How to use and configure Bluetooth connectivity
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Bluetooth connectivity
This manual should work for various mobile phone brands and models.
You can connect wirelessly to other compatible devices with Bluetooth technology. Compatible devices may include mobile phones, computers, and enhancements such as headsets and car kits. You can use wireless Bluetooth technology to send images, video clips, music and sound clips, and notes; to connect wirelessly to your compatible PC (for example, to transfer files); or to connect to a compatible printer to print images with Image print.
Since devices with wireless Bluetooth technology communicate using radio waves, your device and the other device do not need to be in direct line-of-sight. The two devices only need to be within 10 meters (32 feet) of each other, although the connection may be subject to interference from obstructions such as walls or from other electronic devices.
Bluetooth connection settings
Press MENU, and select Connect. > Bluetooth. When you open the application for the first time, you are asked to define a name for your device. After you set a Bluetooth connection and change My phone's visibility to Shown to all, your device and this name can be seen by other users with devices using Bluetooth technology.
Select from the following:
Bluetooth — Select On or Off. To connect wirelessly to another compatible device, first set Bluetooth connectivity On, and then establish a connection.
My phone's visibility — To allow your device to be found by other devices with Bluetooth technology, select Shown to all. To hide it from other devices, select Hidden.
My phone's name — Edit the name of your device.
Send data using a Bluetooth connection
There can be several active Bluetooth connections at a time. For example, if you are connected to a headset, you can also transfer files to another compatible device at the same time.
Bluetooth connection indicators
- When the B icon is shown in the standby mode, a Bluetooth connection is active.
- When the (B) icon is blinking, your device is trying to connect to the other device.
- When the (B) icon is shown continuously, the Bluetooth connection is active.
Tip! To send text using a Bluetooth connection (instead of text messages), open Notes, write the text, and select Options > Send > Via Bluetooth.
1 - Open an application where the item you want to send is stored. For example, to send an image to another compatible device, open Gallery.
2 - Select the item (for example, an image) and Options > Send > Via Bluetooth. Devices with wireless Bluetooth technology that are within range start to appear on the display one by one. You can see a device icon, the name of the device, the device type, or a short name.
3 - Select the device with which you want to connect.
4 - If the other device requires pairing before data can be transmitted, a tone sounds, and you are asked to enter a passcode.
5 - When the connection has been established, Sending data is shown.
The Sent folder in Messaging does not store messages sent using Bluetooth connectivity.
Tip! When searching for devices, some devices may show only the unique addresses (device addresses). To find the unique address of your device, enter the code *#2820# in the standby mode.
Receive data using a Bluetooth connection
When you receive data using a Bluetooth connection, a tone sounds, and you are asked if you want to accept the message. If you accept, the new message notification is shown, and the item is placed in the Inbox folder in Messaging. Messages received using a Bluetooth connection are indicated by the Bluetooth symbol B.
Security tips
When you are not using Bluetooth, set Bluetooth Off, or select My phone's visibility > Hidden.
Do not pair with an unknown device.
