User's Manual

CHAPTER 3: SETUP FOR WINDOWS PC 13
3 | SETUP FOR WINDOWS PC
This chapter explains how to install and use the Bluetooth
Cordless Hand Scanner (CHS) with a Bluetooth enabled computer
running Windows 7, Vista or XP
Before you begin the instructions in this chapter, make sure you
have charged the scanner, as described in Chapter 2, “Scanner
Setup”
CONNECTION OPTIONS
For Windows, the CHS offers two different connection options. For more information about HID
and SPP, see Chapter 1
.
Bluetooth
Mode
Pros Cons
HID
Instructions
on next
page
• No software installation needed
• Compatible with all revisions of 7X, 7XRx,
7Xi, and 7XiRx
• 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 18
• Many configuration options
• Broad character set, including non-printable
ASCII, international keyboards
• More efficient data communications for
barcodes containing lots of data
• Compatible with all revisions of 7Xi and
7XiRx.
• Software installation required
• Compatible only with Revision D or later
of 7X and 7XRx
The CHS has been successfully tested in SPP mode with the Microsoft, Broadcom,
and Toshiba Bluetooth stacks. Due to the many device manufacturer and Bluetooth
stack combinations, the CHS might not work correctly in SPP mode on some PCs.
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.