Quick Start Guide

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5. Press the Read button while holding the stick reader near to an EID tag.
When scanning EID tags, if animals are moving quickly through a race
or into a pen, you can continuously hold down the Read button to scan
EID tags. Scanning will stop when the Read button is released.
Entering other information
During scanning, other information can be recorded at the same time. You can enter:
 The VID (visual ID)
 Details about the animal, such as a condition score or animal breed.
 Any other details you like, using your own additional animal data field.
See Making the most of your stick reader for details.
Displaying other information
Some information can also be pre-loaded for viewing during scanning:
 Alerts – so that you are notified when a particular EID tag is scanned
 Animal lifetime information – this may include EID/VID pairs so that the
animal’s VID appears automatically when an EID tag is scanned.
See Making the most of your stick reader for details.