Tru-Test XRS2 Handheld EID Stick Reader User Guide

Tru-Test XRS2 Handheld EID Stick Reader

Connecting to a barcode scanner

This setup guide shows how to connect a barcode scanner to an XRS2/XRS2i Stick Reader and read a barcode into an animal data field.
The steps required to do this are:

1.  Set up the barcode scanner.
2.  Pair the stick reader with the barcode scanner.
3.  Set up a new animal data field for the barcode information.
4.  Set up the stick reader to scan the barcode information into the new barcode field.

Then you will be ready to use the stick reader with your barcode scanner.

What you need:

• An XRS2 or XRS2i Stick Reader with firmware above V1.4.4.
•  A Bluetooth® enabled barcode scanner

Setting up the barcode scanner

Every model of barcode scanner is slightly different. We have provided some major brands of barcode scanners and a list of settings which require changing. For more comprehensive information about setting up your barcode scanner, or if your brand/model is not listed, refer to the documentation supplied with your barcode scanner.

Pairing the stick reader with the barcode scanner

Before you start, turn on the barcode scanner and check that Bluetooth® is enabled.

1. Press to switch on the stick reader.

2.  Press and select Settings.
   Select Bluetooth.
   Select Search for Devices.
   The Bluetooth® symbol on the stick reader’s display will flash while it searches for devices, then the list of available devices will be displayed:

3.  Select the barcode scanner.

4. The Bluetooth® indicator light on the stick reader will illuminate blue to show that the stick reader and scanner are now paired.

Setting up a new animal data

field for the barcode information

1. From the Home screen, select Settings.
   Select Animal Data.
   Press to set up a new field:

2.  Set up a field called BARCODE (or what you would like to call the field). Store the field in the session or as lifetime data.
   Define the field as a Number, Text or ID field, depending on your requirements :

Setting up the stick

reader to scan the barcode information into the new barcode field

1. From the Home screen, select Settings.
   Select Bluetooth.
   Select Paired devices.
   Select the barcode scanner:
   Press

2. Select Configuration.

3. Press to see a list of the available animal data fields. Select your new field (BARCODE), then press  confirm.

Using the stick reader

with your barcode scanner

To use the stick reader with your barcode scanner:

1. From the Home screen, select Scan to go to the Scanning screen.
2. Scan an EID tag, then scan a barcode.
   The barcode will automatically populate the BARCODE field on the stick reader’s display:
   The maximum input length for an animal data field is 12 characters. If you scan a barcode longer than this, a warning message will be displayed. After the warning is confirmed, the last 12 characters of the scanned barcode will be entered into the BARCODE field.

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