Establishing a Bluetooth (BT) Connection Using Open Bluetooth
NOTE This is not using BTExplorer.
NOTE PC/laptop manufacturers may use different screens throughout enumerator configuration. The exercise
below is a generic setup.
Exercise: Follow the steps below to connect as HID slave and Serial Port Profile slave, and transmit data to
Notepad and HyperTerminal. Required equipment: MT2000, laptop with built-in BT or BT dongle.
To connect as HID slave:
Open Scan Item from Home menu.
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Scan
Set Default Parameter on page
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Scan
Bluetooth Keyboard Emulation (HID Slave) on page
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Scan
Variable PIN Code Mode on page 4-27
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the monitor long enough to enter into the MT2000).
On the laptop, open Discover available BT devices. Click on the MT2000 and click Next.
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The pin should be displayed. Use the keypad to enter the pin code into the MT2000 and click Enter to accept.
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The BT icon on the top left corner of the MT2000 screen should fill in green.
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Open Microsoft Word on the laptop and use the MT2000 to scan a product bar code. If the BT connection is
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successful, the bar code value should display in Word.
To connect as Serial Port Profile slave:
Scan
Set Default Parameter on page
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Scan
Serial Port Profile (Slave) on page
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On the laptop, open Discover available BT devices. Click on the MT2000 and click Next.
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Depending on your BT enumerator it should prompt you to enter a PIN code. In the enumerator on the laptop,
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enter 12345. View the COM port assigned.
The BT icon on the top left corner of the MT2000 screen should fill in green.
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Open HyperTerminal and scan a product bar code.
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(this allows the pin generated by the BT enumerator to stay on
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Quick Startup Exercises
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