Frequently asked questions

How do I stream and control video from another device?

Pair with a device which supports the VDP (Sink) service, see Adding a Bluetooth device.
CSR Harmony currently only supports videos encoded with the H.263 Baseline codec.
  1. Open My Bluetooth Devices, see Viewing connected Bluetooth devices.
  2. Right-click the device and choose Open Services:
  3. Right-click Video Distribution Profile (Sink) and select Connect:

How do I control video from the remote device?

  1. Connecting to Video Distribution Profile (Sink) will automatically connect the Audio Video Remote Control Profile and A2DP (Sink) services.

    These, using a pop-up media application, enable you to control the video with Stop, Play, Pause and Volume buttons or to choose a different video file to stream to the remote device.

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