Apple G4 manual Using Bluetooth Devices, For More Information on Bluetooth Wireless Technology

Using Bluetooth Devices

Your PowerBook can connect to and transfer information wirelessly to devices that use Bluetooth® wireless technology, such as cell phones and personal digital assistants (PDAs). Bluetooth wireless technology can help eliminate the need for the cables that traditionally connect devices together. Devices with Bluetooth wireless technology can connect to each other wirelessly within a 10-meter (33-foot) range.

Bluetooth wireless technology devices include:

•Computers

•Cell phones

•Peripherals (keyboard, mouse, and so on)

•PDAs

With Bluetooth wireless technology, you can do the following:

•Use your PowerBook to communicate with a mobile phone equipped with Bluetooth wireless technology. Your phone can act as a modem to connect you to a wireless service provider, at speeds of up to 56 kilobits per second (kbit/s), so you can use your mobile phone to access the Internet.

•Communicate with your handheld PDA. Using iSync, you can perform a hot sync operation without cables or send your business card or calendar events directly to a colleague’s PDA.

•Transfer files between computers, even Mac to PC, using the transfer utility. Apple still recommends the use of AirPort Extreme wireless networking, however, for anything but the smallest files.

For More Information on Bluetooth Wireless Technology

You can get help using Bluetooth wireless technology by opening the Bluetooth File Exchange application (located in the Utilities folder within the Applications folder) and choosing Help > Bluetooth Help. You can also find information on the Apple website at www.apple.com/bluetooth.

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