How to connect 1 cell with 2 Bluetooth devices?

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  1. Rocks

    Rocks Road Train Member

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    I have a Handsfree and Audio Car Kit BTAXS2R that I plug into the truck radio AUX to listen to music from my tablet thru the truck speakers.
    I want to listen to Radio Garden the same way- that is a website that allows one to listen to radio stations all over the world by clicking on the world map - but my tablet doesn't support that.
    I can use my Samsung J3V (Android) to listen to the Radio Garden but I can't pair the BTAXS2R with the cell. My cell is already paired with Blueparrott B250-XT headset for calls only.
    When I scan for Bluetooth devices with my cell, the BTAXS2R is not listed, even though it's plugged on the radio AUX of the truck.
    Do I have to unpair my Blueparrott headset in order to pair the BTAXS2R? How can I have both paired simultaneously? And use both at the same time? One for calls only and the other for listening to music thru the truck speakers?
    Is there a way I can do that?
    I appreciate any info. :biggrin_25519:

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  3. MidWest_MacDaddy

    MidWest_MacDaddy Road Train Member

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    Not sure I’m tracking but...

    BT can be a bit fussy... I can bounce back and forth between my BT options (sorry, one at a time) say on my iPhone, but if it the BT device is already paired with another device, say my iPad, then I must, sometimes, unpair the BT device from my iPad before I can pair it with my iPhone... ya, BT Tech can be a good option but normally when one is only pairing one phone/tablet to one BT Toy at a time.

    Not sure what you meant when you said your tablet doesn’t support a website... but ya, tech, fun... lol
     
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  4. MidWest_MacDaddy

    MidWest_MacDaddy Road Train Member

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    Having said that... and reading the post again... I think you should be able to bounce back and forth between the BP Headset and the dongle to the Truck Speakers... make sure the dongle for aux input device is NOT paired to your tablet first... then bounce back and forth between the two BT devices (again, one at a time) before complicating the mix with the Tablet.
     
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  5. MidWest_MacDaddy

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    Another option to get both options, have your phone hard wired to the Aux Input Jack and use your BP headset via BT technology.

    Then I think you should have both all the time without bouncing back and forth between BT devices.
     
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  6. Rocks

    Rocks Road Train Member

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    Thanks. The Radio Garden website lets users listen to 7,877 radio stations around the world by dragging and dropping a pointer over a 3D Google Earth interface. Users can spin a virtual globe and click on live radio around the world. It's super cool. :thumbright: But it doesn't work with my old tablet.... :biggrin_25513:
    This is the website link if you wish to check it out.
    Radio Garden
     
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  7. Rocks

    Rocks Road Train Member

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    :biggrin_2554: Hey... now you are talking "high tech" with me.... I don't know what you mean by "have phone hard wired to the Aux Input Jack" .... and "use the Blueparrot via BT technology"... Now I am lost... :biggrin_2552:
     
  8. MagnumaMoose

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    @RedForeman I don't understand a lick of all these types of technical discussion but you seem to be highly proficient with these kinds of things. Just wanted to see if you had any input. Thanks.
     
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  9. WildTiger1990

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    Have you went if Bluetooth settings and changed parameters?
    This is my set up for example, where I am listening music through Volvo player, and talking via Bluetooth Screenshot_20190421-173203.png Screenshot_20190421-173214.png Screenshot_20190421-173208.png
     
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  10. MidWest_MacDaddy

    MidWest_MacDaddy Road Train Member

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    The Aux Input on the radio is a basic 1/8” jack correct? Buy a patch cord and physically plug your phone into it using a 1/8” Male to 1/8” Male patch cable... then you can use your phone to play the Music Garden App over your truck stereo via the Aux Input...

    Then you can pair your BP (BlueParrot) to your phone using the BT (Bluetooth) option...

    You should then, I think, have both the Radio and Headset connected without having to juggle two Bluetooth devices on one phone.
     
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  11. tarmadilo

    tarmadilo Road Train Member

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    My iPhone Bluetooth will only connect with either my truck radio OR my hands-free earpiece. Fortunately, if my phone rings and I power on my earpiece, it automatically defaults to it, and when I turn it off, the radio reconnects.
     
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