User's Manual
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Bluetooth
Using Bluetooth
Bluetooth is a short-range wireless communications technology. Devices with Bluetooth capabilities can exchange information over a distance of about 10
meters without requiring a physical connection. You can even beam information to a device in a different room, as long as it is within range.
The software included with your device allows you to use Bluetooth in the following ways:
• Beam information, such as files, appointments, tasks, and contact cards, between devices that have Bluetooth capabilities.
• Create a dial-up modem connection between your device and a Bluetooth-enabled phone, and then beam information using the Bluetooth phone as a modem.
To turn on or off Bluetooth on your device
1. On your device, tap Start > Settings > Connections tab > Bluetooth.
2. Select the Turn on Bluetooth and Make this device discoverable to other devices check boxes.
3. Tap OK.
To make your device discoverable
1. On your device, tap Start > Settings > Connections tab > Bluetooth.
2. Select the Turn on Bluetooth and Make this device discoverable to other devices check boxes.
3. Tap OK.
☺ Note Selecting the Make this device discoverable to other devices check box also turns on Bluetooth.
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. Creating a partnership between two devices involves entering the same personal identification number (PIN) on both devices. Creating a