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How to Pair a Bluetooth Headset with a phone

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Pair a Bluetooth Headset with a phone
Pair a Bluetooth Headset with a phone

This is an easy walkthrough on pairing a Bluetooth headset with a Bluetooth capable phone.

Difficulty: Easy
Instructions

Things You'll Need:

  • Bluetooth headset
  • Bluetooth capable phone
  1. Step 1

    The phone and headset should be fully charged before commencing this process.

  2. Step 2

    Locate the Bluetooth settings on your phone and enable Bluetooth.

  3. Step 3

    In the Bluetooth options on your phone, allow your phone to be discoverable by other devices.

  4. Step 4

    Hold the power button on the Bluetooth headset until the light indicator on the headset remains steady.

  5. Step 5

    On your phone, search for a Bluetooth device. A list of devices of Bluetooth devices should show up on your phone. Browse through the list and select your Bluetooth headset.

  6. Step 6

    A prompt for the passkey should appear on your phone. The default passkey for Bluetooth devices is usually 0000. The devices should now be paired.

  7. Step 7

    To ensure that they are paired, a test call should be made. A call should be able to be answered and ended using the Bluetooth headset.

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woot said

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on 6/4/2009 I've been trying to figure this out. Thanks for the tips!

didi8u said

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on 4/22/2009 Thanks for your tips on how to pair a bluetooth headset with a phone. 5* and rec

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on 1/21/2009 Very helpful, thanks!!

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on 1/18/2009 Thanks for the insight. It will no doubt make it much easier when I upgrade to bluetooth.

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on 1/14/2009 Very helpful information!

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