User’s Guide hp bt1300, Bluetooth® wireless printer adapter
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Table of Contents Chapter 1 – Introduction Bluetooth Technology Overview .......................................................................................................1-1 hp bt1300 Overview...........................................................................................................................1-2 What’s Included in the Box ...............................................................................................................1-3 Windows System Requirements .................
Chapter 5 – Troubleshooting Verify Setup .......................................................................................................................................5-1 Verify Printer Operation ....................................................................................................................5-2 Verify Communication ......................................................................................................................5-3 Troubleshooting by Symptom..................
Introduction 1 Bluetooth Technology Overview Bluetooth® is the name of a technology specification for small form factor, low-cost, short-range radio links between PCs, handhelds, mobile phones, and other computing and electronic devices. Bluetooth is a very low power technology that operates in the 2.4 GHz frequency band. The maximum range of operation for Bluetooth communication varies between devices from 10 meters (30 ft) to 100 meters (250 ft).
hp bt1300 Overview The hp bt1300 wireless printer adapter is a wireless print device that plugs directly into the USB or parallel port of your printer. By using the hp bt1300, you can conveniently print from a desktop, laptop, and other devices that use Bluetooth technology without using a cable. Refer to the QuickInstall Guide provided in the product package for hardware setup information. For additional information on this product, visit the HP web site at www.hp.com/support/bluetoothprinteradapter.
What’s Included in the Box hp bt1300 wireless printer adapter Power supply module USB cable Quick-Install Instructions hp bt1300 Installation CD Warranty card Windows® System Requirements To optionally configure the hp bt1300 settings using the provided Configuration Utility, your system should include the following components: A PC with a 133 MHz or higher processor Microsoft Windows 98SE, ME, 2000, or XP operating system At least 64 MB of RAM (memory) At least 10 MB of free hard disk space to install the
Hardware Installation Procedures 2 NOTE: All discussions, procedures, and other material in this manual concerning connection and communication between devices, are referring to devices and software that use Bluetooth technology. Before You Begin The hp bt1300, Bluetooth® wireless printer adapter is preconfigured at the factory to allow you to print right out of the box without having to first configure the device.
Printer Adapter Components The hp bt1300 hardware includes the following components: Power connector – The power supply cable plugs into this connector. – Pressing this button for less than three seconds will print a test page on the Test button printer. Pressing and holding this button for more than four seconds while applying power to the device will reset the hp bt1300 to factory default settings.
Installing the Hardware onto the USB or Parallel Port 1. Connect the hp bt1300 directly to either the USB or IEEE 1284-compliant parallel port of the printer as shown below. You cannot use both connections simultaneously. If you connect the hp bt1300 to the parallel port, be sure to secure the metal locking clasps located on each side of the parallel connector to prevent the hp bt1300 from being accidently disconnected.
Verifying Successful Installation After the hp bt1300 is attached to the printer and powered ON, it will perform a brief startup sequence: 1. The bi-colored LED (amber) and the blue LED will blink three times simultaneously. 2. The bi-colored LED will alternately blink amber and green twice. The blue LED will not light. 3. The bi-colored LED will illuminate green continuously, and the blue LED will blink continuously, indicating a ready state.
Printing to a Printer Using Bluetooth Technology 3 NOTE: All discussions, procedures, and other material in this manual concerning connection and communication between devices, are referring to devices and software that use Bluetooth technology. Profile Compatibility Device Profile* Required Elements Printing Procedure Laptop HCRP* hp mobile printing for notebooks (HP 1.4 or Widcomm 1.
2. Click on Search for Devices in Range. 3. Once all available printers are discovered, right-click on the printer you want to install.
4. Select Add Printer from the pull-down menu. 5. Select a driver for the printer you want to install. The Printer Properties window will pop up, allowing you to make modifications to the printer settings.
6. Click on OK to add the printer.
Printing the First Job After performing the necessary setup and configuration instructions described in the previous sections of this user’s guide, you should now be able to print in the usual manner from any standard Windows application program. 1. From the menu bar of your application, click on File, and then Print.
2. Select the printer name you created, and then click on OK. The hp bt1300’s Serial Port Profile will automatically establish a connection with your PC as indicated by the connection icon, or you may need to manually start the connection in your software. 3. After the job is printed, the connection will automatically terminate, and the Bluetooth connection icon will disappear.
Printing Additional Jobs After you print the first time, your application will remember the printer you used. If you print again, the job will be sent to the hp bt1300-equipped printer automatically. You can either click on File, Print, and OK, or just click on the printer icon on your application’s toolbar, and then click on OK.
Setting Up Your Printer 1. From the Windows desktop, click on Start, Printers and Faxes to open the printer and faxes manager window.
2. Click on Add a printer to launch the Add Printer wizard. Click on Next to continue.
3. Select Local printer attached to this computer, uncheck Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer, and then click on Next. 4. Under Use the following port, select the COM port number from the drop-down list that was previously assigned by your Bluetooth software application, and then click on Next.
5. Select the manufacturer and driver of the printer that your hp bt1300 is attached to, and then click on Next. 6. Type in a name for the printer you just created (e.g., printer in conference room, Dave’s printer, sales department printer, etc.) or leave the suggested default name, select Yes if you want to use it as your default printer, and then click on Next.
7. Click on Next if you do not wish to share this printer. Otherwise, select Share Name, and enter a name for this printer. 8. Click on Next to print a test page; otherwise, select No, and then click on Next to continue. NOTE: The device must be selected in order for a self-test page to print. If, during your setup, the device has timed out, you must re-establish a connection to your printer.
9. Click on Finish to complete the Add Printer Wizard. 10. If the printer driver has not been previously installed, the driver files will be copied in the Windows system folder.
11. Once a test page has been successfully printed, click on OK to continue. Your new printer will now be listed in the Printers and Faxes Manager window. You are now ready to print to your hp bt1300 from any application. Printing Your Files 1. Select File and Print from your Windows application. If you previously associated the COM port with the hp bt1300, your print job should print immediately. If you did not previously make this association, then you will be prompted for the device you want to use.
How to Set Up and Print From a Pocket PC NOTE: The following procedures were created using an HP h5450 Pocket PC with the HP Mobile Printing Utility for Pocket PCs (available from the HP web site). This procedure requires the HP Mobile Printing Utility for Pocket PC software in order to print to the hp bt1300 and assumes that the Pocket PC has Bluetooth technology enabled. 1. Download the HP Mobile Printing Utility for Pocket PC from HP’s website using the following web address (http://welcome.hp.
3. Make sure that your Pocket PC is connected to your desktop via ActiveSync. Setup will then attempt to connect to the Pocket PC and install the necessary files. Click on OK as soon as the copying process is complete. 4. As soon as the Pocket PC completes the installation of files copied from the desktop. Tap on Start, and then HP Mobile Printing.
5. Tap on Start Using the Program, and then tap on the file you wish to print. 6. To assign a Printer, tap on Print Options, and then tap on More Printers.
7. Tap on Bluetooth printer, and then tap on Search for a Bluetooth printer (if Bluetooth is not embedded in your Pocket PC, then tap on Add a Bluetooth printer). 8. Choose the appropriate Manufacturer and Model of the printer that is connected to your hp bt1300. Select COM8 as the type of connection, and then tap on Add.
9. You change the Printer Name, or leave it with its default name. Tap on OK when finished. 10. Verify the print settings, and tap on Print. The Pocket PC will search for a device.
11. As soon as your hp bt1300 shows up with the printer model, tap on the device, and printing will start. Using the hp bt1300 with Mobile Phones That Use Bluetooth Technology The following printing procedures apply to Nokia 60 Series mobile phones. Mobile phones from other manufacturers may also be able to print using the hp bt1300. Refer to the manufacturer’s documentation for details.
Launching the Application After installing the software, the application’s icon appears in the Main Menu of the Nokia Series 60 phone. The most recently installed software is usually placed at the bottom of the list. The location of the print application’s icon can, if desired, be moved higher in this list using the Options menu. 1. Find the application in the menu and launch it.
Printing an Image NOTE: The only supported image type is JPEG. GIF images and other types that are sometimes attached to email or MMS messages do not print. Images from videos or movies cannot be printed. Black and white cartoon pictures, sometimes called picture mail, cannot be printed. 1. After selecting the Images content type from the main screen, select an image from the Select Images screen. Scrolling up and down allows you to select an image.
Printing a Message 1. Selecting Messaging allows you to print Short Message Service (SMS), Multimedia Message Service (MMS), and e-mail messages. SMS messages are simple text messages without pictures. MMS messages can contain as many attachments as the sending and receiving phones allow. Only JPEG attachments in MMS messages can be printed. E-mail text can be printed. When printing email, attachments are ignored.
3. Scroll up and down to highlight a message. 4. Press the Options button, and scroll to Print to print the highlighted message. Printing E-mail with Attachments E-mail attachments cannot be printed. However, the body text of an e-mail with an attachment may be printed. When selecting an e-mail with an attachment for printing, you will be asked if you want to continue. Pressing Yes will print the body text of the e-mail, while pressing No will cancel the print operation.
Printing MMS Messages with Unsupported Attachments Some types of MMS attachments are not supported for printing. When an MMS message that is chosen for printing contains objects of these types, a dialog box appears asking whether or not you would like to continue with the print request. Pressing Yes prints the parts of the MMS message that are printable. Printing Contacts NOTE: The contact printing function does not support all possible contact fields and does not support usercreated contacts fields.
4. Press the Print button to print the selected contact. NOTE: Multiple contacts and Contact Groups may be selected for printing by marking each of their checkboxes. Once the desired contacts have been marked, press the Print button to print these contacts. Printing a Calendar Entry Entries entered in the Calendar application may be printed one full day at a time. 1. From the Print screen, select Calendar. The current day will be displayed.
2. Highlight a calendar item and press the Options button. 3. Select Print to print the selected calendar item. You can also select a different day by selecting Go to date. Go to today will display items for the current day. Printing a Note 1. Text files (notes) that are accessed through the mobile device’s Notes application may also be printed. Scroll up and down to select the desired note to print, and then press the Select button.
2. The text of the selected note is displayed for previewing. 3. Select Print from the Options menu to print the selected note.
Configuring Your Printer Adapter 4 NOTE: All discussions, procedures, and other material in this manual concerning connection and communication between devices, are referring to devices and software that use Bluetooth technology. The hp bt1300 is preconfigured to allow you to print right out of the box; however, you may optionally reconfigure the device at any time using the provided Configuration Utility and the instructions provided in this chapter.
Placing the hp bt1300 into Configuration Mode or Firmware Upgrade Mode Press and hold the test button for at least five seconds until the bi-colored LED cycles between green and amber to indicate that it is in the configuration mode. After the hp bt1300 configuration is complete, the device will automatically reboot. After rebooting, the device will return to a ready state, indicated by a solid green LED (refer to Chapter 5 – Troubleshooting for detailed LED status light descriptions).
Using the hp bt1300 Configuration Utility (Windows 98SE, ME, 2000, XP) NOTE: The hp bt1300 must be placed in configuration mode before you can change any user-defined settings or update the device’s firmware. 1. From the Windows desktop, click on Start, Programs, and then click on Configuration Utility. The General tab screen will appear.
2. Click on Select Printer (you will be prompted to place the hp bt1300 into configuration mode), and then click on Next to continue. You will be offered one of two choices depending on the software you have installed. NOTE: If security is enabled in the hp bt1300, you may be required to provide a passkey before a connection is established. If a passkey is required, a passkey screen will appear, prompting you to enter the appropriate passkey.
3. From the General tab window, select Discoverable (default) if you want other devices to find your printer, or select Non-discoverable if you do not want other sending devices to see your printer. NOTE: If you are sharing your printer, select “Discoverable” so that others can find your printer. If you select “Non-discoverable”, your printer will not be visible to anyone, including yourself.
5. To clear all previous link keys, check the box labeled Clear all existing link keys on the printer, and then click on Apply to finish. Clearing all link keys will require each device to authenticate again. 6. Click on the Firmware tab to update the hp bt1300 firmware. Updating the firmware will not change the configuration of the device.
7. Click on Upgrade Firmware to begin the update process. The firmware upgrade screen will appear. Specify the location (path) of the firmware file (xxxxx.bin), and then click on Install to load the file into the flash-file memory area of the hp bt1300. You will be reminded that all changes that have not been applied will be lost. Click on OK to continue. NOTE: The latest firmware can be obtained at http://www.hp.com/go/support/ 8.
Troubleshooting 5 NOTE: All discussions, procedures, and other material in this manual concerning connection and communication between devices, are referring to devices and software that use Bluetooth technology. Verify Setup If you can print a self-test page, your hp bt1300 and printer are communicating properly. If you cannot print a self-test page, verify that the following general requirements are met: Ensure your printer already functions properly via a USB or parallel printer cable.
Verify Printer Operation Print a test page by pressing the test button on the printer adapter for one second. If a test page prints, your printer and hp bt1300 are functioning properly. If a test page does not print, cycle power to both the printer and hp bt1300. Wait for the printer and hp bt1300 to initialize before attempting to print a test page.
Verify Communication Using Bluetooth Technology Verify activity between your sending device and the hp bt1300 (the blue LED will be solid blue when the hp bt1300 is connected to a sending device). To ensure connectivity, the sending device must be within a maximum unobstructed range of 10 meters (33 feet) of the hp bt1300. Verify communication by going to your Bluetooth Network Neighborhood to see if the hp bt1300 and other devices are listed.
Troubleshooting by Symptom Use the following steps to help identify and resolve hp bt1300 problems. Refer to the previous pages in this chapter to ensure that the general operational conditions for the device have been met before proceeding with the specific conditions listed in the table below. For each condition listed in the following troubleshooting table, perform each action item in the order presented until the problem is resolved.
No devices using Bluetooth technology appear in my discovered list Verify operation of the bt1300 and sending device: Verify printer adapter is powered on and is in a ready state (solid green LED and blinking blue LED). If not, cycle power to the printer adapter. Verify that the sending device is powered on. Cycle power to the sending device, and then try discovering the printer adapter again.
Cannot configure the printer adapter By default, the bt1300 should be able to print right out of the box. The bt1300 configuration utility must be run from a computer in order to configure the bt1300. The bt1300 cannot be configured using a PDA. Error Message: 1. Verify that the hp bt1300 is plugged in to a power source. “Unable to connect to the device specified. Ensure that the device is powered on and is in configuration mode.” 2.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Q: How do I update my firmware? A: Go to the HP website (http://www.hp.com/go/support/) and check for the latest firmware revision. Print a self-test page by pressing the test button on the hp bt1300 printer adapter and then comparing the firmware revision date with the firmware date shown on the web site. If the dates are the same, no update is required.
Self-Test Page Example 5- 8 Troubleshooting
LED Status Indicators State Connection Power/Status /Activity LED (green, LED (blue) and amber) Description Power on self test Blinking Blue Blinking Green Blinks for the duration of the power on self-test. Ready N/A Solid Green Self-test passed. Device ready. No connection or activity with Bluetooth technology Blinking Blue N/A Device is waiting for a connection – no connection is currently established. Connection with Bluetooth technology Solid Blue N/A connection established.
Test Button Sequences Command Sequence Print a Test/Configuration Page Momentarily press and release the test button (do not press it for more than three seconds). A test page will print, and the bi-colored LED will blink green during printing. Perform a Cold Reset (restores factory defaults) Press and hold the test button while applying power to the device, and then allow the unit to initialize (approximately four seconds). All nonvolatile parameters will be reset to their factory default values.
Where to Get Help 6 HP offers several customer support options to assist you in the event you experience difficulties with your hp bt1300 wireless printer adapter, including web support, telephone support, repair services, extended warranty, and advance replacement. Worldwide Web Support The HP worldwide web site provides answers to many common technical questions. It includes a wide variety of technical support tips, as well as copies of product manuals, product literature, and firmware load images.
A Product Specifications Components Specification Model hp bt1300, Bluetooth® wireless printer adapter (J6072A) Processor Coldfire MCF5272 Flash Memory 16 Mbits RAM Memory 64 Mbits Processor Speed 66 Mhz Interfaces Supported USB 1.1 Host (full speed), Bluetooth 1.
Safety and Regulatory Notices B NOTE: All discussions, procedures, and other material in this manual concerning connection and communication between devices, are referring to devices and software that use Bluetooth technology. FCC Compliance Statement for United States Users This equipment has been tested and found to comply within the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
For European Users This product is in conformity with the protection requirements of EU Council Directive 89/336/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to electromagnetic compatibility. The Hewlett-Packard Company cannot be responsible for any failure to satisfy the protection requirements resulting from a non-recommended modification of the product.
Declaration of Conformity (according to ISO/IEC Guide 22 and EN45014) HP Printer Adapter User’s Guide B- 3
Regulatory Information European Union (EU) Hewlett-Packard hereby declares that the Bluetooth® wireless technology built into the hp bt1300 Bluetooth wireless printer adapter, is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of European Directive 1999/5/EC. The internal Bluetooth function is a class 1 intended radio device using the 2.4 GHz frequency band (2.400GHz – 2.4835GHz).
C Glossary Term Definition Authentication The user must verify a numeric passkey before a connection or activity can be completed. Authorization The user must approve a connection or activity before it can be completed.
* HCRP (Hard Copy Replacement Profile) A cable replacement technology developed by the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG), and is designed to send data from the sending device to the printer using existing printer drivers to format the data being sent to the printer. Link key A key used to securely pair devices. MMS (Multimedia Message Service) A method of transmitting graphics, video clips, sound files, and short text messages over a wireless network.
