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Page 1: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Page 1. Introduction Contacting Technical Support 2. Installing the USB Wireless Bluetooth Adapter 2.1 Install the Software 2.2 Connect the Adapter 3. Configuring your Bluetooth Adapter 3.1 Install the Software 3.2 Creating a Bluetooth Connection 3.3 Configure the Adapter 3.4 Connect to Another Device... - Page 2 delivered.
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Page 3: Introduction
Bluetooth enabled device. Imagine sharing your Internet connection by simply requesting it from any computer, or PDA. Connect on the go by using your cell phone as a high speed modem or simply print to any bluetooth enabled printer, The Actiontec USB Wireless Bluetooth Adapter lets you enjoy the freedom of true mobility whether you're at the office or on the move. -
Page 4: Minimum System Requirements
Technical Support Actiontec Electronics prides itself on making high-quality, durable, high-performance products. If you need assistance, the Actiontec Technical Support Department is available every day 24 hours a day to provide professional support. Actiontec Electronics, Inc. 760 N. Mary Avenue... - Page 5 When you see this window. Click Next to continue Note: If you do not see the window above, click Start on the taskbar and then select Run. Type d:/setup (or e:/setup, depending on the drive letter of your CD-ROM drive), then click OK.
- Page 6 Actiontec USB Wireless Bluetooth Adapter 3. When you see the License Agreement screen appear, read the License Agreement carefully. Click the circle next to “I accept the terms in the license agreement” and then click Next to continue. Note: If you do not agree with the terms of the license agreement, click the circle next to “I do not accept the terms in the license...
- Page 7 Chapter 2 Installing the USB Wireless Bluetooth Adapter 6. You will see this window. Please be patient as it will take several minutes to install your Bluetooth software. 7. You may see this screen. If you do, click OK. 8. When the following screen appears, click Cancel to continue this installation.
- Page 8 Actiontec USB Wireless Bluetooth Adapter 10. Click Yes to complete the software installation and restart your computer now.
- Page 9 1. Get the Bluetooth Adapter from the Actiontec Quick Start Kit 2. Take the cap off of the Bluetooth Adapter. 3. Follow the instructions for the type of computer that you are using. Windows XP Users! You may see a Found New Hardware Wizard screen, once you connect the Bluetooth Adapter to your computer.
- Page 10 The following screen appears, Click on Finish to complete the installation process. Laptop Users: Insert the Bluetooth Adapter into an open USB port. Desktop Users: a.) Get the USB Extension Cable from the Quick Start Kit. b.) Insert one end into an open USB port on the computer.
- Page 11 Chapter 2 Installing the USB Wireless Bluetooth Adapter Note: The USB Port is shaped like a thin rectangle about ¼ inch by ½ inch and may be horizontal or vertical. c.) Plug the other end into the Bluetooth Adapter d.) Set the Bluetooth Adapter on top of your monitor where it can receive a clear signal.
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Page 12: Installing The Usb Wireless Bluetooth Adapter
When you see this window. Click Next to continue Note: If you do not see the window above, click Start on the taskbar and then select Run. Type d:/setup (or e:/setup, depending on the drive letter of your CD-ROM drive), then click OK. - Page 13 Actiontec USB Wireless Bluetooth Adapter 3. When you see the License Agreement screen appear, read the License Agreement carefully. Click the circle next to “I accept the terms in the license agreement” and then click Next to continue. Note: If you do not agree with the terms of the license agreement, click the circle next to “I do not accept the terms in the license...
- Page 14 Chapter 2 Installing the USB Wireless Bluetooth Adapter 6. You will see this window. Please be patient as it will take several minutes to install your Bluetooth software. 7. You may see this screen. If you do, click OK. 8. When the following screen appears, click Cancel to continue this installation.
- Page 15 Actiontec USB Wireless Bluetooth Adapter 10. Click Yes to complete the software installation and restart your computer now.
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Page 16: Connect The Adapter
1. Get the Bluetooth Adapter from the Actiontec Quick Start Kit 2. Take the cap off of the Bluetooth Adapter. 3. Follow the instructions for the type of computer that you are using. Windows XP Users! You may see a Found New Hardware Wizard screen, once you connect the Bluetooth Adapter to your computer. - Page 17 The following screen appears, Click on Finish to complete the installation process. Laptop Users: Insert the Bluetooth Adapter into an open USB port. Desktop Users: a.) Get the USB Extension Cable from the Quick Start Kit. b.) Insert one end into an open USB port on the computer.
- Page 18 Chapter 2 Installing the USB Wireless Bluetooth Adapter Note: The USB Port is shaped like a thin rectangle about ¼ inch by ½ inch and may be horizontal or vertical. c.) Plug the other end into the Bluetooth Adapter d.) Set the Bluetooth Adapter on top of your monitor where it can receive a clear signal.
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Page 19: Configuring Your Bluetooth Adapter
The Actiontec USB Wireless Bluetooth Adapter con communicate with any Bluetooth-enabled device wirelessly, in order to accomplish this a relationship with the device must be established. This chapter will guide you on the different functions and methods for operating your Actiontec USB Wireless Bluetooth Adapter. -
Page 20: Configure The Adapter
Double-click on the My Bluetooth Places icon that is on your desktop. Click on the Bluetooth Setup Wizard icon. Click the circle next to “I want to change the name and/or device type that this computer displays to other Bluetooth devices”. Then click Next to... -
Page 21: Connect To Another Device
3.4 Connect to Another Device 3.4.1 Pairing With a Bluetooth Enabled PC In this section we will show you how to connect to another computer. In the world of Bluetooth, we call this “pairing”. If you would like to connect or “pair”... - Page 22 4. Click the circle next to “I want to find a specific Bluetooth device and configure how this computer will use its services”. Then click Next to continue. 5. Once you see the other computer displayed, click on its icon and then click...
- Page 23 6. Pick a simple “Pairing” code and enter it in the box next to “PIN Code”. The code should be numbers only, and we recommend using '0000' or '1234'. Write down this code below because you will need to enter the exact same code on the second computer.
- Page 24 The following instructions will help to configure you PC to connect to a Cell Phone. If you would like to connect or "pair" your computer to another device like a PDA, please go to Chapter 5 of this User's Manual..
- Page 25 5. Once you see the other device displayed, click on its icon and then click Next. 6. Enter the device’s “Pairing” code in the box next to “PIN Code”. (Note: Some Bluetooth devices may already have a default PIN code. Please refer to the device's user manual.) The code should be numbers only.
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Page 26: Working With Bluetooth Software
• Locate remote Bluetooth devices • Configure the way that this computer provides services to remote Bluetooth-enabled devices. • Set the name and type of this Bluetooth device, e.g., “John's PC” and “Desktop.” • Access the Bluetooth Configuration Panel—right-click the Bluetooth... -
Page 27: Access My Bluetooth Places
• Access the Quick Connect option—right-click the Bluetooth icon, select Quick Connect, and then select the type of service to which you wish to connect. • Start/Stop Bluetooth on this computer. 4.2 Access My Bluetooth Places My Bluetooth Places can be accessed directly through Windows Explorer as well as through other methods such as: •... -
Page 28: Finding Bluetooth Services
Bluetooth-enabled devices can have access to a set of services provided by the Bluetooth-enabled computer. For example, if this computer allows a remote Bluetooth device to send a fax using a fax modem that is physically attached to this computer, then this computer is providing the Bluetooth fax service. - Page 29 • Dial-up Networking Allows a device to use a modem that is physically attached to another Bluetooth device. • Fax Allows a device to send a fax using a remote Bluetooth cell phone, modem,or computer.
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Page 30: Bluetooth Connection Status
• Activity The number of bytes sent and received over the connection. • Signal Strength A graphic indicator that ranges from too weak through good to too strong. To change the power transmission level of this computer: from Note: the Bluetooth Configuration Panel, Hardware tab, click the Advanced button, and then change the setting in the Maximum Power Transmission drop-down list. -
Page 31: Bluetooth Devices And Services
Figure 1: System tray Bluetooth Icon 4.6.2 Connected Device Icons The connected devices icons are a quick method by which the end user can visually verify the status of a Bluetooth enabled-device that has a relationship with the local computer’s Bluetooth adapter. - Page 32 Figure 3: Connected Device Status Icons for Windows XP 4.6.3 Services Status Icons Each connected Bluetooth-enabled device provide a set of services that are available to the local computer’s USB Wireless Bluetooth adapter. Visual icons referenced are provided to show the status of each available service.
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Page 33: Send To Bluetooth
Figure 5: Available Services Status Icons for Windows XP 4.7 Send to Bluetooth This feature is used to send specific information to other Bluetooth-enabled devices. Valid Data types include: • Files from Microsoft Explorer • Documents from Microsoft Office applications, including: •... - Page 34 2.) From the application's File menu, select Send To, and then select Bluetooth from the shortcut menu. 3.)Select a device from the shortcut menu to send the data or Select Other, choose a device from the list, and then click OK to send the data.
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Page 35: Configuring For Other Services / Applications
File Transfer service and a File Transfer client application. How this computer provides a service to remote devices is configured on the Local Services tab of the Bluetooth configuration panel. How this computer uses a service that is provided by a remote device is... -
Page 36: The Bluetooth Exchange Folder
Bluetooth device has access. Devices that have been granted access to this computer’s Bluetooth Exchange Folder also have access to all sub-folders contained within that folder and all files in those subfolders. : The Bluetooth Exchange Folder is shared by the PIM Item... -
Page 37: Bluetooth Applications
In the Bluetooth configuration panel, these applications are referred to collectively as “Local Services.” Client Applications and Local Services usually have Note: coinciding names; e.g., there may be a Fax service and a Fax application. -
Page 38: Audio Gateway
Bluetooth-enabled computer’s microphone and speakers as the remote device’s audio input and output devices. • Open a connection to the Audio Gateway service that is provided by another Bluetooth device by right-clicking on the Windows system tray. Select Quick Connect, and select Audio Gateway followed by Device. -
Page 39: Bluetooth Serial Port
CHANGE the default COM Port setting. 5.5.5 Dial-Up Networking The Bluetooth Dial-up Networking application allows the Bluetooth- enabled computer to use a modem that is physically connected to a remote device to access the Internet or log on to a remote network. - Page 40 The Bluetooth Fax service allows this computer to send a fax using a Fax/Modem that is physically connected to a remote device. • To Send a Fax, open a connection to the Fax service that is provided by another Bluetooth device by right-clicking on the Windows system tray.
- Page 41 • Create a Headset connection by right-clicking on the Windows system tray. Select Quick Connect, and select Headset followed by the Device of choice. Select the device you want from the window and click on Open. Most Bluetooth headsets “ring” when a connection is attempted;...
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Page 42: File Transfer
• Copy to/from a remote device by right-clicking on the Windows system tray. Select Quick Connect, and select File Transfer followed by the Device of choice. Select the device you want from the window and click on Open. Use drag-and-drop to copy any file or folder contained in the Public Folder of the remote device to the desired folder on the Bluetooth- enabled computer. -
Page 43: Network Access
The Bluetooth Network Access application makes it possible for this computer• To connect to a Local Area Network via a physical connection on a remote Bluetooth device or to connect to an ad hoc network provided by a remote Bluetooth device. - Page 44 • You can choose to change the name of the application and whether this connection is secure or not. • The PIM items to be synchronized and the PIM on the Bluetooth- enabled computer with which such items should be synchronized...
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Page 45: Pim Item Transfer
Notes (*.vnt), Email (*.vmg) and Calendar (*.vcs) items from this menu. • From within a supported Personal Information Manager, select one or more items and then, from the PIM's File menu, select Send to Bluetooth. Whether sent items are accepted by the remote device is determined by how the remote device's PIM Item Transfer service is configured. - Page 46 The Bluetooth Printer application allows this computer to use a Bluetooth printer. Once a Bluetooth printer has been properly installed it can be used from this computer in the same way as any other printer would be. • Configure the Printer connection by right-clicking on the Windows system tray, select Advanced Configuration, and select the Client Applications Tab.
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Page 47: Bluetooth Services
• Install the driver: when asked to select a printer make and model, do so. If your printer is not in the list of options, click Have Disk, insert the driver disk for the printer, and then navigate to the drive and directory that contain the driver initiation file (*.inf) for the... - Page 48 Windows system tray. If the notification balloon is ignored, the connection request will time out and fail. • Notification only This type of notification does not effect access in any way; it is solely for information purposes to let you know that a connection has been established.
- Page 49 From the Bluetooth Configuration Panel, Local Services tab: • Double-click a service name and then select the Notifications tab. • Check the desired options; visual and sound may both be selected for a single event. • Choose a sound; click the Browse button and navigate to the sound file (*.wav) to be used for notification.
- Page 50 • In the Windows system tray, right-click the Bluetooth icon, select Advanced Configuration, and then the Local Services tab. The COM port assigned to this service is the last item in the Bluetooth Serial Port service row. Configure the application on this computer that will use this service to send its data to this COM.
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Page 51: Fax Service
• Set the common configuration properties of the service, then click OK. 5.6.5 Fax Service The Fax service allows a remote Bluetooth device to send a Fax via a modem that is physically attached to this computer. Configure the Fax Service From the Windows system tray, right-click the Bluetooth icon, select Advanced Configuration, click on Local Services, and then double-click the Fax service. -
Page 52: Headset Service
Public Folder (and its sub-folders) of the remote device. Other File Operations • Right-click a file or folder in the remote device’s Public Folder for a context sensitive menu. All potential menu options may not be available at all times. Potential menu options include: •... - Page 53 5.6.8 Network Access The Bluetooth Network Access service makes it possible for a remote Bluetooth device to use the Local Area Network connection that is physically attached to the Bluetooth-enabled computer. After the Bluetooth-enabled computer been configured to provide the Network Access service to other Bluetooth devices, it will not be able to use the Bluetooth Network Access service provided by another Bluetooth device without being re-configured.
- Page 54 • Enter a Subnet Mask (suggested value—255.255.255.0) • Click OK twice to close the dialog boxes and then click YES to restart the computer. • Setup for Windows 2000 and Windows XP • From the Windows system tray, right-click the Bluetooth icon and select Advanced Configuration from the shortcut menu.
- Page 55 • Default Business Card Selection When the “Always send the same business card” option is selected, a dialog box appears to allow the selection of a default business card. The first time the dialog box appears it provides a way to choose the...
- Page 56 On the PIM Item Transfer properties page, “Received items” section, there is a Business Cards shortcut menu. When a PIM was selected during initial setup the selected item in this menu was set to the same PIM. To change the PIM used for the default business card, open this shortcut menu and select a new PIM.
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Page 57: Hardware Settings
• Email Messages • Notes Whether an individual item is accepted and where it is stored, when accepted, is configured in the PIM Item Transfer service. If that service is not configured to store a particular data type in Outlook, then that data type cannot be synchronized. -
Page 58: Advanced Settings
This option is not available on all systems. 5.7.1 Advanced Settings When available, this dialog box is reached from the Hardware tab of the Bluetooth Configuration Panel. Depending on the country in which the hardware is sold... -
Page 59: Accessibility Settings
Click Yes to reset the Bluetooth device now—all open Bluetooth connections will be closed. Click No to save the changes—the changes will be applied the next time the Bluetooth device is reset or restarted. 5.8 Accessibility Settings The Accessibility tab of the Bluetooth Configuration Panel lets you specify... -
Page 60: Discovery Settings
Select audio file... and select the sound (*.wav) file to be played. • Limit access to this computer to specific remote devices From the Bluetooth Configuration Panel, Accessibility tab, in the Allow shortcut menu, select “Only devices listed below”. - Page 61 • Specific class of device: “computer” is an example of a class of devices • Specific type of device within a class: “laptop” is an example of a specific type of device within the “computer” class of devices. The devices to be discovered can be mixed-and-matched; you can discover one or more specific devices, classes of devices and types of devices within a class at the same time.
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Page 62: Regulatory Compliance Notices
Regulatory Compliance Notices Class B Equipment This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. - Page 63 Note: To comply with FCC RF exposure compliance requirements, the antenna used for this transmitter must be installed to provide a separation distance of at least 20 cm from all persons and must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.
- Page 64 Actiontec’s option and expense, to repair the defective product or part, deliver to Customer an equivalent product or part to replace the defective item, or if neither of the two foregoing options is reasonably available, Actiontec Electronics may, in its sole discretion, refund to Customer the purchase price paid for the defective product.
- Page 65 The repaired or replaced item will be shipped to Customer, at Actiontec Electronics’...
- Page 66 Support in the event the Customer is not satisfied with Actiontec Electronics response to the complaint. In the event that the Customer is still not satisfied with the response of the Director of Technical Support, the Customer is instructed to contact the Director of Marketing.