Sony Xperia E - Bluetooth™‎ wireless technology

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Bluetooth™ wireless technology

Use the Bluetooth™ function to send files to other Bluetooth™ compatible devices, or

to connect to handsfree accessories. Turn on the Bluetooth™ function in your phone

and create wireless connections to other Bluetooth™ compatible devices such as

computers, handsfree accessories, and phones. Bluetooth™ connections work better

within a 10 meter (33 foot) range, with no solid objects in between. In some cases you

have to manually pair your phone with other Bluetooth™ devices. Remember to set

your phone to "discoverable" if you want other Bluetooth™ devices to detect it.

Interoperability and compatibility among Bluetooth™ devices can vary.

To turn on the Bluetooth™ function and make your phone visible

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2

Find and tap Settings.

3

Tap OFF beside Bluetooth so that OFF changes to ON. appears in the status

bar.

4

Tap Bluetooth.

5

Tap Not visible to other Bluetooth devices.

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To adjust your phone's visibility time to other Bluetooth™ devices

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2

Find and tap Settings > Bluetooth.

3

Press and select Visibility timeout.

4

Select an option.

Naming your phone

You can give your phone a name. This name is shown to other devices after you have

turned on the Bluetooth™ function and your phone is set to visible.

To give your phone a name

1

Make sure that the Bluetooth™ function is turned on.

2

From your Home screen, tap .

3

Find and tap Settings > Bluetooth.

4

Press and select Rename phone.

5

Enter a name for your phone.

6

Tap Rename.

Pairing with another Bluetooth™ device

When you pair your phone with another device, you can, for example, connect your

phone to a Bluetooth™ handsfree or a Bluetooth™ car kit and use these devices to

make and receive calls.
Once you have paired your phone with a Bluetooth™ device the phone will remember

this pairing. When pairing the phone with a Bluetooth™ device, you may need to enter

a passcode. Your phone will automatically try the generic passcode 0000. If this does

not work, refer to your Bluetooth™ device documentation for the device passcode.

You do not need to re-enter the passcode the next time you connect to a paired

Bluetooth™ device.
Some Bluetooth™ devices, for example, most Bluetooth™ headsets, require you to

both pair and connect with the other device.
You can pair your phone with several Bluetooth™ devices, but you can only connect

to one Bluetooth™ profile at the same time.

To pair your phone with another Bluetooth™ device

1

Make sure that the device you want to pair your phone with has the Bluetooth™

function activated and is visible to other Bluetooth™ devices.

2

From the Home screen, tap .

3

Find and tap Settings > Bluetooth. All available Bluetooth™ devices appear in

a list.

4

Tap the Bluetooth™ device you want to pair with your phone.

5

Enter a passcode, if required. The phone and the Bluetooth™ device are now

paired.

To connect your phone to another Bluetooth™ device

1

If you are connecting to a Bluetooth device that requires you to first pair your

phone before connecting, follow the relevant steps to pair your phone with that

device.

2

From your Home screen, tap .

3

Find and tap Settings > Bluetooth.

4

Tap the Bluetooth™ device you want to connect your phone to.

To unpair a Bluetooth™ device

1

From the Home screen, tap .

2

Find and tap Settings > Bluetooth.

3

Under Paired devices, tap beside the name of the device you want to unpair.

4

Tap Unpair.

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Sending and receiving items using Bluetooth™ technology

Share items with other Bluetooth™ compatible devices such as phones or computers.

You can send and receive several kinds of items using the Bluetooth™ function, such

as:

Photos and videos

Music and other audio files

Contacts

Web pages

To send items using Bluetooth™

1

Receiving device:

Make sure the Bluetooth™ function is turned on and that the

device is visible to other Bluetooth™ devices.

2

Sending device:

Open the application which contains the item that you want to

send, and scroll to the item.

3

Depending on the application and the item you want to send, you may need to,

for example, touch and hold the item, open the item or press . Other ways to

send an item may exist.

4

Select Share or Send.

5

Select Bluetooth.

6

Turn on Bluetooth™, if you are asked to do so.

7

Tap the name of the receiving device.

8

Receiving device:

If asked, accept the connection.

9

Sending device:

If asked, confirm the transfer to the receiving device.

10

Receiving device:

Accept the incoming item.

To receive items using Bluetooth™

1

Make sure that the Bluetooth™ function is on and is visible to other Bluetooth™

devices.

2

The sending device now starts sending data to your phone.

3

If prompted, enter the same passcode on both devices, or confirm the

suggested passcode.

4

When you are notified of an incoming file to your phone, drag the status bar

downward and tap the notification to accept the file transfer.

5

Tap Accept to start the file transfer.

6

To view the progress of the transfer, drag the status bar downward.

7

To open a received item, drag the status bar downward and tap the relevant

notification.

To view files you have received using Bluetooth™

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2

Find and tap Settings > Bluetooth.

3

Press and select Show received files.