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Printing with Bluetooth
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Printing with Bluetooth

Creativity meets mobility—print your photos on the go from your camera phone. No cables are needed. All you need is a Bluetooth enabled phone and access to a Bluetooth-enabled printer. Most of the latest generation phones are Bluetooth enabled, so check to see if your phone is. Now take a look at our step-by-step instructions to get your phone and printer talking to each other.
A man printing photos
»  1: Prepare your camera phone
»  2: Make the connection
»  3: Select photos for printing
»  4: Enhance your image
»  5: Check your supplies
»  6: Print!

Step 1: Prepare your camera phone


Before you print with Bluetooth for the first time, you may need to prepare your phone for wireless printing. A few simple steps and you should be all set to print (Note: Your phone may use different terms for the options listed below. Please look for the term closest to the one used in these instructions.):

1. Turn Bluetooth on — Locate the Bluetooth option from the main menu of your phone. Be sure the Bluetooth feature is set to on.

2. Add the printer to your list of available devices — Under the Bluetooth menu heading in your phone you'll find a list of accessible Bluetooth-enabled devices. Select add to automatically detect available devices within range of your phone. If your printer's Bluetooth feature is turned on, the name of the printer will now appear on your list.

3. Be sure your phone is visible to other Bluetooth devices — To interact with other Bluetooth-enabled devices, your camera phone's signal must be visible. From your phone's Bluetooth options, select visibility, and choose the show phone option.

4. Name your phone — This name will show on the printer and other Bluetooth-enabled devices within range. Scroll to your Bluetooth options, select phone name, and enter a name.

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Step 2: Making the connection


As soon as your Bluetooth is turned on and visible, you're ready to print. Your Bluetooth-enabled printer will automatically detect your camera phone, create a mini-network, and establish an electronic conversation between the two devices.

When the dialogue begins, a Bluetooth option menu will appear in the printer's control panel. Follow the menu prompts, and in minutes, you'll be holding colour prints of your camera-phone snapshots.

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Step 3: Select photos for printing


On the printer's control panel, use the Bluetooth menu options to select the images you wish to print. Many HP photo printers feature a built-in image display, allowing you to easily preview and edit your photos before printing. Scroll through your photo gallery to choose one or more images to print.

Most HP printers and all-in-ones allow you to preview your photos in a continuous slide show or print out a photo index with thumbnail images to review before making your selection.

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Step 4: Enhance your image


Next, use the menu options to edit or enhance your images before printing. Choose from editing actions such as choose print size, crop, zoom, brightness, rotate, remove red eye, smart focus, and date/time stamp. (Options will vary depending on printer models.)

Many photo printers offer the option of editing photos individually or applying changes to a selected group.

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Step 5: Check your supplies


Photo prints Special HP photo paper and ink supplies are available to help you produce high-quality colour photos. Paper designed for your printer looks and performs better every time. To get the best results, make sure your printer is loaded with HP supplies.

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Step 6: Print!


Press print, and in a flash, you'll have true-to-life colour prints—created effortlessly and wirelessly—ready to share, frame, or add to an album.

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