User's Manual

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ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION
Download the Quick Start Guide, Command Barcodes Sheet, SocketScan Advanced
Programming Guide or other manuals: http://www.socketmobile.com/support/downloads/
ABOUT BLUETOOTH HID AND SPP MODES
The latest versions of the CHS 7X and 7XRx support two kinds of Bluetooth connections:
Human Interface Device (HID) and Serial Port Profile (SPP), each with its advantages and
disadvantages.
By default, the CHS is set to HID mode for Keyboard devices, which requires no
software installation. For better performance, Socket highly recommends that
you use SPP (especially if scanning 2D barcodes).
See chart on previous page to check which mode(s) work with your OS / device platform.
Feature CHS in HID mode CHS in SPP mode
No software installation required
 
Supports SocketScan 10 software
with Socket EZ Pair
 
Non-printable ASCII, UNICODE,
international keyboard support
 
Parsing / data checks (with
SocketScan 10 SDK)
 
Binary data (with SDK)
 
Scanner configuration methods Special barcodes SocketScan 10 utility or special
barcodes
Scanner configuration options Limited configuration options Many configuration options
Barcodes containing a lot of data Less efficient communications
may lead to slower performance
More efficient data
communications
Compatible CHS revisions All 7X / 7XRx: Rev D or later
7Xi / 7XiRx: All revisions,
requires compatible application
To change modes, use the Command Barcodes Sheet in Appendix E of this manual.
To learn more about HID and SPP, please read our white paper:
http://www.socketmobile.com/pdf/techbrief/socketscan-10-sdk_white-paper.pdf
ABOUT THE SOFTWARE
SocketScan
™
10 keyboard wedge software enters scanned data
directly into any program as if the data were manually typed. It
features Socket EZ Pair, which lets you scan an onscreen barcode
to quickly pair with a device. There are also utilities for
configuring scanner and software settings. Download the latest
software from: http://www.socketmobile.com/support/downloads/
Software for Bluetooth SPP mode only. No software
installation required for HID mode.
SocketScan 10 keyboard wedge software is designed for scanning
7 bit ASCII data. For Unicode, DoubleByte, Multibyte (e.g., for
Japanese or Chinese) or binary data, use the SocketScan 10 SDK to
convert the data before it is sent to your application. Learn more
about the SDK at: http://www.socketmobile.com/products/sdk/