ActionTec USB Bluetooth, User Manual

Page 1: ...tooth Tray 17 4 2 Access My Bluetooth Places 18 4 3 Finding Bluetooth Devices 18 4 4 Finding Bluetooth Services 19 4 5 Bluetooth Connection Status 21 4 6 Bluetooth Devices and Services 22 4 7 Send to Bluetooth 24 5 Configuring for Other Services Applications 26 5 1 Opening Bluetooth Configuration 26 5 2 Bluetooth Services vs Applications 26 5 3 The Bluetooth Exchange Folder 27 5 4 Configuration Se...

Page 2: ...n in this document is subject to change without notice and should not be construed as a commitment by Actiontec the manufacturer Although Actiontec the manufacturer will make every effort to inform users of substantive errors Actiontec the manufacturer disclaims all liability for any loss or damage resulting from the use of this document or any hardware or software described herein including witho...

Page 3: ...bled printer The Actiontec USB Wireless Bluetooth Adapter lets you enjoy the freedom of true mobility whether you re at the office or on the move What is Bluetooth Bluetooth is a worldwide standard for digital wireless communication and data exchange between multiple devices Bluetooth compliant devices exchange data by establishing a relationship with each other the first device acting as a client...

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Page 5: ...he Bluetooth Software PRIOR to connecting your Bluetooth Adapter to the computer If you have already connected the Bluetooth Adapter please remove it now and restart your computer 1 Make sure your computer is turned on then put the Actiontec Installation CD ROM in your CD ROM drive 2 The Installation software should start automatically This may take a few moments When you see this window Click Nex...

Page 6: ...to I accept the terms in the license agreement and then click Next to continue Note If you do not agree with the terms of the license agreement click the circle next to I do not accept the terms in the license agreement and click Next Now you have terminated the installation of this Bluetooth Adapter 4 Click Next to continue 5 Click Install to continue ...

Page 7: ...it will take several minutes to install your Bluetooth software 7 You may see this screen If you do click OK 8 When the following screen appears click Cancel to continue this installation Do NOT plug your Bluetooth Adapter into your computer at this time 9 Click Finish to complete the software installation ...

Page 8: ...6 Actiontec USB Wireless Bluetooth Adapter 10 Click Yes to complete the software installation and restart your computer now ...

Page 9: ...you connect the Bluetooth Adapter to your computer Please see below for detailed instructions a The Found New Hardware Wizard will run and the following screen will appear make sure Install the software automatically Recommended is selected When ready click Next to continue b The Found New Hardware Wizard will automatically search for the appro priate drivers once found it will request whether you...

Page 10: ...ng screen appears Click on Finish to complete the installation process Laptop Users Insert the Bluetooth Adapter into an open USB port Desktop Users a Get the USB Extension Cable from the Quick Start Kit b Insert one end into an open USB port on the computer ...

Page 11: ...ch and may be horizontal or vertical c Plug the other end into the Bluetooth Adapter d Set the Bluetooth Adapter on top of your monitor where it can receive a clear signal 4 Make sure the light on the Bluetooth Adapter is SOLID GREEN Congratulations you have successfully installed the Actiontec USB Wireless Bluetooth Adapter ...

Page 12: ...he Bluetooth Software PRIOR to connecting your Bluetooth Adapter to the computer If you have already connected the Bluetooth Adapter please remove it now and restart your computer 1 Make sure your computer is turned on then put the Actiontec Installation CD ROM in your CD ROM drive 2 The Installation software should start automatically This may take a few moments When you see this window Click Nex...

Page 13: ...to I accept the terms in the license agreement and then click Next to continue Note If you do not agree with the terms of the license agreement click the circle next to I do not accept the terms in the license agreement and click Next Now you have terminated the installation of this Bluetooth Adapter 4 Click Next to continue 5 Click Install to continue ...

Page 14: ...it will take several minutes to install your Bluetooth software 7 You may see this screen If you do click OK 8 When the following screen appears click Cancel to continue this installation Do NOT plug your Bluetooth Adapter into your computer at this time 9 Click Finish to complete the software installation ...

Page 15: ...6 Actiontec USB Wireless Bluetooth Adapter 10 Click Yes to complete the software installation and restart your computer now ...

Page 16: ...you connect the Bluetooth Adapter to your computer Please see below for detailed instructions a The Found New Hardware Wizard will run and the following screen will appear make sure Install the software automatically Recommended is selected When ready click Next to continue b The Found New Hardware Wizard will automatically search for the appro priate drivers once found it will request whether you...

Page 17: ...ng screen appears Click on Finish to complete the installation process Laptop Users Insert the Bluetooth Adapter into an open USB port Desktop Users a Get the USB Extension Cable from the Quick Start Kit b Insert one end into an open USB port on the computer ...

Page 18: ...ch and may be horizontal or vertical c Plug the other end into the Bluetooth Adapter d Set the Bluetooth Adapter on top of your monitor where it can receive a clear signal 4 Make sure the light on the Bluetooth Adapter is SOLID GREEN Congratulations you have successfully installed the Actiontec USB Wireless Bluetooth Adapter ...

Page 19: ...blue in color with a red insert when Bluetooth is stopped 3 2 Creating a Bluetooth Connection To establish a relationship with other Bluetooth enabled devices To create a connection between your Bluetooth enabled computer and any Bluetooth enabled device follow any of the methods described below Option 1 Creating a Connection from the System Tray In the Windows system tray which is located in the ...

Page 20: ...lick the Bluetooth icon on your desktop and select Bluetooth Setup Wizard Once launched Follow the Bluetooth Wizard instructions 3 3 Configure the Adapter The Actiontec Bluetooth Adapter must have a unique Identity assigned to it before it can pair to other Bluetooth devices The following procedure will guide you through this process 1 Double click on the My Bluetooth Places icon that is on your d...

Page 21: ...ther computer In the world of Bluetooth we call this pairing If you would like to connect or pair your computer to another device like a Bluetooth cell phone or keyboard please go to section 3 4 2 of this User s Manual 1 Make sure that you have the Bluetooth Adapter installed and configured on each computer or device 2 Double click on the My Bluetooth Places icon that is on your desktop 3 Click on...

Page 22: ...rcle next to I want to find a specific Bluetooth device and configure how this computer will use its services Then click Next to continue 5 Once you see the other computer displayed click on its icon and then click Next ...

Page 23: ...below because you will need to enter the exact same code on the second computer PIN Code __________________ Once you have entered the PIN Code make sure to click Initiate Pairing Do NOT press the Enter key at this time 7 Go to the second computer You should see a window similar to the once below Enter the same PIN code that you used on the fist computer Click OK ...

Page 24: ... you PC to connect to a Cell Phone If you would like to connect or pair your computer to another device like a PDA please go to Chapter 5 of this User s Manual 1 Make sure that you have the Bluetooth Adapter installed and configured on each computer or device 2 Click on the My Bluetooth Places icon that is on your desktop 3 Click on the Bluetooth Setup Wizard icon 4 Click the circle next to I want...

Page 25: ...o enter the exact same code on the Bluetooth device being paired PIN Code __________________ Once you have entered the PIN Code click Initiate Pairing 7 Go to the device you are pairing You should see a window similar to the once below Enter the same PIN code that you used on the first computer Click OK Pairing procedures can be different and are determined by the device manufacturer Make sure you...

Page 26: ...s fast access to most Bluetooth operations The Bluetooth tray provides the following options Access My Bluetooth Places Double click the Bluetooth icon or right click the Bluetooth icon and then select Explore My Bluetooth Places Access the Bluetooth Setup Wizard This wizard will help you Configure how this computer accesses a service on another Bluetooth enabled devices Locate remote Bluetooth de...

Page 27: ... select My Bluetooth Places in the Folders pane from the Address shortcut menu 4 3 Finding Bluetooth Devices Search for Devices Searches out Bluetooth devices in the vicinity found devices are displayed in My Bluetooth Places To start a search for devices double click the Bluetooth icon in the system tray Select the Entire Bluetooth Neighborhood when ready click on the Bluetooth menu from the Blue...

Page 28: ...luetooth fax service Some services are hardware dependent this computer cannot provide the fax service unless it has a physical fax modem Some Bluetooth services use virtual hardware The Bluetooth Serial Port service for example does not use a physical port on this computer Instead it creates virtual serial ports that Windows applications can see and use as if they were actual physical ports Each ...

Page 29: ...s a computer or cell phone PIM Item Transfer Allows two Bluetooth devices to exchange Personal Information Manager data such as business cards calendar items email messages and notes PIM Synchronization Allows two Bluetooth devices to synchronize Personal Information Manager data Network Access Allows a device to access a Local Area Network via a second Bluetooth device that is physically connecte...

Page 30: ...layed in hours minutes and seconds Depending on the service the connection may time out automatically disconnect after a specific period of inactivity Activity The number of bytes sent and received over the connection Signal Strength A graphic indicator that ranges from too weak through good to too strong Note To change the power transmission level of this computer from the Bluetooth Configuration...

Page 31: ... display the appropriate icon for the current state of your local Bluetooth device 4 6 2 Connected Device Icons The connected devices icons are a quick method by which the end user can visually verify the status of a Bluetooth enabled device that has a relationship with the local computer s Bluetooth adapter Icons differ in look from Windows 9x Me Windows 2000 and Windows XP We have provided a gui...

Page 32: ... of services that are available to the local computer s USB Wireless Bluetooth adapter Visual icons referenced are provided to show the status of each available service Figure 3 Connected Device Status Icons for Windows XP Figure 4 Available Services Status Icons for Windows 9x Me 2000 ...

Page 33: ...oth enabled devices Valid Data types include Files from Microsoft Explorer Documents from Microsoft Office applications including Word Excel Access PowerPoint Microsoft Outlook items including Contacts Appointments Tasks Messages Notes Figure 5 Available Services Status Icons for Windows XP ...

Page 34: ...ce Only the document in the active window can be transferred b Microsoft Outlook Select one or more items to be transferred 2 From the application s File menu select Send To and then select Bluetooth from the shortcut menu 3 Select a device from the shortcut menu to send the data or Select Other choose a device from the list and then click OK to send the data ...

Page 35: ...Bluetooth devices The Bluetooth services on the Bluetooth enabled computer are referred to collectively in the Bluetooth configuration panel as Local Services Bluetooth Applications These are software applications on this computer that allow Bluetooth enabled computer to use the Bluetooth services that are provided by remote devices The Bluetooth applications on the Bluetooth enabled computer are ...

Page 36: ...services When the Bluetooth Exchange Folder is re configured for either of these services the other service will be updated to use the new location 5 4 Configuration Settings The Bluetooth Configuration has various options that can be configured by the user General Settings Tab The settings on the General tab of the Bluetooth Configuration Panel determine information that is displayed to remote de...

Page 37: ...ications and Bluetooth Services are described as follows Bluetooth Applications These are software programs running on the Bluetooth enabled computer that allow the Bluetooth enabled computer to use the Bluetooth services that are provided by other devices In the Bluetooth configuration panel these programs are referred to collectively as Client Applications Bluetooth Services These are software p...

Page 38: ...the Client Applications tab and highlight the application to be configured and then click Properties or double click the application 5 5 3 Audio Gateway The Audio Gateway Application allows a remote Bluetooth device to use the Bluetooth enabled computer s microphone and speakers as the remote device s audio input and output devices Open a connection to the Audio Gateway service that is provided by...

Page 39: ...blish a Bluetooth Serial Port connection to another Bluetooth device by right clicking on the Windows system tray Select Quick Connect and select Bluetooth Serial Port followed by Device Select the device you want from the window and click on Connect Close a Bluetooth Serial Port connection to another Bluetooth device by right clicking on the Windows system tray and click on Stop the Bluetooth Dev...

Page 40: ... Dial up Networking You can choose to change the name of the application and whether this connection is secure or not You can also choose the virtual device to be used Note Unless you have a specific reason to do so DO NOT CHANGE the default Bluetooth device or alter the device s configuration 5 5 6 Fax The Bluetooth Fax service allows this computer to send a fax using a Fax Modem that is physical...

Page 41: ...equires audio input output can potentially take advantage of a Bluetooth headset to replace a hardwired microphone and or speakers Create a Headset connection by right clicking on the Windows system tray Select Quick Connect and select Headset followed by the Device of choice Select the device you want from the window and click on Open Note Most Bluetooth headsets ring when a connection is attempt...

Page 42: ...older in the remote device s Public Folder for a context sensitive menu All potential menu options may not be available at all times Potential menu options include Open Opens the selected file on this computer using the default application for this type of file Print Sends the selected file to this computer s default printer Send To 3 floppy A the 3 inch floppy drive on this computer Bluetooth Exc...

Page 43: ...ork Access connection by right clicking on the Windows system tray select Advanced Configuration and select the Client Applications Tab When opened double click on Network Access You can choose to change the name of the application and whether this connection is secure or not 5 5 10 PIM Synchronization The PIM Synchronization Application is used to synchronize the Personal Information Manager PIM ...

Page 44: ...y in Microsoft Outlook regardless of the PIM that contains this entry on the remote device If a matching Outlook entry does not exist it will be created Synchronize Outlook Express This item type will be synchronized with its matching entry in Express regardless of the PIM that contains this entry on the remote device If a matching Express entry does not exist it will be created Synchronize Lotus ...

Page 45: ...ighlight the PIM Item Transfer service on a remote device and then from the Bluetooth menu on the Windows menu bar select the appropriate action In addition to the business card options listed above you can also send Notes vnt Email vmg and Calendar vcs items from this menu From within a supported Personal Information Manager select one or more items and then from the PIM s File menu select Send t...

Page 46: ...l still accept business cards that the application has specifically requested via its Receive or Exchange functions Email attachments The only option is include or do not include attachments with email that is sent or received on this computer using this service 5 5 12 Printer The Bluetooth Printer application allows this computer to use a Bluetooth printer Once a Bluetooth printer has been proper...

Page 47: ...make and model do so If your printer is not in the list of options click Have Disk insert the driver disk for the printer and then navigate to the drive and directory that contain the driver initiation file inf for the printer To complete the installation follow the on screen instructions Deleting a Printer Installation Click Start click on Settings click on Printers right click the printer to be ...

Page 48: ...on has been established Example Both Authentication and Authorization request notifications are controlled by whether Secure Connection is enabled for an individual service An example of how notifications might work when a remote device attempts to access a service on this computer if all notifications are enabled Authentication a balloon notification audio optional appears to prompt for a PIN cod...

Page 49: ...h each local Bluetooth service Associate a Sound with Service Access From the Bluetooth Configuration Panel Local Services tab Double click a service name and then select the Notifications tab Check the desired options visual and sound may both be selected for a single event Choose a sound click the Browse button and navigate to the sound file wav to be used for notification To preview the sound f...

Page 50: ...em tray right click the Bluetooth icon select Advanced Configuration and then the Local Services tab The COM port assigned to this service is the last item in the Bluetooth Serial Port service row Configure the application on this computer that will use this service to send its data to this COM Add a Bluetooth Serial Port The Bluetooth Serial Port service has one pre configured Bluetooth Serial Po...

Page 51: ...d a Fax via a modem that is physically attached to this computer Configure the Fax Service From the Windows system tray right click the Bluetooth icon select Advanced Configuration click on Local Services and then double click the Fax service Select the physical modem to be used from the Modems shortcut menu Set the common configuration properties of the service then click OK 5 6 6 File Transfer S...

Page 52: ...g the default application for this type of file Print Sends the selected file to this computer s default printer Send To 3 floppy A the 3 inch floppy drive on this computer Public Folder on My Device the Public Folder on this computer Rename Applies only to empty folders file names and the names of folders that contain objects cannot be changed using this technique Cut Copy Paste Delete Refresh Vi...

Page 53: ...al Area Network connection that is physically attached to the Bluetooth enabled computer After the Bluetooth enabled computer been configured to provide the Network Access service to other Bluetooth devices it will not be able to use the Bluetooth Network Access service provided by another Bluetooth device without being re configured The Bluetooth enabled computer cannot be both a Bluetooth Networ...

Page 54: ...haring tab Select Enable Internet Connection Sharing for this connection click OK and then click YES in the confirmation dialog box 5 6 9 Item Transfer The PIM Item Transfer service allows Personal Information Manager items to be transferred between this computer and a remote Bluetooth device The Four data types are supported Business Cards Calendar Items Email Messages Notes Each data type can be...

Page 55: ...d Where to store inbound data items on an individual basis Options include not all options apply to all items Do Not Accept Any of the installed PIMs on this computer Save to Folder The Bluetooth Exchange Folder location the directory on this computer where inbound items that are not to be saved in a PIM will be kept Note This is also the folder where the File Transfer service stores inbound items...

Page 56: ...that appears when Always send the same business card is selected highlight the card Note Once a card is highlighted if you hover the mouse pointer over that selection a balloon appears with additional informa tion about that contact Click OK to choose a highlighted business card and return to the PIM Item Transfer Properties page The chosen contact now appears in and is selected in the Business ca...

Page 57: ... the synchronization process Note Only Outlook s default contacts folder is synchronized Items in sub folders are not synchronized Items that are moved from the default folder to a sub folder will appear to have been delet ed the next time synchronization takes place 5 7 Hardware Settings The Hardware tab of the Bluetooth Configuration Panel provides basic information about the Bluetooth hardware ...

Page 58: ...complies with The Advanced button displays the Advanced Settings dialog box which allows you to select the country code and transmission power settings This option is not available on all systems 5 7 1 Advanced Settings When available this dialog box is reached from the Hardware tab of the Bluetooth Configuration Panel Note Depending on the country in which the hardware is sold and or in which it ...

Page 59: ... to this computer From the Devices allowed to connect to this computer shortcut menu select No devices No remote devices are permitted to initiate a connection with this computer However this computer can still initiate connections with remote Bluetooth devices All devices All remote devices are permitted to connect to this computer Connections are subject to additional security restrictions such ...

Page 60: ... of the Bluetooth Configuration Panel deter mine whether this computer looks for other Bluetooth devices automatically how often it looks and what type of devices it looks for Periodic Search for Devices When Look for other Bluetooth devices is selected Bluetooth automatically searches for devices every X minutes X is an whole number between 1 and 60 To change the time between auto inquiries highl...

Page 61: ...covered can be mixed and matched you can discover one or more specific devices classes of devices and types of devices within a class at the same time Remove a device from the list of devices to be discovered In the Bluetooth Configuration Panel from the Discovery tab select the device to be removed and click the Delete button Note If Report only selected Bluetooth devices is not selected the Dele...

Page 62: ...n which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by implementing one or more of the following measures s Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna s Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver s Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected s Consult the d...

Page 63: ...requirements the antenna used for this transmitter must be installed to provide a separation distance of at least 20 cm from all persons and must not be co located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter For questions regarding your product or the FCC declaration contact Actiontec Electronics Inc 760 North Mary Ave Sunnyvale CA 94086 United States Tel 408 752 7700 Fax 408...

Page 64: ...uring the warranty period The only updates that will be provided are at the sole discretion of Actiontec Electronics and will only be available for download at the Actiontec website www actiontec com Actiontec Electronics sole obligation under this express warranty shall be at Actiontec Electronics option and expense to refund the purchase price paid by Customer for any defective software product ...

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