How can I pair bluetooth headset on my Travelmate P2410-G2-M?The audio drops out every few seconds

I do recommend using the Intel driver, especially if you are running Windows 11, since Acer doesn't yet officially support Windows 11 on your model.

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Hi @stewart33 do you have other paired BT devices? If you have them, some may interfere with the stability of the connection.

All the best.

I do Alejandro and I have disconnected them so as to avoid conflicts but the conflict continues……Acer themselves locally suggest I revert to Windows 10 but that seems a bit drastic

Which TravelMate do you have? We can assume it's less than five years old since you were able to install W11, but there have been a lot of models since the 8th gen chips were released! Your full model number is usually on the same sticker as your serial number, it should look something like TMxxx-xxx-xxxx. Anything that might be running in the background could potentially cause skips in Bluetooth playback, but audio is pretty low bandwidth, so most time there should be an effect like that. Is the frequency of the drop outs stable, so every five seconds or variable?

Thank you bilsey.. It drops out every 2-3 seconds. The model no. is P2410-G2-M.

Thanks for your interest in helping. Stewart

OK, I believe those models came with an Intel 7265 WLAN card on the M.2 interface. That handles up to 802.11ac on the WiFi side and Bluetooth 4.0 LE. Do you get the dropouts with all sound apps or only some? Only when streaming or also when playing music directly from the computer? It's best if we can pin the issue down to either an app, a background task or streaming… You could try using system configuration to disable various apps to see which is affecting it, if any are.

https://www.acer.com/us-en/support/product-support/TravelMate_P2410-G2-M/downloads?suggest=P2410-G2-M;1

The equipment came prepared to work with Windows 10:

And it is not compatible with Windows 11:

https://www.acer.com/us-en/support/windows/windows-11-compatibility

Have you tried removing the driver from the device manager and letting Windows 11 install a generic one?

All the best.

The P2410-G2-M series has an 8th gen chipset, so according to Microsoft is compatible with W11. Acer hasn't released a suite of drivers for W11 though, which does tend to point toward an issue with one or more drivers. Intel has Windows 11 drivers for the 7265 WLAN cards though, so the Bluetooth should work correctly. You can check to see if your drivers are up to date, it looks like 23.4.0 is the current rev.

Alejandro, yes I removed the driver and restarted, same issue.

billsey, when I attempt to update driver the message is best driver already installed

It may be an incompatibility issue with the electronic version of BT, can you try the headset on other devices, a phone or a TV for example?

Yes, Alejandro, it works perfectly with my Samsung phone and TV, no problems there. A mystery!

I still think there is an incompatibility issue, are you using the Dongle?

Yes I am using the dongle. It also doesn't work.

https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/708929/how-can-i-pair-bluetooth-headset-on-my-travelmate-p2410-g2-m

Sorry, I don't know what the problem could be.
Regards.

DarKKinG

Hi @stewart33 -

One of the primary reasons for Bluetooth speakers cutting out is a low battery. When the battery level drops, it can disrupt the Bluetooth connection, leading to frequent interruptions and inconsistent playback.
The distance between the Bluetooth ceiling speaker and device may be over 32 feet/ 10 meters, try moving closer to your speaker. Try restarting your device Full reboot to clear memory cache built up.
Repositioning your devices, keeping batteries charged and updating the audio software. Please use the below link and try installing drivers.

https://www.acer.com/ae-en/support/product-support/TravelMate_P2410-G2-M

Thank you DarKkinG. Yes, those were all of the steps I took originally to no avail!

Go to Intel's support site and download and install the latest driver. Windows update, which is what I assume is getting used now, will only look at drivers from Acer, and Acer doesn't do updates after a while. The current driver for that WLAN card from Intel is much newer than the one on Acer's site.

https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/comment/1286880#Comment_1286880

Thank you bilsey, that was one of the first things I did without success. I blame the manufacturer, it looks like I bought an expensive dud!

Puraw

Get a wireless earbud set with a 2.4GHz Digital USB Transmitter, not Bluetooth, better range and no BT pairing issues/dropouts.