User's Guide

Connectivity
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Connectivity
To make your Toshiba phone visible to other
devices:
1. From the Today screen, tap Start > S
ettings.
2. Tap the Connections tab.
3. Tap Bluetooth.
4. Tap the Mode tab.
5. Tick the Make this device visible to other
devices checkbox if you want your Toshiba
phone to be visible to other devices within
range.
6. Tap ok.
Other Bluetooth-enabled devices can now detect
your Toshiba phone.
Accepting a Bluetooth partnership
To accept a Bluetooth partnership:
1
. Ensure that Bluetooth is turned on and that your
Toshiba phone is visible to other Bluetooth-
enabled devices.
2. When prompted to accept a Bluetooth
partnership with another device, tap Yes.
3. Enter the same passcode as on the partnering
device and respond to any prompts.
The Bluetooth partnership is created. You can now
exchange data with the other device.
Setting up an outgoing Bluetooth
C
OM port
Some programs can only establish a connection
t
hrough a serial (COM) port, even if the device itself
is Bluetooth-enabled. To make it possible for such
programs to use a Bluetooth connection, you must
set up a virtual COM port. Once created, this virtual
port can be used like any other COM port. You can
use a virtual COM port for programs that, for
example, connect to a GPS receiver, or to connect
to a Bluetooth-enabled printer.
The New Outgoing Port item only available if one
or more Bluetooth-connected devices support serial
(COM) connections.
To set up an outgoing Bluetooth COM port:
1. From the Today screen, tap Start > S
ettings.
2. Tap the Connections tab.
3. Tap Bluetooth.
4. Tap the COM Ports tab.
5. Tap New Outgoing Port.
6. Tap the device you want to add the port for,
then tap Next.
7. Select a numbered COM port from the list.