Hi Bluetooth fans!
My name’s Amanda, and I’m a Technical Support Engineer at Plugable Technologies.
If you’ve watched some of our other videos, especially Raspberry Pi related ones, you’ll
notice that our Plugable USB Bluetooth Adapter makes regular appearances on our channel to
complement our growing collection of Bluetooth products, like our Plugable Bluetooth Full-Size
Folding Keyboard and Case over here and our new Plugable Bluetooth Travel Mouse next to it.
The Plugable USB Bluetooth 4.0 Low Energy Micro Adapter allows you to add Bluetooth
functionality to any computer running Windows XP or later.
So you can connect your PC to your favorite pair of Bluetooth headphones or speakers as
well as use it with Bluetooth mice and keyboards!
This adapter is not compatible with MacBooks or OS X, but it works with some versions of
Linux and Raspbian for the Raspberry Pi with a few limitations.
Our USB Bluetooth Adapter supports Bluetooth devices that use the common A2DP, HFP, and
HID Bluetooth profiles as well as these other Bluetooth profiles listed here.
The Plugable USB Bluetooth Adapter is backwards compatible with classic Bluetooth 1.x and
2.x devices as well.
Objects that break line-of-sight can impact range and signal quality, but in ideal conditions,
our adapter is capable of Bluetooth connections at a range of up to 10 meters (or 33 feet)
between the adapter and your devices.
Follow these steps to setup the adapter with your Windows PC.
Plug the adapter into a free USB port on your computer, and the blue LED light on the adapter
will turn on.
If it does not turn on, try another USB port or reboot your machine.
You’ll want plug it into a USB 2.0 port on the front of your computer for the most
reliability and best range, as the rear panel of desktops and poorly-shielded USB 3.0 ports
on laptops and desktops are known to have a high level of radio interference that could
affect the connection with your Bluetooth devices.
Step 2: If another Bluetooth adapter has been used with your Windows computer, uninstall its
drivers in device manager, and uninstall any associated software.
If your computer already has a Bluetooth adapter built-in, we recommend using that adapter
rather than purchasing ours to minimize potential technical difficulties.
Computers running Windows 8.1 and earlier need to have the Broadcom Bluetooth drivers
installed manually, which we provide links to in the order confirmation email we send
as well as on our website.
Windows 10 will automatically install the appropriate Bluetooth drivers via Windows Update.
If for some reason it doesn’t please contact us at support@plugable.com, and we’ll be happy to help.
Step 4: Once the drivers are installed, click on the Bluetooth icon in the system tray, and select
Add a Bluetooth Device.
If you don’t see the icon, click the upward pointing arrow there or go to Devices and
Printers and select “Bluetooth Devices”.
Then, click your preferred device to connect to from the list of devices available and
click “Pair”.
If your device does not appear in that list, double check that your device is powered on
and in Bluetooth pairing mode.
Some devices, like Apple and PlayStation accessories, use non-standard Bluetooth protocols that
make them incompatible with Bluetooth adapters like ours.
Windows 7 and earlier doesn’t support the Low Energy function of Bluetooth adapters,
so our adapter will function as a classic Bluetooth Adapter when connected to a Windows
7 PC.
Bluetooth adapters automatically connect to the last device that was paired to it.
This is a wonderful built-in feature of Bluetooth technology, but sometimes it can become a
nuisance and prevent you from connecting to new devices.
If you run into this problem, turn off Bluetooth on any devices in the area that were previously
connected and select "Unpair" or "Forget" in each device's Bluetooth settings.
If you’ve connected a pair of headphones or speakers, you may need to change your default
Playback device in your sound settings and turn up the volume.
If you’re not sure how to do this, please see the instructions on our website or contact
us for help by emailing us at support@plugable.com Remember to like this video, share it with
your friends, and subscribe to our channel for more. See ya later!