BENZING EXPRESS Fancier, User Manual

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Page 3: ...ment liable to compensation payment Liability Any claims against the manufacturer based on the hardware or software products described in this manual shall depend exclusively on the conditions of the guarantee Any further reaching claims are excluded and in particular the manufacturer accepts no liability for the completeness or accuracy of the contents of this manual The right is reserved to make...

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Page 5: ...cifically laid down appropriate installation commissioning operation and maintenance of the product is the customer s responsibility 5 Directly on receipt of the goods inspect both the packaging and the device itself for any signs of damage Also check that the delivery is complete accessories documentation auxiliary devices etc 6 If the packaging has been damaged in transport or should you suspect...

Page 6: ...n our documentation Gantner Pigeon Systems GmbH therefore accepts no responsibility for the completeness or the accuracy of this manual The right is reserved to make alterations and we may carry out alterations at any time without giving prior notice 13 Should you discover any fault with the product or in its accompanying documentation or have any suggestions for improvement you may confidently ap...

Page 7: ... 3 6 Tunnel 12 3 7 Internal Battery 13 3 8 Printer 14 3 9 clubPOINT 14 4 OPERATION 16 4 1 Registration of the pigeons at the club 16 4 2 Preparation for a training 16 4 3 Basketing the pigeons at the club 16 4 4 Arrival of pigeons at the fancier s 16 4 5 Clock in EXPRESS 17 5 INSTALLATION 18 5 1 General 18 5 2 External Antenna 19 5 3 Assembly of the Tunnel 20 6 THE EXPRESS IN DETAIL 21 6 1 Display...

Page 8: ...f Arrived Pigeons 28 7 8 Starting a Training Flight 29 7 9 Configurations 30 7 9 1 Delete Registered Pigeons 31 7 9 2 Setting of Time and Date 32 8 ADDITIONALS 33 8 1 Placement of the Pigeons Games 33 8 2 Power Failure 33 9 TROUBLE SHOOTING 34 9 1 Error Codes 34 9 1 1 At the Loft 34 9 1 2 At the Club 34 9 1 3 Printer 35 9 1 4 Communication 35 9 1 5 Other Matters 35 10 WARRANTY AND LIABILITY 36 11 ...

Page 9: ...ortant information of how to install and operate the complete system EXPRESS quickly safely and efficiently If any component has been damaged during the shipment do not apply power and don t operate the components Contact your reseller immediately The components can only be repaired at a site authorized by GANTNER PIGEON SYSTEMS All unauthorized manipulation to the EXPRESS system components lead t...

Page 10: ...e of 70 C 158 F for the loft antenna If the temperature has fallen below 0 C 32 F which means that condensed water is possibly formed take the EXPRESS to a place with a room temperature of about 20 C 68 F and let it dry there for more or less one hour Afterwards the equipment can be used again without further problems The storage temperature for the winter season ranges between 25 C 13 F and 70 C ...

Page 11: ...ing the EXPRESS into the frame you have to be aware that the plug DB 25 of the EXPRESS has to be fitted well into the socket of the adaptor if available Every pigeon which shall be identified with the EXPRESS must be equipped with a chip ring from BENZING Each ring contains a unique electronic number These numbers are read when the ring is passed over the internal antenna of the EXPRESS or over a ...

Page 12: ...If there were a possible difference in time between the two clocks it would be when the race is evaluated 3 3 Clock The internal clock of the EXPRESS is able to work without power supply for about two weeks at room temperature If the clock is cut off the power for a longer period of time a situation which should not occur during the race season the time indication may possibly be not correct Whene...

Page 13: ...nnas are used A maximum number of 6 external antennas can be connected to the adaptor The adaptor is fixed directly on to the EXPRESS assembly frame In addition a printer node and an emergency power supply package can be connected to the adaptor Connection for clubPOINT Emergency Power Supply Power Supply Unit Connection for EXPRESS External Antennas ...

Page 14: ...er Each External Antenna is equipped with a connection cable which has a length of 3 meters It connects the EXPRESS with the adaptor box 3 6 Tunnel The tunnel was developed to guarantee a registration of the pigeons after arrival free of errors The objective of the tunnel is to ensure that the pigeon has to go across the antenna when entering the loft Therefore the reliability of the registration ...

Page 15: ...l hours This enables the fancier to take the device to the pigeon thus not having to take the pigeon to the device any longer To exchange the batteries open the battery compartment on the bottom side of the EXPRESS take out the batteries and unplug them from the cables and connect the new batteries to the cable and insert the batteries into the compartment again like shown in the pictures below ...

Page 16: ...e or contact your delivering agent A printer is connected to the EXPRESS system via the clubPOINT See picture below 3 9 clubPOINT The clubPOINT is equipped with a DB 25 plug used to connect a parallel printer two DB 9 plugs used to connect a PC respectively an external clock three connectors which have the same function internally connected to connect devices like CNN and EXPRESS and a plug for co...

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Page 18: ...he basketed pigeons can only be made after deleting the respective race The security number cannot be recalled or displayed It cannot be changed as long as the pigeon is basketed for a particular race The security number is displayed only on the evaluation list of the race and will be shown twice once when the number was used for basketing and a second time when the pigeon is registered after arri...

Page 19: ... If you want to use the EXPRESS for the whole season make sure to connect the EXPRESS to the power mains for the whole time The internal clock continues working for two weeks without power supply As soon as the EXPRESS is reconnected the clock starts running properly again though it might have to be reset ...

Page 20: ...d to the plug in the adaptor the internal antenna of the EXPRESS is activated It is necessary to protect the EXPRESS from bad weather Don t install the EXPRESS directly under a metal plate since this influences the reading field and therefore the pigeon rings cannot be read anymore Therefore a minimum distance of 6 cm 2 5 inch should be kept between the bottom edge of the antenna and the metal sur...

Page 21: ... several antennas are installed next to each other make sure that they do not overlap The antenna is to be installed in such that it makes level with any underlying board It may even stick out a bit in direction of the loft Thus the pigeons are forced to hop from the edge of the antenna under all circumstances towards the interior of the loft when crossing over the antenna The cord to the interior...

Page 22: ... Tunnel The ends of the tunnel crease have to be folded first Then the whole strip has be folded backwards Thus a tunnel is formed which is fastened at the same time and together with the loft antenna The antenna has to be fastened in the loft with four screws The same screws applied for fastening the tunnel ...

Page 23: ...ectly onto the display Three colored LEDs show the momentary state LED red LED orange LED green 0 3 002 18 47 17 99 CL 12345678 1 This number shows the present mode of the EXPRESS shows the number of connected antennas display of time current time or time of arrival of pigeons shows the number or the position of the pigeon year of the current pigeon club of the pigeon chosen gender of pigeon numbe...

Page 24: ...The current mode of the EXPRESS appears as the first character of the first line on the display No Name Description 0 Loft Mode No race or training is in pogress Æ Setting of the system possible 0 Active Loft Mode At least one race is in progress Æ The pigeons are stored Setting is not possible 1 Registration Mode To register pigeons at the club or to communicate with the PC a red badge is require...

Page 25: ...EXPRESS with the CAN clock before basketing orange Race not evaluated green External clock is compared with internal clock green An evaluated race can be deleted all LEDs EXPRESS in configuration mode 6 4 Functions of Keys The four keys are used to operate the EXPRESS 6 4 1 Break Key It is used to cancel various functions delete a race or a training get out of the registration list after arrival g...

Page 26: ...up and arrow down can be used to scroll up and down within the selection flick through the list of registered pigeons after arrival change the indication of date and time select the settings select the race 6 4 3 O K Key The green key can be used to get different functions started start a race start a training confirm date and time print move cursor ...

Page 27: ... adaptor box The power supply unit or an equivalent battery 12 VDC provides the power required for the antennas Then insert the EXPRESS into the adaptor box If there is no adaptor at hand the required power for the EXPRESS is supplied by plugging it directly in but in this case no External Antenna can be connected For a short time the following will show on the display 7 3 Search for Antennas Now ...

Page 28: ... reconnect it again and have the EXPRESS look once again for the antennas If there is no adaptor the power for EXPRESS is directly supplied 7 5 No race and or training in progress After searching for the antennas the EXPRESS switches back into the initial status The number indicating the mode will appear constantly on the left upper side as long as there is no race and or training As soon as you p...

Page 29: ... mode flashes a race and or training is in progress The number of the antennas is constantly shown on the display The number of the listed pigeons until then appears constantly on the display As long as no key is pressed this mode will remain The time is constantly adapted 0 1 009 11 38 36 99 CL 12345678 1 menus of the EXPRESS 0 equals Loft Mode number of antennas number of pigeons arrived current...

Page 30: ... EXPRESS will switch to the list of the pigeons arrived only if a race and or training is in progress By pressing the Break key you can get back to the previous menu loft mode This mode shows only the last pigeon basketed A 1 003 11 36 12 99 CL 1008 1 mode of the EXPRESS number of antennas position of current pigeon time of arrival of current pigeon for training pigeons this sign will be a ...

Page 31: ...de mode 0 flashes Now there is a training in progress at the same time as a race If you press the Break key for 5 seconds you can stop and delete the training Now the regular loft mode comes on mode 0 starts flashing while a race is still in progress or mode 0 is constantly on if there isn t a race in progress any longer For information about starting and evaluating a race please see the Club Manu...

Page 32: ...EDs start flashing The cursor keys indicating the arrows enable you to flick through the configuration menu Number of Menu Description of Menu 01 Delete registered pigeons 02 Set time and date 03 Read and check date and time of CAN 04 Set date and time of CAN 05 Only for Taiwan China 06 1 Print registering list 06 2 Print arriving list By pressing the OK key the submenu comes on 9 01 mode of the E...

Page 33: ...geon to be deleted By keeping the Break key pressed for 5 seconds and the pressing it again to confirm the pigeon can be deleted a short bleep will be heard If you want to return to the loft mode you will first have to press the break key A short bleep will be heard 9 01 010 99 CL 1012 0 mode of the EXPRESS 9 equals configurations number of configuration menu 01 equals deletion of registered pigeo...

Page 34: ...es to the right By pressing the cursor keys you can increase or decrease the numbers of the selected position Press the OK key if the cursor is on the last position The new setting is now stored If you press the Break key you can return to the loft mode without storing the settings 9 02 99 09 08 18 07 32 mode of the EXPRESS 9 equals configuration mode number of setting menu 02 equals setting of ti...

Page 35: ...case a power failure happens and you are without mains power during your pigeons arrive the pigeons will not be registered automatically but if you have inserted the 9V batteries in your EXPRESS it is still possible to register the pigeons manually This can be made in the following way You have to monitor the arriving pigeons When a pigeon is arriving the antennae must be activated by pressing the...

Page 36: ... GPS co ordinates wrong 118 GPS co ordinates not valid 121 Connection with antenna interrupted 141 No pigeon registered 142 Race or training in progress 9 1 2 At the Club Display Description 211 ClubPOINT is not connected 212 External clock not active disconnected 213 External clock not active no reception of signal 214 No external power supply 215 Internal clock cannot be set at the club 231 Race...

Page 37: ...type 249 Can t read serial number of ring 250 Check the device Battery low 9 1 3 Printer Display Description 301 Printer is disconnected or switched off 302 Out of paper paper jam 9 1 4 Communication Display Description 401 Communication error to the PC 402 Communication error to the MCN 9 1 5 Other Matters Display Description 501 License expired Taiwan 511 Flash is out of order please contact BEN...

Page 38: ...d by someone who is not explicitly authorized by us to do so The instructions are to be followed carefully No guarantee or liability whatsoever will be provided regarding the safeness against manipulation the loss or the correctness of the indicated printed or transferred data and results A type specific general authorization for the EXPRESS system has been issued by the BAPT Bundesamt für Post un...

Page 39: ...and containing 16 characters plus 3 LEDs next to the LCD Keyboard 4 function keys Clock CMOS real time clock Quartz clock Case plastic ABS Dimensions length x width x heigth 176 x 105 5 x 70 mm 7 x 4 2 x 2 8 inch Weight without batteries approx 0 34 kg 0 75 lb Operating temp 0 C 32 F to 45 C 113 F Storage temp 25 C 13 F to 55 C 132 F Protection class IP 50 Service not required Battery 2 batteries ...

Page 40: ...4 F to 70 C 158 F Protection class IP 52 11 3 Transformer Supply voltage 230 V 110 V 10 50 60 Hz Output voltage 13 V DC Power input 11 W 11 4 Adaptor box Voltage 8 to 20 V DC regular 12 V DC Current none required Interface RS 485 Case plastic ABS Note This manual is valid as of January 27th 2005 It is subject to change amendments and changes can be made without prior notice at any time ...

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