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The install went OK, but kept getting error messages from Win 7.Wrote to Cirago. You will need to restart your computer at the prompt for these changes to take effect. Download the compressed.zip files from Cirago's support page to your desktop: [.].Extract these files to the new folder.
Left click on New then Folder. Double-click on "Toshiba Stack" and then on "Setup". Got unclear response as to correct install procedure.Here is the procedure I followed and then sent to Cirago for their use:To install the Windows 7 drivers - Right click on an empty portion of your desktop screen to bring up a list.
Click to open the new folder. Left click on the un-named new folder and right click on rename. Then type in a name such as Cirago Bluetooth Adapter.
Follow the instructions to uninstall the old drivers and install the new drivers. BTW, if you used the mini disk to install the drivers as I did, and then you go to the normal update driver process, Win 7 told me I have the most recent drivers already installed, which is incorrect.
It's been trying to connect to my Jawbone Prime, which works fine with my iPhone, for three days off and on. I downloaded drivers for Win7 64bit (it comes with 32bit drivers) after the 32bit drivers wouldn't install. Win7 finds the device just fine (if you have Win7 64bit you'll have to download updated drivers from Cirago), but I'd suggest you verify that the thing works with your particular bluetooth target device before you buy. So far it's a no for Jawbone Prime.
I purchased this to connect a mouse to my new Netbook. The netbook had Windows 7 on it, and I just pluged it in and it worked. No problems no need to do a thing.
It may or may not also have to do with my laptop's operating system doing something intensively for a moment or two. Note that the Sony won't pair with the Cirago unless the Cirago is installed with the included driver disc. Microsoft's auto-detect drivers won't pair by themselves with the receiver, which needs support for the A2DP Bluetooth profile for high-quality stereo audio traffic. Transmitter and receiver are about 10 feet away (3 meters). The technology might not be ready yet. I've got some electrical tape here somewhere. So I know a thing or two about the underlying technology, and my expectations are pretty high.I have had three major complaints so far.First, the reception cuts in and out sometimes. Cranking up to my stereo's maximum is not too loud to make my neighbors mad at me after polite hours.and bless them, but sometimes I need loudness.Third.and this is the weirdest.sometimes the pitch of music increases and decreases.
It's the strangest thing. This is with music that I know very well, and I can really hear the difference from normal. My music, in 2009, should not suffer audible interruptions or distortions. 3G and later iPhones should work fine as transmitters with the Sony receiver.Overall, music quality is high.
In fact, I have been able to position my body as a Faraday cage between transmitter and receiver, almost completely blocking transmission. I am not only an audiophile, but part of my academic training and professional work is in signal processing. This review, therefore, is a commentary on the operation of both the Cirago adapter (acting as transmitter) and the Sony Ericsson receiver, together. Very odd. The Bluetooth audio receiver, purchased elsewhere, is a Sony Ericsson MBR-100 ($29.99). Is one of the devices in the chain, somewhere, trying to buffer a latent stream and catch up. This definitely correlates with me walking in between transmitter and receiver.
I have a Dell Latitude D830 laptop running Win XP Professional, Service Pack 2, with the volume control panel turned all the way up. Also, for a micro-USB dongle, it sticks out farther than the one for my wireless mouse. I bought this Bluetooth adapter to wirelessly stream music from my PC laptop, playing iTunes, to my home stereo. It's almost always close to a gap in reception.A more minor issue, which many other people have reported, is the flashing blue LED. Pretty, but potentially distracting. Maybe too much.
I'm using iTunes (9.0.2.25), with a flat equalizer, volume all the way up. But I had to try.hope this helps you in your decision-making. Same with my 16G iPhone (pre-3G, purchased Feb 2008), which I just found out doesn't support A2DP either. Clearance from the edge of the laptop is about 9 mm, compared to about 4-5 mm for my mouse adapter.Still not sure if I'm going to return both products (Cirago Bluetooth adapter, and Sony music receiver). But I haven't been testing the arrangement long enough to know all the things that lead to dysfunction in this communication channel.Second, the volume is relatively low. Still, I have to crank up my stereo volume much higher than for any other input source to get a medium-loud volume that I like.
I treat my equipment gingerly and with respect, but this makes me a little nervous. When Apple introduces a complete solution, I'm sure it will all work just fine.
I had to get it because even though my Gateway laptop has a BT transceiver, it did not work with my LG MSB-100 speaker--it detected it as a hands-free device, not a speaker/stereo headset. With this Cirago, I get better range--I would say maybe 10-20 ft more.There were some comments about the annoying LED light, but it doesn't bother me since the USB port is on the side of the laptop and not in my direct field of vision. It comes with the Toshiba BT stack (drivers) which do work with BT speakers (go to Cirago's site and download the latest version--the version on the CD was 6.0 and the site had 7.0 [the version wasn't viewable directly on site but shows up in the name of the zip file--CiragoBT21_ToshibaV7.zip].The one thing that I haven't been able to get working is to have the BT stack automatically connect to the speaker. It uses the Toshiba stack, which isn't specific to only this device, so there's nothing special from a software/user interface perspective.The major reasons that I got this were: 1). I tried a few other things and didn't get it to work with the speakers. So rather than spend several more hours researching and probably still not getting it to work, I decided it was more feasible to spend less than $30 and get this Cirago device.I got this and disabled the BT transceiver on my laptop. This worked fine for me. There really isn't much to using this device.
It's a class 1 device, meaning it has longer range than most BT devices that are class 2. Overall I think this is a great little device that is simple to use and would be a great addition to any computer, especially older ones that have no BT built-in. And once again, Amazon had the best total price out of all the major online stores. This ended up working out OK because I just leave the speaker on all the time in my bedroom and only manually connect to it when I want to listen to online radio in my bedroom; otherwise I use the built-in laptop speaker while in my home office.The device itself is amazingly small, much smaller than a thumb drive, and only protrudes ~ ½" from the USB port. I did some research and apparently the issue has to do with the BT drivers that came with the Gateway laptop (I tried the Gateway drivers on XP and then the built-in Windows 7 drivers on another laptop of the same model, and neither worked). It's small; 2).
I have to manually connect to the speaker every time after I turn it on. I had tested the LG MSB-100 speaker with the BT transceiver that's built-in to the Dell Latitude D630 (it uses the Toshiba stack) and the range was not as good. It's Bluetooth v2.1 while some of the others are only v2.0; 3). With the free shipping, I got it on Saturday after ordering it on Tuesday, which is pretty good considering that Thursday was a holiday and hence no USPS service.
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