How to print with the BlueFritz! USB

How to print with the BlueFritz! USB Bluetooth adapter

Part 1: Preparation

Power on the Bluetooth Printer Adapter and the printer to which it is connected. Please refer to the Quick Guide that was supplied together with your Bluetooth Printer Adapter
Power on your computer with the BlueFritz USB adapter and software installed

Note: Be sure that the Bluefritz firmware is Build: 02.12.15 or later

Part 2: Record the COM port

Printing with the BlueFritz is performed using a COM port. Please follow the instruction below to obtain details about the BlueFritz COM port

On the Start menu click Settings -> Control Panel
Click System -> Hardware -> Device Manager
Double Click on Port (COM & LPT)
Record the COM port number 'x' in the AVM Bluetooth Serial Port (COM 'x')

Part 3: Add printer

The steps below vary slightly depending on your version of Windows. Please refer to your Windows documentation.

On the Start menu click Settings, Printers
Click Add Printer. Click Next
Select Local Printer and no Automatically detect and install... . Click Next
In Use the following port select the COM 'x' port recorded in Part 2. Click Next
Select the printer to install from the lists of Manufacturer's and Printers or select Have Disk (or downloaded the files from the manufacturer's web site). Click Next
Enter Printer name and select the printer as default. Click Next
Select No to print a test page. Click Next -> Finish

Part 4: Bluetooth Connection establishment and Printing

Before printing you need to establish connection to the MPI Tech Bluetooth Printer Adapter.

Start the BlueFritz! software program
Select the Access Point tab and search for new access points by pressing the 'Neuen Access Point einrichten' button
When the 'xxxx, Bluetooth Printer Adapter' is found double click on it
In the field Bluetooth Kennwort type <Space> and then click OK
Open any Windows program and print to the printer you created above

Note: If another Bluetooth device needs to print to the MPI Tech Bluetooth Printer Adapter then it is necessary to make a Bluetooth Disconnect between the BlueFritz! and the printer adapter.