Using a mobile telephone for fax transmissions
[FAX]
This section describes how to send a fax using a mobile telephone as a modem.
Important
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Please ensure that any drivers used to connect the PC to the mobile telephone have been installed.
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A Bluetooth passkey (PIN code) is required for you to connect to the mobile telephone. Please make a
note of your Bluetooth passkey before you start the set-up process.
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A fax application is required for you to be able to send and receive faxes. The description below is based
on a example using Microsoft Fax, which is installed with Windows XP as standard.
If you are going to use a commercially available fax application, then please refer to the manual that came
with the application for information on how to send and receive faxes.
Setting up the mobile telephone
Set up and register the mobile telephone as a fax service.
Procedure
1. Turn on the mobile telephone, and set it to be connectable
Note
Please refer to the instruction manual for information on how to operate the telephone.
2. Right-click on the Bluetooth
TM
wireless technology icon in the task tray, and then click
on [Add
New Connection]
Note
Alternatively, click [Start]
→
[All Programs]
→
[Bluetooth]
→
[Bluetooth Settings], and then click on [New
Connection] from the active [Bluetooth Settings] window.
The [Add New Connection Wizard (Welcome to the Add New Connection Wizard)] window will appear.
3. Select [Custom Mode], and then click on the [Next] button
The [Add New Connection Wizard (Searching for devices)] window will appear. Once the program has
finished searching for the devices, the [Add New Connection Wizard (Select Device)] window will
appear.
4. Select the device name of the mobile telephone from [Device List], and then click on the [Next]
button
The [Add New Connection Wizard (Searching for Services)] window will appear.
5. If you are connecting to the mobile telephone for the first time, enter the passkey for the device
from the [Bluetooth Passkey (PIN Code)] window, and then click on the [OK] button.
Once the program has finished searching for the services, the [Add New Connection Wizard (Select
Service)] window will appear.
6. Select "Fax" under [Select Service], and then click on the [Next] button
The COM port and modem registration process dependent on your Bluetooth software conditions.
