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Bluetooth Setup for C 368 / C 388

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Bluetooth (BT) Work Mode for C 368 / C 388 functions as Bluetooth Sink or Bluetooth Source.

  • Sink: The C 368 / C 388 acts as a receiver for audio streaming from a Bluetooth transmitter.
  • Source: The C 368 / C 388 acts as a transmitter for audio streaming to a Bluetooth receiver.

This article explains how to enable Bluetooth mode, change the Bluetooth Work Mode to Source or Sink, and how to connect the C 368 / C 388 as a Bluetooth Source or Sink device.

Note: Ensure to connect the Bluetooth antenna to the terminal in the rear panel of the C 368 / C 388.

You can use these buttons on the C 368 / C 388 to navigate across screens and perform the steps in the following sections.

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·       The navigation [˄/˅/˂/˃] buttons are used to go through menu options and selections.

·       The middle round button is designated as the [ENTER] button.
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Toggle between these buttons to select the required Source.

Enable Bluetooth

Follow these steps to enable Bluetooth:

  1. While accessing the current Source screen, press ˄ till the Source Setup menu is highlighted. Then, press [ENTER].
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  2. Toggle ˂ or ˃ till the Bluetooth screen appears.
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  3. Press [ENTER] and the Bluetooth – Name screen appears.
  4. Toggle ˂ or ˃ to navigate to the Bluetooth – Enabled screen.
  5. Press [ENTER] and toggle ˂ or ˃ to set the display to Enabled – Yes.
  6. Press ˄ multiple times to exit the Source Setup menu and go back to the Source screen you were accessing before Step 1.
  7. Toggle any of the SOURCE buttons till the screen displays Bluetooth. After a few seconds, the Bluetooth (Source) – Connectable or Bluetooth (Sink) – Connectable screen is displayed.

Change BT work mode

Follow these steps to change the Bluetooth Work Mode to Source or Sink:

  1. While accessing the current Source screen, press ˄ till the Source Setup menu is highlighted.
  2. Press ˃. The Settings menu is highlighted.
  3. Press [ENTER]. The Tone Controls screen appears.
  4. Press ˅ multiple times till the BT Work Mode – Sink or BT Work Mode – Source screen appears.
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  5. Toggle ˂ or ˃, to change the BT Work Mode to preferred mode: Source or Sink.
  6. Press ˄ multiple times to exit the Settings menu and go back to the Source screen you were accessing before Step 1.

Sink Mode

Follow these steps to Connect/Disconnect C 368 / C 388 (sink mode) to other Bluetooth transmitters:

Connect

  1. Toggle any of the SOURCE buttons till the screen displays Bluetooth. After a few seconds, the Bluetooth (Sink) – Connectable screen is displayed.
    Note: If the work mode is in Source, follow steps under Change BT work mode.
  2. Press and hold [ENTER] till the screen changes to Bluetooth (Sink) – Discoverable.
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  3. Using an iOS or Android device, go to Settings >Bluetooth and then scan for Bluetooth devices.
  4. The unique device ID of C 368 / C 388 is listed or selectable in the available Bluetooth device list. Pair or connect your C 368 / C 388 and Bluetooth device.
  5. Upon successful pairing of your Bluetooth device and the C 368 / C 388, the display will change to Bluetooth (Sink) – Connected and then Bluetooth (Sink) – Playing when music is played from your Bluetooth device.
    Note: When the Bluetooth connection of the connected iOS or Android device is turned OFF, the C 368 / C 388 display changes to Bluetooth (Sink) – Connectable. To reconnect the same Bluetooth device, perform step 3 only.
    To connect other Bluetooth devices perform all steps from Step 1.

Disconnect

  1. Using the connected iOS or Android device, go to Settings > Bluetooth.
  2. Under Paired devices / My devices, tap Unpair, or Forget this device. The screen on C 368 / C 388 changes to Bluetooth (sink) – Connectable.

Source Mode

Follow these steps to Connect/Disconnect C 368 / C 388 (source mode) to other Bluetooth receivers (headphone):

Connect

  1. Toggle any of the SOURCE buttons till the screen displays Bluetooth. After a few seconds, the Bluetooth (Source) – Connectable screen is displayed.
    Note: If the work mode is in Sink, follow the steps under Change BT work mode.
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  2. Press and hold [ENTER] till the screen changes to Bluetooth (Source) – Inquiring.
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  3. Press ˂ or ˃, to navigate across Bluetooth devices (headphones) available.
  4. Press [ENTER] to connect to the selected Bluetooth device (headphone). The display of C 368 / C 388 changes to Bluetooth (Source) – Connected.
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  5. Toggle the SOURCE buttons and select an active source media to stream to the connected Bluetooth device.

Disconnect

When the Bluetooth (Source) – Connected screen appears on the display, press [ENTER]. The display changes to Bluetooth (Source) – Connectable screen, and the Bluetooth device is disconnected.
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