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Using a Bluetooth headset with your computer

If you have a Bluetooth module installed in your computer, or you are using a USB Bluetooth adapter, you can use a wireless, Bluetooth enabled headset for audio input and output. Once you've paired your computer with the headset, it acts as your computer's microphone and speakers.

To use a wireless Bluetooth enabled headset:

  1. Open the Bluetooth Setup Assistant, located in Applications/Utilities, and follow the onscreen instructions to pair with the headset.

    As part of the pairing process, you will enter a passkey. You may need to find the passkey for your headset in the documentation that came with your headset.

  2. Open System Preferences and click Sound.
  3. Click Output and select your headset.
  4. Click Input and select your headset. Adjust the Input and Output volume.

Some applications, including iChat AV, allow you to select the audio device from within the application (independently of the default audio input and output selected on the Sound pane of System Preferences). To use a Bluetooth headset with iChat AV, select the Bluetooth headset for audio input and output on the Video pane of iChat preferences.

You can use the Bluetooth headset instead of using the microphone and speakers on your camera or computer.