Connected bluetooth headset to Macbook, but no audio

Hey. I successfully connected my Jabra bluetooth headset to my Macbook. In System Preferences -> Sound, I selected the headset device for both my input and output. The input seems to work, but the output does not work at all. For output, it says "The selected device has no output controls," and I cannot hear sound through it. Any suggestions?

I figured it out, I think. I guess there was a particular application it did not work for. Oh well, seems to work on what I need it to work for.

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