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Creative USB Adapter 
CB2431 with Bluetooth

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Wireless Technology

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

             

 

User’s Guide 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Summary of Contents for USB Adapter CB2431

Page 1: ...Creative USB Adapter CB2431 with Bluetooth Wireless Technology User s Guide ...

Page 2: ... copy the software on any other medium except as specifically allowed in the license agreement The licensee may make one copy of the software for backup purposes only The Software License Agreement is found in a separate folder on the Installation CD Copyright 2004 Creative Technology Ltd All rights reserved Version 1 0 October 2004 Bluetooth is a registered trademark of the Bluetooth SIG Inc USA ...

Page 3: ...nnection status 12 Send to another Bluetooth device 12 CLIENT APPLICATIONS 14 About Client and Server 14 Human Interface Device 14 Printer 15 Audio Gateway 15 Headset 16 Bluetooth Serial Port 16 Dial up Networking 18 Fax 18 File Transfer 19 PIM Exchange 20 PIM Synchronization 21 Network Access 21 CONFIGURATION PANEL 23 General Tab 23 Accessibility Tab 23 Discovery Tab 24 Local Services Tab 26 Hard...

Page 4: ...ur computer and can be paired with other Bluetooth enabled devices Effective throughput of up to 723 Kbps Package Contents USB Adapter CB2431 with Bluetooth Wireless Technology Quick Start leaflet Installation CD System Requirements Genuine Intel Pentium II 300 MHz or higher IBM compatible PC Microsoft Windows XP Windows 2000 Windows Millennium Edition Me or Windows 98 Second Edition SE 64 MB RAM ...

Page 5: ...Configuration Panel right click the Bluetooth tray icon Select Advanced Configuration Have Quick Connect option right click the Bluetooth icon select Quick Connect and then select the type of service to which you wish to connect Start Stop Bluetooth on this computer My Bluetooth Places My Bluetooth Places is part of Windows Explorer There are multiple ways to access My Bluetooth Places In the Wind...

Page 6: ...tooth icon in the Windows system tray provides feedback about Bluetooth status Bluetooth Icon Indicates Bluetooth Status Status Icon Description Paired Enable Blue with White Disabled Blue with Red Connected Blue with Green Device Icon Types Device Type Normal Connected Paired Audio Gateway Desktop Computer Headset Human Interface Device Laptop Computer Modem Network Access Point Personal Digital ...

Page 7: ...color of the icon changes to green Service Icon Types Service Name Normal Connected Unavailable Audio Gateway Dial up Networking Fax Headset Network Access PIM Item Transfer PIM Synchronization Public Folder Bluetooth Serial Port Device icons for Windows 98SE ME 2000 Device Icon Types Device Type Normal Connected Paired Audio Gateway Desktop Computer Headset Human Interface Device ...

Page 8: ...cons are gray or yellow in color or gray with yellow accents in their normal state When in the connected state the primary color of the icon changes to green Service Icon Types Service Name Normal Connected Not Available Audio Gateway Dial up Networking Fax Headset Network Access PIM Item Transfer PIM Synchronization Public Folder File Transfer Bluetooth Serial Port ...

Page 9: ...Device not found dialog box appears click the Cancel button 8 Click the Finish button 9 When prompted restart your computer 10 Connect the USB adapter to your computer as shown below 11 When the Add New Hardware Wizard dialog box appears click the Install the software automatically Recommended option and then click the Next button 12 In the next dialog box that appears click the Next button 13 Cli...

Page 10: ...y to search for available Bluetooth devices that are within connection range There are two ways to do this 1 From your desktop right click My Bluetooth Places icon First select Open and then select Entire Bluetooth Neighborhood Or 2 Double click My Bluetooth Places Then double click Entire Bluetooth Neighborhood You may also let CREATIVE BLUETOOTH SOFTWARE automatically search for devices for you ...

Page 11: ...t and send receive e mail Fax allows you to send a fax transmission through another Bluetooth device File Transfer Public Folder allows you to perform file system operations on another Bluetooth device such as browse drag and drop open print cut copy paste delete rename etc Headset allows a Bluetooth headset to be used as the audio input output mechanism for another Bluetooth device such as a comp...

Page 12: ...list to re establish connection 2 Other devices Select this option to search for additional devices that potentially provide the desired service select a device from the list and then click Connect If this computer has never created a connection to this type of service the only option on the shortcut menu is Find Devices Select this option to search for devices that potentially provide the desired...

Page 13: ... the length of time this connection has been established displayed 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 variable scale that ranges from Too Weak through Good to Too Strong Also in the dialog box you will fin...

Page 14: ... 2 Microsoft Office only the document in the active window can be transferred 1 3 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 15: ...on as both mouse and a laser printer be sure the mode switch is set to Mouse before attempting to connect 1 On the Client open My Bluetooth Places by double clicking the icon on your desktop 2 Select Entire Bluetooth Neighborhood 3 Right click anywhere except on a device name and select Refresh from the pop up menu to see an updated list 4 Double click HID devices such as Keyboard or Mouse to make...

Page 16: ...n 5 Once an Bluetooth Printer connection is established at first time that might need you install the printer driver Push OK button to start the printer driver installation 6 When the wizard asks you to select a printer and model select the printer and model on the list If your printer is not in the list of options click Have Disk insert the driver disk or CD for the printer and then navigate to t...

Page 17: ...th headset or any other device that offers the Bluetooth headset service as the audio input and output device for server To create a headset connection 1 Make sure the headset is already in PAIRING mode 2 On the Client open My Bluetooth Places by double clicking the icon on your desktop 3 Select Entire Bluetooth Neighborhood 4 Right click anywhere except on a device name and select Refresh from th...

Page 18: ...icking the icon on your desktop 2 Right click My Device and select Properties from the pop up menu 3 In the Bluetooth Configuration Panel select the Local Services tab Double click the Bluetooth Serial Port service to display its Service Properties dialog box The Service Properties dialog box displays the communications port that the connection is using To close a Bluetooth serial port connection ...

Page 19: ...umber to be dialed 7 Click the Dial button Selecting the Save password checkbox will let you connect to the same number in the future without having to type in all the connecting information You can now open a Web browser and connect to the Internet as if the modem was attached to your computer To close a Dial up Networking connection 1 On the Client open My Bluetooth Places by double clicking the...

Page 20: ...pand that folder If there are subfolders click all the plus signs until you see all the files under the subfolders Types of File Transfer operations There are various types of file operations that you can perform With My Bluetooth Places opened right click a folder and select an option from the pop up menu A dialog box appears its title varies depending on the operation being carried out In the di...

Page 21: ...stant PDA or notebook computer The supported Outlook items are Business cards vcf and vcd Calendar entries vcs Notes vnt Messages vmg There are three types of operations Send sends an object to another device Receive requests an object from another device Exchange sends a client object and receives a server object You can set the default location of your business card and the location where you re...

Page 22: ...s in the subfolders will not be synchronized This means that if you have moved items from the default folder to a subfolder they will seem to be deleted after the next synchronization To apply PIM Synchronization 1 On the client open My Bluetooth Places by double clicking the icon on your computer 2 Select Entire Bluetooth Neighborhood 3 Right click anywhere except on a device name and then select...

Page 23: ...g 4 Click OK 5 Click Yes to enable Internet connection sharing Windows XP Server side Setup 1 Have your Windows XP compact disc handy You may need it during the setup process 2 From the Windows Control Panel select Network Connections 3 Right click the Local Area Connection icon and then select Properties The Local Area Connection Properties dialog box opens 4 Click the Advanced tab Select Enable ...

Page 24: ... device type when other Bluetooth devices search for your computer Accessibility Tab The Accessibility tab in the Bluetooth Configuration Panel lets you specify which remote devices can have access to your computer which remote devices have access and whether an audio warning is played when a Personal Identification Number PIN code is required Allow other devices to discover this computer To allow...

Page 25: ... the desired device s and click OK Note Multiple devices may be selected using SHIFT click and or CTRL click Delete a device from the list In the list of devices allowed to access this computer select the device to be removed from the list and then click Delete Discovery Tab The Discovery tab lets you specify whether your computer will do an automatic search for other Bluetooth devices or not how ...

Page 26: ...d at the same time by holding the SHIFT or CTRL key down as you select the devices The device s that you want to add to the list must be within radio range Devices that are not within radio range will NOT appear in the list of devices To report only a specific class of device 1 Open the Bluetooth Configuration Panel by right clicking the Bluetooth Tray icon on the Windows system tray Select Advanc...

Page 27: ...deleted an error message will appear if Report all Bluetooth devices is not selected Temporarily override the discovery of specific devices In the Bluetooth Configuration Panel from the Discovery tab select Report all Bluetooth devices The specifically selected devices will be discovered along with all other devices To re enable specific device discovery re select Report only selected Bluetooth de...

Page 28: ...fication Code is required before a connection can proceed An audio file can also be associated with the notification Authorization request also called a connection request This type of notification can be visual audio or both It notifies you of attempts to access a Bluetooth service on this computer the connection will not proceed until you click the balloon that appears over the Windows system tr...

Page 29: ...e modem that the service will be using Fax has an additional setting for selecting the modem that the service will be using Bluetooth Serial Port has an additional setting for selecting the communications port that the service will be using File Transfer has additional setting for exchange folder location and the setting about security for files and folders PIM Synchronization has additional setti...

Page 30: ... how to change a local service s properties and what the options are To change a local service s properties 1 Open the Bluetooth Configuration Panel by right clicking the Bluetooth Tray icon on the Windows system tray Select Advanced Configuration from the submenu The Bluetooth Configuration Panel is displayed 2 Click the Local Services tab 3 Double click the service name 4 Select the appropriate ...

Page 31: ...d the service is not connected A device name and Bluetooth Device Address identifies the device that is using the service At times you need to interrupt a connection from the server side To do this simply right click the local service and then select Stop from the pop up menu To restart the service later right click the local service and then select Start Hardware Tab The Hardware tab provides bas...

Page 32: ...sion the version number of the Bluetooth Specification that the Link Manager Protocol LMP complies with LMP Revision the revision number of the Bluetooth Specification that the Link Manager Protocol LMP complies with LMP Sub Version the sub version number of the Bluetooth Specification that the Link Manager Protocol LMP complies with Click Apply to save the changes the changes will be applied the ...

Page 33: ...ator can open a dialog box that provides 1 The user friendly name of the device attempting access 2 A place for the local operator to enter a Bluetooth passkey The operator of the remote system must then enter the identical passkey If no passkey is supplied or if the notification is ignored after a preset timeout access will be denied In cases wherein devices are paired those devices automatically...

Page 34: ...en the two and enables easy access to all the available services without having to enter access information every time a connection is attempted Paired devices share a unique Link Key that they exchange when they are establishing the connection Moreover the mate of a pair will always appear in My Bluetooth Places even if the mate is disconnected or is beyond connection range Paired devices remain ...

Page 35: ...thorization may also be required Security Request Dialog Box Depending on your security settings you may see a Bluetooth Authorization or Bluetooth PIN Code Request dialog box when a connection is attempted But this is only if you have either Authorization or Authentication enabled The method of notification is in the form of a bubble message displayed over the Bluetooth Tray icon in the Windows s...

Page 36: ...included in the USB dongle installation CD Q Why can t I connect to a paired device A Paired devices are always displayed in My Bluetooth Places even if the remote device is out of connection range or is turned off If you can t connect to a paired device verify that the remote member of the pair is within radio range and powered up before you attempt to connect again Q I can t discover services on...

Page 37: ...You may also Ping the server from the DOS prompt Q Why do I get an Unknown Port message when I attempt to use a Bluetooth Serial Port A The unknown Port error message usually means that an attempt was made to connect to a port that was in use Additional Bluetooth Serial Ports can be added if they are required Q What can I do when uninstalling Creative Bluetooth software cannot be completed due to ...

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