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BrailleNote Apex QT User Guide
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14.12 Bluetooth.
Bluetooth allows devices to connect to one another without the need for cables.
A Bluetooth device contains a radio transceiver that takes the information normally carried by a
cable, and transmits it at a special frequency to a Bluetooth transceiver in the receiving device,
which will then pass the information to that device. When two Bluetooth enabled devices link up
like this, it is called "pairing."
Every Bluetooth device has one or more services that it offers. These are functions that it has
available to share with another Bluetooth device. In Bluetooth-speak, offering a service is called
exposing a service. For example, a keyboard can only expose keyboard as a service, as it can only
do one thing. A PC however, may expose a range of services, such as "modem", "network", or
"headset". This is complicated slightly by the fact that devices expose all of the services they can
potentially support, whether or not the device transmitting a request to pair can actually use those
services.
Bluetooth is a relatively new technology and has some interesting idiosyncrasies such as the one
just mentioned. However with patience it usually all works in the end!
Most Bluetooth device pairings involve an authentication code. This code is sometimes known by
other names, but it's the same thing. When initially setting up the pairing, you enter the same code
into each device, and in subsequent pairings, this is used by the devices to recognize one another.
Not all pairings require a code, even if they ask for one, so a certain amount of experimentation
might be worthwhile.
14.12.1 BrailleNote QT Supported Services.
The BrailleNote QT can pair with a Bluetooth keyboard, the modem functionality of a Bluetooth
enabled cell phone or PC, a headset, a hands free device, a printer, a GPS receiver and ActiveSync.
We do advise that you get recommendations of makes and models of these devices that work with
the BrailleNote QT successfully, or test this yourself before purchasing any Bluetooth device.
To use any of these services, you first need to establish a pairing between the BrailleNote QT and
the other device. This is akin to plugging the two devices into one another before being able to
actually do anything. This is discussed in the following section 14.12.2 Pairing with another
Bluetooth device.
14.12.2 Pairing with another Bluetooth device.
The procedure for pairing the BrailleNote QT with another device is fairly consistent regardless of
what the device is. Using a PC with ActiveSync or using the BrailleNote as a Braille Terminal
involves a few more steps so it is documented separately in context in 14.14.3 Connecting using
Bluetooth.
1. Go to the Options Menu by pressing FUNCTION with O, then C for the Connectivity Menu.