Overview
The steps required are:
Pair the stick reader with a 5000 indicator.
Set up the 5000 indicator to output weights to the stick reader.
Set up the stick reader with a new animal data field for the weight information.
Set up the stick reader to receive weight information into the new weight field.
What you need
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1 - Pairing the stick reader with a 5000 indicator
1 - Pairing the stick reader with a 5000 indicator
⚠️ Before you start, turn on the 5000 indicator and check that Bluetooth® is enabled.
1: Press 
to switch on the stick reader.
2: Press 
and select Settings > Bluetooth > 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 5000 indicator (JR5000, ID5000 or XR5000).
The Bluetooth® indicator light on the stick reader will illuminate blue to show that the stick reader and indicator are now paired.
2 - Setting up the indicator to output weights to the stick reader
2 - Setting up the indicator to output weights to the stick reader
⚠️ Before you start this step, make sure that you have paired the stick reader and the 5000 indicator, as detailed above.
On the indicator Home screen press:
> 
> 
A list of currently connected and previously paired devices will be displayed:
Use the arrow keys to scroll to the XRS2i/XRS2 stick reader. Press
and select Configuration…
Change the bottom Output: field to Weight when weight is recorded:
Press
to turn off the indicator. Press 
to turn it back on again. This needs to be done to set the Bluetooth output correctly.
3 - Setting up the stick reader with a new animal data field for the weight information
3 - Setting up the stick reader with a new animal data field for the weight information
From the Home screen, select Settings.
Select Animal Data.
Press
to set up a new field:
Set up a new field called WEIGHT.
Store the field in the session.
Define the field as a Number field:
4- Setting up the stick reader to receive the weight information into the new "weight" field
4- Setting up the stick reader to receive the weight information into the new "weight" field
From the Home screen, select Settings > Bluetooth > Paired devices.
Select the 5000 indicator (JR5000, ID5000 or XR5000):
Press
Select Configuration
Press
to see a list of the available animal data fields. Select your new field (WEIGHT), then press 
to confirm. 
Using the stick reader with your indicator
From the Home screen, select Scan to go to the Scanning screen.
Scan an EID tag with the stick reader then press
on the indicator.
The weight will automatically populate the WEIGHT field on the stick reader’s display:
Having trouble?
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