DESC: The Metrologic MS 1690 is a high performance hand held area imager. This omnidirectional scanner decodes virtually all of today's standard bar codes including 1D, RSS, PDF417, microPDF, EAN/UCC Composite, Matrix and Postal Codes regardless of orientation. For capturing and transmitting images the MS 1690 combines a high-resolution CMOS sensor with an extremely powerful processor that provides a wide array of outputs at high rates of speed.