Chapter 2. Learning the basics
15
̈
Connecting
Bluetooth
enabled devices (on select models)
If yo
u
r comp
ut
er has a
n
int
e
g
ra
t
ed
Bluetooth
adap
t
er card,
it
ca
n
co
nn
ec
t
t
o
a
n
d
t
ra
n
sfer da
t
a w
i
relessly
t
o o
t
her
Bluetooth
e
n
abled dev
i
ces, s
u
ch as
n
o
t
ebook comp
ut
ers, PDAs a
n
d cell pho
n
es. Yo
u
ca
n
t
ra
n
sfer da
t
a be
t
wee
n
t
hese dev
i
ces w
it
ho
ut
cables a
n
d
u
p
t
o 10 me
t
ers ra
ng
e
in
ope
n
space.
Enabling
Bluetooth
communications on your computer
To e
n
able
Bluetooth
f
un
c
ti
o
n
s, do o
n
e of
t
he follow
ing
:
• Press
t
o d
i
sable a
i
rpla
n
e mode.
• Ope
n
t
he charms a
n
d selec
t
Settings
→
t
o ope
n
t
he Ne
t
work
co
n
f
igu
ra
ti
o
n
pa
g
e. The
n
t
o
gg
le
t
he a
i
rpla
n
e mode sw
it
ch
t
o
off
.
Note:
The ac
tu
al max
i
m
u
m ra
ng
e may vary d
u
e
t
o
int
erfere
n
ce a
n
d
t
ra
n
sm
i
ss
i
o
n
barr
i
ers. To
g
e
t
t
he bes
t
poss
i
ble co
nn
ec
ti
o
n
speed, place
t
he dev
i
ce as
n
ear yo
u
r comp
ut
er as
poss
i
ble.
Note:
•
Whe
n
yo
u
do
n
o
t
n
eed
t
o
u
se
t
he
Bluetooth
f
un
c
ti
o
n
,
tu
r
n
it
off
t
o save ba
tt
ery power.
•
Yo
u
n
eed
t
o pa
i
r
t
he
Bluetooth
e
n
abled dev
i
ce w
it
h yo
u
r comp
ut
er before yo
u
ca
n
t
ra
n
sfer
da
t
a be
t
wee
n
t
hem. Read
t
he doc
u
me
nt
a
ti
o
n
s
u
ppl
i
ed w
it
h
t
he
Bluetooth
e
n
abled dev
i
ce
for de
t
a
i
ls o
n
how
t
o pa
i
r
t
he dev
i
ce w
it
h yo
u
r comp
ut
er.
