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BlackBerry Storm Smartphone

Bluetooth technology

Bluetooth technology basics

Bluetooth technology is designed to enable you to establish a wireless connection between your BlackBerry device and a Bluetooth enabled device, such as a handsfree car kit or wireless stereo headset. After you pair your BlackBerry device with a Bluetooth enabled device, you can connect to that Bluetooth enabled device when the device is within range of your BlackBerry device (a typical range is approximately 10 meters).

When you turn on Bluetooth technology or when you connect your BlackBerry device to another Bluetooth enabled device, Bluetooth icons appear in the device status section of the screen. For more information about Bluetooth icons, see the printed documentation that came with your BlackBerry device.

Turn on Bluetooth technology

1. In the device options, click Bluetooth.
2. Press the BB key.
3. Click Enable Bluetooth.

Pair with a Bluetooth enabled device

Some Bluetooth enabled devices have a passkey that you must type before you can pair with them.

1. In the Bluetooth setup application, click Search or Listen.
2. If necessary, click a Bluetooth enabled device.
3. If necessary, type the passkey for the Bluetooth enabled device on your BlackBerry device.
4. If necessary, type the passkey for the Bluetooth enabled device on the Bluetooth enabled device.

To perform this task, you must turn on Bluetooth technology.

1. In the device options, click Bluetooth.
2. Highlight a Bluetooth enabled device.
3. Press the Menu key.
4. Click Connect.

Switch to a paired Bluetooth enabled device during a call

To perform this task, you must turn on Bluetooth technology.

1. During a call, press the Menu key.
2. Click Activate .

1. In the device options, click Bluetooth.
2. Highlight a Bluetooth enabled car kit.
3. Press the Menu key.
4. Click Connect.
5. Press the Menu key.
6. Click Transfer Contacts.

To perform this task, Bluetooth technology must be turned on and your BlackBerry device must be paired with a Bluetooth enabled device.

1. In the media application, click a media type.
2. Press the Menu key.
3. Click Receive Using Bluetooth.
4. Click Yes.
5. Click Save.

To perform this task with a paired Bluetooth enabled device, you must turn on Bluetooth technology. You can only send media files that you added.

1. In the media application, click a media type.
2. If necessary, click a category.
3. Highlight a media file.
4. Press the Menu key.
5. Click one of the following menu items:
   • Send As Email
   • Send As MMS
   • Send Using Bluetooth

1. In the device options, click Bluetooth.
2. Highlight a paired Bluetooth enabled device.
3. Press the Menu key.
4. Click Device Properties.
5. In the Device Name field, change the name for the Bluetooth enabled device.
6. Press the Menu key.
7. Click Save.

To perform this task, your BlackBerry device must not be connected to the Bluetooth device.

1. In the device options, click Bluetooth.
2. Highlight a Bluetooth enabled device.
3. Press the Menu key.
4. Click Delete Device.

Prevent your device from sharing contacts with Bluetooth enabled devices

1. In the device options, click Bluetooth.
2. Press the Menu key.
3. Click Options.
4. Change the Contacts Transfer field.
5. Press the Menu key.
6. Click Save.

Restrict outgoing calls

1. In the device options, click Bluetooth.
2. Press the Menu key.
3. Click Options.
4. Set the Allow outgoing calls field to Never or If Unlocked.
5. Press the Menu key.
6. Click Save.

1. In the device options, click Bluetooth.
2. Press the Menu key.
3. Click Options.
4. Set the Discoverable field to Yes.
5. Press the Menu key.
6. Click Save.

1. In the device options, click Bluetooth.
2. Press the Menu key.
3. Click Options.
4. In the Device Name field, type a name for your BlackBerry device.
5. Press the Menu key.
6. Click Save.

1. In the device options, click Bluetooth.
2. Press the Menu key.
3. Click Options.
4. Change the LED Connection Indicator field to Off.
5. Press the Menu key.
6. Click Save.

Turn off the prompt that appears when connecting or pairing

1. In the device options, click Bluetooth.
2. Highlight a Bluetooth enabled device.
3. Press the Menu key.
4. Click Device Properties.
5. Set the Trusted field to Yes.
6. Press the Menu key.
7. Click Save.

Turn off a Bluetooth profile

1. In the device options, click Bluetooth.
2. Press the Menu key.
3. Click Options.
4. Clear the check box beside one or more Bluetooth profiles.
5. Press the Menu key.
6. Click Save.

Bluetooth profiles

Handsfree (HFP)
This profile allows you to connect your device to Bluetooth enabled headsets and car kits that support the Handsfree profile.

Serial Port Profile
This profile allows you to connect your device to Bluetooth enabled devices that support desktop connectivity, wireless bypass, and data transfer.

Desktop Connectivity
This service allows you to connect your device to a Bluetooth enabled computer that is running BlackBerry Desktop Software so that you can synchronize your organizer data.

Wireless Bypass
This service allows you to connect your device to a Bluetooth enabled computer that is running BlackBerry Desktop Software so that you can send and receive email messages and synchronize your organizer data without using a connection to the wireless network. Your device must be associated with an email account that uses a BlackBerry Enterprise Server.

Data Transfer
This service allows you to connect your device to Bluetooth enabled devices that support the transfer of data such as media files.

Dial-Up Networking (DUN)
This profile allows you to use your device as a modem when it is connected to a Bluetooth enabled computer that is running BlackBerry Desktop Software.

Audio Source (A2DP)
This profile allows you to output audio to Bluetooth enabled devices that support stereo audio such as stereo headsets, speakers, and car kits.

A/V Remote Control (AVRCP)
This profile allows you to use the buttons on a Bluetooth enabled headset to perform actions such as adjusting the volume or playing the next or previous media file on your BlackBerry device.

Encrypt data that you send or receive using Bluetooth technology

To perform this task, the paired Bluetooth enabled device must support data encryption.

1. In the device options, click Bluetooth.
2. Press the Menu key.
3. Click Options.
4. Change the Security Level field to High+Encryption.
5. Press the Menu key.
6. Click Save.

By default, when you turn on your BlackBerry device, your device attempts to connect to the last Bluetooth enabled device you used.

1. In the device options, click Bluetooth.
2. Press the Menu key.
3. Click Options.
4. Change the Connect on Power Up field to No.
5. Press the Menu key.
6. Click Save.

Bluetooth technology troubleshooting

If you cannot type a passkey on a Bluetooth enabled device, the passkey might already be defined. On your BlackBerry device, in the Enter passkey for field, try typing 0000.

My list of paired Bluetooth enabled devices does not appear

Try performing the following actions:

• Verify that Bluetooth technology is turned on.
• Verify that you have added Bluetooth enabled devices to the paired Bluetooth enabled devices list.

Try performing the following actions:

• Verify that your BlackBerry device is compatible with the Bluetooth enabled device. For more information, see the documentation that came with the Bluetooth enabled device.
• Allow the Bluetooth enabled device to discover your BlackBerry device. In the Bluetooth setup application, click Listen.
• Turn off encryption for Bluetooth connections between your BlackBerry device and the Bluetooth enabled device. In the device options, click Bluetooth. Highlight a Bluetooth enabled device. Press the Menu key. Click Device Properties. Change the Encryption field to Disabled. Press the Menu key. Click Save.

Try performing the following actions:

• Verify that Bluetooth technology is turned on.
• Verify that your BlackBerry device is paired with the Bluetooth enabled device.
• Verify that, in the Bluetooth options, the Contacts Transfer field is not set to Disabled.
• Verify that your BlackBerry device is connected to a Bluetooth enabled device that supports the Handsfree profile or the Object Push profile. For more information about supported profiles, see the documentation that came with the Bluetooth enabled device.