9 discovery settings – Planet Technology BT-200U User Manual

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Appendix C - Specifications

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In the list of devices allowed to access this computer, select the device to be removed
from the list, and then click Delete.

5.9 DISCOVERY SETTINGS

The settings on the Discovery tab of the Bluetooth Configuration Panel determine
whether this computer looks for other Bluetooth devices automatically, how often it
looks and what type of devices it looks for.

Periodic Search for Devices

When

“Look for other Bluetooth devices” is selected, Bluetooth automatically searches

for devices every X minutes. X is an whole number between 1 and 60. To change the
time between auto inquiries, highlight the existing time and enter the new time.

?

NOTE:

When My Bluetooth Places is first opened it performs an initial
automatic search for devices even if

“Look for other Bluetooth

devices

” is not enabled.

Determine the devices that will be reported

Bluetooth can screen out devices that you do not need access to.

The options are:

l

Report all Bluetooth devices

l

Report only selected Bluetooth devices (see Discovery, Adding Specific De-
vices and Discovery, Deleting Specific Devices).

l

Select the desired option from the drop-down list.

Discover Specific Devices

The type of device(s) that this computer looks for and reports when it is searching for
other Bluetooth devices can be limited.

Limit the remote devices reported Bluetooth can report only specific devices, specific
class(es) of device(s), or specific type(s) of device(s) within a class.

l

Specific devices: an individual computer or Bluetooth cellular telephone are
examples of specific devices.

l

Specific class of device:

“computer” is an example of a class of devices

l

Specific type of device within a class:

“laptop” is an example of a specific

type of device within the

“computer” class of devices.

The devices to be discovered can be mixed-and-matched; you can discover one or
more specific devices, classes of devices and types of devices within a class at the
same time.

Remove a device from the list of devices to be discovered

In the Bluetooth Configuration Panel, from the Discovery tab, select the device to be
removed and click the Delete button.

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