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DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS  MS1690 SERIES DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS 
OPERATIONAL  
Light Source:  LED 645 nm  
Pulse Duration:  10 µs to 8000 µs 
Maximum Output:  0.76 mW peak 
MS1690  0 mm – 330 mm (0" – 13") 
Depth of Scan Field:  MS1691  25 mm – 155 mm (1" – 6.25") 
0.330 
mm (13 
mil) Bar 
Code 
49 mm W x 19 mm H (1.9" W x 0.8" H) at 20 mm (0.8") 
Field of View:  264 mm x 106 mm (10.4" W x 4.2" H) at 280 mm (11.0") 
MS1690  0.038 mm (3.5 mil) 1D,  
0.254 mm (10.0 mil) 2D 
Minimum Bar Width: 
MS1691  0.102 mm (4.0 mil) 1D, 
0.127 mm (5.0 mil) Data Matrix 
Long  0 mm – 203 mm (4" – 8") 
MS1690 
Short  0 mm – 101 mm (0" – 4")  
Long  0 mm – 150 mm (4" - 6") 
Infrared Activation: 
MS1691 
Short  0 mm – 101 mm (0" – 4") 
From 
Window 
Motion Tolerance:  47 cm/sec (18"/sec) 100% UPC in stand 
Decode Capability: 
Autodiscriminates All Standard 1-D, GS1 Databar, 
PDF417, microPDF, MaxiCode, Data Matrix, QR Code, 
UCC, EAN Composites, Postals, Aztec 
Image Transfer*:  BMP, TIFF, or JPEG output 
*RS232 and USB only 
System Interfaces: 
PC Keyboard Wedge, RS232, RS485S, Stand Alone 
Keyboard, USB (Low Speed and Full Speed) 
S Applicable for IBM® Host applications. 
Print Contrast:  20% Minimum Reflectance Difference 
Number Characters Read:  Up to 80 Data Characters on 1D;  
1850 Text Characters for PDF417 
Beeper Operation:  7 tones or no beep 
Blue  Unit Powered, Ready to Scan 
White Good Read 
Indicators (LED) 
Default Settings: 
Yellow In Stand 
Specifications are subject to change without notice.