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How to Send Files Via Bluetooth

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This article explains the different ways you can send files with your bluetooth enabled cell phone

Difficulty: Moderate
Instructions

Things You'll Need:

  • Two bluetooth enabled devices, such as cell phones
  • Something to send.
  1. Step 1

    Have you ever been somewhere and heard a ringtone you really liked? Have you ever seen a graphic on someone’s phone and wanted it for your own? This How To article explains the steps you will use to send and receive files using your Bluetooth capable device.

  2. Step 2

    What you’ll need:

    1 Bluetooth Enabled Motorola Phone

    2 Another phone of the same brand and contract (for example: A Motorola V3 RAZR and a Cingular Contract with a Motorola KRZR and a Cingular contract)

    3 About 5 – 10 minutes (Depending on your phones Bluetooth speed and your patience.

  3. Step 3

    Step 1: Powering on Bluetooth

    First off, we will need to power your Bluetooth antenna on. To do this, please complete the following:
    Go to the Main Menu (by pressing the Menu key on your phone
    Go to the Settings button (usually looks like a wrench and screwdriver
    Scroll down to “Connections” and press the Enter button (usually in the center of the multidirectional mouse. If you don’t know what that is you can press “Select” on the top LEFT or top RIGHT buttons on your phone keypad).
    Go to Bluetooth Link
    Go down to “Setup”
    Select Power
    Make sure that there is a check mark next to the “ON” option
    You may now press the END key on your phone (or close it and open it again)

  4. Step 4

    Step 2: Sending the File

    In this step, you will learn how to send a simple file (A graphic, Ringtone or Address Book entry. For this article we will learn with a Ringtone. Please note that you MUST have a Non-Motorola ringtone (so you can’t use Cingular tune for copyright purposes).

    Please follow these steps:
    Go to the Main Menu.
    Go to My Stuff
    Go to Sounds (which may be labeled as something else)
    Find the ringtone you wish to send.
    Press the Menu button (Or use the appropriate soft key, or the key in the very upper left or right hand corner of the phone keypad)
    Go to Manage
    Go to “Copy” (NOT move)
    Select Bluetooth
    Go to Look for Devices (if it is not the only thing on the list)
    It should display a message stating “Scanning” and under that “Devices Found: #”. (# = Number of Bluetooth enabled devices in range)
    After this is finished, select the phone by which you would like to send the file.
    Press Select
    Check the phone you are sending the file to and make sure it is sending properly. You may need to okay this from the other phone. If you are asked for a password usually

Tips & Warnings
  • Make sure you do this on BOTH Phones and NOT just the one you are sending the file from.

Comments  

Monab37 said

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on 10/31/2008 In my phone there is no copy command only move...so what do i do now???

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