Ted's Bluetooth Guide for Pocket PC Devices

1. Preface

2. What is Bluetooth

3. Bluetooth: How It Works

4. The Profiles of Bluetooth

5. Connecting a Bluetooth Headset to a PDA

6. Connecting a Bluetooth GPS to a PDA

7. Connecting a PDA to another PDA

8. Transferring Files Between two PDA Devices

9. Transferring Appointments, Tasks and Contacts to Another PDA

10. Transferring Files from a PC to a PDA

11. Synchronizing your PDA to a Bluetooth equipped PC

12. Accessing the Internet on your PDA via Bluetooth equipped PC

13. Sending a Contact to a Bluetooth equipped Cellular Phone

14. Accessing the Internet using a Bluetooth equipped Cellular Phone

15. Dialing a Number on your Cellular Phone using Contacts on a PDA

16. Dial-up Networking Using a Wireless Modem

17. Printing from your PDA via Bluetooth

18. Using a Bluetooth Keyboard with your PDA

Transferring Appointments, Tasks and Contacts to Another PDA

Like IR transfer you can send appointments and contacts to another device via Bluetooth.  This is much more convenient than IR as you do not have to be within IR range to transfer items.  Sending items via Bluetooth is faster than IR in this regard.  To transfer an appointment via Bluetooth follow these procedures.

1. Open up the appointments on the screen and go to the appointment that you would like to transfer.

2. Verify the Bluetooth radio is active on both PDAs.

3. Tap and hold on the appointment until a menu appears.  Select Send via Bluetooth.
   Figure 8.1

4. Your PDA should now search for active Bluetooth devices.  If you did not have the Bluetooth radio turned on it will come on automatically.  The destination PDA should appear in the list.  Tap on the PDA and tap on the 'X' at the top right corner of your screen.  Depending on if your using a 3rd Party task manager the 'X' could be a 'OK'.
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5. Your PDA will now begin the process of transferring the appointment to the other PDA.  You will see a progress bar on your screen.  A screen on the other PDA will appear giving the user the option to accept the appointment or discard it.
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The process to transfer a contact via Bluetooth is similar to sending an appointment via Bluetooth.

1. Open contacts on your PDA.

2. Make sure that the Bluetooth radio is active on both PDAs.

3. Tap and hold on the contact that you want to send.  A menu will appear.  Select Send via Bluetooth.
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4. Your PDA will now search for active Bluetooth devices in range.  Once again if your Bluetooth radio is not turned on it will become active automatically.  The destination PDA should appear in the list.  Select the PDA and tap on the 'X' in the top right corner of the screen.  Depending on if your using a 3rd Party task manager the 'X' could be 'OK'.
   Figure 8.6

5. Your PDA will now begin the process of transferring the contact to the other PDA.  You will see a progress bar on your screen.  A screen on the other PDA will appear giving the user the option to accept the contact or discard it.

The process of sending a task via Bluetooth is similar to sending contacts and appointments via Bluetooth.

1. Open Tasks on your PDA.

2. Verify the Bluetooth radio is active on both PDAs.

3. Tap and hold on the task you want to transfer.  A menu should appear.  Select Send via Bluetooth.
   Figure 8.7

4. Your PDA will now search for active Bluetooth devices in range.  Once again if your Bluetooth radio is not turned on it will become active automatically.  The destination PDA should appear in the list.  Select the PDA and tap on the 'X' in the top right corner of the screen.  Depending on if your using a 3rd Party task manager the 'X' could be 'OK'.
   Figure 8.8

5. Your PDA will now begin the process of transferring the task to the other PDA.  You will see a progress bar on your screen.  A screen on the other PDA will appear giving the user the option to accept the task or discard it.
   Figure 8.9

Transferring Files from a PC to a PDA

Two sections ago we talked about transferring files from a PDA to another PDA.  Well what about transferring files from a PC equipped with a Bluetooth dongle or integrated Bluetooth?  This is possible and the sets to set it up is similar to transferring files between PDA devices.  You must first setup the Bluetooth service on the PC and then you can establish the connection with the PDA.

1. On the desktop PC you will need to make sure that the File Transfer service is enabled on the desktop.  On the desktop open the My Bluetooth Places folder and then open the My Device folder.  You should see a folder called 'My File Transfer'.  Right click on the folder and go to Properties.  My particular Bluetooth dongle uses the Widcomm drivers and software.
   Figure 9.1

2. Make sure that the 'startup automatically' option is checked.  This will enable the service.  Remember that if this service is not enabled then the appropriate shortcut icon will not be created on the PDA in the Bluetooth Manager.  You can also specify the folder used to exchange files.  Usually this service is started by default.  It helps to make sure that it is running.
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3. Once the File Transfer service is verified the next step is to setup the connection on the PDA.  Open the Bluetooth Manager on the PDA and tap New.
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4. Now tap on Browse files on a remote device.  If that option is not available then you can select 'Explore a Bluetooth device' which will achieve the same result.
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5. The PDA will try to discover any active Bluetooth devices in range that has the File Transfer service available.  Your Bluetooth equipped desktop should appear.  Tap on the device icon.
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6. Before the shortcut icon is made the desktop will detect that an attempt to connect via Bluetooth is being made.  A Bluetooth Pin code will be required to make a connection.  If you want to reject the connection just ignore it.  To enter a Pin code just click in the bubble window.
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7. The Pin Code entered in Figure 9.8 is an alphanumeric string.  Please remember this string as it is needed on the PDA.  Once the Pin Code is entered on the desktop an authentication window will appear on the PDA.  You must enter the same Pin Code that you entered in Figure 9.8.
   Figure 9.8

8. The File Transfer should now be detected.  This will be confirmed by a popup windows similar to Figure 9.9.  Tap on Finish.
   Figure 9.9

9. A shortcut icon will now be created in the Bluetooth Manager.  To start the File Transfer service just tap and hold on the icon.  Then select Connect.
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