Allflex USA 30007 Users Manual

USER GUIDE

GUIDE D’UTILISATION

Rev 1.4

LPR

Livestock Pocket Reader

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Description1

Refer to specifications section for more details

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Note 1 - Once activated, the reader will stay on

for 2 minutes by default and then shut down
automatically emitting two beeps.

Operation

Getting Started

Before using the reader, it is necessary to first fully
charge the battery pack as described in battery
management section.

Switch on / off instructions

Press and release the “SCAN” button once to turn the
reader on. At start-up, it will switch on the RED light and
beep once.

Reading a transponder

To search for tags, press and release the SCAN button.
When searching for tags, the red light will flash. The
reader will continue searching tags for 3 seconds until a
tag is found or the time is elapsed.

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Bluetooth indicator

Blinks once every

2 seconds

Blinks 5 times

every 5 seconds

Bluetooth off

Not connected

(slave mode )

Not connected

(Master mode)

Tries to establish a

connection

Bluetooth

Connected

The best reading orientation is as following:

When a tag is detected, the green led will flash once
to indicate the good read and the tag number will be
transmitted over Bluetooth® and USB link.

Using Bluetooth interface

The LPR has a built-in Bluetooth® to communicate with
computers, smartphones and iPhone® / iPad®.

The blue light indicates the current Bluetooth state:

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Note 2 – When the reader is connected in slave

mode, the reader stays on for 1 hour.

Note 3 – When the reader is configured in Master
mode, you can force it to Slave mode by
keeping pressed the button for 15 seconds at
start-up. During these 15 seconds, the reader will
progressively warn that the return to slave mode
is ongoing (blinking blue led, audible warning)

The reader emits a single beep when the Bluetooth
connects and 3 beeps when it disconnects.

The default passkey of the built-in Bluetooth® is 1234.

To pair your smartphone to your LPR reader, go into
Bluetooth settings of your smartphone and turn on
Bluetooth if currently disabled.

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Make sure your reader

is on and tap on LPR

Type 1234

Paired2

Connection to iPhone / iPad devices

Once paired to the iPhone, your reader will automatically switch into master

mode to be able the reconnect to the iPhone automatically the next time.

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Make sure your reader is

on and tap on LPR

Type 1234

Paired

Connection to Android™ devices

Connection in master mode

Use the PC software to configure your reader in master
mode (refer to PC software section for more
information)

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Using USB interface

The USB port allows the device to transmit and receive
data via a USB connection to your personal computer

1. Before plugging your reader to your computer, first

install the LPR PC Software available on your local
Allflex website. This will pre-install the LPR USB driver

on your computer necessary to connect your
reader through USB.

2. Remove the protective cap covering the USB port

and connect the reader to your computer using the
USB cable. Your computer will automatically find
and install the drivers for the reader.

3. Run LPR PC Software to configure your reader,

configure a Bluetooth connection or download its
memory.

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Note 4 – Once the USB cable is connected, the

reader is automatically powered on and it will
remain activated until the cable is
disconnected.

Note 5 – The USB connection recharges your
battery pack (refer to battery management
section).

Note 6 – Replace the protective cap on USB port
to protect your reader against foreign
contamination and water.

Battery level indicator

Battery OK

Battery level getting low

Battery depleted

Charge necessary

Battery Management

Battery level indicator

The reader has an orange light indicating the battery
level or the charge status when a USB charger
powered the device.

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Note 7 - The batteries can be charged with a

computer but the charge time will significantly
increase

Note 8 - The reader cannot read tags with
depleted batteries. The other functions are fully
active.

Note 9 - Use the adapter and the USB cable
provided with the reader to charge the
batteries.

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Charge indicator

Battery fully

charged

Slow charge

Fast charge

(#3 hours)

Charge fault
(Temperature
exceed limits)

How to recharge the battery

To charge the battery, simply plug the USB cable into
the USB connector and connect it to the wall mount
adapter3 provided with the reader. It will take
approximately 3 hours to fully charge the battery pack.

Install first the plug onto the adapter before use