Connecting SolidSync Network/Bluetooth GPS to Mac OSX
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If you are using a different version, the menus and screens may be different from what is shown below.
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Tap the service Start button to start the GPS service, as shown in Figure 3 below.
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Tap the Bluetooth Start button to start the Bluetooth service, as shown in Figure 4 below.
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Tap the Menu button to open the application menu as shown in Figure 5 below.
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Tap the
menu item as shown in Figure 6 below.![](/static/bluetoothgps/guides/osx/images/figure6.png)
A confirmation request will pop up as shown in Figure 7 below.
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Tap OK to confirm the request: an indication will show up as in Figure 8 below. Once you do this your Android device will be discoverable for 300 seconds. You can make your device discoverable as many times as is necessary to complete this process.
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On the Mac OSX computer, open the System Preferences window as shown in Figure 9 below.
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You can open the port in any serial-capable program: Figure 20 below shows the output using the
terminal emulator program.![](/static/bluetoothgps/guides/osx/images/figure20.png)
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