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

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Introduction 7
1 Introduction
This chapter explains how your automatic feeder is designed and how to operate it safely as
intended.
Read the operating manual carefully before operating the automatic feeder and ask your ser-
vice technician to explain anything that is unclear to you before you use it for the first time.
Do not operate the automatic feeder until you have read and understood the safety chapter
(see Chapter 2 Important safety instructions, page
17 ). Resolve any questions with your ser-
vice technician before operating the feeder.
The operating manual for the automatic feeder, the operating manuals of all additional equip-
ment to be connected and the safety data sheets for cleaning agents must be kept readily
available at all times and passed on to the next user.
Observe all of the warnings and safety instructions in this operating manual.
If your automatic feeder has additional equipment, you must also observe the separate oper-
ating manuals and the safety warnings and safety instructions for the additional equipment.
1.1 Automatic feeder
Modern calf rearing businesses primarily use feeding systems with individual animal identifi-
cation functions. Calves are identified via their collar transponders or electronic earmarks and
fed based on their individual requirements.
Feed is always prepared fresh and dispensed to calves in small portions at the temperature
and concentration that you have specified.
The hand terminal provides quick and easy access to the controls of the automatic feeder
when you are right near your animals. You can connect the automatic feeder to your PC via
the CAN Ethernet Gateway and then control the feeder from your computer.