Pairing Devices - Nokia N-GAGE QD User Manual

Tip! To send text via
Bluetooth (instead of text
messages), go to Notes,
write the text, and select
Options→ Send→ via
Bluetooth.
Tip! To define a short
name (nickname, alias),
scroll to the device and
select Options→ Assign
short name in the Paired
devices view. This name
helps you to recognise a
certain device during
device search or when a
device is requesting a
connection.
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• If the other device requires pairing before data can be transmitted, a tone sounds and
you are asked to enter a passcode.
• Create your own passcode (1-16 characters long, numeric) and agree with the owner
of the other Bluetooth device to use the same code. The passcode is used only once.
• After pairing, the device is saved to the Paired devices view.
6 When the connection has been established, the note Sending data is shown.
If sending fails, the message or data will be deleted. The Drafts folder in Messaging does
not store messages sent via Bluetooth.
Checking the status of the Bluetooth connection
• When is shown in standby mode, Bluetooth is active.
• When is blinking, your game deck is trying to connect to the other device.
• When is shown continuously, the Bluetooth connection is active.

Pairing devices

Paired devices are easier to recognise, they are indicated by
Bluetooth main view, press
• To pair with a device: Select Options→ New paired device. The game deck starts a
device search. Scroll to the device and press Select. Exchange passcodes, see step 5
(Pairing), p. 89.
• To cancel a pairing: Scroll to the device and select Options→ Delete. If you want to
cancel all pairings, select Options→ Delete all.
Tip! If you are currently connected to a device and delete the pairing with that
device, pairing is removed immediately but the connection will remain active.
• To set a device to be authorised or unauthorised: Scroll to a device and select
Options→ Set as authorised - Connections between your game deck and this device
can be made without your knowledge. No separate acceptance or authorisation is
needed. Use this status for your own devices, for example, your PC, or devices that
belong to someone you trust. The icon
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to open a list of paired devices (
is added next to authorised devices in the
in the device search. In the
).