Instructions

Radio Communications 5 - 9
Bluetooth Technology Profile Support
With Bluetooth Technology Profile Support, the cradle is not required for wireless communication. The digital
scanner communicates directly to the host using Bluetooth technology. The digital scanner supports the standard
Bluetooth Serial Port Profile (SPP) and HID Profiles which enable the digital scanner to communicate with other
Bluetooth devices that support these profiles.
• SPP - the digital scanner connects to the PC/host via Bluetooth and performs like there is a serial connection.
• HID - the digital scanner connects to the PC/host via Bluetooth and performs like a keyboard.
Master/Slave Set Up
The digital scanner can be set up as a Master or Slave. When the digital scanner is set up as a Slave, it is
discoverable and connectible to other devices. When the digital scanner is set up as a Master, the Bluetooth
address of the remote device to which a connection is requested is required. A pairing barcode with the remote
device address must be created and scanned to attempt a connection to the remote device. See the Pairing Bar
Code Format on page 5-39 for information about creating a pairing barcode.
Master
When the digital scanner is set up as a Master (SPP), it initiates the radio connection to a slave device. Initiating
the connection is done by scanning a pairing barcode for the remote device (see Pairing Bar Code Format on page
5-39).
Slave
When the digital scanner is set up as a Slave device (SPP), the digital scanner accepts an incoming connection
request from a remote device.
NOTE The number of digital scanners is dependent on the host’s capability.