Basic Printing

Printing Data through Infrared Communication

If you have a computer, PDA or mobile phone with an Infrared Port for wireless data communication, you can print data with a cordless connection with the printer. You can also print images, an address book, a schedule, or memos received from a PDA or mobile phone in a specified format through infrared communication.

￿Requirements for Infrared Communication with the Computer

Printing through infrared communication can be performed under Windows XP, Windows Me, Windows 2000 or Windows 98. In order to use infrared communication, your computer must satisfy the following requirements:

CPU

 

Intel Pentium or higher

 

 

 

IrDA

 

IrDA 1.1 compliant

 

 

Baud rate (communication speed)

Max. 4 Mbps

 

 

Infrared communication devices

Infrared communication port incorporated in the

 

 

computer

 

 

 

Note

• When printing through infrared communication, the Microsoft

infrared communication driver must have been installed in Windows 98 computer or later.

•In Windows 98 or Windows Me, check whether the infrared communication driver has been installed. To activate the Infrared Port, carry out the following operation:

1.Click Start, and select Settings and then Control Panel.

2.Check whether the Wireless Link icon (Windows Me) or the Infrared icon (Windows 98) is displayed in the window.

If this icon is displayed, the required infrared driver has already been installed. If this icon is not displayed, change the BIOS setting to activate (turn on) the Infrared Port. For the procedure, refer to your computer manual.

In Windows 98, follow the procedure below: 3.Double-click the Infrared icon.

4.Check whether the Enable infrared communication check box is selected. If the check box is not selected, select it.

•Before printing data or using a maintenance function of the printer driver, ensure that the name of the printer is displayed by placing the mouse pointer on the Wireless Link icon (For Windows 98, click the Infrared icon) on the Control Panel.

•In Windows XP or Windows 2000, the BJ Status Monitor is not displayed.

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