Getting Started With bluCTRL
Two bluCTRL applications are required for controlling your laptop or PC with a BlackBerry: the controller and receiver application. The controller application is
a BlackBerry application that uses Bluetooth communication to send keystroke and trackball movement to the targeted machine. These messages from the controller application are then used by the receiver application, a
Windows application, to emulate the actions of a keyboard and mouse for controlling the target machine.
Installation and usage is detailed below for both bluCTRL applications.
A. Controller Application: Downloading and Installing
B. Receiver Application: Downloading and Installing
C. Pairing: Your BlackBerry Controller and PC Receiver
D. Using bluCTRL: Getting Familiar
A. Controller Application: Downloading and Installing
1. Go to the bluCTRL GET IT page, and enter your BlackBerry enabled email address account in the controller application download box.
2. In a short while you will receive an email with a controller application download link on your BlackBerry. This link is unique and can only be used once for your specific BlackBerry.
3. With the email open, select and click on the provided link.
4. Once the download dialog box for the controller application appears, highlight and click the download button. Please allow the application download and installation process to complete.
5. With the controller application installed, you can now access the application from your BlackBerry application menu. Please refer to the icon in the picture on the right for the bluCTRL controller application icon.
B. Receiver Application: Downloading and Installing
1. Go to the bluCTRL GET IT page, and click on the download button from the receiver application download box.
2. Once downloaded, run the bluCTRLReceiver(version).exe and follow the installation wizard to complete the installation.
C. Pairing: Your BlackBerry Controller and PC Receiver
1. Enable Bluetooth communication on your BlackBerry. You may check under your BlackBerry’s Manage Connections menu.
2. Ensure your BlackBerry’s Bluetooth “Discoverable” option is set to “Yes” . You may check under your BlackBerry’s Manage Connections->Bluetooth Options->Options menu.
3. On your laptop or PC, ensure bluCTRL Receiver is running. Look for the blueCTRL Receiver icon on the lower right corner of your system. If the icon is missing, go to Start->All Programs->bluCTRL, and click on the bluCTRL Receiver icon to start the application.
4. Right click on the bluCTRL Receiver icon and select “Add Controller Device”.
5. Wait for the discover process to complete. From the device list, double-click to select your bluCTRL enabled BlackBerry.
6. A unique four-digit passkey will be generated and shown for your selected device. Now look at your BlackBerry and enter the passkey when prompted.
7. That's it, your BlackBerry and PC are now paired and ready for use.
D. Using bluCTRL, Getting Familiar
1. Run the bluCTRL Controller Application from your BlackBerry applications menu.
2. Select the PC you want to control from the paired devices list.
3. The bluCTRL Receiver Application on the selected PC will indicate that it’s now controlled by your BlackBerry. Once the control communication is established, the Controller Application will switch to the control screen on your BlackBerry.
3. You can now use your BlackBerry trackball and keyboard to control your PC.