The DC800 Home Stereo Adapter is a Class 1 Bluetooth device. This gadget enriches considerably the functionality of your home stereo system, MP3 player and TV, as well as of another compatible devices, and allows you to enjoy your music like never before. It operates bi-directionally, this means that it helps to stream music using A2DP profile from a handheld or mobile phone through your stereo system and, vice versa, from a stereo system to a headset.

Controls 

It looks nice with its silver housing and it is quite lightweight. On its rear it has five jacks – a 2.5 mm jack for a power adapter, right and left channel RCA type connectors for input and output. On the front panel you will find a smaller switch button and a bigger M-button with indicator light needed for initiation of pairing with Bluetooth-enabled devices. The M blinks with a slow pulse while playing music, and flashes quickly in stand-by mode. The DC800 can be placed horizontally or vertically, just as you wish.

Pairing

The pairing memory of the Motorola DC800 is eight devices. You can add more and more devices, but the oldest ones will be deleted from Adapter's memory. Once paired with a Bluetooth device, the DC800 will connect automatically to this device when it is in range and turned on. The great drawback is that the pairing demands for key entering, so your device has to include a keyboard in order you could enter a passkey. Of course, there is a search function, and the DC800 should find your device itself. The manual says: “Press and hold the Pairing button on the stereo adapter until the indicator light remains solidly lit (about 5 seconds). The stereo adapter searches for Bluetooth devices. When the stereo adapter finds the headphone, the indicator light rapidly flashes indicating that pairing is successful. Once the connection is established, the indicator light changes to a slower, pulsing light.” Though, only sporadic information about someone's success in such pairing is available. In fact, not all the devices can be paired. By the way, that's why the iPod accessories are also incompatible, as if where.

Sound

I was listening to music from Palm through PC's headphones (the easier way to test it and to compare the sound for the time being), so I noticed that its sound is louder than that one that I hear directly from computer. And as for the sound quality, there is almost no difference.

Pros&Cons

There exist a lot of positive user comments, many people are glad to have bought it, but still there are many appeals not to purchase the product and save money in order not to be strongly disappointed. Many users complain, that the pairing is difficult. Some people report bad performance, dropouts of sound and unstable connection. The connection breakdown entails a lot of hassle, such as restarting iTunes, etc.  As for me, I've also experienced some glitches of the DC800 – music suddenly stopped with no reason. But in total the Adapter works fine.

By the way, one more annoyance is the absence of controls on the DC800 itself. Sometimes you need to run to another room and pause the music or change tracks. Using a wireless headset is the best option in this case. The Motorola HT820 is supposed to be a perfect match for the DC800, on condition that you like the headset itself with its pros and cons. Together they work flawlessly. You can use another headset supporting A2DP profile as well.

One more thing is that some users regret there is no rechargeable battery and even no AC/DC power, so they can't take the Adapter out of home (they would like the possibility to take it to the walk, to gym, garden, and to other places in spite of its rather big size).

Well, i hope you'll have a good luck if you are going to buy this DC800 Home Stereo Adapter. If it works in a proper way, it is a great thing to have at home.

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