Epson R300 and Bluetooth

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"Alan Smithee" <@!@#$%*&.com> wrote in message
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> Must I use the Epson Bluetooth printer adapter on my R300?! Can't I use a
> generic USB booth adapter?! Has anyone made it work? I'm getting the error
> "The connected device cannot be used" flashing on the LCD screen when I
> plug
> in my generic USB bluetooth adapter to the front of the printer. I'm
> guessing Epson has slipped in some code to foil my plans or is this just
> the
> wrong device?. It just means I have to have the bluetooth adapter on the
> computer instead of the printer.
>
>

Shouldn't it be plugged in at the back? AFAIK, the front port is for
connecting an external drive....

Si.

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"Alan Smithee" <@!@#$%*&.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Si" <insert@addresshere.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:cockh5$se$1@news6.svr.pol.co.uk...
>>
>> "Alan Smithee" <@!@#$%*&.com> wrote in message
>> news:Swkqd.360086$Pl.59390@pd7tw1no...
>> > Must I use the Epson Bluetooth printer adapter on my R300?! Can't I use
> a
>> > generic USB booth adapter?! Has anyone made it work? I'm getting the
> error
>> > "The connected device cannot be used" flashing on the LCD screen when I
>> > plug
>> > in my generic USB bluetooth adapter to the front of the printer. I'm
>> > guessing Epson has slipped in some code to foil my plans or is this
>> > just
>> > the
>> > wrong device?. It just means I have to have the bluetooth adapter on
>> > the
>> > computer instead of the printer.
>> >
>> >
>>
>> Shouldn't it be plugged in at the back? AFAIK, the front port is for
>> connecting an external drive....
>>
> The back of the printer has a standard female USB printer port (square) to
> connect to a computer, the front port can be used for USB devices like
> drives, cameras and USB bluetooth (basically a wireless serial port
> communication). Epson's "optional" bluetooth device costs two to three
> times
> as much as a conventional USB bluetooth adapter. My generic USB bluetooth
> adapter does work when I plug it into the port. It works when I plug it
> into
> my computer however. It's either "keyed" to their product or it's a
> different type of USB bluetooth device.


You need a print server. Apparently, the Epson solution is the cheapest and
simplest.