Zebra Technologies GX420D, GX430D manual Printer Options

Printer Options

Bluetooth Option

5.From the new ‘Bluetooth Printer Port’ window, select your printer from the Bluetooth devices in the list. This may take several minutes. Click on the ‘Connect’ button.

6.The ‘Install Printer Software’ window will open. Select ‘ZDesigner’ as ‘Manufacture’ to select supported Zebra printer models, and then select your printer model in the ‘Printers’ selection. Click ‘Next’ to continue.

7.Select ‘Keep the existing drivers’ and click ‘Next’.

8.Name your printer and choose your default printer setting as desired. Click ‘Next’.

9.Answer ‘Yes’, you want to print a test page. Click ‘Next’ to continue.

10.Click ‘Finish’ on the ‘Completing the Add Printer Wizard’ window and the Bluetooth printer will complete installation and print a Windows test print page (a Windows logo at minimum).

Bluetooth - Installing the Printer with a Windows Vista® SP2 and Windows 7®

The Windows Vista (SP2 or higher) and Windows 7 bluetooth install differs 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 Picture

of 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 SPP printing and may not complete the ‘Add 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 or Serial Port for your G-Series printer) and then change the ‘Port’ after the install has completed to the SPP (virtual serial port) COM port.

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