User manual

HS-51/HS-51X Wireless Handheld Reader User Manual 4-3

Communications

Communications Overview

The reader’s default communications mode is RF (Bluetooth).

RF (Bluetooth)

RF (Bluetooth) enables wireless two-way communication between the reader and the

Charging Station with Embedded Modem and allows you to decode symbols. The reader

must be in this mode to communicate with ESP.

USB Native (HID)

allows the reader to communicate with the PC via a wired connection. You

must move the switch on the Charging Station with Embedded Modem to the

OFF

position (to

the left, opposite the direction of the arrow on the switch). This mode of communication is

useful when the reader is storing decoded symbol data and will send the data to the PC when

placed in the Charging Station with Embedded Modem. It is not possible to connect to ESP in

this mode.

USB Keyboard

USB Keyboard causes the reader to appear to the PC as a keyboard. You must move

the switch on the Charging Station with Embedded Modem to the OFF position (to the left,

opposite the direction of the arrow on the switch). This mode allows ASCII characters to

be transmitted as keyboard sequences. It is not possible to connect to ESP in this mode.