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.
Access the
Devices and Printers
from the Windows
Start
menu.
Check for Bluetooth devices in the
Devices and Printers
window. Note the generic Windows Bluetooth icon below.
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.
Verify that both of the
Connections
checkboxes are checked.
Verify that the
Turn off the Bluetooth adapter
is not checked.
Click the
Apply
button.
Click the
OK
button to close the window.
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.
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.
Click on the
printer
icon. Right-click and select
Add device
.
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.
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.