2 Safety
Handscanners
BCS 3600
ex
series
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Subject to technical modifications
17/05/18
2 Safety
2.1 Intended use
The hand-held scanners in the BCS 3600
ex
series are hand-operated items of electrical equipment.
They are used for the mobile capture, processing and transfer of data within potentially explosive
atmospheres.
The data are transferred either using a connection cable (BCS 3608
ex
) or using a Bluetooth
connection (BCS 3678
ex
).
The hand-held scanners in the BCS 3600
ex
series have been modified for use in the following
potentially explosive atmospheres:
Configuration Approved zone
BCS 3678
ex
-IS
(Type 17-A1S4-XXXX)
ATEX / IECEx Zone 1 and
Zone 21
NEC / CEC Class I, II, III DIV 1
BCS 3608
ex
-IS
(Type 17-A1S4-XXXX)
BCS 3678
ex
-NI
(Type B7-A2S4-XXXX)
ATEX / IECEx Zone 2 and
Zone 22
NEC / CEC Class I, II, III DIV 2
BCS 3608
ex
-NI
(Type B7-A2S4-XXXX)
Tab. 4: Assignment configuration for the explosion protected area
The hand-held scanners may only be used together with operating equipment that corresponds to
Installation Category I.
You must comply with the permissible ambient conditions for the device used (see chapter 14, P. 69).