User's Manual

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Contents
Description ........................................................................................................................................................................ 4
Packaging list ..................................................................................................................................................................... 4
Operation .......................................................................................................................................................................... 6
Getting Started .............................................................................................................................................................. 6
Power on / off instructions ........................................................................................................................................... 7
Reading an EID Ear Tag ................................................................................................................................................. 8
Scanning animals ....................................................................................................................................................... 8
Read range performances ......................................................................................................................................... 9
Tips for efficient reading ......................................................................................................................................... 10
Advanced reading features ......................................................................................................................................... 10
Comparison sessions ............................................................................................................................................... 10
Data entry ............................................................................................................................................................... 11
Reading a cSense™ or eSense™ Flex Tags ................................................................................................................... 12
What is an cSense™ or eSense™ Flex Tag? ............................................................................................................. 12
Scanning animals and assign Flex Tag ..................................................................................................................... 12
Read range performances ....................................................................................................................................... 14
Tips for efficient Flex Tag reading ........................................................................................................................... 14
Managing the menu ........................................................................................................................................................ 15
Using the menu ........................................................................................................................................................... 15
Session management .................................................................................................................................................. 15
Bluetooth
®
management ............................................................................................................................................. 17
Read settings ............................................................................................................................................................... 18
General settings .......................................................................................................................................................... 20
SCR by Allflex ............................................................................................................................................................... 22
About the reader ......................................................................................................................................................... 22
Connect the reader to a PC ............................................................................................................................................. 23
Using USB interface ..................................................................................................................................................... 23
Using serial interface................................................................................................................................................... 23
Using Bluetooth
®
interface .......................................................................................................................................... 24
Bluetooth
®
– Known Successful Methods ................................................................................................................... 25
Reader to a Bluetooth
®
adapter connected to a PC, or to a Bluetooth
®
enabled PC or PDA .................................. 26
Reader to a Bluetooth
®
adapter connected to a scale head, or to a Bluetooth
®
enabled device, such as scale head
or printer. ................................................................................................................................................................ 27
Connect the reader to an USB flash drive ................................................................................................................... 28
Power Management ....................................................................................................................................................... 28
Reader power instructions .......................................................................................................................................... 29
Battery handling instructions ...................................................................................................................................... 29