Förster-Technik TAP5-CH2-25, Original Operating Instructions

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Operating the automatic feeder 35
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There are no freely assignable function keys. You access the animal list via the Animal
control menu.
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You cannot save the data of the automatic feeder to an SD card.
4.2.3 Auto LED
The Auto LED (light-emitting diode) of your hand terminal displays important information about
the status of the automatic feeder.
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In automatic mode, the LED lights up green.
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In offline mode, the LED is not lit up.
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In event of failures or warnings, the LED flashes.
4.2.4 Data backup
The automatic feeder performs an automatic data backup at night. You can also start the
backup manually. The data of the automatic feeder can be stored on an SD card (only with the
15-key hand terminal).
4.3 Menu structure
The automatic feeder is controlled using menus, submenus and lists. You control your auto-
matic feeder by switching to lists via menus and submenus. In these lists, you can view and
change values. The menu structure makes it easier to find a list quickly.
The menus that you require most frequently, such as Animal control , Main menu and
Manual functions can be directly accessed with the press of button. The Animal list is
the list you will require most often. The animal list can be directly accessed on the 15-key hand
terminal by pressing the . You can change this default setting. You can also access the ani-
mal list via the Animal control menu.
If your automatic feeder has the 15-key hand terminal, you can also assign an additional
key according to your needs in Device data under Function keys.
If you do not see all the menus or submenus presented here, this is either because your auto-
matic feeder is not equipped with the component in question, or the component was not acti-
vated during setup.