Using a Bluetooth GPS Receiver with GPS Connect

(Thanks to Steve Hill for this tip)

To use a Bluetooth receiver with GPS Connect, you must first set up the Bluetooth receiver to be recognized by the Mac OS X operating system. Follow these steps:

1. Turn on the Bluetooth receiver near the Mac and let it acquire a signal from the GPS satellites.
2. Open the System Preferences Application
3. In the Hardware Section, click on "Bluetooth"
4. Select the "Devices" tab.
5. Click "Set Up New Device".
6. The Introduction page for the Bluetooth Setup Assistant is displayed. Click "Continue".
7. The "Select Device Type" page appears. Select "Other Device" and click "Continue".
8. Select the proper Bluetooth GPS device and click "Continue".
9. The Setup Assistant will ask you for a "Passkey". Look in the documentation which came with your Bluetooth GPS receiver. It should list the proper Passkey. Enter it and click "Continue".
10. The "Congratulations" page will come up. Click "Quit".
11. Open Apple's "Bluetooth Serial Utility" application in the Utilities folder.
12. The "Bluetooth Serial Ports" page will be displayed. Click "New...".
13. Enter the name of your Bluetooth GPS receiver. There are no spaces allowed in the name you use. "TestGPS"
14. Select "Outgoing".
15. Click on "Select Device...".
16. The "Select Bluetooth Service" page is displayed. Click on the name of the Bluetooth GPS device and then Click on "Serial Port". Then, click "Select".
17. Under the "Port Type" pull down menu, select "RS-232". Click "OK".
18. Quit Bluetooth Serial Utility. Open GPS Connect open the serial port to the BlueTooth GPS receiver "TestGPS" and set Protocol to NMEA and then connect....