User guide
Table Of Contents
- Front Cover
- Important User Information
- Table of Contents
- Preface
- 1 - Scanner Features
- 2 - Installing Your Hardware
- Important Notes on Scanner Systems
- 1. Unpacking the Equipment
- 2. Setting the Address of the Base/Charger Unit
- 3. Connecting the Host Cable to the Base/Charger Unit
- 4. Mounting the Base/Charger Unit
- 5. Mounting the Power Supply
- 6. Connecting the Power Supply to the Base/Charger Unit and Power Receptacle
- 7. Connecting the Host Cable to the Host Device
- 8. Charging the Battery
- 9. Pairing the Scanner to the Base/Charger Unit
- 3 - Configuring Your Scanner
- 4 - Scanner Operation
- 5 - Maintenance and Troubleshooting
- A - Specifications
- B - Cable Pinouts
- C - Advanced Data Formatting
- Glossary
- Index
- Test Symbols
- Back Cover

1–6 Scanner Features
Publication 2755-6.3
Scanning Ranges
The scanners can read bar code symbols at various distances
depending upon the type of scanner and narrowest bar code width
(width of smallest bars or spaces).
Catalog No. 2755-HCG-4
Minimum Bar Code
Width
Read Range
5.0 mil
(0.13 mm)
1.0 in. to 3.0 in.
(2.5 cm to 7.6 cm)
7.5 mil
(0.19 mm)
0.0 in. to 7.0 in.
(0.0 cm to 17.8 cm)
20.0 mil
(0.51 mm)
0.0 in. to 19.0 in.
(0.0 cm to 48.3 cm)
40.0 mil
(1.02 mm)
2.0 in. to 27.5 in.
(5.1 cm to 69.9 cm)
55.0 mil
(1.40 mm)
2.75 in. to 35.0 in.
(7.0 cm to 88.9 cm)
Catalog No. 2755-HCG-7
Minimum Bar Code
Width
Read Range
7.5 mil
(0.19 mm)
7.0 in. to 12.0 in.
(17.8 cm to 30.5 cm)
10.0 mil
(0.25 mm)
5.0 in. to 15.0 in.
(12.7 cm to 38.1 cm)
15.0 mil
(0.38 mm)
3.0 in. to 30.0 in.
(7.62 cm to 76.2 cm)
20.0 mil
(0.51 mm)
3.0 in. to 34.0 in.
(7.62 cm to 86.4 cm)
40.0 mil
(1.02 mm)
10.0 in. to 75.0 in.
(25.4 cm to 190.5 cm)
70.0 mil
(1.78 mm)
48.0 in. to 144.0 in.
(121.9 cm to 365.7 cm)