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Daily Usage
You should review a few parameters on a daily basis.
• Alarms - Check the controller display to make sure there are no active alarms. If there are active alarms,
you must clear them (press the ENTER key) to turn off the alarm relay. Go to the Alarm History menu to find
information on alarms and errors. As the animals grow, adjust the water usage and feeder run time ON/OFF
alarm settings as necessary.
• Current Environmental Conditions - Observe that the animals appear comfortable. Check the temperature and
humidity. You should also check these in the History menu to see what the conditions were during the previous
night/day.
• Setpoint - Verify the temperature setpoint (Temperature Control Setting menu) is correct. If you are not using
the temperature setpoint ramping feature, adjust the setpoint manually as the animals grow and their
temperature requirements change.
• Equipment Status - Check the water use and feeder run times. You should also check the status of equipment.
• Backup Thermostats - Adjust and test backup thermostats regularly to match changes in the setpoint
temperature. Improperly adjusted thermostats may start devices when you don’t want them to or they will not
provide effective backup when needed.
If an active alarm condition is detected and no keys have been pressed for 60 seconds or more,
the Alarm History menu is automatically displayed.
Survival Mode
In the rare event that all temperature sensors in a zone fail, or an entire input/output board fails,
the controller follows a set of operating rules and activates attached alarm devices.
• The last valid temperature reading continues to be used.
• Curtains and inlets stay in their current position.
• If the current ventilation mode is Entering Tunnel, the controller will continue into Tunnel mode.
• Purge cycles will continue.
• Furnaces and Heaters are turned off.
• Brooders continue to run based on the last valid temperature reading.
• Other devices run based on timed settings and/or last valid temperature.
Critical User Information
If this is your first time setting up the Ventra Pro
TM
control, you should review the information on the
following pages 50 - 78, before you start the setup of the devices and parameters so that you
will have a clear understanding on the function of the controller and its menus. This knowledge will
help you with establishishing the settings; Go to “Setting up the Control Software” section.