10.4: Enable fax send/receive via Bluetooth

Jul 22, '05 09:45:00AM

Contributed by: marameo

Tiger only hintI found (with some help from the AppleCare guys) a way to use my mobile phone to send and receive faxes over Bluetooth. The purpose is to add the Bluetooth modem port to the faxes list.

Here are the steps:

  1. In System Preferences, go to Print & Fax
  2. Open the Printer Browser (click "+" in the Printing tab)
  3. Option-click on "More Printers"
  4. Select "Advanced" in the popup list
  5. Select "Bluetooth-modem" from the "Device" popup that appears
  6. Select "Other" from the "Printer Model" menu
  7. In the "Choose file" dialog go to System>Library -> Frameworks -> ApplicationServices.framework -> Frameworks -> PrintCore.framework -> Resources -> English.lproj -> Fax.ppd. Note that you can replace English.lproj with the language of your choice.
  8. Finally, click Add
Now in your fax list, you have a brand new Bluetooth modem fax. I tested this in 10.4.1 and .2, and it works seamlessly with my Motorola V3 (both sending and receiving) and my Siemens SX1 (tried only sending).

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