently bought a Bluetooth sound bar which is working fine through my sky q box but i have recently bought some Bluetooth head phones and i would like to pair my soundbar with the headphones so i can watch sky tv late at night while my partner is in bed ive tried to pair them together but doesn't seem to be working can anyone help? utc
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Re: paring bluetooth
Most sound bars receive audio via Bluetooth and don't send it. To use one to send audio it would explicitly have to support that feature.
Bluetooth has a variety of different ways it can work but usually devices can only send or receive audio, not both.
In this instance it's likely your sound bar is designed to receive audio from a device that sends it via Bluetooth. Not to send audio to another device.
You'd need your TV or sky box to support Bluetooth to use your headphones or to hook up a Bluetooth transmitter.
Bluetooth has a variety of different ways it can work but usually devices can only send or receive audio, not both.
In this instance it's likely your sound bar is designed to receive audio from a device that sends it via Bluetooth. Not to send audio to another device.
You'd need your TV or sky box to support Bluetooth to use your headphones or to hook up a Bluetooth transmitter.
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ok thanks very much for your advice
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quick question i have a samsungmu6120 40 ich tv it doesnt have bluetooth on the tv whith no headphone socket is they a way round id be able to use my bluetooth headphones through the tvsuperdimitri wrote:Most sound bars receive audio via Bluetooth and don't send it. To use one to send audio it would explicitly have to support that feature.
Bluetooth has a variety of different ways it can work but usually devices can only send or receive audio, not both.
In this instance it's likely your sound bar is designed to receive audio from a device that sends it via Bluetooth. Not to send audio to another device.
You'd need your TV or sky box to support Bluetooth to use your headphones or to hook up a Bluetooth transmitter.
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Has it got any USB ports? It may be possible to get a Bluetooth transmitter that works through USBcloggerclaret wrote:quick question i have a samsungmu6120 40 ich tv it doesnt have bluetooth on the tv whith no headphone socket is they a way round id be able to use my bluetooth headphones through the tv
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Yeah it has 2 USB portsClaretDiver wrote:Has it got any USB ports? It may be possible to get a Bluetooth transmitter that works through USB
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Sorry I mean the TV has 2 USB ports
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http://www.argos.co.uk/product/9246157? ... gIdUfD_BwE" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Something like this might work then....
Something like this might work then....
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Don't you dare spend a tenner on one...
https://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/USB-2-0-Blueto ... SwLa9UYGSU" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
https://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/USB-2-0-Blueto ... SwLa9UYGSU" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Haha I wasn't suggesting that particular one it was just the first that came up, it was just an example of what could be bought.....Diesel wrote:Don't you dare spend a tenner on one...
https://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/USB-2-0-Blueto ... SwLa9UYGSU" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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I think you are over complicating things. Wouldn’t you just pair your Bluetooth headphones with your Sky Q box?
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If I'm right op has bought a Bluetooth sound bar and connecting it to the TV with a wire thinking the Bluetooth part is for connecting the sound bar to headphones when in fact it's for connecting to the TV.
Sky q Bluetooth is for music streaming only.
TV doesn't have Bluetooth
USB Bluetooth devices won't work on TV.
You'll need a Bluetooth transmitter with a 3.5mm or optical input.
What sound bar is it? Just wanna check I've got my facts right.
Sky q Bluetooth is for music streaming only.
TV doesn't have Bluetooth
USB Bluetooth devices won't work on TV.
You'll need a Bluetooth transmitter with a 3.5mm or optical input.
What sound bar is it? Just wanna check I've got my facts right.
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Transmitters are cheap as chips.
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Something like this should do the job connected to your TVs optical out (or the soundbar may also have an optical out)
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bluetooth-Tran ... B01NAJC04A" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bluetooth-Tran ... B01NAJC04A" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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One of these plugged into the headphone port of the TV is the solution. £7.99 delivered.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/p/Wireless-Bluet ... 0854.m4779
https://www.ebay.co.uk/p/Wireless-Bluet ... 0854.m4779
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The TV doesn't have a headphones port.UpTheBeehole wrote:One of these plugged into the headphone port of the TV is the solution. £7.99 delivered.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/p/Wireless-Bluet ... 0854.m4779
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Well that's stupid.aggi wrote:The TV doesn't have a headphones port.
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You'll need one with an optical input then.
Maybe also there is a sound bar that does transmit Bluetooth, some AV receivers do.
Maybe also there is a sound bar that does transmit Bluetooth, some AV receivers do.
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Thanks everyone for your help