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Sony Notebook User Guide
Connecting peripheral devices
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Connecting a Bluetooth™ device to your notebook
The Bluetooth™ wireless technology enables you to establish a wireless communication between your
notebook and other Bluetooth™ devices such as a notebook, a mobile phone or a modem station without
any cable within a 10 to 100 metres range in open space.
All Bluetooth™ communications are made in conjunction with the BlueSpace software.
The 2.4 GHz band which Bluetooth™ devices or wireless LAN devices use is used by various devices. Bluetooth™ devices use the technology to
minimize the interference from other devices that use the same wavelength. Communication speed and distances can be inferior to the standard
values. Interference from other devices may also stop communications.
The Bluetooth™ modem station (PCGA-BM1) software is available on your notebook’s hard drive, so you do not have to install it from the CD-ROM
attached to the Bluetooth™ modem station (PCGA- BM1).
Read the Bluetooth™ Safety Flyer before using the Bluetooth™ functionality.
! The Bluetooth™ functions may not work depending on the devices or the software version used.
! When you purchase Bluetooth™ devices, check their operating conditions.
Bluetooth™ security
The Bluetooth™ wireless technology has an authentification function which allows you to make sure with
whom you communicate. With the authentification function, you can prevent any anonymous Bluetooth™
device from accessing your notebook.
The first time two Bluetooth™ devices communicate, a common Passkey should be determined for both
devices to be registered. Once a device is registered, there is no need to reenter the Passkey.
You can change your settings in order not to be discovered by other Bluetooth™ devices or you can set a
limit. For more information, see the BlueSpace online help.