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- Page 1 15. May 2018 Original Operating Manual Automatic calf feeder Type VARIO smart 2.00 Powder TAP5-VS2-50 Program version 2.00 and higher...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Table of contents Table of contents Introduction ..............7 Automatic feeder. - Page 3 Table of contents 4.6.3 Manual functions..........32 Operation .
- Page 4 Table of contents 8.2.1 Feed distribution ..........62 Feeding .
- Page 5 Table of contents 11.3.1 Calibrating feed components ........94 11.3.2 Replacing hoses and teats .
- Page 6 Table of contents 14. Appendix ..............113 14.1 Standard feeding plans .
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Page 7: Introduction
Introduction 1. Introduction This chapter explains how your automatic feeder is designed and how to run it safely as intend- • Read the operating manual carefully before commissioning the automatic feeder and ask your service technician to explain anything that is unclear to you before commissioning. •... -
Page 8: Overview Of The Automatic Feeder
Introduction Overview of the automatic feeder 1.2.1 Front and right side view of automatic feeder 1 Milk powder container 2 Outlet valve (not shown here) 3 Milk powder discharge 4 Water supply 5 Mixer beaker 6 Rod electrode 7 Hose connection from mixer to the feeding pump 8 Mixer motor 9 Wing nut for transport restraint 10 Water connection... -
Page 9: Left Side View Of The Automatic Feeder
Introduction 1.2.2 Left side view of the automatic feeder The Name plate is located above the left side door on the outside of the automatic feeder. It contains information about the manufacturer, type and number of the automatic feeder, informa- tion about connecting the feeder to the power supply as well as its certification. -
Page 10: Rear View Of Automatic Feeder
Introduction Rear left side door 1 Cleaning agent dosing pump 2 (acid) 2 Mixer drain valve 3 Feeding box valves (optional) 4 Drain hose (not shown here) 5 Drain hose to gully 2 6 Hose connection from mixer to the feeding pump 7 Cleaning agent dosing pump 1 (alkaline) 8 Dosing device for liquid additives (optional) 1.2.3... -
Page 11: Boiler With Heating Circuit
Introduction 1.2.4 Boiler with heating circuit 1 Hose connection for water pipe 2 Pressure-reducing valve 3 Water meter 4 Boiler water valve 5 Boiler 6 Mixer 7 Valve unit (optional) 8 Hose connection between valve unit and teat 9 Mixer drain valve 10 Feeding pump Technical data 1.3.1... -
Page 12: Dimensions
Introduction 1.3.2 Dimensions Depth when the fly screen door is opened ~ 690mm 1.3.3 Weight Approx. 80kg. 1.3.4 Water connection Water is connected via a 3/4 inch hose and with a 3/4 inch screwed connection. NOTICE! The water must be of drinking water quality. ►... -
Page 13: Milk Powder Container
Introduction 1.3.6 Milk powder container The milk power container with attachment holds approximately 35 kg of milk substitute. 1.3.7 Number of feeding stations and animals Feeding stations: max. 4 Calves per feeding station max. 30 Calves per device max. 120 Abbreviations Abbreviation Meaning... -
Page 14: Manufacturer's Contact Details
Introduction Milk substitute maximum Min. temp. Minimum temperature mix. full Mixer full mixer cl. Cleaning the mixer mixer dr.valve Mixer drain valve Number Clean teat Clean teat w/o entitlement Without entitlement w/o add. or w/o add. Without additive P 1-5 Periods 1-5 rationed feeding principle rel. - Page 15 Introduction Device type: Serial number: Program version: Our contact details: Förster-Technik GmbH Gerwigstrasse 25 78234 Engen, Germany Phone: +49/ (0)7733/ 9406- 0 Fax: +49/ (0)7733/ 9406- 99 info@foerster-technik.de www.foerster-technik.de...
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Page 16: Important Safety Instructions
Important safety instructions 2. Important safety instructions This chapter outlines: • The hazards caused by your automatic feeder and how to avoid them. • The safety labels attached to the automatic feeder and what they mean. • How to operate the automatic feeder safely. The automatic feeder is state of the art and is produced in compliance with recognized safety regulations. - Page 17 Important safety instructions • The following specific hazards are associated with the automatic feeder's electrical system: • Electrical discharge. If there is an electrical or voltage discharge, electric current flows through parts of the automatic feeder that are normally insulated. Touching the unit can cause a fatal electric shock.
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Page 18: Your Duties
Important safety instructions Your duties • Prevent misuse by children. • Keep children, teenager, physically, sensory and mentally handicapped persons away from the automatic feeder. • Carefully read the operating manual before starting to use your automatic feeder and ask your service engineer to explain anything that you do not understand before you use it for the first time. -
Page 19: What Are The Components Of A Hazard Description
Important safety instructions Safety labels are an important element of the overall automatic feeder safety concept. They pro- vide warnings about hazards and explain how to avoid them. Make sure that all the specified safety labels are fitted to your automatic feeder and that they are in a legible condition. -
Page 20: Safety Signs
Important safety instructions 2.5.4 Safety signs Different safety notices are attached at the hazardous points on the automatic feeder. Warning signs, prohibition and instruction notices. What are warning signs? Warning signs consist of: • A pictogram in a yellow triangle illustrating the potential hazard. What are prohibitory signs? Prohibitory signs have a pictogram of the prohibited action in a red circle with a line through it. - Page 21 Important safety instructions Burning/scalding Health hazards caused by additives and cleaning agents Automatic startup No spraying Grounding symbol...
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Page 22: Safety Devices
Important safety instructions Safety devices The automatic feeder may only be operated if the safety equipment is complete and intact. The automatic feeder has the following safety equipment: • Safety signs (warning signs, instruction and prohibition signs). • The heater's safety temperature limiter. This shuts down the heater in the event of overheat- ing (temperature rises above 70°C). - Page 23 Important safety instructions Scraper next to the milk powder outlet The powder discharge opening may only be cleaned with the scraper. This prevents finger and hand injuries caused by the mixer starting up automatically. 1 Mount for scraper 2 Scraper WARNING! There is a risk of injury due to automatic start-up Do not reach into the hazard area of the powder discharge opening.
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Page 24: Hygiene
Hygiene 3. Hygiene As a farmer with experience in calf rearing, you understand how unhygienic conditions affect the health of your calves. Diarrhea and respiratory infections are frequently occurring infectious diseases in calves. Every sick calf involves additional costs, for example for veterinarians and medication, and re- quires extra time for care. -
Page 25: Operation
Operation 4. Operation This chapter explains how to operate your automatic feeder using the hand terminal. The hand terminal is directly connected to your automatic feeder by a cable. You switch it on and off together with the automatic feeder. It remains in operation as long as the automatic feed- er is switched on. -
Page 26: Hand Terminal
Operation You exit automatic mode by pressing and confirming the message Exit automatic mode? by choosing After a prolonged period of inactivity, the automatic feeder automatically returns to automatic mode. This time period is defined during commissioning. A default value of 20 minutes is pre- set. -
Page 27: The Keypad
Operation 1 Keypad 2 Auto LED 3 Display 4.4.1 The keypad With this key you open the Animal control menu or enter the number 1. With this key you open the Main menu or enter the number 2. With this key you open the Manual functions menu or enter the number 3. With this key you open the Search functions menu or enter the number 4. -
Page 28: Data Backup
Operation With this key you open the Animal list or enter the number 5. This key is a freely selectable function key. With this key, you can enter the number 6. With this key you activate the Feeding pump or enter the number 7. This key is assigned 2 functions: •... -
Page 29: Menu Structure
Operation Menu structure The automatic feeder is controlled using menus, sub-menus and lists. You control your auto- matic feeder by switching to lists via menus and sub-menus. In these lists, you can view and change values. The menu structure makes it easier to find a list quickly. Experience shows that the Animal control is the list you will need most often , Main menu and Manual functions... - Page 30 Operation Note: If you enter a value in an input field and the value is too high or too low, this value will automatically be set to the highest (too high) or lowest (too low) possible value after you press 4.5.1.4 Rod electrode free/covered The following symbols appear at the top right of your display when animals are being fed in feed...
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Page 31: Menus
Operation 4.5.1.11 Sleep mode The Förster-Technik logo shows you that no key has been pressed on the hand terminal for an extended period of time. The hand terminal is in sleep mode. 4.5.1.12 Navigation You use the hand terminal's keys to navigate through menus, sub-menus and lists. Choose •... -
Page 32: Main Menu
Operation • Entitlement. A list of calves is displayed, sorted by feed entitlement. • Alarm. You will see a list of the calves that have triggered an alarm. • Plan over date. You will see a list of the calves that have a "plan over" date. •... - Page 33 Operation • Feeding box (optional). Here you open the feeding box valve(s). The valves remain open until you close them by choosing • Boiler: fill?. Here you automatically fill the boiler with water. • Hoses: open?. Here you can open several valves simultaneously in order to completely drain all the lines of the automatic feeder of water.
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Page 34: Operation
Operation 5. Operation Feeder operating modes You can run your automatic feeder either in rationed mode or in ad lib mode (emergency mode). 5.1.1 Rationed mode In rationed mode, the automatic feeder uses animal identification. You can custom-feed your calves. When calves are registered in a group, they receive feed according to that group's feeding plan. -
Page 35: Cloud
Operation WARNING! Beware of the risk of burns on feeding box valves (optional). During prolonged ad lib mode, any feeding box valves that are fitted become hot. You can burn your fingers or hand when touching these valves. ► For this reason, push the suction hose directly onto the mixer beaker spout and disconnect the connector from the feeding box valve. -
Page 36: Routine Tasks
Operation 6. In last error you can view the following error displays: 6.1. none. There are no errors present. 6.2. no eth. cable. No Ethernet cable is plugged in. 6.3. no Internet. There is no Internet connection available. 6.4. connect.error. There is a connection error to the server. 7. -
Page 37: Cleaning
Cleaning 6. Cleaning You must clean all parts of the automatic feeder that come into contact with liquid or powder animal feed. Note: If you have installed additional devices such as an additive dispenser, the IFS feeding station, the ActivityBox or the CalfRail, you must also follow the cleaning instructions in the operating manual for these devices. -
Page 38: Preparing For Cleaning
Cleaning • Be sure to comply with the manufacturer's instructions and national regulations for the han- dling, use, storage and place of installation of the additive being used. • Observe the cleaning intervals recommended by the manufacturer of the cleaning agent as well as those recommended in this operating manual (see 14.5.2 "Maintenance intervals and activities"... -
Page 39: Cleaning With A Cleaning Agent
Cleaning Prepare for cleaning as follows: 1. Measure the necessary amount of cleaning agent. Consult the data sheet for the cleaning agent to determine the quantity recommended by the cleaning agent manufacturer. 2. Prepare the cleaning agent next to the automatic feeder. 6.1.2 Cleaning with a cleaning agent 6.1.2.1... - Page 40 Cleaning Mixer is cleaned automatically at scheduled intervals If your automatic feeder features a cleaning agent pump or the cleaning package, cleaning agent is added automatically. You must check each day to ensure that the cleaning agent con- tainers are full and that the cleaning agents are being dispensed into the mixer. WARNING! Chemical burns due to the cleaning agents used.
- Page 41 Cleaning Mixer cleaning using the cleaning pump To prevent unhygienic conditions when the automatic cleaning of the mixer is disabled, perform an automatic cleaning cycle at least 2 times a day without adding cleaning agent, and every oth- er day with manually added cleaning agent. You start manual mixer cleaning with automatic cleaning agent dispensing as follows: 1.
- Page 42 Cleaning WARNING! There is a risk of injury due to automatic start-up. The automatic feeder automatically prepares a feed portion when it detects a calf entitled to feed. The stirring blades in the mixer beaker start automatically and can crush or cut off your hand or fingers.
- Page 43 Cleaning In a cleaning cycle, you clean the suction hoses and the automatic feeder at the same time. Use the mounting holders provided for this procedure. Run the cleaning cycle at least once a day if automatic mixer cleaning is not enabled. Run the cleaning cycle at least once a week if automatic mixer cleaning is enabled.
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Page 44: Cleaning With Two Cleaning Agents
Cleaning The automatic feeder is now operating in automatic mode again. 6.1.3 Cleaning with two cleaning agents 6.1.3.1 Basic settings In the Settings menu, you define values for the cleaning temperature, cleaning agent amount and teat cleaning. You define basic settings as follows: 1. - Page 45 Cleaning Mixer is cleaned automatically at scheduled intervals If your automatic feeder features a cleaning agent pump or the cleaning package, cleaning agent is added automatically. You must check each day to ensure that the cleaning agent con- tainer is full and that the cleaning agent is being dispensed into the mixer. WARNING! Chemical burns due to the cleaning agents used.
- Page 46 Cleaning Manually starting mixer cleaning To prevent unhygienic conditions when the automatic cleaning of the mixer is disabled, perform an automatic cleaning cycle at least 2 times a day without adding cleaning agent, and every oth- er day with manually added cleaning agent. You start manual mixer cleaning as follows: 1.
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Page 47: Clean The Cleaning Agent Pump And The Cleaning Agent Lance
Cleaning 6. To confirm that the instructions have been followed, choose The automatic feeder continues the pre-cleaning. When pre-cleaning is completed, further instructions will appear in the display. Follow these instructions: 6.1. Suspend the suction hoses in the mixer using the mounting holders. 7. - Page 48 Cleaning 6. Confirm Flushing agent: start? by choosing and keep the key depressed until approx. 1 ltr clean water has been dispensed. The cleaning agent pump is activated, thereby clean- ing the line system. 7. Tip the mixer out and capture the liquid separately. Dispose of this as recommended by the cleaning agent manufacturer.
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Page 49: Cleaning Without Cleaning Agents
Cleaning 7. Tip the mixer out and capture the liquid separately. Dispose of this as recommended by the cleaning agent manufacturer. 8. Perform mixer cleaning without cleaning agent (see "Manually starting mixer cleaning" - 40). 9. If a second cleaning agent pump (Flushing agent pump 2) is connected to the automatic feeder, use the same method to clean this also. -
Page 50: Rinsing The Hose
Cleaning 3. If pressure/suction sensors or hose pumps are installed, remove the incoming and outgoing suction hose and connect both hoses using a hose connector. 4. Disconnect the other end of the suction hose with the nozzle from the automatic feeder. 5. -
Page 51: Drain The Hoses
Cleaning 6.2.4 Drain the hoses You can drain the hoses manually. You can drain the hoses as follows: 1. Navigate via > Cleaning menu and in Start drainage mode press The hoses are drained for a period of one minute. 6.2.5 Cleaning the powder discharge opening Check the powder discharge opening for milk powder deposits each day. -
Page 52: Thorough Cleaning Of The Powder Container With The Dosing Unit
Cleaning 6.2.6 Thorough cleaning of the powder container with the dosing unit During thorough cleaning of the powder container, milk powder deposits inside the powder con- tainer and dosing unit are removed. Thorough cleaning is required: • If you shut down the automatic feeder. •... - Page 53 Cleaning 12. Enable milk powder dosing to fill the dosing star and the dosing unit. 12.1. Navigate via > Diagnostics to the Powder motor sub-menu and press , to start the motor. 13. Calibrate the milk powder (MP) (see 10. "Calibration" - 88). The automatic feeder is now ready for operation again.
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Page 54: Transmitter And Animal Management
Transmitter and animal management 7. Transmitter and animal management All menus for management of the list of all transmitters and the calves registered at the feeder can be found via > Animal management. Managing the transmitters 7.1.1 Basics 7.1.1.1 Identification process at the station 1 Antenna 2 Collar transmitter 3 Earmark transmitter... -
Page 55: Reading Transmitter Numbers
Transmitter and animal management 7.1.3 Reading transmitter numbers When creating new transmitter numbers, it is a good idea to have these read by the feeder. This saves you from typing in the numbers and eliminates the possibility of typing errors. You read transmitter numbers in the automatic feeder as follows: 1. -
Page 56: Editing Transmitters Or Animal Numbers
Transmitter and animal management 7.1.5.1 Consecutive assignment of animal numbers There is a counter which counts up for each new transmitter number as it is read. In this way, all of the transmitter numbers that are registered by the identification function are linked to con- secutive animal numbers;... -
Page 57: Deleting The Transmitter Number When Canceling An Animal
Transmitter and animal management Reading the new transmitter number for the change You read a new transmitter number as follows: 1. Navigate via > Animal management > Transmitters to the Edit sub-menu. 2. Select the transmitter number to be changed. 3. -
Page 58: Calling Up The Transmitter Statistics
Transmitter and animal management 7.1.8 Calling up the transmitter statistics You call up a transmitter statistic as follows: 1. Navigate via > Animal management > Transmitters to the Information sub-menu. 2. An overview of the transmitters created in the system is displayed. 2.1. -
Page 59: Automatically Registering Animals
Transmitter and animal management 7.2.2 Automatically registering animals If an animal that is not yet registered enters the feeding station for the first time, it can then be automatically registered. For automatic registration, three different modes can be set which are described in detail in the following three sub-sections. -
Page 60: Canceling Animals Or Animal Groups
Transmitter and animal management 7.2.2.3 Creating transmitter numbers and automatically registering calves To shorten the registration process even more, you can specify that calves can also be regis- tered if their transmitter numbers are not known in the system. This eliminates the need for read- ing or manual entry of transmitter numbers. -
Page 61: Canceling A Group
Transmitter and animal management 7.3.2 Canceling a group You can cancel a group registration as follows: 1. Navigate via > Animal management > Cancellation to the Group sub-menu. 2. Select the required group. 3. In the Registered menu you can see how many calves are being fed according to the cor- responding plan. -
Page 62: Feeding
Feeding 8. Feeding You may only use the automatic feeder to prepare liquid feed for your calves. Note: If you have installed additional peripheral devices such as the additive dispenser, you must also follow the instructions in the operating manual for these devices. Replenishing feed To ensure that the automatic feeder can prepare feed, you must make sure that the powder con- tainer is always full. -
Page 63: Feeding
Feeding In preference mode, one animal is always fed after the other. When the calf sucks the feed, the mixed feed in the mixer is conveyed to the sucking teat via the suction hoses and the opened feeding box valve. If an IFS station is connected, feed can be distributed in parallel mode. -
Page 64: Preferred Feeding
Feeding feeding period. When the calves get older, you reduce the number of feeding times by increas- ing the minimum saved amount to 1 feeding time per day. The increasing intervals between the feeding times encourage the consumption of concentrate and roughage. At the same time, you reduce the tendency toward cross-sucking. -
Page 65: Checking And Changing Feeding Data For Individual Animals
Feeding 3. In the Set quantity menu, specify the quantity for the extra portion. You can enter values between 0.3 ltr and 65 ltr. The default setting is 5 ltr. 4. In the Temperature menu, specify the required temperature for the extra portion. The tem- perature must not exceed 45 °C. -
Page 66: Feed Concentration
Feeding 5. In the Feed menu, you can check the feed quantity to which the calf is entitled for the defined period. After the validity period, your corrections will expire and the calf will again be fed according to the feeding plan of its group. 8.4.3 Feed concentration You change the feed concentration for an individual calf as follows:... -
Page 67: Feeding Plans
Feeding 6. In the Correction menu, you enter the number of days by which you want to reduce or ex- tend the feeding duration according to the group feeding plan for the calf. The maximum possible extension corresponds to the number of feeding days. Note: To extend the feeding duration, use the (+/-) key to enter a negative number such as -2. -
Page 68: Changing The Default Quantity Plan
Feeding The day on which a calf is registered corresponds to the first day of its feeding plan (if no cor- rection days were entered). Your automatic feeder has preset default plans. You can find the default feeding plans in the appendix of this operating manual (see 14.1 "Standard feeding plans"... -
Page 69: Changing The Default Concentration Plan
Feeding Note: Comply with the table in chapter 8.5.2 "Changing the default concentration plan" - 69. 7. Activate 40FIT feeding at the end of a period by choosing F or activate rationed feeding by choosing R. If necessary, repeat steps 1 to 7 for P2 to P5. 8. - Page 70 Feeding For example, if you want to keep the feed concentration the same for all feeding periods, in P1 in the Days column, you can enter the same number that is specified for the total number of feeding days in the Duration menu option. The default milk substitute concentration is 150 g/ltr.
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Page 71: Changing The Default Quantity Limitation Plan
Feeding NOTICE! If you deviate from the default concentration plan, a calf could receive feed which is in- sufficiently concentrated. This can lead to malnutrition, which causes impaired growth and development, increased sus- ceptibility to illness or even the death of your calves. ►... -
Page 72: Winter Feeding Plan
Feeding NOTICE! If you deviate from the default quantity limitation plan, a calf may not receive sufficient feed. You may not reduce the defined quantity limitation values any further, especially toward the end of the feeding period. This can lead to malnutrition, which causes impaired growth and development, increased sus- ceptibility to illness or even the death of your calves. -
Page 73: Alarm Level
Feeding Note: The winter feeding plan can only be defined for all calves (regardless of feeding group), not for individual calves. You set the winter feeding plan as follows: 1. Navigate via > Feeding > Plans to the Winter feeding plans sub-menu. 2. - Page 74 Feeding 5. In the yesterday menu, you enter the minimum percentage of feed a calf must have con- sumed yesterday so that no alarm is triggered. The preset default value is 80%. You can enter values from 0 to 99%. 6.
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Page 75: Animal Control
Animal control 9. Animal control You can use your automatic feeder to monitor animals. Note: You can only obtain information about calves if you run your automatic feeder with animal identification. Choose to go to the menus for animal control. The number next to the sub-menus shows the number of calves recorded in the relevant menu. - Page 76 Animal control You call up an animal list as follows: 1. Navigate via to the Animal list sub-menu. 2. In the top line, from left to right, you can check the following: • The number of the calf you have selected in the list, counting from the top (1). •...
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Page 77: Entitlement
Animal control Note: In each line, pressing calls up detailed information. Entitlement Here you can check your calves' feed entitlement. You check feed entitlements as follows: 1. Navigate via to the Entitlement sub-menu. 2. From left to right in the top line, you can view the animal number, the plan trend and the feed quantity scheduled for the current day (today) according to the plan. -
Page 78: Alarm
Animal control 8. In the Visit menu, you can see how often a calf visited the feeding box today (left column) and yesterday (right column). 8.1. In the Last menu, you can check the time of day at which the calf last visited the feed- ing box. -
Page 79: Plan Over Date
Animal control 4.3. In the Feed ltr menu you can view and change the feed quantity to which the selected calf is entitled. The procedure is described in detail in chapter 8.4.2 "Feed quantity" - 4.4. In the Conc. g/ltr menu you can view and change the feed concentration to which the calf is entitled. -
Page 80: 40Fit
Animal control 3. Use to select a calf. You will see the individual dates. You delete due date messages as follows: 1. Navigate via to the Due date sub-menu. 2. Confirm delete all? by choosing The due date message disappears but will appear again for the next 3 days. 40FIT In this menu, you can check how many and which of your calves are within a 40FIT period. -
Page 81: Marked
Animal control 4.4. In the Cons. ltr menu you can view feed consumption for today (left column) and yes- terday (right column) in liters Note: If you wish to set the consumed feed amount of the current day to zero, press and confirm Delete block? by choosing 4.5. - Page 82 Animal control You check marked animals as follows: 1. Navigate via to the marked sub-menu. A table will appear in the display. 2. From left to right in the top line, you can view the animal number, the plan trend and the feed quantity scheduled for the current day (today) according to the plan.
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Page 83: New
Animal control 6. In the Drnk spd. menu, %, you can view the drinking speed for today (left column) and yes- terday (right column). You can view the relative (%) and the absolute drinking speed (l/min). Confirm Drnk spd. % by choosing 6.1. -
Page 84: Double
Animal control 7.2. In the Correct. days sub-menu, enter a negative value such as -2 to extend the total feeding duration by 2 days. Enter a positive value such as +2 to shorten the total feed- ing duration by 2 days. 7.3. -
Page 85: Unknown
Animal control Unknown If you are running your automatic feeder with animal identification, the feeder registers all trans- mitters that approach it. In the Unknown menu, the following transmitters are registered: • Transmitters that have not been an assigned an animal number. •... -
Page 86: Consumption Of All Calves
Animal control 9.11.1 Consumption of all calves You display the consumption of all calves as follows: 1. Navigate via > Consumption to the Total sub-menu. The planned consumption amounts are displayed in the left-hand column (Set) and in the right-hand column (Actual) the actual consumption amounts of all calves for today, yester- day and the day before yesterday. -
Page 87: Print
Animal control 3. In the Quantity menu you can view the amount of feed in liters that calves in the selected group have consumed today and yesterday. 9.12 Print Here you can print out the animal list or the alarm list. To do this, your automatic feeder must be connected to a printer. -
Page 88: Calibration
Calibration 10. Calibration The first calibration is performed by your service technician during commissioning. You must manually recalibrate powder and liquid feed and cleaning agents because the actual quantity will deviate from the set quantity for various reasons, such as fluctuations in water pres- sure. -
Page 89: Calibrating With Calibration Scales
Calibration 2.8. Tilt the mixer so that the water flows into the graduated cylinder. Measure the collect- ed water in milliliters. 2.9. In the Actual menu, enter this measured quantity using the number keys. 2.10. Confirm with 2.11. Date now shows the current date. 2.12. - Page 90 Calibration 2.4. Date shows when the water was last calibrated. 2.5. Confirm Start? by choosing . The calibration procedure will start. The set value of 500 ml will be shown first in the display. 2.6. Confirm Exit automatic mode? by choosing .
- Page 91 Calibration 2.2. Set qty shows the quantity of cleaning agent to be dispensed by the automatic feed- 2.3. Runtime shows the time in which the automatic feeder should dispense the cleaning agent. 2.4. Date shows when the cleaning agent was last calibrated. 2.5.
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Page 92: Care And Maintenance
Care and maintenance 11. Care and maintenance This chapter covers regular maintenance and functional testing of the automatic feeder, and to a certain extent, its accessories. These ensure that the required hygienic standards are main- tained. Maintenance includes additional measures to preserve hygiene that are not described in the cleaning chapter, as well as scheduled replacement of wearing parts. -
Page 93: Daily Care And Maintenance Tasks
Care and maintenance WARNING! There is a risk of injury due to automatic start-up. The mixer or powder mixing unit can start up automatically at any time, crushing or cutting off your hand and fingers. ► Do not reach into the hazardous area of the mixer and the powder mixing unit. Before reach- ing into the hazardous area of the mixer or powder mixing unit, always switch off the auto- matic feeder using the main switch and disconnect the power plug. -
Page 94: Care And Maintenance Tasks Required Every 4 Months
Care and maintenance • WARNING! There is a risk of injury due to automatic start-up The mixer and powder discharge opening can start up automatically at any time, crushing or cutting off your hand and fingers. ► Do not reach into the hazardous area of the mixer and the powder discharge opening. Switch off the automatic feeder and disconnect the mains plug. -
Page 95: Replacing Hoses And Teats
Care and maintenance If you have not concluded a maintenance agreement for this service, you must recalibrate the feeder yourself. This is the only way to ensure that your calves receive a sufficient amount of properly mixed feed. Proceed as described in chapter 10. "Calibration" - 88. 11.3.2 Replacing hoses and teats •... -
Page 96: Faults And Warnings
Faults and warnings 12. Faults and warnings If an error occurs while the automatic feeder is running, the Auto LED on the hand terminal will flash. The error is described in fault or warning messages displayed on your automatic feeder. You must immediately rectify errors that occur during operation. -
Page 97: Temperature Too High
Faults and warnings NOTICE! An interruption in feeding operation means that your calves will not receive any feed. This can lead to malnutrition. Malnutrition can cause impaired growth and development, in- creased susceptibility to illness or even the death of your calves. ►... -
Page 98: Boiler Not Filled
Faults and warnings If the fault appears again: • Check the temperature of the inflowing water and reduce it, if necessary. This applies particularly if the boiler is supplied with pre-heated water. • If this fault persists, you must contact your service technician immediately. 12.1.3 Boiler not filled When you turn on the automatic feeder, the control unit checks whether the boiler is filled with... -
Page 99: Water Meter
Faults and warnings You can correct the fault as follows: 1. Confirm Fault, water shortage by choosing 2. Confirm Boiler water start? by choosing 3. Check that the water jet hits the rod or point electrode. 4. Check the water supply to the automatic feeder. 5. -
Page 100: Emptying The Mixer
Faults and warnings 4. Press until the message Start automatic mode? appears in the display. 5. Confirm Start automatic mode? by choosing The automatic feeder will now operate in normal mode again. 12.1.6 Emptying the mixer If the rinsing water in the mixer cannot be emptied the message Fault, emptying the mixer will appear. -
Page 101: Heating System
Faults and warnings 9. Remove cleaning agent remnants from components carrying feed by rinsing them with wa- ter. NOTICE! Cleaning agent remnants that enter the feed can be hazardous to the health of calves. ► Remove cleaning agent remnants before recommissioning the automatic feeder. 10. -
Page 102: Milk Empty
Faults and warnings NOTICE! An interruption in feeding operation means that your calves will not receive any feed. This can lead to malnutrition. Malnutrition can cause impaired growth and development, in- creased susceptibility to illness or even the death of your calves. ►... -
Page 103: Id Chip
Faults and warnings Check whether deposits have formed on the electrode and if so, remove them carefully. If this problem persists, you must contact your service technician immediately. 12.1.12 ID chip The automatic feeder is equipped with an electronic name plate (ID chip) upon which the device number and other important information for the operation of the automatic feeder is stored. -
Page 104: Warnings
Faults and warnings You can correct the fault as follows: 1. Switch the automatic feeder off using the main switch and after a few seconds switch it on again. If this fault message appears again, you must contact your service technician imme- diately. -
Page 105: Fill Up The Mp Container
Faults and warnings The mixer will fill up with water. 5.2. Confirm Mixer: empty? by choosing The mixer will be drained. If the fault has been fixed, acknowledge the message Delete warning? in the display with If this does not correct the fault, you must contact a service technician immediately. 12.2.2 Fill up the MP container If the automatic feeder is equipped with a powder sensor, this will output a warning if the MP in... -
Page 106: Calibration
Faults and warnings 12.2.6 Calibration If the last calibration was 120 days ago or if automatic calibration failed, the calibration warn- ing will appear in your display. You will see which components you have to calibrate. You rectify the warning as follows: 1. -
Page 107: Machine Capacity
Faults and warnings You change the duplicate animal number as follows: 1. Confirm Duplicate animal no. warning with The Duplicate menu in Animal control will appear (see 9.8 "Double" - 84). 2. In No., the full transmitter number of the animal appears. 3. -
Page 108: Check Sd Card
Faults and warnings 12.2.11 Check SD card The Check SD card warning appears in the display: • If data is to be saved manually, but no SD card is present. • If data is to be saved manually, but the SD card is currently write-protected. •... -
Page 109: Boot Loader
Faults and warnings 12.3.2.3 Waiting The following faults prevent the hand terminal from initializing: • The CAN bus address of the terminal is not the same as the one defined in setup of the of the automatic feeder. • The feeder control unit is not active. The message terminal Vxx.xx waiting appears. - Page 110 Faults and warnings The following regular services (RS) have been defined: • RS1 must be performed every 4 months. • RS2 must be performed every 12 months. • RS3 must be performed every 36 months.
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Page 111: Disposal
Disposal 13. Disposal All automatic feeder components, liquids and solids must be disposed of in compliance with the applicable official regulations for proper waste recycling and disposal in your country. If you are not certain which regulations apply to you, ask your service technician and use the Internet or the yellow pages to find out which government agency is responsible for your jurisdiction. -
Page 112: Disposal Of The Automatic Feeder
Disposal 13.6 Disposal of the automatic feeder For disposal instructions, contact the appropriate authorities, such as your waste disposal com- pany or local government agency. See the appendix for an overview of the materials in the automatic feeder. Dispose of the automatic feeder. -
Page 113: Appendix
Appendix 14. Appendix 14.1 Standard feeding plans... - Page 114 Appendix...
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Page 115: Basic Principle Of Interval Feeding
Appendix 14.2 Basic principle of interval feeding 14.3 Milk powder (MP) conversion table Required concentration (in Setting in concentration plan (in g/ Dry matter (in %/ltr g/ltr of feed) ltr of water) of feed) 10.0 10.5 11.0 11.5 12.0 12.5 13.0 14.0 15.0... -
Page 116: Materials List
Appendix 14.4 Materials list The materials used in the automatic feeder include: • Brass, Enzidor® • Silicon carbide • Carbon • V2A, V4A • Plastics: PET, TPE, silicone, PVC, NBR, ABS, PUR • Viton • Vulcanized fiber, graphite-loaded • Rubber •... -
Page 117: Maintenance Intervals And Activities
Appendix WARNING! There is a risk of injury due to automatic start-up. The automatic feeder automatically prepares a feed portion when it detects a calf entitled to feed. The stirring blades in the mixer start automatically and can crush or cut off your hand or fingers. - Page 118 Appendix Care/maintenance interval daily week- months months Inspection of the calves Automatic feeder • Visually inspect for damage. Safety devices • Check the completeness and legibility of the safety signs (warning signs). • Check the proper function of the scraper to clean the powder discharge ...
- Page 119 Appendix Shutoff valve/feeding pump • Have the shutoff valve and feeding pump cleaned by a service techni- cian and have valve membranes with support rings replaced, if neces- sary. Powder mixing unit • Visually inspect for damage. • Check the powder discharge opening for foreign bodies and deposits.
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Page 120: Index
Index Index Powder discharge opening 51 Preparation 38 Ad lib mode 34 Rinsing the hose 50 Alarm 30 Cleaning the mixer manually 41 Angle brackets 29 Cleaning the powder container 52 Animal control 31 Cleaning the powder discharge opening 51 Animal list 28 75 Cloud 30 Arrows 29... - Page 121 Index Front and right side view of automatic feeder 8 Operating modes 34 Grounding symbol 20 Plan tendency 30 Preconditions 16 Prohibitory signs 20 Hand terminal 27 Hazard description 19 Hazards Rationed mode 34 Chemical burns 17 Rear view of automatic feeder 10 Corrosion 17 Registering animals 58 Excessive physical strain 17...
- Page 122 Index Calibration scales 106 Check SD card 108 Duplicate animal number 106 Emptying the mixer 104 ID chip 106 Identification 105 Machine capacity 107 Mixer temperature sensor 105 Unknown transmitter 105 Water connection 12 Weight 12...
- Page 123 EC declaration of conformity according to the EU Machinery Directive 2006/42/EG, Annex II, 1.A Manufacturer: Förster-Technik GmbH, Gerwigstr. 25 78234 Engen Person residing within the Community authorised to compile the relevant technical documentation: Müller Barbara Förster-Technik GmbH, Gerwigstr. 25 78234 Engen Description and identification of the machinery: Make: Automatic feeder...
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