User's Manual

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3 | SETUP FOR WINDOWS PC
This chapter explains how to install and use the CHS
with a Bluetooth enabled computer running Windows
7, Vista or XP
Before you begin the instructions in this chapter, make
sure you have installed the batteries and charged the
CHS, as described in Chapter 2
.
CONNECTION OPTIONS
For Windows, the CHS offers two different connection options.
Bluetooth
Mode
Pros Cons
HID
Instructions
on next
page
• No software installation needed • Limited configuration options
• Limited to printable ASCII and some non-
printable characters
• Less efficient data communications for
barcodes containing lots of data
SPP
Instructions
on page 19
• Many configuration options
• Broad character set, including non-
printable ASCII, international
keyboards
• More efficient data communications
for barcodes containing lots of data
• Software installation required
The CHS has been successfully tested in SPP mode with the Microsoft, Broadcom,
and Toshiba Bluetooth stacks. CHS in SPP mode has not been tested on PCs running
other Bluetooth stacks and may not work correctly.
Socket highly recommends that you use the CHS in SPP mode. To learn more, read
our white paper: http://www.socketmobile.com/pdf/techbrief/socketscan-10-
sdk_white-paper.pdf.