> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.billbasket.app/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Hardware & connectivity settings

> Connect Bluetooth label and receipt printers, set up USB printers on Windows, enable webcam scanning, and customize keyboard shortcuts.

**Settings → Printers & Labels** (and related hardware options) is where
you connect the physical devices at your counter — printers, scanners, and
on Windows, keyboard shortcuts for faster billing.

## See it on your device

<Tabs>
  <Tab title="Phone">
    <Frame>
      *Screenshot coming soon — Android phone view.*
    </Frame>
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="Tablet">
    <Frame>
      *Screenshot coming soon — Android tablet view.*
    </Frame>
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="Windows PC">
    <Frame>
      *Screenshot coming soon — Windows desktop view.*
    </Frame>
  </Tab>
</Tabs>

### Label/Receipt Printer Settings

How you connect a printer depends on which device you're using:

* **Phone**: BillBasket connects directly to a Bluetooth label or receipt
  printer. Pair it from **Settings → Printers & Labels** — once paired,
  BillBasket prints straight to it using the printer's own raw command
  format (ESC-POS for receipt printers, TSPL for label printers), so there's
  nothing else to configure.
* **Windows PC**: printing goes through the normal Windows print dialog. A
  USB label or receipt printer just needs to be installed as a regular
  Windows printer first (using the driver that came with it), and then you
  select it from the print dialog like you would any other printer.
  BillBasket doesn't need its own special driver.

Windows also has an experimental, opt-in **Camera** toggle at
**Settings → Printers & Labels → Camera**. Turning it on lets you scan
barcodes using your PC's webcam instead of a dedicated scanner. It's off by
default because a webcam is less reliable at reading barcodes than a
proper barcode scanner — only turn it on if you don't have a scanner handy.

For barcode scanning devices (not printers): a USB or Bluetooth barcode
scanner "gun" works out of the box on both Android and Windows, with no
setup needed here. It behaves like a keyboard — when you scan a code, it
simply types the number into whichever field is currently focused. See
[Barcode scanning](/customer-guide/products-and-services/barcode-scanning)
for the full walkthrough of scanning in BillBasket.

### Keyboard Shortcuts

Available on Windows/desktop only (not shown on Android). Customize what
the F1–F10 keys do, so you can trigger the actions you use most — like
opening a new bill or jumping to payment — without touching the mouse.

## Try it: Sharma Kirana Store

<Steps>
  <Step title="Suresh pairs a Bluetooth receipt printer">
    Suresh sets up a new Bluetooth receipt printer at the billing counter.
    On the shop's phone, he opens **Settings → Printers & Labels** and pairs
    it — BillBasket can now print receipts directly to it.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Rajesh sets up the Windows counter printer">
    On the shop's Windows PC, Rajesh installs the same model's USB receipt
    printer using its Windows driver, then picks it from the normal print
    dialog when printing an invoice — no BillBasket-specific setup needed.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Rajesh sets a shortcut for new bills">
    On the Windows PC, Rajesh opens **Settings → Keyboard Shortcuts** and
    assigns F2 to "New bill" so Suresh can start billing faster during rush
    hours.
  </Step>
</Steps>