Honeywell 8670 Wireless Ring Scanner

Refer to the 8670 User Guide available at www.sps.honeywell.com for additional information and configuration barcodes.

Talkman Device as Initiator

This method is supported on the A700, A700x, and A500.

Configure 8670 Scanner

  • The 8670 scanner must be set to Host Reconnect Mode (the 8670 will attempt to connect to the device host, and if disconnected the device will manage the reconnection).
  • The 8670 must be configured to add termination characters (i.e., <CR><LF>).
  1. Restore factory defaults by scanning the Remove Custom Defaults and Activate Defaults barcodes.
  2. Scan the Host Reconnect Mode barcode.
  3. Scan the barcode to add a carriage return and line feed as termination characters.

Additional information:

  • The 8670 User Guide contains barcodes to set other combinations of termination characters. To add a different termination suffix, scan the SUFBK2 (Add Suffix) barcode, then scan the barcodes for the desired suffix.

Configure task and VoiceConsole

  1. Set the following advanced parameter in Task config
    barcodeport = bt_scan
  2. Turn on Bluetooth on the device.
  3. View the properties of the device and ensure Bluetooth is enabled. If it is not enabled, click Edit this device and set Bluetooth Enabled to "enabled".
  4. Select Pair this device with a peripheral.
  5. For Pairing type select "Bluetooth Scanner".
  6. For Connection Mode select "Device initiates connection with peripheral".
  7. In the Bluetooth Address field enter the Bluetooth MAC address of the scanner. This 12-character ID is labeled "MAC ID" and is found on the side of the battery unit of the scanner.
  8. Set Security to "Enabled" or "Disabled" as desired.
  9. Click Pair with peripheral to initiate pairing.

8670 Scanner as Initiator

This method is supported on the A700, A700x, and A500.

  • The 8670 scanner must be set to Scanner Reconnect Mode (the scanner will continuously attempt to connect to the device, and if disconnected the scanner will manage the reconnection).
  1. Restore factory defaults by scanning the Remove Custom Defaults and Activate Defaults barcodes.
  2. Scan the Scanner Reconnect Mode barcode.
  3. Scan the barcode to add a carriage return and line feed as termination characters.
  4. For scan-based pairing, create a pairing barcode for each device. The barcode begins with {FNC3}LnkB followed by the 12-digit Bluetooth MAC address for the device:

Additional information:

  • The 8670 User Guide contains barcodes to set other combinations of termination characters. To add a different termination suffix, scan the SUFBK2 (Add Suffix) barcode, then scan the barcodes for the desired suffix.
  • Use the Bluetooth Disconnect barcode to unlink the scanner from the device.

Configure task and VoiceConsole

  1. Set the following advanced parameter in Task config
    barcodeport = bt_scan
  2. Turn on Bluetooth on the device.
  3. View the properties of the device and ensure Bluetooth is enabled. If it is not enabled, click Edit this device and set Bluetooth Enabled to "enabled".
  4. Select Pair this device with a peripheral.
  5. For Pairing type select "Bluetooth Scanner".
  6. For Connection Mode select "Device listens for peripheral connection".
  7. Set Security to "Enabled" or "Disabled" as desired.
  8. Scan the LnkB barcode created above to initiate pairing.
  9. The 8670 scanner indicates a successful connection with the following indicators:
    • The LED on the scanner flashes green and a beep is sounded.
    • The LED on the Bluetooth module is solid blue.