User's Manual

Bluetooth Software Suite User’s Manual
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The setup of the Bluetooth Neighborhood window
depends on your Windows Explorer setup. Thus,
the above example does not show all the standard
Windows components that may be added to the
window.
Profiles and services
Interoperability depends on profiles
Any Bluetooth device has at least one profile, i.e.
an application that you can use the 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 Bluetooth enabled computer to
another, both computers must support the profile
OBEX File Transfer.
The Bluetooth Software Suite supports a number
of profiles, called your Local Profiles. You will find
these on the Local Profiles bar.
Services are used for link establishment
While the function of the Local Profiles bar is to
display the profiles your device supports, the
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
audio, i.e. sound transfer, which is facilitated by
the profile Generic Audio. Sound transfer can take
place between your computer and other Bluetooth
devices supporting the Generic Audio profile.
In later sections, we will show you how to make
use of each of the services that your device
features.
For the Local Profiles bar, click Local Profiles.
For the Local Services bar, click Local Services.