PSC PowerScan RF Scanners

PowerScan RF Ideal For:

• Warehousing and Shipping/Receiving
• Logistics and Transportation
• Outdoor Applications
• Retail POS

PowerScan RF Features:

• Wireless operation up to 150'/46 m away from the base station
• Operates up to 8 hours on a single charge
• Scanner & Base Station are IP54 rating for dust and wind-blown rain
• QuadraLogic™ II decoding software for superior scanning performance
• Multi-point operation allows for multiple scanner communications to a single base station

A Tough Portable Tool for Your Toughest Jobs Freedom! Are restrictive interface cables keeping you from doing business the way you want? Are you restricted to scanning only in the 25´/7.62m area around your host terminal? Well, not anymore!

With the PowerScan RF wireless scanner, you now have the freedom to go where the work is, not the other way around. Now you only have to take the 12.7 oz/360 g PowerScan RF scanner to the 500 lb./227 kg pallet; not the pallet to the scanner.

Utilizing the latest in Radio Frequency (RF) technology, the PowerScan RF has a range of up to 150´/46m. This allows you the freedom to scan pallets at the other end of the loading dock or boxes at the end of a warehouse aisle up to 150´/46 m from your host terminal. Its unique acknowledgment tone lets you know that your data transmission was successful. With multi-point capability the PowerScan RF allows you to assign multiple scanners to a single base station, thereby increasing throughput and reducing the cost of additional base stations and host terminals.

The convenient base/docking station charges the battery every time the scanner inserted. The PowerScan RF can operate up to 8 hours or more on a single charge of the battery pack. Changing the battery is a quick 5 second job. An optional four-station battery charger lets you charge up to four battery packs at a time. The base station can be mounted on a counter, a wall or even a fork truck. The uniquely designed latch keeps the scanner in place even if your fork truck is going over floor grates or speed bumps.

Built for Rugged Industrial Environments The PowerScan RF is based on the original PowerScan laser scanner, the first scanner designed from the ground up for rugged industrial use. The RF meets the same tough environmental standards such as an IP54 rating for dust and wind blown rain. And a drop specification of multiple 6.5´/2m drops to concrete!

All models of PowerScan RF have the same rugged features that have made PowerScan scanners the choice for tough industrial applications.

• High impact enclosure with protective rubber cushioning.
• Frictionless scan mechanism.
• Shock mounted optical components.
• Diamond coated, shatter-proof window.
• Flash memory for easy field upgrades.

Four Different Models To Fit Your Needs If you need to read small, high density labels at 2"/5 cm or reflective labels at 36'/11 m up on the side of a warehouse storage rack, there is a model for you. The PowerScan RF models include High Density (HD), Standard Range (SR), Long Range (LR) and Extra Long Range (XLR). And every model is equipped with QuadraLogic™ II decoding software to read torn, disfigured and poorly printed labels.

PowerScan™ RF Specifications

Mechanical

PowerScan RF Dimensions

• Scanner: 9.4 x 4.0 x 2.8" (23.9 x 10.2 x 7.1 cm)
• Base Station: 10.5 x 3.5* x 2.5" (26.7 x 8.9* x 6.4 cm) * width is 4.2"/10.7 cm including mounting knobs

Weight

• Scanner: 12.7 oz. / 360 g
• Base Station: 16 oz. /454 g

Optical

Light source

• Extra Bright 650nm Visible Laser Diode (VLD)

Scan system

• Frictionless flexure mechanism

Rate

• 37 scans/sec. nominal

Print contrast ratio

• 25% minimum

Pitch

• +65°

Skew

• +55°

Ambient light immunity

• Artificial light: 1,200 foot candles/12,900 Lux
• Sunlight: 8,000 foot candles/ 86,100 Lux

Depth of Field (printing resolution, contrast and ambient light dependent)

Paper Labels Standard Range (decoded) High Density (decoded) Long Range (decoded, Code 39) Extra Long Range (decoded, Code 39) 2.5 mil 1.25" to 2.0"/ 3.2 to 5.1 cm 3 mil 1.0" to 2.25"/ 2.5 to 5.7 cm 4 mil 1.0" to 3.0"/ 2.5 to 7.6 cm 5 mil 3.0 " to 6.0"/ 7.6 to 15.2 cm 0.7" to 4.0"/ 1.8 to 10.2 cm 7.5 mil 2.0" to 10.0"/ 5.1 to 25.4 cm 0.5" to 4.5"/ 1.3 to 11.4 cm 8" to 13"/ 20 to 33 cm 10 mil 1.0" to 16.0"/ 2.5 to 40.6 cm 0.5 " to 5.0"/ 1.3 to 12.7 cm 7" to 20"/ 18 to 51 cm 15 mil 0.5" to 27.0"/ 1.3 to 68.6 cm 7" to 32"/ 18 to 81 cm 3.3' to 5.0'/ 102 to 152 cm 20 mil 0.5" to 36.0"/ 1.3 to 91.4 cm 6" to 4.0'/ 15 to 122 cm 2.3' to 6.0'/ 71 to 183 cm 40 mil 5.0" to 48.0"/ 12.7 to 122.0 cm 9" to 7.0'/ 23 to 213 cm 2.3' to 12.0'/ 71 to 366 cm 55 mil 6.0" to 60.0"/ 15.2 to 152.0 cm 15" to 9.0'/ 38 to 274 cm 3.3' to 15.0'/ 102 to 457 cm Reflective Labels Standard Range (decoded) High Density (decoded) Long Range (decoded, Code 39) Extra Long Range (decoded, Code 39) 40 mil 20" to 8.3'/ 56 to 254 cm 3.3' to 15.0'/ 102 to 457 cm 70 mil 40" to 15.0'/ 101 to 457 cm 6.7' to 25.0'/ 203 to 762 cm 100 mil 40" to 22.0'/ 116 to 671 cm 6.7' to 36.0'/ 203 to 1097 cm

PowerScan RF Decoding Capability (autodiscriminates between)

• UPC/EAN/JAN
• Code 39
• Code 39 Full ASCII
• Pharmacode 39
• Code 93
• MSI Plessey
• Code 128
• EAN128
• Interleaved 2 of 5
• Standard 2 of 5
• Codabar

Electrical

Voltage

• Operating Scanner: 2.4 VDC (NiMH batteries)

Operating current - nominal

• Scanner: 200mA @ 2.45 VDC (6000 scans per charge)

Input Power Requirements

• Base Station US: 110V +10%, 60 Hz Europe: 220V +10%, 50 Hz

Battery Charge Time

• 4 hours (90%), 6 hours (100%)

Communications

PowerScan RF Host

• RS232C Serial
• Wand Emulation
• PC (XT, AT, PS2)
• IBM 46XX
• USB Keyboard
• Universal Keyboard Wedge (supports over 2,000 PC´s and Terminals)

Radio

• Multi-point operation up to 8 scanners to one base station
• Channels - 10 each, software selectable
• Range - 150'/ 46m line of sight
• Frequency range (varies by country)
• 902 MHz - 928 MHz
• 433.05 MHz - 434.79 MHz

Environmental

Temperature rating

• Operating: 14° to 122° F / -10° to 50° C
• Storage: -4° to 140° F /-20° to 60° C

Humidity

• 5 to 95% non-condensing

Shock (at 23°C)

• Scanner: multiple 6.5' /2 m drops to concrete
• Base Station: multiple 4'/1.2 m drops to concrete

Vibration

• Meets MIL-STD-810E

Safety/Regulatory

Electrical Complies to:

• TÜV
• UL
• cUL

Emissions Complies to:

• FCC-A
• EN 55022-B
• BCIQ CNS13438
• AS/NZS 3548

PowerScan RF Laser Classification

• CDRH Class II (CAUTION: Laser Radiation do not stare into beam)
• IEC 60825 Class 2

PowerScan RF Radio

• ETSI-ETS-300 220
• FCC Part 15.249