Bluetooth® utility, Appendix a, Exchanging and updating data using bluetooth – Acer n50 User Manual

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A p p e n d i x A : E x c h a n g i n g a n d u p d a t i n g d a t a u s i n g B l u e t o o t h ® U t i l i t y

( o p t i o n a l )

Bluetooth® Utility

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Appendix A:

Exchanging and updating
data using Bluetooth

®

Utility

(optional)

This chapter provides overview description for using services provided by Bluetooth
Utility which includes Bluetooth Setting and Bluetooth Manager.

Bluetooth

®

Utility

Bluetooth utility is the solution for the seamless integration of Bluetooth technology
into devices that use the PocketPC operating system. It provides handheld with the
means to:

• Locate other Bluetooth devices in the immediate vicinity (inquiry)
• Discover the services that those devices offer (discovery)

• Connect to, use, and disconnect from those services

• Enable/disable individual services
• Security features, on a service-by-service basis, including:

– Authentication

– Authorization

– Encryption

Bluetooth

®

Icon

The Bluetooth icon in the lower-right corner of the Today screen provides quick access
to the Bluetooth Manager and Bluetooth Settings.

It also provides visual feedback about the state of Bluetooth:

• When Bluetooth utility is active (on) the Bluetooth icon is blue

.

• If Bluetooth utility is disabled (off) the icon appears grayed with a red circle

around a white X -

- in the lower-right corner

.

• While the Bluetooth software loads (one to five seconds, depending on your

system), the icon is blue in the upper-left diagonal, gray in the lower-right

diagonal, and the red circle is in place

.

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