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2. To establish an outgoing connection to a remote device, you must first scan the area for that device so that the scale
can add it to its internal remote device
database. From the Bluetooth Setup option menu, select “Scan Remote
Devices” to detect any Bluetooth devices in the area. You can also do this directly in the “List All Devices” section.
The following status messages should appear at the top of the screen.
“Scanning Remote Devices”
- Obtaining remote device addresses from the vicinity
“Scanning Remote Names”
- Obtaining remote names associated with the addresses obtained.
“Done!”
- Operations done
3.
Go to “List All Devices” to see what devices are available in the vicinity. In the “Bluetooth Devices” screen, you will
see all Bluetooth devices that have been detected in the area. If you don’t see the device you are looking for, select
the “SCAN” option on the horizontal menu below the list and press ENTER. Since the screen can only show you ipto
six devices at a time, you may have to use the UP and DOWN buttons to select a device as there maybe more than
6 devices detected. At the bottom of the screen, there are various operations that can be done on the devices
detected.
a.
SCAN:
Scan the surrounding area to find Bluetooth devices. The system will keep adding new devices to
the list without erasing the previous devices found. At some point, the list may become “stale” i.e. the list is
outdated and the devices in the list are no longer in the surrounding area. If this is the case, you may need
to clear the list. To do this, go back to the main menu and select “Scan Remote Devices”. Alternatively, you
can use “Bluetooth Reset” to clear the list.
b.
CONN
[CONNECT]
:
Connect to the selected remote Bluetooth device.
c.
PRPT
[PROPTERTIES]
:
Check the properties of the remote Bluetooth.
i.
Name:
Name of remote device
ii.
Class:
Device class of remote device, such as headset, desktop, etc.
iii.
Address:
Address of device.
d.
STAT
[STATUS]
:
Check the connection status of the remote device. This is only active if a connection has
been established.
i.
Name:
Name of remote device
ii.
Connected:
Connection status (YES or NO)
iii.
Paired:
Shows if the device is paired or not.
[N/A]
iv.
L. Port:
The current local port used for connection.
v.
R. Port:
The remote port of the connected device.
vi.
Signal:
Signal strength of the connection.
4. Select CONNECT on the horizontal menu and press the ENTER key to connect to a desired device. If you see a
“Link Established…” message followed by a checkmark being placed besides the intended connected device, you
have successfully connected to the device. If you see any other messages, or the checkmark was not placed, then
the device was not connected.
5. To check the status of the connection, select STATUS from the horizontal menu. This will give some information
about the connection as stated in step 3.
6. Go back to main weight screen. A Bluetooth indicator (
) shows at the bottom of the screen to indicate that a
Bluetooth connection is in progress. You can now use the PRINT button on the front panel to send weight
information to the remote device.
7.
To disconnect, go back to the Bluetooth Options menu, in “List All Devices”. Select the device that is currently
connected (the device with a checkmark beside it). Select CONNECT from the horizontal menu and press ENTER
key. The connection will be destroyed. The status message “Link Released…” will appear at the top of the screen. If
this status message does not appear, then the link was not released properly.
8.
An easier way to disconnect is using the “Quick Disconnect” method. This is explained in the next section.
Incoming Connection
Incoming connection is the connection that comes from a remote device. The user of the scale can only choose whether to
connect or not to the incoming device, if pairing has been enabled (no default pins defined). The following steps instruct the
user how to manage an incoming connection.
1. If the incoming connection from a device is a new device that has never been used before, a Pin Entry dialog box
will appear if the default pin was not set (see Bluetooth Local Settings section). If the default pin was not set, and the
wrong pin is entered from the remote device, then the connection will not be established.
