I’ve been working on an application that pairs an iPhone, or iPod Touch, with a KoamTac KDC300i Bluetooth Scanner. I’m having a great time on the app and the scanner is awesome, but the website of the company supporting it is difficult to navigate. Every time I need to configure one of these little darlings I have to find the instructions included in the package to do it.
Not any more! I’m going to write it down, here in my web brain, so I can find it the next time I need to use it.
Step #1: Prepare the Bluetooth Scanner
- Press both Side Buttons at once to access the KDC Menu.
- Press the side Bottom Button until “BT Config” is highlighted.
- Press the Scan Button to select.
- Make sure “Connect Device” is highlighted, if not, press up or down Side Button and locate it.
- Press the Scan Button to select.
- Use the Side Buttons to navigate to HID.
- Press the Scan Button to move the asterisk.
- Highlight “Save & Exit”
- Press the Scan Button to select.
- Use the Side Buttons to navigate to “Top Menu”
- Press the Scan Button to select.
- Press the Side Buttons to navigate to “BT Service”
- Press the Scan Button to select.
- Press the Side Buttons to navigate to “Pairing”
- Wait here – Move on to Step #2
Step #2: Prepare the iOS Device
- Tap on “Settings”
- Tap on “General”
- Tap on “Bluetooth”
- Set the “Bluetooth” Switch control to “On”
Step #3: Finish Configuring the Bluetooth Scann
- The Scanner should be waiting on “Pairing”
- Press the Scan Button
- “Pairing Started…” should display
- Wait
- When finished the Scanner will beep and display HID Connected
Done! Now you can scan to your hearts content.
PS: It figures that once I write these down I find the instructions on the website.
PPS: Barcode Guy does an awesome job with these scanners.
