Motorola DC600 Bluetooth Phone Adapter

by Motorola

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 2.8 x 2.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0002WRGHQ
• Item model number: 98597H
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #82,100 in Cell Phones & Accessories (See Top 100 in Cell Phones & Accessories)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Now you can get the benefits of Bluetooth on your non-BlueTooth Motorola cell phone. The DC600 attaches easily to your conventional Motorola phone and gets your phone ready to use any other Motorola Bluetooth companion products. Once you're hooked up, a simple press of the button on the adapter allows pairing with each Bluetooth device. You can also take calls from other Motorola Bluetooth wireless headset/speaker/car kit products. The handy pass-through connector on the bottom of the adapter lets you to use your phone's existing travel charger or car charger to charge your phone’s battery. In fact, no additional battery is required for the adaptor; it uses power from your phone's battery.

What's in the Box
Motorola SYN0895 Wireless Adapter, Quick Start Guide, 1 year Warranty

Product Description

Wireless Adapter DC600 Provides a quick, efficient way to turn non-Bluetooth enabled Motorola phones into Bluetooth enabled devices.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars DC600, February 4, 2005

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Matt (Las Vegas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Motorola DC600 Bluetooth Phone Adapter (Wireless Phone Accessory)

After reading reviews for the DC600, I decided to pick this little gizmo up. There are good and bad points to it, and hopefully this helps out whoever wants to purchase one.

Good
1. Clear sound
2. Good distance
3. Does what it promises
4. Able to charge phone when attached, due to charger port on bottom
5. LED's let you monitor functions
6. Phone becomes controlable from headset (limited functions)
7. No trouble pairing headset and unit

Bad
1. Cumbersome when attached to the bottom of the phone
2. Drains battery (lost about 1/3 of battery life when attached, due to the LED's constantly blinking)
3. Doesn't automatically disconnect (this explained below)
4. Connector not completly tight on bottom (this causes the unit to activate the headset if bumped)
5. Too big to be put in a pocket, and won't fit in most holsters or cases
6. If placed in pocket and you sat down, pressure on the connection would cause it to snap off bottom of phone

Overall, this is a good product, but a little troublesome to use upon disconnection of a call. I'm using the Motorola HS820 with the DC600 attached to the bottom of a T720. When answering a call, I just press the MFB and it connects perfectly. When disconnecting a call, I tap the MFB twice and it disconnects the call. No problem so far. Now, even though the call is disconnected, the DC600 still stays in call mode, so it keeps the headset activated. Only way that I have found to over-ride this is to turn off the HS820 and then turn it back on, re-setting the Bluetooth connection between the two. Maybe this is the limited functionality of the T720, or maybe this is an inherant flaw of the DC600. A minor annoyance, but no less frustrating.

Overall, a good product, but could have been designed a little better. A lot of people I know had the same connector-related problems with the T720 camera when it first came out, so Motorola should have addressed this in the DC600 in my opinion. But good call quality, easy pairing, and affordable price make it a choice if wanting to convert your phone to Bluetooth.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Once it works, it's wonderful, December 24, 2004

By 

A. Musumeci "Wordrider" (Carson City, NV United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Motorola DC600 Bluetooth Phone Adapter (Wireless Phone Accessory)

Being able to adapt a V400 to Bluetooth is wonderful. However, these adapters are mass-produced in China (check the packaging to confirm) and do not always work out of the box. This happened to a friend of mine, and then it happened to me. It will APPEAR to be in pairing mode but not link with a headset -- and I tested the phones and headsets on other devices to confirm this.

So it's a great idea, and it works well -- ONCE IT WORKS. Be prepared to exchange this product; so far two out of four didn't work!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars How to setup/pair the DC600 with a bluetooth headset or notebook, August 24, 2005

By 

Marcus Lee (VIC, Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Motorola DC600 Bluetooth Phone Adapter (Wireless Phone Accessory)

1.With the DC600 and a Bluetooth audio device in close proximity:

i. Press and hold down the DC600 pairing button. When the right LED indicator lights up, continue holding the button until both LED indicators light up.
* This puts the DC600 into pairing mode, allowing it to find other Bluetooth devices.

ii. Turn on your Bluetooth audio device and start pairing mode.(Follow Bluetooth headset manual for pairing instructions)

When the Wireless Adapter has successfully paired with the Bluetooth audio device, both LED indicators will rapidly flash 10 times. The Bluetooth audio device will also indicate that successful pairing was accomplished.

Using the Wireless Adapter with your Bluetooth enabled PDA or Computer

1.Follow step 1 above

2. Initiate Bluetooth pairing on your Bluetooth enabled computer or PDA. When your computer or PDA is pairing with the Wireless Adapter, enter "0000" as the pass key number on your computer or PDA.
* When the Wireless Adapter has successfully paired with the computer or PDA, both LED indicators flash rapidly10 times. The computer also indicates that the pairing was successful.

3. Follow the instructions for your Bluetooth enabled computer or PDA to use your phone with the Wireless Adapter as a modem.

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