What is Bluetooth

Bluetooth is a telecommunication industrial standard and a short range communication protocol that is specifically designed for the personal area network.   Bluetooth enables the devices such as mobile phones, USB, laptops, PDA, modems, headsets and PC to communicate with each other in the personal area network.  Bluetooth is now commercially available and it’s a part of the every mobile phone set.

This communication technology has the ability to support both the voice and data communication simultaneously. A small and low cost transceiver radio chip is plugged into the computer, printer and mobile phone, which send and receive the radio waves to the other devices in the network.  Its low price, robustness, low power consumption and more prevalent applications made it more popular. 

Bluetooth enabled devices can communicate with each other in the range of 1 meter to 100 meters.  In order to communicate, the devices must be compatible with the Bluetooth profile.  Bluetooth can be used for the wireless communication between the PCs, communication with the mobile phones, transfer of files and for the dial up internet access.  The standards of the Bluetooth are developed and maintained by the Bluetooth Special Interest Group.   This technology has got the global acceptance and is being used in the large range of the communication devices. 

Bluetooth Buying Tips

Before buying a Bluetooth enabled device, you need to consider the following things.

• Range of use
• Easy of use
• Sound Quality
• Price
• Battery time
• Compatibility
• Functionality
• Style
• Power
• Spectrum

Bluetooth Tips & Tricks

Turning on Bluetooth

To turn on the Bluetooth scroll the menu and select the turn the Bluetooth on.

1. You will see a Bluetooth icon in the title bar.
2. To turn off the Bluetooth select the Bluetooth from the Menu and then select turn Bluetooth off.

Requiring Authentication

1. Press the Menu key at the jump screen.
2. Scroll to and select the Bluetooth from the screen and then select the My Device.  Next, the My Device dialog box will open.
3. Select the Require Authentication.
4. In case if other devices require you to type the pin code you can select Auto Try Authentication Pin code and your device will automatically try to select two common pin codes i.e. 0000 and 1234.
5. Press done.

Pairing with other Devices

Before your Bluetooth device starts communicating with the other device, the both the devices should be paired with each other.  You need to follow the below steps to pair the two devices.

1. Press the Menu key at the jump screen.
2. Select the Bluetooth and select Pairing.
3. The pairing dialog box will open and it will open the pairing Bluetooth devices.
4. The authentication process will be automatically stared if either device require the authentication.
5. You need to refer to the device’s manual to math the pin code and both the devices should have the same pin code.
6. Once the device names are paired, they appear in bold with the key icon to the left.
7. If you want to unpair or edit a device you need to select the device from the list and the edit pair device dialog box will appear.
8. To disconnect the device select unpair and to rename the device select name and edit the name of the device.
9. Select done.

Sending VCard

1. Press the menu key at the jump screen.
2. Select Bluetooth and select send my Vcard.
3. From the devices list, select the Bluetooth device to receive your vcard.