Setup For Windows Pc - Socket 7Mi User Manual

This chapter explains how to install and use the CHS with a Bluetooth enabled computer
running Windows 8, 7, Vista or XP
Before you begin the instructions in this chapter, make sure you have installed the batteries
and charged the CHS, as described in
C O
ONNECTION PTIONS
For Windows, the CHS offers two different connection options.
Bluetooth Pros
Mode
 No SocketScan 10 software installation
HID
needed
Instructions
on next
page
 Many configuration options
SPP
 Broad character set, including non-
Instructions
printable ASCII, international
on page 19
keyboards
 More efficient data communications
for barcodes containing lots of data
The CHS has been successfully tested in SPP mode with the Microsoft, Broadcom, and
Toshiba Bluetooth stacks. CHS in SPP mode has not been tested on PCs running other
Bluetooth stacks and may not work correctly.
Socket highly recommends that you use the CHS in SPP mode. To learn more, read our
white paper: http://www.socketmobile.com/pdf/techbrief/socketscan-10-sdk_white-
paper.pdf.
CHAPTER 5: SETUP FOR WINDOWS PC
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Chapter 2.
Cons
 Limited configuration options
 Limited to printable ASCII and some non-
printable characters
 Less efficient data communications for
barcodes containing lots of data
 Requires installation of SocketScan 10
software or application made with
SocketScan 10 SDK
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INDOWS
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