about 50% of the time my iPhone 5 will not link with the KCA-BT300. I have to shut down my stereo and power it up again. do you have this problem? I heard you can update the firmware with a PC laptop but I only have an apple laptop. Has anyone updated...
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I would go to the Kenwood site and find out if there is a newer firmware version for the BT300 than your current version. I updated mine a while back and have since sold the car it was installed in. As I recall the update was done using a Bluetooth connection between the BT300 and my Bluetooth capable laptop and the whole process was pretty easy following the instructions they gave. Have no idea if they have a Mac version. There are some setup selections in the head units Bluetooth settings that could be affecting your phone connection and as I remember you have to turn off and not allow the connection to playback audio files on your phone or you will have the problem of sporadic phone call capability connection.
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Sorry Ric, I don't own any Apple device. (try this, you press the ON button for more than 10 seconds, till you see the red and blue light blinking, that is when the Bluetooth is on. When I first got the headset device, I have problem with the pairing all my smartphone too. I wrote to the manufacture for help at mailto:support@jlab.zendesk.com for help.)
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Keep at it everyone! I tried pushing the button for 15 seconds, nothing. restarting, nothing. then after several minutes, went back to check to see if there was anything under the bluetooth section on my macbook pro running X 10.10.2 and there was! I paired it and it works great!
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Because later model iPods/iPhones and iOS versions have shown compatibility problems. I connect mine via aux input to airport streaming audio from iTunes/computer. If you want to play audio directly from dock, you may have problems
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I just got the large one and let me just put this out there in case someone else has this problem. I paired this with my iphone and it wasn't playing music through it. So I "forgot" the speaker on my iphone. Turned the speaker off and back on and then held the "menu" button down to get it into pairing mode again and repaired the two and it started working fine. It would previously take calls and play them through the speaker, but not music. Not sure where the problem was, but it seems to be resolved.Sound quality and volume are pretty good for the money I paid. It feels like it's built sturdy and looks good. Haven't tried the aux out yet. I just got the large one and let me just put this out there in case someone else has this problem. I paired this with my iphone and it wasn't playing music through it. So I "forgot" the speaker on my iphone. Turned the speaker off and back on and then held the "menu" button down to get it into pairing mode again and repaired the two and it started working fine. It would previously take calls and play them through the speaker, but not music. Not sure where the problem was, but it seems to be resolved.Sound quality and volume are pretty good for the... » Read More I just got the large one and let me just put this out there in case someone else has this problem. I paired this with my iphone and it wasn't playing music through it. So I "forgot" the speaker on my iphone. Turned the speaker off and back on and then held the "menu" button down to get it into pairing mode again and repaired the two and it started working fine. It would previously take calls and play them through the speaker, but not music. Not sure where the problem was, but it seems to be resolved.Sound quality and volume are pretty good for the money I paid. It feels like it's built sturdy and looks good. Haven't tried the aux out yet. « Show Less
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ALL the time. Especially problematic with iPhones. No firmware updates made a dent in the problem. Look elsewhere for a quality modem. This one needs turned off and back on about once a week.
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I'm not Isure I can help you. I point my iPhone to Soundmatters, and my iPhone finds the Bluetooth connection - - foxLV2. I click that and everything is good.
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Mine is the same way whenever I try to pair it to my iPhone 5 or iPad mini. It takes an incredibly long time to reset the connection every time I want to use the speaker. Not worth it.
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Yes! I have the iPhone 5 and it's either total static or doesn't play sound at all.
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In the daisy chain, are we limited to using Satechi BT speakers, or can we make any speaker with a 3.5mm connection "bluetooth"? If so, how would the volume work? Are we limited to the volume of the BT? Would a louder speaker in the chain overwhelm or "blowout" the smaller one?Finally, I see compatibility with Apple Products, but I did not see Macbook Pro or iPhone 4s, specifically. Would these be compatible?Thanks,
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Yeah, I have it paired with my PC and my iphone at the same time. When you turn on the jambox, both the PC and the iphone recognize it (within range) and you just choose which one to play music from. No need to re-pair if switching between the two.
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Ok......now don't get mad when I asked you some dumb questions but it's kind of like my husband who said the printer was broken...I said......is there paper in it? and he said.....well......I think you know what the answer to that was (I didn't have to buy a new printer, let's put it that way). First......is the TDK button on? Make sure Bluetooth is enabled on your iPhone. Now try this, press the Bluetooth button, let it go and then press it again but hold it down for at least 3 seconds. It's suppose to blink quickly then. You should be able to see TREK Max on your iPhone. Now select it. I'm not sure about the passkey thing because I didn't have to do that. Oh, and one more thing, I would have my iPhone fully charged. I don't get it but I once had trouble pairing something and I ran down my device so I said I'd try it the next day (after it was fully charged) and it work just the way it was suppose to so try that too. Make sure the TDK is fully charged too.....I hope you get this thing up and running...it's a nice thing! One more thing, I don't have an iPhone right now (Android) but make sure (probably in your Personal Settings) that your Auto-sync data is checked. Good Luck!
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It works the same. Great device and I use it often. The built in fm transmitter is nice for playing music in the car through the car speakers or in the house using a stereo. Could not get the bluetooth to sync with an iPhone 5 but only tried once.
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I have had absolutely NO problem pairing to both my iPhones (both the new and the old) as well as my laptop, and the headset pairs instantly when turned on, telling me that it is paired to two devices. Since the cell phones are Apple but the laptop is Windows 7 professional, the pairing is pretty decent - but both items are very recent and very up to date. Pairing might be more difficult with unusual devices, older items, but not for new equipment.
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I have been using iPhone with BT to access the phone. It will likely do any phone I also have an android phone for work but did not hook it up. I have tried to play music via USB which is not in Andoid per my research. That is also gone in new Apple software. I use an old iPad or classic to go through usb to Kenwood. Use a device for music, classic with 160 GB is impossible to fill even with non compressed music. then access phone with bluetooth. When I get a call i push volume button and I'm talkin" hands free. Bruce
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Thanks to all of you on this thread! Like Karen B. and the others, I've been going nuts trying to get my Sansa C250 to show up on my home PC. No problem on the one at work. (You wouldn't believe how 'creative' I had to get to download an audiobook at home.) I downloaded the Firmware Updater and followed the instructions and I can FINALLY 'drag and drop' at home.
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Hi TKOC,Thanks for the question. Were the Apple products connecting before the update? If it is an update issue, perhaps a call to Apple could resolve this. Otherwise, the speakers could think they are still connected to a device. Like Frank suggested, unplug the speakers for 15 minutes. Turn off bluetooth on all devices that you paired with these speakers. You may even want to power off those devices. Then restart everything. Hopefully this will take care of it. Please contact AV-Express if we can be of further assistance.