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User’s Guide

printWiFi™ 

Portable Mobile Printing Controller

Summary of Contents for printWiFi

Page 1: ...User s Guide printWiFi Portable Mobile Printing Controller ...

Page 2: ...lect Document 11 Step 2 Connect Printer Mobile Device 14 Step 3 Printing 17 Document Import Options 22 Settings 24 WiFi SSID Security Password 26 Admin Password 27 Software Firmware Update 28 Reset to Factory Default Settings 30 Power Switch Charging LED Indicator 32 Alert Message User Actions 34 Specifications 35 Troubleshooting 36 Compliance with FCC Regulations 37 Warranty Information 42 2 ...

Page 3: ...ontroller Features Print to local USB printers No printer drivers to install User selects printer from multiple connected printers Full printer feature functionality Rechargeable Li ion battery with over 2 hours of printing LED Battery Indicator Easy USB Charging printWiFi Controller printWiFi Printer Cable USB B Connector USB A Connector USB Micro Connector USB A Connector ...

Page 4: ...the enclosure B printWiFi has been exposed to rain C printWiFi has been dropped or the enclosure is damaged D printWiFi exhibits a marked change in performance or does not operate normally 5 Servicing The user should not attempt to service printWiFi beyond those methods described in the user s manual Opening or removing covers will expose you to dangerous voltage and other hazards Service methods ...

Page 5: ... printWiFi is connected to Mobile Device AC Adapter Charge printWiFi Battery via printWiFi Micro USB using Mobile Device AC Adapter Micro USB connection to Desktop or Laptop charges printWiFi Battery and shares printer Note Charge printWiFi at least 4 hours before initial use Power Switch LED Tri Color LED displays battery charge level Green Full Amber 50 Red 10 Press Hold Power Switch 10 Seconds ...

Page 6: ...pp Store Turn on your iPhone iPad iPod Touch and navigate to the App Store Tap the Search icon at the bottom of your screen and search for printView Open the printView app page and tap the Free button in the upper right side of the screen Tap Install and enter your App Store password to begin download and installation For Android Device use the Play Store Turn on your Android device and navigate t...

Page 7: ...7 Launch the App Once the printView app is installed navigate to the app on your device iPhone iPad Android printView familiar App process ...

Page 8: ... Documents printWiFi Status Bar Displays Battery Level Charging Status Settings Accessed via Admin Button Highlighting a Document from list on left Opens it for Print Previewing Print Open In Buttons iPad Launch the App continued Tablets Battery Display Android is similar to an iPad with slight variations as shown below ...

Page 9: ...ghlighting a Document Opens it for Print Previewing iPhone Android Phone Similar Launch the App continued Phones Opening a document in the printView App on a Android phone is similar to an iPhone Smaller screen sizes on phones require the document list and the documents to be on seperate screens ...

Page 10: ...tWiFi Printer 3 Print Print with full printer functionality Step 1 Select Document Open in printView Select and Open Document example shows document being received via Email iPad 10 Open Document Once Document is open Use iOS Open In function Select printView to import document to printView App Note Additional Document Import Options defined on pages 21 23 ...

Page 11: ...w Select and Open Document example shows document being received via Email Opens Document Once Document is open Use iOS Open In function Select printView to import document to printView App Note Additional Document Import Option defined on pages 21 23 ...

Page 12: ...t and Open Document example shows document being received via Email Opens an email with attached document Save document to Android device storage Note Additional Document Import Options defined on pages 21 23 Open printView App and open document in printView ...

Page 13: ...13 iPhone iPad Android Step 1 Select Document Open in printView Once printView App is open select desired document from the Document List Highlight and open document in printView App ...

Page 14: ...nstalled The first time each printer model is installed it will take 30 to 40 Seconds The printWiFi keeps a list of most used printers and each subsequent time those printers are connected will take less than 10 seconds USB A Connector to printWiFi Printer Port printWiFi USB Printer Cable included USB B connector to connection located in rear of target printer ...

Page 15: ...iFi_XXXX from the list of results and your device will begin to connect 5 Close the Settings page and open the printView App The status bar on the bottom of the page will show WiFi connection status Phone Tablet WiFi Selection Settings Default WiFi SSID is printWiFi_XXXX XXXX is the last four digits of the MAC Address iPad iPhone Note When using WiFi to connect to printWiFi the mobile device is no...

Page 16: ...13 Connect the mobile device to the printWiFi Mobile USB Port using the Mobile Device s USB charging cable 16 Using A USB Cable Step 2B Connect Mobile Device to printWiFi ...

Page 17: ...Step 3 Print Once the document is open select Print in the upper right corner of the printView App as shown on page 8 The Print Monitor Page will then appear as shown below 17 iPhone iPad Android ...

Page 18: ...rinter Match is made if an automated Match is not made see 3C Select Desired Options When completed press Print Enter number of Copies Pages or Page Range Select Quality Paper Tray Type of Media iPad Proceed to Step 3B Page 19 Android iPhone To Print Press Print at the bottom of the page ...

Page 19: ...iPad 19 iPhone Android Step 3B Printing Status Page will display printing status ...

Page 20: ...xisting Printer Description requires Admin Password entry default Admin Password is admin Then Repeat Steps 3A and 3B until a functioning Printer Description is identified or all potential Descriptions have been tried Note Supported Printers are listed on the PrintWiFi and PrintUSB Support Website http www imagetechcorp com support html iPhone iPad Android From the drop down lists select the Manuf...

Page 21: ...from the Camera Roll and Cloud Storage locations such as DropBox One Drive and Google Drive 21 iPhone iPad On iPad and iPhone documents can always be imported using the iOS Open In function Press the Button to access the Import Document Page and select location of document storage ...

Page 22: ...into printView To select the Dropbox Log In with your DropBox account and open list of DropBox files and double click on the file to import Camera Roll Example Dropbox Example 22 Document Import Options continued On iPad and iPhone documents can always be imported using iOS Open In function ...

Page 23: ...23 Android Document Import Options continued printView allows importing of document from Camera Roll and Cloud Storage locations such as DropBox One Drive and Google Drive ...

Page 24: ...s Screen The Admin button opens the Settings Password Access Screen The default password is admin The Admin page provides WiFi Settings Software Firmware Updates and ability to reset the Admin password 24 iPad Android iPhone ...

Page 25: ...Settings A successful Log In provides access to the Settings Page A USB connection is required for access to all settings as displayed below iPad 25 Android iPhone ...

Page 26: ...WiFi Settings Allows configuration of Network Name SSID Security Password and Timeout Settings iPad 26 Android iPhone ...

Page 27: ...Reset Admin Password To reset the Admin password you must have your mobile device connected to the printWiFi via the USB charging cable The default password is admin 27 iPad Android Android ...

Page 28: ...ust be connected to the printWiFi via the USB charging cable and be connected to the internet via WiFi or Cellular The Software Firmware Update button checks the existing firmware and will function only when an update is available iPad Android iPhone ...

Page 29: ...ftware Firmware Update continued Upon completion a Success Page is displayed iPad Software Firmware Update continued DO NOT POWER OFF OR DISCONNECT THE PRINTWIFI AND YOUR MOBILE DEVICE DURING THE FIRMWARE UPDATE ...

Page 30: ...et To Factory Default Settings This is only available when a mobile device is connected to the printWi Fi via a USB Charging Cable Select Edit then the Reset Settings button appears iPhone iPad Select Proceed ...

Page 31: ...31 iPhone iPad Reset To Factory Default Settings continued Upon Completion a Successful Completion Page is displayed ...

Page 32: ...e or in the rare case of an abnormal state printWiFi Charging Connect the printWiFi Micro USB Cable to an USB AC Adapter The printWiFi battery requires a minimum of 4 hours to charge with nothing else connected to it A fully charged battery will provide approx 1 hour of printing and retain the charge for up to 3 weeks in Power OFF mode Power save feature turns the unit off after 10 minutes of inac...

Page 33: ...SB WiFi vs WiFi Only age and charge level of battery Startup Process Indicators The LED will blink for a portion of the 35 second startup process then turn a solid color based on the Battery Level Activity Indicator LED also blinks during the printing process and initial connection of devices phones tablets and printers Error Alert Indicator printWiFi uses the LED to display Battery CPU Thermal Ov...

Page 34: ...the Micro USB charging into the printWiFi and an AC adapter into a wall outlet Press and Hold the power switch for 10 seconds to Reset the printWiFi Low Battery In case the problem still exists see warranty information on page 25 to obtain service WiFi Not Connected Check Mobile device WiFi setting connected to printWiFi XXXX Check USB Cable with another device Close all Apps on mobile device and ...

Page 35: ... and LED Flashing Red 1 If charging disconnect charging cable and turn off printWiFi allowing battery and system to cool for 15 to 30 minutes 2 If not charging turn off and allow system to cool for 15 to 30 minutes 3 Remove any attached USB devices before turning unit on 4 Verify attached USB devices are functioning correctly as defined in USB Overload Alert 5 If problem persists see warranty info...

Page 36: ...ro USB WiFi 802 11b g n Battery Lithium Ion 1500mAh Dimensions 4 x 2 2 x 0 85 Weight 0 5lbs Software Requirements Operating Systems Apple iOS 7 0 or later Android OS 2 3X 3 X 4 X or higher Supported File Formats Excel xls xlsx csv Word doc docx PowerPoint ppt pptx Document pdf txt html Image jpg png bmp gif ...

Page 37: ...l interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Re orient or relocate the r...

Page 38: ...io frequency RF Exposure rules This equipment should be installed and operated keeping the radiator at least 20 cm or more away from person s body Canadian Department of Communications Industry Canada Notice Canada only This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB 003 du Canada Industry Canada This device complies ...

Page 39: ...perated keeping the radiator at least 20 cm or more away from person s body Cet équipement est conforme aux limites d exposition aux rayonnements énoncées pour un environnement noncontrôlé et respecte les règles les radioélectriques RF de d exposition aux fréquences radioélectriques RF CNR 102 de l IC Cet équipement doitêtre installé et utilisé en gardant une distance de 20 cm ou plus entre le dis...

Page 40: ...low with the maximum permissible gain and required antenna impedance for each antenna type indicated Antenna types not included in this list having a gain greater than the maximum gain indicated for that type are strictly prohibited for use with this device Le présent émetteur radio identifier le dispositif par son numéro de certification ou son numéro de modèle s il fait partie du matériel de cat...

Page 41: ...NING The FCC The Industry Canada regulations provide that changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment THE SPECIFICATION AND EXTERNAL APPEARANCE OF THE printWiFi ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE 41 ...

Page 42: ...ply to the appearance or exterior of the product which may have been damaged or defaced altered or modified in design or construction This warranty does not apply if the serial number is altered or removed or if there is any damage due to power line surge user damage to the AC power cord connection to improper voltage source general misuse accidents or repair attempts by unauthorized service agent...

Page 43: ... warrant that the printWiFi will work properly in all environmental conditions and makes no warranty and representation either implied or expressed with respect to the quality performance merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose other than the purpose identified within this user s manual The Company has made every effort to ensure that this user s manual is accurate and disclaims liabil...

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