Samsung Galaxy Note 2 Owners Manual

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Turning Bluetooth On and Off
To turn Bluetooth on:
1.From the Home screen, tap    ➔ Settings.
2. Tap the ON/OFF slider, located to the right of the 
Bluetooth field, to  turn Bluetooth ON  .
When active, 
 appears within the Status area.
To turn Bluetooth off:
1. From the Home screen, tap    ➔ Settings.
2. Tap the ON/OFF slider, located to the right of the 
Bluetooth field, to  turn Bluetooth OFF  .
Bluetooth Status Indicators
The following icons show your Bluetooth connection...

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Making your device visible allows it to be detected by other 
devices for pairing and communication.
2.Select a time that you would like your device visibility 
to time-out.
To show received files:
  From the Bluetooth settings page, press  ➔ 
Received files.
A list of all files received from Bluetooth is displayed.
To scan for Bluetooth devices:
1. Verify your Bluetooth is active.
2. From the Bluetooth settings page, tap 
Scan to search 
for visible external Bluetooth-compatible devices such 
as...

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Disconnecting a paired device
Disconnecting a paired device breaks the connection 
between the device and your phone, but retains the 
knowledge of the pairing. At a later point when you wish to 
reconnect the device, there is no need to setup the 
connection information again.1. Verify your Bluetooth is active.
2. From the Bluetooth settings page, tap the previously 
paired device (from th e bottom of the page).
3. Ta p  
OK to confirm disconnection.
Note: Disconnections are manual...

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Select the paired device to send the contacts to.
Note: The external Bluetooth device must be visible and 
communicating for the pairing to be successful.
8. A Bluetooth share notification will appear in your 
notifications list.
PC Connections
You can connect your device to  a PC using your PC data 
cable using various USB connection modes.
Storage: allows you to use the onboard storage capacity of 
the phone to store and upload f iles. This option allows your 
computer to detect the phone as a...

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1.
Connect the USB cable to the device and connect the 
cable to the computer. Af ter a few seconds, a pop-up 
window displays on the PC when connected.
2. On the PC pop-up, click 
Open device to view files.
3. Copy files from the PC to the memory card.
Kies air
Kies air allows you to sync your Windows PC wirelessly with 
your phone provided they ar e both on the same Wi-Fi 
network. You can view and share call logs, videos, photos, 
music, bookmarks, ringtones, and even send SMS...

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NFC
NFC (Near Field Communication) allows data exchange when 
you touch your device with another compatible device. This 
is used for applications such as S Beam. For information on 
NFC and NFC related features, see “NFC” on page 133. 

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Section 10: Applications
This section contains a description of each application that is 
available in the Apps Menu, its function, and how to navigate 
through that particular application. If the application is 
already described in another section of this user manual, 
then a cross reference to that  particular section is provided.
Note:  This manual only addresses ap plications that have been 
loaded on your [device/comput er/tablet] as of the date 
of purchase. Information...

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Important! You must first connect both of your communicating devices to the same Wi -Fi and be using an 
active/registered Samsung account prior to using 
this application. For more  information, refer to “Wi-
Fi Settings”   on page 126. For more information, 
refer to “Creating a Samsung Account”   on page 
12.
Important! The Samsung account manages the access 
information (username/password) to several 
applications, such as AllShare Play, ChatON, and 
Media Hub.
1. From the Home screen, tap    ➔...

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: allows you to receive and playback media 
stored externally (server, laptop, etc.) directly on your device by 
allowing you to add a Web storage service for streaming 
content. 
 Registered Devices: allows you to stream/share selected 
multimedia content from your device to DLNA compliant device 
connected to the same Wireless Access Point.
Configuring AllShare Settings
The AllShare Play™ applicatio n must first be configured 
prior to its initial use. You must setup parameters...

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Sharing Media via AllShare Play to a Target 
Device
Important! Make sure all communicating devices are connected to the same Wi-Fi.
1. Launch AllShare on the target device (such as an 
Internet TV, Samsung Tablet, etc.).
2. From the Home screen, tap    ➔ 
AllShare Play . 
3. Tap your device name from the 
Devices list.
4. Tap an available category tab (Pictures, Music, Movies, 
Files, or Info) and select a file.
Touch and hold to select multiple files.
A file with   in the upper-left indicates it is...