YuriChornoivan yurchor@ukr.net 2022-06-05 Plasma 5.25 KDE Systemsettings bluetooth phone headphones earphones modem computer headset multimedia device keyboard mouse joypad controller tablet camera printer imaging wearable toy health peripheral network On this page you can configure your Bluetooth devices for the &plasma; Workspace. Please press the Enable button to enable the &bluetooth; subsystem in your operating system. &bluetooth; &systemsettings; module &bluetooth; &systemsettings; module Press the Configure... button to change the general &bluetooth; settings for your &plasma; Workspace. Configuring the general module settings Configuring the general module settings You can make your &bluetooth; device Enabled and Visible for other &bluetooth; devices with the corresponding items. It is possible to change the &bluetooth; subsystem behavior on receiving file. Your &plasma; Workspace can Ask for confirmation, Accept for trusted devices (see the Trusted in the device settings below) and Always accept the sent files. You can also configure the folder to store the received files. Please press the back button at the top of the page to return to the main page of the configuration module. You can add a &bluetooth; device to the main list by clicking the Add... button. Your neighborhood will be scanned for available devices. If the device you want to use is not shown in the scanning list then you will need to consult its manual for the instructions on how to set it up. Configure the Manual PIN if needed and left-click on the detected device to pair it with your computer. See the device manual on the procedure of pairing, the mileadge may vary but usually, it is very straightforward. Adding &bluetooth; device Adding &bluetooth; device Left-click on the list item to configure its name in the devices list and make it Trusted and Blocked. Device settings Device settings Please press the back button at the top of the page to return to the main page of the configuration module. When hovering with the mouse cursor, every &bluetooth; device in the main list shows two buttons on the right. Use or to connect or disconnect a device. You can remove a device from the main list by selecting it and then clicking on the icon. If you need to switch &bluetooth; off for some reason press the Disable &bluetooth; button. You must be running the &plasma; desktop or another suitable window manager in order to display &bluetooth; in the system tray. The &bluetooth; module by default displays an icon in the system tray. The icon provides both control and monitoring status indications. A normal &bluetooth; icon indicates that all devices are disconnected, while the icon with the horizontal dotted line indicates that some devices are connected to your computer. If you hover the mouse cursor over the system tray icon, a summary of the connected device list is displayed as a tooltip. Left-click on the system tray icon to toggle between displaying and hiding the &bluetooth; main control panel. Right-click on the system tray icon to display its context menu with just one item: Configure &bluetooth; Starts the &plasma; &bluetooth; configuration module. The &bluetooth; main control panel can be used to control your computer's &bluetooth; subsystem. &bluetooth; tray control panel &bluetooth; tray control panel The top row of the panel contains the &bluetooth; switcher to enable or disable the &bluetooth; module, the plus button to add &bluetooth; devices, and the configure button to start the &plasma; &bluetooth; configuration module. The main space of the panel is devoted to the paired devices. Use or to connect or disconnect a device. Click on the v button at the right of the device item to expand its properties. The Send file... button will be shown only if the corresponding device is connected and ready to receive files. This feature may need some additional software to be installed. If needed, please follow the instructions and consult your distribution documentation.