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Foerster TAK5-VH1-55 Instruction Manual (226 pages)

Automatic Calf Feeder Vario Combi

Brand: Foerster | Category: Farm Equipment | Size: 2 MB

Table of Contents
3
Introduction
9
Safety Instructions
9
Application
10
Intended Use of the Automatic Feeder
10
Adverse Use of the Automatic Feeder
10
Safety Signs
11
Information Signs on the Automatic Feeder
11
Icons Used in this Instruction Manual
12
Specific Terms
13
Abbreviations Used in this Instruction Manual
14
Contact Details of Förster-Technik
15
Components
16
Compact Combi
16
Vario Combi
17
CPU and Relay Power Board
18
Relay Power Board
18
Heat Exchanger with Separate Heating Circuits for Milk and Water
20
Compact Combi
20
Vario Combi
21
Technical Data of the Automatic Feeder
22
Special Danger Areas
24
Operation
25
Keyboard
25
Operating Elements and Menu Structure
26
Animal Control
27
Main Menu
28
Manual Functions
28
Training Pump
29
Arrow up / Arrow down
29
Enter
29
Arrow Right / Arrow Left
29
Asterisk
29
C (=Delete)
30
Esc(=Escape)
30
Operating Modi
31
Automatic Mode
31
Offline-Mode
32
Displays in the Automatic Mode
32
Display Icons
32
Displays in the Operating Mode of the Automatic Feeder
35
Restricted Mode
35
Ad Libitum-Mode
36
Displays Referring to the Individual Animal
36
Start-Up
39
Electrical Connection Provided by Customers
39
Locating the Automatic Feeder
40
Mounting the Protective Grating of the Powder Hopper Extension
40
Water Supply and Milk Supply
42
Water Supply
42
Milk Supply
43
Mounting the Feeding Station
44
Connecting the Antennas
44
Notes on How to Mount the Antennas
44
Connecting the Antenna Cable to the Motherboard
45
Mounting the Teat
47
Filling the Heat Exchanger
47
Portion
48
Adjusting the Target (Set) and the Minimum Temperature
48
Setting the Parameters for the Parallel Mode
50
Portion Dispense with Entitlement Less than 250 Ml
50
Tolerance Values for Concentration and Milk Ratio
50
Vapour Screen for Powder Outlet, Mixer Heating and Equipment against Frost
51
Filling the Milk Powder Hopper and the Milk Tank
52
Filling the Milk Powder into the Powder Hopper
52
Filling the Milk Tank
53
Calibrating the Feed Components and the Detergent
53
Setup
55
Overview of the Menus in the Setup
55
Language
56
Time/Date
57
Machine
57
Equipment
59
Identification
61
ID-Chip
61
Stations
61
Feed Control
62
Internal Stations Controlled by the Automatic Feeder
62
IFS-F(Eeding Stations)
63
IFS-Compact Unit for Four Feeding Stations
65
IFS-Concentrate Stations
67
Scales
68
Terminal
68
Communication
69
Device Data
71
Checking and Adjusting Time/Date
71
Checking Time/Date
71
Adjusting Time and Date
71
New Installation
72
New Installation of Everything
72
Restricted Mode/Ad Libitum Mode
73
Parallel Mode
74
Station Parameters
74
Feeding Station
74
Draining Time
75
Entering Turn-On and Turn-Off Delay
76
Pump Start and Stop
76
Maximum Speed
77
Concentrate Stations
77
Teat Slider
77
Calfprotect
77
Mixer
78
Mixer Draining
78
Mixer Draining Valve
78
Emptying Via the Teat
78
Mixer Emptying
79
Mixer Emptying According to Time
79
Draining Mode
79
OFF Delay of the Mixer
79
Milk Values
80
Selecting the Mp/Milk Mode or the MP-Mode
80
Continue with MP / Machine Stop
80
Entering the Dry Matter
81
Activating Milk Expelling
81
Commuting to the Single Heating Circuit
82
Calibration
85
Manual Calibration of the Foodstuff
85
Liquid Components (Water, Milk, Liquid Additive, Detergent)
85
Powder Components (MP and Powder Additive)
87
Semi and Fully Automatic Calibration of the Feeding Stations with Peristaltic Pumps
87
Semi-Automatic Calibration
87
Fully Automatic Calibration
88
Calibrating at the Feeding Station
88
Transmitter and Animal Management
91
Transmitter Management
91
Basics
91
Identification Process at the Station
91
Correlation between Transmitter and Animal Numbers
92
Entering the Transmitter Numbers
92
Reading in the Transmitter Numbers
92
Entering the Transmitter Numbers Manually
93
Allocating the Animal Numbers
94
Continuous Allocation of the Animal Numbers
94
Allocating the Animal Numbers on the Basis of the Transmitter Numbers
94
Editing the Transmitter or Animal Numbers
95
Changing the Transmitter Number
95
Changing the Animal Number
96
Deleting the Transmitter Numbers
96
Deleting the Transmitter Numbers of Animals Being Canceled
96
Recalling the Transmitter Statistics
97
Registering the Animals
97
Registering the Animals Manually
98
Registering the Animal Automatically
99
Deactivating the Automatic Registration
100
Registering Only Available Transmitters Automatically
100
Entering the Transmitter Numbers and Registering the Animals Automatically
101
Canceling the Animals or Animal Groups
102
Canceling an Individual Animal
102
Canceling the Group
103
Canceling Weaned Animals
103
Transferring the Animals
103
Feeding
105
Functioning of the Automatic Feeder
105
Feed Preparation
105
Feed Dispense
105
Priority Mode
106
Parallel Mode (Synchrofeed)
106
Feeding Regime
106
Restricted Mode
106
Ad Libitum-Mode
108
Priority
108
Dispensing Additional Feed Portions
109
Dispensing Extra Portions
109
Milkmaker-Functionality
110
Changing the Data of Individual Animals
111
Changing the Group
112
Deviations of the Feed Quantity or Feed Concentration
112
Checking the Milk Ratio
113
Changing Additive Dispense
113
Changing the Weight
113
Shortening or Extending the Total Duration of Feeding
113
Plans
114
Changing the Feeding Plans
115
Changing the Concentration Plans
117
Changing the Milk Ratio Plans
119
Changing the Plan for Limitation of Quantities
120
Changing the Plan for Maximum Speed
122
Alarm Levels
123
Additive Dispense
126
Creating a Medicine Prescription Plan
127
Selecting the Dosage
127
Distribution
128
Dispenser
129
Duration of Medication and Additive Quantity
129
Creating the Electrolyte Prescription Plan
131
Programming Additive Dispense
131
Giving Medicine to Individual Animals
132
Giving Electrolyte to Individual Animals
133
Giving Additive to a Group
133
Changing Additive Dispense
135
Handling Remaining Portions
137
Blocking the Remaining Portions for Individual Animals
137
Blocking the Remaining Portions for Animal Groups
138
Cleaning
139
Settings
139
Mixer
140
Starting Mixer Cleaning Automatically/Time-Controlled
141
Starting Mixer Cleaning Manually
142
Heat Exchanger Cleaning (Serial Equipment with )
142
Circuit Cleaning
143
Air (Pulsating Compressed Air Cleaning)
145
Box) Valve Cleaning
146
Sponge Cleaning
146
Rinsing the Hose
148
Diagnostic
151
Checking the Valves/Motors
151
Checking the Heating
152
Checking the Sensors
152
Checking the Stations
153
Feeding Stations
153
Concentrate Stations
155
Animal Scales
155
Control
155
Version
157
Setup
158
Software
158
Animal Control
159
Checking the Complete Animal Group or Specific Animals
159
Checking Feed Consumption
160
Checking the Feeding Break-Offs
162
Checking the Feeding Speed
162
Checking the Visiting Behavior
163
Checking the Feeding Day
163
Checking the Entitled Animals
163
Checking the Alarm Animals
164
Checking the Animals with Expiry Messages
165
Checking the Animals to Which Additive Is Administered
165
Checking Newly Housed Animals
167
Checking Double Animal Numbers
168
Checking the Unknown Transmitters
168
Checking the Total Consumption
169
Failures and Warnings
171
Failures
171
CRC-Error
171
Heating
172
Temperature too High
173
Heat Exchanger Not Filled
173
Water Shortage
174
Water Meter
175
Mixer Emptying
176
Heating
177
Boiler Temperature Sensor
178
Milk/Circulation Valve
178
Milk Empty
179
Calibration
179
Supply Electrode
179
ID-Chip
180
Station/Draining Valve
180
IFS-Version
181
Output Error
181
Warnings
182
Identification
182
Incorrect ID
182
Double Address
182
IFS-F(Eeding Station)
183
Motor F-Station
184
IFS-C(Oncentrate Station)
184
Motor C-Station
184
Scales (SC)
185
Water Meter
185
Mixer Emptying
185
Mixer Sensor
186
Milk Empty
186
Unknown Transmitters
186
Calibration
187
Automatic Calibration
187
Circulation Pump
188
ID-Chip
188
Detergent
188
Double Animal Number
188
Machine Capacity
189
Database
189
Further Failures and Messages
189
Hand-Held Terminal
189
CAN Bus off
189
CAN Bus Heavy
190
Waiting
190
Searching
190
Bootloader
191
Waiting for Update
191
Flash Programming
191
Starting Program
191
Message When Starting the Automatic Feeder
191
Care and Maintenance Plan / Routine Tasks
193
Automatic Feeder in Operation
193
Shutdown of the Automatic Feeder and the Peripheral Devices
195
Check List for After-Sales Service
197
Accessories
201
Annex
203
Menu Overview
203
Main Menu ( Key)
203
Menu Overview of the Manual Functions ( Key)
210
Menu Overview of Animal Control ( Key)
212
EC-Declaration of Conformity as Per EC Machines Directives 98/37/EC, Annex II a
216
Default Feeding Plans
216
Group a
216
Group B
216
Group C
217
Group D
217
Template for Individual Feeding Plan
218
Basic Principle of Interval Feeding
219
CAN-Bus Addresses
221
Default Addresses
221
Template for Individual Allocation of Addresses
221

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