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BENZING M1 
Fancier Manual 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Version 2.0 

english 

Summary of Contents for BENZIG M1

Page 1: ...BENZING M1 Fancier Manual Version 2 0 english...

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Page 3: ...ngement liable to compensation payment Liability Any claims against the manufacturer based on the hardware or software products described in this manual shall depend exclusively on the conditions of t...

Page 4: ...BENZING M1 Fancier 2 HB_BENZING M1_ZUECHTER EN_20 doc GANTNER Pigeon Systems GmbH...

Page 5: ...specifically laid down appropriate installation commissioning operation and maintenance of the product is the customer s responsibility 5 Directly on receipt of the goods inspect both the packaging a...

Page 6: ...ng in our documentation GANTNER Pigeon Systems GmbH therefore accepts no responsibility for the completeness or the accuracy of this manual The right is reserved to make alterations and we may carry o...

Page 7: ...3 2 Installation of the Fancier System 17 3 2 1 Installation with 1 field G2 Antennas 18 3 2 2 Installation with PLB Antennas or the 4 field G2 Antenna 20 3 2 3 Installation with EFA EXPRESS Antennas...

Page 8: ...5 3 2 Lists 54 5 3 3 Coupling a New Pigeon 58 5 3 4 Delete Coupling of a Pigeon 59 5 3 5 Change Details of Pigeons 60 5 3 6 Delete Pigeon 61 5 4 System Menu 62 5 4 1 Information on the BENZING M1 62 5...

Page 9: ...stems GmbH 5 4 15 Activate Feature 73 6 GUARANTEE AND LIABILITY 75 7 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS FAQ 76 8 SPECIFICATIONS 77 8 1 Power Supply 77 8 2 Internal Clock 77 8 3 Memory 77 8 4 Operating Tools 7...

Page 10: ...BENZING M1 Fancier TABLE OF CONTENTS 8 HB_BENZING M1_ZUECHTER EN_20 doc GANTNER Pigeon Systems GmbH...

Page 11: ...Manipulation The device BENZING M1 offers various technical precautions and protective measures against manipulation Safety label hologram When attempting to remove the safety label or open the case...

Page 12: ...2 Antenna d 4 field G2 Antenna e BENZING Antenna Controller f EFA EXPRESS antenna picture shows the antenna with the tunnel set g 8 field Antenna PLB 475 Lazer 3 475 x 300 x 27 5 mm 18 7 x 11 8 x 1 08...

Page 13: ...pigeons in the loft are measured and saved in the BENZING M1 2 3 G2 Antennas 1 field G2 Antenna 4 field G2 Antenna The G2 Antennas are the new loft antennas used to register the arriving pigeons at t...

Page 14: ...BENZING M1 a BENZING Antenna Controller is required The antenna can be equipped with a tunnel to guide the pigeons when they land at the antenna 2 5 BENZING Antenna Controller The BENZING Antenna Con...

Page 15: ...e connected to the first antenna Also PLB antennas of the older SAN type can be connected to the BENZING M1 The loft antenna SAN is the preceding version of the PLB Antenna which is much faster in reg...

Page 16: ...ver the power supply unit is connected to this cable in order to supply the loft antennas and the BENZING M1 with power Note To connect the cable at the G2 antennas a short adapter cable is needed Thi...

Page 17: ...is attached around the leg of the pigeon which is not ringed The ring is locked by pressing the snap lock together flat pliers might be useful until it engages with a click The BENZING pigeon rings a...

Page 18: ...Antennas or 8 SAN Antennas Thus the fancier always has the information on all arrived pigeons even while he or she is away from the loft with the BENZING M1 Allowance for direct connections to the lo...

Page 19: ...e loft antennas are operated near a power line the registration of the arriving pigeons and in general the operation of the BENZING M1 can be susceptible to interference 3 2 Installation of the Fancie...

Page 20: ...enna connect all the 1 field G2 Antennas B together by using the 25 cm BENZING G2 Cables E which are included in the package of the antennas 2 Plug in the cable of the BENZING M1 Power Supply Unit at...

Page 21: ...he power mains should always be provided near the antennas For power supply the included M1 Power Supply Unit should always be used or a similar power supply unit of an equivalent type Before plugging...

Page 22: ...ystem follow these steps 1 Connect the PLB Antennas or the 4 field G2 Antennas B together by using the pre installed connection cables of the antennas E 2 Plug in the cable of the BENZING M1 Power Sup...

Page 23: ...or a similar power supply unit of an equivalent type When using the provided power supply unit only up to 3 PLB 765 Antennas 6 PLB 475 can be supplied with that power supply unit For information conce...

Page 24: ...H 2 If you want to use more than 4 EFA EXPRESS Antennas a second Antenna Controller with 4 more EFA EXPRESS Antennas can be connected to the first one Attention Between the antennas on two different...

Page 25: ...oller s must light up This indicates that the power supply is correctly provided For power supply the included BENZING M1 Power Supply Unit should always be used or a similar power supply unit of an e...

Page 26: ...System The BENZING Station provides the following connectors 1 Additional Power Supply But it is recommended to apply power as near to the loft antennas as possible see previous section with figure 3...

Page 27: ...other devices like the power supply unit the Club Antenna CAN not needed if the BNEZING ClubSystem is used or the printer etc are connected to the BENZING ClubSystem or the BENZING clubPOINT After hav...

Page 28: ...CHTER EN_20 doc GANTNER Pigeon Systems GmbH Figure 3 7 Connection of the BENZING M1 in a Club by using the BENZING ClubSystem Figure 3 8 Connection of the BENZING M1 in a Club by using the clubPOINT B...

Page 29: ...tion When using a BENZING Station the station will supply the BENZING M1 with power as soon as the BENZING M1 is plugged into the station The BENZING Station itself is supplied with power with the pow...

Page 30: ...1 is in the initial status Note The BENZING M1 memorizes the found loft antennas This means that those antennas don t have to be searched again at the next start up of the BENZING M1 which reduces the...

Page 31: ...ZING M1 is delivered with a standard front label It can be substituted by a different one In this case you have to do the following Unscrew both allen screws on the front Remove the front panel and th...

Page 32: ...BENZING M1 Fancier INSTALLATION AND OPERATION 30 HB_BENZING M1_ZUECHTER EN_20 doc GANTNER Pigeon Systems GmbH...

Page 33: ...eting the pigeons to evaluating and releasing them for a new race For this procedure the BENZING M1 is used in the loft of the fancier as well as in the club The BENZING M1 operates therefore either i...

Page 34: ...keting Before loading the pigeons into the transporter they have to be basketed for a race Changes concerning the data of the basketed pigeons can only be made after a particular race has finished Whe...

Page 35: ...time it is possible to print a stopped not cleared race later or read the race data on the PC 4 1 5 Clear a Race Release Pigeons for a New Race The pigeons that are basketed for a race can only be ba...

Page 36: ...registration list and deleting pigeons is fancier dependent and applies only to the actual fancier Enter the Name of the Fancier See Section 5 4 6 MENU Settings Fancier Name For each of the 4 possible...

Page 37: ...gistration module is connected Menu key green to recall the main menu Number of the connected loft antennas PLB If one or more pigeons have arrived Number of the pigeon the last one to arrive Name of...

Page 38: ...t to the display the BENZING M1 is provided with further general keys This key takes you from wherever you are within the menu back to the initial status The cursor keys let you leaf through a list or...

Page 39: ...ng system association money game country specific CLEAR Discharge pigeons finish the race SPEED Calculation of speed of the pigeons Race List Betting System Clear Race End of Race Calculation of Speed...

Page 40: ...e and time of the BENZING M1 only displayed if no training or race is in progress Display Contrast Adjust the contrast of the display Beeper Volume Adjust the volume of the built in beep Fancier Name...

Page 41: ...and then LIST If one or more races are active they will also be displayed in the initial status display of the BENZING M1 Beside the races various symbols are displayed which refer to the state of the...

Page 42: ...IST red All active and stopped races are displayed If only one race is in the list then this list is skipped or Select race Name of selected race Order of arrival at this race Pigeon number Time of ar...

Page 43: ...Year of birth of pigeon Number of pigeon Date and time of arrival format DD MM YY HH MM SS Average velocity I Registered via INN after arrival S Registered via BENZING Station after arrival Marked as...

Page 44: ...splayed and printed as follows MENU green RACE yellow LIST yellow all active races are displayed or Select race ARRIVED yellow Display of the arrived pigeons PRINT red The arrival list will be printed...

Page 45: ...ered on the missing list This list can be displayed and printed as follows MENU green RACE yellow LIST yellow All active races are displayed or Select race MISSING blue Display of the missing pigeons...

Page 46: ...or trainings To release a pigeon the corresponding race must be cleared first MENU green RACE yellow CLEAR red List of races Only finished races are displayed or Select race YES green Clears the race...

Page 47: ...Fancier MENU FUNCTIONS HB_BENZING M1_ZUECHTER EN_20 doc 45 GANTNER Pigeon Systems GmbH Further stopped races exist No further stopped races exist SELECT RACE 18 22 08 4Race 02 RELEASE 18 22 08 No rac...

Page 48: ...an 10 000 yards per minute To turn off the display for velocity a distance of 0 miles must be entered MENU green RACE yellow SPEED green List of races all races are displayed except for the stopped ra...

Page 49: ...er MENU FUNCTIONS HB_BENZING M1_ZUECHTER EN_20 doc 47 GANTNER Pigeon Systems GmbH or Reduce increase the number at the position of the cursor or Place cursor one step to the left right OK green saves...

Page 50: ...ach of the loft antennas 5 2 1 Start Training Race Attention When the start of the training is in progress registration of arriving pigeons is impossible MENU green TRAINING blue START blue Display Tr...

Page 51: ...STOP yellow Confirmation that the training shall really be stopped MENU green Confirmation for stopping the training Display Training is stopping All basketed pigeons are discharged For how long this...

Page 52: ...green TRAINING blue LIST red ARRIVED yellow Display of the arrived pigeons PRINT red The arrived pigeons list will be printed YES green Start printing Back to the training selection Attention When pri...

Page 53: ...et The list of missing pigeons can be printed if a printer is connected to the BENZING M1 and if the BENZING M1 is not running in battery mode MENU green TRAINING blue LIST red MISSING blue Display of...

Page 54: ...the release data the speed of the pigeons is calculated It is displayed as a countdown in the main menu the detailed pigeon list and on the printouts of the lists of arrival The speed has to be less...

Page 55: ...is also possible to delete pigeons which are stored in the memory of the BENZING M1 5 3 1 Set or Remove Marking for Pigeons It is possible to mark certain important pigeons in order to recognize them...

Page 56: ...printed if a printer is connected to the BENZING M1 and if the BENZING M1 is not running in battery mode MENU green PIGEONS green LIST yellow COUPLE yellow Display of the coupled pigeons PRINT red The...

Page 57: ...er information MENU green PIGEONS green LIST yellow PRE REG blue Display of all pre registered pigeons or Leafing through the list Note The blue and green keys can be used to leaf forwards and backwar...

Page 58: ...Go back Display Marking List All marked pigeons are accommodated into the marking list This is important for example if you want to accumulate certain or important pigeons so that they can be display...

Page 59: ..._20 doc 57 GANTNER Pigeon Systems GmbH Display of the marked pigeons or Leafing through the list Note The blue and green keys can be used to leaf forwards and backwards through 5 lines at a time Go ba...

Page 60: ...he number of the electronic chip ring will be coupled to the selected pigeon MENU green PIGEONS green CHANGE blue COUPLING yellow NEW blue List of registered but not yet coupled pigeons or Select pige...

Page 61: ...ll pigeons in the BENZING M1 or Select pigeon Note The blue and green keys can be used to leaf forwards and backwards through 10 pigeons at a time Confirm selected pigeon Confirmation Delete coupling...

Page 62: ...red List of all pigeons in the BENZING M1 or Select pigeon Note The blue and green keys can be used to leaf forwards and backwards through 10 pigeons at a time Confirm selected pigeon Changing gender...

Page 63: ...of all pigeons in the BENZING M1 or Select pigeon Note The blue and green keys can be used to leaf forwards and backwards through 10 pigeons at a time Confirm selected pigeon Confirmation Delete pige...

Page 64: ...rsion of the device serial number With the menu item VOLTAGE in the SYSTEM menu the battery voltage and the external supply voltage of the BENZING M1 will be displayed if the BENZING M1 is not connect...

Page 65: ...ully the antenna is ready for use If no field is indicated then either the loft antenna is out of order the ring is defective or it has not been used a BENZING ring Update Software of Loft Antennas Wi...

Page 66: ...n such case the menu item Date Time will not be displayed 5 4 4 Settings Adjusting the Contrast of the Display Settings Display Contrast In the case of varying lighting conditions adjustment of the di...

Page 67: ...unction Settings Master Slave If you have a second BENZING M1 or an atis TOP device with master slave software you can use this with a BENZING M1 When connecting the devices the BENZING M1 will be the...

Page 68: ...When using two devices always one of the devices has to be set to Master Master Slave is used for example with multi clock systems where two clocks for two different clubs are used in a fancier system...

Page 69: ...re PrtSim exe has to be installed and started on the PC If you then print with the BENZING M1 the print out will be shown on the PC screen From the PC you can then send the print out to a printer that...

Page 70: ...ion of the changes Only after this step the new setting will be saved Paper Format for Print Settings Printer PAPER Select the green key PAPER in the PRINTER menu to define the paper format to be used...

Page 71: ...items Settings Benzing STATION SMS in the system menu The SMS menu where all SMS settings are selectable will be displayed Switch SMS Function On Off In order to make the BENZING Station send SMS the...

Page 72: ...the left right OK green saves entered data The mobile number must be entered with all prefixes country and net code The number must not contain spaces or leading zeros see display above for an exampl...

Page 73: ...can be set with the menu item TEST in the SMS menu 5 4 11 Configure BENZING Station SYSTEM Benzing STATION CONFIG When the BENZING M1 is used with a BENZING Station you must configure what the serial...

Page 74: ...will be shown every time it is plugged into the BENZING Station Note The linking of BENZING M1 and BENZING Station is only possible if now training or race is in progress 5 4 13 Delete the Season Map...

Page 75: ...een changed or Move cursor mark to the desired setting Select the marked setting marker O will be set to OK Confirmation of the selection Only after this step the new setting will be saved 5 4 15 Acti...

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Page 77: ...hat only the battery types indicated in this manual are used Make sure to use leakage free batteries The warranty does not apply to damages that are caused by leaking batteries The operating instructi...

Page 78: ...NZING M1 and the BENZING M1 must not be in the battery mode as in such a case no power is supplied to the loft antennas and thus they are not recognized I would like to basket pigeons for a race BENZI...

Page 79: ...25 seconds per day at 25 C 77 F 8 3 Memory Program Memory 2 MByte Flash Pigeon Memory 256 kByte Flash for 1000 pigeons Memory 16 MByte SDRAM 8 4 Operating Tools Keys 4 function keys with a description...

Page 80: ...Surroundings Operating Temperature 0 to 60 C 32 F to 140 F Storage Temperature 25 C to 70 C 13 F to 158 F Relative Humidity 0 to 90 at 25 C 77 F not condensing 8 8 Power Supply Unit Primary Voltage 2...

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