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Advanced Guide

About Bluetooth Communication

Printing Data via Bluetooth Communication

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In order to print via Bluetooth communication with Windows, the following system requirements must be

satisfied.

Computer

A computer in which an internal Bluetooth module is installed or a computer to which an optional
Bluetooth adapter (available from various manufacturers) is attached.

Microsoft Windows Vista (Satisfying any one of the following conditions is needed)

Bluetooth Devices is displayed in Hardware and Sound under Control Panel

Bluetooth Stack for Windows by Toshiba Version 5.10.04 or later is installed

Microsoft Windows XP (Satisfying any one of the following conditions is needed)

Windows XP SP2 or later is installed, and Bluetooth Devices is displayed in
Printers and Other Hardware under Control Panel

Bluetooth Stack for Windows by Toshiba Version 3.00.10 or later is installed

For more information about how to confirm the version of Bluetooth Stack for Windows by

Toshiba, see

Check 2: Is unsupported Bluetooth driver used?

In order to connect the Bluetooth unit and print via Bluetooth communication, the following steps are
required.

Check that the Bluetooth unit is properly attached to the printer.

See

Attaching to and Removing from the Printer

Install the MP Drivers.

See

Installing the MP Drivers

Check the device name of the printer using the LCD.

See

Setting the Printer

When using Windows Vista, and when Bluetooth Devices is displayed in Hardware and
Sound under Control Panel
Authenticate the printer as a Bluetooth device on Bluetooth Devices in Hardware and Sound
under Control Panel.

See

Registering the Printer

When using Windows XP SP2 or later, and when Bluetooth Devices is displayed in Printers
and Other Hardware under Control Panel

Authenticate the printer as a Bluetooth device on Bluetooth Devices in Printers and Other
Hardware under Control Panel.

See

Registering the Printer

When using a Toshiba Windows Vista or Windows XP computer

Authenticate the printer as a Bluetooth device using Bluetooth Settings*.

* When the computer which has Bluetooth Stack for Windows by Toshiba or the program
attached to the Bluetooth adapter of the option manufactured by Toshiba is used, the
computer can register a printer easily.

Bluetooth Settings can be started by clicking Start and selecting All Programs, TOSHIBA,
Bluetooth, and Bluetooth Settings.

For details on Bluetooth Settings, refer to the software application's instruction manual.

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