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# Working with a Device

There are three steps to start work with any Bluetooth* enabled device:

1. Find your device in the range of the computer
   - Turn on your device and put it into discoverable state. Consult your device user manual on how to do this.
   - On your computer, right-click on the My Bluetooth tray icon and select Open My Bluetooth. To update the list of devices in the My Bluetooth window, perform a search for devices by clicking the Search for Devices button or pressing F5.
   Note: In the beginning of the device discovery process the devices found are named by their Device Addresses, and then the names of the devices are shown.
   To learn how to track the device discovery status by My Bluetooth tray icon state, refer to the My Bluetooth Tray Icon States section.
2. Establish secure link with the device
   - After the device appears in My Bluetooth window, right-click on the device icon and select Secure Pair... menu item. Depending on device type and security settings, you are prompted to do the pairing operation using your device. Consult your device user manual on how to do this.
   - If secret PIN codes entered or generated on the computer and on the device are the same, the computer becomes paired with the device.
   - If the pairing has been successful, the device icon appears in the Bluetooth Neighborhood with a green check mark.
3. Connect your computer to the service on the device
   - After completing pairing double-click on the icon of the device you would like to perform searching for services. Your computer communicates with the device and opens the window of the device displaying all the services available for the selected device.
     To learn how to track the service discovery status by My Bluetooth tray icon state, refer to the My Bluetooth Tray Icon States section.
   - Within the My Bluetooth device window all services provided by the device are grouped by types, like File Exchange or Audio & Video.
     Note: The exact set of the services is different for any particular device type.
   - After you select the required service, your device is connected to the computer. You can access that connected device at any time by selecting the My Bluetooth window in My Bluetooth tray menu and double-clicking on the device icon.

To learn how to track the connected status by My Bluetooth tray icon state, refer to the My Bluetooth Tray Icon States section.

To learn how to control the notification status in My Bluetooth tray, refer to General Settings in the Controlling and Configuring section.

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