Garmin IQUE iQue M5 Operating Instructions Manual

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Using Bluetooth: Enabling Bluetooth50Chapter 8: Using BluetoothC HAPTER 8: USING BLUETOOTHWhat is Bluetooth?Bluetooth is a short-range wireless communications technology. Bluetooth uses radio signals to send and receive informationquickly and securely from many different types of devices: computers, phones, printers, or any other device that uses Bluetoothtechnology. Using Bluetooth, you can synchronize your iQue M5 with your personal computer, exchange or print files, connect to anetwork, browse the Internet, or listen to music on a Bluetooth headset. To communicate, Bluetooth devices do not have to be in thesame room, but they must be within 30 feet (10 meters) of each other.About BTExplorerBTExplorer is the software on your iQue M5 that helps you connect to other Bluetooth devices. BTExplorer has two modes: Wizardmode (the default setting) and Standard mode. Both modes allow you to create and maintain connections with other Bluetoothdevices, but Wizard mode is designed to simplify this process.Using either mode, you can view and connect to “services” on other Bluetooth devices. (A service is a type of Bluetooth connection,like a serial port connection or a network connection.) Once you create a connection, you can save it as a Favorite, much like youwould save favorites in your Web browser. Then you can use your Favorites to connect to devices quickly and easily.NOTE: You can only connect to other Bluetooth devices that offer services compatible with your iQue M5. If a Bluetoothdevices does not offer a service that your iQue M5 can connect to, the devices will not connect to each other.Enabling BluetoothBefore you can use Bluetooth, you must turn on the Bluetooth transmitter. You can do this easily from the Bluetooth icon on theToday screen.To enable Bluetooth:1. Tap and hold on the Bluetooth icon at the bottom right of the screen. A menu appears.2. Tap Enable Bluetooth. The Bluetooth icon changes from to and the blue LED light at the top of your iQue M5begins to blink.Tap Enable Bluetooth on the menu that appears.To open BTExplorer:1. Tap the Bluetooth icon .2. Tap Show BTExplorer.NOTE: When you open BTExplorer, you also automatically enable Bluetooth.