Blackberry Torch 9850 9860 7 1 User Guide

Change your mobile hotspot name
You can name your mobile hotspot so that other Wi-Fi enabled device users can see the name when they try to connect to 
your mobile hotspot. When you turn on Mobile Hotspot mode, the name of your mobile hotspot appears in the connections 
area at the top of the home screen.
1.On the home screen, click the connections area at the top of the screen, or click the Manage Connections icon.
2.Click Networks and Connections > Mobile Hotspot Connections > Options.
3.In the Network...

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Submit a Mobile Hotspot diagnostic report
1.On the home screen, click the connections area at the top of the screen, or click the Manage Connections icon.
2.Click Networks and Connections > Mobile Hotspot Connections.
3.Press the  key > Diagnostics.4.Press the  key > Email Report.
Troubleshooting: Mobile Hotspot mode
I can't use my smartphone as a mobile hotspot
Try the following actions:
•Verify that your mobile network connection and your Wi-Fi connection...

Bluetooth technology
How to: Bluetooth technology
About Bluetooth
Bluetooth technology is designed to establish a wireless connection between your BlackBerry smartphone and a Bluetooth 
enabled device, such as a hands-free car kit or a wireless headset.
Before you can connect your BlackBerry smartphone to a Bluetooth enabled device, you must first turn on Bluetooth 
technology on both devices and then pair the devices. Pairing establishes a relationship between the devices and usually needs to be done...

3.Click a Bluetooth enabled device.
4.If necessary, do one of the following:
•If the Bluetooth enabled device does not have a keyboard (for example, a wireless headset), on your BlackBerry 
smartphone, type the pairing passkey that either appears on the Bluetooth enabled device or is provided in the 
documentation that came with the 
Bluetooth enabled device. The passkey is most often a numeric or 
alphanumeric code.
•If the Bluetooth enabled device has a keyboard (for example, a laptop), type a pairing...

During a call, press the  key > Activate .
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Share contacts with a paired Bluetooth enabled car kit
1.On the home screen, click the connections area at the top of the screen, or click the Manage Connections icon.
2.Click Networks and Connections > Bluetooth Connections.
3.Highlight a Bluetooth enabled car kit.
4.Press the  key > Transfer Contacts. 
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Rename or delete a paired Bluetooth enabled device
Before you begin: To perform this task, you must turn on Bluetooth technology. To delete a paired Bluetooth enabled 
device, you must first disconnect your 
BlackBerry smartphone from the Bluetooth enabled device.
1.On the home screen, click the connections area at the top of the screen, or click the Manage Connections icon.
2.Click Networks and Connections > Bluetooth Connections.
3.Highlight a paired Bluetooth enabled device.
 • To rename the device,...

OptionDescriptionA/V Remote Control 
(AVRCP)This profile allows you to use the buttons on a Bluetooth enabled headset to perform actions such 
as adjusting the volume or playing the next or previous media file on your 
BlackBerry smartphone.
Data TransferThis service allows you to connect your BlackBerry smartphone to Bluetooth enabled devices that 
support the transfer of data such as media files.Desktop ConnectivityThis service allows you to connect your BlackBerry smartphone to a Bluetooth enabled...

5.Press the  key > Save. 
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Set which contacts are available to share with a Bluetooth enabled car 
kit
1.On the home screen, click the connections area at the top of the screen, or click the Manage Connections icon.
2.Click Networks and Connections > Bluetooth Connections.
3.Press the  key > Options.
•To prevent your BlackBerry smartphone from sharing contacts with a Bluetooth enabled device, in the Contacts 
Transfer
 field, click Disabled.
•To allow your...

Restrict outgoing calls
1.On the home screen, click the connections area at the top of the screen, or click the Manage Connections icon.
2.Click Networks and Connections > Bluetooth Connections.
3.Press the  key > Options. 
4.Set the Allow outgoing calls field to Never or If Unlocked.
5.Press the  key > Save. 
Change the pairing name for your BlackBerry smartphone
1.On the home screen, click the connections area at the top of the screen, or click the Manage Connections icon.
2.Click Networks and...

Set the message types that your Bluetooth enabled car kit notifies you of
Before you begin: To perform this task, your Bluetooth enabled car kit must support the Message Access Profile (MAP).
For more information about using Bluetooth technology with your car, see the documentation that came with your car kit.
1.On the home screen, click the connections area at the top of the screen, or click the Manage Connections icon.
2.Click Networks and Connections > Bluetooth Connections.
3.Press the  key > MAP...