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Antenna
Front of crush/chute,
weigh crate or drafter
Read zone
Animal flow inside
crush/chute, weigh
crate or drafter
Keep animals
out of this area.
Animals inside
this area could
adversely affect
read performance
and may damage
the antenna
Antenna
After you have installed the antenna and reader, connect the antenna to the panel reader. An extension lead may be required
(supplied with the antenna).
Two antennas may be used, or the panel reader may be synchronised and used with another panel reader.
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Connecting to an indicator (optional)
Connecting to a
Bluetooth
®
enabled indicator
To establish a
Bluetooth
wireless connection between the panel reader and a Tru-Test
Bluetooth
enabled indicator, you need to
‘pair’ the t
wo devices. The panel reader can be paired with any Tru-Test
Bluetooth
enabled indicator and to some third party devices.
When connecting the panel reader wirelessly to a Tru-Test indicator, always turn the indicator on BEFORE the panel reader.
1.
With both devices off, position the panel reader within 5 metres of the indicator.
2.
Switch on the indicator and, if necessary, check that its
Bluetooth
setting is enabled.
3.
Connect the panel reader to a power source (battery or mains power).
Wait for up to 1 minute until the two devices are paired. When pai
ring is complete, the panel reader’s
Bluetooth
wireless connection LED (blue) illuminates and the LCD displays the name of the connected device.
4.
Use the panel reader to scan an EID tag in order to test the connection.
Connecting to an indicator that does not offer
Bluetooth
®
wireless connectivity
Connect the panel reader to the indicator using the Panel Reader-Serial cable supplied. Follow the instructions provided with your
indicator.
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Recording EID tags
The method used to record EID tags differs depending on whether the panel reader is being used
‘standalone’ or ‘connected’ (to
another device such as an indicator). For more information, see
Section 4
–
Ways to use the panel reader
.
