Getting Started 11
Launching Gear Manager
The appearance of on-screen items within Galaxy Gear are
controlled via the Gear Manager application.
From within your smartphone’s Applications page, tap
(
Gear Manager
).
Pairing the Devices Automatically
The Galaxy Gear and smartphone are paired using
Bluetooth® technology.
Important!
The Galaxy Gear must be paired from within the
Gear Manger application. If it is paired from within
your smartphone’s Bluetooth menu, the Galaxy
Gear will not correctly appear in the application
listing.
1. Press and hold (
Power/Home
) to turn the
Galaxy Gear on.
2. Tap (
Play
) on the Gear’s screen to play the
connection tutorial.
3. Turn on your smartphone and enable NFC
communication. If not already active, you may be
prompted to activate Bluetooth.
4. Turn your Charging cradle around and tap it to the back
of the smartphone (as previously shown).
Note:
The Charging cradle contains the Bluetooth connection
information for the Galaxy Gear embedded within its
NFC tag.
5. Tap (
Accept
) on the Galaxy Gear screen, confirm
the PIN codes match, and tap
OK
on your smartphone
to confirm the pairing request.
6. Read the on-screen legal and disclaimer information
and accept the terms and conditions to complete the
process.
7. Read the on-screen Galaxy Gear tips and tap
Close
.
8. Verify the Samsung Galaxy Gear entry now shows
“Connected” within the Gear Manager application and
the icon appears at the top of your smartphone’s
screen.
Note:
If the connection process fails, restart both devices and
repeat the steps above.