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General Category => Amazon Echo Discussion => Topic started by: Larryf on January 20, 2017, 01:05:50 pm

Title: can't get alexa to stay disconnected from bluetooth
Post by: Larryf on January 20, 2017, 01:05:50 pm
I have my connected to my stereo receiver via bluetooth. When I ask Alexa to disconnect bluetooth, she does it but 5 or  10 sec. later she reconnects. I don't want my receiver turned on all day and night so I should be able to just use the dot's speaker for all other things than music. According to everything I have read this should not happen!
Title: Re: can't get alexa to stay disconnected from bluetooth
Post by: mike27oct on January 20, 2017, 01:53:25 pm
It appears apparent that the receiver is turning BT back on.  Well, maybe you should turn off the receiver and then tell Alexa to disconnect BT.
Title: Re: can't get alexa to stay disconnected from bluetooth
Post by: Larryf on January 20, 2017, 02:28:37 pm
Thanks, but I tried that before and didn't make any difference.
Title: Re: can't get alexa to stay disconnected from bluetooth
Post by: mike27oct on January 20, 2017, 05:56:27 pm
Perhaps the BT speaker is not really "off".  I have a few Dots and BT speakers and this has not been an issue, maybe because when something is off, it is really OFF.
Title: Re: can't get alexa to stay disconnected from bluetooth
Post by: tthoben on January 20, 2017, 11:58:26 pm
It could be your receiver always trying to connect. My echo dot will only connect if I ask it to connect. It can even turn on the receiver when it's off and I ask alexa to connect to Bluetooth. FYI I'm using an onkyo av receiver.
Title: Re: can't get alexa to stay disconnected from bluetooth
Post by: mike27oct on January 21, 2017, 01:26:08 am
Yep, I meant BT receiver above, not BT speaker.  There has to be a way to turn off BT of receiver.  Check the user manual for receiver.
Title: Re: can't get alexa to stay disconnected from bluetooth
Post by: Larryf on January 31, 2017, 01:31:47 pm
Solved the problem.  Turns out I needed a NFC enabled bluetooth receiver.  Bought a Homespot NFC enabled BTADP-233. Works like I expected.  I can disconnect Alexa Bluetooth and then reconnect to my receiver at will. Doesn't matter if I turn the Sony amp off or not.