Gallagher SmartScale 800 User manual

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PUBLISHED BY
Gallagher Group Limited
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Hamilton, New Zealand
www.gallagherams.com
Copyright© Gallagher Group Limited 2007.
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SmartScale 800 User Manual
3E1151 - Edition 11 – March 2014
DISCLAIMER: While 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 actions they may make as a
result of using this information.
In accordance with the Gallagher policy of
continuing development, design and specifications
are subject to change without notice.
Developed and manufactured by Gallagher Group
Limited, an ISO 9001:2000 Certifed Supplier.

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TableofContents
Introduction........................................................................................................................1
Careandmaintenance........................................................................................................2
First‐timeuse....................................................................................................................2
Installation..........................................................................................................................3
InstallingtheScalebracket...............................................................................................3
Installingtheloadbars.......................................................................................................4
InstallingtheScale............................................................................................................4
Powerandbatteries............................................................................................................5
TheScale'scontrols.............................................................................................................8
Setup................................................................................................................................10
Selectingasetupoption..................................................................................................11
Sortmenu........................................................................................................................12
Sessionmenu..................................................................................................................16
Setthetimeanddate......................................................................................................23
Useroptions....................................................................................................................24
Communications.............................................................................................................26
Selectcountry.................................................................................................................29
UsingElectronicIDs...........................................................................................................30
Cross‐referencingVisualTagNumbers...........................................................................30
Sessions............................................................................................................................32
Sessionsoverview...........................................................................................................32
Sessionnamingformats..................................................................................................34
Storagecapacity..............................................................................................................35
Sessionstatistics..............................................................................................................35
Selectingaview...............................................................................................................36
Statisticsscreen...............................................................................................................36
Weightgainscreen..........................................................................................................39
Weightrecordsscreen....................................................................................................40
Carcassweightscreen.....................................................................................................42
Preparingtoweigh............................................................................................................43
Weighingmodes.............................................................................................................43
Scalelayout.....................................................................................................................45
ConnectingtheScaletotheloadbars.............................................................................46
Settingthetagprefix.......................................................................................................46
Weighinginastandardsession.........................................................................................47
Creatinganewstandardweighingsession.....................................................................47
Procedureforweighinganimalsinastandardsession..................................................49
Procedureforweighingstaticloadsstandard................................................................53
Attheendoftheweighingsession.................................................................................53
Sortingbyweight............................................................................................................54

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WeighinginaTraitSession...............................................................................................55
Creatinganewtraitweighingsession............................................................................55
Procedureforweighinganimalsinatraitsession..........................................................57
ProcedureforweighingstaticTraitloads.......................................................................61
Attheendoftheweighingsession.................................................................................61
Weighingwhilesortingbylist...........................................................................................62
WhatisaSortList?..........................................................................................................62
SettinguptheSortList....................................................................................................63
Connectingtheequipment.............................................................................................64
SelectingtheSortListandsettinggates.........................................................................65
ProcedureforweighingandsortinganimalsbySortList...............................................67
Sortingbylistwithoutweighing.....................................................................................71
Attheendoftheweighingsession.................................................................................72
Editingweightrecords......................................................................................................73
Abouteditingweightrecords.........................................................................................73
EditingaweightrecordinaStandardorSortListsession..............................................73
EditingaweightrecordinaTraitsession.......................................................................74
Deletingaweightrecordinthecurrentsession.............................................................75
Recordinganimalinformationwithoutweighing..............................................................76
AutomaticstoringofElectronicIDs................................................................................76
Recordingstandardanimalinformation.........................................................................77
Recordinganimaltraits...................................................................................................78
CheckingforduplicateVisualTagNumbers.......................................................................76
EditingaduplicateVisualTagNumber...........................................................................80
AcceptingduplicateVisualTagNumbers........................................................................80
UpdatingtheCross‐ReferenceTablewithTagChecking................................................81
Additionalfeatures...........................................................................................................82
Memoryfullwarning.......................................................................................................82
Zerotracking...................................................................................................................83
Printing............................................................................................................................84
InvalidSessionEID's........................................................................................................85
Interfacingsoftware:MyScalePro....................................................................................86
Loadbarandplatformoptions...........................................................................................87
GallagherAlleywayLoadbars..........................................................................................87
GallagherHeavyDutySqueezeChuteLoadbars.............................................................87
GallagherSuperHeavyDutySqueezeChuteLoadbars...................................................88
GallagherSuspensionLoadCell550lb...........................................................................88
GallagherSuspensionLoadCell1100lb.........................................................................88
Specifications....................................................................................................................89
SmartScale800Dimensions............................................................................................89
General............................................................................................................................89
Weightincrements..........................................................................................................90
Approvalsandstandards...................................................................................................91

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INTRODUCTION
ThankyouforpurchasingtheGallagherSmartScale800.
Gallagherhasbeenmakingagriculturalweighingequipmentforover60years.In
thattimewehaveearnedareputationforthemanufactureofqualityequipment
thatissimple,tough,innovativeandreliable.
TheSmartScalerangeofScalesisspecificallydesignedtoaccuratelyweighlive
animals.HowevertheGallagherrangeisalsowellsuitedtoweighingstaticloads
andcanbeusedforthispurposeinindustrialapplications.
Aswellasweighing,SmartScale800includesthefollowingfeatures;
Youcantypeanimalmanagementinformationinplaintextusingthe
QWERTYkeyboard.
YoucanidentifyanimalsusingElectronicIDsand/orVisualTagNumbers.
Youcanrecordaconditionscoreornoteforeachanimal,oruptoeight
animaltraits.
Youcanusegraphsasanaidtoanalysingchangesinanimalweightover
time.
Youcansortuptowayseitherbyweightorfromalist.
Youcanviewsessionstatistics,analysedbysortgroupforthecurrent
session.
Youcanviewstatisticsforclosedsessions.
Youcanstoreupto10TraittablesintheScaleandselecttherequired
tablewhencreatinganewsession.
YoucanedittheVisualTagNumberinthecurrentsession.
Youcaneditthetraitdataonanimalsinthecurrentsession.
Youcanstoresortinglimitswiththesession.Thesesortinglimitsare
sentbacktoMyScaleProwiththesession.
Youcanstoreasessionnotewithasession.Thisissentbacktothe
MyScaleProwiththesession.

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CAREANDMAINTENANCE
TheSmartScale800isatoughandreliableproductdesignedforuseintypical
livestockenvironments.However,propercareandmaintenancecanextendits
life.
ListedbelowareguidelinesforkeepingtheSmartScaleingoodcondition:
Don'tsubmergetheScaleinanyliquid.
StoretheScaleinacool,dryplace.Avoidstoringitindirectsunlight
Afteruse,cleantheScalewithadampcloth.Takecarenottoscratchthe
display.
Fittheconnectorcapstokeeptheconnectionscleananddry.
First‐timeuse
WhenyouopentheScalethefirsttime,youwillfindthatthedisplayscreenis
coveredwithatransparentoverlay.Theoverlayisprintedwiththenumber630
andothercharacters.
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RemovethisoverlaybeforestartingtousetheScale.Theoverlayiseasily
removedafterfirstgraspingthetab.

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INSTALLATION
InstallingtheScalebracket
Thebracketcanbemountedonaflatverticalsurface,oronaroundpost.
Tomountthebracketona
flatverticalsurface,for
exampleasquarepostor
board,usetheouter
holes.
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Tomountthebracketona
roundpost,usetheinner
holes.
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Don'tmounttheScalebracketontheweighingcrateorchute.

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Installingtheloadbars
Toinstalltheloadbars,followthesesteps:
Note:Fittheloadbarsasperthemanufacturer'sinstructions.
1. Bolttheplatformtotheloadbars.
2. Ensuretheplatformisplacedonaflatandlevelsurface.Makesureitisnot
touchinganyrailsorgates.
3. Eitherbolttheloadbarstotheconcretepadorlocatethemonstudssetinto
theconcrete.Thiswillpreventtheplatformfrommovingduringthe
weighingsession.
4. ConnecttheloadbarcablestotheScale.
Note:IfyouareusingnonGallagher,loadbarsensuretheloadbarsarecorrectly
calibrated.
InstallingtheScale
TheScalecanbeplacedonatabletopormountedontheScalebracketsupplied.
PositiontheScale:
clearoftheplatformtoensureitdoesnotinterferewiththeflowof
animalsduringtheweighingcycle
withineasyreachoftheloadbarleads
withineasyreachoftheoperator(formanualweighing),and
inawell‐litarea

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POWERANDBATTERIES
Duringaweighingsession,theScalecanbepoweredbyitsinternalbatteryalone
orbyitsinternalbatteryandeitherthebatterychargeroranexternal12volt
battery.
ThebatterychargerconnectsbetweenanACoutletandtheScale.
Ifeitherthebatterychargeroranexternal12voltbatteryisconnectedtothe
Scale,theScale'sinternalbatterywillbechargedwhiletheScaleisinuse.
Foroptimumperformance,switchofftheScaleandchargeitsinternalbatteryfor
atleastfivehours.Whenfullycharged,theinternalbatteryonitsownwillpower
theScalecontinuouslyforaminimumofeighthours.
BatterylifemaybereducediftheScaleisbeingusedtopoweranElectronicID
reader.
Chargingthebattery
ThebatteryintheScalecanberechargedusingeitherabatterychargeroran
external12voltbattery.
Rechargingthebatterywilltakeuptofivehoursdependingonthelevelofcharge
alreadyinthebattery.TheScalecanbeinuseorcanbeswitchedoffwhilethe
batteryisbeingcharged.
Usingthebatterycharger
Tochargethebatteryusingthebatterycharger,followthesesteps:
1. ConnecttheleadbetweenthebatterychargerandtheScale.
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2. PlugthebatterychargerintoanACoutletandswitchon.
3. OpentheScalecaseandmakesurethebatterychargeicon on
themainscreenisflashing.Thisindicatesthatthebatteryischargingand
willbedisplayedwhethertheScaleisturnedonoroff.

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Usinganexternal12voltbattery
TochargetheScale'sinternalbatteryusinganexternal12voltbattery,follow
thesesteps:
1. ConnectthesuppliedblackandredbatteryleadstotheScale.
2. Connecttheotherendofthebatteryleadstothe12voltbattery.
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ConnecttheRedcliptothePositiveterminal.
ConnecttheBlackcliptotheNegativeterminal.
3. OpentheScalecaseandmakesurethebatterychargeicon on
themainscreenisflashing.Thisindicatesthatthebatteryischargingand
willbedisplayedwhethertheScaleisturnedonoroff.
Batterychargestatus
ThebatteryicondisplaysinthebottomleftcorneroftheScale'supperscreen.
Itisimportanttonotethatthebatteryiconwillonlyevershowtheactual
amountofchargeleftinthebatterywhentheScaleisturnedonand
disconnectedfromexternalpower.
FullyChargedBatteryIconbarsarealldisplayedconstantly.
Partially
Charged
BatteryIconshowsfirstfourbarsconstantly.
BatteryFlatNoBatteryIconbarsaredisplayed.
WhentheScaleisconnectedtotheexternalpowersupplythebatteryiconwill
displaythechargingstatus.
ChargingBatteryIconshowsallthebarsconstantlyfilling
andthendisappearing.
ToppingUpBatteryIconshowsthefirstfourbarsconstantly
fullandtheremainderfillingandthen
disappearing.
TrickleChargeBatteryIconshowsonlyoneemptybarthatis
constantlytravellingthelengthofthefullIcon.
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Lowbatterywarning
Whenthechargeremaininginthebatterydropstoaverylowlevel,thebattery
chargeiconontheScalewillstarttoflashandfourbeepswillsoundevery30
seconds.Afterabout15minutes,theScalewillshutdown.
Lowvoltageshutdown
Whenthebatterychargedropstoacriticallevel,theScalewillshutdown.Atthis
stageitisnecessarytorechargethebattery.
Batteryvoltagewarning
IfthevoltagesuppliedfromthechargertotheScaleisnotwithintherequired
range(10.5V‐15V)orthebatterytemperaturerisesabove120°FtheScalewill
beepandthebatterychargeiconwillstarttoflash.Itisimportantthatyou
removethechargerfromtheScaleimmediately.

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THESCALE'SCONTROLS
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SoftKeys
Fivesoftkeysarearrangedalongthebottomofthelowerscreen.Thefunctionof
thesesoftkeyschangesdependingonwhatthelowerscreendisplays.Forany
givenscreen,notallsoftkeyshaveafunction.Thosethatdoarelabelledinthe
screen.
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Buttonslike , and allowmovement
verticallyupanddownthescreen.
Buttonslike and allowmovementhorizontally
acrossthescreen.
Thefunctionofotherbuttonsisdescribedelsewhereinthisusermanual.

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Themodeselectswitch
TheScalecanoperateinthreeweighingmodesandasetupmode.
ThemodeselectswitchislocatedonthelefthandsideoftheScale.
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Themodeselectswitchhasfivepositions: ,A,M,FandS.Immediatelyafter
youturntheswitchtoanypositionexcept,explanatoryinformationwill
displayonthelowerofthetwoScalescreens.Theexplanatoryinformationwill
displayonlyforafewseconds;afteritdisappears,thescreendisplays
informationrelevanttotheselectedoption.
ThispositionturnstheScaleoff.
AThispositionselectsweighinginAutomaticmode.
YoucanalsostoreElectronicIDsandupdatetheScale'scross‐
referencetablewhentherearenoloadbarsconnected.
MThispositionselectsweighinginManualmode.
Youcanalsorecordanimalinformation,withoutweighing,when
therearenoloadbarsconnected.
FThispositionselectsweighinginFinemode.Itisdesignedforstatic‐
loadweighing.Static‐loadweighingcanoccurinstandardortrait
sessions..
SThispositionaccessesthesetupoptions.
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ToaccesstheSetupmenu,turnthemodeselectswitchtoS.
ThesetupmenudisplaysonthelowerofthetwoscreensontheScale.Insetup
mode,themainscreennormallydisplaysthetimein24hourformat.Every
minutethemainscreenmomentarilydisplaysthedate,thenautomatically
revertstodisplayingthetimeagain.
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Thesetupmenucontainssixoptions:
1. SORTMENU‐selectthesortingmodeandspecifythesortinglimit(s).
2. SESSIONMENU‐selectasessionandview,printordeletethesession.
3. SETTIMEANDDATE‐setthecurrenttimeanddate.
4. USEROPTIONS‐selectweightunits,turnVisualTagNumbercheckingonor
off,turnliveprintingonoroff,turnADGdisplayonoroff.
5. COMMUNICATIONS‐setupaconnectiontoacomputer,printer,Electronic
IDreaderorotherexternaldeviceandenablesortingviatheautoSorter.
6. SELECTCOUNTRY‐foraspecificcountry,selectsalanguageandcountry‐
specificterminologyandweightunit.

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Selectingasetupoption
WhenyouturnthemodeselectswitchtoS,oneofthesetupmenuoptions
displays.
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ToselectanoptionfromtheSetupmenu:
1. Pressthe orsoftkeytodisplaytherequiredmenu
option.
2. Press.
Alternatively,usingthekeypad,youcanpressthenumberofthemenuitemthat
youwanttoselect.
Forexample:
toselecttheSessionMenu,press2,
toselectCommunications,press5.
Formoreinformationabouteachofthesetupmenuitems,seethefollowing
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Sortmenu
TheSortmenuletsyouset:
thesortingmode,
thesortinglimits,and
thesortinggatenumber(ifyouhavesetupautosorting).
Sortingcanbecompleted:
Manually
FormanualsortingtheScaledisplaystheappropriatesortinggatetoopen.
Automatically
Usinganautosortter.
Aboutsorters
AsorterusestheweightoftheanimaloraSortlist(requiringEIDtagson
animals)ontheScaletodeterminewhichsortgatetoopenfortheanimal.For
manualsortingtheScaledisplaystheappropriatesortgate.Forautosortingthe
Scalesendsthesortinggatenumbertothesortercontrollerwhichopensthe
correctgateorgates.
DependingonthesorterusedtheScalecancontroluptosortinggates.

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Manualsorting
TosetuptheScaleformanualsorting,completethefollowing:
1. Ensurethatnoportissetforsorting.ForfurtherdetailsseeCommunications
(p26).
2. Settherequiredsortmode.
a) TurnthemodeselectionswitchtoS.
b) SelectSORTMENU.
Thecurrentmodedisplaysatthetopofthescreen.
c) Pressthe softkeyuntiltherequiredsortingmodeis
displayed.
ThesortingmodecyclesbetweenSortingOffandSortingfrom2‐wayup
to‐way.
3. Settherequiredsortlimits.
a) Pressthe softkeytoselectthesortlimityouwishtochange.
b) Tochangeagatenumber:
Note:IfnosorterisenabledintheCommunicationsmenu,thengate
numbersarenotdisplayed.
Press todeletetheexistinggatenumber.
Usethekeypadtoenterthenewgatenumber(0to).
c) Tochangeasortlimit:
Press todeletetheexistingsortlimit.
Usethekeypadtoenterthenewsortlimit.
Note:
Setupthesortlimitssothatthesmallestisatthetopandthelargestis
atthebottom.Ifyouenterthesortlimitsoutoforder,theScale
reordersthemonceyoupress.
d) Repeatstepsforallrequiredchanges.
4. PresstosavethechangesandreturntotheSETUPmenu.
Notes:
Onthe2WAYSORTINGscreen,gatenumbersareshownagainsttheHGates
andLGateslabels.
HGatessetsthegatenumberforanimalsthatweighanythingHigher
thantheSortLimit.
LGatessetsthegatenumberforanimalsthatweightheSortLimitor
anythingLowerthantheSortLimit.
Onthe3WAYSORTINGscreen,gatenumbersareshownagainsttheH
Gates,CGatesandLGateslabels.
HGatessetsthegatenumberforanimalsthatweighanythingHigher
thantheUpperLimit.

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CGatessetsthegatenumberforanimalsthatweighanythinghigher
thantheLowerLimitandinclusiveoftheUpperLimit.
LGatessetsthegatenumberforanimalsthatweightheLowerLimitor
anythingLowerthantheLowerLimit.
Onthe4WAYormoreSORTINGscreen,gatenumbersareshownas
numbers,withgate1asthelowestlimit.

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Automaticsorting
TosetuptheScaleforautosorting,completethefollowing:
1. ConfiguretheconnectionbetweentheScaleandtheSorter.Forfurther
detailsseeCommunications(p26).
2. Selecttherequiredsortmode.
a) TurnthemodeselectionswitchtoS.
b) SelectSORTMENU.
Thecurrentmodedisplaysatthetopofthescreen.
c) Pressthe softkeyuntiltherequiredsortingmodeis
displayed.
ThesortingmodecyclesbetweenSortingOffandSortingfrom2‐way
upto‐way.
3. Settherequiredsortlimitsandgates:
a) Pressthe softkeytoselectthesortlimityouwishto
change.
b) Tochangeagatenumber:
Press todeletetheexistinggatenumber.
Usethekeypadtoenterthenewgatenumber(0to).
c) Tochangeasortlimit:
Press todeletetheexistingsortlimit.
Usethekeypadtoenterthenewsortlimit.
Note:Setupthesortlimitssothatthesmallestisatthetopandthe
largestisatthebottom.Ifyouenterthesortlimitsoutoforder,the
Scalereordersthemonceyoupress.
d) Repeatstepsforallrequiredchanges.
4. Press tosavethechangesandreturntotheSETUPmenu.
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Sessionmenu
TheSESSIONMENUletsyouselectandthenview,print,renameordelete
sessions.
TodisplaytheSessionMenuscreen:
1. TurnthemodeselectionswitchtoS.
2. SelectSESSIONMENU.
Thefollowingscreendisplays:

Thecurrentlyselectedsessiondisplaysinthetitlebarofthescreen.
Youcanusethe and buttonstomovebetweenthe
options.