HTC Pro2 manual Using Bluetooth, Bluetooth Modes

Section 2H

Bluetooth

Using Bluetooth (page 93)

Your device features built-in Bluetooth technology, allowing you to share information more easily than ever before.

Bluetooth is a short-range communications technology that allows you to connect wirelessly to a number of Bluetooth devices, such as headsets and hands-free car kits, and Bluetooth-enabled handhelds, computers, printers, and wireless phones. The Bluetooth communication range is usually up to approximately 30 feet.

This section shows you how to use Bluetooth on your device, including turning Bluetooth on and off, connecting to another Bluetooth device such as a Bluetooth stereo headset, and more.

Using Bluetooth

Bluetooth Modes

Bluetooth on your device has three different modes:

On. Bluetooth is turned on. Your device can detect other Bluetooth-enabled devices within range, but cannot be detected by other Bluetooth-enabled devices.

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

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

Notes • By default, Bluetooth is turned off. If you turn it on and then turn off your device, Bluetooth also turns off. When you turn on your device again, Bluetooth automatically turns on.

•Turn off Bluetooth when not in use to conserve battery power, or in places where using a wireless device is prohibited, such as aboard an aircraft and in hospitals.

Turning Bluetooth On and Making Your Device Visible

The first time you use Bluetooth, follow the steps below to turn Bluetooth on and make your device visible to other Bluetooth-enabled devices.

1.Tap Start > Settings > Communications 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 your device is in visible mode.

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 “Comm Manager” on page 81.

Bluetooth

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