Operation Manual

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Getting connected
Bluetooth settings
To access the Bluetooth settings screen,
tap Start > Settings > Connections tab >
Bluetooth.
To turn Bluetooth on or off, check/uncheck
the Turn on Bluetooth option.
With Bluetooth off, you cannot use Bluetooth
to either send or receive information. You
might want to turn the radio off at times in
order to conserve the battery power, or in
situations where radio use is prohibited, for
example on airplanes and in hospitals.
By default, the Bluetooth is turned off. If you
turn it on, and then turn off your device, the
Bluetooth radio also turns off. When you turn
on your device again, the Bluetooth radio
automatically turns on the radio. If you wish
to turn on the radio, turn off Bluetooth first,
and then turn on the radio.
To make your device discoverable, check
Make this device discoverable to other
devices option.
If the Bluetooth radio is turned on, then all
of the other Bluetooth devices within range
(about 10 meters) can detect your device
and attempt to beam information to it,
establish a bond, or use a Bluetooth service.
In this mode, other devices can detect your
device whether or not a bond has been
created; however, in order to receive a beam
from another device, you must accept it on
your device.
Other Bluetooth devices can now detect your
device and attempt to beam information to it,
establish a bond, or use a Bluetooth service.
Note that, to receive beamed information,
you must accept it on your device by
selecting Discoverable; this also turns on
your Bluetooth radio.
If you no longer want your device to
be discoverable, uncheck the Turn on
Bluetooth option or uncheck the Make this
device discoverable to other devices
option to leave the radio on, but not allow
detection by other devices.
Bonds
To exchange information in a secure
manner, you may use a bond to create
a relationship between your Xda Atom
and another Bluetooth device. To create
a bond, you need to enter the same
personal identification number (PIN) on
the two devices that you want to bond. You
need only create a bond once between
two devices. Once a bond is created, the
devices recognize the bond and are able to
exchange information without your needing
to enter a PIN again.
To create a Bond:
You can create a bond between your device
and another device that has Bluetooth. Once
you do this, Bluetooth doesn’t need to be
in discoverable mode in order for you to
beam information between the two devices;
you only need to have the Bluetooth radio
turned on.