HTC 2 user manual Bluetooth Modes, Bluetooth Partnerships, To create a Bluetooth partnership

Chapter 9 

Bluetooth

9.1  Bluetooth Modes

Bluetooth is a short-range wireless communications technology. Devices with Bluetooth capabilities can exchange information over a distance of about eight meters (26 feet) without requiring a physical connection.

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.

•Visible. Bluetooth is turned on, and all other Bluetooth-enabled devices can detect your device.

•Off. Bluetooth is turned off. In this mode, you can neither send nor receive information using Bluetooth.

Note 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.

To turn Bluetooth on and make your device visible

1.Tap Start > Settings > Communications and then tap Bluetooth.

Tip You can also tap Start > Settings > All Settings > Connections tab and then tap Bluetooth.

2.When prompted to turn on Bluetooth, tap Yes.

3.Tap the Settings tab ( ), and then tap Not Discoverable.

4.Tap the drop-down menu and then select Always Visible.

Note If you select Visible for 60 seconds, Bluetooth visibility will turn off automatically when the time elapses and your device has not yet connected to another Bluetooth device.

5.Tap Done. The icon then appears in the title bar to indicate that the device is in visible mode.

Tip To easily switch Bluetooth off or back on, tap Start > Settings > Communications to open the Comm Manager and then tap Bluetooth’s OFF/ON slider.

Your device remembers whether visible mode was previously enabled or disabled. If you did not disable visible mode, switching Bluetooth on in the Comm Manager also puts your device in visible mode automatically. For more information about using the Comm Manager, see Chapter 13.

9.2  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.Tap Start > Settings > Communications and then tap Bluetooth.

2.On the Settings tab ( ), tap Add a device.

3.Tap a Bluetooth device to connect with.

4.Specify a passcode, which can be 1 up to 16 characters, to establish a secure connection, and then tap OK.

Note Your device uses Bluetooth 2.1 with the Secure Simple Pairing feature. If the other Bluetooth device you are pairing with also supports the same feature, the passcode will be automatically created and displayed on both devices. Both you and other party simply need to verify that the passcode is the same and tap Yes to establish the partnership.

5.After the receiving party accepts the partnership, the Bluetooth device name is shown on the screen, including all Bluetooth services that you can use with it. Select the check boxes of the Bluetooth services you want to use, and then tap Done.

6.If you selected to use the Bluetooth Serial Port service of the paired device, select a local serial port to assign for the paired device, and then tap Continue.

The connected Bluetooth device now appears in the Devices tab ( ).

Tip Tap Properties to change the paired device name. Tap Menu > Update to update the list of services that you can use with the paired device.