User's Manual Part 3

6 Getting Connected
94 GeoExplorer 2008 Series User Guide
Connecting to a Bluetooth-enabled serial device
Use Bluetooth wireless technology to receive data from a Bluetooth-enabled serial
device, such as a GeoBeacon receiver or a laser rangefinder.
To connect to a Bluetooth-enabled serial device, you must:
1. Connect to the Bluetooth-enabled serial device.
2. Configure the COM port on the handheld to use for the connection.
3. If necessary, configure the GPS field software to use data received from the serial
device.
Step 1: Connecting to the Bluetooth-enabled serial device
Connect the handheld to the Bluetooth-enabled device, selecting the Serial Port
service if it is not already selected (see Connecting to a Bluetooth-enabled device,
page 84).
Step 2: Configuring the COM port to use on the handheld
1. On the GeoExplorer 2008 series handheld, tap
/ Settings /
Connections / Bluetooth.
2. Tap the COM Ports tab.
3. Tap New Outgoing Port.
4. Select the device you want to set up the
connection to and then tap
Next on the right
softkey.
5. Select the COM port on the GeoExplorer
handheld to use for the connection.
The GeoExplorer 2008 series handheld has three
COM ports (COM5, COM6, and COM7) available
for connections out to Bluetooth-enabled serial
devices.
6. Do one of the following:
– To communicate with any device, for example if you have formed this
connection without pairing to a device, clear the Secure Connection check
box.
– To communicate only with devices with which the handheld has a
Bluetooth partnership, select the Secure Connection check box.
7. Tap
Finish on the right softkey.
8. Tap
OK in the top right corner to close the Bluetooth application.
9. Tap in the top right corner to close the Settings screen.