User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide
- Patents
- Warranty
- Revision History
- Table of Contents
- About This Guide
- Getting Started
- Introduction
- Interfaces
- Unpacking the Digital Scanner and Cradle
- Parts
- Digital Scanner Cradle
- Replacing the Digital Scanner Battery
- Charging the Digital Scanner Battery
- Shutting Off the Digital Scanner Battery
- Reconditioning the Digital Scanner Battery
- Inserting the Digital Scanner in the Cradle
- Radio Communications
- Configuring the Digital Scanner
- Accessories
- Scanning
- Maintenance, Troubleshooting & Technical Specifications
- Radio Communications
- User Preferences & Miscellaneous Digital Scanner Options
- Introduction
- Scanning Sequence Examples
- Errors While Scanning
- User Preferences/Miscellaneous Option Parameter Defaults
- User Preferences
- Default Parameters
- Parameter Bar Code Scanning
- Beep After Good Decode
- Suppress Power Up Beeps
- Beeper Tone
- Beeper Volume
- Beeper Duration
- Beep on Insertion
- Batch Mode
- Low Power Mode
- Time Delay to Reduced Power Mode
- Timeout to Low Power Mode from Auto Aim
- Hand-Held Trigger Mode
- Picklist Mode
- Mobile Phone/Display Mode
- Continuous Bar Code Read
- Unique Bar Code Reporting
- Decode Session Timeout
- Timeout Between Decodes, Same Symbol
- Timeout Between Decodes, Different Symbols
- Fuzzy 1D Processing
- Hand-Held Decode Aiming Pattern
- Decoding Illumination
- Multicode Mode
- Multicode Expression
- Multicode Mode Concatenation
- Multicode Concatenation Symbology
- Multicode Troubleshooting
- Miscellaneous Scanner Parameters
- USB Interface
- RS-232 Interface
- Keyboard Wedge Interface
Maintenance, Troubleshooting & Technical Specifications 3 - 7
Technical Specifications
Table 3-2
Technical Specifications - Symbol DS6878 Digital Scanner
Item Description
Physical Characteristics
Dimensions 7.3 in. H x 3.85 in. L x 2.7 in. W
(18.5 cm H x 9.7 cm L x 6.9 cm W)
Weight (with battery) Approximately 8.4 oz. (238 g)
Color Cash Register White or Twilight Black
HC Configuration: Healthcare White
Performance Characteristics
Light Source: Aiming Pattern: 650 nm laser diode
Illumination: 630 nm LED
Frame Rate Decode Mode: 60 fps
Document Capture Mode: 10 fps
Radio Range Minimum 33 ft (10m) / Typical warehouse environment 50 ft. (15m)
Battery Specifications 720maH NiMH - (3) AAA
number of scans per full charge: typically 8,500 @ 1 scan/second
Charge Time:
Fully discharged battery: < 3 hours via external power / approximately 5.5
hours via host power through cable
Roll Tolerance ± 360°
Pitch Tolerance ± 60°
Yaw Tolerance ± 60°
Nominal Working Distance (See
Decode Ranges on page 2-7
)
Decode Capability UPC/EAN and with supplementals, Code 39, Code 39 Full ASCII, Tri-optic
Code 39, GS1 DataBar Variants, GS1-128, Code 128, Code 128 Full ASCII,
Code 93, Codabar (NW1), Interleaved 2 of 5, Discrete 2 of 5 MSI, Codell,
IATA, Bookland EAN, Code 32
Interfaces Supported See
Table 3-3
.
User Environment
Operating Temperature 32° to 122° F (0° to 50° C)
Storage Temperature -40° to 158° F (-40° to 70° C)
Charging Temperature 32° to 104° F (0° to 40° C) nominal, 41° to 95° F (5° to 35° C) ideal
Humidity 5% to 95%, non-condensing
Drop Specifications Withstands multiple 6 ft./1.8 m drops to concrete at room temperature.
Withstands multiple 5 ft./1.5m drops to concrete at 0° to 50° C.