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Hired Hand Manufacturing, Inc.

1733 County Road 68

PO Box 99

Bremen, Alabama 35033

Summary of Contents for EVOLUTION BIRD SCALE

Page 1: ...Hired Hand Manufacturing Inc 1733 County Road 68 PO Box 99 Bremen Alabama 35033...

Page 2: ...NOTICE Every effort has been made to ensure that this manual is complete accurate and up to date The information contained in it is however subject to change without notice due to further developments...

Page 3: ...12 4 5 Short cut keys 12 4 6 Bird Scale Menus 13 5 USING THE CONTROLLER 16 5 1 First Installation 16 5 2 Setting the Time and Date 17 5 2 1 Viewing the Day of the Week 17 5 3 Monitoring Functions 18...

Page 4: ...2 Uniformity Error 38 5 7 5 3 Correction Factor 39 5 7 5 4 Time of Reset 40 5 7 5 5 Weigh Times 40 6 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 41 7 MEMORY CARD 42 8 INDEX 44 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1 Controller s Face...

Page 5: ...elow directed to the attention of Customer Service Manager This limited warranty is expressly in lieu of any and all representa tions and warranties expressed or implied including any implied warranty...

Page 6: ...om temperature where the controller is located must always remain between 32 F and 104 F 0 C to 40 C For Indoor use only To avoid exposing the controller to harmful gases or excessive humidity it is p...

Page 7: ...cal shock Read the message and follow the instructions carefully Payattention Thefollowingtextcontainsveryusefulinforma tion Doubleinsulation Both direct and alternating current AC DC Direct current D...

Page 8: ...ys the various parameters and readings C Arrow keys The up and down arrow keys are used to scroll the menus The right arrow key is used to select a menu option and the left arrow key is used to return...

Page 9: ...les in the enclosure particularly on the side of the enclosure when using a computer communications module Refer to the wiring diagram enclosed with this user s manual to connect the controller Use th...

Page 10: ...2 1 3 3 Internal Switches The internal switches are located inside of the front cover of the con troller When the controller is shipped from the factory all the switches are set to OFF 3 4 Voltage Se...

Page 11: ...ragraphs explain the way the parameters are organized and how to adjust them There are 2 types of values which may be seen on the display Fig 1 Item B Readings and Parameters A Reading is a value whic...

Page 12: ...r by stepping through the function menus To scroll the options within a menu use the up and down arrow keys Fig 1 item C If a menu has more than two items the display scrolls to show additional items...

Page 13: ...eight 52 g of weighings 100 Gain 7 g Actual Weight 0 g Last Weighing 54 g 7 day avg 56 g Std Dev 0 5 g CV 5 8 Uniformity 85 Weighing Today Yes 2 Scale 1 Menu 2 Weight 2 2 Scale 1 Weights Heavy Bird 0...

Page 14: ...3 Daily gain 4 Std dev 5 Uniformity 2 Scale 1 Menu 5 On Off 2 5 Scale 1 On Off Status Min Off Max On Main Menu Bird Weigher Vx x 6 Average Weight Main Menu Bird Weigher Vx x 7 Start Flock 7 1 Sc 1 Sta...

Page 15: ...ation Uniformity Bandwidth 10 Min 3 Max 50 8 3 Installation Uniformity error 25 Min 5 Max 50 8 3 Correction Factor 6 Min 0 Max 20 8 3 Installation Time of Reset 0 00 Min 0 00 Max 23 59 8 Installation...

Page 16: ...e controller 3 Set the time and date sec 5 2 4 Enter the installer password to access the installation menu sec 5 7 1 5 Enter the number of scales connected to the controller sec 5 7 2 6 Define weight...

Page 17: ...ey The day flashes on the display Use the adjustment buttons to set the day Press the right arrow key The hour flashes on the display Use the adjustment buttons to set the hour Proceed in similar fash...

Page 18: ...elect the 1 Information menu The following pieces of in formation regarding the selected scale are displayed Age Current age of the birds Average Weight Average weight of the birds measured since the...

Page 19: ...t most birds 68 weigh 20 grams from the average weight This also means that 95 of the birds weigh 40 grams from the average weight 2 times the standard deviation In other words the lower the standard...

Page 20: ...ey once Use the arrow keys to select the 4 History menu then press the right arrow key Select the desired type of his tory then press the right arrow key Weight History This is the average weight of t...

Page 21: ...ation as measured by the selected scale today Press the down arrow key to scroll down the display and look at the standard deviation of the previous days 125 day his tory Uniformity This is the rate o...

Page 22: ...the right arrow key The weight groups as defined by the selected scale are displayed as follows Bird Shows the number of bird weighings that belongs to each weight group This value is based on weighi...

Page 23: ...om the main menu then press the right arrow key Press the down arrow key to select 2 Weight then press the right arrow key Press the down arrow and scroll the menus in order to display the weight limi...

Page 24: ...w keys to select 6 Average from the main menu Press the right arrow key to select 1 Today The actual average weight in pounds or grams is dis played Press the down arrow key in order to display the av...

Page 25: ...ge weight measured by the chosen scales for the past 7 weighing days Note that this value is only available for breed ers and it is only displayed after 7 weighing days Scale X Average Average bird we...

Page 26: ...late the average weight are defined in section 5 3 5 1 Use the arrow keys to select 6 Average from the main menu Use the arrow keys to select 2 History Today s average weight is displayed Press the do...

Page 27: ...ct the desired scale then press the right arrow key Use the adjustment buttons to ad just the following parameters Start Age Initial age of the birds Start Weight Initial bird weight in grams or pound...

Page 28: ...3 Weigh Schedule then press the right arrow key Select 1 Weigh Days then press the right arrow key Use the adjustment buttons to set the following parameters Frequency Select the day frequency at whi...

Page 29: ...periods Use the arrow keys to select the proper scale from the main menu then press the right arrow key Press the down arrow key to select 3 Weigh Schedule then press the right arrow key Press the dow...

Page 30: ...ers before starting the system Emptyhouse Disabling the scales is useful to stop the weighing process while the house is empty Use the arrow keys to select the desired scale then press the right arrow...

Page 31: ...quired to access the installation mode The password is made up of three blocks of two digit By default the installer password is set to 03 05 14 The password cannot be changed Select the 9 Password me...

Page 32: ...ocedure shows how to select the number of scales that are connected to the main con troller refer to section 5 6 to enable the scales afterwards Use the arrow keys to select the 8 Installation menu th...

Page 33: ...djusted overtime following the birds growth The controller uses a minimum of 3 groups Up to 7 different weight groups can be used by adding 2 pairs of groups as follows Heavy Average Light Heavy Avera...

Page 34: ...rated according to an absolute weight value the user has to define the weight interval between the groups as follows AVERAGE WEIGHT Example 1 kg 1000 g G2 Weight Example 1 171 to 1 370 g Example 1 051...

Page 35: ...m the Average Weight OVERWEIGHT 2 OVERWEIGHT 1 AVERAGE GROUP UNDERWEIGHT 1 UNDERWEIGHT 2 HEAVY LIGHT Additional group size 1 12 Additional group size 2 20 Average group size 10 EXAMPLE G1 G2 A Example...

Page 36: ...since this mode avoids having to change the weight limits as the bird grow Refer to figures 3 4 Average group Select the weight range in grams or in depending on the chosen group size over which a bi...

Page 37: ...ale s calibration weight flashes on the display Set the calibration weight to the desired value using the adjustment buttons Once this is done press the down arrow key Make sure the scale is stable an...

Page 38: ...menu then press the right arrow key The uniformity bandwidth flashes on the display Use the adjustment buttons to set the uniformity bandwidth to the desired value 5 7 5 2 Uniformity Error The Unifor...

Page 39: ...5 7 5 3 Correction Factor The controller allows making slight adjustments to the average weight reading of the scales For instance if the correction factor is 1 the average weight read by each scale i...

Page 40: ...e of reset 5 7 5 5 Weigh Times This function is used to restrain weighing time periods of weighing days This is useful to disable the weighing process during night for instance Refer to section 5 5 2...

Page 41: ...0Hz 14Vdc output 14 Vdc 10 regulated 100mA max 14Vdc output fuse F2 1A fast blow Housing IP54 plastic casing Operating temperature 0 to 40 C Storage temperature 15 to 50 C Ambient relative humidity ma...

Page 42: ...ON 1 Turn off power to the controller 2 Open the latch and lift the controller s cover 3 If you are about to copy the controller s configuration on the memory card make sure the card s switch is at th...

Page 43: ...eys for 5 seconds to exit the transfer menu then remove the memory card from the connector as follows Turn off power to the controller Open the controller s cover Remove the card from the connector Cl...

Page 44: ...Error transfer 43 F Flock see Birds G Gain see Weight information Grams Pounds selection 10 Groups Activation settings 36 Current information 22 Current limits btwn groups 23 Group sizes 34 36 Absolut...

Page 45: ...error 43 Turkeys see Bird type U Uniformity Current value 19 History 21 Uniformity bandwidth 38 Uniformity error 38 Unit selection Metric Imperial 10 V Variation coefficient 19 W Week day Current wee...

Page 46: ...Part n 890 00487 rev 00 Evolution Bird Scale Controller 46...

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