Phone says connected, but there's no audio streaming

Are you lot having a hard fourth dimension figuring out your Alpine UTE73BT Bluetooth pairing? Whether you've got the Tall UTE-73BT, CDE-172BT or the CDE-175BT this post covers how to set up a new phone, clear out an old phone and resolve most Bluetooth connectivity issues.

Out of all the stereos I sell – single din, double din, bear upon screen, CarPlay, Android Automobile, Alpine, Kenwood, Sony, Pioneer, Dominate, Jensen, Stinger, Grundig, etc. – these 3 Alpine models are the ones that seem to trip upwards the well-nigh clients when it comes to resolving Bluetooth connection problems. Unlike most head unit of measurement models on the marketplace, the UTE73BT, CDE172BT and the CDE175BT accept simply 2 banks for Bluetooth devices.

Alpine UTE73BT Bluetooth Pairing - Demonstrated on Alpine CDE172BT
Alpine UTE73BT Bluetooth Pairing – Demonstrated on Tall CDE172BT

Device 1 is for your primary telephone. This profile covers handsfree and audio streaming functions. The Device 2 bank is strictly for handsfree functions only. Additionally, unlike many Bluetooth devices on the marketplace, this unit of measurement is not always prepare to be paired with a new device.

Pairing a new device – first fourth dimension powering upwardly

If you've just powered your UTE-73BT upwards and this is the first time anyone has tried to pair a device to information technology, follow these instructions.

  • Press and concur the sleep button, which looks similar a back arrow, below the volume knob. This puts the radio into a Standby manner.
  • Adjacent you desire to press and hold the music notation which is also labeled "Setup"
  • The starting time selection that pops up says "General" – turn the knob until you see "Bluetooth"
  • Select "Bluetooth" by pushing the knob in
  • Scroll the knob to "Pairing" and so push the knob in to select "Pairing"
  • The showtime selection that pops up should say "Device one" – push the knob in again to select "Device ane"
  • Now the Bluetooth icon on the radio should offset blinking and the radio model number should become visible in your listing of devices on your phone.
  • Simply tap the radio model number on your telephone and follow the prompts
  • Pairing should consummate

When clients usually run into problem

Usually I encounter clients run into trouble when they've already had a device paired to the radio and they've gotten a new phone or perhaps they've done a software update on their phone and now their Bluetooth connection is intermittent. When this occurs it's important to articulate the retentivity from both devices. In your telephone, you want to forget the device and in the radio we need to articulate Bluetooth memory.

Alpine UTE73BT Bluetooth Pairing - Clearing Bluetooth Memory demonstrated on Alpine CDE172BT
Alpine UTE73BT Bluetooth Pairing – Clearing Bluetooth Memory demonstrated on Tall CDE172BT

To clear Bluetooth memory from the radio, we have to go back into that same menu. So again y'all'll put the radio in Standby.

  • Press and agree the slumber button, which looks like a dorsum arrow, below the volume knob to put the radio in Standy or "Sleep" mode.
  • Printing and hold the music note icon labeled "Setup"
  • Next, coil the knob until you see "Bluetooth" and then push button the knob in to select "Bluetooth"
  • Curl the knob until you run into "BT Initial"
  • Push the knob into select "BT Initial"
  • The default option that pops upwardly says "No" – turn the knob until you lot run across "Yes" then push the knob in
  • The radio volition now clear Bluetooth retention and you can go back to pairing and gear up Device one

What if you're all the same experiencing streaming or connectedness bug later on clearing memory?

If yous're still having problem with your UTE73BT Bluetooth pairing, it's possible yous may need to do a software update on the radio or a software update on your phone. Make sure the operating organization and all of your apps are up to date in your phone. Likewise, if y'all haven't restarted your phone in a while, it's a good idea to simply restart your phone. Lastly, if y'all're having problem with one item app where it crashes whenever you try to stream information technology, endeavour deleting the app and reinstalling it. This unremarkably resolves any app specific streaming issues that pop upward.

Pairing a new telephone to your Alpine radio shouldn't exist also hard, but sometimes the instructions you find in the owner'due south manual exit a chip to be desired. Hopefully these instructions make full in any gaps and help you with your UTE73BT Bluetooth pairing.

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