This will always be plugged in but on a switched outlet that powers off when the light switch is off. Will a phone with bt on instantly connect to this speaker upon entering the room and flipping the power on ? or do you have to pair it each time you...
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One thing to think about is that even if this is on an outlet with a switch the speaker will stay on even after the power is cut, it'll run on battery, and it also won't come on by itself when the power comes on, it'll charge but you'll still need to press the power button. As for bluetooth you'll only need to pair a device once with the speaker. I leave my phone's bluetooth off when I'm not using it, but when I turn the bt on when the speaker is on and in range it connects all by itself. Every once in a while I'll need to go to my phone's bt settings and select the speaker before it connects but I've only needed to go through the whole pairing process once per device. One last thing to think about is that one thing that makes this speaker really great is how portable it is (the battery lasts forever), but if you're looking for something to sit in one place all the time there may be other speakers that don't have an internal battery that may have slightly better sound quality. Regardless this is a great speaker, I'm amazed by the sound quality every time I turn it on.
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You have to pair it everytime. But you just have to hold the button on the unit and your phone should connect automatically after the initial pairing. The charging port is pretty flimsy on these. I have had mine for a few days and it stopped charging. It turns out that the charging dislodged from the logic board so I just hardwired the USB cable that came with it.
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If you turn off BT on your phone for example, you'll need to select the device from the list of scanned devices if you want to connect it. You can use it while charging.
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There is no power button on the unit, you just plug it in, make sure to attach the power wire to the init before plugging it into the wall. If you have a way of controlling power to the outlet via switch/remote control or what ever it should power the unit on and off. But if it is off it will not automatically connect to your bluetooth device when you come home
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I have it plugged into an "always on" power port and no problems turning it on. Touch my galaxy S4 to it, they connect, I play and it works nicely with my 1kW car audio system. Sound profile is nice, and output is much hotter than the phones built in port.
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Interesting you should ask because I have this question as well and thought I found a solution yesterday (fingers crossed). Answer to your question is yes based on my experience and here are my findings, the speaker goes powers itself off after a period of inactivity, however, I find that if you pair it with your bluetooth device and then add the speaker to the wifi network it will remain on, at least that's how I did it and still on after overnight.
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Each speaker has its own on/off switch. When the power is turned on for each speaker, it will display a blue light (assuming properly charged). Assuming that the speakers are then connected to something like an MP3 player, iPhone or an audio out jack on a laptop or some similar device (using the mini audio cable jack from the speakers), hitting Play on the audio unit should be all that is required.
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It depends on your phone....most smartphones will route audio to the Bluetooth speaker when your Bluetooth is engaged.
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You can, but it works off bluetooth so as long as your BT is working you would not need to plug it in.
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Does Uniden work by leaving the phone turned on all the time? I mean can I leave the phone in the charging base on intercom or some setting and do the same in the other location, such my next door neighbor. I want to know that if someone breaks in my house my nieghbor would be able to hear it on her speaker phone next door? Might not work though because if someone broke in they would hear any niose at my neighbor's house. Just wondering. Thanks for answering.
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This unit needs to remain plugged into the audio output or headphones jack of your non-bluetooth equipment in order to pair and receive on whatever bluetooth speaker, headphones, etc. you wish to receive on. If you mean do you need to keep it plugged in for charging it, the answer is no. Once it's charged, it will operate until its charge is used up and then needs recharging.
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1st question: I paired it with it plugged in, so I think it is fine when plugged in. 2nd question: I don't know. I didn't keep it long enough to find out. 3rd question: it did not automatically re-pair when I turned on my computer. I had to manually re-pair it each time. I returned it. 4th question: I would. Having to manually re-pair the Bluetooth connection each time I turned on my computer was very troublesome to me.
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Yes it will work while being charged. I haven't tried leaving it connected all of the time because the battery life is pretty good. There is a power switch. The speaker is very easy to connect and use.
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Mine did the same thing in Bluetooth mode. I have been using it for 2 weeks now plugged directly in and it hasn't done it yet. I'm also working with Sharkk via emails to see if they have a solution. I hope they do because I love this little speaker!
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That is the best marketing point of this BT speaker market! Can you tell me:1. If you have connected other self powered speakers to this unit and a call comes in, what is the behavior of the other connected speakers (can you here the conversation through them as well)?2. Is this unit capable of simultaneous BT pairing (e,g. Smartphone and PS3)?
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I don't know if this helps but I leave mine powered on all the time and have the Blue Tooth from my phone "wake up" the amplifier when it pairs.
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It does not unless you have the setting this way. However, when is had to remain lit continuous the charging rate was so slow it would not charge 100% at night. I do not recommend this item. It only works as a junior varsity speaker. I found a very good blue tooth speaker at Office Depot that is rechargeable and I use this, charge and have a speaker, and when I leave for the office I switch the charge to the speaker and both are 100%when I return home.