Cognex DataMan 8700 - Bluetooth Reader to PC Connection

Connect with Bluetooth Direct Connect of your Mobile Device Bluetooth Application
1. Power up the reader.
2. Activate discoverable mode on your reader by either navigating to Settings > Communications > Connect >
BTDevice on the reader screen, or scanning the reader configuration code.
3. Enable HID Result on your reader by navigating to Settings > Communications > HID ON/OFF, or using the
Enable HID mode configuration code.
Note: The HID ON/OFF menu only appears on the reader screen, if you have an active Bluetooth connection, or
the reader is paired with a base station.
4. Open the Bluetooth application of your device OS, and initiate a Bluetooth search, and add your reader.
In HID mode, the reader acts as a keyboard. This means that the reader sends the read barcodes as keyboard key presses.
Make sure that the keyboard language set on the reader is the same language as the keyboard language configured on the
mobile device, otherwise the content of the barcodes you read appears as unexpected characters. If you see a delay in
getting results or the wrong results, check the language setups and other HID options of your reader.
Connect your Reader to a PC or a Laptop Running Windows Operating System
1. Power up the reader.
2. Activate the discoverable mode on your reader by either navigating to Settings > Communications > Connect >
BTDevice on the reader screen, or scanning the reader configuration code.
3. Enable Bluetooth on your computer.
4. Click on the Add a Device button to pair your reader with the computer.
Note: The computer recognizes your reader as a keyboard. Enable HID results, if you want to receive read
results as keypresses. You can enable HID results by navigating to Settings > Communications > HID
ON/OFF, or using the Enable HID mode configuration code.
Optionally, you can connect your reader using the DataMan Setup Tool:
1. Open the DataMan Setup Tool.
2. Connect to the reader by selecting it on the Connect tab.
3. Navigate to the Communications tab and set your keyboard language.
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Connection Options