Socket 7Ci - Setup for Android

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4 | SETUP FOR ANDROID
This chapter explains how to install and use the Bluetooth Cordless Hand Scanner (CHS)
with a Bluetooth enabled device running Android 2.1 and later.
Before you begin the instructions in this chapter, make sure you have installed the
batteries (and tether, if desired), and charged the scanner, as described in Chapter 2,
“Scanner Setup.”
CONNECTION OPTIONS
For Android OS, the CHS offers two different connection options.
Bluetooth
Mode
Pros Cons
HID
Instructions
on next
page
 No SocketScan 10 software installatio
n
needed
 Limited configuration options
 Limited to printable ASCII and some non-
printable characters
 Less efficient data communications for
barcodes containing lots of data
 Compatible only with Android 2.2 and
later devices with support for HID
Peripheral devices
SPP
Instructions
on page 26
 Many configuration options
 Broad character set, including non-
printable ASCII, international
keyboards
 More efficient data communications
for barcodes containing lots of data
 Compatible with Android 2.1 and
later
 Requires installation of SocketScan 10
keyboard wedge software or an
application developed with SocketScan 10
SDK
Socket highly recommends that you use the CHS in SPP mode. Learn more:
http://www.socketmobile.com/pdf/techbrief/socketscan-10-sdk_white-paper.pdf
.
The instructions in this chapter are based on the Asus Nexus 7 running Android
4.2. Menus will appear differently on different devices.
When SocketScan 10 is running, you can only use the keyboard provided by
SocketScan 10. You cannot use SWYPE or any custom keyboards. To enable use of
another keyboard, you can use the SocketScan 10 SDK (available separately).
http://developer.socketmobile.com/