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X-Micro Bluetooth USB Dongle
User Manual
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Table of Contents 1 Introduction ....................................................................................................................1 1.1 Bluetooth Tray ........................................................................................................1 1.2 Access My Bluetooth Places.....................................................................................1 1.3 Icons Used for Bluetooth Devices and Services......................................................
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4 Security ........................................................................................................................ 41 4.1 Authentication....................................................................................................... 41 4.2 Authorization ........................................................................................................ 41 4.3 Bluetooth Device Identity..................................................................................
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1 Introduction BLUETOOTH T RAY The Bluetooth tray resides in the Windows system tray, which is normally located in the lower-right corner of the screen. The Bluetooth tray provides fast access to most Bluetooth operations. From the Bluetooth tray you can: • Access My Bluetooth Places— double-click the Bluetooth icon, or right-click the Bluetooth icon and then select Explore My Bluetooth Places. • Access the Bluetooth Setup Wizard. This wizard will help you: § Configure how this computer
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ICONS USED FOR BLUETOOTH DEVICES AND SERVICES Bluetooth icons provide at-a-glance feedback about a device or service's status by changing appearance. The Bluetooth icon in the Windows system tray provides feedback about Bluetooth status. Figure 1: Bluetooth Icon Bluetooth Icon Indicates Bluetooth Status Enabled Disabled Connected Blue with White Blue with Red Blue with Green Figure 2: Device Icons for Windows 9x, Me and 2K Device Icons for Windows 9x, Me and 2K Name Normal Connect
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Figure 3: Service Icons for Windows 9x, Me and 2K Service Icons for Windows 9x, Me and 2K Name Normal Connected Not Available* Audio Gateway Dial-up Networking Fax Headset Network Access PIM Item Transfer PIM Synchronization Public Folder Serial Port *Services may be unavailable because they are in use or because the necessary hardware is not installed. Figure 4: Device Icons for Windows XP Device Icons for Windows XP Name Normal Connected
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Figure 5: Service Icons for Windows XP Service Icons for Windows XP Name Normal Connected Not Available* Audio Gateway Dial-up Networking Fax Headset Network Access PIM Item Transfer PIM Synchronization Public Folder Serial Port *Services may be unavailable because they are in use or because the necessary hardware is not installed. 4
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2 Basic Operations START OR STOP BLUETOOTH To start Bluetooth: in the Windows system tray, right-click the Bluetooth icon and select Start the Bluetooth Device. The Bluetooth icon is blue in color with a white insert when Bluetooth is running. To stop Bluetooth: in the Windows system tray, right-click the Bluetooth icon and select Stop the Bluetooth Device. The Bluetooth icon is blue in color with a red insert when Bluetooth is stopped. CREATE A CONNECTION FROM THE BLUETOOTH ICON IN THE
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FIND BLUETOOTH DEVICES Search for Devices looks for Bluetooth devices in the vicinity and displays the devices that it finds in My Bluetooth Places. To start a search for devices, in the Folders pane of My Bluetooth Places, select Entire Bluetooth Neighborhood, and then, from the Bluetooth menu, select Search for Devices. NOTE: The Bluetooth menu is only visible when My Bluetooth Places is acti ve. 2.1.1 Periodic Search for Devices Bluetooth can be configured to automatically search for d
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FIND A SERVICE The process of determining the services that a device provides is called Service Discovery. To initiate a Service Discovery, in the Folders pane of My Bluetooth Places, right-click a device name and select Discover Available Services from the shortcut menu. Bluetooth services are those things that this computer can do for remote Bluetooth devices. For example, if this computer allows a remote Bluetooth device to send a fax using a fax modem that is physically attached to thi
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BLUETOOTH CONNECTION STATUS The Bluetooth Connection Status dialog box displays information about the state of a connection and provides a means to disconnect an active connection. Display the Connection Status dialog box: in My Bluetooth Places, from the Folders pane, select a device, and then, in the right pane of My Bluetooth Places, right-click a service name and select Status from the shortcut menu. The Information provided is: • Status: “Connected” or “Not Connected” • Device Name
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SEND TO BLUETOOTH This feature is used to send information to another Bluetooth device. Data types include: • Files from Windows Explorer • Documents from Microsoft Office applications, including: § Word § Excel § Access § PowerPoint. • Microsoft Outlook items, including: § Contacts § Appointments § Tasks § Messages § Notes. To use Send to Bluetooth 1. In the application: a) Windows Explorer— select one or more files to be transferred. Folders cannot be transferred. b) Microsof
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3 Configure Bluetooth ACCESS THE BLUETOOTH CONFIGURATION PANEL The Bluetooth Configuration Panel provides access to settings for Bluetooth services, client applications, hardware, security, discovery, accessibility, default paths, event notification and other Bluetooth related items. To Open the Bluetooth Configuration Panel • From the Windows Control Panel, select Bluetooth Configuration or • In the Windows System Tray, right-click the Bluetooth icon, and select Advanced Configuration
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GENERAL CONFIGURATION SETTINGS General Configuration Settings The settings on the General tab of the Bluetooth Configuration Panel determine information that is displayed to remote devices. Identity • Computer Name -enter a unique name to identify this computer to other Bluetooth devices in the vicinity; this field cannot be left blank. • Computer type-select either Desktop or Laptop from the shortcut menu to set the type of icon remote devices will use to represent this computer. BLUET
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3.1.3 Audio Gateway Overview The Audio Gateway Application allows a remote Bluetooth device to use this computer’s microphone and speakers as the remote device’s audio input and output devices. Open a connection to the Audio Gateway service that is provided by another Bluetooth device using one of these techniques: • Windows system tray, Bluetooth icon • From My Bluetooth Places • Using the Bluetooth Setup Wizard Close an audio gateway connection: If the connection was established via
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3.1.4 Bluetooth Serial Port Overview The Bluetooth Serial Port application allows this computer to establish a wireless serial connection with a remote Bluetooth device. The applications on both this computer and the remote device must be configured to send and receive data to and from the respective communications port (COM port) assigned to the Bluetooth serial port. The wireless serial connection may then be used by the applications as though a physical serial cable connected the devic
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3.1.5 Dial-up Networking Overview The Bluetooth Dial-up Networking application allows this computer to use a modem that is physically connected to a remote device to access the Internet, log on to a remote network. Open a connection to the Dial-up Networking service that is provided by another Bluetooth device using one of these techniques: • Windows system tray, Bluetooth icon • From My Bluetooth Places • Using the Bluetooth Setup Wizard After the Bluetooth dial -up networking connecti
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3.1.6 Fax Overview The Bluetooth Fax service allows this computer to send a fax using a Fax/Modem that is physically connected to a remote device. To Send a Fax 1. Open a connection to the Fax service that is provided by another Bluetooth device, using one of these techniques: § Windows system tray, Bluetooth icon § From My Bluetooth Places § Using the Bluetooth Setup Wizard 2. Open or create the document to be faxed and select the “Print,” “Send to Fax Recipient” or similar command
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3.1.7 Headset Overview The Headset application allows this computer to use a Bluetooth headset (or any other device that offers the Bluetooth headset service) as the audio input and output device for this computer. Possible uses include: • If this computer has on-board telephone hardware, a Bluetooth headset might be used as the audio input/output device to make/receive telephone calls. • If this computer has voice recognition capabilities, a Bluetooth headset might be used as the audio
