Bluetooth Headset cannot be used as both headphones and speakers

Anonymous
2019-07-26T17:27:54+00:00

I have a bluetooth headset that does not allow me to use it as both a microphone and a headset.

I have determined that audio will play through the Bluetooth headset as long as the recording device is set to Conexant ISST Audio.  If I set the recording device to BHS-530 Hands-Free then no sound will play through either BHS-530 Playback device.

I can get audio to play while the BHS-530 Handsfree is setup as the Recording device but not while it is actively listening.  As an example my BHS-530 Stereo is selected for both my default audio and default communication device.  I start playing a YouTube video and audio works with the Playback menu is up in the Sound dialog (first screenshot), as soon as I select the recording menu (second screenshot) the audio stops.  If I switch the recording device back to Conexant ISST Audio the youtube video will continue to send sound regardless of which menu I am on.

What do I need to set so that I can use the headset for both audio and microphone (Microsoft Teams Calls)

The headset comes up as two separate devices once it connects to windows:

Playback Device

Type: Headset

Name: BHS-530 Hands-Free

and

Type: Headphones

Name: BHS-530 Stereo

Recording Device

Type: Headset

Name: BHS-530 Hands-Free

Type: Internal Microphone

Name: Conexant ISST Audio

(this is my laptop's internal mic)

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  2. Anonymous
    2021-05-04T11:00:32+00:00

    Maybe it is intel problem... but it works few weeks ago...now is not.

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  3. Anonymous
    2021-05-02T01:53:26+00:00

    My experience
    Got some Jabra Elite Active 45e's, and they worked great on my android phone.

    Then encountered all the same issues everyone has here. I could only use then as headphones, and anytime I switched to the headset option, they would disconnect and not work at all. Tried a million things. Read through this whole forum and tried all these fixes. Nothing worked

    I then tried installing a new bluetooth driver. I downloaded the one from my laptops manufacturers website. For me that was the Killer bluetooth driver

    After that, re-started my laptop, and everything worked!!! Working smoothly with Teams and Zoom!

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  4. Anonymous
    2021-04-07T20:24:54+00:00

    it doesn't work.

    If I enable the input, the headphone doesn't sound.

    If I enable the output the mic doesn't work ...

    I have a Motorola Headset.. but also I try with an Aiwa :(

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  5. Anonymous
    2021-04-07T13:19:50+00:00

    Well that is not a problem, just connect your BT headphones, pair them, then select for both INPUT and OUTPUT in sound settings the BT Headset Option, they will work after that

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