Thanks Aman. All that you said is useful, thanks for it. I will put your answer into Archives so I can use it tomorrow.
Regards, Gigi On Aug 9, 2013, at 7:40 AM, Aman Singer <aman.sin...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello Gigi. > My position is a bit different from that of your friend, I am totally blind > and use this sort of system all the time, in fact, I'm writing this message > with such a system. What you need to determine, if I may say so, is the > bluetooth profiles supported by the streaming device in question. The easiest > way is just to plug the name of the device (every manufacturer has their > own), into Google. If the device supports only HSP/HFP, it will probably not > work with VO when the phone is not on a call. There are some jailbreak > applications which claim to make things like VO work with HFP/HSP only > Bluetooth headsets, but they are quite unreliable in my experience even if > you do wish to jailbreak. If, on the other hand, the device supports A2DP, it > will probably work with VO whenever you use it. If the device is confirmed to > work with A2DP, then try playing music while the device is on. If that dosn't > work, you may have a defective device. If that playing of music does work, > then it may be worth contacting Apple Accessibility to see why VO is not > sending through the proper channel. > I hope all that is of use. > Aman > > > On 2013-08-08, at 7:46 PM, Eugenia Firth <gigifi...@me.com> wrote: > >> Thanks Maurice. I will save your message because I am going to try to get >> somebody to work with us on this problem on Saturday. All the information >> you gave is out of my experience, but I'm sure somebody there will know >> what I'm talking about when I show them your message. >> >> >> Regards, >> Gigi Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Aug 8, 2013, at 5:27 PM, Maurice Mines <maurice.mi...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> hello, I use a Bluetooth system that Internet onto my hearing aids that can >>> take the audio from a variety of devices, providing however that the our >>> Bluetooth capable such as the iPhone, or have a headphone jack and you can >>> plug a small transmitter into the device that will then transmit a >>> Bluetooth signal to what essentially is a Bluetooth repeater and/or Smalley >>> Reeboks if you will, such a system does exist with many popular hearing aid >>> models I just so happen to have one made by Siemens. I think it's called >>> the Mini TAC. What I do when I want to hear voiceover without any >>> distractions, is I plug the transmitter unit into the headphone jack of my >>> MacBook Pro, and then use the Bluetooth AV box that comes with the system >>> change to the appropriate channel that the Bluetooth receiver, can receive >>> the output of the little transmitter that I've plugged into the headphone >>> jack of my MacBook Pro. This works extremely well. If the person you are >>> working with has this type of a system what she needs to do is keep >>> pressing the pairing button Intel B Bluetooth AV box terrors with a >>> transmitter that is taking the output of the MacBook Pro and by using both >>> of these devices one can essentially use their hearing aids as headphones. >>> Depending on the manufacturer the audio from the computer can be mixed with >>> the environmental audio that the hearing aids would normally pick up, but >>> what is likely to happen, is that the hearing aids will have to turn off >>> the environmental sound i.e. the built-in microphones in the hearing aids >>> in order to allow the hearing aids to receive the output from the computer. >>> If you need any more suggestions on how to use the type of system I've >>> described, and use please send me an email either on, or off the list and >>> I'll see if I can help you, and/or find resources to help you. My full >>> signature follows. >>> Sent from my MacBook Pro. >>> Sincerely Maurice mines secretary national Federation of the blind of >>> Washington Clark County chapter. Amateur radio call sign kd0iko. 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