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Bluetooth, available in most Windows Mobile 5.0 devices, allows you to communicate wirelessly with other devices, such as headsets, printers, computers, GPS receivers, and other users' mobile devices.

Bluetooth FAQs:

How do I create a Bluetooth partnership?

Ensure that the two devices are within close range and that both Bluetooth-enabled devices are discoverable.

  • On the Home screen, click Start > Settings > Connections > Bluetooth.

  • Click Menu > Devices > Menu > New. Your phone searches for other Bluetooth-enabled devices and displays them in the list.

  • Select the device with which you want to create a Bluetooth partnership, and click Add.

  • Enter a enter a personal identification number (PIN) between 1 and 16 characters, and click Done.

  • Enter the same PIN on the other device.

Tip:

Once you create a partnership, the Bluetooth-enabled devices don't need to be discoverable to beam information between them; Bluetooth needs only to be turned on.

How do I turn Bluetooth on and off?

By default Bluetooth is turned off. If you turn it on, and then turn off your device, Bluetooth also turns off. When you turn on your device again, Bluetooth turns on automatically.

  • On the Home screen, click Start > Settings > Connections > Bluetooth.

  • Select On or Off, and click Done.

Note:

When you turn on flight mode, Bluetooth is turned off.

How do I end a Bluetooth partnership?

  • On the Home screen, click Start > Settings > Connections > Bluetooth.

  • Click Menu > Devices.

  • Select the Bluetooth partnership you want to end.

  • Click Menu > Delete.

How do I rename a Bluetooth partnership?

You can give a more meaningful name to a Bluetooth partnership to help you recognize it when selecting from a list of partnerships.

  • On the Home screen, click Start > Settings > Connections > Bluetooth.

  • Click Menu > Devices.

  • Select the Bluetooth partnership to rename.

  • Click Menu > Rename.

  • In Name, enter a new name for the Bluetooth partnership, and click Done.

How do I make my device discoverable?

To receive beamed information, beaming devices or computers must be able to detect your device.

  • On the Home screen, click Start > Settings.

  • Click Connections > Bluetooth.

  • Select Discoverable, and click Done.

Other Bluetooth-enabled devices can now detect your phone and attempt to beam information to it, establish a Bluetooth partnership, or use a Bluetooth service.

Notes:

Selecting Discoverable also turns on Bluetooth.

Turning off Bluetooth will prevent your device from being discoverable, and it will also prevent you from sending a Bluetooth beam.

How do I accept a Bluetooth partnership?

  • Ensure that Bluetooth is turned on and that your phone is discoverable.

  • When prompted to accept a Bluetooth partnership with the other device, click Yes.

  • In PIN, enter a personal identification number (PIN) between 1 and 16 characters, and click Done. You must enter the same PIN that was entered on the device requesting the Bluetooth partnership.

The Bluetooth partnership is created. You can now exchange information with the other device.

How do I receive beamed information?

  • On the Home screen, click Start > Settings.

  • Click Connections > Beam.

  • Select Receive incoming beams.

  • Do one of the following:

    • To receive beams by using infrared, align the infrared (IR) ports so that they are unobstructed and within close range of each other.

    • To receive beams by using Bluetooth, ensure Bluetooth is turned on and that your phone is discoverable and within close range.

  • Click Yes.

Notes:

Once you select Receive incoming beams, your phone automatically receives beams until you clear this check box.

Your phone can receive all types of beamed files, but you may not be able to view all types of files on the phone. You may need to copy some files to a PC for viewing.

Bluetooth virtual COM ports

Some programs can connect only though a serial (COM) port. This may be true even if the device itself is Bluetooth-enabled. To make it possible for such programs to use a Bluetooth connection, you must set up a virtual COM port. Once created, this virtual port can be used like any other COM port. You can use a virtual COM port for programs that, for example, connect to a GPS receiver, or to connect to a Bluetooth-enabled printer.

Here are some examples of how to use incoming and outgoing virtual COM ports.

Outgoing COM port

You have a program on your device that cannot use Bluetooth directly but can print to a serial (COM) port. You can create a Bluetooth partnership with a Bluetooth-enabled printer, and then set up an outgoing COM port (for example, COM 1). The program can then send print data to COM 1, which reaches the Bluetooth-enabled printer.

Incoming COM port

You have a Bluetooth-enabled GPS receiver, and your device has a GPS tracking program that expects to receive GPS data over a serial (COM) port. You can create a Bluetooth partnership with the Bluetooth-enabled GPS receiver, and then set up an incoming COM port (for example, COM 2). The GPS program can then send data to COM 2, which reaches the GPS receiver.

Even if both your device and another Bluetooth-enabled device contain programs that need to use serial ports to communicate, you can set up the appropriate virtual incoming and outgoing COM ports on each device so that the programs can to use a Bluetooth connection to communicate.

How do I set up an incoming Bluetooth COM port?

  • Make sure that your device is currently connected to the other device via Bluetooth.

  • On the Home screen, click Start > Settings > Bluetooth.

  • Click Bluetooth > Menu > COM Ports.

  • Click Menu > New Incoming Port.

  • Select a numbered COM port from the list.

    If the port cannot be created, it is in use. Select a different numbered port.

  • To use this COM port to communicate only with devices with which your device has a Bluetooth partnership, select the Secure Connection check box.

  • Click Done.

How do I set up an outgoing Bluetooth COM port?

The New Outgoing Port menu command is available only if one or more Bluetooth-connected devices supports serial (COM) connections.

  • Make sure that your device is currently connected to the other device via Bluetooth.

  • On the Home screen, click Start > Settings > Bluetooth.

  • Click Bluetooth > Menu > COM Ports.

  • Click Menu > New Outgoing Port.

  • Select a numbered COM port from the list.

    If the port cannot be created, it is in use. Select a different numbered port.

  • To use this COM port to communicate only with devices with which your device has a Bluetooth partnership, select the Secure Connection check box.

  • Click Done.

The information in this article applies to:

Windows Mobile 5.0 Smartphone

 

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