[ale] bluetooth music receiver always trying to pair?

[Ron Frazier (ALE)]

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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