Using a Bluetooth connection. Acer S30-10, SF314-51

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LUETOOTH CONNECTION

Bluetooth is a technology enabling you to transfer data wirelessly over short distances between many different types of devices. Bluetoothenabled devices include computers, cell phones, tablets, wireless headsets, and keyboards.

To use Bluetooth, you must ensure the following:

1. Bluetooth is enabled on both devices.

2. Your devices are "paired" (or connected).

Enabling and disabling Bluetooth

The Bluetooth adapter must be enabled on both devices. For your computer, this may be an external switch, a software setting, or a separate Bluetooth dongle plugged into the computer’s USB port (if no internal Bluetooth adapter is available).

Note

Please check your devices owner’s manual to determine how to turn on its

Bluetooth adapter.

Enable Bluetooth and add a device

Every new device must first be "paired" with your computer’s

Bluetooth adapter. This means it must first be authenticated for security purposes. You only need to pair once. After that, simply turning on the Bluetooth adapter of both devices will connect them.

Bluetooth on your computer is disabled by default. To enable your computer’s Bluetooth adapter, do the following:

1. Press the Windows key or select the Windows Start button >

Settings > Devices > Bluetooth, and click the toggle under

Bluetooth to enable/disable it.

2. Your computer will automatically start searching for devices, as well as make itself visible to other devices.

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3. Select the device you wish to pair from the list of discovered devices, and select Pair.

4. A code displays on your computer, which should match the code displayed on your device. Select Yes. Then, accept the pairing from your device.

Note

Some devices using older versions of the Bluetooth technology require both devices to enter a PIN. In the case of one of the devices not having any inputs

(as in a headset), the passcode is hardcoded into the device (usually "0000" or "1234"). Consult your device’s user manual for more information.

You can also enter the Bluetooth settings by selecting the

Notifications icon in the lower right-hand corner of the screen to open the Notifications pane. From here, you can enable or disable

Bluetooth or right-click on Bluetooth > Go to settings to enter the

Bluetooth settings.