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4.1 Using IDM BT in PAIR Mode
Ensure the battery is fully charged. You may refer to the section of
Preparations before Using
for details.
Please choose your desired interface cable, then plug it into the host
interface port of the smart cradle and connect it to the host device.
Turn on the power of your host device.
Please note that the scanner has been pre-paired already, if the scanner
is shipped together with the smart cradle. You will see the link indicator of
scanner gives 1 blue blink per 2.5 seconds and the centre (IDM140BT
cradle) or upper indicator (IDM160BT cradle) of smart cradle turns steady
blue. If the scanner and smart cradle just give
alternating red and green
blinks
(in “
Uninstall
” state), please follow steps 5-6 to establish the
connection between the scanner and the smart cradle.
Scan “PAIR mode” command. The status indicator of scanner will turn
steady red.
Uninstall
PAIR
Mode
Place the scanner on the smart cradle, then you will hear one short beep
to indicate the pairing process is activated. The scanner will give
continuous short clicks and the link indicator of scanner will flash blue
quickly during the pairing process. When you hear 4 beeps in ascending
tone, the pairing process is completed. You will see the link indicator of
scanner giving
1 blue blink per 2.5 seconds
and the center/upper
indicator of the smart cradle turning
steady blue
.
If the scanner pairing process failed or it’s not placed on the smart cradle
within 20 seconds, you will hear 2 “Di-do Di-do” beeps to indicate pair
failure, the scanner will return to uninstall state automatically.
Scan the corresponding host interface quick set command to complete
the installation.
The default host interface of smart cradle is USB HID. If you want to set the
interface to USB COM, you have to install the USB virtual COM software driver
(available on www.sick.com) into your host device before using the scanner. All
host interface quick set codes can be found on page 13 of this guide.
USB
PS/2
RS232