Fullwood M2erlin, Operating Instructions For Safe Use

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Ref / Pt.No: 294130
Operating Instructions for Safe Use
Fullwood M²erlin
Revision: C
Date: 24-Mar-17
294130 Page 4 of 81
8.1.1 Best Cattle Tagging Practice .................................................................................. 33
8.2 Pedometers ...................................................................................................... 34
8.2.1 Removal of the Pedometer ..................................................................................... 34
8.2.2 Storage of Pedometers ........................................................................................... 34
8.3 Neck tags ......................................................................................................... 35
9. Introducing Animals to the New Milking System ...................... 35
9.1 Preparation ....................................................................................................... 35
9.2 Introduction ....................................................................................................... 36
10. The Human Machine Interface (HMI) .......................................... 36
10.1 HMI – Overview of Icons .................................................................................. 36
Note; Not all the icons are visible by the user, some are for engineers
use only. ................................................................................................. 39
10.2 Milking the Cows .............................................................................................. 40
10.3 Introducing new cows: ...................................................................................... 40
10.4 Using the HMI ................................................................................................... 42
10.5 Milk Separation ................................................................................................. 48
10.5.1 Withheld and Undesirable Milk ............................................................................ 48
10.5.2 Abnormal Milk ..................................................................................................... 48
10.6 Milk Cooling and storage .................................................................................. 48
11. Routine Daily Maintenance......................................................... 53
11.1 Changing the Liners ......................................................................................... 54
12. Cleaning the machine ................................................................. 55
13. Service Schedule ........................................................................ 56
14. Consumables / Spares ................................................................ 59
14.1 Liners, Shells, Vacuum Chambers, Rope End Covers, Liner Gauge and ‘O’
Rings (Compatibility Chart) ......................................................................................... 59
14.2 Chemicals ......................................................................................................... 60
14.3 Other ................................................................................................................ 60
15. Fault Recognition and Rectification .......................................... 61
15.1 General ............................................................................................................. 61
15.2 Alarm Messages ............................................................................................... 61
15.3 Alarm Message Codes ..................................................................................... 62
16. Milk Sampling .............................................................................. 77
16.1 Setting Cows for Sampling in Crystal ............................................................... 77
16.2 Connecting the Multi Sampler .......................................................................... 79