User's Manual

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Display the Connection Status dialog box: Double-click My Bluetooth
Places, click Bluetooth from the menu bar and select search for devices.
Double-click on the desired Bluetooth device to display a list of services.
Right click on the desired service and click status.
The Information provided is:
Status: “Connected” or “Not Connected”
Device Name: the name of the device to which this computer is connected.
Duration: the length of time that this connection has been established,
displayed in hours, minutes and seconds. Depending on the service, the
connection may time out (automatically disconnect) after a specific period of
inactivity.
Activity: the number of bytes sent and received over the connection.
Signal Strength: a graphic indicator that ranges from Too Weak to Good to
Too Strong.
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
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 Tasks
 Messages
 Notes.
To use Send to Bluetooth
 In the application:
 Windows Explorer -- select one or more files to be transferred.
Folders cannot be transferred.
 Microsoft Office -- only the document in the active window can
be transferred.
 Microsoft Outlook -- select one or more items to be transferred.
 From the application’s File menu, select Send To, and then select
Bluetooth from the shortcut menu. Select a device from the shortcut
menu to send the data or Select Other..., choose a device from the list,
and then click OK.
 Right click on the file icon, select Send To and then select Bluetooth.
Select a device to send the data to and then click ok.
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 System tray, right-click the Bluetooth icon, and select
Advanced Configuration from the shortcut menu.