Bluetooth Technology - Blackberry PlayBook User Manual

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Bluetooth technology

Connect a Bluetooth enabled device
You can use Bluetooth® technology to connect your BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablet to a wireless keyboard, mobile phone, or
other device that uses a supported Bluetooth profile. The first time you connect to a device, you pair it with your tablet. Your
tablet remembers paired devices and usually connects to them automatically whenever they're in range.
For information about connecting your tablet to a BlackBerry smartphone, see the BlackBerry Bridge section of the Help.
1. On the status bar, tap > Bluetooth.
2. Set the Bluetooth switch to On.
3. Tap Add New Device > Search.
4. Tap a device.
5. If necessary, do one of the following:
• Type a pairing passkey of your choice on both the device you're pairing with and on your tablet.
• On your tablet, type the pairing passkey that appears on the device you're pairing with or in the information that came
with the device. If you don't know the passkey, try 0000.
Reconnect to a paired device
Change options for a paired device
Delete a paired device
Make your tablet discoverable
Supported Bluetooth profiles
Your BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablet uses Bluetooth® profiles to communicate with different types of Bluetooth enabled
devices. To find out if your tablet supports a specific Bluetooth enabled device, you can check the information available for the
device to see what profiles it uses. Your tablet supports the profiles listed here.
In the list of paired devices, tap the device > Connect.
In the list of paired devices, tap the device.
In the list of paired devices, tap the device > Delete.
To allow other Bluetooth enabled devices to search for your
tablet and attempt to connect to it, you can make it
discoverable. Set the Discoverable switch to On.
To help protect your tablet against unauthorized access, you
can make it discoverable for 2 minutes only. Tap Add New
Device > Listen.
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