IOGear GBP301 User Manual

Bluetooth Combo Print Adapter

User Manual (GBP301)

Welcome

Thank you for purchasing the IOGEAR Bluetooth Combo print adapter supporting both parallel and USB printers. This print adapter is a first rate connectivity accessory designed to help reduce the frustration of dealing with cables in your home or office. IOGEAR Combo print adapter with Bluetooth T echnology allo ws Bluetooth enab led computers to send print job wirelessly to either parallel or USB printers.

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Package Content Overview Features Requirements Introduction Installation Application

- Print from Computers

- Print from PDAs The Utility Software Specification T echnical Support

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This package contains: 1– Bluetooth Print Adapter

1– Manual on CD 1– Quick Start Guide 1– Warranty/Registration Card 1– Power Adapter

* If any items are damaged or missing, please contact your dealer.

Package Contents

Overview

IOGEAR’s palm sized Combo Wireless Print Adapter with Bluetooth Technology allows any Bluetooth enabled computer or PDA to wirelessly send the print job to a USB or a parallel printer. It complies with USB 1.1, IEEE 1284, and the Bluetooth 1.1 specifications. It supports data transmission rates of up to 723 Kbps, and a wireless access range of up to 330ft (100 meters).

This unit supports HCRP (Hardcopy Cable Replacement Profile) and SPP (Serial Port Profile), all of which resides on onboard flash memory. The RF circuitry on the RF chip includes complete receiver and transmitter functions.

This is a plug-n-play unit, it doesn’t require any special driver, plug it in the USB or parallel printer is all that entails.

Features

• Allows any Bluetooth enabled computer or PDA to wirelessly send print jobs to a USB or a parallel printer

• Plug and Play, easy to install

• Bluetooth Class 1 device with a 330 ft range (100 meters)

• Supports data rate of 723 Kbps

• Supports Pico-net and Scatter-net and up 7 devices

• Complies with USB 1.1, IEEE 1284, and the Bluetooth 1.1 specifications

• Supports HCRP (Hardcopy Cable Replacement Profile) and SPP (Serial Port Profile)

System Requirements

Computers and PDAs:

• Windows based & Bluetooth enabled

• Additional software may be required for PDAs

Printer:

• Either a USB or a parallel printer.* *Only 1 printer is recommended to be connected, does not support two printers simultaneously.

Multifunction printers not supported.

Introduction

IOGEAR Bluetooth Combo Print Adapter supports both IEEE1284 and USB printers, but only one connection at a time. In other words, it doesn’t support two printers simultaneously. If you plug printers to both parallel and USB ports, only the parallel printer connected will work.

1. USB printer port

2. IEEE1284 parallel printer port

3. Power connection

4. Reset button

5. Power LED

6. Bluetooth LED

7. Printer LED

Introduction

The RESET button is to re-initialize the printer adapter. Use a pointed object to initialize the Reset process. The Power LED turns on when power is supplied through the power adapter. The Bluetooth LED blinks when Bluetooth link is established but no data is transmitted on the line. It stays

on when data is transmitted. The Printer LED is on when there is a USB or parallel printer connected to the Bluetooth print combo adapter.

It is OFF when no printer is connected. It blinks when the print combo adapter is receiving data transmission.

1. Plug the print adapter into the available port on the printer, either parallel or USB. Plug the power adapter into the power port of the print adapter. Turn on the power for the print adapter and plug the power adapter to the printer.

2. From the Bluetooth enabled computer, double click the Bluetooth icon to open My Bluetooth Place, and select Find Bluetooth Device.

Note: This example is based upon Widcomm Bluetooth software, the installation screens may look different if you use some other software.

Installation

3. The computer starts searching for nearby

Bluetooth devices right after double click the icon of Find Bluetooth Devices. You should see the printer adapter icon soon after that.

4. Double click the print adapter icon, the following question will be prompted:

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