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Making a Device Discoverable, Opening Bluetooth Settings

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Making a Device Discoverable When your HP iPAQ is discoverable, other devices with Bluetooth capabilities can detect, or "discover," your HP iPAQ and attempt to beam information to it, establish a partnership, or use a Bluetooth service. 1. Tap Start > Settings > Connections tab. 2. Tap Bluetooth > Mode tab. 3. Select the Make this device discoverable to other devices check box. Then tap OK. NOTE If you no longer want your HP iPAQ to be discoverable, clear the Make this device discoverable to other devices check box. Opening Bluetooth Settings 1. Tap the Wireless Manager icon. 2. Tap the Bluetooth icon to turn on Bluetooth. 3. Tap the Bluetooth tab > Bluetooth Settings. Setting Up an Incoming or Outgoing Bluetooth COM Port 1. Be sure your HP iPAQ is connected to the other device via Bluetooth. 2. Tap Start > Settings > Connections tab. 3. Tap Bluetooth > COM Ports tab. 4. Tap New Incoming Port or New Outgoing Port. NOTE New Outgoing Port is only available if at least one Bluetooth device supports serial (COM) connection. 5. Select a numbered COM port from the list. NOTE If the port cannot be created, it is in use. Select a different numbered port. 6. To limit communication on this COM port to only devices with which the HP iPAQ has a Bluetooth partnership, select the Secure Connection check box. 7. Tap Finish. 44 Chapter 3 Connections ENWW

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Making a Device Discoverable
When your HP iPAQ is discoverable, other devices with Bluetooth capabilities can detect, or “discover,”
your HP iPAQ and attempt to beam information to it, establish a partnership, or use a Bluetooth service.
1.
Tap
Start > Settings > Connections
tab.
2.
Tap
Bluetooth > Mode
tab.
3.
Select the
Make this device discoverable to other devices
check box. Then tap
OK
.
NOTE
If you no longer want your HP iPAQ to be discoverable, clear the
Make this device
discoverable to other devices
check box.
Opening Bluetooth Settings
1.
Tap the
Wireless Manager
icon.
2.
Tap the
Bluetooth
icon to turn on Bluetooth.
3.
Tap the
Bluetooth
tab
> Bluetooth Settings.
Setting Up an Incoming or Outgoing Bluetooth COM Port
1.
Be sure your HP iPAQ is connected to the other device via Bluetooth.
2.
Tap
Start > Settings > Connections
tab.
3.
Tap
Bluetooth > COM Ports
tab.
4.
Tap
New Incoming Port
or
New Outgoing Port.
NOTE
New Outgoing Port
is only available if at least one Bluetooth device supports serial
(COM) connection.
5.
Select a numbered COM port from the list.
NOTE
If the port cannot be created, it is in use. Select a different numbered port.
6.
To limit communication on this COM port to only devices with which the HP iPAQ has a Bluetooth
partnership, select the
Secure Connection
check box.
7.
Tap
Finish.
44
Chapter 3
Connections
ENWW