Hello, Yes. You should be able to. Quick question. After you paired your headset to your Mac, did you check in system preferences/sounds, under the output tab, to make sure the headset was the device being used?
Ricardo Walker rica...@appletothecore.info Twitter:@apple2thecore www.appletothecore.info On Mar 13, 2013, at 4:08 PM, Richard Ring <richr...@gmail.com> wrote: > So, my question remains. If I can get audio output from an iPad, shouldn't I > be able to achieve the same with the Mac? > > > You can have an off day, but you can't have a day off! ---The Art of Fielding > Sent from my Mac Book Pro > richr...@gmail.com > > On Mar 13, 2013, at 2:24 PM, Chris H <christopher...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> It doesn't matter on the device you pair it with it's the device you are >> using that matters as it must be A2DP compatible before using it for full >> audio output. >> >> >> Christopher Hallsworth >> E-mail and Facebook: >> challswor...@sky.com >> Skype: >> chrishallsworth7266 >> Twitter: >> @christopherh40 >> Find my blog at >> challsworth2.wordpress.com >> >> On 13/03/2013 18:24, Richard Ring wrote: >>> Do iPads and iPhones use a different protocol than the Mac? I have a >>> Bluetooth headset that will pair with my iPad, but not with my Mac. My Mac >>> sees it, and says it's paired, but when I try to use the headset as an >>> audio device, no joy. >>> >>> >>> You can have an off day, but you can't have a day off! ---The Art of >>> Fielding >>> Sent from my Mac Book Pro >>> richr...@gmail.com >>> >>> On Mar 13, 2013, at 12:13 PM, "Phil Halton" <philh...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> thanks ricardo, aside from the essential a2dp support, I guess everything >>>> else is just bells and whistles? I'm going to check out some of the >>>> plantronics headsets at a local radio shack - test them out for fit etc. >>>> >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ricardo Walker" <rwalker...@gmail.com> >>>> To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> >>>> Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2013 12:40 AM >>>> Subject: Re: bluetooth headsets >>>> >>>> >>>> Hello, >>>> >>>> The headset must support A2DP. hth >>>> >>>> Ricardo Walker >>>> rica...@appletothecore.info >>>> Twitter:@apple2thecore >>>> www.appletothecore.info >>>> >>>> On Mar 12, 2013, at 9:23 PM, Phil Halton <philh...@comcast.net> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I'm looking for a bluetooth headset, and I remember that in order to work >>>>> well with VoiceOver, they need to comply to some protocol, h2d or >>>>> something like that? >>>>> >>>>> Any info on these gizmos? I don't want or need anything too fancy. I just >>>>> want to use it to hear what I'm typing with the bluetooth keyboard. 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