Intermec SF51 User manual

RS-232 Bluetooth Adapter
Instructions

ii RS-232 Bluetooth Adapter Instructions
Contents
What Is the RS-232 Bluetooth Adapter?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Installing the RS-232 Adapter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Creating a Bluetooth Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Creating a Bluetooth Connection With
HyperTerminal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Creating a Bluetooth Connection With
Keyport Lite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Collecting Data With Your Scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Modifying Configuration Parameters (Optional) . . . . . . . . . 8

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What Is the RS-232 Bluetooth Adapter?
The RS-232 Bluetooth™ Adapter (Model BSM-RN41) (P/N
203-768-xxx) lets you connect an SF51 or SR61 Cordless
Scanner to your host PC. Your shipping contents include these
items:
• RS-232 Bluetooth adapter
• Power supply with country-specific power plugs
• Sheet of three Bluetooth association bar codes
• These instructions
If you need a keyboard wedge application, Intermec recommends
Keyport® Lite. Keyport Lite runs on Microsoft® Windows® XP
with SP1, 2000, and 98 and supports English QWERTY
keyboards. To order Keyport Lite, contact your local Intermec
sales representative.
Before you get started, you should note the Bluetooth address of
your scanner.
SF51 Bluetooth Address SR61 Bluetooth Address
Note: Bluetooth is a trademark owned by Bluetooth
SIG, Inc., U.S.A.
See Compliance Insert for use restrictions
associated with this product.
Bluetooth
address
BDA: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
XXXXXXXXXXXX
SN:XXXXXXXXXXX
CN:XXXXXXXXX
Made
in U.S.A.
Intermec Technologies Corporation
Everett,WA98203
MODEL: SR51
MFD:XXXXXXXXX2XXX
Bluetooth
address

4 RS-232 Bluetooth Adapter Instructions
To use the Bluetooth adapter
1Install the Bluetooth adapter on your host PC.
2Create a Bluetooth connection between your scanner and host
PC.
3Collect data with your scanner.
4(Optional) Configure your Bluetooth communications
parameters.
These instructions describe how to perform each step.
Installing the RS-232 Adapter
1Insert the RS-232 adapter into an unused serial COM port on
your host PC. Make sure to note the COM port number.
If the green light inside the adapter starts blinking, your host
PC is providing power to the adapter through Pin 9. You have
successfully installed the adapter.
If the green light inside the adapter is not blinking, you need
to supply power to the adapter. Continue with Step 2.
2Attach the appropriate country-specific power plug to the
power supply.
3Connect the power supply to the RS-232 adapter and AC
power. The green light inside the adapter starts blinking.
Creating a Bluetooth Connection
This section describes how to create a Bluetooth connection
with:
•HyperTerminal.
•KeyportLite.
Creating a Bluetooth Connection With HyperTerminal
1Start HyperTerminal.
Note: If you are running Keyport Lite, the serial
COM port on your host PC must match the COM
port selected in Keyport Lite.

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2In the Name field, enter a name for your new connection, and
click OK.
3In the Connect using field, select the COM port that you
inserted the RS-232 adapter into, and click OK.
4On the Port Settings tab, choose these settings:
5Click OK.
6From the File menu, select Properties.
7Click the Settings tab.
8Click ASCII Setup.
9Select the Echo typed characters locally check box, and click
OK.
10 Click OK again.
11 To turn on your scanner, press the Scan button or pull the
trigger.
12 Scan the Bluetooth association bar code label that ships with
the adapter.
When the scanner connects to your host PC, it emits a series
of beeps from low to high, and the blue Intermec Ready-to-
Work™ indicator turns on and stays on.
13 To test the connection, scan this Code 39 test bar code:
Code 39 Test Bar Code
*123456*
*123456*
The data “123456” appears in the HyperTerminal window.
Setting Value
Bits per second 38400
Data bits 8
Parity None
Stop bits 1
Flow control None

6 RS-232 Bluetooth Adapter Instructions
Creating a Bluetooth Connection With Keyport Lite
1Start Keyport Lite.
2From the Window menu, select Change Registration. The
Registration Form appears.
3Fill in the information on the Registration Form, and click
OK.
4From the Window menu, select Options. The Options
window appears.
5Choose these settings:
6Click OK.
7To turn on your scanner, press the Scan button or pull the
trigger.
8Scan the Bluetooth association bar code label that ships with
the adapter.
When the scanner connects to your host PC, it emits a series
of beeps from low to high, and the blue Intermec Ready-to-
Work indicator turns on and stays on.
9On the Keyport Lite window, click the Start button. Your
SR61 is connected to your host PC as a keyboard wedge.
10 To test the connection, start your data collection application.
Make sure that your application is configured to accept data
from the physical COM port that you inserted the RS-232
Bluetooth adapter into.
Setting Value
Port com x, where xis the number of the physical
COM port you inserted the adapter into
Baud 38400
Parity none
Data Bits eight
Stop Bits 1

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11 Scan this Code 39 test bar code.
Code 39 Test Bar Code
*123456*
*123456*
The data “123456” appears in your application window.
For more information about Keyport Lite, see the documentation
that ships with the product.
To disconnect
•Scanthisbarcode:
Bluetooth DeviceDisconnect
\60\02\52\05\00\00\06\00\00\00\00\00\00\00\00\00
The scanner disconnects from your host PC, emits a series of
beeps from high to low, and the blue Intermec Ready-to-Work
indicator turns off.
Collecting Data With Your Scanner
1If necessary, configure your data collection application to
receive data from the physical COM port that you inserted
the RS-232 Bluetooth adapter into.
2Connect to your PC from your scanner and start your data
collection application.
Or, connect to your scanner from your host PC using your
data collection application.
3Scan a bar code with your scanner. The data is entered into
your application.

Modifying Configuration Parameters
(Optional)
You can use a terminal emulator application, such as
HyperTerminal to enter command mode and modify the RS-232
Bluetooth adapter’s configuration parameters. Command mode
can be useful if you are:
• creating a host-initiated Bluetooth connection.
• debugging or programming an application.
For more information about modifying configuration
parameters, visit the Intermec support services knowledge base
(Knowledge Central) at intermec.custhelp.com.
Note: You can only enter command mode if the
RS-232 Bluetooth adapter is not connected to a
Bluetooth scanner. If the adapter is in command
mode and a Bluetooth connection is made, the
adapter automatically exits command mode.
RS-232 Bluetooth Adapter Instructions
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