Digi-Star StockWeigh 550 EID - Manual (Page 7)

Operators Manual
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Zero Balance the Scale
Press the [NET/GROSS] key and within three seconds, press the [ZERO/RECHECK] key.
The ZERO/BALANCE will “balance off” the dead load such as the platform weight or any
attachment to the platform.
“ZERO” is displayed to show completion of the step and the scale is put in the GROSS mode.
Standard Operation (Using Default Settings)
To view and adjust the default setting, see “Optional Settings” starting on page 8.
Reading Eartags and Weighing Animals
1. Connect load cells, power and Stick Reader (page 6) and turn “ON” indicator.
2. “Zero Balance” the scale by pressing [NET/GROSS] then press [ZERO/RECHECK]
within 3 seconds.
3. Bring the animal onto the scale platform.
4. After a few seconds, the indicator “Locks On” to an animal’s weight, and an “L” will show
in the upper left corner of the display. The display now alternates between “
no EID” and
the weight of the animal.
5. Push the button on the Allflex  EID Stick Reader while the end of the stick reader is
within range of the EID tag. Once the tag is read, the Stick Reader will “beep” and the
LED indication on the Stick Reader will turn from red to green.
6. Release the animal. When the animal steps off the scale, the scale automatically stores
and prints the weight data (EID number, Weight, Date, Time etc.).
NOTES: The EID tag may be read any time before, during or after the weight has “Locked-On”. The last
four digits of the tag will be displayed after it is read.
The EID Tag may be read multiple times. The stick reader will single beep the first time it
reads a tag and double beep when it reads the same tag again. This often results in a multiple
beep while reading an eartag.
Each time the [ON/RECORD] button is pressed one line of data is stored in memory. Multiple
entries can be made for each animal by pressing the button more than once. If the data is
stored manually for an animal, the data will not be stored automatically when the animal steps
off the scale. The automatic mode will resume for the next animal.
The last four digits of the EID number will be flanked by dashes before the data is stored.
Once the data has been manually stored stars flank the data.
Example:
BEFORE STORING
-2468- AFTER STORING *2468*
The EID reader can read data from other devices such as car keys. Such devices can cause
confusion if they are read erroneously.
No print device is necessary for operation of the indicator when weighing animals and storing
livestock data.