topic Betreff: Pairing Sony Walkman NW-A55L to Pure CF-6 via Bluetooth in Portable Audio

Pairing Sony Walkman NW-A55L to Pure CF-6 via Bluetooth

virgil7 — Wed, 01 Jan 2020 17:34:07 GMT

Hello there .. I am trying to pair my new Sony Walkman NW-A55L to my new Pure CF-6 via Bluetooth without success. I have also tried to pair it with my Roberts Blutune to no avail.

I have followed all the instruction manuals but am still at a loss.

Does anyone have any suggestions, preferably clean

Virgil.

Betreff: Pairing Sony Walkman NW-A55L to Pure CF-6 via Bluetooth

IamNic — Wed, 01 Jan 2020 19:00:06 GMT

Hello @virgil7,

are the devices you try to connect your Walkman to in pairing mode?

They need to be, otherwise they are not discoverable by the walkman.

- Nic

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virgil7 — Wed, 01 Jan 2020 19:56:01 GMT

Hello Nic, yes they are both in pairing mode with the Bluetooth icon showing.

There's obviously an easy answer to this but if I don't know then it is quite baffling.

Betreff: Pairing Sony Walkman NW-A55L to Pure CF-6 via Bluetooth

IamNic — Wed, 01 Jan 2020 21:46:24 GMT

Hello @virgil7,

how far do you get when pairing? Does the player simply not discover the CF-6?

- Nic

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virgil7 — Thu, 02 Jan 2020 07:28:40 GMT

Affirmative Nic - the player does not discover my Pure Evoke CF-6 or even my Roberts Blutune 100.

Betreff: Pairing Sony Walkman NW-A55L to Pure CF-6 via Bluetooth

IamNic — Fri, 03 Jan 2020 06:46:02 GMT

Hello @virgil7,

then maybe the radio you have doesn't support the right bluetooth protocol.

Can you pair other radios/headphones?

I can pair all my speakers+headphones I have at home with my NW-A45, I doubt the protocol is much different to the ones on the NW-A55.

I unfortunately can't get my hands on a 55, otherwise I would check.

- Nic

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virgil7 — Fri, 03 Jan 2020 06:41:06 GMT

Hello there Nic, yeah, I was thinking along the same lines .. I've tried just about everything, read all the instruction manuals, including on-line, watched a few videos etc. etc.

I can't pair the Walkman with my Roberts Blutune 100 either, so it looks like the Walkman is going back to Amazon.

Thanks for your efforts my friend.

Ray in Cornwall, UK.

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IamNic — Fri, 03 Jan 2020 06:44:43 GMT

Have you considered to get the NW-A45 instead?

- Nic

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virgil7 — Fri, 03 Jan 2020 07:17:39 GMT

I'll make a decision over the weekend, nic. I'm also checking out the Fiio M9 and the Cowon Plenue D2.

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virgil7 — Sat, 04 Jan 2020 15:51:20 GMT

Hello nic .. I purchased a FiiO M9 in the end, and it connected to my Pure Evoke CF-6 music system straight away.

So you were correct in thinking maybe the Walkman and the Pure Evoke used different protocols.

The Walkman NW-A55L uses Bluetooth 5.0 whereas the FiiO M9 uses Bluetooth 4.2

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virgil7 — Sun, 05 Jan 2020 11:46:41 GMT

I finally managed to connect it Nic ... Tools - Settings -Connect to/Add Audio Device - Wireless Playback Quality

Then 'tap' aptX.