Scenario:

• An operator cannot pair her scanner with a Talkman device that was previously paired to a different scanner.
• Operators experience random cross pairings (scanners pair with unintended Talkman devices).
• RF transmissions in the workplace fail as a result of radio interference.

Possible Causes:

If a scanner remains paired to a Talkman device when work is completed that persistent connection could interfere with another user trying to use that Talkman with a different scanner.

The scanner will also try to re-pair by paging or sending repeated bursts of Bluetooth radio traffic through the air. This spurious Bluetooth RF can interfere with other transmissions.

Resolutions:

Honeywell strongly recommends that operators unpair scanners and Talkman devices when they are finished using them.

1. Break the pairing between scanner and Talkman.
2. Pair the scanner with its base station, or set the scanner to acceptor mode.

These actions ensure that no random pairing will interfere with new pairings and that unpaired scanners will not “page” and interfere with other RF transmissions.