Non - bidirectional communication colour inkjet

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I am looking for a cheap colour inkjet which does NOT use bidirectional
comms. I want to wirelessly print using Bluetooth, but that uses
uni-directional comms.

Any suggestions?

JMcG
 
JMcG said:
I am looking for a cheap colour inkjet which does NOT use bidirectional
comms. I want to wirelessly print using Bluetooth, but that uses
uni-directional comms.

Any suggestions?

JMcG
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Uh, Bluetooth is bidirectional.
 
OK, I stand corrected. However, when I asked Lexmark Technical Support how
I could connect my printer via Bluetooth, I got the following reply:

"Bluetooth requires unidirectional communication whereas all Lexmark printer
require Bi-directional communication.

Currently no Lexmark printers are Bluetooth compatible".

Any ideas anyone?

JMcG
 
JMcG said:
OK, I stand corrected. However, when I asked Lexmark Technical Support how
I could connect my printer via Bluetooth, I got the following reply:

"Bluetooth requires unidirectional communication whereas all Lexmark printer
require Bi-directional communication.

Currently no Lexmark printers are Bluetooth compatible".

Any ideas anyone?
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Lexmark makes printers that can be used with internal or external print
servers to directly connect to the network, which can then be used remotely
through a bluetooth access point, however, none of the cheap inkjets have
this capability because they require a special Windows driver to work (GDI).

You should be able to remotely print to it over the network
(bluetooth/ethernet/wifi) by configuring Windows to share the printer from
the PC that it's connected to. I refuse to buy GDI-only printers such as
Lexmark inkjets, so I can't help you with any specifics beyond that, sorry.
 
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