Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product BluetoothTM Connection Kit Socket
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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 • Pock.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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 .
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).
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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 .
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.
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 .
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 .
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 .
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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 .
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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 .
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 .
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.
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 .
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.
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 : * # + .
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Printed in U.S.A..
An important point after buying a device Socket BluetoothTM Connection Kit (or even before the purchase) is to read its user manual. We should do this for several simple reasons:
If you have not bought Socket BluetoothTM Connection Kit yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data Socket BluetoothTM Connection Kit - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, Socket BluetoothTM Connection Kit you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get Socket BluetoothTM Connection Kit will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of Socket BluetoothTM Connection Kit, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime Socket BluetoothTM Connection Kit.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with Socket BluetoothTM Connection Kit. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device Socket BluetoothTM Connection Kit along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
