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The initial pairing took a few minutes. However, after that it's virtually automatic. App asks which radio I want to pair with, since it's already in the phone's memory it's almost instantaneous.
Did you follow the BT settings in the radio by the letter? If so, it's probably something wrong with your board.
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Thanks. I appreciate your help and pictures.
The setup procedure is kind of self explanatory. A window pops in both the radio and my tablet asking to verify the passcode. I click "ok" and "confirm" on both devices, it goes into Setting....... and then a message on the radio says that it failed to connect. Same thing on my phone and other tablets.
There was a large D-Star net yesterday and I asked this question. Several guys said they could not connect to anything except the Icom's $130 Bluetooth microphone. Nothing else worked for them either. One of the guys said that the manual clearly states that it will only work with Icom BT devices. I can't find anything saying this in the manual that came with my radio.
At this point I don't know what else to try. Is the BT module in your radio BT-133 or BT-133A? Mine is the "A" version.
I will call Icom again. Is it ok if I reference to your picture? They will probably give me another BS answer to just get rid of me. LOL. This is what I hate about Japanese products support. Everything is "hush-hush". They would never acknowledge that there is a problem and will deny everything.