User's Manual

Start-up
ALPRO ver 6.60/ Activity meter system
94118201.pdf2006-11-08
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System alarm for activity is by default set to
YES. It means that the system alarm will be
triggered - with sound and light - for activity
alarms.
Set to NO means that the activity alarms will
not be shown by sound or light. Still they
can be seen in menu 8.
Set NO only for large herds where other
system alarms might be drown among a
great number of activity alarms.
Start up activity tags
A new activity tag is in status OFF when
delivered. Through start up it is changed to
status ON. The start up is done in two steps:
• Activate the tags with a magnet to make
them send signals to the reciever
• Allocate the tags to the cows
Start the tags with code LG and forward, by
making a quick stroke (not exceeding 1.5
seconds) with the magnet.
Start the tags with code up to LF with a
stroke between 0.2 and 3.5 seconds.
When a tag has sent its first signal after
being allocated to a cow, it is in status ON.
To activate tags
Activate max 200 tags at a time, an do it
within the receiving range of an antenna
and -if possible- close to the processor.
When a tag is activated it will send out a
signal once every hour. To get a good time
spreading of the signals and to avoid that
two tags are sending at the same time the
activating procedure should take place
during one hour.
• Hold the activity tag near an antenna
• Strike the magnet on the short side of the
tag
• The receiver will flash red for receiving
the signal from the tag and then yellow
when the signal is transmitted to the
processor
When activated the tags will appear on the
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