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To delete a trusted device:, Enabling/disabling the user cache, To disable the user cache:

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Bluetooth Preferences To delete a trusted device: 1. From the Communications Preferences list, select Bluetooth. 2. Tap Trusted Devices. 3. Select the device you want to delete. 4. Tap Details. 5. Tap Delete Device. 6. Tap OK. 7. Tap Done to return to the Bluetooth Preferences screen. 8. Tap Done again. Enabling/disabling the user cache When you enable or disable the user cache you control whether or not your handheld retrieves the names of remote devices each time the discovery process takes place. By default, the user cache is enabled. This means that the names of devices found during one round of discovery are stored in your handheld's user cache. The next time your handheld discovers a device that is listed in the user cache, the device name appears very quickly. Using cached names saves time, because it eliminates the extra step of retrieving a name remotely. Disabling this feature is useful only if the name of a remote device has changed, because it forces your handheld to retrieve the new device name. To disable the user cache: 1. From the Bluetooth Preferences screen, tap the Menu icon . 2. Select Disable device name cache from the Options menu. Making Bluetooth connections There are several ways you can make Bluetooth connections. The method you use determines the types of devices your handheld can discover. The following methods enable you to discover the types of Bluetooth devices that are within range: s Using an Internet application: Access the Internet using PalmTM Web Pro. See Chapter 18 for details. s Using the Send command: Connect to a Palm OS handheld or a computer to exchange data or applications. See "Sending data" in Chapter 3 for details. s Using HotSync Manager software: Connect to your computer to synchronize data with your handheld. See "Conducting Bluetooth HotSync operations" in Chapter 20 for details. 305

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Bluetooth Preferences
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To delete a trusted device:
1.
From the Communications Preferences list, select Bluetooth.
2.
Tap Trusted Devices.
3.
Select the device you want to delete.
4.
Tap Details.
5.
Tap Delete Device.
6.
Tap OK.
7.
Tap Done to return to the Bluetooth Preferences screen.
8.
Tap Done again.
Enabling/disabling the user cache
When you enable or disable the user cache you control whether or not your
handheld retrieves the names of remote devices each time the discovery process
takes place. By default, the user cache is enabled. This means that the names of
devices found during one round of discovery are stored in your handheld’s user
cache. The next time your handheld discovers a device that is listed in the user
cache, the device name appears very quickly.
Using cached names saves time, because it eliminates the extra step of retrieving a
name remotely. Disabling this feature is useful only if the name of a remote device
has changed, because it forces your handheld to retrieve the new device name.
To disable the user cache:
1.
From the Bluetooth Preferences screen, tap the Menu icon
.
2.
Select Disable device name cache from the Options menu.
Making Bluetooth connections
There are several ways you can make Bluetooth connections. The method you use
determines the types of devices your handheld can discover. The following
methods enable you to discover the types of Bluetooth devices that are within
range:
Using an Internet application:
Access the Internet using Palm
TM
Web Pro. See
Chapter 18
for details.
Using the Send command:
Connect to a Palm OS handheld or a computer to
exchange data or applications. See
“Sending data”
in
Chapter 3
for details.
Using HotSync Manager software:
Connect to your computer to synchronize
data with your handheld. See
“Conducting Bluetooth HotSync operations”
in
Chapter 20
for details.