SerialMagic Pro with LaserChamp Bluetooth barcode scanner - How To Setup with Symbian

Setup a Bluetooth LaserChamp barcode scanner with SerialMagic on Symbian S60 Nokia E61

This document outlines setup of a LaserChamp™ Bluetooth barcode scanner with SerialMagic Professional on Symbian OS9 on a Nokia E61 and E62. This setup also works with Flic® and CHS7, SF51, and MS9535 Bluetooth barcode scanners. Intermec SF51, and Metrologic MS9535 will need to be configured correctly per instructions. Configure SF51. Configure MS9535.

Install SerialMagic Professional for Symbian using the Windows computer that the Application Installer option of the Symbian desktop software is running on that is connected to the Symbian mobile device. Then run SerialMagic Professional for Symbian from the Symbian device. In this example a Nokia E61/E62 will be used with the Nokia PC Suite.

Connect the Nokia E61 or E62 to the PC, and run the Nokia PC Suite, then choose “Install Applications”. Select the SerialMagic Professional for Symbian file appropriate for your Symbian device, and click the Install button as shown below.

Symbian OS 9 is used on phones such as Nokia E62, E61, E60, E50, N95, N93, N92, N91, N80, N75, N73, N71, 5500, 3250. (Note that official support is for E61-E62, please contact support if you have success or failure with another platform)
For details on setup of Symbian Series 60 phones with OS7 & OS8 please click here.

After running the installer on desktop manager on the Windows machine you should get a prompt saying "Please finish the installation on the phone user interface". Continue the install process on Symbian phone.

After SerialMagic is installed, launch it from the Symbian phone by going to the Installations folder, and selecting the SerialMagic application (below upper). From the SerialMagic status screen select Options > Registration. Provide the Hardware ID to your supplier of SerialMagic to obtain the registration code for the Symbian device. If SerialMagic was purchased from the Serialio.com store, login to the store account used for the purchase and there you will be able to generate the registration license key. If you have a license token for SerialMagic, a license key can be generated using the license key tool available from the services page.

To begin with SerialMagic go to the Settings screen and select the desired settings. For example "End Flag Action" of "Return" that tells SerialMagic to 'press' the Return key after posting the data to the application. Then select Start directly from the Settings menu or by using the Options Menu. SerialMagic will then search for nearby Bluetooth devices and display them. If SerialMagic has previously paired with Bluetooth devices the will be display with the option to search for more.

At this point activate the desired Bluetooth device to connect with. If using a LaserChamp or Flic Bluetooth barcode scanner, briefly click the scan button to activate the Bluetooth radio on the scanner. If using a Socket CHS7 series Bluetooth scanner press the Bluetooth activation button for about 3 seconds. Now select Yes, and Symbian phone perform a Bluetooth discovery to find nearby Bluetooth devices.

Once the LaserChamp Bluetooth laser barcode scanner is found, select it from the list then enter the passkey when prompted. The default Passkey for the LaserChamp and Flic barcode scanner is 0000. For Socket CHS7 series Bluetooth barcode scanners, the default passkey is 1234.

Once SerialMagic is connected to the Bluetooth scanner, it will hide itself and you should see the SerialMagic application icon. (below right). At this point SerialMagic should be actively connected to the Bluetooth scanner and you can now proceed to your desired application to scan data directly into that application.

In this example Symbian Messages app will be used to demonstrate how SerialMagic can enter data from a Bluetooth barcode or RFID scanner directly to any application that is not 'scanner enabled'. This is part of the magic, of SerialMagic.

Start the Message app (below left) then select New message > Text message. Once the Text message is visible, place the cursor at the desired location in the message and scan the desired data which should then be placed directly at the cursor location (below right).

In summary, SerialMagic Professional for Symbain is a very powerful tool allowing data entry from a number of Bluetooth devices such as Bluetooth barcode scanners, Bluetooth RFID scanners, and other Bluetooth devices directly into Symbian applications without any programming. SerialMagic is the unsurpassed tool to instantly barcode enable, and RFID enable existing applications.

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