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  • Page 1 USER MANUAL VERSION B2...
  • Page 2 FANCOM B.V. Limited Warranty Statement Fancom expressly warrants each new product manufactured by it to be free from defects in material or workmanship for two years from the date of initial installation by or for the original purchaser, but in no event shall such period be greater than two years and three months from the date of initial shipment of the product from the manufacturer's facility.
  • Page 3 EC-Declaration of compliance Fancom 747 EC Declaration of compliance Manufacturer : Fancom B.V. Address : Industrieterrein 34 City : Panningen (the Netherlands) hereby declares that the: satisfies the following standards or other standard document(s): Emission characteristics were assessed according to standards NEN-EN 50081-1.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Table of contents Fancom 747 Table of contents About this manual 1. Introduction ..................1 2. Safety instructions and warnings............2 3. Working................... 3 4. Operation ..................5 4.1 Front ..................5 4.2 Display (A) ................6 4.3 Keyboard (B) ................6 4.4 Index, scale keys and alarm (C)..........

  • Page 5: About This Manual

    After the manual has been read, data can be entered in the computer. This manual has been written by Fancom for the computer user. An installation manual is also available for the installer. If you have any questions regarding the computer, please do not hesitate to contact your Fancom dealer.

  • Page 6: Introduction

    Communication It is possible to communicate with the 747 computer via a PC. Via modems even at great distances. The RS232C serial port (PC-interface) or the Fancom network (FNet) can be used for communication.

  • Page 7: Safety Instructions And Warnings

    100% guaranteed because not all circumstances are under Fancom’s control. 2. Fancom takes no responsibility for any possible damage as a result of incorrect settings and a non- or partially functioning installation. 3. Ask your installer if the alarm contacts of each computer have been connected to a separate alarm system circuitry.

  • Page 8: Working

    Fancom 747 3. Working The 747 weighs individual animals, independent of the number of animals on the scales at any one time. The amount of droppings left on the scales is ignored. Fig. 1 shows an example of a poultry weighing system:...
  • Page 9 3. Working Fancom 747 The Fancom weighing system consists of a computer and a maximum of eight weighing scales. The scales are connected to the computer. The computer can be connected to a PC or a printer. For example, eight scales can be placed in one flock or one scale in each of eight individual flocks.

  • Page 10: Operation

    4.1 Front In order to operate the computer, it is necessary to know the functions of the various keys and indication lights ( LEDs). Fancom divides the front into five parts (A, B, C, D and E). Fig. 2. Front 747...

  • Page 11: Display (A)

    1583 1571 The front of the 747 has an illuminated display consisting of 4 lines, each with 20 characters. The display shows the most recent weight measured by the computer, or the setting to be changed. A letter (or a figure) will always flash in the display to indicate where the setting can be changed.
  • Page 12 4. Operation Fancom 747 Example 1: Acceptation settings change the way of measuring from ON-OFF into STEP.ON. 1. Press Way of meas. ON-OFF 2. Press Way of meas. ON-OFF 3. Select way of measuring from the BLOCK. table ON-OFF (Press 2×).
  • Page 13 Fancom 747 4. Operation Groups select next group ← ü " é ä Select next character À from group & è ö û < ñ > α β π Σ µ Ω ∞ • ε ° → select previous character from group select previous group The characters from group five depend on the language.

  • Page 14: Index, Scale Keys And Alarm (C)

    4. Operation Fancom 747 4.4 Index, scale keys and alarm (C) If there is more data of the same type, this key can be used to jump to a higher or lower number. On day 42 the weight of day 22 is required.

  • Page 15: Function Keys (D)

    4. Operation Fancom 747 Table 1: Alarm values Value Situation Explanation There is no alarm. Alarm stand by Set alarm to 1 to test it; then reset alarm to Alarm test stand by by entering the value 0. There was an alarm, which has been Alarm cancelled.

  • Page 16: Leds (E)

    The second LED lights up. This means that the computer has just accepted a weight on scale 2 or scale 6. Fancom shows the keys as a symbol in this manual. These keys can be found in Fig. 2 and on the front of the computer.

  • Page 17: Calibrating Scales

    5. Calibrating scales Fancom 747 5. Calibrating scales In order for the weighing computer to function properly, the scales must be calibrated. In practice, the scales will generally be calibrated at the beginning of a new flock cycle. 1. Determination of the zero Ensure there is nothing on the scales.
  • Page 18 5. Calibrating scales Fancom 747 2. Entering the standard weight Ensure there is nothing on the scales Press . The following text will appear on the display: Enter weight: 3000 Agreed? Weight >> Calibr.date 12-03-99 Enter the standard weight value at Enter weight (e.g. 3000g).

  • Page 19: Settings

    6. Settings Fancom 747 6. Settings 6.1 Checking date and time In order for the computer to function properly, the system date and time must be correct. Before values are entered, check the system date and time. Method Press key Date/time.

  • Page 20: Way Of Measuring And Time Clock

    6. Settings Fancom 747 6.2 Way of measuring and time clock Fancom delivers the weighing computer with factory settings. These can be changed, but it is not strictly necessary. Method Press key Acceptation settings. The following text will appear on the display: Way of meas.

  • Page 21: Acceptation Limits

    Clock shows if the computer is currently registering weights (ACTIVE) or not (NON-ACT.). 6.3 Acceptation limits Fancom delivers the weighing computer with factory settings. These can be changed, but it is not strictly necessary. Method Press key Acceptation settings.
  • Page 22 6. Settings Fancom 747 Acceptation weight and calculated acceptation limits Press key Acceptation settings. Press 2×. The following text will appear on the display: Acc.lower limit 2× Acc.weight 1000 Acc.upper limit 1300 >> Acc. Weight shows the theoretic weight. The computer calculates this weight from the entered and assigned growth standard.
  • Page 23 6. Settings Fancom 747 Curve In houses with heavier animals, a high occupancy and mixed males and females, it is advisable to enter the upper and lower limits in the computer via a curve. The heavier the animals become and the higher the occupancy, the higher the lower limit should be.
  • Page 24 6. Settings Fancom 747 1. Press key Acceptation settings. 2. Press 4×. The following text will appear on the display: Uniformity 4× calculation over >> Enter if the computer must calculate the uniformity over 10% or 15%. This depends on how the integration is calculated.

  • Page 25: Growth Standard

    The 747 weighing computer can be used to weigh broilers, turkeys, animals for rearing and parent stock. At installation, the installer will have set the 747 computer to suit the individual situation of the user. Depending on the situation, the computer will use one or two growth standards.
  • Page 26 6. Settings Fancom 747 Cock Cock Cock Cock data data data data data data data data scale 1 scale 1 scale 2 scale 2 scale 3 scale 3 scale 4 scale 4 The name and values of the growth standard can be changed: 1.

  • Page 27: Scale Data

    6. Settings Fancom 747 6.5 Scale data After the settings have been made at key Setup flock, the computer will automatically fill in the scale data. Method Press Scale data. The following text will appear on the display: Flock number...

  • Page 28: House And Scale Description

    6. Settings Fancom 747 6.6 House and scale description The house and scale description only has to be entered once. If more than one cycle has already been completed, continue reading from section 6.7. Entering a house name Select Scale description à 2. House description.
  • Page 29 6. Settings Fancom 747 Entering a scale name Select Scale description à 1. Scale description. Enter the name of this scale at Scale name (see example 3 in section 4.3). Repeat this for the other scales in this house. Entering a growth standard number Select Scale description à...

  • Page 30: Setup Flock

    6. Settings Fancom 747 6.7 Setup flock At the beginning of a new cycle, only the following settings have to be made. These settings are made per house. The computer will do the rest. Method Press Setup flock. The following text will appear on the display:...

  • Page 31: Printing Results

    7. Printing results Fancom 747 7. Printing results 7.1 General Once all the settings and calibrations have been completed and the flock has been in the house for a certain period of time, the growth results can be inspected. The computer is able to print out all the results for an entire house or scale (from the setup date).

  • Page 32: Short Printer Listing

    7. Printing results Fancom 747 7.3 Short printer listing Press Short printer listing. The following text will appear on the display: >Short listing SCALE Nr. 2 Nr. of days Print? Press then choose between scale overview ( ) and house...
  • Page 33 7. Printing results Fancom 747 ***FANCOM*** SCALE OVERVIEW Scale 1 Middle Date 01- ¡ 22-01-99 ¡ Flock nr. :0299 Day nr. Setup date: ¡ ¡ House House ¡ Growth Uniform. ¡ Number Average Gr.St 1725 1743 1790 ¡ ¡ 1670...

  • Page 34: Data Presentation

    8. Data presentation Fancom 747 8. Data presentation 8.1 Actual data The first eight function keys show an overview of the actual weighing situation per scale. These displays appear as follows: Scale 1 Scale 2 Scale 3 Scale 4 Scale 5 Scale 6...
  • Page 35 8. Data presentation Fancom 747 Growth continues throughout the day. The computer will carry out another correction in order to calculate the average weight at this moment. This results in the time corrected weight (see Fig. 3). Readout of average weight...
  • Page 36 8. Data presentation Fancom 747 Readout of last weight Last weight 1501 1498 1538 Readout of the last weights accepted at scales connected. Readout of scales Scale readout 1950 1511 Direct readout of the current weight on the scales connected.
  • Page 37 8. Data presentation Fancom 747 Readout of uniformity % and Co-Variance (CV) Uniformity 10.0 10.1 The uniformity percentage, the percentage of all the measurements that are within 10% of the average weight, is shown per scale. The co-variance (CV) calculated by computer per scale is also shown. This statistical value is always calculated, but is only of importance with parent stock.

  • Page 38: Data Record

    8. Data presentation Fancom 747 8.2 Data record Certain data can be reviewed up to 365 days back. Readout of stored weights Press History weight. The following text will appear on the display: History Day 35 Average wght 1535 Growth std.
  • Page 39 8. Data presentation Fancom 747 Readout of uniformity and growth Press History uniformity/growth The following text will appear on the display: History Growth/day CV 10.0 Unif. Measurements Select the scale for which stored data is to be readout (see section 4.4).

  • Page 40: Weight Spread

    8. Data presentation Fancom 747 8.3 Weight spread The spread of accepted weights per scale on a certain day can be shown. Press Weight spread The following values will appear on the display (example): Histogram à1060 1060à1100 1100à1140 1140à1180 1180à1220 1220à1260...

  • Page 41: Alarm

    9. Alarm Fancom 747 9. Alarm 9.1 Switching the alarm off The alarm key will flash during an alarm situation ( ). Press this key to see what type of alarm it is. Possibility 1 Alarm Scale error nr. Alarm 10 indicates that there is an alarm situation. The alarm can be temporarily switched off by changing the value 10 into 7.

  • Page 42: Possible Alarms

    9. Alarm Fancom 747 9.2 Possible alarms There is no communication between the computer and Scale error the scale. Something has gone wrong with the computer’s memory Backup alarm while it was switched off. Settings and measurements have been erased.

  • Page 43: Password

    10. Password Fancom 747 10. Password Function key System is always protected by a password. All settings can be protected against unauthorized use by setting a password other than the standard password. The password is a combination of maximum five function keys. As long as the password is unchanged, this is key...

  • Page 44: Appendix 1: Menu Overview

    Fancom 747 APPENDIX 1: Menu overview APPENDIX 1: Menu OVERVIEW Expected weight ......Section 8.1 ..Time corr. weight ......Section 8.1 ..Average weight ....
  • Page 45 Fancom 747 APPENDIX 1: Menu overview Uniformity ........,. ..,. ..,. ..,. ..,. ..,. Section 8.1 ..,. ..,. Growth per day ......Section 8.1 ..History Average wght ..
  • Page 46 Fancom 747 APPENDIX 1: Menu overview Grwt.std* ..1.Day ... Wght..2.Day ... Wght..Section 6.4 3.Day ... Wght..*=1-5 etc. >Complete listing ..Nr. .. Section 7.2 Print? >Short listing ..Nr. .. Nr. of days Print? Section 7.3...
  • Page 47 Fancom 747 APPENDIX 1: Menu overview Flock number ..Days Std/Init.wght ..Setup date ..-..-.. Section 6.5 1 Scale description 2 House description >>Scale description House ..Scale name..Growth std..Section 6.6 >>House description Name_1 ..Section 6.6 *=1-8...

  • Page 48: Appendix 2: Installation Report

    APPENDIX 2: Installation report User Installer Name: Name: Address: Address: Place: Place: Installation Data Date: Computer model: 747 Program version: GENERAL SETTINGS Factory Way of measurement ON-OFF Time clock 0:00-24:00 Lower limit (%) Acceptation limits Upper limit (%) Uniformity CURVE SETTINGS...
  • Page 49 Fancom 747 APPENDIX 2: Installation report GROWTH STANDARDS Wght. Wght. Wght. Wght. Wght. Wght. SYSTEM SETTINGS Factory Nr. of scales (max. 8) (1=broilers,2=turkeys,3=rearers,4=parent stock) Number stable Accuracy: Difference stable Computer number Baud rate 2400Bd...

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