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User’s guide 

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MANUAL POULTRY SCALES 

BAT 1 

 

Summary of Contents for BAT 1

Page 1: ...version 7 3 6 User s guide MANUAL POULTRY SCALES BAT 1...

Page 2: ...ng into three groups Light Standard Heavy 13 5 2 6 Multiple birds per sample 14 5 3 Scale status display 14 6 VIEWING WEIGHT DATA 14 6 1 Viewing active file 14 6 2 Deleting data in active file 15 6 3...

Page 3: ...g flocks 28 8 8 Database backup 29 8 9 Advanced procedures 29 8 9 1 Manual selection of weighings in the statistics 29 8 9 2 Weighing with sex differentiation 31 8 9 3 Sorting by weight 33 8 9 4 Expor...

Page 4: ...harger from socket in the car 5 USB cable 6 Manual 2 Charging 2 1 Charging from AC 1 Plug the USB cable to the scale 2 Plug the USB cable to the charger 3 Plug the charger into an AC outlet Fully disc...

Page 5: ...n the car Fully discharged batteries will recharge in approximately 3 hours 3 Weighing Suspend the scale using a chain on a firm non spring biased structure Place a hook on the scale and switch the sc...

Page 6: ...itch the scale off by holding the key for about 2 seconds Remove the hook and store the scale for further use 4 Preparation of the scale before use Several parameters should be set prior use These set...

Page 7: ...hted field is again displayed normally the required country is selected On the next line Language the language in which the scale will communicate is displayed If you want to change the language move...

Page 8: ...ccording to the layout of your farms There can be up to 199 files containing a total of 11 000 weights Each file can correspond to an entity as defined by the user house pen cage etc and each file can...

Page 9: ...s displayed Press All stored weights will be deleted not the file names To store weights in file PEN 1 from our example press MENU Weighing Active file A file list will be displayed Using keys and mov...

Page 10: ...ber of birds represented in this column will be displayed below the graph Press the key to continue weighing After the birds from Pen 1 are weighed move to Pen 2 and select file PEN 2 All bird weights...

Page 11: ...with automatic saving of the weighed value This weighing was described in Chapter 3 When weighing very active birds or when weighing during difficult conditions use a manual saving mode For weighing o...

Page 12: ...ns three columns statistics for both cocks and hens statistics for cocks and statistics for hens When displaying histogram three histograms are available histogram for both cocks and hens histogram fo...

Page 13: ...orting into three groups Set menu Configuration Saving Sorting to Light OK Heavy In menu Weighing Low limit set the weight according to which the birds will be marked as too light In menu Weighing Hig...

Page 14: ...f each bird in the sample Statistics and histograms are calculated for the weight of one bird 5 3 Scale status display In all display modes there is information about the scale status on the upper lin...

Page 15: ...eparate pens Pen 3 and Pen 4 The scale contains four files named PEN 1 PEN 2 PEN 3 and PEN 4 To be able to calculate the total statistics in the whole House 1 create a file group named HOUSE 1 which c...

Page 16: ...calculation All files displays the summary statistics for all files stored in the scale In Statistics display a histogram of selected files by pressing the key 6 5 Comparing files Select Statistics Co...

Page 17: ...e DB9 serial port on the scale and switch the printer on Select Statistics Print One file from the menu Select the file you want to print Now select the information to be printed in the next dialog bo...

Page 18: ...for all files in to a single report Total statistics prints only summary statistics without a histogram for all selected files Weights prints each bird weight for all selected files 7 Scale managemen...

Page 19: ...the weight sound volume go to the menu User settings Saving volume 7 4 Calibration The scale is calibrated from factory If the calibration needs to be adjusted go to menu Maintenance Weighing Calibrat...

Page 20: ...ssword Press the selected combination of arrow keys in this dialog 7 5 1 Disabling password protection To remove the password protection go to the menu Maintenance Password Close the following dialog...

Page 21: ...king on it and then click on Save As 4 Run the downloaded file bat1 exe and go through the installation clicking on the Next buttons 5 Connect the scale into a free USB port on the computer Windows wi...

Page 22: ...ith the scale may last several minutes depending on the amount of data When completed a table with all weight data will be displayed Click the Save all weighings button All displayed files will be sav...

Page 23: ...r the highlighted file Individual weights in this file will be displayed after clicking the Weights tab 8 6 Deleting data from the scale After saving the data on the PC the data saved in the scale can...

Page 24: ...tion Do you want to use some existing flock as template displays click No Next dialog will ask for the flock name Enter a name and click OK The dialog for entering the flock parameters will be display...

Page 25: ...and PEN 2 which you use for weighing the birds On 01 01 2009 day old chicks were placed in both pens Create a new flock in your computer named Pen 1 Enter 01 01 2009 in the Start date field enter day...

Page 26: ...The horizontal axis specifies the flock age and the vertical axis specifies the average weight of the flock 8 7 1 Growth curve comparison The actual growth curve of the flock can be compared with a s...

Page 27: ...Click the Flocks tab In the Current flocks table select the flock you want to close and click the Close button Enter the flock ending data in the following dialog The flock will no longer be monitore...

Page 28: ...log by clicking OK You can see the data of the selected flock in the tabs Statistics and Graphs In order to make comparisons with another flock click the Select flocks button and select the flock to b...

Page 29: ...se After clicking the Save button the database backup will be saved in the selected file You can burn the file on a CD DVD or save it to your backup server 8 9 Advanced procedures 8 9 1 Manual selecti...

Page 30: ...for selecting the weighings allows the following operations Adding a weighing in the Available weighings list select the weighing you want to add and click You can perform the same operation by doubl...

Page 31: ...required weighings Release the Ctrl key Select all weighings in the list hold the Ctrl key and press the A key Release both keys Move the selected weighings by clicking or 8 9 2 Weighing with sex dif...

Page 32: ...s In the flocks it is possible to enter standard growth curves separately for males and females Select the Flocks tab select the flock in the Current flocks table and click Edit Select the growth curv...

Page 33: ...am will receive the sorting data after downloading data from the scale and will save it in the database for further processing Click the Statistics icon and the Last weighings tab Select for example l...

Page 34: ...details dialog Select the file in the Files list The Sorting panel will display the sorting limits for this file 8 9 4 Exporting data Data can be exported to another computer or location Example Your...

Page 35: ...he database for further processing Check the downloaded files by clicking Edit If the downloaded data is ok click the Export all weighings button In the following dialog select the BAT1 export file fo...

Page 36: ...illing the Note field bottom left related to the data origin such as by phone etc Click Save 9 Troubleshooting 9 1 Scale 1 After suspension of the hook the scale does not show zero weight shortly hold...

Page 37: ...if the data is displayed in the Weighings panel and to view the data use the panel Statistics and the Selected weighings tab or panel Flocks 4 The Flocks panel tab Current flocks tab Statistics is em...

Page 38: ...38 10 Contact VEIT Electronics s r o Mod ick 52 664 48 Moravany Czech Republic tel 420 545 235 252 http www veit cz e mail veit veit cz...

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