Digianswer A S BTPCM101 Users Manual
SOFTWARE SUITE
Preliminary User’s Manual
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Contents
Introduction
Overview
Bluetooth Neighborhood
Bluetooth Configuration Tool
Bluetooth Network Manager
Bluetooth Control Center
Main window
Profiles and services
List view
Basic functions
Device discovery
Service discovery
Link establishment
Disconnecting
Status information
Device groups
Windows Explorer
Online Help
Managing COM ports
Establishing COM port links
Object transfer
Making your business card available
Business card transfer
Sending objects directly from MS Outlook
File transfer
Sending files
Receiving files
Audio links
Networking
Settings
Bluetooth Radio settings
Profile properties
Local device properties
Properties (Bluetooth Neighborhood options)
Remote device properties
Appendices
Profiles
Regulatory statements
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Introduction
With the Bluetooth Software Suite, you can
establish wireless links between your computer
and other Bluetooth enabled devices. Without
using any cables, you can transfer sound, objects
and files; connect to serial devices like a mouse,
modem, printer etc.; and network.
This user’s manual is a comprehensive guide to
the Bluetooth™ Software Suite version 1.0. It
contains all the descriptions and instructions you
need to be able to make the most of the program.
We will start by providing an overview of the
applications of the Bluetooth Software Suite. We
will then look closer into the Bluetooth
Neighborhood main window, which is where most
of the action takes place. Next, we will account for
the basic principles of operating the Bluetooth
Neighborhood. We will then turn to each of the
services (applications) currently facilitated by your
Bluetooth Software Suite. Finally, we will deal with
the various settings of the program.
In addition to this user’s manual, the
documentation for the Bluetooth Software Suite
comprises a Beginner’s Guide providing a general
introduction to the Bluetooth technology. Both the
User’s Manual and the Beginner’s Guide are
included on the CD-ROM for the Bluetooth
Software Suite. Furthermore, when you have
installed the Bluetooth Software Suite, the two
documents are available from the Windows Start
menu. Finally, the Bluetooth Software Suite is
accompanied by a printed installation guide.
The Bluetooth Software Suite and Microsoft
Windows are highly integrated. However, it is
beyond the scope of this manual to explain the
basics of using Windows. If you need
information on that topic, please refer to the
Windows user’s manual or online help.
Disclaimer
Any responsibility or liability for loss or damage in
connection with the use of this product and the
accompanying documentation is disclaimed. The
information in this document is furnished for
informational use only, is subject to change
without notice, may contain errors or inaccuracies,
and represents no commitment whatsoever. This
agreement is governed by the laws of Denmark.
Document issue: Draft TR 00-04-19
Bluetooth is a trademark owned by its proprietor and used by
this manufacturer under license.
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Overview
In this section, we will introduce the four
applications making up the Bluetooth Software
Suit: The Bluetooth Neighborhood, Configuration
Utility, Network Manager, and Control Center.
Bluetooth Neighborhood
The Bluetooth Neighborhood is where most
operations of the Bluetooth Software Suite are
carried out. From this application you can:
• Carry out device discovery, i.e. find out which
remote Bluetooth devices are active within
your range;
• Carry out service discovery, i.e. find out
which services (applications) a remote device
facilitates;
• Establish links to remote devices.
The Bluetooth Neighborhood is the main
application of the Bluetooth Software Suite, and
there is, of course, much more to be said about it.
Indeed, most of the descriptions and instructions
given in this manual concern the Bluetooth
Neighborhood.
Bluetooth Configuration Tool
The Bluetooth Configuration Tool is used for
managing virtual communications (COM) ports,
e.g. when you want to establish links to serial
devices like printers or modems. Furthermore, the
Bluetooth Configuration Tool allows you to test if
the system has been set up and works properly.
Bluetooth Network Manager
The Bluetooth Network Manager eliminates the
need to make new network settings every time
you want to switch between a Windows NT
domain and an ad-hoc Bluetooth network. With
the Bluetooth Network Manager, you can make
the settings once and for all and then, when you
want to change from one network to another,
simply select the desired profile from a list.
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Bluetooth Control Center
The Bluetooth Control Center is a small tray icon
application located in the lower right corner of the
screen. The Bluetooth Control Center shows the
state of the Bluetooth radio, and allows you to
enable/ disable the Bluetooth radio manually.
Also, the Bluetooth Control Center is where you
open the Bluetooth Network Manager.
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Main window
When you have installed the Bluetooth Software
Suite on your computer, the Bluetooth
Neighborhood icon will appear on your desktop.
To open the Bluetooth Neighborhood, click the
icon:
You will now see the Bluetooth Neighborhood
main window:
j k l
The six elements making up the Bluetooth
Neighborhood main window are:
j Menu bar
k Tool bar
l Address bar
m Local Profiles/Local Services bar
n List view
o Status bar
Some of these elements are standard Windows
items. In this manual we will mainly focus on the
elements that are specifically related to operating
the Bluetooth Software Suite. Accordingly, we will
start out by looking into two elements that play a
key role in operating the Bluetooth Neighborhood:
The Local Profiles/Local Services bar and the list
view. In later sections, we will account for the
items of the Bluetooth pull-down menu on the
menu bar.
m n o
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Profiles and services
The local profiles are the applications that you can
use your device for. When two devices are to
interoperate, i.e. communicate with each other,
they must have a shared profile. If, for instance,
you want to transfer a file from one computer to
another, both computers must support the profile
OBEX File Transfer.
While the function of the Local Profiles bar is to
display the profiles your device supports, Local
Services bar is what you will actually be using
when operating the Bluetooth Neighborhood.
Facilitated by a profile, each of the services
represents a specific operation that your device
can carry out. An example of a service is business
card transfer, which is facilitated by the profile
OBEX Object Push. Business card transfer can
take place between your computer and other
Bluetooth devices supporting OBEX Object Push.
In later sections, we will show you how to make
use of each of the services that your device
features.
For the Local Profiles tab, click Local Profiles.
For the Local Services tab, click Local Services.
In addition to the items shown on the Local
Profiles bar, the Bluetooth Software Suite
supports a number of other profiles. For a
complete list of the supported profiles, including
which services each profile facilitates, please see
the appendix “Profiles”.
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List view
The list view in the main window contains three
elements: the Inbox, the Shared Files folder, and
a list of the discovered devices:
Inbox:
This is where your device receives Microsoft
Outlook objects like electronic business cards, email messages etc. sent from other devices. You
can edit the Inbox in all the ways you are used to
from Windows, i.e. you can copy, rename, drag
and drop etc.
Shared Files:
Basic functions
Device discovery
Before your device can communicate with a
remote Bluetooth device, it needs to discover the
remote devices that are active within range. This
operation is called device discovery.
1. Right-click an empty part of the window:
This folder contains the computer files that your
device receives from other devices. Like the
Inbox, you can manipulate the Shared Files folder
in all the ways you are used to from Windows.
Discovered devices:
These are the remote Bluetooth devices that are
active within range, and that your device has
discovered during device discovery (see next
section).
2. Click Inquiry:
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The window now shows an updated list of active
remote devices within range.
Alternatively, you can carry out device discovery
from the Bluetooth pull-down menu on the menu
bar by selecting the item Device Discovery.
Service discovery
Before trying to establish a link to a remote
device, it may be useful to know which services
the device facilitates. To find out, you can carry
out service discovery.
Double-click the remote device:
Instead of your local Inbox, Shared Files folder,
and discovered devices, you will now see a list of
the services that the remote device supports:
(To return to the Bluetooth main window, click
^ Back.)
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Link establishment
When you have carried out service discovery, you
can establish a link to the remote device. You can
make use of any service that both your device and
the remote device support: Drag the local
service to the corresponding remote service:
In the above example, an audio link is being
established by dragging the local Audio service to
the remote Audio service.
If the link is established successfully, the icons for
both the local and the remote Audio services will
flash.
If you know in advance that a remote device
supports a particular service, you can skip service
discovery. Just drag the local service to the
remote device:
In this example, an audio link is being established
by dragging the local Audio service to the remote
device.
If the link is established successfully, the icons for
both the local service and the remote device will
flash.
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