Install Bluetooth Printer

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The theInstall Hardware

Bluetooth

FirstPrinter stepprocess ensures that your Android handheld device can communicate with your mobile printing hardware. Its primary purpose is to makeestablish surea thatsuccessful theBluetooth deviceconnection can see and talk to the printer.  This has nothing to do with the OperationsCommander commander and can actually be setup before installing the software.

Onceat the operating system seeslevel, which is required before the OPS-COM application can print physical violation tickets. This article is intended for OPS-COM administrators and connectsfield toenforcement personnel preparing their devices for field use.

Setup and Configuration

Connecting the hardware is the first step in the printing workflow. This process takes place entirely within the Android operating system settings and must be completed before configuring the printer OperationsCommanderwithin canthe useOPS-COM that printer.software.

Initial

Admin Setup

Side:

Administrators should ensure the physical printer is fully charged, powered on, and set to discoverable mode.

User Side: Before attempting to pair the device, users must verify two things:

1. ensure

   Ensure the printer is setupproperly set up and able to connect to the tablet

   • if the printer is Star Micronics please review our supporting documentation
     Changing Bluetooth Mode
   tablet.

2. ensure that

   Ensure the tablet has bluetoothits enabledinternal Bluetooth receiver enabled.

Star Micronics Printers If your organization is using a Star Micronics printer, please refer to the specific Changing Bluetooth Mode documentation to ensure the hardware is transmitting the correct signal type before pairing.

Using this Feature

Enforcement personnel must pair the tablet and the printer directly through the Android device's native settings.

Enable Bluetooth onPairing the TabletPrinter

1. MakeTap sureBluetooth Bluetoothwithin isyour enabledAndroid device's main system settings to open the connection options.

2. Tap Search for Devices (or a similarly named scan button, depending on your device.Android Tapversion).

   on
Bluetooth

3. Wait for the scan to getcomplete. more options.

   Select the option to Search for Devices.

   Your printer shouldwill appear in the listing.listing
   
   of available devices.

   Pair

the Printer

4. Tap onthe specific printer name in the printerlist to pair/linkinitiate the pairing process between your printer and tablettablet.

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in

5. Enter the printer PIN using the on-screen keyboard if yourthe printerdevice requiresprompts one.

   If askedyou for a security code.

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Best Practices and Considerations

• Remember the default PIN: If the system asks for a Printer PinPIN during the pairing process, the default Bluetooth PIN is usually 12341234. otherwiseIf this code is rejected, please consult your printer's official hardware manual for the correct code.

• Complete the setup in OPS-COM: Pairing the printer manual.