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    FZ4000 bluetooth question?

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by larryinlc, Apr 17, 2008.

  1. larryinlc

    larryinlc Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have a Logitech diNovo Edge bluetooth keyboard for my Vaio notebook. I followed procedure correctly, and the Sony finds the keyboard, but it will not exchange passkeys to make it function. Says, windows cannot exchange passkey. I'm not using the provided dongle, just the built-in Sony bluetooth. I did disable wireless lan as it was suggested it may cause interfence. No difference. Still can't make it work. Any ideas?

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    You have to use the passkey that is provided in the documentation of your keyboard. if you choose any other option when exchanging passkeys it wont work.
     
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    larryinlc Notebook Enthusiast

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    There is no passkey provided in the documentation that I can find.

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    Check on the bottom of the device, it is usually written there so that you dont need documentation with you. If, not just try 0000. Good luck!
     
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    Well, I gave up and used the supplied usb bluetooth dongle. It works fine. I tried every possible passkey combination, and nothing worked. I'll use it like this, but still, I'd like to use the built-in Sony bluetooth. That's what's it's there for.

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    Well I have a bluetooth keyboard and this is how it works: Turn on keyboard and broadcast bluetooth, then search for device in bluetooth manager on sony. Next it says passkey, make your own like 1234. enter 1234 on the keyboard and press ENTER, then it should connect. This is the way all my bluetooth devices have worked. (Maybe you forgot to press enter?) Good luck!
     
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    That's the way it should work, but not with this keyboard. On a positive note....I purchased a bluetooth module for my Canon I90 printer. Between installing the device and getting my Sony to recognize it without a passkey...took less than one minute. It works perfectly too. This Logitech keyboard has got me puzzled.

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