FORSTER TECHNIK VARIO Automatic Calf Feeder Combi Installation Guide

FORSTER TECHNIK VARIO Automatic Calf Feeder Combi Installation Guide

Installation checklist

This document provides a brief overview of the things that need to be taken into account when commissioning a feeder for the first time.

1. Connect water

2. Connect power

3. Connect milk tank
   Place milk tank next to the feeder on same or on higher level

4. Provide draining options
   1 on the left side of the feeder, 1 in front of the feeder in the middle of the housing and
   1 at every feeding station

5. Establish ground connection
    
   

6. Mount and connect raceway, antenna and suction point
   
   TIP: For more details, see the corresponding assembly instructions.

7. Connect Ethernet cable
   
   Open door on the left side and plug it in
   TIP: check Quick Start Guide 2.3.Calf Cloud

8. Mount protective grid

9. Fill with milk powder
   
   

10. Fill milk tank with milk

11. Switch on vapour screen for powder outlet if available
    
    TIP: The switch can be found on the main board of the calf feeder (Open the plate on the back)

12. **Turn the automatic feeder on

**

13. Turn the automatic feeder on
    
    This checklist refers to the basic equipment of the calf feeder. Not all available functions of the automatic feeder or the extensions can be shown.
    For detailed information and valid warnings as well as safety instructions, please refer to the instructions manual. (Status 21/07)
    First settings at the Handheld

14. Enter basic settings (date & time)
    This is automatically displayed after switching on the machine

15. Fill the heat exchanger
    Fault message HE not filled is automatically displayed
    press HE is filled now

16. Reinstall everything
    confirm everything
    

17. Setup configuration
    Turn of the feeder Keep pressed Turn on the feeder and hold button until the setup menu is displayed.

18. Read in ID-chip

19. Check / change Setup settings
    

20. Adjust the calibration scale if available then exit setup

21. Calibration
    TIP: check Quick Start Guide 1.3 & 1.4 Calibration
    Calibrate all existing components at least 3 times during initial commissioning.
    Water, MP, milk, additives

22. Cleaning before commissioning
    TIP: check Quick Start Guide 1.6 & 1.7 Cleaning
    Fill up detergent & clean
    Check cleaning settings

Attention: detergent quantity is set to 0ml by default
Circuit cleaning

20. Set feeding plans, portion settings and operating mode
    TIP: check Quick Start Guide 1.2 feeding plan

21. Reading in transmitters to store them in the system
    TIP: check Quick Start Guide 1.8 animal management
    
    Hold a transmitter next to the antenna in the raceway.
    
    

22. Register animals to allow feeding
    TIP: check Quick Start Guide 1.8 animal management
    Besides a manual registration, it is possible to register calves automatically to the calf feeder.
    automatically
    
    

This checklist refers to the basic equipment of the calf feeder. Not all available functions of the automatic feeder or the extensions can be shown.

For detailed information and valid warnings as well as safety instructions, please refer to the instructions manual. (Status 21/07)

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