User's Manual Part 3

GeoExplorer 2008 Series User Guide 107
Getting Connected 6
Providing Bluetooth services as a host
You can use the GeoExplorer 2008 series handheld as a Bluetooth host device, which
provides services to Bluetooth client devices that are within range.
Host services provided by the GeoExplorer 2008 series handheld are:
To provide a host service, you must turn on the Bluetooth radio and make both devices
visible to other devices (see page 78 and page 80).
Figure 6.2 shows different client devices connecting to the handheld using Bluetooth
wireless technology.
Figure 6.2 GeoExplorer 2008 series handheld Bluetooth host connections
In Figure 6.2 the dashed arrows indicate the client devices—for example, the laptop or
PDA—connecting to the GeoExplorer 2008 series handheld, which is the host device.
The Bluetooth profile (or service) used for the connection is shown between the
arrows, for example the Serial Port service is used when outputting GPS data from the
handheld to another device.
Service Description
Serial Port Emulates an RS-232 serial (COM) port on the handheld. For more
information, see Outputting GPS data to other devices using Bluetooth
wireless technology below.
File Transfer Allows a client to browse, copy, paste, and delete files and folders on the
handheld.
Note – You cannot transfer files between two GeoExplorer 2008 series handhelds, as the
client file transfer profile is not supported. The handheld supports file transfers as a host
device only. To transfer files between handhelds, you can beam them (see page 102).