jakubd
11-15-2007, 00:10
I have great news to people who have Canon PIXMA series printers and would like to use Bluetooth functionality of the printer, but consider buying original dongle (Canon Bluetooth Unit BU-20) a bit expensive ($50 up to $80). I just found out, that Canon PIXMA IP6700d accepts not only the original dongle, but also other Bluetooth dongles (but not all of them). Now I'm using D-link DBT-122 (with stock firmware) and it works perfectly (But you have to use bluetooth extension cable because the dongle does not fit the PictBridge hole - it's just a mm to wide.
I also tried connecting Logitech Bluetooth 2.0 EDR dongle, that was part of DiNovo Media Dekstop 2.0, but this dongle is not accepted and device shows error. I will report findings with other dongles I will have access to.
If you have noticed similar possibility of exchanging specific BT dongles for devices (mostly printers), please report - I'm particularly interested in HP printers that support PictBridge port connected dongles for wireless printing.
I also tried connecting Logitech Bluetooth 2.0 EDR dongle, that was part of DiNovo Media Dekstop 2.0, but this dongle is not accepted and device shows error. I will report findings with other dongles I will have access to.
If you have noticed similar possibility of exchanging specific BT dongles for devices (mostly printers), please report - I'm particularly interested in HP printers that support PictBridge port connected dongles for wireless printing.