Symbol LS4278 General Purpose Scanner, Symbol LS4278 scanner with bluetooth cordless bar code scanning, scans at any angle, scans small, stacked or poorly printed bar codes, retail, healthcare, warehouse environments

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Symbol LS4278 General Purpose Scanner

Accelerate throughput with productivity-enhancing features never before seen from a Symbol cordless scanner
Free your workers and enhance productivity with Symbol's LS4278 Bluetooth™ cordless bar code scanner, delivering accurate bar code scanning anywhere in the workspace. Superb scanning functionality enables users to hold the Symbol LS4278 at any angle and scan even the smallest, stacked or poorly printed bar codes. The unique design maximizes reliability by removing typical areas of vulnerability. Single board construction eliminates common inter-connection failures. The tempered glass exit window is scratchproof. And industrial long life charging contacts can withstand hundreds of thousands of insertions into the cradle. Combined with remote scanner management capability, the Symbol LS4278 offers outstanding value in your retail, healthcare or warehouse environment.

Cordless freedom improves productivity and protects profitability
Symbol’s cordless LS4278 provides superior bar code scanning in a durable future-proof device that delivers an outstanding total cost of ownership. Workers can move within a 50 ft./15 m radius to scan items — and the elimination of hazardous cables creates a safer work environment. From cashiers moving around the register to scan large, heavy items and check for missed items to healthcare workers double checking that the right patient is receiving the right medication, integrated Bluetooth wireless personal area networking (WPAN) provides reliable and secure wireless transmission of data between the scanner and your host. Productivity is improved, revenues are protected and potential liability due to injury from lifting heavy objects is reduced.

Outstanding scanning performance
The Symbol LS4278 is designed to deliver exceptional scanning performance. Users can scan objects at any angle — the innovative multi-line rastering scan pattern eliminates the need for exact aim and positioning of the scanner. The laser line moves vertically during scanning, allowing accurate capture of even the smallest, stacked and poorly printed bar codes on the first scan. And with superior motion tolerance, users no longer need pause between scans, further increasing productivity.

A new level of durability — and a lower TCO
The Symbol LS4278 scanner and cradle are designed to withstand all day every day use, from drops to spills, with features that deliver maximum uptime and investment protection. The scanner’s patented single board construction eliminates the most common point of failure — the interconnection between multiple boards. Even if the scanner is accidentally dropped, a five-foot (1.5m) drop specification ensures continuous reliable operation. The scanner and cradle offer industrial charging contacts that eliminate wear when cradling the device, providing a reliable charging connection through hundreds of thousands of insertions — other common charging techniques show wear between 5,000 to 10,000 insertions. Drain points are designed into the cradle to protect sensitive internal electronics from accidental liquid spills. Built-in enterprise durability combines with Symbol’s services to deliver a low total cost of ownership. Symbol’s comprehensive services are available to assist in rapid deployment as well as provide the ongoing support you need to maintain peak performance — and achieve maximum uptime and value.

Symbol LS4278 Business Challenges and Solutions

You run a business — such as a chain of retail stores — where a small increase in individual employee productivity adds up to significant cost savings.
The Symbol LS4278 cordless scanner enables the cashier to scan quickly and efficiently without being tethered to a cable – moving from behind the cash wrap when necessary to scan items out of reach.

Processes slow down when your workers must take extra time to re-scan item bar codes with stacked RSS symbols or manually enter item data when bar codes are faded or damaged.
Equipped with a multi-line rastering scan pattern, the Symbol LS4278 accurately reads stacked RSS symbols and damaged or low-contrast bar codes on the first pass, minimizing the need for manual data entry.

You need a scanner that will withstand all day, every day usage.
The Symbol LS4278’s single board construction and industrial charging contacts, which are rated to 250,000+ insertions, are uniquely designed to provide users with the highest level of uptime.

To get the most value from your investment, you want scanners capable of meeting both immediate and longer term business requirements
The Symbol LS4278’s multiple on-board interfaces and universal cables ensure you’ll be able to use your scanner with different hosts, while its support for RSS bar codes provides compatibility with emerging symbologies. And, since it’s Remote Scanner Management (RSM) ready, you can efficiently upgrade devices from a central remote location.

You need a way to scan large heavy items without losing time or risking injury from reorienting or lifting these products.
The Symbol LS4278 offers cordless freedom to enable workers to move about the workspace to scan large heavy items as well as check for missed items, saving time, reducing shrinkage and helping prevent liability due to injury.

Symbol LS4278 Features and Benefits

Bluetooth Class 2 v1.2 (Serial Port & HID Profiles with
authentication and security)
Cordless scanning with secure wireless transmission of data

Multi-line rastering scan pattern
Eliminates the need for exact aim and positioning for superior scanning accuracy

Remote scanner management (RSM) ready
Discover, provision and upgrade devices from a central remote location; dramatically reduces management effort and costs

Long life industrial charging contacts
Reliable performance, rated to 250,000+ insertions

Patented, single circuit-board
Lowers TCO by eliminating a major source of vulnerability

Wide working range
Reads good and poor quality bar codes at similar ranges, reducing the need for the user to move the scanner back and forth

Superior motion tolerance
Superior voice quality and performance

Withstands 5 ft./1.5 m drops to concrete
Protects against downtime from breakage due to everyday drops

Powered through host cable
Eliminates need for a power supply; simplifies installation

Plug-and-play; universal cable
Rapid deployment; single cable connects to any computing environment

Multi point-to-point
Use up to three scanners with a single cradle, reducing capital expenditures and maintenance costs

Batch mode operation
Increases application design flexibility to better meet your specific needs

Vertical or horizontal mounting
Provides versatility to accommodate your unique environment

Symbol LS4278 Specifications

Physical Characteristics

Dimensions
Scanner: 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
Cradle: 2.0 in. H x 8.35 in. L x 3.4 in./ 5 cm H x 21.1 cm L x 8.6 cm W

Weight
Scanner: 8.4oz (238g)
Cradle: 6.4oz (183g)

Mounting Options
Cradle supports vertical or horizontal positions

Voltage and Current (cradle)
Voltage Current (Charging / Non Charging)
5 +/-10% VDC 620 mA / 70mA with external power
5 +/-10% VDC 450 mA / 70mA with host power through cable
12 +/-10% VDC 270 mA / 50mA with external power
12 +/-10% VDC 230 mA / 50mA with host power through cable

Color
Cash Register White (shown) or Twilight Black

Performance Characteristics

Light Source
650nm laser diode

Scan Element Frequency
50Hz

Decode Rate
200 decodes per second

Radio Range
Minimum 33ft (10m) typical warehouse environment 50ft (15m)

Battery Specifications
720mAh NiMH - (3) AAA
Number of scans per full charge: 32,000+ @ 1 scan/second
Charge time: Fully discharged battery: < 3 hours via external power / ~4.5 hours via host power through cable
Note: Typical daily scans are less than 4,000, which fully
charges within 1 hour

Roll / Pitch / Yaw
+/- 35° / 60° / 60°

Nominal Working Distance
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)

Print Contrast
25% minimum reflectance

Multi-Line Aiming Coverage
At 5 in./12.7 cm reading distance: ~ 0.5 in./1.3 cm
At 10 in./25.4 cm reading distance: ~ 1 in./2.5 cm

Motion Tolerances
Horizontal velocity: 200 in./508 cm per second
Vertical velocity: 200 in./508 cm per second
Angular velocity: 200 in./508 cm per 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
LS4278 cradle features on-board multiple interface with: RS-232C (Standard, Nixdorf, ICL and 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.

User Environment

Operating Temperature
32°F to 122°F (0°C to 50°C)

Storage Temperature
-40°F to 158°F (-40°C to 70°C)

Humidity
5% to 95% non condensing

Drop Specifications
Withstands multiple 5ft (1.5m) drops to concrete

Number of Cradle Insertions
250,000+ insertions

Ambient Light Immunity
Immune to normal artificial indoor and natural outdoor (direct sunlight) lighting conditions

Regulatory

Electrical Safety
UL1950, CSA C22.2 No. 950, EN60950/IEC950

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

Radio
Bluetooth, Class 2, Version 1.2, Serial Port & HID Profiles
2.402 to 2.480 GHz Adaptive Frequency Hopping (co-existence with 802.11 wireless networks)

Accessories

Brackets
Desktop/wall-mount bracket

Power Supplies
Power supplies are available for applications that do not
supply power over the host cable

Warranty
Subject to the terms of Symbol's hardware warranty statement, the LS4278 handheld scanner products are warranted against defects in workmanship and materials for a period of three years from the date of shipment. The Liquid Polymer Scan Element includes an unprecedented limited lifetime warranty.

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