User's Manual

Bluetooth Software Suite User’s Manual
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Profiles and services
The local profiles are the applications that you can
use your device for. When two devices are to
interoperate, i.e. communicate with each other,
they must have a shared profile. If, for instance,
you want to transfer a file from one computer to
another, both computers must support the profile
OBEX File Transfer.
While the function of the Local Profiles bar is to
display the profiles your device supports, Local
Services bar is what you will actually be using
when operating the Bluetooth Neighborhood.
Facilitated by a profile, each of the services
represents a specific operation that your device
can carry out. An example of a service is business
card transfer, which is facilitated by the profile
OBEX Object Push. Business card transfer can
take place between your computer and other
Bluetooth devices supporting OBEX Object Push.
In later sections, we will show you how to make
use of each of the services that your device
features.
For the Local Profiles tab, click Local Profiles.
For the Local Services tab, click Local Services.
In addition to the items shown on the Local
Profiles bar, the Bluetooth Software Suite
supports a number of other profiles. For a
complete list of the supported profiles, including
which services each profile facilitates, please see
the appendix “Profiles”.