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GeoExplorer 6000 Series User Guide 107
Getting Connected 6
Step 2: Connecting to ActiveSync using Bluetooth wireless technology
1. On the GeoExplorer 6000 series handheld, tap
/ ActiveSync.
Note – Only ActiveSync shows on the Windows Mobile device. Select ActiveSync even if
you use the WMDC on the desktop computer.
2. Tap
Menu and then select Connect via Bluetooth.
On the GeoExplorer handheld, a message box shows the status of the
connection as it is made.
3. When the connection to the office computer is successful, you are returned to
the ActiveSync application on the handheld.
4. Tap to close.
The connectivity icon in the status bar shows , or if WLAN is connected.
To check the status of the connection, tap the title bar and then tap the
connectivity icon on the pull-down list.
To disconnect, tap / ActiveSync on the handheld and then select Menu /
Disconnect.
Outputting GNSS data to other devices using Bluetooth wireless
technology
To provide GNSS positions from the GeoExplorer 6000 series handheld to another
device using a Bluetooth wireless connection, you must:
1. Connect the other device to the GeoExplorer 6000 series handheld.
2. Configure the handheld to output data to the other device. Make sure that the
GNSS Connector software is installed on the handheld—see GNSS Connector
software, page 63.
3. Configure the other device to receive data from the handheld.
Step 1: Connecting the other device to the GeoExplorer series handheld
1. Turn on the GeoExplorer 6000 series handheld’s Bluetooth radio and make the
handheld visible to other devices (see page 82).
2. On the other device, turn on the Bluetooth radio.
3. Use the Bluetooth management software on the other device to scan for other
Bluetooth devices and then set up a serial port connection to the GeoExplorer
6000 series handheld.
4. If prompted to enter a passcode on the other device, enter a passcode of your
choice that you will easily remember.
5. When prompted on the GeoExplorer 6000 series handheld, accept the
connection to the other device.