How to connect Bluetooth headphones to Windows 7 computer?

Using wireless headphones with a computer greatly improves the comfort of use. If the headphones are with a microphone, then additional opportunities appear. It doesn't take long to connect, and the benefits are obvious.

Wireless headphones allow listen to music, play and watch movies without disturbing others. If you have a microphone, you can also make voice calls through various programs. The wireless accessory does not occupy a physical port and does not restrict the user. You can not be afraid to get tangled in the wires and move freely around the room during a conversation within a radius of at least 10 meters from the PC.

Let's take a look at the setup procedure.

1. Launch the Skype program.
2. Go to application settings. The location of the button is different depending on the version of the program, but it is always easy to find it.
3. Open the "Sound and Video" tab. The sub-item "Microphone" should indicate the wireless device.
4. If there is a tab "Communication device by default", then you need to click on it with the mouse and select a Bluetooth headset. When headphones are connected, they will be automatically recognized by the program and used for input and output of an audio signal.

Before using for the first time, pair the devices - Bluetooth headphones and a Windows 7 computer. You can do this by following a few steps.

1. Open "Control Panel". To do this, you can call the command line and enter the word control in the free field. After that, you need to click on "OK" or the Enter key on the keyboard.
2. Select the "Hardware and Sound" option, then click on the "Add devices" item.
3. Turn on the headphones. If necessary, activate the detection mode on them. Wait a little while the wireless headset is detected by the computer.
4. Click on the name of the headset in the list of available devices. Click on the "Next" button.
5. If possible, you should turn on the Internet connection. This will allow the system to find the headphone driver.
6. After installing all the necessary components, you can test the sound.

Reconnecting is much easier. The headphones will be perceived as "Paired" by the computer system. On subsequent connections, you just need to enter this menu and click on the "Connect" button. In some cases, you additionally need to set the headset as the default audio output device.

Simple steps will guide you through installing and configuring your Bluetooth adapter.

1. Turn on the headphones. Insert a new device into the USB port.
2. Go to the "Control Panel" and select a large display of icons. Go to the "Devices and Printers" item.
3. Windows 7 will display all devices that are connected. Among them will be a Bluetooth adapter. If there is a disk with the modem, then you should install the necessary drivers from it. As a result, a notification will appear that the system has added a device.
4. It remains quite a bit to customize the operation of the new modem. In the "Devices and Printers" window, click on the adapter name and select "Bluetooth operations" from the context menu.
5. The system will find the required service on its own. Next, you should click on the "Listen to music" button.

It is not always possible to connect wireless headphones the first time. It happens that Bluetooth does not appear in the task manager. This is usually due to the fact that the computer has incorrect drivers for the adapter. You just need to reinstall them. After that, Bluetooth will start working properly.

It happens that the wireless connection on the PC works correctly, but the headphones still won't connect. The problem could be with both devices. Follow the instructions below.

1. Restart headphones and computer. On shutdown, the system clears the accumulated errors. It is possible that the one that prevented the connection will go away this way.
2. Connect headphones to another gadget. This way you can check their performance.
3. Connect another accessory to the computer. The goal is the same as in the previous paragraph.
4. Update drivers for Bluetooth and motherboard.

If your computer crashes while connecting, then this could lead to unstable operation of the adapter or its emergency shutdown. You need to restart your PC. And also in such a situation, a software failure may occur. You need to try reinstalling or just updating the drivers.

The headphones are already connected, and nothing seems to bode well. A there is still no sound. No matter how trite, but first it is worth checking the volume level in the system and on the headphones themselves. You should open the mixer in the tray and make sure that it is the headphones that are sounding.

Headphones may not connect to your computer if they are already paired with another device... You should first disconnect them from all gadgets, and only then connect them to the PC. If the headset is simply not detected, then it is possible that the user forgot to turn it on. On some models, you have to press a separate key at all to activate the detection mode.

It happens that Bluetooth is on, the headphones are on, and even the previous connection has been dropped. But the computer still does not find the headset. In this case, you just need to reboot the headphones. This will "forget" the previous pairing and will appear in the list of available devices.

There is another interesting situation - Windows 7 cannot find suitable drivers for the device. In this case, you will have to do the search manually. This happens often with this operating system, it is not even considered a failure in its work. Alternatively, you can still update the driver for the radio module.

Sometimes the system provides the ability to connect wireless devices, but the Bluetooth function itself is not. It means that there is no physical module. To solve the problem, you should get a Bluetooth adapter.

For information on how to connect Bluetooth headphones to a Windows 7 computer, see below.