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• On. Bluetooth is turned on. Your phone can detect other Bluetooth‐enabled
devices, but not vice versa.
• Discoverable. Bluetooth is turned on, and all other Bluetooth‐enabled devices
can detect your phone.
• Off. Bluetooth is turned off. In this mode, you can neither send nor receive
information using Bluetooth.
Notes: By default, Bluetooth is turned off. If you turn it on, then turn off your
phone, Bluetooth also turns off. When you turn on your phone again, you should
turn on Bluetooth again.
Tips: Turn off Bluetooth when not in use to conserve battery power, or in places
where using a wireless device is prohibited, such as on board an aircraft and in
hospitals.
Turning on Bluetooth and making the phone discoverable
i.
Tap Bluetooth Settings.
ii.
Select the Bluetooth check box to turn on Bluetooth. When on, the
Bluetooth icon
iii.
Tap Bluetooth settings, then tap Discoverable to chose how long the phone
discoverable to other Bluetooth devices that are within range, never, in 2
minutes or forever.
6.1.4 Tethering
6.1.4.1 USB Tethering
You can tether your phone to your computer with a USB cable, to share your
phone's internet connection with your computer.
Windows XP contains the drivers you need to take advantage of USB tethering,
but you must install a configuration file before connecting your phone to your
Windows XP computer, to instruct Windows XP how to configure itself to use
those drivers.
Download the configuration file from http://www.android.com/tether#usb to
your Windows XP computer.
Use the USB cable that came with your phone to connect your phone to your
computer.
On the Android phone, press Home, press Menu, and touch Settings to open the
Settings application.
Touch Wireless & networks > More > Tethering & portable hotspot.
Check USB tethering.
When Windows XP's New Hardware Wizard opens, select No, not at this time and
click Next.
Select Install from a list or specific location and click Next.
Click Browse to browse to the directory where you installed the configuration file
you downloaded in Step 1 and click Next. Windows XP uses the configuration file
to configure itself to support USB tethering with the Android phone.
When Windows XP finishes installing the software for Android USB
Ethernet/RNDIS, click Finish.
appears in the status bar.
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