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If a prior service discovery was performed on the selected device, the services that were found will
be listed in the device's shortcut menu.
If the selected device has added or reconfigured a service, or if the desired service is not an option
in the shortcut menu, select the Discover Available Services option to update the list of services
offered by the device.
FIND BLUETOOTH DEVICES
Search for Devices looks for Bluetooth devices in the vicinity and displays the devices that it finds
in My Bluetooth Places.
To start a search for devices, in the Folders pane of My Bluetooth Places, select Entire Bluetooth
Neighborhood, and then, from the Bluetooth menu, select Search for Devices.
Periodic Search for Devices
Bluetooth can be configured to search automatically for devices on a regular basis (Bluetooth
Configuration Panel > Discovery tab).
One of the advantages of Bluetooth is the mobility that the wireless connections allow. However,
mobility means that devices may move in or out of connection range during the time between
the automatic updates performed by Bluetooth. To be certain that the displayed list of devices in
the neighborhood is current, or if automatic periodic inquiry is not enabled, force an update of
the device list using the technique described in Search for Devices, above.
Some devices within connection range may not show up in the list of devices found because:
The device is configured to report only specific types or classes of devices (Bluetooth Con-
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figuration Panel > Discovery tab, on your device).
The unlisted device is configured to be nondiscoverable. Refer to the unlisted device's
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documentation for assistance in making that device discoverable.
Find A Service
The process of determining the services that a device provides is called Service Discovery.
To initiate a Service Discovery, in My Bluetooth Places, right-click a device name and then, from
the shortcut menu, select Discover Available Services.
Bluetooth services are those things that this computer can do for remote Bluetooth devices. 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.
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Note: The Bluetooth menu is only visible when My Bluetooth Places is active.
Note: If you enable the periodic search for devices feature you may experience some
performance degradation while the search is in process, depending on the type of system
you have.
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