User Guide

168 Getting Connected
10.9 Bluetooth
Bluetooth is a short-range wireless communications technology. Devices
with Bluetooth capabilities can exchange information over a distance of
about eight meters without requiring a physical connection.
Bluetooth modes
Bluetooth on your device operates in three different modes:
• On. Bluetooth is turned on. Your device can detect other Bluetooth-
enabled devices, but not vice versa.
• Visible. Bluetooth is turned on, and all other Bluetooth-enabled
devices can detect your device.
• Off. Bluetooth is turned off. In this mode, you can neither send nor
receive information using Bluetooth.
Notes • By default, Bluetooth is turned off. If you turn it on, then turn off your
device, Bluetooth also turns off. When you turn on your device again,
Bluetooth automatically turns on.
• Turn off Bluetooth when not in use to conserve battery power, or in places
where using a wireless device is prohibited, such as on board an aircraft
and in hospitals.
To turn Bluetooth on and make your device visible
1. On your device, tap Start > Settings > Connections tab >
Bluetooth > Mode tab.
2. Select the Turn on Bluetooth and Make this device visible to other
devices check boxes.
3. Tap OK.
Bluetooth partnerships
A Bluetooth partnership is a relationship that you create between your
device and another Bluetooth-enabled device in order to exchange
information in a secure manner.
To create a Bluetooth partnership
1. On your device, tap Start > Settings > Connections tab > Bluetooth.
2. On the Devices tab, tap Add new device. Your device displays the
names of other Bluetooth devices within range.