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Gallagher Group Limited
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Hamilton, New Zealand

Dairy Scale User Manual

3E1153 - Edition 5 – September 2011

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Summary of Contents for DS5000

Page 1: ...DS5000 User Manual...

Page 2: ...s been made to ensure accuracy neither Gallagher Group Limited nor any employee of the company shall be liable on any ground whatsoever to any party in respect of decisions or actions they may make as...

Page 3: ...rd milking order 14 Setting the time and date 15 User options 16 Select a country 17 Preparing to weigh 18 Scale layout 18 Pre Weigh checklist 19 Sessions 20 Session naming formats 20 Weighing in auto...

Page 4: ...iv Specifications 35 Scale memory capacity 35 Zero tracking 36 General 36 Upgrading Your Dairy Scale Model XDS5000 37 Contact details 38...

Page 5: ...f a milking herd and on the move can be weighed as they pass over the Weigh Scale negating the need for constant human attention and monitoring The Dairy Scale can also be used to manually weigh anima...

Page 6: ...me of the Session is automatically generated by the Weigh Scale and includes the date time and milking number Manual Session Synonymous with Manual Static Weighing Session this is a weighing session t...

Page 7: ...purpose built outdoor housing Replace if excessively damaged When cleaning the Weigh Scale with a damp cloth take care not to scratch the display If disconnecting the Weigh Scale fit the connector cap...

Page 8: ...User Manual Dairy Scale DS5000 4 Cable connections...

Page 9: ...to note that the battery icon will only ever show the actual amount of charge left in the battery when the Weigh Scale is turned on and disconnected from external power Fully Charged Battery Icon bars...

Page 10: ...in before the Weigh Scale shuts down As the Weigh Scale will be connected to mains power for the majority of its operation low battery levels should only be an issue during power outages or when the W...

Page 11: ...tic mode Green Advance herd in current milking session Weigh Red Closes the current milking session Delete Soft Keys Five soft keys are arranged along the bottom of the lower screen The function of th...

Page 12: ...task or tasks in a screen Will allow you to continue most often by returning you to the last screen Press to generate an Average Weight Graph based on the current details displayed on the screen Togg...

Page 13: ...explanatory information may display only for a few seconds after it disappears the screen displays information relevant to the selected option This behaviour can be changed in Set up Mode See Acknowle...

Page 14: ...USER OPTIONS select weight units and turn on or off the acknowledging error and informational messages 6 SELECT COUNTRY for a specify country selects a language and country specific terminology and w...

Page 15: ...each milking 4 Press the button continuously to scroll through the options and select how long after the last cow is weighed that the milking session will close The Milk End options are as follows End...

Page 16: ...d delete button Examples of Milking Start Times Milking 1 is the only milking session to be set within a 24 hr period which will close 1 hour after the last cow has passed over the weighing platform M...

Page 17: ...ing the herd names affects the historic herd statistics At least one herd must be entered Positions First through Fourth must be used sequentially That is to say do not use Position One then Three lea...

Page 18: ...G ORDER from the Set up menu The Select Herd Milking Order screen displays 1 Press the and soft keys to select the name of the herd for which you want to change the milking order 2 Press the soft key...

Page 19: ...t i e 8 35 pm would be 20 35 8 35 am would be 08 35 Select 4 SET TIME AND DATE from the Set up menu The Set time and date screen displays 1 Press the or soft keys to move to the digit that you want to...

Page 20: ...of the user options 3 Press to save the changes and return to the Set up menu Item Name Values available Description Weight units kg lb Whether your Scale displays weights in kilograms kg or pounds lb...

Page 21: ...The Weigh Scale country settings determine the following the language used with the screens and prompts some country specific terminology and some default options Select 6 SELECT COUNTRY from the Set...

Page 22: ...User Manual Dairy Scale DS5000 18 PREPARING TO WEIGH Scale layout...

Page 23: ...sperson in accordance with the Installation Manual that will have been supplied to him her 2 Enabled power supply from an AC outlet using the cable and power pack supplied with the Weigh Scale 3 Set u...

Page 24: ...session is started Each weighing event animal weight record adds to the current session Time data is collected each time a session is created There are limits on the number of records the Scale can ho...

Page 25: ...ion and Herd name If there is no current milking session the session and herd name is replaced with No session active As animals are weighed the herd statistics are updated A milking session is only c...

Page 26: ...soft key to display the HERD STATS Screen and allow you to access statistics see View herd statistics p 23 Note Ensure your milking s occurs in the defined order see Select herd milking order p 14 oth...

Page 27: ...A graph showing the average animal weight in a herd on a weekly basis up to a date that you can specify This displays a ten week period Average Weekly Weight Graph p 26 Average Weekly Statistics A he...

Page 28: ...to highlight the Select session option d Press to scroll through the available options until the required milking session is displayed e Press the soft key to highlight the Enter date option f Type in...

Page 29: ...mals that weighed within certain ranges The x axis weight range the y axis number of animals Note To enable clear view of the Weight Distribution graph the title and the soft key alternately hide and...

Page 30: ...reen displays a Press the soft key to highlight the Select herd option b Press to scroll through the available options until the required one is displayed c Press the soft key to highlight the Enter e...

Page 31: ...view of the Average weight graph the title and the and soft keys alternately hide and show The soft key displays the Average Weekly Weight Statistics see Average weekly weight statistics p 28 3 Press...

Page 32: ...See Average weekly weight graph p 26 for instructions on selecting the desired herd and end date 2 Press the soft key to display weight statistics for the selected herd and end date The figures show t...

Page 33: ...w manual weighing session To create a new manual weighing session complete the following steps 1 Turn the mode select switch to M Manual 2 Press the soft key The NEW SESSION screen displays 3 Enter th...

Page 34: ...as determined an accurate weight for the animal it will lock on to the weight and hold it on the screen The time taken to lock on to the weight will vary depending on the movement of the animal 5 When...

Page 35: ...Scale screen displaying If yes the Weigh Scale has automatically zeroed any weight left on the platform e g dirt or manure If no press the blue zero button The Weigh Scale does not need to return to...

Page 36: ...h to M manual 2 Press the button and the screen shows the statistics of the last manual weighing session that you conducted 3 Press the soft key to open the SELECT SESSION screen 4 Press the and soft...

Page 37: ...ssion please refer to the following section of this User Manual Deleting manual weighing sessions p 34 If you were wanting to create a new session the soft key will initiate creation of a new session...

Page 38: ...the SELECT SESSION screen 2 Press the and soft keys to highlight the desired session 3 Press the soft key You will need to confirm the deletion 4 Do you want to delete the highlighted session If yes...

Page 39: ...tally reaches 400 000 the oldest chronologically session will be overwritten by the new records Manual weighing sessions The Weigh Scale has capacity to store 2 000 records in Manual weighing mode Whe...

Page 40: ...In the Automatic and Manual weighing modes zero tracking is automatically implemented if after the animal leaves the weighing platform the residual weight is within a defined zero tracking range If t...

Page 41: ...000 enables you to be alerted to animals that have not appeared during a weighing session animals that have been weighed but had no Electronic ID captured and animals that have lost excessive body wei...

Page 42: ...Group Ltd Private Bag 3026 Hamilton Tel 07 838 9800 Fax 07 838 9801 Helpline 0800 731 500 Web www gallagherams com Email sales gallagher co nz AUSTRALIA Gallagher Australia Pty Ltd P O Box 122 Rydalme...

Page 43: ...Group Ltd their Distributors and their Dealers accept no responsibility for any accident caused subsequently to any tampering with or modification to or misuse of this product The Gallagher Group Ltd...

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