About Bluetooth Range
The Cordless Hand Scanner features a powerful Class 1 Bluetooth radio to provide the maximum possible range. As with all wireless technologies, the connection range can vary widely depending on many factors such as the brand and placement of the host device, the type and size of physical obstacles and the presence and activity level of competing radio transmissions. In range testing of the CHS while connected to a variety of typical host devices with Class 2 radios, functional connection distances from 18 to over 100 feet have been experienced depending on the environment. The following conditions appear to reduce the Bluetooth connection range:
•The presence of soft, absorbent materials such as paper, fiberglass insulation, foam material in office cubical walls, carpeting and, to a lesser extent, even sheetrock and wood construction materials. Hard materials such as concrete increase the range.
•Human bodies or containers of liquid positioned between the host and the CHS.
•The presence and activity level of competing Bluetooth or 802.11
•Metal in a grid pattern, such as chain link fencing or chicken wire. This type of material may block the Bluetooth (or
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