Using Bluetooth - HTC Mogul User Manual

11.4 Using Bluetooth

Bluetooth is a short-range wireless communications technology. Devices with Bluetooth capabilities can exchange
information over a distance of up to about 33 feet without requiring a physical connection. You can even beam
information to a device in a different room, as long as it is within the Bluetooth signal coverage range.
Bluetooth can be used in the following ways:
To beam information, such as files, appointments, tasks, and contact cards between devices that have
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Bluetooth capabilities.
To synchronize information between your device and computer via Bluetooth.
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To use a Bluetooth-enabled headset (or other Bluetooth-enabled hands-free device such as a car kit) with
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your device for hands-free phone conversations.
To use a Bluetooth service. Once you connect to another device or computer using Bluetooth, you can locate
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and use any of the services available on that device.
To create a connection between your device and another Bluetooth-enabled phone to use that phone as a
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modem.
Bluetooth Modes
Bluetooth on your device operates in three different modes:
On. Bluetooth is turned on. Your device can detect other Bluetooth-enabled devices, but cannot be
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detected by those devices.
Off. Bluetooth is turned off. In this mode, you can neither send nor receive information using Bluetooth.
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You might want to turn Bluetooth off at times in order to conserve battery power, or in situations where
using a wireless device is prohibited, such as onboard an aircraft and in hospitals.
Visible. Bluetooth is turned on, and all other Bluetooth-enabled devices can detect your device.
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By default, Bluetooth is turned off. If you turn it on, and then turn off your device, Bluetooth also turns
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off. When you turn on your device again, Bluetooth automatically turns on.
To turn Bluetooth on and make your device visible:
1. On your device, tap Start > Settings > Connections tab > Bluetooth.
2. From the Mode tab, select the Turn on Bluetooth and Make this device visible to other devices check
boxes.
3. Tap OK.
130 Section 11: Getting Connected