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Note: After the iPad disconnects from the CHS, the iPad soft keyboard will
automatically reappear.
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How can I make the virtual keyboard on the iPad display on screen
permanently even when connected to the CHS 7X?
Unfortunately, this is a limitation with the iPad application where the virtual
keyboard becomes disabled when any Bluetooth keyboard device is attached.
The CHS 7X(Rx) is detected as a Bluetooth keyboard in the HID (Human Interface
Device) profile so in essence would result the same behavior as when a Bluetooth
keyboard device is connected. Socket has found that by using the Apple
keyboard dock (optional), the virtual keyboard will display at all times.
After scanning, I need to manually type in some characters by using the
keyboard so the carriage return will be an issue. How can I disable the
carriage return command in the scanner?
There is a way to disable the Carriage Return command by scanning a special
command barcode. You can find the command barcode “Suffix – none” on page
34 (Data Editing).
Is there a significant lag time for the virtual keyboard to
reappear/disappear after powering on and off the CHS 7X(Rx)?
After powering off, the virtual keyboard typically displays on screen in less than
a second. After powering on, the scanner will attempt to re-connect to the iPad
(assuming a previous connection was already established). It usually takes a
matter of seconds for the scanner to establish a reconnection, and the virtual
keyboard will disappear after the reconnection takes place.
