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Introduction
1.1
B
LUETOOTH
T
RAY
The Bluetooth tray resides in the Windows® system tray, which is normally located in the lower,
right corner of the screen. The Bluetooth tray provides fast access to most Bluetooth operations.
From the Bluetooth tray you can:
•
Access My Bluetooth Places
—double-click the Bluetooth icon, or right-click the Bluetooth
icon and then select “Explore My Bluetooth Places”.
•
Access the Bluetooth Setup Wizard
. This Wizard will help you:
o
Configure how this computer accesses a service on another Bluetooth device
o
Locate remote Bluetooth devices
o
Configure the way that this computer provides services to remote Bluetooth devices
o
Set the name and type of this Bluetooth device, e.g., “John's PC” and “Desktop”.
•
Access the Bluetooth Configuration Panel
—right-click the Bluetooth icon, and then select
“Advanced Configuration”.
•
Access the 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.
1.2
A
CCESS
M
Y
B
LUETOOTH
P
LACES
My Bluetooth Places is part of
Microsoft® Internet Explorer
.
There are
multiple ways
to access My Bluetooth Places:
•
In the Windows system tray
o
Right-click the Bluetooth icon and select “Explore My Bluetooth Places” or
o
Double-click the Bluetooth icon
•
On the desktop, double-click the Bluetooth icon
•
Open Internet Explorer and select “My Bluetooth Places” in the Folders pane or from the
Address shortcut menu.
1.3
I
CONS
U
SED FOR
B
LUETOOTH
D
EVICES AND
S
ERVICES
Bluetooth icons provide at-a-glance feedback about a device or service's status by changing
appearance. The Bluetooth icon in the Windows system tray provides feedback about Bluetooth
status.
Figure 1-1: Bluetooth Icon
Bluetooth Icon Indicates Bluetooth Status
Enabled
Disabled
Connected
Blue with White
Blue with Red
Blue with Green