HTC Imagio, User Manual

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10 Internet
Setting up your phone as a Bluetooth modem in Windows XP
You can connect your phone to a notebook or desktop computer through Bluetooth and use the phone as a
modem for the computer. To connect your phone to the computer through Bluetooth, your computer must be
Bluetooth enabled or you must have a USB Bluetooth dongle.
To set up a Bluetooth connection between the phone and the Windows XP computer
Set Bluetooth on your phone to visible mode. For information about this, see “To turn Bluetooth on and
make your phone visible” in Chapter 9.
Enable Bluetooth on your computer.
(Refer to the manufacturer’s documentation for details on how to enable Bluetooth for your computer.)
After Bluetooth is enabled on your computer, the Bluetooth Devices icon appears in the Control Panel
and System Tray.
Next, create a Bluetooth partnership between your phone and computer. See “To create a Bluetooth
partnership.”
To activate your phone as a Bluetooth modem
On your phone, tap Start > All Applications > Modem Link.
Select Bluetooth as the connection type.
On your notebook, disable ActiveSync by clicking File > Connection Settings and then clearing the
Allow connections to one of the following check box.
Tap Menu > Start on the Modem Link screen on your phone.
After successfully connecting your phone to the computer via Bluetooth, the next thing to do is to add your
phone as a Bluetooth modem to your computer.
To add your phone as a Bluetooth modem to your Windows XP computer
On the computer, click Start > Control Panel > Phone and Modem Options.
Click the Modems tab. Check if there is a Bluetooth modem, “Generic Bluetooth Modem” or
“StandardModem over Bluetooth Link” listed. If there is, skip to step 6.
If there is no Bluetooth modem listed in the Modems tab, click Add.
In the Add Hardware Wizard, click Next.
In the Select Bluetooth Device screen, select the phone name and then click OK.
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