HP Deskjet 6980 Printer series - HP iPAQ Bluetooth printing

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HP iPAQ Bluetooth printing

To print a file wirelessly using Bluetooth from the HP iPAQ Pocket PC, complete the
following steps:

Step 1: Install Mobile Printing

Install HP Mobile Printing from a desktop computer to the Pocket PC through Microsoft
ActiveSync.
1.

Save the installer program (

hpmobileprinting.exe

) from

www.hp.com/go/

pocketpcprint_software

to a desktop computer.

2.

Connect a Pocket PC to the desktop computer by using the ActiveSync cradle. To
properly install this software, the Pocket PC must be in the ActiveSync cradle. If you
need help connecting with ActiveSync, see the Pocket PC user guide.

3.

Double-click

hpmobileprinting.exe

on the desktop computer. The installer program

copies the necessary files to the Pocket PC.

Step 2: Add the printer to the printer list

1.

Insert the Bluetooth wireless printer adapter into printer and press the

Report

Page

button on the printer to print an HP Report Page.

Note

The printer’s Bluetooth name by default is

Deskjet 6800 series

.

2.

In the iPAQ’s HP Mobile Printing program, tap

Tools

, and then tap

Print Config

.

3.

Select the

Printers

tab, and then tap

Add

.

4.

In the Add Printer screen, select

Network

, and then tap

Next

.

5.

In the Add Bluetooth Printer screen, select

Search for a Bluetooth printer near

me

to perform a search of the available local Bluetooth devices.

6.

After the search has completed, select the printer by its Bluetooth name and tap

Next

.

7.

Select a manufacturer and model.

8.

As appropriate, select from the following check boxes:

Enable raw file type

: Sends an unprocessed file (such as .PDF) directly to the

printer.

Set as default printer

: Sets the current printer the default printer.

9.

Tap

Finish

. The Configuration screen is displayed.

10. Tap

OK

on the Configuration screen. The My Printers screen is displayed with the

added printer.

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Step 3: Print a file

Note

See

www.hp.com/go/pocketpcprint

for supported file types.

1.

Open HP Mobile Printing and tap the

File View

icon on the command bar.

2.

Do one of the following tasks:

To display the files on the Pocket PC

: Tap the

My Device

icon on the

command bar.

To display the files on the network

: Tap the

Network

icon on the command

bar, type the path name, and then tap

OK

. You might be prompted to enter a

user name and password.

3.

Select the file to print.

4.

Tap

Print

.

5.

Select the printer from the printer list and tap Print.