Socket BluetoothTM Connection Kit manual

Bluetooth™ Connection Kit Featuring the Socket Bluetooth Card™ and W indows CE software for adding Bluetooth w ireless connectivity to the following mobile com puters: • Pocket PC 2000s • Pocket PC 2002s • Handheld PC 2000s User’s Guide[...]

How this Ma nual is Or ganiz ed This manual is designed to help y ou install and use the Socket Bluetooth Connection Kit. Chapter 1, Introduction, des cribes key feat ures of t he Bluetoot h Connection Kit an d identifies pack age contents. Chapter 2, Basic Setup, explains th e min imu m steps you n eed to complete to install and use the Bluetooth [...]

3 Table of Contents CHA PTER 1 INTRODUCTION 4 CHA PTER 2 B A SIC SETUP 7 STEP 1: Register the Card 7 STEP 2: Prepare Network I nformation 7 STEP 3: I nstall the Software 7 STEP 4: Complete the Bluetoo th Setup Wizard 8 STEP 5: Ins ert the Card 10 STEP 6: Get Connected! 11 STEP 7: Dial-up to You r Network 15 CHA PTER 3 FEA TURES 20 Turn Rad io Trans[...]

4 | CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCT ION Chapter 1 Introduction Overv iew The Socke t Blue too th Conne ctio n Kit makes i t easy to a dd Blue too th w ireless connectiv ity to a Window s Powe red Pocket PC 2000 or Pock et PC 2002 or a Window s CE-based HPC 2000. It ’s perfect for connect ing an y of these m obile computers wirelessly to your favorite Blueto[...]

CHAPTER 1: INT RODUCTION | 5 Contents of the Connection Kit The Socket Bluetooth Connection Kit includes these item s: • A Socket Blu etooth Card (Com pactFlash card Type I) • The Socket Bluetooth Connection K it Installation CD To register the kit online, visit: www.so c k e t c o m. co m/p r o d u ct / p r o d r e g . ht m[...]

6 | CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCT ION Installation Steps Summary Basic installation and operation of the Bluetooth Card for use w ith a Bluetoot h phon e can be compl eted in s even s teps. BA SIC SETUP AND USE WITH A BLUETOOT H PHONE STEP 1: Register the card. STEP 2: P repare netw ork inform ation. STEP 3 : Install the softw are. STEP 4 : Complete the Soc[...]

CHAPTER 2: BASIC SET UP | 7 Chapter 2 Basic Setup This chapter covers the min imum step s you m ust complete to install and u se the Bl ueto oth Ca rd. STEP 1: Register the Card Regist er the card online at: www.so c k e t c o m. c o m/p ro d u c t/ p r o d r e g . ht m STEP 2: Prepare Netw ork Information Consult with your net work administr ato r[...]

8 | CHAPTER 2: BASIC SETUP STEP 4: Complete the Bluetooth Setup Wizard 1. After y o u install the softw are, the Socket Bluetooth Setup Wizard will automatically launch on your m o bile computer. Tap Next> . 2. Gi ve your mob ile comput er a frie ndly name. T a p Next> .[...]

CHAPTER 2: BASIC SET UP | 9 3. If y o ur m obile computer h as few er than 6 COM ports free, th e Disable IrDA? Screen w ill appear. If desired, disable IrDA to free more ports. Tap Next> . Note: This will disab le the IR port on a Pocket PC. To read just the IrDA se ttings, go to S tart | Settings | System| IrDA . Some devices do not allow you [...]

10 | CHAPTER 2: BASIC SETUP STEP 5: Insert the Card Important ! Do NOT insert the ca rd upsid e down o r shove the c ard in too hard. Damage m ay occur! Insert the card in to you r mobile com puter’s s lot. If usin g a PC Card slot, first insert the Bluetooth Card into a Com pactFlash-to-PC Card adapter (available separately). Make su re the blue[...]

CHAPTER 2: BASIC SET UP | 11 STEP 6: Get Connected! The Get Co nnecte d! W izar d guid es you thr ough a o ne-time set up pr oce ss that prepares the m obile computer and ph one for Bluetooth connections . The wi zard varies depending on w hat phon e you w ant to connect to. Ericsson, Nokia 6210, NTT DoCoM o, Sony Phones 1. Tap on the Bluetooth tas[...]

12 | CHAPTER 2: BASIC SETUP 4. When the s earch is com plete, a list of the discov ered Bluetooth phon es will appear. Choose the phone y ou wish to connect to, and tap Select . A service discovery phase w ill begin, about 5-10 seconds. 5. As prom pted in the n ext screen , prepare you r phone f or bonding. For inst ructions on setti ng y our phon [...]

CHAPTER 2: BASIC SET UP | 13 Mo torola T imeport 270C, No kia 6310 1. Tap on the Blu etooth task tr ay icon (visible from the Today screen for Pocket PC devices). In the pop-u p men u, select Get Connected! 2. Follow the Bluetooth “Get Connected!” Wizar d . In the second screen , use the drop-down list to select y our Bluetooth phone. The wizar[...]

14 | CHAPTER 2: BASIC SETUP 5. The next tw o screens describe procedures you can only com plete outside of the wizard. Read through each screen b ut do not complete the described pr ocedures until y ou exit the w izard. Directions for these procedures are provided in STEP 7: Dial-up to Y our Netw ork , start ing on the n ext page. The tw o procedur[...]

CHAPTER 2: BASIC SET UP | 15 STEP 7: Dial-up to Your Netw ork Complete th e followi ng steps to create a n ew Blu etooth connection. Bef ore setting up di al-up networking, pr epa re yourself with d ial-up infor mation a nd other nece ssary sett ings for your o ffice ne twork or ISP . Pocket PCs This sect ion pertain s to Pocket PC 2000s and Pocket[...]

16 | CHAPTER 2: BASIC SETUP 2. In the n ext screen, en ter a name f or the dial-up con nection. For the modem , select Bluetooth Phone . For th e Baud Rate , select 115200 . Tap Advanced… Note: Remember what yo u name the co nnection . You will need it when you start the connection. 3. The Po rt Set tin gs screen will appear. If needed, tap on th[...]

CHAPTER 2: BASIC SET UP | 17 7. Now you are ready to start the connection. Pocket PC 2000 — Go to Start | Programs | Connections . Tap on th e Bluet oo th conne ctio n you just set up . Make sure t he dia ling set tings ar e correct. Tap Connect . Pocket PC 2002 — In the Connections screen , under Internet Settings , tap Connect . In Network Lo[...]

18 | CHAPTER 2: BASIC SETUP Handheld PC 2000 1. Go to Start | Pr ograms | Communication | Remote Networking | Make New Connection . 2. In the n ext screen, en ter a name f or the Bluetooth con nection. Select Dial-Up Connection . Tap Next> . 2. Select Bluetooth Phone for th e modem . T ap Configure… 3. The Po rt Set tin gs screen will appear. [...]

CHAPTER 2: BASIC SET UP | 19 6. If needed, t ap on TCP/IP to en ter any s pecial network settings f or your offi ce netw ork or ISP. Tap OK . In the next s creen, tap Next> . Enter the dial-u p num ber for your of fice n etw ork or ISP. Tap Finish . 7. Now you are ready to start the connection. Go to Start | Control P anel | Remote Networking . [...]

20 | CHAPTER 3: FEATURES Chapter 3 Features This chapter explains how to tu rn the Bluetooth ON/OFF an d how to u se the Bluetoot h Act iveSy nc and Bluetoot h LA N Access options . Turn Radio Tr ansmitter ON/ OFF You may want to turn of f the radio transm itter to save power or if y ou are entering an area with radio restrictions (e.g ., an airpla[...]

CHAPTER 3: FEAT URES | 21 Bluetooth A ctiveSy nc This section explain s how to use the Bluetooth A ctiveSy nc feature. It helps you quickl y and eas ily Activ eSyn c to a notebook or des ktop com puter w ith ActiveSy nc v3.x installed. 1. Tap on the Bl uetooth icon . In the pop- up men u, select B luetooth ActiveSync . 2. The next screens w ill var[...]

22 | CHAPTER 3: FEATURES SCENARIO #2 : Your Bl ueto oth De vice s fold er c onta ins no favori te desktop com puter . (a) When you tap on Bluetooth Ac tiveSync , a screen w ill appear that allow s you to ch oose w hich com puter to connect to in your Bluetooth Devi ces folder. Choos e a computer f rom th e list and tap Select , or tap Find to searc[...]

CHAPTER 3: FEAT URES | 23 SCENARIO #3 : Your Bl uetoo th De vices fold er c onta ins no c omputer s. (a) When you tap on Bluetooth Ac tiveSync , a Bluetooth Devi ce Search will au tomatically begin. Note: You can al so start the device search by tappi ng Find in the Bluetooth Devices screen. See Scenario #2 on the previous page. (b) After the searc[...]

24 | CHAPTER 3: FEATURES Bluetooth LA N Access This section explain s how to use the Bluetooth L AN A ccess feature to quickly and easily conn ect to a Bluetooth-en abled LAN acces s point. 1. Tap on the Blu etooth i con. In th e pop-up m enu, select Bluetooth LAN Access . 2. The next screens w ill vary depending on if your Bluetooth Devi ces folde[...]

CHAPTER 3: FEAT URES | 25 (b) Your mobile compu ter will try to connect to the selected access point. (c) If your LA N requires a passkey, a screen will appear, askin g for the passkey . Enter the passkey , then tap ok . (d) After a su ccessful connection is m ad e, the status screen w ill repo rt Connected . (e) Now y ou are ready to access your L[...]

26 | CHAPTER 3: FEATURES SCENAR IO #3: Your Bluetooth Devi ces folder has n o access points . (a) W hen y ou tap Bluetooth LAN A ccess, the m obile computer w ill auto matical ly begin t o sea rch fo r ne w Blueto oth d evic es. Note: You can al so start the device search by tappi ng Find in the Bluetooth Devices screen. See Scenario #2 on the prev[...]

CHAPTER 3: FEAT URES | 27 Bluetooth Faxing Many Bluetoot h phon es and oth er types of Blue tooth- enabled devi ces support f axing . This chapter expl ains how to use such a device w ith th e Blue too th Card and your mobi le co mputer for wire less faxi ng. T he Soc ket Blue too th Conne ctio n Kit d oe s not inc lude faxing so ftware. Y ou must [...]

28 | CHAPTER 3: FEATURES 3. Make su re a COM port is en abled for fax ing. • Tap on th e Bluetooth icon. S elect Advanced Features , then My Bluetooth Device . Tap on th e COM Ports tab . • In th e COM Ports screen, make sure Bluetooth Fax is checked. • Note the COM p or t number a ssigned to fa xing. Yo u may need t his to confi gure your fa[...]

CHAPTER 3: FEAT URES | 29 5. N ow you are r ea dy to use your fax so ftware. Whi le co nfigur ing the fa x connection, s elect either Bluetooth FAX or the COM port assign ed to Blue too th faxi ng.[...]

30 | CHAPTER 4: ADVANCED FEATURES Chapter 4 Adv anced Features This chapter explain s optional steps y ou may choose to perform while installi ng and/ or usi ng the B lueto oth Ca rd. The steps covered in th is chapter inclu de: • Setting up your B lueto oth Ca rd • Viewing and e nabl ing/di sabl ing Bl uetoo th COM po rts • Using th e Blueto[...]

CHAPTER 4: ADVANCED FEAT URES | 31 Set up Your Bluetooth Car d Note: If you us e the Get Connected! W izard, w hich is recomme nded for normal usage, t hen this step i s not necessar y. This step w ould be used to change the friendl y name of your mobile computer. 1. After y ou insert the Bluetooth Card, the Bluetooth icon should appear in the task[...]

32 | CHAPTER 4: ADVANCED FEATURES A ssign COM Ports Follow these steps to v iew and/or m odify the Blu etooth C OM ports. 1. Tap on the Blu etooth icon (in the Today screen for Pocket PCs). Select Advanced Features then My Bluetooth Device . 2. The My Bluetooth Device screen w ill appear. T ap on the COM Ports tab. 3. As n eeded, view and/or enable[...]

CHAPTER 4: ADVANCED FEAT URES | 33 Discover Bluetooth Device(s) Follow these steps to dis cover other Bluetooth devices nearby , including non-ph one devices . The Device Discovery W izard is a m ore detailed alternative to us ing the Blu etooth “Get Conn ected!” Wizard or Bluetooth ActiveSy nc or Bluetooth LA N Access option s. The Device Disc[...]

34 | CHAPTER 4: ADVANCED FEATURES Bond w ith Di scovered Device(s) Follow these steps to bon d with an already discovered Bluetooth device. In most cases, bonding is for establish ing secure com munication s w ith a Bluetooth-enabled phone. This is a more detailed alternative to us ing the Bluetooth “ Get Connected! Wizard.” Important ! • Do [...]

CHAPTER 4: ADVANCED FEAT URES | 35 4. The Bluetooth Device Bonding Wizard will laun ch. Follow the w izard to bond w ith y our selected device. 5. As prom pted, mak e sure th e Bluetooth device th at you wan t to bond w ith is in Bondable mode. 6. If the rem o te device is set u p to accept bonding, a Bluetooth Passkey screen w ill appear. T o cont[...]

36 | CHAPTER 4: ADVANCED FEATURES View Device Properties Follow these steps to v iew the properties of an already discov ered device. 1. I f not o pe n, la unch the Bluetooth Devices folder. Tap on the Blu etooth icon (in the Today screen for Pocket PCs). Select Advanced Features then Bluetooth Devices . For HPC 2000s, y o u can als o tap on th e B[...]

CHAPTER 4: ADVANCED FEAT URES | 37 Set up Your Favorite Device Follow these steps to set up default devices in the Bluetooth Devices fol der . Note: The Get Connected! W izard automati cally ass igns the favorit e phone. 1. Tap on Tools and select My Favorites . 2. Tap on the tab for the ty pe of device you w ould like to set a favorite for. 3. To [...]

38 | CHAPTER 4: ADVANCED FEATURES Change View s You can sw itch between th e Large Icons or Details views for the Bluetooth Devices fold er . 1. In Bluetooth Devices , tap on View . 2. In the pop- up m enu, ch oose betw een Large Icons or Details . Large Icons view Details view Note: In Detai ls view, sc roll right t o see the current Bonded status[...]

CHAPTER 4: ADVANCED FEAT URES | 39 Delete a Device from the Folder If y ou no longer plan to connect w ith it, you can delete a dev ice from th e Bluetooth Devices fold er . 1. I f not o pe n, la unch the Bluetooth Devices fo ld er. 2. Pocket PCs only : Tap and hold y our styl us on th e device y o u w ish to delete. In t he pop-up m enu, select De[...]

40 | CHAPTER 5: SOCKET DIALER Chapter 5 The Socket Dialer This chapter explains how to as sign a dialin g prefix an d use the Socket Dialer to dial a num ber directly f rom y our Contacts lis t. The Socket Dialer ma kes it qu ick and eas y t o perform di al-up n etw orking . If y ou have n ot done so already, be s ure to run th e Dialer Installer f[...]

CHAPTER 5: SO CKET DIALER | 41 Use the Socket Dialer 1. To use the dialer, the m obile compu ter mus t already be con nected to the Bluetooth phon e. You can us e the Get Conn ected! Wizard to do this. Also, th e Bluetooth phon e mus t be selected as y our favorite. 2. Pocket PC devices — Go to Start | Contacts . HPC 2000 — Click on the Contact[...]

42 | CHAPTER 5: SOCKET DIALER 5. Your mobile computer w ill connect to your phone and begin dialing. Note: The Socket Dialer can dial a phon e num ber containin g any of the 17 follow ing n on-nu meric characters : * # + . / ! @ - space A B C D T P W Additionally, th e following string can be included in a phone n umber: (‘,’) The Socket Dial[...]

CHAPTER 6: BLUET OOT H PRINT ING | 43 Chapter 6 Bluetooth Printing This chapter explains how to print from a Bluetooth- enabled printer, using either of tw o options. If you have a HPC 2000, y ou can print di rectly from Pocket Word or Po cket Excel. If y ou have a Pocket PC, you can install the PrintPoc ketCE softw are included on the installation[...]

44 | CHAPTER 6: BLUETOO TH PRINT ING Pocket PC 2000 or Pocket PC 2002 : You can print using the PrintPocketCE pro gram in cluded on the Socket Bluetooth C ard Install ation CD . The Socket Bluetooth Connection Kit includes a 30-day trial version of PrintP ocketCE. For a full version, please visit: www. fi e l d s o f t wa r e . c o m If y ou have n[...]

CHAPTER 6: BLUET OOT H PRINT ING | 45 4. In the m ain screen, tap on the file y o u w ish to print. To locate your file, you can tap on the w hite paper icon at the bottom of the screen to v iew a list of Pocket Word docs, TXT, or RT F files. Tap o n the y ellow env elope ico n to view email m essages. Use the folders drop-down m enu to switch betw[...]

46 | CHAPTER 6: BLUETOO TH PRINT ING If needed, tap on More Settings to adjus t marg ins, f orm feed, an d other settings. Tap OK to return to the m ain printing screen. When done adjusting the setting s, tap Start Pri nti ng . 6. The mobile computer w ill search for a Bluetooth printer. After th e search, the Bluetooth Devices f older will appear.[...]

APPENDIX A: SPECIFICAT IONS | 47 Appendix A Specifications Physical Characteristics: CF I/O Card Size: 1.43 x 1.69 x 0.13 in (36.4 x 42.8 x 3.3 m m ) Power Consum ptio n (3.3 V Sup ply): Idle: 16 mA Typical: 40 m A M a xi mu m: 90 mA Inter face Standar ds: Com pactFlash I nterface: Com pactFlash I/O, Type I With Com pactFlash-to-PC Card Adapter: PC[...]

48 | APPENDIX B: SAFETY AND USAGE T IPS Appendix B Safety and Usage Tips Product Care • Do not expose your product to liquid, moisture or extrem e hum idity. • Do not expose y our product to extreme h igh or low temperatures. • Do not expose your product to lit candles, cigarettes, or cigars, or to open flam es, etc. • Do no t dr op , thr o[...]

APPENDIX B: SAFET Y AND USAGE TI PS | 49 Radio Frequency Exposure Your Bluetooth Card is a radio transmitter and receiv er. When in operation, it com mu nicates wi th a Blue tooth-equ ipped m obile phon e or mobil e computer by receiving an d transmittin g radio frequency (RF) m agnetic fields in the f requenc y rang e 2400 to 2500 MHz. The outpu t[...]

50 | APPENDIX C: TROUBLESHO OT ING Appendix C Troubleshooting SYMPTOM : • I cannot connect to a device in my folder. POSSIBLE REASONS SOLUT ION The services f or the devices hav e not been discov ered. In the Bluetooth Devices f older, tap on the P roperties icon . Tap on the Services tab. In the Services screen, tap on th e Update button. SYMPTO[...]

APPENDIX C: T ROUBLESHOO TING | 51 SYMPTOM : • My mobile computer cannot find any Bluetooth devices nearby. POSSIBLE REASONS SOLUT ION You are too f ar from other Blue too th de vice s. Move clo ser t o the othe r B lueto oth device(s), w ithin a ran ge of 10 met e r s. The Bluetooth devi ce(s) nearby are not turned on. Turn on th e Bluetoot h de[...]

52 | APPENDIX D ISP RESOURCES SYMPTOM : • I can’t make my Ericsson R520 phone discoverable. POSSIBLE REASONS SOLUT ION You attempted to bond, with th e phone, an d wh en the ph one presented a “ pairing query ,” you entered No. This prevents the phone f rom bei ng dis coverable until it is reset. Reset the phone by rem o ving its battery.[...]

APPENDIX D: T ECHNICAL SUPPORT | 53 Appendix D Technical Suppor t If you have t roub le i nstalli ng or using the B lueto ot h Card , p lease refe r to the “Troubleshooting” section. You can also visit Socket’s onlin e forum f or users to dis cuss techn ical support and oth er issues w ith each other at: www.s o c k e t fo r u m. c o m If pro[...]

54 Limited War ranty Socke t Comm unications Incorporate d (Socke t) war rants this produc t agains t defe cts in ma terial a nd work mans hip, under norm al use a nd servic e, for the follow ing period f rom the date of purchas e: Plu g-in card: Three years Incompa tibility is not a def ect covered by Socket’s w arranty. During the warranty peri[...]

55 Limited Softw are Warranty LIMITED W ARRA NTY. SOCKET w arrants that the origina l disk or CD ROM is fre e from defects for 90 day s from the date of delive ry of the SOFT WA RE. CUSTOMER REMEDIES. SOCKET’S e ntire liability a nd your ex clusive rem edy shall be, at SOCKET’S op tion , either (a) retu rn of the p rice paid or (b) rep lacement[...]

56 May 2002 Document # 6410-00171 E Copy r ight Notice Copy right © 2002 Socket Com muni cations, Inc. A ll rights res erved. Socket, the Socket logo and Mobility Frien dly are registered tradem arks of Socket Com mu nications, In c. Bluetooth Card is a tradem ark of Socket Comm unications, In c. Bluetooth and th e Bluetooth logos are tradem arks [...]

57 Regulatory Compli ance The Socket Bluetooth Card is designed to be compliant w ith the rules and regulations in locations wh ere they are sold and w ill b e labeled as required. This product i s ty pe approved — us ers are not requi red to obtain licen se or autho riza tio n befo re using. Radio Frequency Interference Require ments This device[...]

58 The user m ay find t he follow ing booklet helpfu l: How to Identify and Resolve Radio-TV Interference Pr oblems. This booklet is availa ble from the U.S. Gov ernm ent Prin ting Office, Was hing ton, D.C . 20402. Radio Frequency Interference Require ments – Canada This Class B digital app aratus meets th e requirements of th e Canadian Inter f[...]

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