User Guide

I can't connect to a Bluetooth enabled device
Try the following actions:
• Verify that the Bluetooth enabled device is compatible with your BlackBerry PlayBook tablet. Check the information
that came with the Bluetooth enabled device to find out what Bluetooth profiles it uses and verify that your tablet
supports those profiles.
• If you don't know the passkey for the Bluetooth enabled device, see the information that came with the device. If you
can't find any passkey information, try 0000.
• If your tablet can't detect the Bluetooth enabled device, try making the Bluetooth enabled device discoverable, or try
making your tablet discoverable and searching for your tablet from the Bluetooth enabled device.
My list of paired Bluetooth enabled devices doesn't
appear
Verify that the Bluetooth connection on your BlackBerry PlayBook tablet is turned on.
Tether your tablet to a Bluetooth enabled
device
Need Internet on the go, but you're not near a Wi-Fi hotspot? When there's no other way to access the Internet, you can
tether your BlackBerry PlayBook tablet to a Bluetooth enabled smartphone.
In order to tether your tablet to a Bluetooth enabled device, your smartphone must have a data plan that supports
tethering, and your wireless service provider must allow tethering. Your smartphone must also be Bluetooth enabled, and
the IT policy for Bluetooth DUN must be enabled. For more information about any of these requirements, contact your
wireless service provider or administrator, check your wireless service plan, and consult the documentation that came with
your smartphone.
1. On your tablet, tap > Internet Tethering.
2. Select a Bluetooth enabled smartphone from the list.
3. To assign an Internet tethering profile, do one of the following:
• Select a wireless service provider from the list.
• To create a custom profile, tap Add and complete the fields.
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