HTC P6500 User Manual - Page 173

Bluetooth

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Getting Connected 173 10.11 Bluetooth Bluetooth is a short-range wireless communications technology. Devices with Bluetooth capabilities can exchange information over a distance of about eight meters without requiring a physical connection. Bluetooth modes Bluetooth on your device operates in three different modes: • On. Bluetooth is turned on. Your device can detect other Bluetoothenabled devices, but not vice versa. • Off. Bluetooth is turned off. In this mode, you can neither send nor receive information using Bluetooth. Turn off Bluetooth when not in use to conserve battery power, or in places where using a wireless device is prohibited, such as on board an aircraft and in hospitals. • Visible. Bluetooth is turned on, and all other Bluetooth-enabled devices can detect your device. Note By default, Bluetooth is turned off. If you turn it on, then turn off your device, Bluetooth also turns off. When you turn on your device again, Bluetooth automatically turns on. To turn Bluetooth on and make your device visible 1. On your device, tap Start > Settings > Connections tab > Bluetooth > Mode tab. 2. Select the Turn on Bluetooth and Make this device visible to other devices check boxes. 3. Tap OK. 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. To create a Bluetooth partnership 1. On your device, tap Start > Settings > Connections tab > Bluetooth > Devices tab. 2. Tap Add new device. Your device displays the names of other Bluetooth devices within range.

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Getting Connected
17²
10.11 Bluetooth
Bluetooth is a short-range wireless communications technology. Devices
with Bluetooth capabilities can exchange information over a distance of
about eight meters without requiring a physical connection.
Bluetooth modes
Bluetooth on your device operates in three different modes:
On
. Bluetooth is turned on. Your device can detect other Bluetooth-
enabled devices, but not vice versa.
Off
. Bluetooth is turned off. In this mode, you can neither send nor
receive information using Bluetooth. Turn off Bluetooth when not in
use to conserve battery power, or in places where using a wireless
device is prohibited, such as on board an aircraft and in hospitals.
Visible
. Bluetooth is turned on, and all other Bluetooth-enabled
devices can detect your device.
Note
By default, Bluetooth is turned off. If you turn it on, then turn off your device,
Bluetooth also turns off. When you turn on your device again, Bluetooth
automatically turns on.
To turn Bluetooth on and make your device visible
1.
On your device, tap
Start > Settings > Connections
tab
> Bluetooth
> Mode
tab.
2.
Select the
Turn on Bluetooth
and
Make this device visible to other
devices
check boxes.
3.
Tap
OK
.
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.
To create a Bluetooth partnership
On your device, tap
Start > Settings > Connections
tab
> Bluetooth
>
Devices
tab.
Tap
Add new device
. Your device displays the names of other
Bluetooth devices within range.
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2.