Socket CHS 7Mi, CHS 7Pi Quick Start Manual

Model shown: CHS 7Mi

Bluetooth Barcode Scanner

CHS 7Mi, 7Pi

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SerieS 7

1D LASER QUICKSTART GUIDE

PACKAGE CONTENTS PRODUCT INFORMATION

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CHS Series 7

AC adapter* & USB
to DC plug cable

*Use the plug that is region­ally appropriate

Lanyard

NiMH

rechargeable

batteries

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

Twist-lock
(horizontal/unlocked)

Battery door

Twist-lock
(vertical/locked)

Lanyard

Blue/Green/Red
LED

Trigger button

Power button*

DC-in connector

Scanner head

Product label

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Let’s get started!

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SCANNER SETUP

Insert the Batteries

Unlock the Battery door by us­ing a thin coin to turn the lock
under the CHS to a horizontal

position (turn 90 degrees).

Install the batteries in their correct po­sition as indicated by the +/- symbols.

Important: Only use NiMH
Rechargeable batteries. Do
NOT use Alkaline Batteries

Attach the Lanyard (optional)

Detach the string loop of the

tether from the lanyard. Then
feed the string loop through the slot
in the Twist-lock 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 5 hours

uninterrupted charging for the
initial battery charge.

For the 7Pi, lift the rubber ap to access

the power connector.

• Red LED = Charging

• Green LED = Fully charged

Charging from a computer USB port
is not reliable and not recommended.

Socket Mobile offers a Charging Cradle (op­tional Accessory/sold separately) which is a
convenient holder that charges the scanner
when not in use.

Cradle Sku#

CHS 7Mi: AC4054-1381

CHS 7Pi: AC4055-1382

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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. Keep your hand steady and make sure the
Red beam covers the entire width of the barcode.

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.

Not recommended

scanning techniques

Aim the scan beam straight
across the entire barcode.

Power button

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CONNECTION MODES (CONTINUED)CONNECTION MODES

HID Keyboard Emulation mode (default)

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

tion 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.

SerialPortProle(SPP)

Highly recommended, allows two-way communications with Apple iOS

devices. Compatible application developed with SocketScan 10 SDK

required.

MAC OS devices are connected using HID mode.

iOS devices are connected using either iOS mode or HID mode, but
not both together.

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

1. iOS mode

2. HID Keyboard Emulation mode (default)

3. Serial Port Prole (SPP)

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-en­abled Application supports the CHS.

www.socketmobile.com/appstore

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

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

rst time you connect).

1. Power on the CHS.

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 the Bluetooth menu
is active. A MAC OS device provides an option to turn Discover-

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

3. Tap Socket CHS[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 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.

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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.