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Making Wireless Bluetooth Connections
To connect to a Bluetooth printer or serial device
You can connect your computer to a Bluetooth serial device—for example, you could
print from a word processor to a Bluetooth serial printer.
1. Make sure Bluetooth communication is turned on—see “To turn Bluetooth
communication on and off” on page 66.
2. Install the printer software that comes with the Bluetooth printer. The following
details are for the HP Deskjet 995C printer:
a. Insert the CD that came with the printer. If the setup program doesn’t run, click
Start, Run and run \setup.exe on the CD.
b. When prompted, click the option for installing the printer software. Follow the
displayed instructions. For each screen, click the right arrow to continue.
c. When prompted to select how the printer is connecting, select the Bluetooth
option.
d. When you reach the Bluetooth information screen with no right arrow, click the X
to exit.
3. Double-click the Bluetooth icon in the taskbar.
4. In the menu bar, click Bluetooth, Device Configuration. (This menu is available only
while Bluetooth folders are selected.)
5. On the Client Applications tab, find the Bluetooth serial port and note the name of the
COM port at the far right, such as COM4. You can also create new COM ports for
multiple serial devices.
6. After writing down the COM port number, close the Bluetooth configuration window.
7. Click Start, Printers and Faxes.
8. Right-click the printer icon for the Bluetooth printer and select Properties.
9. On the Ports tab, find the Bluetooth COM port you noted above, click the box next to
the port name so it is checked, then click OK. This enables access to the printer via
the Bluetooth serial port.
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