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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:

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. Click Print ... button in the Print Files section of the Imaging group.
4. 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:

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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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