User's Guide

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2020-04-30
Nordic ID HH83 User Guide
Version 1.2
NOTE! By default, side buttons in Nordic ID HH83 don’t wake up the reader if sleeping.
1.8. USING THE DEVICE
BUTTONS
The Nordic ID HH83 includes six physical keys for user interactions. Location of the keys can be seen in
the Picture 6.
Both Nordic ID HH83 Barcode and RFID ACD variants include two side keys for triggering UHF RFID
and/or barcode reading, allowing usage with both right and left hands.
1.8.1.1. SCAN BUTTONS
The trigger (SCAN) buttons are in Nordic ID HH83 on both sides of the device. Depending on the
application in use, the trigger button starts/stops UHF RFID or barcode reading. By default, the first press
of the button starts the reading and the second press of the button stops it.
Scanning is the default behavior of these side keys when using Nordic ID applications such as Nordic ID
RFID Demo, Nordic ID Keyboard Wedge or Nordic ID Radea Mobile Client.
The scan buttons information (status) is also available for 3
rd
party applications via the Android API, as a
push or release event, so that their behavior can be customized.
1.8.1.2. POWER KEY
Power key turns the device On/Off. The power key can be used also to wake the device up if it’s sleeping
and displaying the “Power off” menu if the key is pressed continuously for 1 second. When pressing the
power key continuously for 10 seconds, the device will reboot immediately.
1.8.1.3. HOME KEY
⏺ Home key will show the menu of Android OS and/or application if supported by the view/application
or move back to the home screen from any application.
1.8.1.4. BACK KEY
◀ Back key equals to tapping a “Return” or “Previous” button in any application. It behaves as the “back”
Android button.
1.8.1.5. APPS TASK MANAGER KEY
⏹ Apps key will show the task manager of Android OS. It behaves as the “apps” Android button.