Microscan MS-Q Imager User Manual page 61

Communications
Bluetooth Access
When the default Private Access is enabled, only one active and connected imager will
be able to send data. An imager remains active if it is connected and has not reached the
timeout period set in Sleep Mode Timeout. If it enters Sleep Mode, any other imager
enabled for Private Access can become active and maintain exclusive access as long as
it remains active itself.
When Shared Access is enabled, an imager will disconnect from the host after a successful
data transmission and re-connect only when it has new data to send and the host port is
available. In this mode any imager can send data, but since an imager must identify itself
each time it connects, a few seconds of latency will necessarily occur before each transmission.
This does not prevent the imager from reading and decoding while awaiting access.
All imagers must have Shared Access enabled before this mode can function in any of
the imagers individually. Auto-Connect should also be enabled (otherwise, it will be
necessary to read a Quick Connect Code before every re-connect and data transmission).
Private Access (Default) Shared Access
Important: Shared Access is recommended only when RF Two-Way Mode is enabled.
Default RF
Bluetooth Access by ESP
In ESP, Bluetooth Access settings are controlled by the Reader Auto-Disconnect command
in the Communications tree control.
When Auto-Disconnect is Disabled, the MS-Q retains a connection to the host until it
enters Sleep Mode or until an explicit Disconnect command is sent (Private Access).
When Auto-Disconnect is Enabled, the MS-Q will disconnect whenever there is no data to
send to the host. When there is data to send, the MS-Q will connect, send the data, and
disconnect once again (Shared Access).
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