The twenty-first century is the time of wireless technologies. A lot of cables and connectors are a thing of the past, now all devices are connected using wireless networks. This is not surprising, because wireless technology is much more convenient, and ubiquity allows you to connect a variety of devices.
Bluetooth setup
Before connecting the accessory to the laptop, you need to configure the Bluetooth. First of all, you need to make sure that it is in the laptop. In Windows 10, just click on the notification bar. There will be a slider to turn bluetooth on and off. In Windows 7 and earlier, you need to carry out the same procedure, but with a slight difference - you need to go to the "Device Manager", and there select "Wireless networks" for Windows 8.1 and "Hardware and Sound" - "Add Bluetooth devices" for Windows 7.
If there is no such item in the above points, then there are two options - either there is no bluetooth adapter and it will have to be bought separately (connected via USB), or drivers are not installed on it (download from the manufacturer's website). On some laptops, the wireless connection button is immediately placed on the keyboard - this is one of the F function keys.
Connecting a speaker via bluetooth
Today, most computer users are aware of the capabilities of portable speakers. Although this device has certain drawbacks, it is becoming more and more popular. Thanks to these speakers, you can make the sound of your laptop louder, and you can also carry them with you, even in your bag. These devices vary in performance and can provide excellent sound.
A number of steps to connect:
- It is necessary to place the speaker closer to the laptop and turn it on. A successful launch is usually indicated by a small indicator on the body of the gadget. It can be both continuously lit and blinking.
- Now you can turn on the Bluetooth adapter on the laptop itself. On keyboards of some laptops for this purpose there is a special key with a corresponding icon located in the block "F1-F12". It should be pressed in combination with "Fn".
- If there is no such key or it is difficult to find it, then you can enable the adapter from the operating system.
- After all the preparatory steps, you should turn on the pairing mode on the speaker. We will not give the exact designation of this button here, since on different devices they can be called and look differently. Read the manual that should be included in the kit.
- Next, you need to connect the bluetooth device in the operating system. For all such gadgets, the actions will be standard.
For Windows 10, the steps are as follows:
- Click on the "Start" menu and look for the "Options" icon there.
- Then go to the "Devices" section.
- Turn on the adapter, if it was disabled, and click on the plus to add a device.
- Next, select the appropriate item in the menu.
- We find the desired gadget in the list (in this case, it is a headset, and you will have a column). This can be done by the displayed name, if there are several of them.
- Done, the device is connected.
