Using Bluetooth

For Windows 7

If your computer is equipped with the Integrated Bluetooth features, you can enable or disable the features by pressing F9. If you press F9, a list of wireless features is displayed. You can enable or disable the Bluetooth features with a single click.

To configure a Bluetooth device or manage connection settings, you can use Bluetooth Devices in Control Panel.

1.Click Start Control Panel.

2.Click Hardware and Sound.

3.Click Devices and Printers.

To send data to a Bluetooth- enabled device, do as follows:

1.Right-click the data that you want to send.

2.Select Send To Bluetooth Devices.

For details, refer to the Windows online help.

Note: If you use the wireless feature (the 802.11 standard) of your computer simultaneously with a Bluetooth option, data transmission speed can be delayed and the performance of the wireless feature can be degraded.

For Windows XP

If your computer is equipped with the Integrated Bluetooth features, you can enable or disable the features by pressing F9.

If you press F9, a list of wireless features is displayed. You can enable or disable the Bluetooth features with a single click.

In Windows XP, you can use either ThinkPad Bluetooth with Enhanced Data Rate Software, or the Microsoft Bluetooth software. By default, ThinkPad Bluetooth with Enhanced Data Rate Software is installed on your computer.

Using Bluetooth for the first time on your computer

If this is the first time Bluetooth has been used on your computer, use either of the following procedures:

1.Double-click the My Bluetooth Places icon on the desktop, or the Bluetooth icon in the task bar. The Start Using Bluetooth window opens, and some virtual device drivers are installed automatically.

2.Wait until the installation of the drivers is complete.

OR

1.Right-click the My Bluetooth Places icon on the desktop, or the Bluetooth icon in the task bar.

2.Select Start Using Bluetooth. The Start Using Bluetooth window opens, and some virtual device drivers are installed automatically.

3.Wait until the installation of the drivers is complete.

Some other virtual device drivers will be installed on demand when you use certain Bluetooth profiles for the first time.

Using the Microsoft Bluetooth software

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