Bluetooth Status Indicators - Samsung Galaxy S III User Manual

Bluetooth Status Indicators

The following icons show your Bluetooth connection status
at a glance:
Displays when Bluetooth is active.
Displays when Bluetooth is connected (paired) and
communicating.
Bluetooth Settings
The Bluetooth settings menu allows you to set up many of
the characteristics of your device's Bluetooth service,
including:
•
Entering or changing the name your device uses for Bluetooth
communication and description
•
Setting your device's visibility (or "discoverability") for other
Bluetooth devices
•
Displaying your device's Bluetooth address
To access the Bluetooth Settings menu:
1. From the Home screen, press
Settings Bluetooth.
2. Verify Bluetooth is active (indicated by
Note: Your device visibility is based on the time set within the
and then tap
ON
).
3. Press and tap the Rename device, Visible
time-out, and Received files fields to set the options.
To change your Bluetooth name:
1. Verify Bluetooth is active.
2. From the Bluetooth settings page, tap Rename device.
3. Enter a new name.
4. Tap OK to complete the rename process.
To set visibility:
1. Verify your Bluetooth is active.
2. From the top of the Bluetooth settings page, toggle the
state of the visibility check mark. Activating this feature
enabled your device visible allows other devices to pair
and communicate.
Visible time-out field (2 Minutes, 5 Minutes, 1 Hour, or
Never timeout). Press
This value appears as a countdown within this Visible
time-out field.
(Menu) Visible time-out.
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