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Enter the serial number located on the side of the controller below for future reference. Model number: FeatherWeight Bird Scale Serial number: Every effort has been made to ensure that this manual is complete, accurate and up-to-date. The information contained in it is however subject to change without notice due to further developments.
3.3 Internal Switches ............7 4. CONTROLLER'S OPERATION ............ 8 4.1 Description of the FEATHERWEIGHT Bird Scale ....8 4.2 How to use the FEATHERWEIGHT Bird Scale ....... 8 4.3 Changing Parameter Values ..........8 4.4 How the Parameters are Grouped ........8 4.5 Short-cut keys ..............
• The controller should be opened and inspected once a year for moisture. Proper care will extend the life of the control. FEATHERWEIGHT BIRD SCALE rev.01...
Alternating current (AC). Earth Ground Terminal Primarily used for functional earth terminals which are gener- ally associated with test and measurement circuits. These terminals are not for safety earthing purposes but provide an earth reference point. FEATHERWEIGHT BIRD SCALE rev.01...
The right arrow key is used to select a menu option. The left arrow key is used to return to the previous menu display. Adjustment Buttons. These two push-buttons allow the user to adjust the value of the parameter shown in display B. FEATHERWEIGHT BIRD SCALE rev.01...
3.3 INTERNAL SWITCHES The internal switches are located inside of the front cover of the controller. When the controller is shipped from the factory, all the switches are set to OFF. FEATHERWEIGHT BIRD SCALE rev.01...
4.2 HOW TO USE THE FEATHERWEIGHT BIRD SCALE The FEATHERWEIGHT bird scale was designed with the user in mind. Thus, great care has been put into making the user interface as easy to understand as possible. The following paragraphs explain the way the parameters are organized and how to adjust them.
4.5 SHORT-CUT KEYS These 6 buttons allow the user to quickly step to the special predefined functions on display. The table below shows the destination of these keys. f n I f n I FEATHERWEIGHT BIRD SCALE rev.01...
1 minute then the message "The scale is EMPTY" becomes displayed once again. The scale calibration is now over. Follow the same proce- dure for each activated scale. (see sec. 5.6.4) For better results, it is recommended to calibrate each scale. FEATHERWEIGHT BIRD SCALE rev.01...
"Yes" then flashes on the dis- play for a 10 second delay and returns back to "No". The new flock is now effective and the previous history has been cleared. The message "Flock started today" is then displayed on the screen. FEATHERWEIGHT BIRD SCALE rev.01...
CV = Standard dev. X 100 avg. weight Uniformity: Shows the percentage of uniform birds in the flock in accordance with to the uniformity bandwidth value posted during the installa- tion (see sec. 5.6.5.1). FEATHERWEIGHT BIRD SCALE rev.01...
(see sec. 5.6.2). 5.3.3 Flock History The flock history is the place where the FEATHERWEIGHT bird scale stores all the recorded information for the past 100 days or since the beginning of the flock, whichever is shorter.
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Daily gain Select the "Daily Gain" menu using the arrow keys. Press the right- Daily gain arrow key. The daily gain history is 2001/01/01 0:00 displayed. Use the down-arrow key Gain to scroll the display. FEATHERWEIGHT BIRD SCALE rev.01...
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"History" menu. Press the Uniformity right-arrow key. Select the "Uniformity" menu using Uniformity the arrow keys. Press the right-arrow 2001/01/01 0:00 key. The uniformity history is dis- Uniformity played. Use the down-arrow key to scroll the display. FEATHERWEIGHT BIRD SCALE rev.01...
Shows the number of weighings recorded by the selected scale since the last time Actual weight: of reset. # of weighings: Last weighing: Last weighing: Avg weight: Shows the very last measured weight. Average weight: Shows the average measured weight. FEATHERWEIGHT BIRD SCALE rev.01...
5.5 EMPTYING THE BUILDING When the building is empty, simply deactivate the houses so that the FEATHERWEIGHT bird scale continues operating without logging any infor- mation. When the user starts a new flock (see sec. 5.2), all the history will be reset.
5.6. INSTALLATION SETTINGS 5.6.1 Entering Password For security reasons, the FEATHERWEIGHT bird scale requires a password to access the installation mode. The password is made up of three blocks of two digit. By default, the installer password is set to 03 05 14.
# of houses Min: Max: 5.6.3 Turning the scales On/Off The FEATHERWEIGHT bird scale can use up to four scales distributed in the two houses. Select the "5. Installation" option 5.2 Scale settings from the main menu using the arrow keys.
10kg ±250mg. Wait until the scale becomes stable again. Press . The message "Scale is : Saved" is then displayed for 1 minute. The scale calibration is now over. Follow the same procedure for each activated scale. FEATHERWEIGHT BIRD SCALE rev.01...
We recommend that you do NOT change this value. Select the "5. Installation" option from the main menu using the arrow keys. Press the right-arrow key. Note that this menu is only available from the installer mode (see sec. 5.6.1). FEATHERWEIGHT BIRD SCALE rev.01...
Select the "Time of Reset" menu us- ing the arrow keys. Press the right- 5.4 Installation arrow key. Time of Reset 00:00 Set the time of reset using the adjust- Min: 0:00 Max: 23:59 ment buttons. FEATHERWEIGHT BIRD SCALE rev.01...
Ambient relative humidity max. 95% Pollution degree Altitude Up to 2000m Installation Category: Class II The room temperature where the controller is located must always remain between 32 and 104 F (0 and 40 For indoor use only. FEATHERWEIGHT BIRD SCALE rev.01...
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