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Stick Reader SDL400S

User Guide

Putham

Wheddon Cross

Minehead

Somerset

TA24 7AS

Tel: 01643 841611

Fax: 01643 841628

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.shearwell.co.uk

Copyright Shearwell Data Ltd

Summary of Contents for SDL400S

Page 1: ...1 Stick Reader SDL400S User Guide Putham Wheddon Cross Minehead Somerset TA24 7AS Tel 01643 841611 Fax 01643 841628 Email support shearwell co uk Website www shearwell co uk Copyright Shearwell Data Ltd ...

Page 2: ...5 Quick Start Guide Reading EID Devices 6 Navigating the Menus 8 Creating a New Group 9 Erasing EID Numbers 10 Rapid Read Mode 11 Memory 12 Industry Standards 13 Contact Details 13 Appendix 1 PC Software Optional 14 Appendix 2 Bluetooth printer Optional 20 ...

Page 3: ...e same way as the green button on the reader Ensure that the battery pack is aligned with the grooves inside the stick reader Replace the end of the reader screwing the cap on clockwise The stick reader should operate for at least 8 hours on a fully charged set of batteries For the first several hours the battery indicator will show Good When the battery indicator first shows Low you should still ...

Page 4: ...ng that the positive and negative markings on the batteries match up with the on the charger Charging the supplied batteries from flat to full should take 250 minutes WARNING Ensure the correct adapter is used for the battery charger The mains and car adapter for the battery charger are labelled Battery Charger ...

Page 5: ...has been designed constructed and tested for compliance with FCC Rules that regulate international and unintentional radiators The user is not permitted to make any modifications to this equipment or use it in any manner inconsistent with the methods described in this User Manual without express approval from Shearwell Data Ltd Doing so will void the user s authority to operate this equipment Caut...

Page 6: ... end of the Stick Reader the screen will display the EID number and store it in memory The group count will be increased by one The Light Ring at the end of the Stick Reader will flash green to visually confirm that the device has been read and the Stick Reader will also produce an audible confirmation tone The Stick Reader is ready to scan for another EID device straight away press the green butt...

Page 7: ...ly displays the message Already saved on the screen gives a single red flash on the light ring and gives a short audible tone to indicate that this is a re read of a tag already stored The second read is not stored and the count is not increased This situation typically occurs when you accidentally read the same animal in a pen twice Same tag number in a different group If the stick reader picks u...

Page 8: ...will continue to cycle through options until the green button is released In order to view all options in the menu memory must be enabled To exit the menu and return to scan mode release the green button on the cancel option The following is a list of the menu options in order of appearance Options for printing are only available if the Stick Reader is associated with a Bluetooth printer See Appen...

Page 9: ...rom the menu Once a new group has been created you can only go back to the previous group by using the erase group option within the Menu The same EID device number may be recorded against separate groups Once a new group has been created all scanned EID devices will now be stored in the new group New group Press to read Grp B Count 0 ...

Page 10: ...quired To erase all EID device numbers stored on the Stick Reader select the Erase all tags option from the menu You will need to confirm that you wish to delete all EID devices from memory Do this by pressing the green button again before the confirmation count down reaches zero If all tags are successfully erased you will be returned to Group A with a count of 0 Erasing EID Numbers Erase all tag...

Page 11: ...d on When set to Rapid read mode press the green button once and the Stick Reader will constantly be scanning for tags Press the green button a second time to stop scanning In rapid read mode the Stick Reader will look for new tags continuously for up to 12 seconds from the last successful read If no tags are detected for 12 seconds rapid read mode will be put on standby to conserve battery power ...

Page 12: ...he same way as with memory enabled however the number will be shown on the display but will not be stored in the memory Operating the Stick Reader with memory enabled is recommended Enable memory This option will not be displayed if memory is already enabled Memory is enabled by default on all Stick Readers To re enable memory after disabling it select the Enable memory option from the menu Cancel...

Page 13: ... interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense The SDL400S also complies with Industry Canada RSS 210 issue 7 This ...

Page 14: ...stallation Guide option If the CD does not automatically run the document Quick Install Guide can be found on the Belkin Bluetooth CD within the folder titled QIG Adding a Bluetooth Device In order to be able to connect a Bluetooth enabled device to a computer with Bluetooth it must first be added to the recognized list of Bluetooth devices in My Bluetooth Places on the PC To start turn on the Sti...

Page 15: ...each time you wish to connect the Stick Reader to a PC Make a note of the com port number the PC has used to establish Bluetooth connection This will be required when connecting software Continue to follow the instructions and at the Bluetooth Service Selection screen make sure that the AT Serial option is selected After selecting next to continue a window will pop up to confirm that a shortcut fo...

Page 16: ... is recommended that when installing the Stick Reader software by Shearwell Data Ltd all other applications remain closed Run the installation and follow the on screen instructions to the end in order to install the software Using Stick Reader software Before using Stick Reader software ensure stick reader is switched on and linked via Bluetooth to PC If the Bluetooth link is successful the stick ...

Page 17: ...s down automatically after a period of no use The shutdown time can be from 1 to 10 minutes EID output format EID output format determines how information is sent from the Stick Reader to any Bluetooth connected devices on each successful EID read This can be modified to Hexadecimal Decimal ISO Decimal SDL Raw for Shearwell Data Ltd Race Readers Full ISO or UK WYSIWYG EID Display Format EID displa...

Page 18: ... to yes Printer ID To link the Stick Reader to a Bluetooth printer enter the 12 character Bluetooth address of the printer into the Printer ID box this will tell the Stick Reader to connect to that printer when a print option is selected from the menu Putting a Bluetooth address in this box will cause the Stick Reader to display the print options in the menu when next turned on Language English Sp...

Page 19: ... Read Tags from Stick option A notepad file will open displaying data stored on the stick to keep this data you must select where to save and what to name the file The file can be named anything but an easily recognizable name such as one including the date of downloading is recommended Erasing tags from Stick The Erase Tags from Stick option causes all animal data on the stick to be removed A war...

Page 20: ...into the printer slide the opening catch away from the paper container The lid on the paper container will slip open Insert a new roll of paper and close the lid The Stick Reader is fully compatible with Bluetooth Thermal Printer picture right Printer On Off Press the button once to turn the printer on The printer turns itself off automatically if it has not been used for a few minutes there is no...

Page 21: ...D Device read The display mode will determine the EID format The printer will then disconnect To print all EID device from within all groups make sure that you have a Bluetooth printer on and ready with paper Use the Print all groups option from the menu The printout shows the following items Date Time Group Animal count EID Device read No print out will be produced if Grp A 0 The display mode wil...

Page 22: ... a Bluetooth printer on and ready with paper Use the Print barcode option from the menu The printout shows the following items Date Time Group Animal count EID Device read Barcode The display mode will determine the EID format The printer will then disconnect Print barcode Connecting Printing Disconnecting ...

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