Using a serial port connection – T-Mobile MDA III User Manual

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Exchange business cards:

Locate and connect to a remote

Bluetooth

device and then send, receive and/or exchange electronic

business cards with that device.

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Explore a Bluetooth device:

Locate a remote device, view the services the remote device can provide, and then create a

connection shortcut to one or more of those services (hold down the

Navigation/Action Button

)

to tap and select multiple services.

Using a Serial Port Connection

The use of a

Bluetooth

wireless serial port connection is identical to the use of a physical cable

serial port connection between two devices. As with a physical connection, the application that

will use the connection must be configured to use the correct serial port.

To determine the communications port assigned to the

Bluetooth

serial port:

1. Tap the

Bluetooth

icon in the lower-right corner of the

Today

screen

>

Bluetooth Settings

>

Services

tab.

2. Select

Serial Port

from the services area, and then tap

Advanced.

3. The

Outbound COM Port

is the lower listing on the screen. You must configure the application

that will use the

Bluetooth Serial Port

to send data to this port.

For more information about configuring your application's

Outbound COM port

, refer to the

application's documentation.

To establish a serial connection:

1. Tap the

Bluetooth

icon on the lower-right corner of

Today

screen

>

Bluetooth Manager

.

2. Tap

New >

select

Explore a Bluetooth device

>

tap

Next.

3. Follow the connection wizard instructions.

Setting up a Bluetooth Hands-free/Headset connection

1. From the

Today

screen

>

tap

Bluetooth

icon

>

Bluetooth Manager.

2. Tap

New >

Hands-free/Headset setup

>

Tap

Next

.

NOTE: Be sure that the

Hands-free

device you are trying to connect to is ready to receive incoming

connection requests. Please refer to the device's manual for more information.

3. Follow the connection wizard instructions.

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