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Running the automatic feeder
You set the winter feeding plan as follows:
1. Choose
> Feeding > Plans
to go to the Winter feeding plan submenu.
2. In the
Active
menu item, you choose
[
yes
] to activate the winter feeding plan and
[
no
] to deactivate the winter feeding plan. The default setting is [
no
].
3. In the
Current temp.
menu item, you can check the current temperature.
4. In the
Temp. 3 days
menu item, you can check the average temperature of the last 3 days.
5. In the
Status
menu item, you can check whether a deviation is necessary (
Deviation on
).
6. In the
Limit temp.
menu item, you specify the minimum temperature at which you want feed
to be increased.
7. In the
Increase
menu item, you specify the percentage by which you want to increase the
feed quantity or feed concentration.
6.5.8
Alarm levels
You use alarm levels to determine the time or value that triggers an alarm. Alarm levels are
defined for groups. You can set alarm levels for:
•
Feed consumption.
•
Drinking speed.
•
Feeding break.
You set alarm levels as follows:
•
Choose
> Feeding > Alarm level
to go to the
Feed
submenu.
•
Choose
to select the desired group (A, B, C or D).
•
In
after
, you enter the amount of time (hours) that can pass after a feed release before an
alarm is triggered. The setting applies to the current day. The preset default value is 3 hours.
You can enter values from 0 to 9 hours.
•
In
as of
(only for 40FIT), you enter the earliest time of day at which an alarm is triggered if
the percentage entered for feed consumption is not reached. The setting applies to the cur-
rent day. The default setting is 12:00 hours and 30%. You can enter values from
08.00 hours to 12.59 hours and 0 to 99%.
Summary of Contents for TAP5-CH2-25
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