Hardcopy Cable Replacement; Introduction; Print A Document Using A Bluetooth Printer - SMC Networks SMC-BT10 EZ Connect User Manual

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Hardcopy Cable Replacement

10.1 Introduction

The Bluetooth Hardcopy Cable Replacement profile (HCRP) provides services to replace
the cable between a host and peripheral device with a Bluetooth link. The most common
devices using these services are laptops and desktop computers, however other devices
are not excluded.
The HCRP profile can be used in the following scenario:
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Print a document using a Bluetooth Printer.

10.2 Print a Document Using a Bluetooth Printer
This section outlines how to print a document from Computer A (client) using a Bluetooth
Printer (server)
Computer A:
Notebook/Laptop, PIII, 800MHz, 128M
A Bluetooth USB dongle
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Windows 2000
IVT BlueSoleil™
Insert the Bluetooth USB dongle into the computer.
Start BlueSoleil™ in the computer.
Set device name of the computer to anything you want. Here it is
named Computer A.
♦ In the BlueSoleil™ Main Window of Computer A, click Tools | My
Bluetooth Device. Enter 'Computer A' in the device name field
in the My Bluetooth Device window.
Turn on the Bluetooth printer to provide the HCRP service for
Computer A.
Search for Bluetooth devices on Computer A
In the Main Window, double click the 'My Device icon'. Wait a few
seconds. The discovered surrounding devices appear.
Search the HCRP services of Printer B.
Double-click the printer named 'Printer'. The HCRP service icon turns
red.
Connect the two devices.
♦ Double-click the HCRP service icon to connect Computer A and
the Bluetooth printer.
The connection is established.
♦ After the connection setup is completed, a dashed line between
the My Device icon (or 'center ball') and the Bluetooth Printer
icon appears and the HCRP service icon turns green. (Figure
10.3)
Bluetooth Printer B:
Bluetooth Printer