BT017M

Bluetooth settings Screen

  1. Select device name (Graphic LCD)/Device name (Text LCD)

    Displays the device name of the printer to which the Bluetooth unit is attached.

    Select device name (Graphic LCD)/Device name (Text LCD) Screen

  2. Access refusal setting (Graphic LCD)/Access refusal (Text LCD)

    Selecting ON (Graphic LCD)/ON (Text LCD) will disable searching of this printer by a Bluetooth-compatible device.

    Access refusal setting (Graphic LCD)/Access refusal (Text LCD) Screen

  3. Security settings (Graphic LCD)/Security settings (Text LCD)

    Select Enable (Graphic LCD)/Enable (Text LCD) and then specify the security mode to activate the passkey set on the Change passkey (Graphic LCD)/Passkey (Text LCD) screen.

    Security settings (Graphic LCD)/Security settings (Text LCD) Screen

  4. Change passkey (Graphic LCD)/Passkey (Text LCD)

    You can change the passkey. The passkey refers to an identification number to be determined. It is used to prevent unwanted access from other Bluetooth devices. The initial value is set to "0000".

    Change passkey (Graphic LCD)/Passkey (Text LCD) Screen

Select device name (Graphic LCD)/Device name (Text LCD) Screen

Allows you to set the device name of the printer on a Bluetooth device.

In the example used for this explanation, the model name is set to "MX520 series".

When a model other than "MX520 series" is used, whatever appears in place of "MX520" becomes the model name use.

Ex:

When you select MX520 series-2, the printer name displayed on the Bluetooth device is Canon MX520 series-2.

The initial value is set to MX520 series-1.

  • Graphic LCD

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  • Text LCD

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Access refusal setting (Graphic LCD)/Access refusal (Text LCD) Screen

When you search from a Bluetooth device, you can enable or disable the display of the printer name.

  • ON (Graphic LCD)/ON (Text LCD)

    Disables searching from a Bluetooth device.

  • OFF (Graphic LCD)/OFF (Text LCD) (Default setting)

    Enables searching and printing from a Bluetooth device.

Security settings (Graphic LCD)/Security settings (Text LCD) Screen

  • Enable (Graphic LCD)/Enable (Text LCD)

    Selecting Enable (Graphic LCD)/Enable (Text LCD) allows you to choose either of the security modes below.

    • Mode 3(recommended) (Graphic LCD)/Mode 3 (recommend) (Text LCD)

      This mode is activated on link level enforced security.

      The passkey will be required when a Bluetooth device communicates with the printer. Normally select this mode.

    • Mode 2 (Graphic LCD)/Mode 2 (Text LCD)

      This mode is activated on service level enforced security.

      The passkey will be required when printing through the Bluetooth communication.

    After setting the security mode, we recommend making a trial print through Bluetooth communication. If printing does not start, change the security mode and try again.

    Setting a passkey will prevent unwanted access from other Bluetooth devices. You can change the passkey on the Change passkey (Graphic LCD)/Passkey (Text LCD) screen.

  • Disable (Graphic LCD)/Disable (Text LCD) (Default setting)

    When you register the printer, you are not required to input a passkey.

Change passkey (Graphic LCD)/Passkey (Text LCD) Screen

When you select Enable (Graphic LCD)/Enable (Text LCD) on the Security settings (Graphic LCD)/Security settings (Text LCD) screen, you are required to set a passkey to register the printer on other Bluetooth devices.

After you change the passkey, you may be asked to input the passkey on the Bluetooth devices you were able to print from before the passkey was changed. In this case, input the new passkey.

  • Graphic LCD

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  • Text LCD

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