Socket CHS 7Qi User manual

CHS 7Qi

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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 con-

tained herein may be those of their respective owners.

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Rechargeable

Li-ion battery pack

(installed)

AC adapter* & USB to

DC plug cable

*Use the plug that is

regionally appropriate

Lanyard

CHS 7Qi

Thank you for choosing Socket Mobile!

Let’s get started!

*Also used for keyboard Pop-up (HID Mode only)

Scanner head

Product label

Lanyard

Blue/Green/Red

LED

Trigger button

Power button*

DC-in connector

Battery door

Twist-lock

(horizontal/unlocked)

Twist-lock

(vertical/locked)

Pins for

charging

cradle

SCANNER SETUP

Lock Unlock

Battery door removal

Unlock the Battery door by using a

thin coin to turn the lock under the

CHS to a horizontal position (turn

90 degrees).

Attach the Lanyard (optional)

Detach the string loop of the tether

from the lanyard. Then feed the

string loop through the slot in the Twistlock

and then through the end of the loop.

Pull tight so the string loop is secure to the

Twist-lock, Reattach the string loop to the

tether from the Lanyard.

If desired, attach the tether to a lanyard

or belt.

CHARGE THE BATTERY

Charge the CHS

The CHS must be fully charged be-

fore rst use. Please allow 4 hours

uninterrupted charging for the

initial battery charge.

• Red LED = Charging

• Green LED = Fully charged

Charging from a computer USB port

is not reliable and not recommend-

ed.

Socket Mobile offers a Charging Cradle

(optional Accessory/sold separately) which

is a convenient holder

that charges the scanner when not in us

Cradle Sku#

CHS 7Qi: AC4054-1381

CHS 7Xi: AC4055-1382

CHS 7XiRx: AC4056-1383

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BASIC FUNCTIONALITY

•Powering On:

Press and hold down the small

power button until the LED

turns Blue and the CHS beeps

twice (low-high).

•Powering Off/Disconnecting:

Press and hold down the small

power button until the CHS beeps

twice (high-low).

BASIC FUNCTIONALITY (CONTINUED)

Scanning Barcodes:

After connecting the CHS to your device, open an application and put

the cursor where you want to enter data.

Hold the CHS about 4 inches (10 cm) from the barcode and press and

hold the trigger button. Position the CHS so the Red beam covers the

entire width of the barcode. Keep your hand steady while scanning.

By default, the CHS will beep and vibrate, and the LED will ash

Green to conrm that data was decoded and sent to the device.

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Aim the scan beam straight

across the entire barcode.

Aim at the center.

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Power button

CONNECTION MODES (CONTINUED)

CONNECTION MODES

HID Keyboard Emulation mode (default)

In HID mode the CHS emulates a keyboard. This is a universal connection

method and will work with any application that has a text eld.

The application receives the data input from the CHS. The CHS includes

a keyboard pop-up feature so you can disable the CHS and accept data

input from the onscreen keyboard on the device. Pages 10-11 provides

the connection steps using HID mode.

MAC OS devices are connected using HID mode.

iOS devices are connected using either iOS mode or HID mode, but

not both together.

The CHS is connected to your iOS device using one of the following

modes:

1. iOS mode

2. HID Keyboard Emulation mode (default)

iOS mode

iOS mode is used with a Scanner-enabled Application. Scanner controls

are embedded in the Application to provide better performance, secu-

rity, features, and domain-specic capabilities.

If you purchased a Scanner-enabled Application on the Apple App Store

(or through the Apple Volume Purchase Program for Business) that

features integrated support for the CHS, we recommend you install that

Application on your device and follow the Application instructions to

connect with the CHS. If the connection steps are not documented in

the Application, please see pages 12-13 for the connection steps using

iOS mode.

Please visit the Socket Mobile App Store to conrm your Scanner-en-

abled

Application supports the CHS.

http://www.socketmobile.com/appstore

HID (KEYBOARD EMULATION) MODE HID (KEYBOARD EMULATION) MODE (CONTINUED)

To pair the CHS with the Apple device in HID mode: (required only the

rst time you connect).

1. Power on the CHS. The Blue LED should blink every second indicating

Bluetooth is on but not Connected.

2. Turn Bluetooth on for the Apple device. Go to Settings > Bluetooth.

A Bluetooth Devices search will begin.

An iOS device is always Discoverable when in the Bluetooth

menu is active. A MAC OS device provides an option to turn

Discoverable On or Off. Conrm the MAC OS device is Discover-

able.

3. Tap Socket 7Xi [xxxxxx] in the list of Devices found. After a few sec-

onds the “Not Paired” status will change to “Connected” and the CHS

Blue LED will blink every 3 seconds indicating it is Connected.

The characters in brackets are the last 6 characters of the

Bluetooth Address. The full Bluetooth address is printed in the

Product label (remove the battery door).

You are now ready to scan barcodes, see instructions on page 7.

Keyboard Pop-up Enable

The CHS emulates the keyboard in HID mode. So scanned barcode data

will be input into the text eld. The following steps show how to access

the onscreen keyboard while connected to the CHS in HID mode.

1. Make sure the CHS is connected to your Apple device in HID mode.

2. Open your application and place the cursor where you want to enter

data.

3. Quickly double-press the power button of the CHS (like

doubleclicking a mouse) to open or close the onscreen keyboard. The

CHS will beep once as conrmation.

To connect to a new Apple device, you must rst unpair the CHS

and remove the CHS from the Bluetooth list in your device. See

page 15.

IOS MODE - SCANNER-ENABLED APP IOS MODE - SCANNER-ENABLED APP (CONTINUED)

If you are using a Scanner-enabled Application, follow their instructions

to connect with the CHS. Many applications include these steps and

barcodes in the set-up procedure.

If you are using an Application that connects to the CHS using HID

Keyboard Emulation mode, follow the instructions on pages 10-11. iOS

mode should not be used.

If you are using the CHS with an iOS device and a Scanner-enabled

Application that does not provide instructions to connect with the CHS,

please use the following steps.

1. Power on the CHS and scan this barcode. The CHS will beep 3 times.

2. Turn Bluetooth on for the Apple device. Go to Settings > Bluetooth. A

Bluetooth Devices search will begin.

3. Tap Socket Socket 7Xi [xxxxxx] in the list of Devices found. After

a few seconds the “Not Paired” status will change to “Connected”

and the CHS Blue LED will blink every 3 seconds conrming the

connection.

The characters in brackets are the last 6 characters of the

Bluetooth Address. The full Bluetooth address is printed in the

Product label (remove the Battery door).

4. Open the Scanner-enabled Application. The CHS will beep once

indicating that the application is in control and you are ready to scan.

It should now be connected to the CHS.

You are now ready to scan barcodes with the Scanner-enabled

Application, see instructions on page 7.

Unpairing the CHS: Deleting the Bluetooth Pairing

In most cases, if the CHS is paired with a device, you should unpair

it before trying to connect to a new device.

1. Power on the CHS.

2. Press and hold down the trigger button.

3. Press and hold down the power button.

4. After you hear 3 beeps, release both buttons.

The CHS will unpair and automatically power off. The next time you

power on the CHS, it will be discoverable.

Remove the CHS from the Bluetooth list in your iOS device

To Unpair the CHS on your device, go to Settings > Bluetooth, tap i

next to the Socket 7Xi [xxxxxx] name, then tap “Forget this Device”.

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APPENDIX

The remaining pages provide reference material on how to better use

the CHS. We recommend you review this material and save for future

reference.

BLUETOOTH UNPAIRING

Automatic Reconnections

After you power on the CHS, it will automatically try to connect to

the last device it was connected to.

• Make sure the device is in range with Bluetooth On.

• If using HID mode, pressing the Trigger button will enforce the con-

nection.

• If using iOS mode, make sure the Scanner-enabled Application is

active.

While the CHS is attempting to connect the Blue LED will blink every

second.

• If a connection is made, the Blue LED will blink every 3 seconds.

• If a connection is not made after 30 tries, the CHS will emit a long

beep.

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Scan command barcode(s) to quickly congure the CHS.

Make sure the CHS is not connected to a device before scanning a

command barcode!

For a complete set of command barcodes, download the Command

Barcodes Sheet: www.socketmobile.com/pdf/data-collection/

command-barcodes-sheet_7X.pdf

This web link is also provided in the below QR code.

COMMAND BARCODES

BLUETOOTH CONNECTION

Vibration and Beep Settings

Enable Vibration and Beep

(default)

Disable Vibration only

Disable Vibration and Beep Disable Beep only

COMMAND BARCODES (CONTINUED)

Bluetooth Connection Modes

HID-keyboard (default) iOS Mode

COMMAND BARCODES (CONTINUED)

Factory Default

Factory Reset

Revert all settings to factory

defaults. The CHS powers off

after scanning this barcode.

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