3E3183 Gallagher HR5 Hand Held EID Tag Reader User Manual
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
record traits and ac vi es against the ID. The Gallagher HR5 is also
capable of sor ng animals from a predefi ned list of Electronic IDs
and it can read both HDX (Half Duplex) and FDX-B (Full Duplex)
Electronic ID tags.
Kit Contents
The Gallagher HR5 box contains:
• Gallagher HR5 Hand Held EID Reader & Data Collector
(Bluetooth enabled)
• 5 VDC USB charger (110-240 VAC)
• USB Car Charger (12-24 VDC)
• 12 volt ba ery cable
• USB cable
• Instruc on manual
• Animal Performance So ware (APS)
Animal Performance So ware (APS)
APS can be installed on your PC from the CD provided with the
HR5. It enables the transfer of data between the HR5 reader
and a PC via Bluetooth, WiFi or USB. APS can also be used with
other Gallagher Weighing & EID equipment to serve as the main
database for all of your animal informa on.
For further details refer to the APS Standard User Guide.
Charging the internal ba ery
Important: The HR5 Reader must be fully charged before fi rst
me use. It is recommended that the ba ery is charged overnight.
Always charge the ba ery indoors.
It takes approximately 8 hours to fully charge the ba ery from
mains power. The ambient temperature limits for charging the
ba ery are 0° to 45° Celsius. For more informa on about charging
the ba ery, see Charging the Handheld EID Reader (p. 23).
First Time Use
The very fi rst me the Hand Held Reader is powered up:
• select the language to be displayed;
• verify the loca on, date and me; and
• set the Weight Unit to either kilogram (kg) or pound (lb).
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