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6 Getting Connected
106 GeoExplorer 6000 Series User Guide
The Connection Settings dialog appears:
d. Select the Allow connections to one of the following check box.
e. From the list, select the COM port that you selected in Step a and then click
OK.
Note – Before you try to form a Bluetooth connection from the GeoExplorer 6000 series
handheld to the office computer, you must correctly configure the Bluetooth host serial port
and ActiveSync technology on the office computer.
3. On the handheld, tap
/ Settings / Bluetooth.
4. In the Devices tab, tap Add new device. The handheld searches for other
Bluetooth devices and displays them in the list.
5. Tap the name of the computer you want to connect to and then tap
Next.
6. When prompted, enter a passcode of your choice that you will easily remember
on the handheld.
7. Enter the same passcode on the office computer.
8. On the handheld, select the ActiveSync check box in the list of services provided
by the computer and then tap
Finish.
Note – The checkbox on the handheld still shows ActiveSync, even if the office computer is
running the Windows 7 or Windows Vista operating system and you are using the WMDC.
You have now created a partnership between the GeoExplorer 6000 series
handheld and the office computer so that they can communicate.
9. Tap
OK to close the Bluetooth application.
10. Tap to close the Settings screen.
11. To connect, go to Step 2 below. Note that the check box on the handheld shows
ActiveSync even if the office computer is running the Windows 7 or Windows
Vista operating system and you are using the WMDC.