has anyone tried the bluetooth feature? i'm interested in playing audio from my phone--namely Audible books.
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Yep! My husband put this cd player in his truck and now every time we get in it starts playing the music on his phone. It's crazy.
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it's great, it can be tricky at first if you put your phone too close but that's easily fixable
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bluetooth works outstanding,, Once u have your device or phone paired, anything u play on your device or phone will play thru your car speakers. just set the Pioneer source on BT the headphone icon.
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I use the Bluetooth feature all the time. It works seamlessly with my iPhone. Just pair your phone with the receiver once, then whenever you want to listen to audio from your iPhone change the source to Bluetooth. Works for any audio your iPhone plays: music, audio books, audio from videos. Also it works pretty well for phone calls.
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I don't think there is any Bluetooth connectivity here. My iPad does not see it. My iPhone 4S does not see it. There is no Bluetooth symbol or sticker on the speakers anywhere. I'm not sure what the item description: "Superb gaming sound effects via Bluetooth,DBB to preserve low tones for deep bass at any volume level." is referring to. I'd be interested in knowing if anyone has connected to it themselves as it would be useful to have my iPad oriented horizontally (for movies) and still use the speakers (undocked).
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. Can you please specify the "issues". The kindle must have Bluetooth capability and then you have to pair it with the headphones. I'm using with my iPad minis, phones etc and it works great.
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Yes, if it the app is installed on a Bluetooth-enabled device. However, it is not compatible with surround sound, so music generally does not sound very good. Its sound is fine for audiobooks but not music.
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I don't use mine for audio books but my husband does and he says yes...it does. Please note though....he uses his primarily for audio books and the unit died after about 6 months of use. I have the same player in a different color and only use mine for work outs and mine is still working. I don't know if it was because you have it on such a long time when you are listening to audio books versus music or not.
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No. The Bluetooth feature is an input, not an output. You can output from your smartphone (if it has Bluetooth) and play through the speakers.
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No, Bluetooth feature is just for "incoming" sound to device. In other words to play sound from phones, tablets, etc etc...
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I have a Droid, so I'm not sure what the issue is. I'm assuming you've turned on your Bluetooth. As soon as I did that, it gave me a list of options from which to select and the speaker was listed.
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Recently I bought Bluetooth music receiver for my sound dock. It adds more fun to your speakers with more connectivity option (apple, android, laptop almost anything with blue tooth)
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I am an Audible user so have no idea about the Overdrive books, but if you convert them to mp3 they will play. Restarting from where it was turned off at, most of the time...the rest of the time, the battery dies....
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This device, as far as I know, is merely an mp3 player. I'm under the impression that audible books are played through the audible application. It would appear that the answer is no, this device does not play audible books but I may very well be mistaken.The way I use this device is by loading music onto its 2 gigabyte storage drive built into it via micro USB. The built in controls allow me to play songs, skip and repeat tracks, move forward or backward through my folders/playlists, toggle shuffle and use the zappin features.I can't imagine audible working on this device at all due to its inability to wirelessly connect to anything.I hope this helps. This device, as far as I know, is merely an mp3 player. I'm under the impression that audible books are played through the audible application. It would appear that the answer is no, this device does not play audible books but I may very well be mistaken.The way I use this device is by loading music onto its 2 gigabyte storage drive built into it via micro USB. The built in controls allow me to play songs, skip and repeat tracks, move forward or backward through my folders/playlists, toggle shuffle and use the zappin features.I can't imagine audible working on this... » Read More This device, as far as I know, is merely an mp3 player. I'm under the impression that audible books are played through the audible application. It would appear that the answer is no, this device does not play audible books but I may very well be mistaken.The way I use this device is by loading music onto its 2 gigabyte storage drive built into it via micro USB. The built in controls allow me to play songs, skip and repeat tracks, move forward or backward through my folders/playlists, toggle shuffle and use the zappin features.I can't imagine audible working on this device at all due to its inability to wirelessly connect to anything.I hope this helps. « Show Less
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unfortunately it has no any bluetooth function. so you cannnot connect it with any device via bluetooth. it's just bone to be a mp3 player.
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I've dealt with the same problem. My brother and I both share the speaker between the two of us. Sometimes my phone will not connect to it and gives me the same lame excuse that you received. You just have to make sure the previous device you used has Bluetooth turned off completely and it is entirely out of range. Then you go ahead and turn on the speaker, turn the Bluetooth on on the device you want to use, and then connect it when the device reads the signal from the speaker. That's how we took care of the problem. It's a little tedious and absurd, but it's the system we use to make it work.
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sorry I answered too quick, I listen to music all the time, it is independent to the phone and it has Bluetooth but I use ear bugs, the sound is great
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Did you ever solve this problem...mine does the same thing and it makes listening to audio books so hard to do. If not...can you recommend a MP3 that does not do this.
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Yes! I really enjoy the Bluetooth streaming feature. It is just as clear as if you were playing a cd, no difference!
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Via bluetooth - audio playback, previous/next buttons, and current artist/song display (SPP) works in some applications. Also, make/answer calls, and it may support the phonebook (i don't know)Via USB (if the phone can mount as a mass storage device) - browse folders, play songs or playlists.Pandora mode - No. (you can play music from pandora over bluetooth, but you cannot change station or thumbs up/down from the head unit).AppRadio/Advanced App mode - No (not for me at least).