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5 | SETUP FOR APPLE
This chapter explains how to install and use the Socket
Bluetooth Cordless Hand Scanner (CHS) with Apple devices /
computers running iOS or Mac OS.
Made for the following Apple devices:
• iPod touch (4
th
generation)
• iPod touch (3
rd
generation)
• iPhone 4S
• iPhone 4
• iPhone 3GS
• iPhone 3G
• iPad (3
rd
generation)
• iPad 2
• iPad
Compatible Mac / MacBook computers run Mac OS X 10.4 to 10.6.6 with Bluetooth
driver 2.2.4f3 (v1965) or 2.3.7f1 (latest versions at time of testing). Other computers
running Mac OS may be compatible but have not been tested.
Before you begin the instructions in this chapter, make sure you have charged the
CHS, as described in Chapter 2, “Scanner Setup”
For the latest compatibility information, please refer to the CHS Series 7 Compatibility
Checker at: http://www.socketmobile.com/CompatibilityChecker/
CONNECTION OPTIONS
For Apple iOS and Mac OS, the CHS offers two different connection options. For more information
about HID and SPP, please see Scanner Settings
.
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
•
(equivalent to
SPP)
Instructions on
page 58
• Apple tested and certified
• Many configuration options
• Broad character set, including non-
printable ASCII, international
keyboards
• More efficient data communications
for barcodes containing lots of data
• Compatible iOS application developed
with SocketScan 10 SDK required
• No SocketScan 10 keyboard wedge
software offered
• Compatible only with CHS 7Ci
Socket highly recommends that you use the CHS in iOS mode. To learn more, read our
white paper:
http://www.socketmobile.com/pdf/techbrief/socketscan-10-sdk_white-
paper.pdf.
The screenshots shown in this chapter may differ from your device screen depending
on your device type.
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