Download

CipherConnect

to

Android Devices

Prior to Use of CipherConnect

CipherConnect is a COM-to-key utility designed for CipherLab cordless scanners (e.g.156x and166x) to work as an input device for the Android phone and tablet, enabling intensive datacollection via Bluetooth Serial Port connection.

is ready and available via Google Play Store. Go online and look for theapplications:

Follow the instructions below to Download and Update for the mobile devices.

CipherConnect

Note Get the latest update directly from CipherConnect Online Help site at

Note An external storage is required (e.g. SD card) for CipherConnect Demo.

http://connect.cipherlab.com or GooglePlay Store.

Download

and

Update

On the Home screen, press

the [menu] key.

Go to and select

.

All apps

Play Store

Input the username and

password, and then touch

[Sign in].

Touch [Sign in].Touch [Next] to sign in with a

Google account.

Touch [Finish setup]. Touch [Accept] to continue. Type “cipherconnect” in the

text field, and then touch

[Enter].

Touch the icon to browse

the market.

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CipherConnect Demo A demo interface displaying data collection from the scanner

CipherConnect Pro A free version with limited support

A description of the demo

utility is shown. Touch

[Install] to ontinue.c

The

.

n you can also touch

to install the demo utility

CipherConnect DemoTouch [Accept & download]

to download the application.

Once the download process

is , the message

“Installed” is displayed.

completed

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To uninstall , press the

[menu] key on the Home

screen.

Go to |

and select

.

the apps

Settings Applica-

tions Manage

applications

Tip

Select

from the application

list.

CipherConnect The application info is

displayed.

Touch the highlighted buttons

to execute desired commands.

A description of the

application is shown. Touch

[Install] to .continue

After searching the store with

success, two apps icons show

up.

Touch

to continue.

CipherConnect Pro

After you touch [Install], touch

[Accept & download] to

download the application.

Once the download process

is , the message

“Installed” is displayed.

completed

...

After download the demo

utility

,

.

.

icon can be found in the

application drawer This is a utility

for the purpose of demonstrating

data collection

CipherConnect

Pro CipherConnect Demo

Before using

or

please follow the steps in the

section

,

.

Connection and

Configuration

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Preparation for Scanner

CipherConnect is ready for use after successful downloads via Google Play Store. Workingwith CipherLab cordless scanners (156x and 166x), it can deliver optimal performance.

Connection

and

Configuration

On the Home screen, press

the [menu] key.

Go to |

and select

.

Settings Wireless &

networks

Bluetooth settings

Touch . When the

check box next to it is ticked,

touch to

find nearby Bluetooth

devices.

Bluetooth

Scan for devices

Select CipherLab scanner

(e.g. 1660).

Input the preset PIN code (if

you have scanned the

barcode above, type ‘0000’

in the field) of the scanner,

and then touch [OK].

Once paired successfully,

the message “Paired but not

connected” is displayed be-

neath the device.

Return to main menu and

go to |

.

Touch

(with check box next to it).

Settings Language

& Keyboard

CipherConnect Pro

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With the check box ticked,

touch

(with “settings” message

beneath) to configure

settings.

CipherConnect ProTouch [OK] in the

dialog box to confirm the

usage of

as the input method.

Attention

CipherConnect

Pro

The scanner is active at power-on for two minutes by default, waiting for a connectionrequest from the mobile phone. Follow the instructions below for Connection andConfiguration on the mobile device.

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Configure

CipherConnect

for

Android Devices

Note The mobile platform must be Android 2.1 and above with SPP profile;1660 firmware must be verison 1.33 or later; 1661 firmware must be version 1.04 or later;1662/1664 firmware must be version 1.00 or later;1560/1562 firmware must be verison 1.26 or later; 1564 firmware must be version 1.03 or later.

Note You may use your own preset PIN code with the scanner. Yet, dynamic input of PIN is also supported.Refer to a separate scanner user guide for complete settings.

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Turn on the scanner, and wait until the LED indicator becomes flashing blue.

Press the trigger to scan the barcode below to set the output interface as “BT SPP Slave”.

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Preset PIN <0000>SPP Slave Mode

Select the scanner from the

list.Bluetooth Device

Switch the input method to

.CipherConnect Pro

Touch and hold the input

field “Input barcode”, and

then select [Input method]

from the option.Edit text

On

screen, touch

.

CipherConnect Pro

Setting

Bluetooth Device

Touch

to connect to the

scanner. Once connected,

the message “Connected” is

displayed beneath it.

Bluetooth Device

Status

Once

keyboard is displayed on the

screen, trigger the scanner

to read a testing barcode.

CipherConnect

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We suggest that you enable

[Auto Connect]. After initial

connection, it can automat-

ically connect to the scanner

upon execution, or resume

connection once connection

error is resolved.

With Transmit Buffer enabled

on the scanner, you can con-

tinue scanning data even

when getting out of range.

Press the [menu] key on the

Home screen, and go to

.

Touch .

All

apps

CipherConnect Demo

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Take Receiving Operation for

example. The barcode input

will bring up product details

from the demo database.

Testing Barcodes

for Use with Demo Database

Connection Errors:

The scanner is getting

out of range.

Get back to range ASAP.

The scanner becomes

inactive after standing

by for two minutes at

power-on.

Press the blue key to

wake up the scanner.

The scanner shuts down

after

idling for ten minutes.

Press the [Power] key

to turn it on.

automatically

Error

Error

Error

Action

Action

Action

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CipherConnect

Demo

Use this utility to e

data .

xperience

how collection works You

are supposed to use your own

data collection utility.

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Tip

To to

.

uch keep the

screen from turning off while the

scanner is connected to

If the

connected scanner gets into sleep

mode is

disconnected and the screen will

enter power saving mode

Stay awake

CipherConnect

CipherConnect,

.

On

screen, touch .

CipherConnect Pro

Stay awake

Check for the

keyboard status.

CipherConnect

See the icon

on the status bar.

CipherConnect

Tip

...

Learn the

icon:

CipherConnect

Indicates the

mobile phone is

connected with the

scanner.

Indicates the

mobile is

connecting to the

scanner.

Indicates the

mobile is

disconnected from

the scanner.

Check if any of the

connection error

conditions is met.

phone

phone

On

screen, touch and hold the

paired device.

Bluetooth settings Touch [Unpair]. The icon on

the status bar becomes

to indicate the

.

CipherConnect

mobile phone

is disconnected from the

scanner

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Tip

To unpair a device, touch the

on the

screen

Bluetooth settings

CipherConnect Pro .

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Copyright © 2012

CipherLab Co., Ltd.

CipherConnect

Quick Guide v1.05

Select to

enable

Second language

the language toggling

button of the on screen keyboard- .

Tip

On

screen, touch

.

CipherConnect Pro

Second

language

Select a language option from the

list as the second keyboard

language.

T

to

ouch

configure the delay time

between characters

Inter character delay-

.

Tip

On

screen, touch

.

CipherConnect Pro

Inter character delay-

Select the delay interval ranging

from 0 03 to 0 1 seconds. . .

Select

to reserve more screen

spaces for showing

application data.

Minimize keyboard

Tip

On

screen, touch

.

CipherConnect Pro

Minimize

keyboard

Touch the keyboard icon to

hide two buttons at the

bottom Or touch the

button to

show the on screen keyboard- .

the

.

CipherConnect Pro

When the on screen keyboard

displays touch the keyboard icon

to hide it.

-

,

Touch the graphic icon to toggle

between English and the selected

second keyboard language.