Planet Technology BT-200U User Manual
USB Bluetooth Adapter
BT-200U
User’s Manual
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The is a class B device, In a domestic environment, this product may cause radio interference,
in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures.
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Revision
User’s Manual for PLANET USB Bluetooth Adapter:
Model: BT-200U
Rev: 2.0 (October 2003)
Part No. EM-BT200Uv2
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION......................................................................................1
1.1 BT-200U FEATURES ..............................................................................................1
1.2 PACKAGE CONTENTS..............................................................................................1
CHAPTER 2 INSTALLATION........................................................................................2
2.1 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION.......................................................................................2
2.2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION.......................................................................................5
2.3 GETTING HOOKED UP.............................................................................................6
2.4 INITIAL BLUETOOTH CONFIGURATION.......................................................................8
CHAPTER 3 BLUETOOTH SOFTWARE....................................................................12
3.1 BLUETOOTH TRAY...........................................................................................12
3.2 ACCESS MY BLUETOOTH PLACES................................................................12
3.3 ICONS USED FOR BLUETOOTH DEVICES AND SERVICES.........................13
CHAPTER 4 BASIC OPERATIONS............................................................................17
4.1 START OR STOP BLUETOOTH.......................................................................17
4.2 CREATE A CONNECTION FROM THE BLUETOOTH ICON IN THE SYSTEM
TRAY........................................................................................................................17
4.3 CREATE A CONNECTION USING THE BLUETOOTH SETUP WIZARD........17
4.4 CREATE A CONNECTION FROM ENTIRE BLUETOOTH NEIGHBORHOOD18
4.5 FIND BLUETOOTH DEVICES...........................................................................18
4.5.1 Periodic Search for Devices.........................................................................18
4.6 FIND A SERVICE...............................................................................................19
4.7 BLUETOOTH CONNECTION STATUS.............................................................20
4.8 SEND TO BLUETOOTH.....................................................................................20
CHAPTER 5 CONFIGURE BLUETOOTH...................................................................22
5.1 ACCESS THE BLUETOOTH CONFIGURATION PANEL.................................22
5.2 BLUETOOTH SERVICES VERSUS BLUETOOTH APPLICATIONS................22
5.3 BLUETOOTH EXCHANGE FOLDER.................................................................22
5.4 GENERAL CONFIGURATION SETTINGS........................................................23
5.5 BLUETOOTH APPLICATIONS..........................................................................23
5.5.1 Overview......................................................................................................23
5.5.2 General Configuration..................................................................................23
5.5.3 Human Interface Device..............................................................................24
5.5.4 Audio Gateway.............................................................................................25
5.5.5 Bluetooth Serial Port....................................................................................25
5.5.6 Dial-up Networking.......................................................................................26
5.5.7 Fax...............................................................................................................27
5.5.8 Headset........................................................................................................28
5.5.9 File Transfer.................................................................................................29
5.5.11 PIM Synchronization..................................................................................30
5.5.12 PIM Item Transfer......................................................................................32
5.5.13 Printer.........................................................................................................33
5.6 BLUETOOTH SERVICES..................................................................................34
5.6.1 Notifications..................................................................................................34
5.6.2 Audio Gateway.............................................................................................35
5.6.3 Bluetooth Serial Port....................................................................................36
5.6.4 Dial-up Networking Service..........................................................................37
5.6.5 Fax Service..................................................................................................37
5.6.6 File Transfer Service....................................................................................37
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5.6.7 Headset Service...........................................................................................38
5.6.8 Network Access...........................................................................................38
5.6.9 PIM Item Transfer........................................................................................40
5.6.10 PIM Synchronization..................................................................................42
5.7 HARDWARE SETTINGS...................................................................................42
5.7.1 Advanced Settings.......................................................................................43
5.8 ACCESSIBILITY SETTINGS..............................................................................44
5.9 DISCOVERY SETTINGS....................................................................................45
CHAPTER 6 SECURITY..............................................................................................47
6.1 AUTHENTICATION............................................................................................47
6.2 AUTHORIZATION..............................................................................................47
6.3 BLUETOOTH DEVICE IDENTITY......................................................................47
6.4 ENCRYPTION....................................................................................................47
6.5 LINK KEY............................................................................................................47
6.6 PAIRING DEVICES............................................................................................48
6.7 PASSKEY...........................................................................................................48
6.8 SECURE CONNECTION...................................................................................48
6.9 SECURITY REQUEST DIALOG BOX................................................................48
CHAPTER 7 TROUBLESHOOTING...........................................................................49
7.1 CANNOT CONNECT TO A PAIRED DEVICE...................................................49
7.2 CANNOT DISCOVER SERVICES ON AN UN-PAIRED REMOTE DEVICE.....49
7.3 DIAL-UP NETWORKING SERVICE DOES NOT START..................................49
7.4 DETERMINE THE BLUETOOTH DEVICE ADDRESS (BDA) OF MY
HARDWARE.............................................................................................................49
7.5 DETERMINE THE VERSION OF THE HOST CONTROLLER INTERFACE (HCI)
..................................................................................................................................49
7.6 DETERMINE THE VERSION OF THE LINK MANAGER PROTOCOL (LMP)..50
7.7 FIND INFORMATION ABOUT THE BLUETOOTH HARDWARE ATTACHED TO
MY COMPUTER.......................................................................................................50
7.8 INTERNET CONNECTION SHARING DOES NOT WORK...............................50
7.9 TEST A NETWORK ACCESS CONNECTION..................................................50
7.10 UNKNOWN PORT MESSAGE WHEN USING A BLUETOOTH SERIAL PORT
..................................................................................................................................50
7.11 BLUETOOTH HEADSET DOESN’T ALWAYS FUNCTION UNDER WIN 98..51
APPENDIX A SPECIFICATION...................................................................................52
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Chapter 1
Introduction
This USB Bluetooth Adapter, BT-200U, is specifically designed to plug into an available Universal Serial Bus port connecting to a desktop or laptop PC. It allows you to
make short-range wireless connections between Bluetooth devices such as cellular
phones, personal digital assistants (PDA), and desktop and notebook computers.
BT-200U uses radio transmission, voice and data are thus transmitted almost immediately. Bluetooth transmission ensures both protection from interference and secures
data transfers. It helps people share and access the information that's important to
them more easily.
Link your notebook with your handheld, mobile phone, printer and other Bluetooth
devices within your personal area network (PAN) via a secure short-range wireless
radio link. Get rid of all those hassle cables and automatically share documents,
browse the Internet and synchronize calendars, address books and more.
1.1 BT-200U Features
Ø Follows world wide standard which compatible to other Bluetooth devices
Ø Bluetooth Manager Utility eases the difficulties of configuration and management
Ø Various services provided: Virtual Serial Port, Dial-up Networking, Fax, File Trans-
fer, Information Exchange, Information Synchronization, and Network Access
Ø Connection protection and data security enhanced mechanism
Ø Most popular OS support: Windows 98SE, ME, 2000, XP
Ø Up to 8 devices Point-to-MultiPoint topology expands your PAN coverage
1.2 Package Contents
The following items should be included:
• USB Bluetooth Adapter x 1
• USB Adapter Cable x 1
• CD-ROM (includes Driver, Utility, Manual) x 1
• Quick Installation Guide x 1
If any of the above items are damaged or missing, please contact your dealer immediately.
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Chapter 2
Installation
2.1 Software Installation
Note: The Bluetooth Software should be installed well prior to the hardware
installation.
1. Insert the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive to initiate the autorun program. Once
completed, a menu screen will appear as follows:
2. To install the Bluetooth software, click on the "Bluetooth Software" hyperlink to
activate the installation procedure for the application program.
If the above screen is not shown, you can start the installation as follows.
• Click on Start Menu/ Run.
• Enter “D:\Utility\setup.exe” in the appeared box, where “D” is the letter of your
CD-ROM drive.
• Click on “OK” button.
3. On the Welcome screen, click the Next button.
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4. When the License Agreement screen is displayed, read the License Agreement,
then click the radio button to the left of “I accept the terms in the license agree-
ment” and click the Next button.
5. On the Destination Folder screen, click the Change button to browse to a new
destination folder for the Bluetooth software. Otherwise, click the Next button to accept the default folder.
6. The InstallShield Wizard is ready to install the Bluetooth software. If you need to
review or change any settings, click the Back button. Click the Cancel button to exit
the Wizard. Otherwise, click the Install button.
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7. Click OK at the following message (only for Windows 2000/XP installation).
8. The Installing Bluetooth Software screen displays the installation progress. If
prompted to insert the Windows CD, do so and follow the on-screen instructions.
9. The following message is shown to prompt that you have not installed the Bluetooth
USB adapter. Click Cancel to continue.
10. When finished, click Finish to end the Installation Wizard.
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11. Remember to restart your computer to have the new configuration take effect if the
following message is shown.
2.2 Hardware installation
Note: The hardware installation should be only performed when the software is
well installed.
Precaution
Before the installation, make sure the USB port exists in your computer and is enabled.
To check this, go to My ComputeràControl Panel àSystem. Open the Device
Manager tab. If the Universal Serial Bus controller device is found, it means your
USB port is installed and enabled. If not, either no USB port is installed or the USB
bios is not properly enabled. In this case, consult your computer dealer for USB support.
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Connects to the USB host port
2.3 Getting Hooked Up
1. Locate the USB host port of your system. Align the USB connector (the thinner
end) of the USB adapter toward the USB host port, push evenly and steadily until
it is seated.
2. Plug your BT-200U into the thicker end of the USB adapter cable.
3. As soon as the device is properly plugged to your computer, Windows will auto-
matically detect the device and prompt the following message. Select “Install the
software automatically (Recommended)” And press Next to continue.
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4. Select “Continue Anyway” with the following message.
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5. Press Finish to complete the hardware installation.
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2.4 Initial Bluetooth Configuration
1. Once the software is well installed, your computer should prompt a Bluetooth icon
on the bottom right corner. You may right click and select the Start Using Blue-
tooth to make initial Bluetooth configuration.
2. The following message is shown to prompt you to select the location where you
want to show the Bluetooth icon. Select the location and click Next.
3. On the Device Name and Type screen, enter the required information:
Device Name—other Bluetooth-enabled devices, when inquiring about devices
within radio range, will see this user-configured device name.
The name can be changed after the installation process through the Bluetooth
Software Configuration Panel.
Device Type—click the down arrow 6and choose Desktop or Laptop from the
drop-down list. The device type can be changed after the installation process
through the Bluetooth Software Configuration Panel.
Click the Next button.
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4. Click Next to configure the Bluetooth services that this computer will offer to the
Bluetooth devices.
5. Select the services you want this computer to offer and click the Configure if you
need further configuration. Click Next to continue.
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6. The following message is shown. Please wait for a while for the software installation process to complete.
7. Select Skip button on the following page to continue.
8. Click Finish to complete the initial Bluetooth configuration.
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Once the initial Bluetooth configuration is completed, right click the Bluetooth icon
on the bottom right corner again. The following menu is show.
Your Bluetooth USB adapter is well installed now. Pleas check the next chpater to use
or make further configuration for the services you need.
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Chapter 3
Bluetooth Software
3.1 BLUETOOTH TRAY
The Bluetooth tray resides in the Windows system tray, which is normally located in the
lower-right corner of the screen. The Bluetooth tray provides fast access to most
Bluetooth operations.
From the Bluetooth tray you can:
l Access My Bluetooth Places—double-click the Bluetooth icon, or right-
click the Bluetooth icon and then select Explore My Bluetooth Places.
l Access the Bluetooth Setup Wizard. This wizard will help you:
l Configure how this computer accesses a service on another Bluetooth
device
l Locate remote Bluetooth devices
l Configure the way that this computer provides services to remote
Bluetooth devices
l Set the name and type of this Bluetooth device, e.g., “John's PC” and
“Desktop.”
l Access the Bluetooth Configuration Panel—right-click the Bluetooth icon,
and then select Advanced Configuration.
l Access the Quick Connect option—right-click the Bluetooth icon, select
Quick Connect, and then select the type of service to which you wish to
connect.
l Start/Stop Bluetooth on this computer.
3.2 ACCESS MY BLUETOOTH PLACES
My Bluetooth Places is part of Windows Explorer.
There are multiple ways to access My Bluetooth Places:
l In the Windows system tray
l Right-click the Bluetooth icon and select Explore My Bluetooth Places
or
l Double-click the Bluetooth icon
l On the desktop, double-click the Bluetooth icon
l Open Windows Explorer and select My Bluetooth Places in the Folders
pane or from the Address shortcut menu.
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3.3 ICONS USED FOR BLUETOOTH DEVICES AND SERVICES
Bluetooth icons provide at-a-glance feedback about a device or service's status by
changing appearance.
The Bluetooth icon in the Windows system tray provides feedback about Bluetooth
status.
Figure 1: Bluetooth Icon
Figure 2: Device Icons for Windows 9x, Me and 2K
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