User's Manual

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Start Bluetooth
1. Plug the Bluetooth Adapter into one of your computer's USB ports.
2. Turn on the Bluetooth function if you are using the built-in Bluetooth modules.
3. BlueSoleil will start up.
To stop Bluetooth, you can:
• Right-click the Bluetooth icon in the notification area, and select Turn off Bluetooth.
• Right-click My Device icon, and select Turn off Bluetooth.
Tips:
• If you cannot find the Bluetooth icon in the notification area, check the following
configuration: My Device Properties -> Accessibility -> Notification, and select Show
the Bluetooth icon in the notification area check box.
 If the Bluetooth hardware is not found, the Bluetooth icon in the notification area will
not be shown.
4.2 Search for Remote Bluetooth Devices
To establish a Bluetooth connection, you need to find the remote Bluetooth device first.
If you are in Bluetooth Places, you can follow these steps:
1. Make the remote device discoverable.
2. Double-click the Search Devices icon.
3. Bluetooth devices will appear in the window, if discoverable.
If you are in Classic View, you can:
1. Make the remote device discoverable.
2. Double-click the My Device icon, namely, the orange ball in the center of the window.
3. Bluetooth devices will appear around the orbit.
Tips:
• Discoverable: A Bluetooth device always has two statuses, discoverable and
non-discoverable. It can only be searched in discoverable mode by other devices. The
default mode of some mobile phones, headsets, mice and keyboards is
non-discoverable. You have to manually switch the mode to discoverable. To learn
how to make a device discoverable, check the user manual that came with your
device.
• To stop searching devices, double-click the Search Devices icon in Bluetooth Places,
or double-click the My Device icon in Classic View.