Increase process efficiencies in scan-intensive
operations
Symbol's LS4208 handheld laser scanner accelerates
throughput with breakthrough productivity-enhancing
features, including continuous one-pass scanning. It
also offers features not found in other available
scanners: innovative multi-line rastering scan pattern,
wide working range and superior motion tolerance.
Additional benefits:
- Rapidly scans all types of one-dimensional (1D)
bar codes, including damaged symbols or stacked
symbology (RSS) bar codes
- Minimizes need for manual data entry
- Optional Intellistand automatically transitions
between handheld and presentation scan modes to
accommodate large or bulky items
- Multiple on-board interfaces and universal
cables allow use with different host systems
- Supports reduced space symbology (RSS) to ensure
compatibility with emerging standards
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Remote Scanner Management (RSM) support
dramatically reduces management effort and cost
Increase performance with Symbol’s next-generation
scanner for customers who value productivity
With Symbol’s LS4208 handheld laser bar code scanner,
you’re able to effortlessly speed throughput, even with
bar codes in poor condition. Wherever you need to
quickly capture and process data — such as at the retail
checkout counter, in pharmacies and hospitals, and in
light warehouse environments — this ergonomically
designed scanner helps you increase accuracy, improve
productivity, cut maintenance costs and reduce the risk
of downtime.
Benefit from innovative features never before
delivered by a single scanner
The LS4208 delivers intuitive, productivity-enhancing
functionality that allows even your novice users to
speed checkout lines and increase customer satisfaction
rates at the retail point of sale, or quickly capture
data in light warehouses and medical facilities. Its
innovative multi-line rastering scan pattern virtually
eliminates the need for end-user training, and lets you
scan all types of one-dimensional (1D) bar codes,
including damaged symbols or stacked reduced space
symbology (RSS) bar codes. In addition, the scanner’s
19-inch scanning range and superior motion tolerance
gives users greater flexibility to rapidly and
accurately capture data from a variety of items without
pausing between scans, while recently added faster
scanning and decoding capabilities mean employees are
able to process more items more rapidly and spend less
time keying in data.
Minimize your chances of downtime
Designed for constant, rigorous use in retail, office
and light industrial settings, the LS4208 provides you
with reliability you’ll be able to depend on. Along with
a 6-foot drop spec that allows the scanner to keep on
running even after dropped repeatedly to concrete, the
LS4208 also offers single circuit-board construction. By
eliminating the failure points commonly found with
interconnect ribbon cables, this unique design feature
helps to lower your total cost of ownership.
Future-proof your investment
With the LS4208, Symbol has not only created a
scanner able to provide you with next-generation
technology today, but also will meet your needs even as
they change. The scanner’s multi-interface and universal
cables let you connect it to a variety of hosts,
allowing you to easily update your systems. And since
the LS4208 is designed for the newest and emerging 1D
symbologies such as RSS bar codes, you’ll be able to
continue using the same device for all your scanning
requirements, even as your requirements change.
Protect your productivity with comprehensive
services and support
Even the most durable products need a support plan.
That’s why Symbol covers every aspect of your mobility
solution — from network design to ongoing operations —
providing the breadth and depth of coverage to ensure
all of your services and support needs are met.
For the LS4208, Symbol offers its replacement
services program, Advanced Exchange, to provide support
beyond the scanner’s standard five-year warranty.
Advanced Exchange ensures next business day turnaround
of a replacement unit, priority call response and
escalation, as well as more comprehensive device
coverage, including cosmetic repair and automatic
application of engineering changes including no-fault,
comprehensive coverage.
| Features
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Benefits
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| Multi-line rastering scan pattern |
Improves productivity by reducing the need
to rescan bar codes or key in data, resulting in
shorter lines at the retail point of sale |
| Superior motion tolerance |
Enables end users to quickly move from one
bar code to the next without hesitation |
| Wide working range |
Reads good quality as well as poor quality
codes at similar ranges, reducing the need for
the user to move the scanner back and forth
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| Durable construction and p atented, single
circuit-board design able to withstand multiple
6-ft (1.8-m) drops to concrete |
Lowers the total cost of ownership by
protecting against downtime occurring due to
accidental drops |
| Checkpoint Electronic Article Surveillance
(EAS) |
Offers dual functionality to improve return
on investment and save critical counter space
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| Plug-and-play setup, intuitive scanning
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Enables rapid deployment and immediate use
without formal training, allowing new and
experienced employees to immediately help
improve operational efficiency
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| Remote management-ready |
Reduces total cost of ownership by enabling
remote, network-based device management |
| Optional hands-free Intellistand |
Enables presentation scanning and automatic
switching between hands-free and handheld modes
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| RSS bar code support |
Supports the latest symbologies to
future-proof your investment
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LS4208 specification highlights
| Physical characteristics |
| Dimensions |
6.7 in. H x 3.7 in. L x 2.7 in. W (17 cm H x
9.3 cm L x 6.8 cm W) |
| Weight |
Approximately 6.4 oz. (181 g) |
| Voltage and current |
5 +/-10%VDC @ 140 mA (Stand by: <35 mA)
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| Color |
Cash Register White or Twilight Black |
| Performance characteristics
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| Light source |
650 nm laser diode |
| Motor frequency |
50Hz |
| Decode rate |
200 decodes per second |
| Roll |
+/- 35º |
| Pitch |
+/- 60º |
| Yaw |
+/- 60º |
| Print contrast |
25% minimum reflectance |
| Nominal working range |
5 mil (Code 39): 1.5 to 5.5 in. (3.81 to
13.97 cm)
13 mil (100% UPC/EAN): 0 to 19 in. (0 to 48.25
cm)
10 mil (Code 39): 0 to 14 in. (0 to 35.56 cm)
20 mil (Code 39): 0 to 29 in. (0 to 73.66 cm)
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| Multi-line aiming coverage
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At 5 in. reading distance: approximately 0.5
in. (1.3 cm)
At 10 in. reading distance: approximately 1 in.
(2.5 cm) |
| Motion tolerances |
Horizontal velocity: 200 in. (508 cm)/second
Vertical velocity: 200 in. (508 cm)/second
Angular velocity: 200 in. (508 cm)/second |
| Decode capability |
UPC/EAN and with supplementals, Code 39,
Code 39 Full ASCII, Tri-optic Code 39, RSS
Variants, UCC/EAN 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 |
LS 4208 features on-board multiple interface
with: RS-232C (Standard, Nixdorf, ICL, &
Fujitsu); IBM 468x/469x; Keyboard Wedge; USB
(Standard, IBM SurePOS, Macintosh); Laser/Wand
Emulation. In addition, Synapse Adaptive
Connectivity allows for connectivity to all of
the above plus many non-standard interfaces.
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| User environment |
| Operating temperature |
32º to 122º F (0º to 50º C) |
| Storage temperature |
-40º to 158º F (-40º to 70º C) |
| Humidity |
5% to 95% (non-condensing) |
| Drop specifications |
Withstands repeated 6-ft. (1.8-m) drops to
concrete |
| Ambient light immunity
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Immune to normal artificial indoor and
natural outdoor (direct sunlight) lighting
conditions |
| EAS support |
Optional Checkpoint EAS |
| Regulatory |
| Electrical safety |
UL1950, CSA C22.2 No. 950, EN60950/IEC950
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| Laser safety |
CDRH Class II, IEC Class 2 |
| EMI/RFI |
FCC Part 15 Class B, ICES-003 Class B,
European Union EMC Directive, Australian SMA
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| Accessories |
| Mounting options
(accessories) |
Intellistand with adjustable height of 5 –
10 in. (12.7 – 25.4 cm) and adjustable angle (0º
– 90º) Desktop and wall-mount holders also
available
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| Power supplies |
Power supplies available for applications
that don’t supply power over the host cable
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| Warranty |
| Subject to the terms of Symbol's
hardware warranty statement, the LS4208 handheld
scanner products are warranted against defects
in workmanship and materials for a period of
five years from the date of shipment. The Liquid
Polymer Scan Element includes a limited lifetime
warranty. For the complete Symbol hardware
product warranty statement, go to: http://www.symbol.com/warranty
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