Hp DESKJET 450WBT, DESKJET 450, DESKJET 450CI Bluetooth printing guide

Bluetooth™

printing guide

hp deskjet 450 series printer

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table of contents

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Bluetooth wireless printing with the hp deskjet 450 series printer . . . .1

laptop printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

HCRP printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Compaq iPAQ Pocket PC printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

hp jornada printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Palm PDA printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

the printer’s Bluetooth wireless feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

changing the printer’s wireless feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

Bluetooth wireless printing with the
hp deskjet 450 series printer

The Bluetooth feature allows you to print without a cable connection between the
printer and a Bluetooth-enabled device.

For Bluetooth wireless printing instructions, select the device you are using:

• laptop printing

• Microsoft Optical Desktop for Bluetooth

• Compaq iPAQ Pocket PC printing

• Palm PDA printing

• hp jornada printing

updates

Because Bluetooth wireless communication is an emerging technology,
the information in this document is subject to change.

In order to provide the most up-to-date information possible, this document will be
revised and posted on HP’s Website as needed.

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laptop printing

The printing instructions included in this section apply to PCs using a 3Com Bluetooth
wireless PC card.

printing requirements

Before you can print, you will need a 3Com Bluetooth wireless PC card.
Visit 3Com’s Website at: www.bstore.hp.com

printing instructions

Follow these steps when printing over a Bluetooth wireless connection to:

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1. install a 3Com Bluetooth wireless PC card

2. print a file.

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install a 3Com Bluetooth wireless PC card

The printing instructions included in this section apply to PCs using a 3Com Bluetooth
wireless PC card.

To install a 3Com Bluetooth wireless PC card in a laptop, consult the documentation
that came with the PC card.

If you are using a Bluetooth wireless PC card made by another manufacturer,
consult the documentation that came with the PC card or contact the manufacturer
for printing instructions.

print a file

1. Open the file you want to print.

2. Select File > Print.

The Print dialog box appears.

3. Click Print.

The Select Remote Device dialog box appears.

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Select the printer.

4.

The printer is identified by its

Bluetooth device name (see page 49).

To use this specific printer, click

5. Click the Connect button.

Always use for this connection.

When the laptop establishes a Bluetooth wireless connection with the
printer, the LED light on the Bluetooth card blinks.

After the laptop has sent the file to the printer, the laptop disconnects
from the printer, and the LED light on the Bluetooth card stops blinking.

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HCRP printing

The printing instructions included in this section apply to PCs using the
Microsoft Optical Desktop for Bluetooth (keyboard, mouse, and dongle)
and using the Microsoft Windows XP operating system.

printing requirements

Before you can print, you will need:

• Microsoft Optical Desktop for Bluetooth

• Windows XP

printing instructions

Follow these steps to print using an HCRP connection:

1. install the Microsoft Optical Desktop for Bluetooth

2. install the hp deskjet 450 series printer driver

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3. connect the printer to the computer using HCRP

4. verify the printer connection

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install the Microsoft Optical Desktop for Bluetooth

Before you can begin printing using HCRP, you must install the Microsoft Optical
Desktop for Bluetooth. For installation instructions, consult the documentation that
came with the Microsoft Optical Desktop for Bluetooth.

While installing the Microsoft Optical Desktop for Bluetooth, your
Windows XP operating system will be updated with a Microsoft patch
to allow HCRP printing.

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install the hp deskjet 450 series printer driver

1. Insert the Starter CD into the CD-ROM drive, and then follow the appropriate
procedure for your operating system and connection.

2. Select either USB or Parallel and click Skip when prompted to connect to the
printer.

3. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the printer installation.

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connect the printer to the computer using HCRP

To connect the printer to the computer using HCRP, be sure the Microsoft Optical
Desktop for Bluetooth dongle is connected to your computer, and then do the
following:

1. Click

Start > Control Panel. One of two views displays:

Category View



2. Click or double-click the

Classic View





Wireless Link icon.

The wireless link dialog box appears.

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3. Click the

4. The Bluetooth Connection Wizard appears.

Bluetooth tab, then click the Add button.

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5. Click

Next.

The computer searches for any Bluetooth-enabled devices and displays them in
the results list.

if this happens... then do this...

I see more than one
hp deskjet 450 printer
in the list

I don’t see the printer

6. After the Wizard has found the printer, click the
then click

Next.

If you see multiple instances of the
hp deskjet 450 printer, see troubleshooting

page 40.

If you don’t see the printer, click
If you still don’t see the printer,
see troubleshooting

on

Refresh once.

on page 40.

deskjet 450 entry from the list,

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The authentication settings must match the settings on your hp deskjet 450 series
printer. You can check authentication by printing a Bluetooth configuration page

(see page 48) and then checking the Authentication Required line item.

By default, encryption and authentication are off.

If this is shown on the configuration page... Click this...

Authentication Off

Authentication On

No

Yes

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7. Choose one of the following options and then click

Next.

• No: By default your printer is set to No encryption.

• Yes: You will be prompted for a code which must match the PIN code

assigned to the hp deskjet 450 printer. By default the PIN code is 0.

The authentication settings must match the settings on your
hp deskjet 450 series printer. If you choose
already used the hp deskjet 450 toolbox to change the printer's
Encryption Required setting, you will not be able to print. You can
reset to factory defaults (see reset to factory defaults

For more information on changing the printer's wireless features
see changing the printer’s wireless feature

No, and you have

on page 58).

on page 53.

8. Click the

9. Click

The hp deskjet 450 series printer icon appears in the list of devices. If you do
not see the icon appear in the list, see the troubleshooting entry printer is

connected to computer but will not print or did not appear on page 43.

Printing (HCRP) check box, then click Next.

Finish.

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verify the printer connection

To verify the printer is successfully communicating with the computer:

1. Set the new HCRP-enabled printer as your default printer.

When you choose the Print command in many Windows-based programs,
the default printer is used unless you specify otherwise. To set your
default printer, do the following:

a. Click
b. Right-click the icon for the printer you want to use as the default printer,

c. If there is a check mark next to the icon, the printer is set as the

2. Open an existing document.

Start > Printers and Faxes.

and then click

default printer.

Set As Default Printer.

3. Choose

File > Print.

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Compaq iPAQ Pocket PC printing

The Compaq iPAQ supports Bluetooth wireless printing.

Compaq iPAQ

printing requirements

Before you can print, you will need:

• A iPAQ Pocket PC. Some iPAQs come with Bluetooth integrated,

some requires you to purchase a separate Bluetooth card to add on
to enable Bluetooth printing.

• HP mobile printing for Pocket PCs.

Visit http://www.hp.com/go/pocketpcprint

for more information.

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printing instructions

Follow these instructions when using the Compaq iPAQ:

1. Install the HP mobile printing for Pocket PCs

2. turn on the Compaq iPAQ Bluetooth radio

3. discover the printer

4. print a file using the Compaq iPAQ

(see page 18).

(see page 21).

(see page 16).

(see page 17).

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Install the HP mobile printing for Pocket PCs

Install HP Mobile Printing from a desktop computer to a Pocket PC through
Microsoft ActiveSync.

1. Download the installer program from http://www.hp.com/go/pocketpcprint

2. Save the installer program.

3. Connect the Pocket PC to the desktop computer.

If you need help connecting with ActiveSync, see the Pocket PC user guide.

4. Double-click hpmobileprinting.exe on the desktop computer.
The installer program copies the necessary files to the Pocket PC.

After HP Mobile Printing is successfully installed, it appears on the Start menu of
the Pocket PC.

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