Zebra Technologies GX420D, GX430D manual Bluetooth Option

Printer Options

Bluetooth Option

Bluetooth Option

Bluetooth is an optional factory installed (internal wireless) device that can connect to other Bluetooth enabled devices and computers. The Bluetooth radio inside G-series printers complies with Bluetooth Specification 2.0 and supports the Serial Port Profile (SPP), a Windows virtual serial port. All print jobs sent to the printer on Windows PC’s will be done through the SPP, which is basically a Bluetooth emulation of an RS-232 serial communication. This printer option includes a LCD display to provide connection status and configuration information to assist with installation and connection to a Bluetooth enabled host system.

Microsoft has supported most Bluetooth devices since the release of Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2). Prior to that, Bluetooth devices for earlier versions of Windows required drivers to be supplied with the device. Windows XP SP2 and above also include ‘Add a Printer’ wizard support for printers. The G-Series printer is accessed via a Bluetooth virtual serial port connection (SPP). The printer only needs Bluetooth 2.0 driver that supports SPP to be able to communicate with the Windows PC’s Bluetooth devices.

In the Windows environment, the printer requires the ZebraDesigner™ driver to be installed on the computer to enable printing after Bluetooth communication has been established. Use the Zebra Setup Utility’s printer install wizards to help you configure your Bluetooth connection.

Printer Network Configuration Status Label

G-Series printers with the ZebraNet® Internal Bluetooth option on-board prints an additional printer configuration status label for information needed to establish and trouble shoot network printing. The following printout is printed with the ZPL ~WL command.

The printer’s Bluetooth settings help identify the printer for installation and print operations.

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