Socket CHS 8Ci, Quick Start Manual

Page 1: ...QUICK START GUIDE CHS 8Ci Bluetooth Cordless Scanner This document pertains to the following model CHS 8Ci SKU CX2881 1476 P N 8550 00069 ...

Page 2: ...emarks or trademarks of Socket Mobile Inc The Bluetooth word mark and logo are registered trademarks of the Bluetooth SIG Inc USA and any use by Socket Mobile Inc is under license All other trademarks and trade names contained herein may be those of their respective owners CHS 8Ci Lanyard USB Charging Cable ...

Page 3: ...PRODUCT INFORMATION 3 ...

Page 4: ...ate 5 scans sec Sensor Linear CMOS sensor Resolution 5mil 0 127mm Bluetooth Profile SPP HID Battery Life 8 hours 1 scan 5 sec Charge Time 4 hours fully charged Wireless Range 10M 33ft line of sight Operating Temp 0 to 50 C 32 to 122 F Symbologies All major 1D barcodes 4 ...

Page 5: ... the USB Charging Cable included into the CHS port and the USB side of the Charging Cable into the USB con nector of an AC adapter not included The CHS will beep twice when connected to a USB Charging Port Power On Press and hold down the small power button until the CHS beeps low high tone See below for instructions on pairing and connecting your scanner with your Apple or Android devices 5 4 Hou...

Page 6: ...GETTING STARTED Successful Scanning 1 Hold the scanner 5 7 cm away from the barcode 2 Aim the scan beam straight across the entire barcode 3 Keep your hand steady 6 ...

Page 7: ...installation required SPP Serial Port Profile Recommended for Android Windows and other operating systems Allows two way communications SocketScan 10 software available at socketmobile com or another third party SDK application is required iOS Recommended for Apple Allows two way communications Compatible application developed with SocketScan 10 SDK required Learn more about HID and SPP at http ww...

Page 8: ...onnect the CHS to your device Once the devices have connected they will automatically recognize each other whenever they are within range and it will not be necessary to connect again If the CHS is connected to a device and gets disconnected it will try to reconnect Make sure the computer or device is on and in range If the CHS cannot reconnect it will beep long Power off then on again to reconnec...

Page 9: ...ct the scanner then power on to reconnect the scanner To disconnect your CHS 1 Power off press and hold down the power button until the CHS beeps high low tone 2 Power on press and hold down the power button until the CHS beeps low high tone Your CHS is ready to reconnect BLUETOOTH BASICS 9 ...

Page 10: ...r on the CHS 2 Scan this barcode to set the CHS to HID mode 3 Enable Bluetooth on the Apple device A Bluetooth device search will begin 4 Select Socket CHS in the list of found devices 5 Tap Pair if prompted 6 The CHS will beep once to confirm connection Now you are ready to scan barcodes in HID mode using your Apple device 10 ...

Page 11: ...am setup 3 Enable Bluetooth on the Apple device A Bluetooth device search will begin 4 Select Socket CHS in the list of found devices 5 The CHS will beep once to confirm connection Now you are ready to scan barcodes in iOS mode using your Apple device Use ScannerSettings available at the App Store http www socketmobile com appstore or other compatible applications developed with the SocketScan SDK...

Page 12: ... in the Google Play Store or search for it manually using keyword SocketScan 10 2 Follow the on screen instructions to download and install SocketScan 10 3 If prompted allow the app to access your Bluetooth settings USB storage SD card WiFi access Coarse location 12 Scan the QR code with your Android device requires QR scanning app ...

Page 13: ...to set SocketScan 10 as the keyboard language tap Back 4 Tap Home then Menu 5 Tap on Settings then Language and Keyboard 6 Under Keyboard Settings select SocketScan 10 7 Open SocketScan 10 on your device 8 When prompted to enable SocketScan 10 as Input Method tap Back 9 Tap Menu then select Input Method 10 On the next screen select SocketScan 10 11 Tap Back ...

Page 14: ...id device 3 Tap Input Method and select SocketScan 10 as the input method 4 In SocketScan 10 tap Menu then select Socket EZ Pair 5 Scan the barcode on the screen to put your scanner in SPP mode The CHS will beep 3 times 6 Tap On screen button 7 On the next screen tap 1D Scanner button 8 Scan the barcode on the screen provides Bluetooth address The CHS will beep 3 times 14 ...

Page 15: ... Pair 12 The CHS will beep once when it has connected and is ready to scan barcodes Tap Back to close Socket EZ Pair 13 A CHS registration icon will appear on top of the screen Swipe the icon down to open the registration software Follow the instructions to register your CHS Now you are ready to scan barcodes in SPP mode using your Android device 15 ...

Page 16: ...HS about 5 7 cm from the barcode and press and hold the trigger button Make sure the red aiming beam covers the entire width of the barcode Keep your hand steady By default the CHS will beep vibrate and the side LED will flash green to confirm that the barcode was decoded and sent to the host device For more details please refer to the User s Guide 16 ...

Page 17: ...ides Klip Cases that fit with the following phone models Apple iPhone 5 and 5S Apple iPod touch 5th Generation Samsung Galaxy S4 Attach the Klip Case to your phone then attach the CHS to the Klip Case See diagrams following Also available is a Universal Klip Case with permanent adhesive CAUTION Use a protective case Attachment directly to the phone will be permanent and removal could cause cosmeti...

Page 18: ...USING THE SCANNER WITH THE KLIP CASE 1 Place front end of the scanner in the Klip Case 2 Push the back end of the scanner down until it clicks into place 18 ...

Page 19: ...USING THE SCANNER WITH THE KLIP CASE The bottom of the scanner and the Klip Case surface should lay flush against each other with no room to wiggle Press tab to remove scanner from Klip Case 19 ...

Page 20: ... and multi tasking operation of the CHS attach the Klip Case to your phone or iPod touch Make sure the scan beam window of the CHS is pointing in the same direction as the TOP of your phone or iPod touch Top of phone or iPod touch Scan beam window 20 ...

Page 21: ...G OPERATION For optimal convenience hold the CHS and device in one hand with the CHS on the underside and the surface of the device facing up so that you may use your other hand to interact with the application 21 ...

Page 22: ...s connected to host device Solid BLUE light for 10 seconds Hard reset sequence initiated Good Read Side LED GREEN while scanning Data successfully trans mitted to host device Battery Status Side LED GREEN while charging Battery is fully charged RED Blinking while scanning 20 or less battery capacity remaining RED off while scanning Battery status is good 22 ...

Page 23: ...can barcodes 1 low beep You have double pressed the power button when support for simultaneous scanning an onscreen keyboard entry for Apple iOS 1 beep with green LED Data successfully scanned and sent to host device 2 beeps same tone CHS disconnected from host device 1 long beep CHS unsuccessfully tried for 2 minutes to connect to the last host device it paired with CHS will remain unpaired 23 ...

Page 24: ...Bluetooth Mode HID SPP iOS Use the following barcodes to change Bluetooth mode HID Mode SPP Mode iOS Mode COMMAND BARCODES BLUETOOTH MODE 24 ...

Page 25: ...Factory Reset Configures the CHS to revert all settings to factory defaults The CHS will power off after scanning this barcode COMMAND BARCODES FACTORY RESET 25 ...

Page 26: ...26 NOTES ...

Page 27: ... receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help CANADIAN DOC STATEMENT This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise for digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications Le présent appareil numérique n émet pas de bruits radioélectriques dépassant les limites ap plicable...

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