Part No. 4801-2994 Rev 10-05
FEED MANAGER
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7.4
Min. Feed Capacity (%)
The
Min. Feed Capacity
feature
monitors the amount feed in the feed
bins and will activate the
Auxiliary
Alarm
output if the feed decreases
below the selected amount of minimum
feed. When the feed level decreases
below the
Min. Feed Capacity (%)
percentage, the specific
Feed Bin Level
Indicators
will immediately start
flashing. To view or change the
Min.
Feed Capacity
setting, press the
Mode
Select
button repeatedly until the
Minimum Feed Capacity
indicator
turns ON.
The
Main Display
shows the selectable
Minimum Feed Capacity
percentage for ALL of the active feed bins.
For example, if 30 is selected, the
Auxiliary Alarm
will activate if the
Feed Capacity
decreases to 29% or less
overall feed bin capacity.
To increase or decrease the
Minimum Feed Capacity
percentage, press the
Plus +
or
Minus -
button until the
desired value is shown in the Main Display. To turn the
Minimum Feed Capacity
function OFF for ALL
Feed Bins, repeatedly press the
Minus -
button until OFF is shown in the Main Display. To disable the
Minimum Feed Capacity
alarm only for specific feed bins, turn
Bin Status
OFF while the specific feed bin is
selected.
Refer to Section 7.3
.
NOTE
: The feed level must continuously remain below the
Min. Feed Capacity (%)
percentage for a
minimum of 4 minutes for the
Auxiliary Alarm
to activate.
After 4 minutes, the
Auxiliary Alarm
contacts will activate, the
Main Display
will alternate between showing
the active Feed Bins and “Err” (“Err” represents that an Error/Alarm condition exists), and the specific
Feed
Bin Level Indicators
will continue to repeatedly flash ON and OFF. When the feed level rises above the
Minimum Feed Capacity (%)
, the Auxiliary Alarm, Feed Bin Level Indicators, and display immediately
return to normal operation.
NOTE:
In order for the
Minimum Feed Capacity
function to be operational, the
Bin Status
mode must be
turned ON for each required feed bin AND the
Min. Feed Capacity (%)
must be set to the desired
percentage.
7.5
Max. Fill Time (Minutes)
The
Max. Fill Time
feature is used
provide an alarm in cases of
excessive feed auger runtimes as a
result of feed spills and/or equipment
malfunction.
Max. Fill Time
monitors the amount of time which
the feed augers remain ON and will
activate the
Auxiliary Alarm
output
if the feed auger remains ON longer
than the selected
Max. Fill Time
limit. When the feed auger initially
turns ON, the
Fill Indicator
will also
turn ON.
If either of the feed augers remain ON longer than the selected
Max. Fill Time
(minutes), the
Auxiliary Alarm
contacts will activate. When the
Auxiliary Alarm
is activated, the specific
Auger Fill Indicator
will
repeatedly flash ON and OFF. The
Main Display
will also alternate between the active feed bins and
“Err”
representing that an Error/Alarm condition exists. As soon as the alarm condition clears, the
Auger Fill
Indicator
and
Main Display
return to normal operation.
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Max. Fill Time
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