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Add freedom and flexibility to printing

The Bluetooth Printer Adapter from MPI Tech is designed to add more freedom and flexibility to printing. It meets the requirement of today for sharing and printing information without any physical attachment

The Bluetooth Printer Adapter sets a new standard for wireless printing. By replacing the parallel cable of any standard printer, the Bluetooth Printer Adapter enables wireless printing of even complex and large documents from mobile phones, Laptops and PDAs.

With the Bluetooth Printer Adapter you can print from portable devices equipped with Bluetooth technology wherever you are, whenever you need – e.g. in airport lounges, hotel receptions or branch offices both home and abroad.

The Bluetooth Printer Adapter enables interaction with other wireless devices and allows you to print within a range of up to 100 meters depending on the construction of the building.

In order to print without cables, the Bluetooth Printer Adapter makes use of Bluetooth Wireless Technology, which is a low power consumption standard that allows a wide range of mobile devices to communicate wirelessly. The Bluetooth Printer Adapter operates with all standard parallel attached printers.

The wireless printing solution from MPI Tech enables flexible placement of equipment and increased user convenience. Additionally, where wired infrastructure is costly or impractical the Bluetooth Printer Adapter provides a cost-effective solution.

Bluetooth Printer Adapter

Bluetooth Printer Adapter USB

Technical specifications

Supported Bluetooth profiles

Serial Port Profile (SPP)
Object Push Profile (OPP)
Hardcopy Cable Replacement Profile (HCRP)*

SPP allows wireless printing from any Windows application to any printer.

HCRP allows wireless printing from any Windows application to any printer. Furthermore it allows Windows to discover and install printers (Plug and Play) with the Bluetooth Printer Adapter attached.

OPP allows wireless printing of ready-to-print files to any printer.

In addition, OPP allows wireless printing of electronic business cards (vCard files), calendar entries (vCalendar files) and messages (vMessage) to any PCL 3 or higher enabled printer.

Range

Minimum 10 m (33 feet) radius from device in typical use (varies with building construction).

Frequency band

2.4 GHz ISM band

Radio output power

+20 dBm, Class 1
French version (MPIPA131): +10 dBm

Compatibility

Bluetooth v1.1 certified.

Printer interface

Bluetooth Printer Adapter: One IEEE 1284-B compliant, high-speed, bi-directional port. Please order converter cable if your printer is equipped with a small parallel port connector (IEEE 1284-C)
Bluetooth Printer Adapter USB: One USB 1.1 port

User interface

Diagnostic button for information printout. Two light indicators showing data receiving and connection status.

Supported hardware

An updated list of supported Bluetooth devices and printers is available at

Supported hardware includes (but is not limited to):

Bluetooth PC cards
Bluetooth enabled PDAs
Bluetooth enabled mobile phones

For further information, please refer to our supported devices list.

Upgradeable

Flash memory for upgrading of the Bluetooth Printer Adapter software through a wireless link.

Environmental

Temperature: 0 - 40 °C (32 – 105 °F)
Humidity: 10% to 95% RH, non-condensing.

Electrical requirements

Powered from printer with no external power supply if printer supports it (Centronics pin number 18). Otherwise, power supply provided (5.0 Vdc and 350mA).

Size

Height: 66 mm / 60 mm (USB)
Width: 60 mm
Depth: 20 mm