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- Page 1 Stick Reader SDL400S User Guide Putham Wheddon Cross Minehead Somerset TA24 7AS Tel: 01643 841611 Fax: 01643 841628 Email: support@shearwell.co.uk Website: www.shearwell.co.uk Copyright Shearwell Data Ltd...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Contents Getting Started Stick Reader at a Glance Quick Start Guide / Reading EID Devices Navigating the Menus Creating a New Group Erasing EID Numbers Rapid Read Mode Memory Industry Standards Contact Details Appendix 1 - PC Software (Optional) Appendix 2 - Bluetooth printer (Optional) -
Page 3: Getting Started
Getting Started Contents • 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) - Page 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 flat to full should take 250 minutes.
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Page 5: Stick Reader At A Glance
Stick Reader at a Glance Light Ring Note: the label over the display should NOT be removed from the stick reader. Removal of the label will void any warranty. Display Button Grip & Batteries Caution: The equipment has been designed, constructed, and tested for compliance with FCC Rules that regulate international and unintentional radiators. -
Page 6: Quick Start Guide / Reading Eid Devices
Quick Start Guide / Reading EID Devices Turning on the Stick Reader 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. Reading EID devices The following applies to individual and not Rapid Read mode. For more information regarding Rapid Read mode please consult the Rapid Read mode section. - Page 7 EID Device already stored in memory Same EID number in this group If the stick reader picks up exactly the same tag number in this group, it briefly displays the message ‘Already saved’ on the screen, gives a single red flash 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’...
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Page 8: Navigating The Menus
Navigating the Menus Menu Hold for menu The menu is only accessible when turning on the Stick Reader. New group? 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 Erase all tags? reached the desired menu option. -
Page 9: Creating A New Group
Creating a New Group Create a new group To create a new group within which to store EID New group? 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. -
Page 10: Erasing Eid Numbers
Erasing EID Numbers Erase all tags To erase all EID device numbers stored on the Erase all tags? Stick Reader select the ‘Erase all tags’ option from the menu. You will need to confirm that you wish to delete all EID devices from memory. Do this by pressing the green button again before the Are you sure? confirmation count down reaches zero. -
Page 11: Rapid Read Mode
Rapid Read Mode When set to Rapid read mode, press the green button once and the Stick Reader will constantly be scanning for tags. Press the green button a second time to stop scanning. In rapid read mode the Stick Reader will look for new tags continuously for up to 12 seconds from the last successful read. -
Page 12: Memory
Memory Disable memory To disable the Stick Readers’ memory, select the Disable memory? option ‘Disable memory’ from the menu. With memory disabled the Stick Reader will only read, and not store EID devices. EID device numbers will be read in the same way as with memory Memory disabled enabled, however, the number will be shown on Press to read... -
Page 13: Industry Standards
Industry Standards The SDL400S complies with parts 15.207 and 15.209 of the FCC rules CFR 47:2009. The SDL400S operates at a frequency of 134.2KHz and complies with part 15C emission requirements. These limits are designed to provide reason- able protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. -
Page 14: Appendix 1 - Pc Software (Optional)
The ‘Bluetooth Setup’ wizard will run. Follow the instructions and at the ‘Bluetooth Device Selection’ screen, wait for the PC to stop searching for devices before selecting the device with the corresponding SDL400S code to the Stick Reader you wish to connect. - Page 15 Continue to follow the instructions and at the ‘Bluetooth Service Selection’ screen make sure that the ‘AT Serial’ option is selected. After selecting next to continue a window will pop up to confirm that a shortcut for the device has been created in ‘My Bluetooth Places’. The ‘Bluetooth Setup Wizard Completion’...
- Page 16 If the disc does not automatically run, the installer for the software can be found on the disc with the name of Setup.exe. It is recommended that when installing the Stick Reader software by Shearwell Data Ltd all other applications remain closed.
- Page 17 EID output format determines how information is sent from the Stick Reader to any Bluetooth connected devices on each successful EID read. This can be modified to Hexadecimal, Decimal, ISO Decimal, SDL Raw (for Shearwell Data Ltd Race Readers), Full ISO or UK WYSIWYG.
- Page 18 ISO Decimal The EID device number is shown in decimal minus the first 0 of the country code and with a space between the country code and the remaining twelve digits. An example of this is 940 123456789012. Full ISO EID device numbers are shown in a fully ISO compliant format.
- Page 19 Read Tags from Stick In order to download information recorded from the Stick Reader to the computer, use the ‘Read Tags from Stick’ option. This will option will download the file to the computer in a CSV (comma separated values) file. This file records the information in a way that can be easily imported into a spreadsheet or database application.
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Page 20: Appendix 2 - Bluetooth Printer (Optional)
Appendix 2 Bluetooth Printer The Stick Reader is fully compatible with Bluetooth Thermal Printer (picture right). Battery Charging The battery can be re-charged using either the mains charger or the car charger supplied. Charging the printer battery from flat to full should take 3 hours. - Page 21 Printing Print a group To print all EID device numbers from within the Print group? last group, make sure that you have a Bluetooth printer on and ready with paper. Use the ‘Print group’ option from the menu to print the EID device Connecting...
- Page 22 Print barcode To print all EID device numbers with barcodes Print barcode? from within a group, make sure that you have a Bluetooth printer on and ready with paper. Use the ‘Print barcode’ option from the menu. Connecting... The printout shows the following items: Date Printing... Time Group Animal count...
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