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

Technology allows Bluetooth enabled computers to send print job wirelessly to either parallel or USB

printers.

IOGEAR, the IOGEAR logo, MiniView, VSE are trademarks or registered trademarks of IOGEAR, Inc. Microsoft and Windows

are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines, Inc.

Macintosh, G3/G4 and iMac are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. IOGEAR makes no warranty of any kind with

regards to the information presented in this document. All information furnished here is for informational purposes only and is

subject to change without notice. IOGEAR, Inc. assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies or errors that may appear in this

document.

Package Content

Overview

Features

Requirements

Introduction

Installation

Application

- Print from Computers

- Print from PDAs

The Utility Software

Specification

Technical Support

Radio and TV Interference Statement

Limited Warranty

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Table of Contents

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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

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.

Overview

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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)

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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.

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Introduction

1. USB printer port

2. IEEE1284 parallel printer port

3. Power connection

4. Reset button

5. Power LED

6. Bluetooth LED

7. Printer LED

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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.

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 transmis-

sion.

Introduction

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Installation

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.

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4. Double click the print adapter icon, the following

question will be prompted:

Installation

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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.

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5. Click OK. The Add Printer Wizard will appear.

Select the right printer and then click OK. In this

case, we use Epson C62. If the printer is not on

the list, you will need to install the driver by using

a driver CD provided by the printer manufacturer

or download the driver on line.

6. The printer Properties window should appear now.

You can rename the printer at this time. Click on

Print Test Page. If you see the printer start

printing the test page, then the installation is

successful.

Another way to verify this is to go to the Control

Panel, select Printers, you should see the printer

you just installed through the Bluetooth adapter

listed in the printer file.

Congratulations! You have completed installing the

IOGEAR Bluetooth Combo Print Adapter.

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7. In case the printer is not printing test page, or you

are curious about the port selection, you can click

on Ports on the Properties window, the correct

port is the Bluetooth Combo print adapter port.

Application

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1. Print from a Bluetooth enabled computer

From your application (i.e. MS Word) choose to print

as a normal printer.

If there are more than one printers, select the printer

connected to the Combo Print Adapter as the printer

you are going to send the print job to. Then click OK.

You can have up to seven devices (computers or

PDAs) connected to the Bluetooth Combo Print

Adapter, it works on first come first serve basis.

There are various PDA operating systems, in this

manual we will cover Pocket PC 2003 and Windows

CE 3.0.

Setup and Print from a Bluetooth enabled PDA

using Microsoft Pocket PC 2003 Professional

Edition.

The PDA we used for the following example is the HP

iPAQ Pocket PC h1945.

You need to download and install HP Mobile Printing

from the HP website to add printing function to the

PDA.

1. Turn on the PDA, and click on the Bluetooth icon.

Turn on Bluetooth by tapping at the Bluetooth

Manager.

Bluetooth

Icon

Application

2. Print from a Bluetooth enabled PDA

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2. The Bluetooth Manager window appears, tap at

the middle the screen where it says “Tap New”.

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Application

3. The Connection Wizard window appears, highlight

Explore a Bluetooth device and then tap on Next.

Application

4. Tap on Device (where it says No device selected),

and then tap on Next.

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5. At the Bluetooth Browser window, select Bluetooth

Combo Print Adapter.

6. This takes you back to the Wizard window, and you

can see the Combo Print Adapter is already

selected as the device.

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Application

7. Tap on next, you are prompted that the shortcut

is already created, tap on Finish.

Application

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9. Tap on Start again and select HP Mobile Printing.8. Now from the Bluetooth Manager window, you can

see that the shortcut is already created. Close this

window by tapping on “ x ” at the upper right corner

of the screen.

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