Epson Bluetooth Print Adapter User Manual

User’s Guide

BluetoothTMPrint Adapter

from EPSON

®

Printed on recycled paper

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Copyright © 2002 by Epson America, Inc.

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Contents

Welcome 1

PDA System Requirements 2
Laptop System Requirements 2

Setting Up the Print Adapter 3

Before You Begin 3
Connecting the Print Adapter 4
Checking the Connection to the Printer 5

Using a Palm PDA 7

Installing the Software 7
Sending Your First Print Job 8

Using a Pocket PC 11

Installing the Software 11
Sending Your First Print Job 12

Using a Laptop 17

Adding a Virtual COM Port 17
Configuring the Printer Driver 17
Printing 19

Problem Solving 21

Where to Get Help 21

Notices 23

FCC Compliance Statement 23
Declaration of Conformity 23
Regulatory Information 24

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Welcome!

The BluetoothTMPrint Adapter from EPSON®lets you print to many popular
EPSON printers from your Bluetooth-enabled PDA or laptop computer without
using a cable.

The print adapter supports printing to the following printers from the
following devices:

EPSON Stylus

®

C80 PalmTMPDAs, Pocket PCs, and laptops

EPSON Stylus C60 Pocket PCs and laptops

EPSON Stylus Photo 820 Pocket PCs and laptops

EPSON Stylus Photo 890 Pocket PCs and laptops

EPSON Stylus Photo 1280 Pocket PCs and laptops

The print adapter may support additional EPSON printers and
other devices, such as Bluetooth-enabled cell phones. All
devices must support the Bluetooth Serial Port Profile, Object
Push Profile, or LAN Access Profile. Visit EPSON Support at
http://support.epson.com for the latest information on
supported printers and devices.

The print adapter only supports EPSON printers.

EPSON printer with

Bluetooth Print Adapter

Bluetooth-enabled PDA

Bluetooth-enabled

laptop computer

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This manual provides instructions for setting up the print adapter, installing the
Bluetooth printing software to your Bluetooth device, and printing. For information
on setting up your printer or installing the printer driver, see your printer
documentation.

For best results, print text and low-resolution graphics with
your print adapter. Because of the speed limitations of
Bluetooth wireless communications, high-resolution graphics
and photographs may require significant time to print.

PDA System Requirements

Palm m125, m500, m505, or i705 with a Bluetooth SDIO card running
OS 4.0 or later, or

Bluetooth-enabled Pocket PC, including the Compaq®iPAQTMwith
CompactFlash sled and built-in Bluetooth capabilities; Compaq iPAQ
with the SocketTMBluetooth Card; and Casio®E-125 with the Socket
Bluetooth Card

Microsoft®Windows®compatible PC running Windows XP, Me, 2000, 98,
95, or NT 4.0, with a Pentium®or better processor, 133 MHz or faster

CD-ROM or DVD drive and 10MB of free hard disk space to install
the software

Laptop System Requirements

Microsoft Windows compatible PC running Windows XP, Me, 2000, 98, 95,
or NT 4.0, with a Pentium or better processor, 133 MHz or faster

At least 64MB of RAM

TROY®WindPort PCMCIA card

Although other Bluetooth PCMCIA cards may work with the
print adapter, EPSON recommends that you use the TROY
WindPort card for best results.

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Setting Up the Print Adapter

The print adapter connects to your printer’s parallel port. At the same time as
your printer is connected to the print adapter, you can connect it to your
computer with a USB cable.

Before You Begin

In addition to this User’s Guide, make sure you have the following:

Bluetooth Print Adapter (Model C1200BT)

Power supply

Bluetooth Software and Utilities CD-ROM

Observe these guidelines to reduce static discharge when you handle the
print adapter:

Make sure that you are adequately grounded by touching a bare metal
part of the printer while connecting the print adapter.

To reduce static charge buildup, avoid moving around too much and,
if possible, avoid working on a carpeted area.

It’s a good idea to make sure your EPSON printer and your computer, Pocket PC,
or Palm PDA are working before you begin.

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Connecting the Print Adapter

Follow these steps to connect the print adapter to your printer:

1. Make sure that the printer is turned off.

2. Plug the print adapter into the printer’s parallel port, as shown.

3. Turn on the printer.

4. Connect the power supply to the print adapter, as shown. Then plug the
power supply into an electrical outlet.

The green light on the print adapter flashes for a few seconds and then goes out.
If the green light flashes continuously in a regular pattern, unplug the power
supply and plug it in again. If the problem persists, contact EPSON.

Connection light (green)

Test button

Activity light (yellow)

Parallel port

Power supply

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Checking the Connection to the Printer

Make sure that both the print adapter and the printer are turned on, then press
the test button on the print adapter for one second to print a test page. If the test
page fails to print, try the following:

Make sure the print adapter is securely connected to the printer’s parallel port.

Make sure the printer is working and is not out of ink or paper.

Unplug the print adapter, plug it back in, and try printing the test page again.

If you cannot print a test page, contact EPSON as described on page 22.

When a Bluetooth device makes a connection to the print
adapter, the print adapter’s green light remains on. The yellow
light flashes whenever data is transmitted.

Because the print adapter does not support the EPSON Status
Monitor, you won’t be able to obtain print job status.

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