Unexpected Behaviour During Use - Tru-Test XRS Service Manual

Symptom Cause
Both models: Tags may be faulty.
Poor scanning
performance (poor
Antenna broken, poor
read rate/read
tuning.
distance
Faulty module

Unexpected behaviour during use

Symptom Cause
Both models: The stick reader
automatically switches off
The stick reader
after a period of inactivity.
has switched off
This is normal behaviour
unexpectedly.
when default settings are
applied, however the
settings are configurable.
The internal battery is flat.
The battery contacts may
be misaligned.
Both models: This is normal behaviour
when default settings are
The stick reader
applied.
won‟t record an
EID twice in a
session.
XRS EID Stick CUSTOM FIELD has been
Reader only: set to ON. A custom field
has previously been set up
During scanning,
and this feature has not
the stick reader‟s
been disabled.
LCD displays a flag
and the resulting
session file
contains unwanted
custom field
information.
XRS EID Stick ALERTS has been set to
Reader only: ON. Alerts have previously
been set up and this
During scanning,
feature has not been
the stick reader
disabled.
beeps, the handle
vibrates and a
message appears
on the LCD when a
particular animal ID
is scanned.
Issue 2, 02/2013
Solution
Check scanning performance using known good test
tags.
Try replacing the main module assembly which includes
the antenna. See page 28.
Replace the main module. See page 28.
Solution
Change the length of time it takes for the stick reader to
automatically power down, or disable Automatic Power
Down. See Changing the stick reader settings using
EziLink on page 33 (User Interface tab, Automatic
Power Down setting).
Recharge the battery. See Charging the battery on page
34.
Replace the battery. See page 27.
XRS EID Stick Reader only:
To allow the stick reader to record EIDs twice, disable
DUPLICATES in the stick reader settings. See
Changing the stick reader settings on the stick reader
itself on page 33.
Disable CUSTOM FIELD in the stick reader settings.
See Changing the stick reader settings on the stick
reader itself on page 33.
Disable ALERTS in the stick reader settings. See
Changing the stick reader settings on the stick reader
itself on page 33.
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