Technical information

Technical Description
SIMpad SL4
Version V2.0
Siemens AG 56/74
ICM CP 20.08.01, David Brunner
• Activation of alarm sound, sound repeat and message
• Customer defined cities or locations can be added
5.4.14 Connection to other devices
5.4.14.1 Printer
Windows CE 3.0 supports by default PCL3 printers (only black & white). Colour
printing requires additional drivers to be installed on the SIMpad SL4.
A number of inkjet and laser printers have been tested. The following printers are
supported:
• Canon printer, with a driver for Windows CE (WINCE31A.EXE) which can be
found under: http://support.canon.de/produkte/drucker/bjc50/bjc50_sw.htm
• Mobile printers:
• Canon BubbleJet BJC-50
• Canon BubbleJet BJC-80
• Canon BubbleJet BJC-85
• With the appropriate driver: Hewlett-Packard DeskJet 340c
For other printers the driver software has to be loaded on the SIMpad, e.g. the printer
driver package from Westek:
http://www.westek.com/support/patches.htm
The printers are preferably connected via the IrDA interface (see 4.3). Printers without
an IrDA interface can be used together with a IrDA adapter connected to the parallel
interface of the printer, e.g. JetEye Printer Adapter from Extended Systems:
http://www.extendsys.de/products/mobiles/jeteyeprinter.html
Printers could be also connected over the serial interface (see 4.1). However, printers
usually offer only a parallel interface. The use of an adapter from parallel to serial is
possible but less convenient than the solution with an IrDA adapter for about the same
costs.