Overview - Gallagher HR5 Instructions Manual

3E3183 Gallagher HR5 Hand Held EID Tag Reader User Manual

OVERVIEW

The Gallagher HR5 Hand Held EID Tag Reader & Data Collector is
a Bluetooth enabled reader that allows the user to read and store
ISO animal Electronic tag ID numbers as well as record traits and
ac vi es against the ID. The Gallagher HR5 is also capable of sor ng
animals from a predefi ned list of Electronic IDs and it can read both
HDX (Half Duplex) and FDX-B (Full Duplex) Electronic ID tags.
Kit Contents
The Gallagher HR5 box contains:
• Gallagher HR5 Hand Held EID Reader & Data Collector
(Bluetooth enabled)
• 5 VDC USB charger (110-240 VAC)
• USB Car Charger (12-24 VDC)
• 12 volt ba ery cable
• USB cable
• Instruc on manual
• Animal Performance So ware (APS)
Animal Performance So ware (APS)
APS can be installed on your PC from the CD provided with the HR5.
It enables the transfer of data between the HR5 reader and a PC
via Bluetooth or USB. APS can also be used with other Gallagher
Weighing & EID equipment to serve as the main database for all of
your animal informa on.
For further details refer to the APS User Guide (accessible via the
Help menu in APS).
Charging the internal ba ery
Important: The HR5 Reader must be fully charged before fi rst me
use. It is recommended that the ba ery is charged overnight.
It takes approximately 8 hours to fully charge the ba ery from
mains power. The ambient temperature limits for charging the
ba ery are 0° to 45° Celsius.
For more informa on about charging the ba ery, see Ba ery
Charging (p. 16).
First Time Use
The very fi rst me the Handheld Reader is powered up:
• the current date, me and me zone will need to be verifi ed.
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