The entry level Cino: a 106 gram corded imager that reads every ordinary retail barcode plus stacked codes and phone screens, at 500 scans a second. Available on its own or with the hands free stand.
| Model | Cino FuzzyScan F560 |
|---|---|
| Type | Corded handheld linear imager |
| Codes | 1D plus stacked, including PDF417 |
| Scan rate | Up to 500 scans per second |
| Precision | 3 mil Code 39 |
| Interface | USB HID, USB VCOM or RS232 |
| Drop rating | 1.6 m to concrete |
| Sealing | IP41 |
| Weight | 106 g, cable excluded |
| Warranty | 60 Months Return to Base |
The Cino F560 is the entry point into Cino's FuzzyScan range, and it is built to replace the cheap contact scanners that still sit on a lot of counters. Where a contact scanner has to touch the label, the F560 uses a linear imaging engine with a 630nm LED and reads from near contact out to around 18 inches on a 20 mil Code 39, down to 3 mil on dense labels. It scans bi-directionally at up to 500 scans per second, so a code decodes on the way past in either direction rather than needing a careful, square presentation.
It also does two things a contact or laser scanner cannot. It reads stacked symbologies, which means PDF417, Micro PDF417, Codablock F, GS1 DataBar Stacked and composite codes, and it reads electronic barcodes off a phone or tablet screen, including dimly lit ones. The body weighs 106 grams without its cable, survives multiple 1.6 metre drops onto concrete and is sealed to IP41. Cino includes its FuzzyScan DNA features at no extra cost: iCode for one-scan configuration, DataWizard for reformatting data before it reaches your software, Multilingual Edge, Smart Scene and Security Plus. Sold and supported in Australia by POS PLAZA on 1300 115 808.
Beyond the everyday 1D set it reads PDF417, Micro PDF417, Codablock F, GS1 DataBar Stacked and composite codes, which a plain contact scanner cannot touch.
Cino specifies it for electronic barcodes on displays, including dimly lit ones, so vouchers and loyalty codes scan straight off the customer's handset.
A dynamic scan rate to 500 scans per second, reading bi-directionally, so it decodes on the way past in either direction rather than needing a careful sweep.
Down to 3 mil on Code 39 for dense labels, and out to 18 inches on a 20 mil Code 39, so it covers both the small print and the item held at arm's length.
A 106 gram body without its cable, shaped for a natural grip, which is what matters when somebody is holding it through a full shift of repetitive scanning.
Rated for multiple 1.6 metre drops onto concrete with IP41 sealing, and functional after a 15KV ESD discharge.
The everyday counter scanner: fast on printed retail barcodes, cheap enough to put on every lane, and capable of the stacked codes that keep appearing on new packaging.
An optional vibrator gives tactile confirmation instead of a beep, which Cino specifically positions for libraries and hospital rooms where noise is unwelcome.
The same vibrator works the other way in a workshop or plant, where a beeper simply cannot be heard over the machinery.
The versions on this page are the same scanner. What changes is the interface, USB or RS232, and whether the Cino hands free stand comes with it. The stand holds the F560 at a fixed angle on the counter so staff can present items to the window instead of picking the scanner up for every line, then lift it out when something bulky needs scanning in the hand.
If your counter runs a queue of small items, the stand earns its place quickly: it removes the pick up, aim, put down cycle from every scan. Ordering the version that includes it costs less than buying the scanner and the stand separately, and it is one line on the invoice rather than two.
| Brand | Cino |
|---|---|
| Series | FuzzyScan F560 |
| Product type | Corded handheld linear imager |
| Optical system | High performance linear imaging engine |
| Light source | 630nm LED |
| Print contrast | 20 percent minimum reflective difference |
| Minimum resolution | 3 mil (Code 39, PCS 0.9) |
| Reading range | 13 mil (0.33 mm) UPC/EAN more than 13 inches, 20 mil (0.5 mm) Code 39 up to 18 inches |
| Scan rate | Dynamic, up to 500 scans per second |
| Reading direction | Bi-directional, forward and backward |
| Pitch, skew, tilt | Plus or minus 65, 65 and 55 degrees |
| Host interfaces | USB HID keyboard, USB VCOM or standard RS232, set by the cable supplied with the version ordered. |
| Configuration | Command barcodes, iCode one-step setup, FuzzyScan PowerTool |
| Data editing | DataWizard |
| 1D symbologies | Code 39, Code 39 Full ASCII, Code 32, Code 39 Trioptic, Code 128, GS1-128, Codabar, Code 11, Code 93, Standard and Industrial 2 of 5, Interleaved and Matrix 2 of 5, German and China Postal Code, IATA, UPC/EAN/JAN with addendum, Telepen, MSI/Plessey and UK/Plessey, GS1 DataBar linear and linear stacked |
| Stacked symbologies | PDF417, Micro PDF417, Codablock F, Composite |
| Postal symbologies | German Post, Korean Post, China Post |
| User interface | Blue LED indications, programmable beeper with adjustable volume, optional vibrator |
| Operating voltage | 5V DC plus or minus 10 percent |
| Operating current | 170 mA typical at 5V DC, 75 mA standby |
| Dimensions | 165.0 mm (L) x 64.7 mm (W) x 38.7 mm (D) |
| Weight | 106 g, cable excluded |
| Colour | Classic Black |
| Drop specification | Multiple 1.6 m drops to concrete |
| Environmental sealing | IP41 |
| Operating temperature | -10 C to 50 C |
| Storage temperature | -40 C to 70 C |
| Humidity | 5 to 95 percent relative, non condensing |
| Ambient light immunity | 0 to 80,000 lux |
| ESD protection | Functional after 15KV discharge |
| Compliance | CE, UKCA, FCC, BSMI, RCM, KC, VCCI. LED eye safety IEC62471 Exempt Group. RoHS compliant. |
| Warranty | 60 Months Return to Base |
| F560, this scanner | A670 | |
|---|---|---|
| Engine | Linear imager | 2D area imager |
| Codes read | 1D plus stacked, PDF417 and composite | 1D, stacked and true 2D including QR and Data Matrix |
| QR codes | No | Yes |
| Phone screens | Yes | Yes |
| Minimum resolution | 3 mil Code 39 | 3 mil Code 39, 5 mil Data Matrix |
| Drop rating | 1.6 m to concrete | 1.8 m to concrete |
| Sealing | IP41 | IP52 |
| Best for | Counters scanning ordinary printed retail barcodes at the lowest sensible cost | Anywhere QR codes, Data Matrix or harder conditions are involved |
If anything you handle carries a QR code or a Data Matrix, the F560 will not read it. That is the dividing line between this scanner and the 2D A670, and it is worth checking before you buy.
The stand version is a separate part number rather than an accessory added later, and it costs less than buying the two pieces apart.
USB suits almost every modern till and powers the scanner from the port itself. Choose the RS232 version only where the host has a genuine serial port, and ask us about the 5V DC supply, because a serial port does not always power a scanner the way USB does.
It is a linear imager, so it is a 1D scanner that also handles stacked codes. That means every ordinary retail barcode plus PDF417, Micro PDF417, Codablock F, GS1 DataBar Stacked and composite codes. It does not read true matrix codes such as QR or Data Matrix. If you need QR, look at the Cino A670 instead, which is the 2D imager in the same family.
Yes. Cino specifies the F560 for electronic barcodes shown on displays, including dimly lit ones. That is a real difference from an old contact or laser scanner, and it covers emailed vouchers, membership cards and loyalty codes.
The scanner is identical in each one. The interface is set by the cable it ships with, USB or RS232, and the stand version adds the Cino hands free stand, which holds the scanner at a fixed angle on the counter so items can be presented to it rather than picked up and triggered. Buying the version with the stand costs less than buying the two separately.
Neither on the USB version. In keyboard mode it is recognised as a keyboard, so the decoded barcode is typed into whatever field has focus with no driver to install, and it draws its power from the USB port at 5V, 170 mA in use. The RS232 version differs on both counts, so ask us about the 5V DC supply when you order one.
Down to 3 mil on Code 39 at PCS 0.9. Mil describes the narrowest bar in thousandths of an inch, so 3 mil covers the dense labels used on pharmaceutical packaging and small components. At the other end it reaches about 18 inches on a 20 mil Code 39.
The beeper is programmable, with adjustable volume, and Cino offers an optional vibrator for tactile confirmation instead. Cino positions that for libraries and hospital rooms where beeping is disruptive, and equally for noisy plants where a beep is drowned out. Tell us if you need the vibrator version when you order.
It withstands multiple 1.6 metre drops onto concrete and is sealed to IP41, which covers dust and dripping water. That is a counter and office rating rather than an industrial one, and it is reasonable protection at this price.
A single configuration barcode that applies a whole setup in one scan, included by Cino at no extra cost. It saves programming each unit by hand when you are rolling out more than one. DataWizard, also included, reformats the scanned data before it reaches your software.
A 60 Months Return to Base warranty, five years, which is what Cino puts behind its corded handheld scanners. Return to base means a faulty unit comes back to us for assessment and repair or replacement rather than an engineer attending site.
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