Palm Bluetooth wireless printing Installation instructions

Palm™handheld

Bluetooth™wireless

printing

hp deskjet 995c series printer

Palm™handheld Bluetooth™wireless printing

table of contents

hewlett-packard company notices ......................................................... i

acknowledgments .............................................................................. i

printing requirements .........................................................................1

printing instructions ...........................................................................1

install a Bluetooth SDI/O expansion card .............................................2

print a document ...............................................................................3

send file ...........................................................................................3

(optional) BtPrint™ ............................................................................4

installing BtPrint on the Palm handheld device .................................4

printing ......................................................................................5

(optional) choose default printer ..........................................................7

(optional) Documents To Go® .............................................................8

installing .....................................................................................8

printing ......................................................................................8

notices and acknowledgements

hewlett-packard company notices

The information contained in this document is subject to change without

notice.

Hewlett-Packard (HP) makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this

material including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of

merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.

Hewlett-Packard shall not be liable for any errors or for incidental or

consequential damages in connection with the furnishing, performance, or

use of this material.

is prohibited without prior written permission of Hewlett-Packard, except as

allowed under copyright laws.

acknowledgments

Palm OS and HotSync are trademarks of Palm, Inc.

Documents to Go is a trademark of DataViz.

Microsoft, MS, and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft

Corporation.

Bluetooth and the Bluetooth logos are trademarks owned by Bluetooth SIG,

Inc. U.S.A. and licensed to Hewlett-Packard.

BtPrint is a trademark of IS/Complete Inc.

Palm™ handheld m500 series printing

instructions

printing requirements

Before you can print, you will need:

• A Bluetooth™ Secure Digital Input/Output (SDI/O) expansion card

and software. Visit Palm’s Website at: www.palm.com.

•(Optional)DocumentsToGo

®. Find Documents To Go on the CD that

originally came with your Palm™ handheld or visit the DataViz

Website at www.dataviz.com.

printing instructions

Follow these steps to print using a Palm handheld m500:

1. install a Bluetooth SDI/O expansion card.

2. print a document.

• Print unformatted documents in the Date Book, Address, To Do List,

and Memo Pad options using send file.

• Print formatted documents in the Date Book, Address, To Do List,

Memo Pad, and Mail options using (optional) BtPrint™.

• Print MS Word and MS Excel documents using (optional) Documents

To Go®.

install a Bluetooth SDI/O expansion card

Follow these steps to install a Bluetooth SDI/O card:

1. Verify that the Bluetooth SDI/O card software has been installed on your

computer.

2. Perform a HotSync®operation.

A message appears on the Palm handheld after the HotSync operation is

complete.

3. Insert the SDI/O card in the expansion slot.

Warning: You must install the software files before inserting the Bluetooth card in the

Palm handheld. Otherwise, the card will not function properly.

print a document

Print a document using either the send file, BtPrint, or Documents To Go

method.

send file

Sending is a Bluetooth wireless communication method that is included as

part of Palm OS 4.0. The printed output resulting from the send command is

unformatted.

Follow these steps to send an item to print:

1. Tap the Home icon until the Main menu appears.

2. Tap one of the following options:

• Address

•MemoPad

•DateBook

•ToDoList

The screen for the selected program appears.

3. Select an item to print.

4. Tap the Menu icon.

5. Tap Send.

The Palm handheld searches for, then displays, a list of available

Bluetooth devices.

6. Tap the checkbox next to the printer’s Bluetooth device name, then

tap OK.

7. If you are prompted to enter a PIN code, enter the printer’s PIN code,

then tap OK.

The default PIN code is 0.

The Palm handheld connects to the printer, then the file prints.

(optional) BtPrint™

BtPrint enhances the formatting for documents printed from the Address,

Memo Pad, To Do List, Date Book, and Mail options.

installing BtPrint on the Palm handheld device

Verify that the Palm handheld device cradle is attached to your PC and place

the Palm handheld in its cradle.

1. Click the Palm Desktop icon on your PC.

2. Click View > Install > Add.

3. Browse to the CD or folder where your Palm handheld SDI/O Bluetooth

software resides.

4. Double-click the Printing folder.

5. Double-click the HP folder.

6. Select BtPrintVxxxxx.prc where xxxxx is the current version of the

program.

7. Click Open > Done.

8. Perform a HotSync operation to install BtPrint on the Palm handheld.

9. Insert the SDI/O Bluetooth card in your Palm handheld.

printing

1. Tap the Home icon until the All menu appears.

2. Tap the BtPrint995c icon.

The BtPrint screen appears.

3. Tap one of the following options:

•DateBook

• Address

•ToDoList

•MemoPad

•Mail

The screen for the selected program appears.

4. Select the category or file you want to print.

5. Tap the Menu icon.

6. Tap BtPrint in the menu. If printing the To Do List, tap Today, Tomorrow, or

All to select the records to print.

The BtPrint Setup screen appears.

Note: If the BtPrint command does not appear in the menu, BtPrint does not

support the selected category or view.

7. Select appropriate options:

• Copies: number of pages to be printed

• Paper Size: appropriate paper size

8. Select one of the following print options:

• If you have selected a default printer, tap OK, then proceed to step

10. For more information on selecting a default printer, see (optional)

choose default printer on page 7.

• If you want to select a Bluetooth printer, tap Select Printer. The Palm

handheld searches for Bluetooth devices. When the list of available

devices is displayed, proceed to step 9.

• If you want to cancel printing, tap Cancel and exit the printing

function.

9. Tap the checkbox next to the printer’s Bluetooth device name, then

tap OK.

10. If you are prompted to enter a PIN code, enter the printer’s PIN code,

then tap OK.

The default PIN code is 0.

The Palm handheld connects to the printer, then the file prints.

(optional) choose default printer

You can select a default printer to use for all your printing. To select the

hp deskjet 995c Bluetooth printer as the default printer:

1. Tap BtPrint995c.

2. Tap BTDiscover.

The Palm handheld searches for Bluetooth-enabled printers within 30

feet.

3. Tap Find More.

4. Tap hp deskjet 995c.

5. Tap OK.

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