HTC-DesireC user guide

134 Bluetooth and NFC

Bluetooth and NFC

Bluetooth basics

Turning Bluetooth on or off

1. Slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap .

2. Tap the Bluetooth On/Off switch to turn it on and off.

Turn off Bluetooth when not in use to save battery power, or in places where using a wireless device is prohibited, such as on board an aircraft and in hospitals.

Changing the device name

The device name identifies HTC Desire C to other devices.

1. Slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap .

2. If Bluetooth is off, tap the Bluetooth On/Off switch to turn it on.

3. Tap Bluetooth. The Bluetooth screen opens.

4. Tap , and then tap Rename phone.

5. Enter the new name for HTC Desire C in the dialog box, and then tap Rename.

Connecting a Bluetooth headset or car kit

You can listen to music over a Bluetooth stereo headset, or have hands-free conversations using a compatible Bluetooth headset or car kit.

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To listen to music with your headset or car kit, the headset or car kit must support the A2DP Bluetooth profile.

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Before you connect your headset, make it discoverable so HTC Desire C can find it.

Refer to your headset manual for details.

1. Slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap .

2. If Bluetooth is off, tap the Bluetooth On/Off switch to turn it on.

3. Tap Bluetooth. The Bluetooth screen opens.

4. If you don't see your headset listed, tap , and then tap Search for devices to refresh the list.

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5. When you see the name of your headset in the Available devices section, tap the name.

6. HTC Desire C automatically tries to pair with the headset.

7. If automatic pairing fails, enter the passcode supplied with your headset.

The pairing and connection status is displayed below the hands-free headset or car kit name in the Bluetooth devices section. When the Bluetooth headset or car kit is connected to HTC Desire C, the Bluetooth connected icon is displayed in the status bar.

Reconnecting a headset or car kit

Normally, you can easily reconnect your headset by switching on Bluetooth on HTC

Desire C, and then turning on the headset. However, you might have to connect manually if your headset has been used with another Bluetooth device.

Make sure that the headset is discoverable. Refer to the headset manual for details.

1. Slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap .

2. If Bluetooth is off, tap the Bluetooth On/Off switch to turn it on.

3. Tap Bluetooth. The Bluetooth screen opens.

4. Tap the headset’s name in the Paired devices section.

5. If prompted to enter a passcode, try 0000 or 1234, or consult the headset/car kit documentation to find the passcode.

If you still cannot reconnect to the headset or car kit, follow the instructions in

Unpairing from a Bluetooth device on page 136, and then follow the steps under

Connecting a Bluetooth headset or car kit on page 134.

Disconnecting or unpairing from a Bluetooth device

Disconnecting a Bluetooth device

1. Slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap .

2. Tap Bluetooth. The Bluetooth screen opens.

3. In the Paired devices section, tap the name of the device to disconnect.

4. Tap OK.

Tap the name of the device to reconnect it.

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Unpairing from a Bluetooth device

1. Slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap .

2. If Bluetooth is off, tap the Bluetooth On/Off switch to turn it on.

3. Tap Bluetooth. The Bluetooth screen opens.

4. In the Paired devices section, tap next to the device to unpair.

5. Tap Unpair.

Sending information using Bluetooth

Before you begin, set the receiving device to discoverable mode. You may also need to set it to “Receive Beams” or “Receive Files”. Refer to the device’s documentation for instructions on receiving information over Bluetooth.

1. On HTC Desire C, open the app that contains the information or file you want to send.

2. Follow the steps for the type of item you want to send:

Contact 1. In the People app, tap a contact to view the contact's details.

2. Tap and then tap Send contact.

3. Tap the down arrow icon, and then select Bluetooth.

Calendar appointment or event

In Day view, Agenda view, or Week view, press and hold the event, and then tap Forward > Bluetooth.

Photos or videos 1. In the Gallery app, choose an album.

2. Tap Share > Bluetooth.

Captured photo or video

Music track

Voice recording

Browser

After capturing, on the Camera preview screen, tap >

Bluetooth. (Note that you must have first set a review duration in Camera settings.)

With the track displayed on the Music app’s Now playing screen, tap > Share > Share file > Bluetooth.

On the main Voice Recorder screen, tap > Bluetooth.

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On a webpage you want to share, tap > Share page >

Bluetooth.

§ While viewing a webpage in Reading mode, tap >

Bluetooth.

3. Turn Bluetooth on and pair with the receiving device, if you’re asked to do so.

4. On the receiving device, accept the file.

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Where sent information is saved

When you send information using Bluetooth, the location where it's saved depends on the type of information and the receiving device.

If you send a calendar event or contact, it is normally added directly to the corresponding application on the receiving device.

If you send another file type to a Windows computer, it is normally saved in the

Bluetooth Exchange folder within your personal document folders.

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On Windows XP, the path may be: C:\Documents and Settings\[your username]\My Documents\Bluetooth Exchange

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On Windows Vista, the path may be: C:\Users\[your username]\Documents

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On Windows 7, the path may be: C:\Users\[your username]\Documents

\Bluetooth Exchange Folder

If you send a file to another device, the saved location may depend on the file type.

For example, if you send an image file to another mobile phone, it may be saved in a folder named “Images”.

Receiving information using Bluetooth

HTC Desire C lets you receive various files with Bluetooth, including photos, music tracks, contact info, calendar events, and documents such as PDFs.

Refer to the device’s documentation for instructions on sending information over

Bluetooth.

1. Slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap .

2. If Bluetooth is off, tap the Bluetooth On/Off switch to turn it on.

3. Tap Bluetooth. The Bluetooth screen opens.

4. Tap the HTC Desire C Bluetooth name near the top of the screen to make HTC

Desire C visible to nearby Bluetooth devices.

5. On the sending device, send one or more files to HTC Desire C.

6. If asked, accept the pairing request on HTC Desire C and on the receiving device. Also, you may be prompted to enter the same passcode or confirm the auto-generated passcode on both devices.

You'll then get a Bluetooth authorization request.

7. Tap Pair.

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8. When HTC Desire C receives a file transfer request notification, slide the

Notifications panel down, tap the incoming file notification, and then tap

Accept.

9. When a file is transferred, a notification is displayed. Slide the Notifications panel down, and then tap the relevant notification.

When you open a received file, what happens next depends on the file type:

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Media files and documents are usually opened directly in a compatible app. For example, if you open a music track, it starts playing in the Music app.

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For a vCalendar file, choose the calendar where you want to save the event, and then tap Import. The vCalendar is added to your Calendar events.

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For a vCard contact file, you can choose to import one, several, or all of those contacts to your contacts list.

Sharing content with Android Beam

Beam a web page you're viewing, contact information, and more by just holding HTC

Desire C and the other device back to back.

Only devices with built-in NFC (near field communication) can use this feature.

Turning NFC and Android Beam on

1. Slide the Notifications panel open, and then tap .

2. Under Wireless & Networks, tap More.

3. Select the NFC option and then tap Android Beam.

4. Tap the Android Beam On/Off switch.

Beaming content

Make sure that both devices are unlocked and have NFC and Android Beam turned on.

1. While viewing the content that you want to share, hold HTC Desire C and the other device back to back. When the devices connect, you'll hear a sound and both devices will vibrate slightly.

2. Tap the screen.

The shared content appears on the other screen.