Pairing a Bluetooth Scanner or Printer With a Psion Device Running Windows CE

This procedure is for:

  • WORKABOUT Pro Speech 3 (7527) devices running Vocollect Voice 1.2 for Psion WORKABOUT Pro 7527 or newer
  • WORKABOUT Pro Speech G2 (7527) devices running Vocollect Voice 1.3 for Psion WORKABOUT Pro Speech 3, WORKABOUT Pro Speech G2 and NEO
  • NEO devices running Vocollect VoiceClient 1.3. for Psion WORKABOUT Pro Speech 3, WORKABOUT Pro Speech G2 and NEO
  1. In the Control Panel, open Power.
  2. In the Built-in Devices tab of the Power Properties window, activate the Enable Bluetooth check box.
  3. Tap OK.
    When Bluetooth is enabled, the icon displays in the taskbar.
  4. In the Control Panel, open Bluetooth.
  5. In the Device tab of the Bluetooth window, tap Scan. Wait while the device scans for Bluetooth peripherals within range.
  6. When the device finishes scanning, find your printer or scanner by locating its Bluetooth address in the Address list
  7. Tap the name of your printer or scanner.
  8. Tap Pair.
    The Services window opens.
    If an authentication window displays and the peripheral does not require a passcode, tap Next.
  9. Activate the Serial Port check box.
    The Serial Profile window opens.
  10. Ensure Encryption is set to Disabled.
  11. If you are pairing a printer, select Printer from the Mode drop-down list. If you are pairing a scanner, select Scanner from the Mode drop-down list.
  12. Select the first BSP port available in the Port drop-down list.
  13. Tap Next.
    The Services window opens displaying the peripheral and the port.
  14. Tap Done.
  15. Tap OK.
  16. Ensure the printer or scanner's BSP port number matches the BSP port number of the task package in VoiceConsole.
  17. Apply either the BarcodePort or PrinterPort advanced setting to your task, with the port number equal to BSPx, where x is the number of the printer or scanner's BSP port. More information can be found in the Voice Console Online Help.
  18. Load the updated task onto your device.