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® BlackBerry PlayBook™, Apple iOS and Android™ devices. Country Currently, the HotSpot Printing App is available in any country where the App Store is available, e.g., BlackBerry World. Language Currently, English, German and Spanish is supported. Carrier All carriers are supported.
User’s Guide Introduction Ricoh’s HotSpot Printing App is easy to use and doesn’t need any configuration or training to get started. The HotSpot Printing App allows HotSpot subscribers (www.ricoh-usa.com/hotspot) and non- subscribers to quickly access and forward documents and images from their mobile device (tablet, smartphone and laptop) to a list of available public printers located virtually anywhere –...
On the device, navigate to the Ricoh HotSpot Printing App icon. Press to open the application. Note: When the HotSpot Printing App is opened for the first time, the Settings screen (at right) appears. Set the PrinterOn Account login information, geographic search preferences, default web URL and language.
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From the list, press the desired printer. Once a printer is selected, press [Save]. The printer is automatically added to Favorites, and the printer icon appears on the HotSpot Printing App home screen. Note: If this is not the desired printer, press [Back] and repeat 4.
Please read on for device platform-specific deployment options. MDM (Mobile Device Management) Deployment Hotspot Printing App supports Over the Air (OTA), the standard deployment format used by all MDM platforms. There are many MDM solutions available, which allow network administrators to push the software out to the device with little or no device user interaction concerning the install.
User’s Guide HotSpot Printing Application Behavior and Functions This section describes the functions and behavior of the HotSpot Printing App, such as the default home screen view, how to add a printer to the Favorites view, and how to locate nearby printers.
HotSpot Printing Application User’s Guide Set Default Printer To set the default printer, a printer must first be visible on the Favorites view, or the Nearby View, of the home screen. Once the desired printer is visible, press the printer icon. The Options menu for that device appears.
In this scenario a user may set their current location by selecting the Location icon and entering their current street address. When the setting is saved, the HotSpot Printing App will automatically run a geo location for the address and use the location during the application session. Location Icon...
HotSpot Printing Application User’s Guide The Map function is an extension of the Nearby behavior. Once a search has been completed, the [Nearby] button changes to [Map]. Press [Map] to view available printer on a map or pull directions to a printer selected for output. Location markers indicate available printers.
HotSpot Printing Application User’s Guide Available Printers Note: Search settings can be configured in the Settings screen; press the tools icon (upper right corner). You can set the distance perimeter in Miles, Yards, Kilometer or Meter. The maximum search results, i.e., number of listed devices, can also be set. Favorites Function This function is used to select frequently-used printers.
HotSpot Printing Application User’s Guide Printing Documents This section describes how to import documents and files for printing. This is provided as an overview of the features possible for accessing data on Android, iOS and BlackBerry platforms. These features are standard to the specific OS and subject to change based on enhancement of product features and new OS upgrades.
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HotSpot Printing Application User’s Guide When the HotSpot Printing App is opened, the file is automatically displayed in the application. Document View Note: If a default printer is defined, the user prints by simply touching the file display in the Document View window.
“Open In” function built into iOS. Printing web page content requires using the built-in browser for the HotSpot Printing App, as described in the Browse Function section of this guide.
HotSpot Printing Application User’s Guide Importing Files from Android Using third-party applications to print: On Android, click on a PDF from within Dropbox, as shown at right. You will get a prompt to choose HotSpot to print the desired PDF, as shown at right. If a default printer has been selected, the user prints by simply touching the file displayed in the Document View window.
Adding Files Using BlackBerry Desktop Software On a BlackBerry PlayBook, there are two ways to add files to the Document View of the HotSpot Printing App. 1. Use BlackBerry Desktop Software or 2. Copy files via your computer’s file browser.
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In the folder list, drag desired files to the Documents folder. Note: The files appear in the Document View within the HotSpot Printing App. For Apple iOS, Android™ and BlackBerry PlayBook™ BlackBerry smartphone Devices...
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HotSpot Printing Application User’s Guide If a default printer has been selected, the user prints by simply touching the file displayed in the Document View window. The print dialogue box will then appear. If no printer has been selected as a default, the print should first be selected, and then the document.
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