Beaming Information Using Bluetooth; Bluetooth Explorer And Bluetooth File Sharing - HTC TOUCH DUAL User Manual

Beaming information using Bluetooth

You can beam information, such as contacts, calendar items, and tasks, as well as files from your device to your
computer or to another Bluetooth-enabled device.
Note If your computer does not have built-in Bluetooth capability, you need to connect and use a Bluetooth adapter or
dongle on your computer.
To beam information from your device to a computer
1.
Turn on Bluetooth on your device, and make your device visible. For information about this, see "To
turn Bluetooth on and make your device visible".
2.
Next, set Bluetooth on your computer to visible mode, create a Bluetooth partnership, then enable
your computer to receive Bluetooth beams.
Note If the Bluetooth adapter or dongle on your computer was installed using a third-party provided driver, open
the Bluetooth software that came with the Bluetooth adapter/dongle and enable the adapter/dongle to be
discovered by other devices. Refer to the Bluetooth adapter's documentation for more information.
If your computer has Windows Vista or Windows XP SP and your computer's Bluetooth adapter is
supported by your Windows version, do the following steps:
a. On your computer, open Bluetooth Devices from the Control Panel then click the Options tab.
b. For Windows Vista, select Allow Bluetooth devices to find this computer.
For Windows XP, select Turn discovery on and Allow Bluetooth devices to connect to this
computer.
c. Create a Bluetooth partnership between your device and computer. For information about creating
a partnership, see "Bluetooth partnerships".
d. In the Options tab of Bluetooth Devices, select Show the Bluetooth icon in the notification
area.
e. To enable your computer to receive Bluetooth beams, right-click the Bluetooth icon at the bottom-
right of your computer screen and select Receive a File.
3. Now you are ready to beam. On your device, select an item to beam. The item can be an appointment
in your calendar, a task, a contact card, or a file.
4. To beam a contact, tap Menu > Send Contact > Beam.
To beam other types of information, tap Menu > Beam [type of item].
5.
Tap the device name to which you want to send the beam.
6.
If you beamed a calendar, task, or contact item to your computer and it is not automatically added to
Outlook, select File > Import and Export in Outlook to import it.
To beam information to a Bluetooth-enabled device such as another Windows Mobile powered device, follow
steps 1 to 5 in the above procedure.
Tips
The default folder on your computer where beamed items are stored may be C:\Documents and Settings\your_
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username\My Documents in Windows XP or C:\Users\your_username\My Documents in Windows Vista.
For your device to receive Bluetooth beams, tap Start > Settings > Connections tab
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eceive all incoming beams check box is selected.
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Bluetooth Explorer and Bluetooth file sharing

Bluetooth Explorer searches for other Bluetooth devices that have file sharing enabled and lets you access
their Bluetooth shared folder. You can copy files from and to their shared folder, and create subfolders in it.
When you enable Bluetooth file sharing on your device, other Bluetooth-enabled devices will also be able to
access your Bluetooth shared folder.
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