Gallagher HR5 User manual

HAND HELD EID
TAG READER &
DATA COLLECTOR
HR5
Instructions
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PUBLISHED BY
Gallagher Group Limited
181 Kahikatea Drive, Private Bag 3026
Hamilton, New Zealand
www.gallagher.com
Copyright© Gallagher Group Limited 2021
All rights reserved. Patents pending.
Gallagher HR5 Hand Held EID Tag Reader & Data Collector
User Manual
3E3183 - Edion 10 - May 2021
DISCLAIMER: Whilst every effort has been made
to ensure accuracy, neither Gallagher Group
Limited nor any employee of the company shall
be liable on any ground whatsoever to any party
in respect of decisions or acons they may make
as a result of using this informaon.
In accordance with the Gallagher policy
of connuing development, design and
specificaons are subject to change without
noce.
Developed and manufactured by Gallagher
Group Limited, and ISO 9001 2000 Cerfied
Supplier.

Contents
English 5
Overview ............................................................................................5
Features..............................................................................................6
Screen & Keypad ...........................................................................7
Main Menu screen .............................................................................8
Sessions ........................................................................................9
Tag Display .................................................................................12
Read Tags ...................................................................................13
Sort Lists ....................................................................................16
Traits .......................................................................................... 17
.......................................................................................18
Wireless.......................................................................................20
..................................................................................23
Charging the Handheld EID Reader.............................................23
......................................................................24
Care and Maintenance.....................................................................25
Transfer Session Data.......................................................................25
Create a Gallagher Account..............................................................26
...........................................................27
Connect HR5 reader to your mobile device.....................................28
Synchronising data ...........................................................................29
...................................................................................30
Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment.....................................30
Approvals and Standards .................................................................31
Nederlands 32
Overzicht ..........................................................................................32
............................................................................................33
Scherm & toetsenbord................................................................34
Scherm hoofdmenu..........................................................................35
Sessies ........................................................................................36
Tagweergave ..............................................................................39
Tags lezen ..................................................................................41
Sorteerlijsten .............................................................................44
Kenmerken ................................................................................45
Instellingen .................................................................................46
Draadloos ...................................................................................48
.........................................................................51
Handheld EID Reader opladen ....................................................52
............................................................53

Verzorging en onderhoud ................................................................54
Sessiegegevens overdragen.............................................................54
...................................................55
.....................................................56
..........................57
Gegevens synchroniseren ................................................................58
......................................................................................59
Afgedankte elektrische en elektronische apparaten ......................59
Goedkeuring en standaard...............................................................60
Français 61
Aperçu ..............................................................................................61
...............................................................................62
Écran et clavier............................................................................63
Écran du menu principal ..................................................................65
Sessions ......................................................................................66
..............................................................69
Lecture des boucles ...................................................................71
Listes de tri ................................................................................75
.....................................................................................76
Paramètres .................................................................................77
...........................................................................79
....................................................................82
.................................................82
Icône ....................................................................83
...........................................................................................84
Transfert des données de la session................................................84
......................................................85
Mise à niveau du logiciel pour votre HR5 ......................................86
Connectez le lecteur HR5 à votre appareil mobile ..........................87
..........................................................88
...................................................................................89
.....................89
..................................................................90
Deutsch 91
Übersicht..........................................................................................91
.......................................................................................92
Bildschirm & Tastatur..................................................................93
....................................................................94
............................................................................96
..................................................................99
Ohrmarken lesen .....................................................................101

..................................................................................104
Merkmale .....................................................................................106
Einstellungen .................................................................................107
Drahtlos..........................................................................................109
......................................112
....................................................113
....................................................................114
............................................................................115
..................................................................115
.............................................................116
...........................................................117
.......................118
Daten synchronisieren ........................................................................119
....................................................................................120
Elektrische und elektronische Abfallprodukte ...................................120
................................................121
Español 122
Descripción..........................................................................................122
Contenido.......................................................................................122
.....................................................................................123
Pantalla y teclado...........................................................................124
Pantalla del menú principal ................................................................126
Sesiones .........................................................................................127
..........................................................130
...............................................................................132
...................................................................136
Rasgos ...........................................................................................137
.................................................................................138
Red Inalámbrica .............................................................................140
Opciones de EnergÍa ...........................................................................143
......................................................144
Del símbolo batería ........................................................................145
Cuidados y mantenimiento .................................................................146
Transferir datos de sesión...................................................................146
Crear una cuenta de Gallagher ...........................................................147
................................................................148
....................................149
Sincronizar datos.................................................................................150
..................................................................................151
Desecho de componentes y equipos electrónicos .............................151
Aprobaciones y estándares.................................................................152

Português 153
Visão geral.......................................................................................153
................................................................................ 154
Tela & Teclado ............................................................................155
Tela do menu principal....................................................................156
Sessões ......................................................................................157
.................................................................160
.............................................................................161
..............................................................164
..........................................................................165
............................................................................166
...............................................................................168
Opções de energia ..........................................................................171
............................171
Ícone de status da Bateria..........................................................172
Cuidados e Manutenção .................................................................173
Transferir dados da sessão..............................................................173
Criar uma conta da Gallagher .........................................................174
..........................................................175
..................................176
Sincronizar dados............................................................................177
Descarte de Equipamentos Elétricos e Eletrônicos ........................178
.................................................................................178
Aprovações e Normas .....................................................................179

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OVERVIEW
The Gallagher HR5 Hand Held EID Tag Reader & Data Collector
is a Bluetooth and WiFi enabled reader that allows the user to
read and store ISO animal Electronic tag ID numbers as well as
Electronic ID tags.
Kit Contents
The Gallagher HR5 box contains:
• Gallagher HR5 Hand Held EID Reader & Data Collector
(Bluetooth enabled)
•
•
•
• USB cable
•
Gallagher Animal Performance App
synchronize your animal data without leaving the yard.
When a session is completed, the recorded session on the mobile
Animal Performance is used with other Gallagher Weighing & EID
equipment to serve as the main database for all of your animal
“Create a Gallagher Account” (p. 26).
Important:
It takes approximately 8 hours
mains power. The ambient temperature limits for charging the
“Charging the Handheld EID Reader” (p. 23).
First Time Use
• select the language to be displayed;
•
• set the Weight Unit to either kilogram (kg) or pound (lb).

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FEATURES
Feature
Trigger
to begin reading tags.
Light
Vibrator
successful EID tag read.
Antenna The HR5 antenna has a read range of 27–33 cm.
Note: If there is more than one tag within range, neither
tag may be read.
USB
connector &
Dust cap
The supplied USB cable connects to the HR5 via the
connector beneath the dust cap. This cable enables:
• data to be transferred to/ from a computer
• the supplied USB charger to charge the internal
Replace the dust cap when cable not in use.
Memory • Over 100,000 EID records can be stored in the HR5.
• When the memory is 90% full, a pop up warning will
be displayed.
• When the memory is full, no further tag reads will
deleted.
Auto Power Down
Screen
& Keypad
USB connector under Dust cap
Trigger
Light
Antenna

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OK
1 2ABC 3DEF
4GHI 5JKL 6MNO
7PQRS 8TUV 9WXYZ
0
Use the power key on the keypad to power up the HR5 and display
“Main Menu screen” (p. 8) for
3DEF
6MNO
9WXYZ
Wireless Icon
OK Key
Power/Standby
Back/Return Key
Main Menu Screen
USB Icon (if connected) Menu or Screen Name
Keypad 1 2ABC
4GHI 5JKL
7PQRS 8TUV
0
Power/ Standby .
Keys
OK
Back/Return Key Press this key to exit a screen and return to the
previous screen. It may need to be pressed more
than once to return to the Main menu screen.
Alphanumeric
Keypad
Use these keys to enter data when adding or
Shows the level of charge remaining in the
.
Wireless icon Indicates if the internal Bluetooth or WiFi
See “Wireless” (p. 20).
USB icon Displays when the Reader is connected to a PC.
OK
2ABC

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MAIN MENU SCREEN
When the Gallagher HR5 is powered up, the
via the keypad.
Use the arrow keys to navigate to the
OK
to select it.
Icon Name
Tag Display
displayed. Refer to “Tag Display” (p. 12) for
Sort Lists
Used to view the sort lists and their detail
which have been transferred from the Animal
Performance App to the reader. Refer to “Sort
Lists” (p. 16)
Traits
data transferred to reader from the Animal
Performance App. Refer to “Traits” (p. 17)for
Read Tags
(Collect screen)
Used to read EID tags and record animal
“Read Tags” (p. 13) for
Wireless This menu allows the user to control the
to “Wireless” (p. 20)
Help
Sessions Sessions capture all the tag data read from a
group of animals. Refer to “Sessions” (p. 9)
for more details.
Info
hardware versions and wireless address.
Used to view the sort lists and their detail
which have been loaded from Animal
Performance App to the reader.

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Sessions
All the data read by your HR5 reader, is collected into sessions. A
session must exist before the reader will read any tags.
New Session Use this to create and open a new session, ready
to read tags.
and total tags read.
Note:
connected Bluetooth or WiFi printer. An ASCII
type printer is recommended.
List all Sessions Displays a list of all sessions stored in the
reader. Sessions can be selected to delete, open
as current session.
Edit Current
Session
life data, set sort by list or mothering, and edit
the session name or note.
New Session
New sessions may be created for the following reasons:
•
•
session.
Adding traits to a session
to assign trait values to the animal from a list of values. Up to 9
Note:
Tags screen will display animal count only.
apply to the animals scanned within the session. As the animals
are scanned, their sort assignment will be displayed to the user.

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Mothering in a session
Mothering mode in a session allows the ID of the Dam to be
possible to sort during a mothering session.
See “Reading a tag with Mothering selected” (p. 14) for more
details.
Auto increment VID numbers in a session
xxxx).
Provided that this VID ends with a numeric value, the next animal
scanned will be assigned the next free VID value in the sequence.
manually entered “TAG001”. When the next animal is scanned, the
without any manual entry.
See “Enter a VID manually” (p. 14) for more details.
How to start a new session
1. From the Main Menu screen select the Session icon and
press OK.
2. On the Session Menu, select New Session and press OK.
current date and an alphanumeric character.
• The session name can be changed. Use
OK.
Enter new name using keypad.
3. To add a note to the session, use the arrow
keys to select the NoteOK.
4.
using the arrow keys.
Note: Sort by List and Mothering cannot be used together.
5. Press the Next
6. If Yes was selected for Record Traits, a list of traits available
will be displayed.

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• Use the arrow keys to select the required trait and press
the Select
• Repeat, to select up to 9 traits for the
session.
Note: If using Mothering mode
for the session only 8 traits can be
selected.
• The order of the selected traits will be
displayed as a number to the right of
the trait.
• Press the Next
• If desired, a default value can be
assigned to a trait by using the arrow keys to scroll through
animal once scanned but can be changed from the Read
Tags screen during scanning.
• Press the Next
7. If Yes was selected for Sort by List, a table of available sort lists
will be displayed.
• Use the arrow keys to select the
required sort list, and press the Next
Note: Traits and sort lists are transferred to
the reader from the Animal Performance
app.
8. The screen will display your session setup
summary. Press the Done
Note:
create a new session, will result in the session being cancelled.

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VID Cross reference
Once it makes this link, it will recall the Visual Tag Number
VIDs can be exported to the Hand Held Reader from Animal
Performance in a session or Animal table. The VID is displayed above
the Big ID box on the Reader screen and the EID is displayed below it
when the tag is read. The numbers in the Big ID screen will be part of
the EID or VID depending on your Tag Display setup.
scanned animal, you will see both the EID and VID on the screen.
be used to highlight the part of the VID or EID that is most
Full animal VID
EID tag type Full 16 digit EID
Big ID
1. From the Main Menu, select icon and press OK.
2.
Digits The number of digits (from 3 to 10) are shown in large type
EID or VID Indicates which ID is displayed in the Big ID box
Determines the number of digits from the right of the VID
that are ignored for the large digit display (only for VID).
OK
to access alpha characters.)
3. Press the Return key to exit to Main Menu and save changes.

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Read Tags
When the Reader is powered on, the main menu screen will be
displayed with the Read Tags icon highlighted.
Press the OK
To read a tag
Squeeze the trigger on your Reader and pass the antenna near
the tag. A red light will show on the antenna, when the reader is
successful tag read.
Important:
“Sessions” (p. 9).
Note: Animal details can be printed to a Bluetooth connected ASCII
or barcode printer.
“Tag Display” (p. 12).
Note:
Count or ‘No:’
show the number of animals in the current session.
scroll back through the previous animals in the session.
If Record traits = NO If Record traits = YES
Tags counted
in this
session
Traits included
in this session
below to Delete
tag shown
below to Edit
trait values and
below to view
locate and create
animal data.
below to Edit

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Reading a tag with Mothering selected
To select Mothering, see “How to start a new session” (p. 10).
More > Find Animal) to search for
the Dam based on its visual tag.
You will be asked to specify this animal as a Dam (press OK), then
you can record data against its ID in the usual manner.
against this animal, along with any other manual data that may
be desired.
On a tag read, if an EID does not have a corresponding VID
number, this can be manually entered to create an EID/VID cross
reference for the animal.
1. Read the EID tag.
2. Press the Edit
3. Using the arrow keys, select No VID
box) and press OK.
4. Press the
5. Use the keypad to enter the VID and press OK.
6. Press Done.
When reading a tag, if there is no EID tag present on an animal
(i.e. the tag has been lost), a new tag can be manually entered or
replaced to create a new EID/VID cross reference.
1. More > Find Animal) to search for
the animal based on its visual tag.
2. Press the Edit
3. Using the arrow keys, select No EID
box) and press OK.
Note:
press OK.
4. Scan a new EID tag and press .
5. Press Done.

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When More is selected from the Read Tags screen, the following
More
Animal History
recorded for the animal.
Animal Notes
animal can be added.
• If Alert is set to Yes, ensure Notes Alert
is ON in for an alert
to occur when the animal is scanned.
Find Animal Used to locate an animal using its visual ID.
• Manually enter a VID number and press
OK.
• Select desired animal from the search
results and press OK to add it to the
session.
• If the visual ID / animal is not found,
press the Create
entered animal visual ID into the current
session.

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Sort Lists
assignment. This assignment may be used to separate animals into
reader. These lists are transferred from Animal Performance. Refer
to “Synchronising data” (p. 29) for more
To view a sort list
1. From the Main Menu, select Sort Lists
and press OK.
The sort lists available on the HR5 display.
2. To view the contents of a sort list, select a
list and press OK.
A list of groups that make up the sort list
display.
The group colour displays behind the
group number.
The number of tags scanned into each
group is displayed next to the group
name.
• To view the sorted animal
group to be viewed and press OK.
• A list of animal IDs (VID or EID as set in
in the Tag Display screen) are shown.
3. Press the Return key once to go back to
the Sort Lists screen and press again to
return to the Main Menu.
Note:
no animals. This can be used to assign sort groups to each animal
Sort lists are compiled or edited in Animal Performance then
for all sessions that use the list the change is made.

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Traits
The Traits screen, lists all the traits available
on the reader, which have either been
transferred from Animal Performance, are
the factory default traits, or have been
manually entered into the HR5. These traits
can be assigned to an animal in a session.
Traits can be added or unused traits deleted
from the HR5, with the trait name and some
trait values able to be edited.
Note: The HR5 can have up to 9 traits per session.
Adding Traits
Each new trait is named, and a type is selected (trait, life data
Once a trait has been created, the trait type and format cannot be
on the reader, by pressing the Delete
Note:
Life data traits that have been assigned to an animal cannot be
deleted on the Reader.

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arrow keys.
Backlight On* (5 minutes)
Controls the backlight of the Reader.
Cont. Read
tag is read.
On
Read Timer On*
Vibrator On*
Beeper On*
successful Electronic ID tag read.
Two beeps can be heard on a duplicate
tag read.
Notes Alert On*
recorded against the animal will halt tag
reading and have to be acknowledged
Time 10:03 AM
press OK
Date
Select and press OK to set the date format
and date. Time and Date are used to
create Session names.
Zone
OK
Language English*
Francais
Espanol
Select and press OK to change the
language.
Weight Unit Kilogram (kg)
Pound (lb)
Select the weight unit to be used with the
unit as set in Animal Performance.
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