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9. CONNECTING TO EXTERNAL DEVICES
PROCEDURE Displaying Bluetooth information for the DS
1. Select "Comms" in Config mode.
2. Press [Info] in the "Bluetooth" tab to display
information for the DS. Register the Bluetooth
address (BD ADDR) displayed here in the paired
device set as "Master".
Bluetooth device address
This is a number unique to one particular Bluetooth device used to identify devices during
communication. This number consists of 12 characters (numbers 0 to 9 and letters from A to F).
Some devices may be referred to by their Bluetooth device address.
• Bluetooth communication causes instrument battery power to be depleted at a rate higher than that
for normal operation.
• Check that the companion device (data collector, computer, or cellular phone etc.) is turned on and
the relevant Bluetooth settings are complete.
• All communication settings will be changed to factory settings when a cold boot is performed.
Comms setup will need to be performed again.
"9.1 Wireless Communication using Bluetooth Technology"
• Always set the DS to "Slave" when connecting with a data collector to perform measurements and
to record the data. When the DS is set as the "Slave" device, the establishing of a connection can
only be initiated/canceled by the companion device set as "Master".
PROCEDURE Bluetooth communication as "Slave"
1. Complete the necessary DS settings for
Bluetooth communication.
"9.1 Wireless Communication using
Bluetooth Technology" " PROCEDURE Set
Bluetooth communication mode to "Master""
2. Start communication by the data collector.
Manual of the program mounted on the data
collector
9.2 Communication between the DS and Companion Device