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Set Up Your Gear
Getting Started
1. Turn on the Gear.
2. From the Apps screen of the smartphone, tap
Samsung Gear
.
•
If necessary, update the Samsung Gear app to
the latest version.
3. Tap
Connect to Gear
.
4.
When the Bluetooth
®
pairing request window is
displayed, confirm the passkeys displayed on your
Gear and smartphone match, and then tap the
checkmark.
5. Follow the prompts to complete the connection.
When the devices are connected, a tutorial is displayed
on the Gear’s screen. Follow the prompts to learn the
Gear’s basic controls.
Connect the Gear to a New
Smartphone
When you connect the Gear to another smartphone, the
Gear automatically resets and all data is removed from
its memory. Make sure you back up any important data
stored on your Gear.
1. Back up your Gear’s data on your smartphone as
follows:
•
From the Apps screen of the smartphone, tap
Samsung Gear
>
Settings
tab >
About Gear
>
Back up and restore
>
Back up data
.
2.
End the connection between your Gear and
smartphone. For more information, see
“Auto Switch Device” on page
93
.
3. Connect your Gear to another smartphone.