Windows Vista SP2 or Windows 7
Windows Vista SP2 or Windows 7

Windows Vista SP2 or Windows 7

The Windows Vista (SP2 or higher) and Windows 7 Bluetooth install differ from the XP install.
  • Windows Vista:
    Open the
    Add Printer
    wizard by clicking the
    Start
    button, clicking
    Control Panel
    , clicking
    Hardware and Sound
    , clicking
    Printers
    , and then clicking
    Add a printer
    .
  • Windows 7
    : Open Devices and Printers by clicking the
    Start
    button, and then on the
    Start
    menu, clicking
    Devices and Printers
    .
  • Some non-Microsoft Bluetooth dongles and built-in Bluetooth devices in the host PC’s have marginal driver support for Secure Simple Pairing (SSP) printing and may not complete the
    Add a printer
    wizard normally. You may need to go to the Bluetooth Devices in the
    Control Panel
    or from the system tray on the Windows
    Start
    bar and activate SPP for the device, your Bluetooth printer you are installing. Install the printer to a local printer USB Port for the printer) and then change the selected Com port after the install has completed to the SPP (virtual serial port) COM port.
  1. Access the
    Devices and Printers
    from the Windows
    Start
    menu.
  2. Check for Bluetooth devices in the
    Devices and Printers
    window. Note the generic Windows Bluetooth icon below.
  3. Hover over the
    Bluetooth
    icon with the mouse pointer and the icon will highlight. Right-Click the highlighted
    Bluetooth
    icon. Select
    Bluetooth Settings
    from the pop-up menu.
  4. Verify that both of the
    Connections
    checkboxes are checked.
  5. Verify that the
    Turn off the Bluetooth adapter
    is not checked.
  6. Click the
    Apply
    button.
  7. Click the
    OK
    button to close the window.
  8. Click on the
    Add a device
    in the top bar of the
    Devices and Printers
    window. The
    Add a device
    windows will populate with Bluetooth devices near you.
  9. Turn the Bluetooth 4.0 (3.0 compatible) enabled Zebra printer on. After a few moments, the
    Add a device
    windows will add your new printer.
  10. Click on the
    printer
    icon. Right-click and select
    Add device
    .
  11. The printer prints a pairing code. Verify that the pairing numbers match those on the display. If the numbers match, then press the
    Next
    button in the
    Add a device
    window.
  12. When the pairing process successfully completes, the following message is displayed.
    The COM port number is displayed in the taskbar pop-up. It will only remain for a few seconds.