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6Follow the onscreen instructions to create a partnership with the specific hands-free device. When prompted, enter a passkey.

IMPORTANT Some hands-free devices have a predefined passkey; if your device has a predefined passkey, you can find it in the documentation for that device. Other devices provide a screen where you enter a passkey that you make up. In either case, you must use the same passkey on both your smartphone and your hands-free device. We recommend that where possible, you make up a passkey of 16 alphanumeric characters (letters and numerals only) to improve the security of your smartphone. The longer the passkey, the more difficult it is for the passkey to be deciphered.

7After you finish setting up the device, select Done to return to Trusted Devices View.

NOTE For some car kits, you need to initiate a Bluetooth connection from your smartphone to complete the partnership process. To do this, highlight the car kit in Trusted Devices View, press Menu , and then select Connect.

8(Optional) Enable advanced hands-free features by pressing the Multifunction button (MFB) on the hands-free device.

You can tell that the connection is successful when you see a light-blue headset icon in the title bar of the Phone application. You can now use your smartphone with the Bluetooth hands-free device.

Using a Bluetooth hands-free device

After you create a partnership with your Bluetooth hands-free device and you turn it on within range (up to 30 feet/10 meters), your smartphone automatically routes all calls to the hands-free device instead of to the earpiece on your smartphone. When a call comes in, your smartphone rings and

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Palm Treo 755P manual Using a Bluetooth hands-free device