Pair Your Bluetooth and Troubleshooting Tips
While there are many Bluetooth devices available for mobile phones today, there are some universal truths about their pairing, setup and maintainance. This guide, while not all-inclusive of every situation, should give you some tools to get started with your Bluetooth device, keep it running, and give you some hints when things go wrong.
How do I put my Bluetooth into pairing mode?
All Bluetooth devices have a specific way to put them into pairing mode. With newer Bluetooth devices, this will automatically happen the first time a device is powered on. With older models and devices that have been paired previously, it's always a similar process.
Always start with the device powered off. Most frequently, putting a device in the pairing mode requires pressing the on button or otherwise turning the device on while holding the talk button. Some variants require two buttons to be pressed (for example, the on button and the volume up button), but this is very rare.
Your Bluetooth headset will then show that it's in pairing mode by flashing alternating colors, or by a solid glow.
What is my code for pairing?
With most Bluetooth devices, 0000 (four zeros) is the default code, and rarely something else. Try 1234 if the four zeros isn't working for you. This is not really a security code (not all that secure if everyone knows) but it's an acknowledgement that the two devices are the ones you really wish to pair.
How do I turn Bluetooth on for my phone?
Generally speaking, there are only a few places in a cell phone's menu where bluetooth pairing is done.
Menu > Tools > Bluetooth
Menu > Settings > Bluetooth
Menu > Connections > Bluetooth
From there, it's a matter of turning bluetooth on and discovering new devices. This will also be where you turn on the ability of your mobile phone so that it's discoverable by other devices.
What happens if my bluetooth device no longer works?
Remember, Bluetooth is hardware, but it's also software, and is subject to failure. The most common manifestation of this is when a previously paired device no longer works. Should this happen to you, try the following steps:
1) Remove the device from your list of preferred devices, along with any other devices that are no longer in use. Make sure there are no other previously paired devices within range.
2) With the phone powered on, remove the battery. Replace the battery and attempt to repair the device.
Make sure that what you're trying to pair with has the right profile:
Bluetooth operates by matching profiles from one device to the next. A profile simply notes what type of information it's able to receive and act upon. For example, if you want to listen to your music through a Bluetooth stereo headset, your phone or device has to be able to use the Stereo Bluetooth Profile.
Other common profiles allow for files to be transfered from one phone to the next (File Transfer Profile) and names from your phone book to be pushed (Object Push Profile). If you want to see what your phone can do, you can generally find this information in your Bluetooth Menu under 'supported profiles' or in your users guide.
Any other bluetooth tips?
Let your bluetooth device do all the work, not the phone. Once paired, turn your bluetooth off and on from the device, and never the phone. This goes for volume, etc.
Bluetooth does keep getting easier and easier to use. Keeping in mind the above tips and getting the whole experience going has its challenges, but you'll find yourself getting the hang of it pretty quickly.
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If I were to offer anything to alleviate your frustration, it would be to ditch the Tom-Tom altogether and just use VZ Navigation if you are looking for an all in once device.
Alternately, just use your phone as a phone, and purchase a visor mount Bluetooth if you want to use voice activated dialing, and use your Tom Tom as a navigation device. Tom Tom doesn't do a good job of supporting any LG product, much less an EnV3.
Just as a word to future viewers of this article, look for compatibility before you shop. Here is the website for TomTom compatibility:
http://www.tomtom.com/p...ty/phones.php?brandId=0