[ale] bluetooth music receiver always trying to pair?

[Ron Frazier (ALE)]

Hi James,

Thanks for the reply and the links.  I think the one from Amazon is 
available after all.  After reading what you said, I've decided to buy 
the one from Amazon, which is also cheaper, and return the one to Best 
Buy once the one from Amazon gets here.  Hopefully, Best Buy can resell 
the device, but I just don't like the fact that anyone in range can pair 
with it.  At least, the Logitech unit has a button that you have to push 
to connect to it.  The Amazon unit is $15 cheaper too.  I like the way 
the Rockefish unit transmits music.  It sounds really good.  Hopefully, 
the Logitech unit will be the same in that regard.

Sincerely,

Ron


On 1/27/2013 11:27 AM, James Sumners wrote:
> I'd call that a design flaw with the device. Reading the so called
> manual[1], it's just as you say. If the receiver isn't currently
> connected to a within rage device, then it is waiting for one to
> connect. The only thing that prevents a stranger from walking with in
> range (33 feet according to the manual) is the PIN required to do the
> pairing; but that PIN is the most easily guessed 0000. I'd say look
> for a better product. However, the only one I'm finding with some
> quick searching is a seemingly discontinued Logitech[2] (it requires a
> button to be pushed to initiate an initial pairing). And it doesn't
> have an optical out like the one you have :-/
>
> [1] -- http://www.rocketfishproducts.com/products/home-theater/RF-BTR212.html
> [2] -- http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004VM1T5S/
>
> On Sun, Jan 27, 2013 at 9:44 AM, Ron Frazier (ALE)
> <atllinuxenthinfo at techstarship.com>  wrote:
>    
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I need some advice on how bluetooth works. I have some amplified speakers in my house that I wanted to send audio to from my Android tablet, so I could listen to pandora, or podcasts, etc. I searched around town and found the Rocketfish Bluetooth Music Receiver, RF-BTR212, at Best Buy. Functionally, it does what I want, but has a design anomaly that I'm concerned about. Once paired, I can send audio from my tablet to my amplified speakers, just like I wanted. The receiver connects to the speakers I already had, and the tablet pairs with the receiver wirelessly.
>>
>> The problem is in the pairing process. Once you plug this thing in, it's ALWAYS in pairing mode, unless it's paired. So, you plug it in and it starts to blink, looking for something to pair with. I go to the tablet and select search for devices to pair with. I see Music Receiver. I select it, and they pair up. All well and good. However, when I leave the area with the tablet, or turn off its bluetooth, the receiver goes back into hunting mode and blinking again. It has no power switch, so the only way I can stop it is to unplug it.
>>
>> My concern is, that it could show up on the neighbor's ipod or something and their music would suddenly start coming out of my speakers. Can someone explain the pairing process to me and tell me if this could occur? Also, I'm having trouble disconnecting the device and returning the sound to my speakers or headphone jack. Since the receiver is always trying to pair up, if I turn off bluetooth and play audio through the internal speakers, as soon as I turn bluetooth back on, the audio goes back to the speakers hooked to this receiver, and not on the internal speakers. If I leave bluetooth turned off all the time, I cannot use my bluetooth keyboard.
>>
>> Sincerely,
>>
>> Ron
>>      
>
>    

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