Spec Sheet
MECHANICAL
Weight (Standard): 2 oz. (57 g) 
Weight (Right Angle): 2.8 oz. (87 g)
ENVIRONMENTAL
Housing: IP54 (category 2) 
Operating Temperature: 0° to 50° C  
(32° to 122°F) 
Storage Temperature: –50° to 75° C  
(–58° to 167°F)
Humidity: Up to 90% (non-condensing) 
Operating Life: 40,000 hours at 25° C
CE MARK
General Immunity for Light Industry:  
EN 55024: 1998 ITE Immunity Standard
Radiated and Conducted Emissions of ITE  
Equipment: EN 55022:98 ITE Disturbances
LASER LIGHT
Type: Semiconductor visible laser diode  
(650 nm nominal)
Safety Class: CDRH Class II, 1.0 mW max.
COMMUNICATION 
Interface: RS-232, RS-422/485 (up to 115.2k), 
Keyboard Wedge, USB
PROTOCOLS
Point-to-Point • Point-to-Point w/RTS/CTS • 
Point-to-Point w/XON/XOFF • Point-to-Point  
w/RTS/CTS & XON/XOFF • Polling Mode D 
• Multidrop • User Dened • User Dened
Multidrop•Daisy Chain
SCANNING PARAMETERS 
Options: single line, xed raster
Optional Raster: 7 raster lines over 1.5° arc (or 
0.30” raster height at 4.5” [114 mm] distance)
Scan Rate: Adjustable from 300 to 1000  
scans/second, default=500
Scan Width Angle: >70°
Pitch: ±50° 
Skew: ±40°  
Label Contrast: 25% min. @ 650 nm 
Note: Nominal dimensions shown. Typical tolerances apply.
SAFETY CERTIFICATIONS DESIGNED FOR
CDRH, FCC, UL/cUL, CE, BSMI 
ROHS/WEEE COMPLIANT 
ISO CERTIFICATION 
Certied ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management 
System
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5 Microscan Systems, Inc. SP017G-EN-1013
Read Range and other performance data is determined using high quality Grade 
A symbols per ISO/IEC 15415 and ISO/IEC 15416 in a 25° C environment. 
For application-specic Read Range results, testing should be performed with 
symbols used in the actual application. Microscan Applications Engineering is 
available to assist with evaluations. Results may vary depending on symbol 
quality. Warranty–For current warranty information on this product, please visit 
www.microscan.com/warranty.
READ RANGES
 Narrow-bar-width  Read Range 
HIGH DENSITY
 .0033” (.084 mm)  2.3” to 2.6” (58 to 66 mm)
 .005” (.127 mm)  2” to 3.1” (51 to 79 mm)
 .0075” (.191 mm)  1.7” to 3.7” (43 to 94 mm)
 .010” (.254 mm)  1.5” to 4” (38 to 102 mm) 
LOW DENSITY
 .0075” (.191 mm)  3” to 6” (76 to 152 mm)
 .010” (.254 mm)  2” to 7” (51 to 178 mm) 
 .015” (.381 mm)  2” to 8” (51 to 203 mm) 
 .020” (.508 mm)  2” to 10” (51 to 254 mm)
CONNECTOR
Type: 3 ft. cable terminated with High Density 
15-pin D-Sub socket connector
ELECTRICAL
Power: 5 VDC +/– 5 %, 200 mV p-p max. ripple, 
260 mA @ 5 VDC (typ.) 
DISCRETE I/O
Trigger Input: 3 to 24V rated  
(1 mA @ 5 VDC)
New Master: 3 to 24V rated 
(1 mA @ 5 VDC) 
Outputs (1, 2, 3): 5V TTL compatible, 
can sink 10 mA and source 2mA
SYMBOLOGIES
Code 39, Codabar, Code 128,  
Interleaved 2 of 5, Code 93, UPC/EAN, 
Pharmacode, PDF417 (option)
INDICATORS 
Beeper: Good read, Match/Mismatch, Noread, 
On/Off LEDs: 1 status, 1 power, 5 read  
performance (representing percentage of  
good decodes) 
HOST CONNECTOR/PIN ASSIGNMENTS 
High Density 15 Pin D-sub Socket Connector
Note: For Right Angle option, subtract 0.6” (15 mm) from read range. Read 
ranges are based upon optimal scan speed for specic symbol density. 
 
HIGH 
DENSITY 
SCAN 
AREA
Pin  Host  Host/Aux  Host  In/ 
 No. RS232  RS232 RS422/485 Out
1  Power +5 VDC  In
2   TxD  TxD  TxD(–)  Out
3   RxD  RxD  RxD(–)  In
4  Power/Signal Ground 
5  NC 
6     RTS  Aux TxD  TxD(+)  Out
7  Output 1 TTL
a
  Out
8  Default conguration
b
In
 9  Trigger  In
10   CTS  Aux RxD  RxD (+)  In
11  Output 3 TTL
a
  Out
12  New Master (NPN)  In
13  Chassis ground
c
14  Output 2 TTL
a
Out
15  NC 
a. Can sink 10  mA  and source 2  mA.
b. The default is activated by connecting pin 8 to ground pin 4. 
c. Chassis ground: Used to connect chassis body to earth 
ground only. Not to be used as power or signal return.
MS−3 Bar c o de  Scanner SpecificationS and optionS
LOW
DENSITY 
SCAN 
AREA
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Fax 425 226 8250
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Tel 31 172 423360 / Fax 31 172 423366
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