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Using the Laser Engine
Overview
If your terminal is equipped with a laser engine, you will be able to read all popular 1D bar codes.
Available Laser Engines
ScanPal 5100s are equipped with 4813 1D laser engines.
Depth of Field
4813 Standard Range
*Data characterized at 23°C and 0 lux ambient light.
Supported Bar Code Symbologies
5.2 mil
Linear
7.5 mil
Linear
10.4 mil
EAN 13
10.4 mil
Code 128
13 mil
UPC
19.5 mil
UPC
Working
Range*
(.013cm) (.019cm) (.026cm) (.026cm) (.033cm) (.049cm)
Near 2.8 in.
(7.0cm)
2.2 in.
(5.7cm)
2.0 in.
(5.0cm)
2.0 in.
(5.0cm)
2.0 in.
(5.0cm)
3.0 in.
(7.5cm)
Far 3.7 in.
(9.5cm)
6.7 in.
(17.1cm)
10.0 in.
(25.4cm)
8.3 in.
(21.0cm)
10.0 in.
(25.4cm)
11.8 in.
(30.0cm)
Symbology Type Symbology Name
1D Symbologies Codabar
Code 3 of 9
Code 11
Code 93
Code 128
EAN-8
EAN-13
GS1 Databar
Interleaved 2 of 5
Matrix 2 of 5
Plessey
Standard 2 of 5
Hongkong 2 of 5
NEC 2 of 5
Straight 2 of 5 IATA 13 Digit
Straight 2 of 5 IATA 15 Digit
Telepen
Trioptic Code
GS1-128
UPC-A and UPC-E