Epson Stylus Color C60 User manual

User’s Guide
BluetoothTM Print Adapter
from EPSON®
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Contents
Welcome 1
PDA System Requirements 2
Laptop System Requirements 2
Setting Up the Print Adapter 3
Before You Begin 3
Connecting the Print Adapter 4
Checking the Connection to the Printer 5
Using a Palm PDA 7
Installing the Software 7
Sending Your First Print Job 8
Using a Pocket PC 11
Installing the Software 11
Sending Your First Print Job 12
Using a Laptop 17
Adding a Virtual COM Port 17
Configuring the Printer Driver 17
Printing 19
Problem Solving 21
Where to Get Help 21
Notices 23
FCC Compliance Statement 23
Declaration of Conformity 23
Regulatory Information 24
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Welcome!
The BluetoothTM Print Adapter from EPSON®lets you print to many popular
EPSON printers from your Bluetooth-enabled PDA or laptop computer without
using a cable.
The print adapter supports printing to the following printers from the
following devices:
EPSON Stylus®C80 PalmTM PDAs, Pocket PCs, and laptops
EPSON Stylus C60 Pocket PCs and laptops
EPSON Stylus Photo 820 Pocket PCs and laptops
EPSON Stylus Photo 890 Pocket PCs and laptops
EPSON Stylus Photo 1280 Pocket PCs and laptops
The print adapter may support additional EPSON printers and
other devices, such as Bluetooth-enabled cell phones. All
devices must support the Bluetooth Serial Port Profile, Object
Push Profile, or LAN Access Profile. Visit EPSON Support at
http://support.epson.com for the latest information on
supported printers and devices.
The print adapter only supports EPSON printers.
EPSON printer with
Bluetooth Print Adapter
Bluetooth-enabled PDA
Bluetooth-enabled
laptop computer
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This manual provides instructions for setting up the print adapter, installing the
Bluetooth printing software to your Bluetooth device, and printing. For information
on setting up your printer or installing the printer driver, see your printer
documentation.
For best results, print text and low-resolution graphics with
your print adapter. Because of the speed limitations of
Bluetooth wireless communications, high-resolution graphics
and photographs may require significant time to print.
PDA System Requirements
Palm m125, m500, m505, or i705 with a Bluetooth SDIO card running
OS 4.0 or later, or
Bluetooth-enabled Pocket PC, including the Compaq®iPAQTM with
CompactFlash sled and built-in Bluetooth capabilities; Compaq iPAQ
with the SocketTM Bluetooth Card; and Casio®E-125 with the Socket
Bluetooth Card
Microsoft®Windows®compatible PC running Windows XP, Me, 2000, 98,
95, or NT 4.0, with a Pentium®or better processor, 133 MHz or faster
CD-ROM or DVD drive and 10MB of free hard disk space to install
the software
Laptop System Requirements
Microsoft Windows compatible PC running Windows XP, Me, 2000, 98, 95,
or NT 4.0, with a Pentium or better processor, 133 MHz or faster
At least 64MB of RAM
TROY®WindPort PCMCIA card
Although other Bluetooth PCMCIA cards may work with the
print adapter, EPSON recommends that you use the TROY
WindPort card for best results.
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Setting Up the Print Adapter
The print adapter connects to your printer’s parallel port. At the same time as
your printer is connected to the print adapter, you can connect it to your
computer with a USB cable.
Before You Begin
In addition to this User’s Guide, make sure you have the following:
Bluetooth Print Adapter (Model C1200BT)
Power supply
Bluetooth Software and Utilities CD-ROM
Observe these guidelines to reduce static discharge when you handle the
print adapter:
Make sure that you are adequately grounded by touching a bare metal
part of the printer while connecting the print adapter.
To reduce static charge buildup, avoid moving around too much and,
if possible, avoid working on a carpeted area.
It’s a good idea to make sure your EPSON printer and your computer, Pocket PC,
or Palm PDA are working before you begin.
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Connecting the Print Adapter
Follow these steps to connect the print adapter to your printer:
1. Make sure that the printer is turned off.
2. Plug the print adapter into the printer’s parallel port, as shown.
3. Turn on the printer.
4. Connect the power supply to the print adapter, as shown. Then plug the
power supply into an electrical outlet.
The green light on the print adapter flashes for a few seconds and then goes out.
If the green light flashes continuously in a regular pattern, unplug the power
supply and plug it in again. If the problem persists, contact EPSON.
Connection light (green)
Test button
Acti ity light (yellow)
Parallel port
Power supply
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Checking the Connection to the Printer
Make sure that both the print adapter and the printer are turned on, then press
the test button on the print adapter for one second to print a test page. If the test
page fails to print, try the following:
Make sure the print adapter is securely connected to the printer’s parallel port.
Make sure the printer is working and is not out of ink or paper.
Unplug the print adapter, plug it back in, and try printing the test page again.
If you cannot print a test page, contact EPSON as described on page 22.
When a Bluetooth device makes a connection to the print
adapter, the print adapter’s green light remains on. The yellow
light flashes whenever data is transmitted.
Because the print adapter does not support the EPSON Status
Monitor, you won’t be able to obtain print job status.
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Using a Palm PDA
With the Bluetooth Print Adapter from EPSON, you can use your Palm PDA to
print to the EPSON Stylus®C80 printer.
This chapter explains how to install the software on the CD-ROM that came with
your print adapter and send your first print job. The steps for subsequent print
jobs are similar, but you won’t have to select a printer.
Installing the Software
Follow these steps to install the Bluetooth printing software to your Palm PDA:
1. Connect your Palm PDA to your computer.
2. Insert the CD-ROM that came with the print adapter in your computer’s drive.
3. Double-click the Palm Desktop icon on your Windows desktop,
and then click Install.
4. On the Install Tool window, click Add, then browse to your CD-ROM.
5. Double-click the Palm folder to open it.
6. Select BtPrintV13r63C80 and click Open.
7. Follow the instructions on your computer screen to complete installation
of the software.
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Sending Your First Print Job
Before you begin, make sure your Bluetooth SDIO card is installed in your
Palm PDA.
Follow these steps to send your first print job:
1. Tap the BTPrint C80 icon on your PDA’s main screen.
2. Tap the icon of the program you want to print from.
3. Tap the Menu icon in the lower left corner of your PDA’s graffiti area.
You see a drop-down menu similar to the one below.
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4. Tap BtPrint. You see this screen:
5. Tap Select Printer.
6. If a printer appears in the list on the next screen, go to step 7.
If no printer appears, tap Find More. You briefly see the message
Searching for Bluetooth Devices.
7. Select Stylus C80_xxxxxx ( where xxxxxx indicates the last six digits in the
printer’s MAC address). Then tap OK.
8. Change any print options you want to, and tap OK to begin printing.
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Using a Pocket PC
You can use your Pocket PC to print to the following printers: EPSON Stylus C60,
EPSON Stylus C80 (black and white printing only), EPSON Stylus Photo 820,
EPSON Stylus Photo 890, and EPSON Stylus Photo 1280.
This chapter explains how to install the software on the CD-ROM that came with
your print adapter and send your first print job. The steps for sending subsequent
print jobs are similar, but you won’t have to choose a printer unless you want to
change it.
Installing the Software
Follow these steps to install the Bluetooth printing software to your Pocket PC:
1. Connect your Pocket PC to your computer.
2. Insert the CD-ROM that came with the print adapter in your computer’s drive.
3. Open your CD-ROM window if it doesn’t open automatically.
4. Double-click the PocketPC folder.
5. Double-click PrintPocketCE_Install.
6. Follow the instructions on your computer screen to accept the license
agreement and install the software.
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Sending Your First Print Job
Follow the steps below to print for the first time from a Pocket PC with built-in
Bluetooth capabilities.
You can also print from a Pocket PC with the Socket Bluetooth
Card. Visit the Socket web site at http://www.socketcom.com
and select the Bluetooth Connection Kit as your product.
Then follow the instructions in the on-screen User’s Guide to
connect to the printer and print.
1. Start the Compaq Bluetooth Manager and click Search.
2. When Bluetooth Manager locates your printer, select it and click Save.
The printer shows up as the printer name followed by the last six digits
of the MAC address.
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3. Select which groups, if any, you want to save the printer to and click OK.
4. On the next screen, click OK in the upper right side of the screen.
5. Click the printer icon in the All Devices screen.
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6. In the Device Information screen, select Actions and then select Connect
to P1.
7. When you’ve successfully connected to the printer, start PrintPocketCE and
select the document you want to print.
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8. When you see this screen, choose EPSON Stylus or ESC/P 2 from the
Printer list and COM8 from the Port list. Change any other settings you
want and click Start Printing.
If your Pocket PC has a Socket Bluetooth Card, select
Bluetooth: Socket CF Card from the Port list.
If you see a message that the serial connection was
terminated, click OK. Your job will print.
If you cancel a job while it’s printing, you may need to turn
your printer off and then on again, and then unplug the print
adapter and plug it back in.
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Using a Laptop
If your Bluetooth-enabled laptop computer supports the Bluetooth Serial Port
Profile, you can use it to print to the following printers: EPSON Stylus C60,
EPSON Stylus C80, EPSON Stylus Photo 820, EPSON Stylus Photo 890, and
EPSON Stylus Photo 1280. Your laptop may either have built-in Bluetooth
capabilities, or a Troy WindPort PCMCIA card.
Although other Bluetooth PCMCIA cards may work with the
print adapter, EPSON recommends that you use the WindPort
card to ensure that the print adapter works correctly.
This chapter explains how to create a virtual COM port, configure the printer
driver to use the virtual port, and print. For complete configuration information,
see your Windows documentation.
Adding a Virtual COM Port
Most Bluetooth devices that support the Bluetooth Serial Port profile allow you to
create a virtual COM port. A COM port (for example, COM1) is normally used
with an RS-232 connection or a modem. A virtual COM port emulates a COM
port, but works over the Bluetooth wireless link.
To add a virtual COM port, follow the instructions that came with your laptop,
Bluetooth PCMCIA card, or USB dongle. The name of the virtual port should
start with COM and end with a number (for example, COM4). Make sure that
you don’t use the name of an existing COM port (generally, you can’t use COM1
or COM2). In some cases, you need to restart your laptop to enable the port.
Configuring the Printer Driver
Before you begin, follow your printer documentation to install the printer driver
and set up your printer. Then follow these steps to configure the printer driver to
use the virtual COM port.
1. Windows XP: Click Start > Control Panel > Printers and Other
Hardware > View installed printers or fax printers.
Other Windows systems: Click Start, point to Settings, and then
select Printers.
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