Socket CHS Series 7 - 3 Setup for Windows PC; Connection Options

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3 | SETUP FOR WINDOWS PC
This chapter explains how to install and use the CHS with
a Bluetooth enabled computer running Windows 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 Chapter 2
.
CONNECTION OPTIONS
For Windows, the CHS offers two different connection options.
Bluetooth
Mode
Pros
Cons
HID
Instructions
on next
page
• No SocketScan 10 software installation
needed
• Limited configuration options
• Limited to printable ASCII and some non-
printable characters
• Less efficient data communications for
barcodes containing lots of data
SPP
Instructions
on page 19
• Many configuration options
• Broad character set, including non-
printable ASCII, international keyboards
• More efficient data communications for
barcodes containing lots of data
• SocketScan 10 software installation required
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.