Unitech Electronics MS086 RF CRADLE User Manual Contemporary Report
Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. RF CRADLE Contemporary Report
USERS MANUAL
Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
Code: MS860
Product Design
Specification Version 1.0
(Internal Used Only)
Prepared by Eric
Date: June 11, 2003
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VP Yuan / SBU
Release to UTA, UTC, UTI, UTT, and APAC
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General Manager Chen / ADC Group
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two
conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any
interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
Note
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device,
pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection.
This equipment generates, uses and can radiated radio frequency energy and, if not installed and
used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this
equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be
determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the
interference by one or more of the following measures:
-Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
-Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
-Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is
connected.
-Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could
void the user‘s authority to operate the equipment.
The antenna(s) used for this transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any
other antenna or transmitter.
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1. Product Goal and Applications
1.1. The Product Goal
This product MS860 is ready to give a brand new image of handheld gun type
Laser scanner with extremely robust design and solid feel holding that
incorporates bluetooth design. Unitech has moved one step forward to the
wireless scanner that addresses the need of many applications, giving an
additional value to the product when mobility is a must nowadays.
1.2. Applications
2.2.1. Cash & Retail Application
2.2.3. Back Office Inventory
2.2.4. Oversized items checkout
2.2.5. Document Tracking and Utilities
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3. Features and Benefits
3.1 Comfortable and solid feel holding for easy use
3.2 Wireless design eliminates cables for safer and more reliable scanning
3.3 Enables users to format data before it is sent to the host computer eliminating costly
modifications to the host software
3.4 Fast reading and decoding of all major linear bar codes
3.5 High tone beeper and strong illuminating LED
3.6 Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery: 10 hours of wireless scanning performance.
3.7 Unlicensed radio frequency transmission for maximum application flexibility
3.8 Flexible setup using PC utility (Windows based) download, or by scanning a
sequence of bar codes
3.9 Interface to all major PCs, Apple computer and terminals.
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4. Specifications
4.1 Performance/Optics
4.1.1 Optical System: Symbol SE 1200WA Wide Angle Scan Engine
4.1.2 Light Source: Visible Laser Diode 650 nm
4.1.3 Ambient light: Immune to light exposure in stores and offices, and
direct exposure to sunlight
4.1.4 Scan Rate: 35 (± 5) scans/sec (bi-directional)
4.1.5 Maximum Resolution: 0.13mm (5mil)
4.1.6 Reading Distance: 0cm – 63.5cm (25”)
4.1.7 Reading Width: Up to 52.4cm (20.6”) on 55mil resolution code and
Up to 22cm on the code on local/national tax receipt in Taiwan
4.1.8 PCS: Minimum 20%
4.1.9 Scan Angle: 53º ± 2º
4.1.10 Symbologies:
CODE 39 Full ASCII CODABAR Label Code
CODE 39 Standard CODE 128 Plessy Code
EAN-13 CODE 93 CODE 11
UPC-A Standard 2 of 5 China Postal Code (Toshiba Code)
EAN-8 MSI Code
UPC-E EAN-128
Interleaved 2 of 5 CODE 32 (Italian
pharmacy)
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4.2 Mechanical design
4.2.1 Color for main body: Dark Color.
4.2.2 Drop Test: Scanner – 1.8m drop onto concrete over entire temperature
range, Cradle – 1m drop onto concrete over entire temperature range.
4.2.3 Housing (scanner and cradle): Rubber and ABS plastic with solid feel
holding for demanding work environment
4.2.4 Switch (with 1 million time micro switch life)
4.2.5 Handle is smoothly contoured to fit all sized hands.
4.2.6 A battery compartment located inside of gun grip is required.
4.2.7 Battery pack can be replacement
4.3 Electrical
4.3.1 Decoder in Scanner: Unitech Hamster decoder chip for MS860
4.3.2 Decoder in Cradle: Unitech Hamster decoder chip
4.3.3 Indications for Scanner (using one dual color LED and one buzzer):
Read (LED Red), Good Read and Transmit to Host OK (LED Green
with one beep), Battery Low (LED Red flash), Programming and
Configuration Status (Green LED flashing), Cable Connection
Detection (10 beeps when cable fall off cradle), Out of Range and
Cradle power off (3 beeps)
4.3.4 Indications for Cradle (using three LED): Power On (LED 1 Green),
Scanner Charging (LED 2 Red), Charge Complete (LED 2 Green),
Receive data from Scanner (LED 3 Red), Transmit data to Host OK
(LED 3 Green)
4.3.5 Battery Recharge Time: below 4.5 hours
4.3.6 Operating Time: more than 10 hours under per 5 sec scan
4.3.7 Blue Tooth Module: Built in the Rainsun BT-20 of Scanner and
Cradle
4.3.8 Battery type: 1900mAH / 3.6V SANYO Lithium-ion
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4.3.9 Buzzer (in Scanner and Cradle): 90dB from 10cm distance
measured
4.4 Communications
Cradle / Host: Keyboard Wedge / RS232 / USB for IBM PC or
compatible, MAC, and common terminals. (replace the interface cable on
cradle without changing H/W or F/W)
4.4.1
4.4.2
4.4.3
4.4.4
4.4.5
4.4.6
Radio: unlicensed 2.4GHz point to point
Transmit Power (dBm): 0 dbm
Radio Range: under 30M, line of sight
Out of Range detection: error tone indication and scanner doesn’t
transmit the code decoding
Cable fall off detection
4.5 Programming Method
4.5.1 User’s Manual: Reading special bar codes. Set up cloning would also
be considered
4.5.2 Scanner Configuration Manager (SCM)
4.5.3 Special Features: Programmable data format (code identification,
preambles and postambles, intercharacter and intermessage delays, variable
time-out, and data editing)
4.6 Environmental
4.6.1 Temperature Operating: 0℃ ~ 50℃, Storage: -20℃ ~ 70℃
4.6.2 Humidity: 5% – 95%, no condensing
4.6.3 ESD Protection: Meet ESD 8K contact and 12K Air
4.6.4 Electrical Safety: Complies with FCC Class A, CE, DGT and BSMI
regulations (label format should meet an integrated consideration)
4.6.5 Laser Safety: CDRH Laser Class 2
4.7 Cradle and Accessories
4.7.1 Cradle and 9V / 2A Power adaptor Unit
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4.7.2 Cables for cradle: Current RS232 / USB / Keyboard Wedge cables
for MS series
4.7.3 Holster and belt
4.7.4 User’s Manual
4.7.5 Hand Strap
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5. Schedule to be defined
9.1 DR I: February 14, 2003
9.2 DR II: February 14, 2003
9.3 DR III: June 11, 2003
9.4 DR IV: Augest 30, 2003
9.5 DR V :September 30, 2003