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MZ Series User Guide
Wireless Communications with Bluetooth™
Bluetooth is a worldwide standard for the exchange of data
between two devices via radio frequencies. Bluetooth radios
are relatively low powered to help prevent interference with
other devices running at similar radio frequencies. This limits
the range of a Bluetooth device to about 10 meters (32 feet).
Both the printer and the device it communicates with must fol-
low the Bluetooth standard. Only one of the radio options can
be installed in the printer at one time and the antenna used for
these transmitters must not be co-located or must not operate
in conjunction with any other antenna.
Bluetooth Networking Overview
Each Bluetooth enabled MZ series printer is identified by
a unique Bluetooth Device Address (BDA) loaded into the
printer when manufactured. In order to exchange data, two
Bluetooth enabled devices must establish a connection.
Bluetooth software is always running in the background,
ready to respond to connection requests. One device (known
as the master) must request a connection with another. The
second device (the slave) then accepts or rejects the connec-
tion. A Bluetooth enabled MZ series printer will normally
act as a slave creating a miniature network with the terminal
sometimes referred to as a “piconet.”.
For the most part, communications using the Bluetooth pro-
tocol are initiated and processed without any operator inter-
vention.