Digistar SW4600EID User manual
D3740-US REV B June 23, 2009
SW4600EID
Operators Manual
Ft. Atkinson, Wisconsin USA
Helden-Beringe, The Netherlands
www.digi-star.com
HELLO
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Table of Contents
INDICATOR OVERVIEW.......................................................................... 5
ALLFLEX EID STICK READER, ELECTRONIC ID & VISUAL ID
(OPTIONAL)....................................................................................... 7
WEIGH SCREEN............................................................................... 8
STATS SCREEN................................................................................ 9
OPERATION........................................................................................... 10
TURN ON INDICATOR.................................................................... 10
GROUP/PREMISE NUMBERS........................................................ 10
DATA FIELDS.................................................................................. 11
QUICK DATA FIELDS...................................................................... 11
ZERO BALANCE SCALE................................................................. 12
READING EARTAGS AND WEIGHING ANIMALS ......................... 12
RECHECK LOCK ON WEIGHT....................................................... 15
LOW BATTERY INDICATION.......................................................... 15
SELF TEST...................................................................................... 15
OPTIONAL SETTINGS........................................................................... 16
CHANGE SETUP AND CALIBRATION........................................... 16
CHANGING OPTIONS..................................................................... 17
SETTING OPTIONS ........................................................................ 18
MENU 1 .................................................................................................. 18
MENU 2 .................................................................................................. 23
MENU 3 .................................................................................................. 25
MENU 4 .................................................................................................. 25
CALIBRATION........................................................................................ 26
STOCKWEIGH LINK™ PC SOFTWARE............................................... 27
GETTING STARTED ....................................................................... 27
READ SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT ................................. 27
MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS........................................... 27
INSTALLING STOCKWEIGH LINK™ PC SOFTWARE .................. 27
RECEIVING DATA........................................................................... 28
CLEARING THE INDICATOR.......................................................... 28
QUICK NOTES................................................................................. 29
REPORT GENERATOR: ................................................................. 31
EID READER – OPTIONAL ................................................................... 32
RE-CONFIGURING ALLFLEX STICK READER............................. 33
WEIGH METHODS................................................................................. 34
GENERAL WEIGH METHOD #1..................................................... 34
SLOW WEIGH METHOD #2............................................................ 34
FAST WEIGH METHOD #3............................................................. 34
LOCK-ON WEIGH METHOD #4...................................................... 34
EID DATA FORMATS............................................................................. 35
LSTORE DATA FORMATS.............................................................. 35
EID PRINT FORMAT ....................................................................... 37
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SCOREBOARD METHODS....................................................................39
WEIGHING ERRORS .............................................................................40
OVRCAP...........................................................................................40
+RANGE...........................................................................................40
-RANGE............................................................................................40
SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT ...................................................41
TROUBLESHOOTING............................................................................47
INSTALLATION.......................................................................................48
INDICATOR MOUNTING .................................................................48
CABLE CONNECTION.....................................................................48
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CHARGING BATTERY OR WELDING
Figure 1. Important Precaution
Important: Disconnect all indicator leads before charging battery or
welding equipment. Damage may occur to indicator and load cells.
Disconnect
all cords
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INDICATOR OVERVIEW
1
– Press to toggle between GROUP/PREMIS (See page 10) and
QUICK NOTE (See page 11) screens. Press and hold for LONG
FORM set up screen (See page 17).
2
– Press to toggle between WEIGHT (See page 8) and GROUP
STATISTICS screen (See page 9).
3
Pre-Alarm Light – Starts flashing and alarm sounds when weight is
within preset limit.
4
– Press to break indicator lock-on weight and reweigh. Press and
hold, then press to enter short form calibration (See page 26).
5
– Press in manual mode to record data to indicator memory.
6
– Press to print displayed weight and EID data.
7
– Press indicator on. Press while on and in the record or stats
screen to run self test.
8
– Press indicator off.
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Note: See page 48 for installation instructions
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Upper Display Window – Displays current actions.
10
Lower Display Window – Displays data for EID, VID, CODE, ADWG
(See page 7).
11
– Press to accept change or proceed to next item.
12
Directional Arrows – Left or right arrows move cursor inside data field.
Up and down arrows mone to previous or next data field.
13
Keyboard – Press to input letters.
14
– Press to undo data field or get out of long form set-up.
15
Keypad – Press to input numbers.
16
– performs task displayed by select.
17
– toggle to determine which operation the function key performs.
Options:QuickD, Menu, Setup, Help, Dimmer
18
– Press for additional information.
19
– Press to delete one character. Press and hold to delete entire line
or field on weigh screen.
20
- Press and release. Then press to enter a comma in data.
21
- Press after pressing to make a comma.
- - Press to backspace. Press and hold to backspace faster.
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Load Cell – Port for load cell cord.
Load Cell – Port for load cell cord.
Power – Port for Power Cord.
Serial/Printer – Port, if installed, can be used to communicate with
computer and other digital input/output devices such as a printer.
Remote – EID reader port.
Serial Number Plate – Serial Number of your Indicator.
Allflex EID Stick Reader, Electronic ID & Visual ID
(Optional)
Electronic ID (EID) for Allflex
®
Wand Reader, unique to animal. (Opt.)
Visual ID (VID) for Allflex
®
Wand Reader, may be duplicated. (Opt.)
31
EID Stick Reader for Allflex
®
Electronic ID (EID). (Opt.)
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Weigh Screen
Press until weigh scrolls then 0is displayed.
EID – Electronic ID Number.
VID – Visual ID Description enter by user.
ADWG – Displays Average Daily Weight Gain.
Calculates using difference in current weight and last weight in
memory for that animal, divides sum by number of days since last
saved weight, equals Average Daily Weight Gain.
Example:
Current weight-Last saved weight = weight change
4500 - 4200 = 300
Weight change 300
Days passed 20
CODE – Enter by user.
QUICK DATA – Note can be added up to 26 characters. See page 11.
Eid adwg 0.0
0
Vid code
=15lbs ADWG
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Stats Screen
Displays statistic information for animal records stored with the same group
and premise numbers for today’s date.
Press until stats flashes then 0is displayed.
GROUP – Assigned group number (alpha/numeric title for group of
animals to be weighed).
PIN – Assigned premise number (may be government issued, unique
number given to farm).
AV – Average weight of the day.
LO – Low weight of the day.
HI – High weight of the day.
CNT – Number of records stored of the day.
TOT – Total weight of the day.
Group pin
Av- lo hi
Cnt tot
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See page 48 for installation instructions.
OPERATION
Turn on Indicator
Group/Premise Numbers
1.Press . .
If set to on (see page 23) ID
numbers will need to be entered at
start up of indicator.
1.Press twice to accept
current numbers or enter group
number with keypad, press .
Repeat for premise number.
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Inventory system
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grou
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Group xxxxxx pin xxx
Enter group and premises
Values to continue
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