EXP Computer HP 995C User Manual

Application Note

For the HP 995C Bluetooth-Enabled Printer

6/29/2002

1. Introduction

As a technology leader in the wireless networking market, WIDCOMM’s vision is to enable
consumers to easily, conveniently and securely access information and services from their
Bluetooth devices anytime and anywhere – from homes, offices and public places.

• BTW™ is a set of software drivers and utilities that seamlessly integrate Bluetooth
technology into your desktop or laptop computer.

• The HP 995C is a Bluetooth-enabled inkjet printer manufactured by Hewlett-Packard, Inc.
This document describes the procedure for using the HP 995C printer with the BTW software.
These procedures were tested using the following configuration:

• A desktop or laptop computer with an available USB interface and running the
Microsoft Windows 2000 operating system.

• A USB Bluetooth dongle or CF Bluetooth Adapter.

• Microsoft Office 2000 (including Outlook 2000) installed on the desktop or laptop

computer

• BTW version 1.2.1.5 or later installed on the desktop or laptop computer.

• An HP 995C printer. The printer must be set up correctly, powered up, and loaded with

paper. Both the black-and-white and color ink cartridges must be correctly installed.

NOTE: The procedure on a computer running other versions of the Microsoft Windows
operating system may be slightly different.

The HP Deskjet 995C advertises two services: "InBox" and "Serial Port". The Serial Port
service supports the BTW 1.2 Serial Port Profile (SPP) and works correctly provided that you
install the HP 995C drivers from the CDROM and configure the driver correctly.
The InBox supports the OBEX profile. No special print drivers have to be installed in order to
use this. BTW 1.2 allows you to print business cards, calendar entries, notes, and messages in
this way. There is also a send-to-Bluetooth option that is added to the Outlook 2000 file menu.
However, it does an inquiry on device class of Personal-Computer. As a result, the HP printer
does not show up in the resulting device list.

2. An Overview of the OBEX Functions

All of the four OBEX file types will print using the HP 995C. The advantage to using this
method is that no special print drivers have to be installed. Some of the sequences are rather
odd and may seem inconsistent, but they will work if you know how to use them. The only
failure was encountered when trying to send a calendar 2.0 item (*.ics) file. The text of the
resulting error message indicates that the printer was rejecting the file. This is probably due to
the fact that the HP 995C does not support this file type (see the message dialog shown below).

NOTE: No special print drivers have to be installed in order to use the OBEX functions
under BTW. You do not have to install the print drivers from your HP 995C CDROM in
order to use these functions.

2.1 TO C

1) In Outlook 2000, click on the Contacts folder. Using File →New →Contact create a
contact entry for yourself. Click on the resulting entry in order to select it.

2) Save this entry as a vCard using File
Type pull-down to select "vCard Files (*.vcf)"

3) Right click on the BTTray icon and use Setup →Configuration option to access the
configuration panel.

4) Click on the Information Exchange tab.

REATE AND PRINT A BUSINESS CARD

Save As... You will have to use the Save As

→

5) Under the Send Business Card section, you will see an entry for My Business Card.
Click on the Browse... button and select the business card that you create. This will set
your default business card. Use OK to click your way out of this and register your
choices.

6) Inquire for the HP printer. Discover its services.

7) Right click on the InBox service and select Send Business Card from the resulting
menu. BTW will send your business card. The printer will print it.

2.2 TO P

1) In Outlook 2000, click on the Calendar folder. Click on an existing appointment entry

RINT A CALENDAR ITEM

in order to select it.

2) Save this entry to a file. Do this using File

Save As... You will have to use the Save

→

As Type pull-down to select "iCalendar Format (*.ics)" or "vCalendar Format (*.vcs)".

3) Inquire for the HP printer. Discover its services.

4) Right click on the InBox service and select Send Calendar Item from the resulting
menu. A file chooser will result. BTW will send your calendar item. The printer will
print it. Use the Files of type pull-down to select either *.ics or *.vcs, then choose the
file that you created and click on Open.

NOTE: This works for a *.vcs file but does not work for a *.ics file. An error message
results: “The item could not be sent to (device name). Error: The request could not be
honored.” This appears to be a printer error rather than a BTW error. The printer does
not seem to accept the *.ics format. To work around this problem, simply use the *.vcs
format instead.

2.3 TO C

REATE AND PRINT A NOTE

1) In Outlook 2000, click on the Notes folder. To create a note, right-click in the note
pane and select New Note then fill in and save the note.

2) Inquire for the HP printer. Discover its services.

3) Double-click on the InBox service. This will open it just as if you were looking at a
conventional folder.

4) In Outlook 2000, click on an existing note and drag-and-drop it into the opened InBox
area under BTW. The note will be transferred and automatically printed.

NOTE: Under Outlook 2000, you cannot save a note file in the *.vnt format that is required
in order to right-click on the InBox service and use the Send Note menu item under BTW.
This vNote file format is not supported by Microsoft.

2.4 TO P

RINT AN EMAIL MESSAGE

1. In Outlook 2000, click on the "Inbox" folder.

2. Inquire for the HP printer. Discover its services.

3. Double-click on the InBox service under BTW. This will open it just as if you were looking
at a conventional folder.

4. In Outlook 2000, click on an existing email message and drag-and-drop it into the opened
InBox area under BTW. The message will be transferred and automatically printed.

NOTE: Under Outlook 2000, you cannot save a message file in the *.vmg format that is
required in order to right-click on the InBox service and use the Send Message menu item
under BTW. This vMessage file format is not supported by Microsoft.

3. BTW and Printer Setup

This section will describe how to install BTW and the HP 995C print drivers so t hat your
computer will correctly support the printer over Bluetooth. Once this process is complete, you
will be able to use the HP 995C just like any other printer under Windows. The only difference
will be the fact that there will be no direct physical connection between the printer and your
desktop or laptop computer.

NOTE: The HP 995C printer comes equipped with a USB cable. This cable is not
required when you are using the computer over Bluetooth. The only wire that is required
is the power cord which connects the printer to the wall.

3.1 C

APTOP COMPUTER

L

ONNECT THE

USB Bluetooth dongle or CF Bluetooth Adapter

Installing the USB Bluetooth dongle or CF Bluetooth Adapter is quick and painless. Connect the
USB cable to the matching USB connector on your PC, laptop computer, or USB hub.

TO YOUR

PC

OR

3.2 I

The BTW software is installed from a CDROM using an InstallShield executable. For detailed
instruction on how to install the software, see the BTW Installation and Uninstallation

Instructions. This document will be supplied with your BTW CD and has the file name
readme.doc or readme.pdf.

3.3 I

Install the HP 995C print drivers from the CD that was supplied with the printer. The process is
straightforward and obvious. Consult the printer manuals if you require assistance assistance.

NSTALL THE

NSTALL THE PRINT DRIVER

BTW S

OFTWARE

3.4 D

In order to properly configure the print driver, you will have to ascertain the virtual com
(VCOMM) port that will be assigned to the Bluetooth serial port connection. Start by exploring
My Bluetooth Places under BTW. You will see a display similar to the following:

ETERMINE THE ASSIGNED

VCOMM P

ORT UNDER

BTW

Double-click on the Entire Bluetooth Neighborhood icon.

Use the View →Details menu item (shown above) to switch from large icon view to a detailed
view of devices as shown below.

Double-click on the printer entry (highlighted above) to discover the services on the printer.
You should see the two services shown below:

Right-click on the Serial Port service and select Connect to Bluetooth Serial Port from the
resulting menu shown below.

Once the connection has completed, note the port that has been assigned to the connection. In
this example, the VCOMM port was COM3 as shown below.

Right-click on the Serial Port service and select Disconnect Bluetooth Serial Port from the