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Summary of Contents for Fancom Milan-Touch
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N.B.: The original, authentic version of this manual is the English version produced by Fancom B.V. or one of its daughter companies (referred to further as Fancom). Any modifications introduced to this manual by third parties have neither been checked nor approved by Fancom. Modifications are taken by Fancom to include translations into languages other than English and the insertion and/or deletion of text and/or illustrations to/from the original contents.
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How to use this manual ........................1 Fancom Sales & Service Center ..................... 1 The Milan-Touch handheld device ......................2 Main parts of the Milan-Touch ......................2 Configuring system language ......................3 Start the ESF application ........................ 3 Synchronize data with the TouchTek Server ................... 4 Structure of the ESF application .......................
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This manual has been put together with the utmost care. If, however, you should discover an error, please inform Fancom B.V. The MILAN-Touch handheld is an optional device to operate a Fancom sow feeding system like IntelliTek or FaroTek. For better understanding of this MILAN-Touch manual it is recommended to read first the corresponding manuals of the sow feeding system you are using.
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Milan-Touch The Milan-Touch handheld device The MILAN-Touch handheld terminal was developed by Fancom to operate at a sow farm in combination with a Fancom smart feeding system like IntelliTek or FaroTek. It is strongly recommended to use a MILAN-Touch handheld in order to manage the sow herd at an IntelliTek / FaroTek system on the most easy and effective way.
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The selected system language will be active now. Not all in Android electable languages are translated at the MILAN-Touch application. If you are choosing an android-language that is not translated at the MILAN-Touch application, the english language will be shown! After starting up, the Android screen appears.
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The synchronization process will start automatically as soon the MILAN-Touch device is connected to the power supply by the cable or by the docking station. To provide the MILAN-Touch always with the newest data’s this synchronization process will be repeated every five minutes as long power is supplied to the MILAN-Touch.
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These buttons are similar to the Buttons you can see at the screen of the TouchTek Box of this section. If the numbers of sows shown at the MILAN-Touch are different from the numbers shown at the TouchTek Box you might synchronize the MILAN-Touch with the TouchTek Server to get the latest data’s.
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Milan-Touch Structure of the ESF application After clicking one of the list-buttons the corresponding list appears: Headline (turns color to red if data’s were changed that are not synchronized with the TouchTek server) Status of the sow Animal-number of the sow...
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Open a Data-Box by clicking the header to get more detailed information’s or to change data’s. (The view of the sow-data’s at the MILAN-Touch is very similar to the view at the TouchTek PC software!) Only applicable if a FaroTek feeder exists at the system.
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Data-Boxes: each Data-Box shows specific sow information’s at the header. Open a Data-Box by clicking the header to get more detailed information’s or to change data’s. (The view of the sow-data’s at the MILAN-Touch is very similar to the view at the TouchTek PC software!)
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Milan-Touch Sow management Read the transponder of the new sow. If this transponder is not known, the screen “Insert new animal” appears; Press the button “Insert new animal…”; the screen “Insert new animal” appears and click “insert animal”. The “animal-card” appears.
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Milan-Touch Sow management Chose the animal-card of the relevant sow. Open the Data-Box Profile. Set the relevant feeding profile. Click Save. Chose the animal-card of the relevant sow. Open the Data-Box Stadium. Chose the actual Stadium of the sow by the pull-down menu.
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Find the sows listed on the alarm list by the visual animal number or by identifying the transponder with the MILAN-Touch. If the MILAN-Touch identifys a sow that is on the alarm-list, it will give an acustical alarm signal.
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Milan-Touch Sow management Chose the animal-card of the relevant sow. Open the Data-Box actions. Click Button and chose the wanted action treatment Set the date when this action/treatment shall be executed. Click You can see all assigned action/treatments of this sow at the list. Click the button to cancel an action/treatment.
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Click Save. An empty pen will automatically be entered with an “anonym” sow by triggering the push-sensor of the FaroTek dispenser. However, the user can also enter an anonym sow using the MILAN-Touch handheld. Chose the FaroTek card of the relevant empty FaroTek pen.
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Milan-Touch Sow management Chose the animal card of the relevant sow you want to enter to a FaroTek pen. Open the Data-Box Location Click relocate to: and chose the empty FaroTek pen you want to enter the sow. Click Save.
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Milan-Touch Sow management Chose the FaroTek card of the relevant FaroTek pen. Open the Data-Box actual feeding. … and chose the number of mealtimes you want to skip. Click feeding pause Chose the FaroTek card of the relevant occupied FaroTek pen.
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Milan-Touch Sow management Chose the animal-card or FaroTek-card of the relevant sow. Open the Data-Box condition. Chose the actual condition (1-5) of the sow Click Save. Chose the animal-card or FaroTek-card of the relevant sow. Open the Data-Box group. Set the...
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Milan-Touch Sow management Chose the animal-card or FaroTek-card of the relevant sow. Open the Data-Box comments. Click Button and chose the wanted comment You have to create the comments at the PC-programm before you can assign them to a sow.
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Milan-Touch Sow management Chose the animal-card or FaroTek-card of the relevant sow. Open the Data-Box message. The list of all messages (including feed-alarm) will be shown You have the option to “ignore” a “Feed-alarm” by click the Button ignore. This means, that this sow will be removed from the alarm-list for the actual feeding period.
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Milan-Touch Sow management All relevant information’s are shown Alarm days of the sow Calculated daily target feed amount Already eaten feed amount Still open actual Feed amount. If the sow is at a FaroTek pen Chose the FaroTek-card of the relevant sow.
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Milan-Touch Sow management Chose the animal-card or FaroTek-card of the relevant sow Open the Data-Box feed history. All relevant information’s of the past feeding periods are shown Date of the feeding period calculated daily target feed amount of that day ...
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Milan-Touch Sow management If you want to change the same data for several sows, you can do it by the “Serial data logging” function. You just have to elect the animal-card of the first sow, open the relevant Data-Box and make the wanted setting.
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Milan-Touch Sow management Delete a location transponder of an IntelliTek section 1. Chose the “Edit 2 Click Delete transponder Section-Transponder” and click Save screen and click the location-transponder you want to delete Assign a transponder to a FaroTek pen 1. chose the FaroTek-card 2.
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