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  • Page 1 Bluetooth Combo Print Adapter User Manual (GBP301)
  • Page 3 All information furnished here is for informational purposes only and is subject to change without notice. IOGEAR, Inc. assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies or errors that may appear in this document.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Package Content Overview Features Requirements Introduction Installation Application - Print from Computers - Print from PDAs The Utility Software Specification Technical Support Radio and TV Interference Statement Limited Warranty...

  • Page 5: Package Content

    Package Contents This package contains: 1– Bluetooth Print Adapter 1– Manual on CD 1– Quick Start Guide 1– Warranty/Registration Card 1– Power Adapter * If any items are damaged or missing, please contact your dealer.

  • Page 6: Overview

    Overview IOGEAR’s palm sized Combo Wireless Print Adapter with Bluetooth Technology allows any Bluetooth enabled computer or PDA to wirelessly send the print job to a USB or a parallel printer. It complies with USB 1.1, IEEE 1284, and the Bluetooth 1.1 specifications. It supports data transmission rates of up to 723 Kbps, and a wireless access range of up to 330ft (100 meters).

  • Page 7: Features

    Features • Allows any Bluetooth enabled computer or PDA to wirelessly send print jobs to a USB or a parallel printer • Plug and Play, easy to install • Bluetooth Class 1 device with a 330 ft range (100 meters) •...

  • Page 8: Requirements

    System Requirements Computers and PDAs: • Windows based & Bluetooth enabled • Additional software may be required for PDAs Printer: • Either a USB or a parallel printer.* *Only 1 printer is recommended to be connected, does not support two printers simultaneously. Multifunction printers not supported.

  • Page 9: Introduction

    Introduction IOGEAR Bluetooth Combo Print Adapter supports both IEEE1284 and USB printers, but only one connection at a time. In other words, it doesn’t support two printers simultaneously. If you plug printers to both parallel and USB ports, only the parallel printer connected will work.
  • Page 10 Introduction The RESET button is to re-initialize the printer adapter. Use a pointed object to initialize the Reset process. The Power LED turns on when power is supplied through the power adapter. The Bluetooth LED blinks when Bluetooth link is established but no data is transmitted on the line. It stays on when data is transmitted.

  • Page 11: Installation

    1. Plug the print adapter into the available port on the printer, either parallel or USB. Plug the power adapter into the power port of the print adapter. Turn on the power for the print adapter and plug the power adapter to the printer. 2.
  • Page 12 Installation 3. The computer starts searching for nearby 4. Double click the print adapter icon, the following Bluetooth devices right after double click the icon question will be prompted: of Find Bluetooth Devices. You should see the printer adapter icon soon after that.
  • Page 13 5. Click OK. The Add Printer Wizard will appear. Select the right printer and then click OK. In this case, we use Epson C62. If the printer is not on the list, you will need to install the driver by using a driver CD provided by the printer manufacturer or download the driver on line.
  • Page 14 Another way to verify this is to go to the Control Panel, select Printers, you should see the printer you just installed through the Bluetooth adapter listed in the printer file. Congratulations! You have completed installing the IOGEAR Bluetooth Combo Print Adapter.

  • Page 15: Application

    1. Print from a Bluetooth enabled computer From your application (i.e. MS Word) choose to print as a normal printer. If there are more than one printers, select the printer connected to the Combo Print Adapter as the printer you are going to send the print job to. Then click OK. You can have up to seven devices (computers or PDAs) connected to the Bluetooth Combo Print Adapter, it works on first come first serve basis.

  • Page 16: Print From Pdas

    Application 2. Print from a Bluetooth enabled PDA There are various PDA operating systems, in this manual we will cover Pocket PC 2003 and Windows CE 3.0. Setup and Print from a Bluetooth enabled PDA using Microsoft Pocket PC 2003 Professional Edition.
  • Page 17 Application 2. The Bluetooth Manager window appears, tap at 3. The Connection Wizard window appears, highlight the middle the screen where it says “Tap New”. Explore a Bluetooth device and then tap on Next.
  • Page 18 Application 4. Tap on Device (where it says No device selected), 5. At the Bluetooth Browser window, select Bluetooth and then tap on Next. Combo Print Adapter.
  • Page 19 Application 6. This takes you back to the Wizard window, and you 7. Tap on next, you are prompted that the shortcut can see the Combo Print Adapter is already is already created, tap on Finish. selected as the device.
  • Page 20 Application 8. Now from the Bluetooth Manager window, you can 9. Tap on Start again and select HP Mobile Printing. see that the shortcut is already created. Close this window by tapping on “ x ” at the upper right corner of the screen.
  • Page 21 Application 11. Select the target document to be printed, then 10. Tap on Start Using the Program in the HP Mobile tap on Print. Printing window.
  • Page 22 Application 13. Tap on Add in the following screen. 12. The Print Configuration window appears, tap on Configure.
  • Page 23 Application 15. Highlight Search for a Bluetooth printer near me, 14. Highlight Bluetooth and then tap on Next. and tap on Next.
  • Page 24 Application 17. At the following screen, choose the printer 16. Highlight Bluetooth Combo Print Adapter and connected to the Bluetooth Print Adapter, then then tap on Next. you can either tap on Print Test Page, or just tap on Finish to print the target document that you intend to print.
  • Page 25 Setup and Printing with Windows CE 3.0 Windows CE3.0 and some other older PDA OS do not include print function. The users need to download and install additional PDA printing software. In the following case, we installed PrintPocketCE. You can purchase and download this software from www.fieldsoftware.com.
  • Page 26 Application 2. Tap on the Bluetooth Icon. From the profile selections at the bottom of the window, select Serial Port. The following window will appear, make sure Enable Service is checked, and REMEMBER THE OUTBOUND COM PORT!! You will need the Outbound COM Port later. In our case the Outbound COM Port is COM port 7.
  • Page 27 Application 4. Select Explore Bluetooth Device and then tap on 3. For the first time you use the Combo print Next. adapter, you need to create the shortcut in the Bluetooth Manager. Tap the Bluetooth Connection Wizard button at the bottom of the screen.
  • Page 28 Application 5. Tap on the Device section (where it says No device selected) and the Bluetooth Browser will appear. 6. Select the Bluetooth Combo Print Adapter from the list, which will take you back to the Connection Wizard.
  • Page 29 Application 7. You can see that the Combo Print Adapter is selected as a device already. Tap on Next to set up the security, in this case, we choose not to use passkey.
  • Page 30 Application 8. Tap on Next on the previous screen, you can see that the service used is Bluetooth Serial Port. Select Bluetooth serial port and tap on Next. 9. You can see that the Combo Print Adapter is already on the shortcut list of the Bluetooth Manager.
  • Page 31 To further investigate the connection, tap on Bluetooth Combo Print Adapter, you can see the following screen. Tap OK to close this screen. Now if you tap the Active Connections at the bottom of the Bluetooth Manager window, you can see that the Bluetooth Combo Print Adapter is connected to the PDA.
  • Page 32 Application 10. Tap on OK to close the previous screen. Now tap 11. At the PrintPocketCE window, select the target on start, then select Program, and select document. PrintPocketCE as the program by tapping its icon.
  • Page 33 Application 12. You can see the COM7 is already connected to 13. Click on Start Printing. Then select Bluetooth the Epson C62 through the combo print adapter. Combo Print Adapter in the following screen. Done!

  • Page 34: The Utility Software

    CSR chip (Cambridge Silicon Radios), it may not support other chip manufacturers’ Bluetooth module. After you decide necessity and limitation of the utility software, please go to IOGEAR website to download the instruction manual to use this utility software.

  • Page 35: Specification

    Specification...

  • Page 36: Technical Support

    Technical Support If you need technical support, please check out our IOGEAR Tech Info Library (T.I.L.) at www.iogear.com/support for the latest tips, tricks, and troubleshooting. The IOGEAR T.I.L. was designed to provide you with the latest technical information about our products. Most of the answers to your questions can be found here, so please try it out before contacting technical support.

  • Page 37: Radio And Tv Interference Statement

    Radio & TV Interference Statement WARNING!!! This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause interference to radio communications. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B computing device pursuant to Subpart J of Part 15 of FCC Rules, which are designed to provide reasonable protection against such interference when operated in a commercial environment.

  • Page 38: Limited Warranty

    Limited Warranty IN NO EVENT SHALL THE DIRECT VENDOR’S LIABILITY FOR DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THE PRODUCT, DISK OR ITS DOCUMEN- TATION EXCEED THE PRICE PAID FOR THE PRODUCT. The direct vendor makes no warranty or representation, expressed, implied, or statutory with respect to the contents or use of this documentation, and especially disclaims its quality, performance, merchantability, or fitness for any particular purpose.
  • Page 40 Contact info. 23 Hubble • Irvine, CA 92618 • (P)949.453.8782 • (F)949.453.8785 • www.iogear.com...

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