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Bluetooth connection issues

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Old 02-22-2012, 12:47 PM
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I have an in-car bluetooth system and am having trouble getting the rezound to connect reliably. Usually it won't connect at all on its own, but I've noticed that if I start the car with the rezound bluetooth turned off, and then turn the bluetooth on, sometimes it will connect. Sometimes I can force it to connect by manually going into the rezound's bluetooth menu and selecting the car, but this only works about 25% of the time, and sometimes it only connects to streaming media, not to the hands-free headset. I had absolutely no issues with connecting my Dinc - the Dinc would just automatically connect as long as BT was turned on - so I don't think it's the car system.

Has anyone else had this kind of issue? I'm still within the return period for the phone, so I'm wondering if I should take it back and exchange it for a new one, or if this is a problem across the all rezounds and I need to either live with it or get a different phone.

Thanks for your feedback.

SOLUTION FOR SUBARU CARS WITH HANDSFREE BLUETOOTH PHONE SYSTEMS: The proper way to set up the phone to connect for both phone calls and streaming media is to use the steering wheel controls to do the set up. If you use the radio controls you may have the issues above.

Last edited by Flur; 02-23-2012 at 02:00 PM. Reason: To add the solution to the issue.
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Old 02-22-2012, 06:31 PM
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So... 53 of you have looked and not responded, and I don't know if it's because you haven't had this issue or because none of you use bluetooth.

So, if you've used bluetooth with your stock rezound and don't have any issues with your devices connecting after the initial pairing, can you please reply and say so? Just need to know if my rezound is malfunctioning or not.

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Old 02-22-2012, 06:59 PM
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2011 Hyundai Genesis Coupé with Infinity AM/FM/XM/CD/MP3 audio system - no issues with Bluetooth. It connects from 5 or 8 feet away and is ready to go as soon as I push the ignition button...
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have had no problems pairing with plantronics or jawbone headsets. issue is crappy audio - people hearing me. never had it unpair and i use BT a lot.
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Old 02-23-2012, 01:57 PM
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With all the people that looked at this thread and no one reporting a problem, I decided to do a search for Subaru bluetooth issues (I have 2011 WRX). It turns out that in order to have the phone autoconnect to the system, you have to set it up with the steering-wheel controls, not the radio controls. It seems silly, IMO, to have two ways to do it if only one of them works, but that's the solution.

I'm updating the original post so if anyone else comes along and does a search for Subaru bluetooth connection issues they can find it.