VP1007-B / Installation manual
Version 01.000 / November 2020 / EN
16
Livestock Management
4. Turn the antenna trimmer until the highest value is found.
Antenna reading distance
The antenna squelch and antenna power settings can be used to adjust the reading distance of the antenna for
an optimal detection of the animal tags:
1. Check if the antenna is set up correctly:
a. Check that the antenna is tuned correctly: see Antenna tuning with option "AA".
b. Check that the antenna power (AP) is set to the desired level (usually 99): see
Increase the antenna squelch when the antenna field interferes with other transmitting fields or
metal frameworks in the barn. If this is not sufficient, reduce the antenna power.
2. Check the maximum reading distance of the antenna with an EID tag (e.g. 120 cm for a neck tag in a walk
through antenna).
a. Move the tag to and from the antenna and use one of the following options to determine the maximum
distance for tag identification:
1. Check the TUNING/ID LED on the VP1007-B (see
VP1007-B reader LED indicators (page 25)
).
2. Go to
HF > H1 or H2 > AS > id
and check if the last two digits of the tag ID appear in the display.
Figure 3: Antenna reading distance adjustment
1. Maximum before adjustment (e.g. 120 cm)
2. Maximum after adjustment (e.g. 80 cm)
3. Put the tag in the antenna field at the desired maximum reading distance (e.g. 80 cm) and read the RSSI
value:
a.
FDX
: Go to
HF > H1 or H2 > AS > dF
and note down the value (e.g. 60).
b.
HDX
: Go to
HF > H1 or H2 > AS > dH
and note down the value (e.g. 60).
4. Set the squelch value:
a.
FDX
: Go to
HF > H1 or H2 > AS > SF
and set the value noted in step 3a.
b.
HDX
: Go to
HF > H1 or H2 > AS > SH
and set the value noted in step 3b.
5. Repeat step 2. The maximum reading distance of the antenna should now be found at the desired distance
of step 3 (e.g. 80 cm).
5.4 Identification tests
The tests are performed using the parameters described in
VP1007-B reader menu overview (page 26)
Tag identification
When a tag is detected by the antenna of the VP1007-B, the green TUNING/ID LED will automatically blink. The
identification (
id
) test can be used to identify the tag number.
1. When the green TUNING/ID LED blinks, go to
It > id
on the display.
The last two digits of the tag number are shown.
