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Title: Bluetooth Speaker
Post by: butcherman on December 30, 2016, 12:44:23 PM
Will the E-Z App work with a bluetooth speaker?? Can't seem to get it to pair with one.
Title: Re: Bluetooth Speaker
Post by: the Bach-man on December 30, 2016, 11:57:12 PM
Dear Butch,
Yes, it will.
We do this at shows all the time.
Keep trying!
Happy New Year!
the Bach-man
Title: Re: Bluetooth Speaker
Post by: Seaboard Air Line Fan on January 01, 2017, 10:15:18 AM
Here's a 3 minute video of my Williams by Bachmann E7 with BlueRail board, battery-powered, and a 2" Gems bluetooth speaker/circuit board installed, run from my Ipad Air:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEd2Y09RAWI (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEd2Y09RAWI)

I had to disassemble the Gems housing, disconnect the battery, and connect the speaker and circuit board in line with the BlueRail board circuitry.  Had to install a voltage regulator to drop the voltage down from 9.6v to a safe level for the Gems circuit.  During installation found the Gems housing was too big so I left it off, plus had to trim the bottom which holds the board, so it would fit inside the E7 body.

BobD
Title: Re: Bluetooth Speaker
Post by: Grapevine Flyer on March 01, 2017, 08:04:54 PM
Just to be clear, the APP doesn't pair with a speaker. You pair your phone/tablet with a speaker, which routes all sounds to the speaker (regardless of what APP you are running). Pairing is generally done from the Settings/Bluetooth area in your phone/tablet.  If you are having problems pairing your device to a bluetooth speaker, I would google "(name of device) can't pair bluetooth" and see what you find.