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#19145 7-Feb-2008 04:18
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I have a Dell Inspiron 1501 which is not automatically bluetooth enabled and a Kodak 5100 printer that I am trying to link up so I can print without having to use a wire.

The printer's instruction manual says you can buy a 2.0 USB bluetooth adaptor to enable wireless printing. I have two blutooth adaptors, do I need both for printer and computer to work together?

I have currently set the software of one of them up on my computer but it does not find any bluetooth devices when it searches whichever way round the adaptors are. It says not to set two different sets of bluetooth software up - how do I activate the second adaptor?

Am I over-complicating things or will this set up just not work? Please help!

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#109017 7-Feb-2008 10:12
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You need one adapter on your PC and one adapter on your Printer.

I's not clear by your post that you have one adapter on each or two on your PC.

Once you have one on each you can then pair the devices.




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  #109020 7-Feb-2008 10:35
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I have one on each, the one on my computer has had its software set up from the disc that came with it. The computer can pick up bluetooth phones but can't detect the printer. The adaptor on the printer is fresh out of the packet, do I need to install the software for that adaptor too? It says remove any previous bluetooth software on its instructions so I didn't want to put that one on too in case things really go wrong. What should I try next?

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  #109022 7-Feb-2008 10:39
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With bluetooth apadters for printers, you generally need the manufacturers adapter.
You cannot just take a PC USB bluetooth adapter and plug it in.

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