Radio Communications 4 - 15

Auto-reconnect Feature

When in SPP Master or Cradle Host mode, the scanner automatically tries to reconnect to a remote device when a
disconnection occurs that is due to the radio losing communication. This can happen if the scanner goes o ut of
range with the remote device, or if the remote device p owers down. The scanner tries to reconn ect for the period of
time specified by the Reconnect Attempt Interval setting. During that time the green LED continues to blink.
If the auto-rec on ne ct pro ce ss fails due to page timeouts, the scanner sounds a page timeout beep (long low/long
high) and enters low power mode. The auto-reconnect process can be re-started by pulling the scanner trigger.
If the auto-reconnect process fails because the remote device rejects the connection attempt, the scanner sounds
a connection reject beep sequence (see Wireless Beeper Definitions on page 4-3) and deletes the remote pairing
address. If this happens, a pairing bar code must be scanned to attempt a new connection to the remote device.
The scanner has memory available for storing a remote Bluetooth address for each Master mode (SPP, Cradle).
When switching be twee n the se mo de s, th e sca nn e r auto matically tries to reconnect to the last device it was
connected to in that mode.

Reconnect Attempt Beep Feedback

When a scanner disconnects as it goes out of range, it immediately attempts to reconnect. While the scanner
attempts to reconnect, the green LED continues to blink. If the auto-reconnect process fails, the scanner emits a
page timeout beep (long low/long high) and stops blinking the LED. The process can be restarted by pulling the
trigger.
The Beep on Reconnect Attempt feature is disabled by default. When enabled, the scanner emits 5 short high
beeps every 5 seconds while the reconnection attempt is in progress.
Scan a bar code below to enable or disable Beep on Reconnect Attempt.
NOTE If a bar code is scanned while the auto-reconnect sequence is in process, a transmission error beep
sequence sounds and the data is not transmitted to the host. After a connection is reestablished, normal
scanning operation returns. For error beep seque nce definitions, see Beeper Definitions on page 2-1.
NOTE Switching between Bluetooth host types by scanning a host type bar code (page 4-4) causes the radio to
be reset. Scanning is disabled during this time. It takes several seconds for the scanner to re-initialize the
radio at which time scanning is enabled.
*Disable Beep on Reconnect Attempt
Enable Beep on Reconnect Attempt