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hp deskjet 995c
and 995ck
series printers
™
Bluetooth wireless
printing
™
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contents introducing Bluetooth wireless printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 printing from a desktop or laptop PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3Com wireless Bluetooth PC card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3Com wireless Bluetooth USB adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Microsoft Optical Desktop for Bluetooth (HCRP). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 TDK Bluetooth USB adapter. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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notices and acknowledgements hewlett-packard company notices The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice. All rights reserved. Reproduction, adaptation, or translation of this material is prohibited without prior written permission of Hewlett-Packard, except as allowed under copyright laws. acknowledgments Microsoft, MS, MS-DOS, and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Pentium is a U.S. registered trademark of Intel Corporation. TrueTy
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introducing Bluetooth wireless printing The HP Deskjet 995c and 995ck series printers support Bluetooth wireless printing. The Bluetooth feature allows you to print without a cable connection between the printer and a Bluetooth wireless technology enabled device. For Bluetooth wireless printing instructions, select the appropriate topic: printing from a desktop or laptop PC printing from a handheld device printing from other Bluetooth devices updates Because Bluetooth wireless communicati
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printing from a desktop or laptop PC In order to use the printer, the PC must be enabled with Bluetooth wireless technology. If your PC has an internal Bluetooth radio, then consult the documentation that came with the PC for information concerning the PC’s Bluetooth wireless feature. If your PC does not have an internal Bluetooth radio, then you must use a Bluetooth PC card or adapter to make the PC Bluetooth wireless technology enabled. Several devices are available to make your PC Bluetoo
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3Com wireless Bluetooth PC card The printing instructions included in this section apply to PCs using a 3Com wireless Bluetooth PC card. requirements Before you can print, you will need a 3Com wireless Bluetooth PC card and a PC. Visit 3Com’s Web site at: www.3com.com. setup and print Follow these steps to set up and print over a Bluetooth wireless connection with the 3Com wireless Bluetooth PC card: 1. Install a 3Com wireless Bluetooth PC card in the PC. 2. Print a file. install a 3Com Blue
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printing instructions 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. 4. Select the printer. The printer is identified by its Bluetooth device name (see page 69). To always use this specific printer, click Always use for this connection. 5. Click the Connect button. When the laptop establishes a Bluetooth wireless connection with the printer, the Bluetooth LED light flashes. After the lapto
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3Com wireless Bluetooth USB adapter The printing instructions included in this section apply to PCs using a 3Com wireless Bluetooth USB adapter. requirements Before you can print, you will need a 3Com wireless Bluetooth USB adapter and a PC. Visit 3Com’s Web site at: www.3com.com. setup and print Follow these steps to set up and print with the 3Com wireless Bluetooth USB adapter over a Bluetooth wireless connection: 1. Install the 3Com wireless Bluetooth USB adapter in the PC. 2. Print a file
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printing instructions 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. 4. Select the printer. The printer is identified by its Bluetooth device name (see page 69). To always use this specific printer, click Always use for this connection. 5. Click the Connect button. When the laptop establishes a Bluetooth wireless connection with the printer, the Bluetooth LED light flashes. After the lapto
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Microsoft Optical Desktop for Bluetooth (HCRP) The printing instructions included in this section apply to PCs using the Microsoft Optical Desktop for Bluetooth (keyboard, mouse, and dongle) and the Microsoft Windows XP operating system. The Microsoft Optical Desktop for Bluetooth uses Hardcopy Cable Replacement Profile (HCRP) which allows your computer to communicate with the printer as though the computer and the printer were connected by a cable. requirements Before you can print, you wil
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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, the Windows XP operating system on your computer will be updated with a Microsoft patch to allow HCRP printing. update the printer firmware and printer driver Because Bluetooth wireless communications is an emerging technology, HP regularly updates the printer firm
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install the hp deskjet 995c series firmware To install the latest firmware, do the following: 1. Locate the hp deskjet 995c HCRP firmware update on your computer. 2. Double-click the hp deskjet 995c HCRP firmware update file. Run the firmware update from your harddisk drive only. The hp deskjet 995c HRCP firmware update program will not run from CD-ROM. 3. Follow the onscreen instructions to update the firmware on your printer. install the latest printer driver To update the printer driver for
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connect to the printer with Bluetooth and HCRP To connect the printer to the computer using Bluetooth and HCRP, be sure the Microsoft Optical Desktop for Bluetooth dongle is connected to your computer, and then do the following: 1. Press and hold down the printer’s Cancel (X) button for four seconds to print a Bluetooth Configuration page. The Bluetooth Configuration page contains information that you will use when connecting to the printer. 2. Click Start > Control Panel, then do one of the
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3. Click the Bluetooth tab. 4. Click the Add button. The Bluetooth Connection Wizard appears. 11
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5. Click Next. The computer searches for any Bluetooth wireless technology enabled devices and displays them in the results list. if this happens... then do this... More than one hp Find the Device Name on the Bluetooth deskjet 995c printer is Configuration page. in the list Match the device name on the Bluetooth Configuration page to one of the device names on the connection wizard. The printer does not Click Refresh once. If you still don’t see the appear printer, see troubleshooting. 12
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6. Select the printer from the list, then click Next. The Authenticate the device? screen appears. 7. Find the Authentication Required line item on the Bluetooth Configuration page, then do one of the following: if the Authentication then... Required line reads... Authentication = 0 Click No, then click Next. Authentication Off Authentication = 1 Click Yes, then click Next. Authentication On You will be prompted for the printer’s PIN Code. Enter the PIN code. The authentication settings must
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8. Click the Printing (HCRP) check box. 9. Click Next, then click Finish. The hp deskjet 995c series printer icon appears in the list of devices. If you do not see the icon appear in the list, see the troubleshooting entry after HCRP installation the printer icon does not appear in My Printers list. print a file To verify the printer is successfully communicating with the computer: 1. Click Start > Printers and Faxes. 2. Right-click the printer icon, then click Set As Default Printer. If the
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TDK Bluetooth USB adapter The printing instructions included in this section apply to PCs using a TDK Bluetooth USB adapter. The TDK Bluetooth USB adapter uses Hardcopy Cable Replacement Profile (HCRP) to allow your computer to communicate with the printer without a cable. requirements Before you can print, you will need a TDK Bluetooth USB adapter and a PC. Visit TDK’s Web site at: www.tdksystems.com. setup and print Follow these steps to set up and print with the TDK Bluetooth USB adapter ov
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connect to the printer with Bluetooth and HCRP The steps for connecting to the printer vary by Windows version. Select the version of Windows running on your computer: Windows XP Windows 2000 If you have a HP Deskjet 995C, you must upgrade your printer firmware in order to user the TDK Bluetooth USB Adapter. See the deskjet 995c support website at www.hp.com/support/bluetooth, and then click on drivers and downloads. 16
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Windows XP Before connecting to the printer, the printer software must be installed on the computer. If the printer software is not installed, insert the printer software CD in the computer’s CD-ROM drive and follow the onscreen instructions. To connect the printer to the computer using Bluetooth and HCRP, be sure the TDK USB adapter is connected to your computer, and then do the following: 1. Press and hold down the printer’s Cancel (X) button for four seconds to print a Bluetooth Configura
