b User’s Guide iPAQ Bluetooth Sleeve Part Number:xxxxxxx-xxx September 2001
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Contents Getting Started INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Customer Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iPAQ Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Installing the Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Launching the Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Main Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Group Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–5 General Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–6 Connections Tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–7 File Sharing Tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–10 PIM Objects Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–14 Serial Port Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 Getting Started INTRODUCTION Bluetooth wireless technology eliminates the need for cables between electronic devices such as desktop computers, printers and local area networks (LANs). Bluetooth wireless technology provides fast, reliable, and secure wireless communication in a small space, and enables you to synchronize devices like your desktop computer and mobile phone.
Getting Started ■ Authentication: Security feature that requires users to verify a numeric passkey before exchanging data. ■ Authorization: Security feature that requires user approval before another user is allowed to share data. ■ Bonded Device: Recognized by your device so as not to require Authentication or Authorization. ■ Device: Bluetooth equipped piece of hardware. ■ Device address: Unique electronic address of a Bluetooth device.
Getting Started Installing the Software This section contains instructions for installing the software required to use your new iPAQ Bluetooth Sleeve. X X X Launching the Application The Bluetooth Browser is launched from the standard iPAQ Start Menu (see Figure 1-1). Selecting "Bluetooth Manager" from the Start Menu will launch the Bluetooth Application. Figure 1-1.
Getting Started If this is the first time that you have launched the application, you will be presented with a dialogue box prompting you to search for Bluetooth devices (see Figure 1-2). Choosing "Yes" will display the Search screen and the iPAQ will begin searching for Bluetooth devices in the area. Choosing "No" will take you to the main window without conducting any search. Figure 1-2.
Getting Started Figure 1-3. Search Screen You will now want to assign these devices to a Device Group. For more information on Device Groups (see X.X Device Groups). For now: 1. Select those devices that you want to keep. ✎ You can select one or several devices. 2. Tap "Save". The Device groups screen will appear (see Figure 1-4). "All Devices, Home and Work" will appear until you add ✎ Only other groups to the list. (see X.
Getting Started Selected devices have now been entered into the device group "All Devices"and, in future sessions, any other groups that you may have chosen. 4. Repeat for additional devices. Figure 1-4. Device Groups We'll cover more on Searches and Device Groups later. The Main Window Following this initial device discovery session; the Main Window is displayed, presenting a collection of Bluetooth devices. Following your initial search, it will display those devices that you placed in "All Devices".
Getting Started Main Window does NOT necessarily show all devices within ✎ The range of the user's device at the time of viewing. It is possible that NONE of the devices displayed are currently within range. The display will provide you an indication of which devices are in or out of range. Main window controls (see Figure 1-5) Figure 1-5. Main Window Controls Device Group Pulldown Allows you to display devices found in a particular device group or in all groups ("All Devices").
Getting Started Services List Displays those services supported by both your device and the selected device. The status column shows the current state of each service. View Menu Allows you to toggle your view of devices from Icons to List format. Also allows you to refresh the status of devices being viewed. (see X.X, "Viewing Devices") Tools Menu Allows access to dialogue screens for group settings (see X.X, "Group Settings") and system diagnostics (see X.
Getting Started Figure 1-6.
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2 Device Discovery The Search Screen The search screen (see Figure 2-1) provides you the control to search for devices and then assign them to device groups. Open the search screen by tapping "Search" at the bottom of the main window. Figure 2-1.
