What is Bluetooth® wireless technology?
Bluetooth® is a personal area wireless networking standard. It uses low-power, short-range wireless technology designed for local areas voice and data communications. It operates in the 2.4 GHz ISM band, providing license-free operation in the United States, Europe and Japan.
How do I connect (pair) my Bluetooth® accessory?
You connect your Bluetooth® accessory through a process called pairing. Because different Bluetooth® accessories connect in different ways, you should read the Pairing Instructions for your new accessory. You may also need to consult the users' manual for your Bluetooth® enabled phone.
Do I need to go through the pairing process every time I want to use a Bluetooth® hands-free or headset device with my Motorola Bluetooth® phone?
No. To help conserve energy, the default Bluetooth® setting on your Motorola phone is "Off." When you complete a pairing process, it only temporarily powers on Bluetooth®.
You can enable automatic connection between your Motorola and Bluetooth® headset or hands-free device by changing the default Bluetooth® setting on your phone to "On", and verifying that your Bluetooth® device is set up to allow automatic access. When the phone is on, it enables Bluetooth® power so you connect automatically when you turn on your Bluetooth® device.
What are Bluetooth® Profiles and why are they important to me?
Profiles are what drive the communication between two different devices. The devices must have the same profile in order to communicate.
Like the drivers in computers, Profiles are software built into the device enabling communication. Bluetooth® creates the connection used by Profiles to communicate with each other. If the devices do not have the same profile, they are unable to communicate.
Is Motorola compatible with every manufacturer's Bluetooth® devices?
If the other device is qualified and supports the same Bluetooth® standards profile as the Motorola device, then the devices will be compatible.
All Motorola devices are tested to the latest Bluetooth® standards and meet or exceed the Bluetooth® standards for the profiles supported.
Can I use a Bluetooth® compatible PDA with my Motorola Bluetooth® accessory?
For a PDA device you will need to contact the original manufacturer to get information on Bluetooth® compatibility and directions to make use of certain Bluetooth® profiles to communicate with another device.
Bluetooth® is the standard for connecting devices together wirelessly. The PDA would need to
support the same Bluetooth® profile as the Motorola device in order to communicate.
How secure are Motorola Bluetooth® products?
Motorola products are generally secure. Motorola phones are only discoverable by another device when first turned on or when the user makes them discoverable. Even then, Motorola phones only remain discoverable for 60 seconds, severely limiting the time for an intruder to gain access. Additionally, in most cases for Bluetooth®, pairing is required before access is allowed for any service.
Motorola does not require pairing for object push or the pushing of contact information to another phone or PDA, although the user is required to authorize the connection. Motorola also does not allow object pull or the unsolicited pulling of data such as a contact name. This means that data on a Motorola phone is safe.
What is the latest Bluetooth® standard? What standard do Motorola products adhere to?
The latest released Bluetooth® standard is Bluetooth® 1.2, which provides faster connection times, better audio performance and better resistance to interference from other wireless products like WiFi.
Products meeting the 1.2 standard are also compatible with 1.1 products. Starting 2005, Motorola phones will be upgraded to 1.2.
What is the difference between Bluetooth® 1.1 and 1.2?
Bluetooth® 1.2 offers several improvements over 1.1 such as better call quality, less interference and faster connections. Quick connect makes pairing and searching for devices quicker. It also improves the connection time between devices.
Adaptive frequency hopping enables Bluetooth® products to work better in the presence of other wireless technologies like WiFi. It monitors the available channels and avoids those channels that are being used by other products. This improves the quality of the connection and reduces the "popping" or drop-outs in the Bluetooth® channel.
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