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YOUR CONNECTIONS TO THE WEB AND WIRELESS DEVICES
CONNECTIONS WITH BLUETOOTH
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DEVICES
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5
CHAPTER
Accepting a connection from another
Bluetooth device
1 Press Applications and select
Bluetooth .
2 Select Bluetooth On.
3 (Optional) Enter a device name that
identifies your smartphone when it is
discovered by other Bluetooth devices.
NOTE Use the same device name for all
your Bluetooth connections. If you change
the device name, you need to recreate any
partnerships you already created.
4 Select the Visibility pick list and select
one of the following:
Visible: Enables Bluetooth devices that
are not on your Trusted Device list to
request a connection with your
smartphone. Your smartphone remains
accessible to other devices until you
turn this option off. After you’re done
using this setting, remember to change
it back to Hidden.
Temporary: Enables Bluetooth devices
that are not on your Trusted Device list
to request a connection with your
smartphone during the next two
minutes. Your smartphone reverts to
the Hidden setting and becomes
inaccessible to other devices after two
minutes.
Hidden: Allows only devices with which
you have previously formed a
partnership to request a connection
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For the smartphone to be visible to
Bluetooth devices, the Bluetooth setting must
be set to On and visibility must be set to
Visible or Temporary.
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Use the Visible option only when you need
your smartphone to be accessible for an
extended period of time. For short term
accessibility, use the Temporary option.