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Using Printers
With Intel® PROSet/Wireless
Software, you can easily use your Bluetooth*
enabled printer to print images and text files from your computer.
Supported profiles and roles:
- Basic Printing Profile (BPP) Sender: allows you
to perform basic printing operations
- Hardcopy Replacement Profile (HCRP) Host: allows
you to use a printer as full functional printer device
from Windows applications
There are two basic ways to print images
and test files from your computer using Bluetooth* enabled printer:
- Printing Pictures and Simple Text
- Printing from Windows Applications
Printing Pictures and Simple Text
If your printer supports printing without
additional drivers, follow these steps to print simple text documents and
pictures:
- Put your printer device into discoverable state and
find your device in the device list: open the My Bluetooth window;
if your device is not displayed, perform a search for devices.
- Double-click on the device icon to open the My
Bluetooth device window displaying all the available services.
Your device may require authentication (or pairing) to allow
connection or even searching for services.
- Click Print ... button in the Print Files
section of the Imaging group.
- Select a file and start printing. You are notified of
the completion of the printing process.
Note: To print files from other Windows applications,
refer to Printing from Windows Applications.
Printing from Windows Applications
To use your Bluetooth* enabled printer with other Windows
applications, you need to install a driver for it first. To install a driver
for your printer, follow these steps:
- Put your printer device into discoverable state and find
your device in the device list: open the My Bluetooth window; if your
device is not displayed, perform a search for devices.
- Double-click on the device icon to open the My Bluetooth
device window displaying all the available services.
Your device may require authentication (or pairing) to allow
connection or even searching for services.
- Click Install button in the Setup
Printer/Scanner section in the Imaging group to begin the
driver installation.
The window is updated to inform you that driver installation is in progress,
and the standard Windows Add Printer Device Wizard is activated.
- To use your printer, follow the standard process for
installing a Windows device driver.
As soon as driver installation is finished, Install button in the Setup
Printer/Scanner section in the Imaging group changes to Uninstall.
To uninstall a driver for your Bluetooth*
enabled printer, click Uninstall button in the Setup Printer/Scanner
section in the Imaging group.
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