3 using bluetooth, Bluetooth modes – HTC Dash User Manual

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92 Section 10: Getting Connected

10.3 Using Bluetooth

Bluetooth is a short-range wireless communications technology.
Devices with Bluetooth capabilities can exchange information over a
distance of about 33 feet without requiring a physical connection. You
can even send information to a device in a different room, as long as it
is within the Bluetooth signal coverage range.
Bluetooth can be used in the following ways:

To send information, such as files, appointments, tasks, and
contact cards between devices that have Bluetooth capabilities.

To synchronize information between your device and computer
via Bluetooth.

To use a Bluetooth-enabled headset (or other Bluetooth-
enabled hands-free device such as a car kit) with your device for
hands-free phone conversations.

To use a Bluetooth service. Once you connect to another device
or computer using Bluetooth, you can locate and use any of the
services available on that device.

To create a connection between your device and another
Bluetooth-enabled phone to use that phone as a modem.

Bluetooth Modes

Bluetooth on your device operates in three different modes:

On. Bluetooth is turned on. Your device can detect other
Bluetooth-enabled devices, but cannot be detected by those
devices.

Off. Bluetooth is turned off. In this mode, you can neither
send nor receive information using Bluetooth. You might
want to turn Bluetooth off at times in order to conserve
battery power, or in situations where using a wireless device
is prohibited, such as onboard an aircraft and in hospitals.

Visible. Bluetooth is turned on, and all other Bluetooth-
enabled devices can detect your device.

Note:

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 automatically turns on.

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