Shearwell Data SDL400S Manuale utente
1
Stick Reader SDL400S
User Guide
Putham
Wheddon Cross
Minehead
Somerset
TA24 7AS
Tel: 01643 841611
Fax: 01643 841628
Email: suppor[email protected]
Website: www.shearwell.co.uk
CopyrightShearwellDataLtd
2
Contents
Getting Started 3
Stick Reader at a Glance 5
Quick Start Guide / Reading EID Devices 6
Navigating the Menus 8
Creating a New Group 9
Erasing EID Numbers 10
Rapid Read Mode 11
Memory 12
Industry Standards 13
Contact Details 13
Appendix 1 - PC Software (Optional) 14
Appendix 2 - Bluetooth printer (Optional) 20
3
Getting Started
Contents
Insertingthebatteries
• SDL400S Stick Reader
• Shearwell Stick Reader software (Optional)
• 1 x Battery holder including 4 x Rechargeable AA batteries
• Charger
• Car adapter for Battery Charger
• Bluetooth Printer (Optional)
• Mains charger for Bluetooth printer (Optional)
• Battery charger for Bluetooth printer (Optional)
Open the Stick Reader by unscrewing the end of the red handle anti-clockwise. Using
the loop, pull out the battery holder and insert the batteries into the holder ensuring
that the positive and negative markings (+ / -) on the batteries match up with the
(+ / -) on the holder. Replace the holder with the green arrow and green circle facing
the same way as the green button on the reader. Ensure that the battery pack is
aligned with the grooves inside the stick reader. Replace the end of the reader
screwing the cap on clockwise.
The stick reader should operate for at least 8 hours on a fully charged set of batteries.
For the rst several hours the battery indicator will show ‘Good’. When the battery
indicator rst shows ‘Low’ you should still have one or two hours of use left, but
should plan to recharge or replace the batteries soon. When the battery indicator
shows ‘Empty’ the batteries should be recharged or replaced immediately.
Checkingremainingbatterylife
Batteries
The stick reader is powered by four AA batteries. These can be standard or re-
chargeable batteries.
Shearwell V n.nn
Battery Good
Shearwell V n.nn
Battery Low
Shearwell V n.nn
Battery Empty
n.nn = Shearwell software vesrion number
4
Charging
To recharge the batteries, use the supplied battery charger. Place the batteries in
the charger ensuring that the positive and negative markings (+ / -) on the batteries
match up with the (+ / -) on the charger. Charging the supplied batteries from at to
full should take 250 minutes.
WARNING: Ensure the correct adapter is used for the battery charger. The mains
and car adapter for the battery charger are labelled ‘Battery Charger’.
5
Stick Reader at a Glance
Light Ring
Display
Grip & Batteries
Button
Note: the label over the display should
NOT be removed from the stick reader.
Removal of the label will void any
warranty.
The equipment has been designed, constructed, and tested for compliance with FCC
Rules that regulate international and unintentional radiators. The user is not permitted
to make any modications to this equipment or use it in any manner inconsistent with
the methods described in this User Manual without express approval from Shearwell
Data Ltd. Doing so willvoidtheuser’sauthoritytooperatethisequipment.
Caution:
6
TurningontheStickReader
Quick Start Guide /
Reading EID Devices
To turn on your Stick Reader press the green button once. The display will turn on
and will display Shearwell, the version number and the battery level.
ReadingEIDdevices
EIDDevicefound
EIDDevicenotfound
If no EID device is found during scanning the screen will display ‘No EID device
found’ and the Light Ring will ash red. The Stick Reader will also produce an audible
‘error’ tone to notify of the failed read
If an EID device is within range of the end of the Stick Reader, the screen will display
the EID number and store it in memory. The group count will be increased by one.
The Light Ring at the end of the Stick Reader will ash green to visually conrm
that the device has been read and the Stick Reader will also produce an audible
conrmation tone. The Stick Reader is ready to scan for another EID device straight
away - press the green button to scan for the next EID number.
The following applies to individual and not Rapid Read mode. For more information
regarding Rapid Read mode please consult the Rapid Read mode section.
After turning on the Stick Reader, to read an EID device press the green button once.
The Stick Reader will begin to scan for an EID device.
7
TurningofftheStickReader
To turn the Stick Reader off, press and hold the green button for at least two seconds.
If the Stick Reader is left idle for 5 minutes it will turn itself off to conserve battery
power.
SameEIDnumberinthisgroup
If the stick reader picks up exactly the same tag number in this group, it briey displays
the message ‘Already saved’ on the screen, gives a single red ash on the light ring
and gives a short audible tone to indicate that this is a re-read of a tag already stored.
The second ‘read’ is not stored and the count is not increased. This situation typically
occurs when you accidentally read the same animal in a pen twice.
Sametagnumberinadifferentgroup
If the stick reader picks up a tag number already recorded in another group, this will
be treated as ‘EID Device found’.
EIDDevicealreadystoredinmemory
8
Navigating the Menus
Menu
The menu is only accessible when turning on the Stick
Reader.
To access the menu turn on the Stick Reader by
pressing and holding the green button, continue to hold
the green button down and only release when you have
reached the desired menu option.
To view all menu options hold the green button down.
The menu will continue to cycle through options until
the green button is released. In order to view all options
in the menu, memory must be enabled.
To exit the menu and return to scan mode release the
green button on the cancel option.
The following is a list of the menu options in order of
appearance.
OptionsforprintingareonlyavailableiftheStick
ReaderisassociatedwithaBluetoothprinter.(See
Appendix2).
Hold for menu
New group?
Erase all tags?
Erase last grp?
Print group?
Print barcode?
Rapid read on?
Disable memory?
Cancel
Print all groups?
9
Creating a New Group
Createanewgroup
To create a new group within which to store EID
device numbers, select the ‘New group’ option from
the menu. Once a new group has been created
you can only go back to the previous group by
using the erase group option within the Menu.
The same EID device number may be recorded
against separate groups.
Once a new group has been created, all scanned
EID devices will now be stored in the new group.
New group?
Press to read ....
Grp=B Count=0
10
Eraselastgroup
Erasealltags
To erase just the last group on the Stick Reader
select the ‘Erase last group’ option from the menu.
To conrm that you wish to delete, the green button
must be pressed again before the end of the count
down or the action will be cancelled. The Stick
Reader will return to the previous group with the
count recorded for that group. Additional tags can
now be added to that group if required.
To erase all EID device numbers stored on the
Stick Reader select the ‘Erase all tags’ option
from the menu. You will need to conrm that you
wish to delete all EID devices from memory. Do
this by pressing the green button again before the
conrmation count down reaches zero. If all tags
are successfully erased you will be returned to
Group A with a count of 0.
Erasing EID Numbers
Erase all tags?
Are you sure?
Press to erase...5
Press to read...
Grp=A Count=0
Are you sure?
Press to erase..4
Erase last grp?
Are you sure?
Press to erase...5
Are you sure?
Press to erase...4
Press to read....
Grp=B Count=2
Printing (see Appendix 2)
Altri manuali per SDL400S
1
Indice
