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Receiving information over a bluetooth connection, Synchronizing over a bluetooth connection – Sprint Nextel Palm Treo 800w User Manual

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Section 3F: Using Wireless Connections

199

Wireless Co

nnections

Receiving Information Over a Bluetooth Connection

1.

Go to your Today screen, and then tap Bluetooth

.

2.

Select the Mode tab and check the Turn on Bluetooth box to turn on the Bluetooth
feature on your Treo.

3.

If you haven’t already set up a partnership with the transmitting device, check the Make
this device discoverable to other devices
box to let the device find your Treo and request
a connection.

4.

Press OK

.

5.

When your Treo is receiving information, a notification tells you that a transmission is in
progress. (To stop the transmission, press Cancel

[left softkey]; to close the

notification, press Dismiss

[right

softkey].)

Synchronizing Over a Bluetooth Connection

1.

Set up your computer for Bluetooth wireless communication. (For details, see the
documentation that came with your computer. In most cases your computer must
support the Virtual Serial Port profile, and this profile must be turned on.)

2.

Set up the Microsoft

®

ActiveSync

®

software on your computer for Bluetooth wireless

communication. See ActiveSync Help on your computer for details.

Tip

If you have trouble receiving information over a Bluetooth connection, press

Start

and select

Settings

. Select the

Connections

tab, and then select

Beam

. Make sure the

Receive all incoming beams

box is checked.

Remember to uncheck the

Make the device visible to other devices

box

when you are done receiving information from the other device.

Before You
Begin

Make sure your computer is equipped with Bluetooth wireless technology
and that your computer is set up for synchronization. See “Setting Up Your
Computer for Synchronization” on page 46.