Nokia E51 - Send and receive data with Bluetooth

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Send and receive data with

Bluetooth

1. When you activate Bluetooth for the first time, you are

asked to give a name to your device. Give your device

a unique name to make it easy to recognise if there are

several Bluetooth devices in the vicinity.

2. Select

Bluetooth

>

On

.

3. Select

My phone's visibility

>

Shown to all

or

Define period

. If you select

Define period

, you need

to define the time during which your device is visible

to others. Your device and the name you entered can

now be seen by other users with devices using

Bluetooth technology.

4. Open the application where the item you want to send

is stored.

5. Select the item, and select

Options

>

Send

>

Via

Bluetooth

. The device searches for other devices using

Bluetooth technology within range and lists them.

Tip: If you have sent data using Bluetooth

before, a list of the previous search results is

displayed. To search for more Bluetooth devices,

select

More devices

.

6. Select the device with which you want to connect. If

the other device requires pairing before data can be

transmitted, you are asked to enter a passcode.

When the connection has been established,

Sending

data

is shown.

The Sent folder in the Messaging application does not

store messages sent using Bluetooth connectivity.
To receive data using Bluetooth, select

Bluetooth

>

On

and

My phone's visibility

>

Shown to all

to receive data

from a non-paired device or

Hidden

to receive data from

a paired device only. When you receive data through

Bluetooth, a tone sounds, and you are asked if you want

to accept the message in which the data is included. If you

accept, the message is placed in the Inbox folder in the

Messaging application.

Tip: You can access the files in the device or on the

memory card using a compatible accessory that

supports the File Transfer Profile Client service (for

example, a laptop computer).

A Bluetooth connection is disconnected automatically

after sending or receiving data. Only Nokia PC Suite and

some enhancements such as headsets may maintain a

connection even if not actively used.