Connecting your iPad to your Star Bluetooth or Zebra Printer

It's harvest time and you're ready to start creating and printing bin dockets with your handy Hectre app. But wait! First you'll need to connect to your portable Bluetooth Star Micronics printer! (Or your Zebra printer if you're using that brand)

In this article we'll run through how to connect your device to the Bluetooth printer to quickly print off bin tickets to attach to those gorgeous bins of fruit.

Step 1

• Switch printer on by pressing the Power button.

Step 2

• Go to Settings on iPad and into the Bluetooth section.

• Turn Bluetooth on by tapping the switch. It should appear green. 

Step 3

• Scan for Bluetooth devices and select Star Micronics to pair with device  (Or your Zebra printer if you're using that brand)

Step 4

If asked to enter a pin please use "1234" or "1111" or "0000" (those are zeros, not O's)

Step 5

Check that you are Connected to the printer.

And that's it! You'll now be able to print bin dockets. If you need help learning how to create a bin docket, check out our article on Recording Picking Jobs here.

If you have questions that weren't answered in this article, please email us at support@hectre.com and we'll gladly help you out.