Step 2: Configure Scanner Settings; Step 3: Connect Crs To Host Device With Bluetooth - Socket Series 9 Quick Start Manual

STEP 2: Configure Scanner Settings

1. Tap Start | Settings | System tab | Socket Scanner Settings.
Alternatively, tap Start | Programs | SocketScan. Go to the Today screen. Tap the
at the bottom of the screen. In the pop-up menu, tap Settings.
SocketScan icon
2. Tap on the CS tab at the bottom of the screen. Check
Enable Cordless Scanner support. IMPORTANT!!
3. Tap on the CS HW tab. Enter the following settings:
• Trigger: Select whether you would like the CRS to
scan only when a Bluetooth connection to the device
is detected. If you require the CRS to detect a
Bluetooth connection before each scan, scanning will
be a few milliseconds slower.
• Good Read Indicator: Select how you would like the
CRS to indicate that it has successfully read data.
• Battery Level: No progress bar should appear since
you are not connected to the CRS.
• Disable Auto Power Off mode: The CRS automatically
shuts off if there is no Bluetooth connection for 20
minutes. Check to disable.
4. Tap on the CRS tab. Select which button on the CRS you
would like to use to trigger the scanner.
5. After entering settings, tap ok to save the changes.
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STEP 3: Connect CRS to Host Device with Bluetooth

SocketScan supports a generic Bluetooth COM port and may be able to connect to
Bluetooth stacks on host mobile computers other than those listed.
1. Turn on the CRS. Press the small power button on the side of the wrist unit for at
least 2 seconds, until you hear a beep. The Bluetooth status LED on the wrist unit
should be blinking blue.
2. Tap Start | Programs | SocketScan.
Disregard the icons for Socket Trigger RFID, Socket
Trigger Scan, and Socket Trigger Select.
3. Tap on the SocketScan icon at the bottom of the
screen. In the pop-up menu, tap Connect CS.
Your mobile device cannot connect to the CRS if another
device is set as the default Bluetooth serial device.
If Connect CS does not appear, tap Settings in the menu,
tap on the CS tab, and enable cordless scanner support.
4. Connect!Agent will automatically turn on the Bluetooth
radio and begin to search for and connect to the CRS.
• If this is your first time connecting to a cordless
scanner from this device, Connect!Agent will begin
searching for any Socket cordless scanner in range.
• If you have previously connected to a cordless
scanner, Connect!Agent will automatically begin
searching for your favorite (default) scanner.
5. If Connect!Agent does not have a favorite scanner and
finds multiple cordless scanners in range, select the one
you want and tap ok.
The six characters following the device name are the
last six characters of the Bluetooth MAC address.
6. After your mobile device connects to the CRS, the CRS
will beep once, and the SocketScan icon at the bottom of
the Today screen will change into a ring icon to indicate
the connection.
Connect!Agent will save information about the CRS to
automate future connections to your specific unit.
To change which scanner is assigned as your favorite, use
the Connect!Agent utility. Refer to the User's Guide.
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