Datamars Livestock

XR5000, ID5000 and JR5000 weigh scale indicators

Find out what's included with your XR5000, ID5000 or JR5000 indicator and how to set up for weighing

Getting started with the 5000 indicator

You can adjust the weighing settings on your 5000 indicator if the default settings are not suitable.

Setting up weighing on a 5000 indicator

Set up your own Favourite on a 5000 series indicator when you're trying to record animal information at different times of the year

Setting up your own Favourite on a 5000 indicator

Create custom information fields on the 5000 weigh scale indicator to record or upload data for tracking animal performance

Creating custom information fields on a 5000 indicator

Getting started with your 5000 indicator

Connect your Tru-Test 5000 series indicator to Data Link on an Apple iPhone to download your sessions

Connecting a 5000 indicator to the Data Link mobile app on an Apple iPhone

Connect your Tru-Test 5000 series indicator to Data Link on an Android smartphone to download your sessions

Connecting a 5000 indicator to the Data Link mobile app on an Android smartphone

You can upload session files to Datamars Livestock directly from a 5000 indicator.

Transferring sessions from a 5000 indicator to Datamars Livestock

Upload animal data onto your 5000 series indicator from Datamars Livestock or another animal data management software

Uploading files onto a 5000 indicator

This shows how to download a Z Tags ‘tags file’ (with matched EID and VID tags) from the Z Tags website and upload it for use on your XR5000, ID5000…

Transferring Z Tags matched EID/VID tags to a 5000 indicator

Getting information onto and off the 5000 indicator

Record treatments against animals on the indicator to keep track of their health requirements and withholdings periods

Recording treatments on an XR5000 or ID5000  indicator

Delete an animal from a session on your Tru-Test 5000 series weigh scale indicator

Deleting an animal from a session on a 5000 indicator

You can draft animals by weight using a 5000 indicator

Drafting (sorting) by weight using a 5000 indicator

You can draft animals by their average daily gain using an XR5000 or ID5000 weigh scale indicator

Drafting (sorting) by ADG (average daily gain) using an XR5000 or ID5000 indicator

Draft animals by setting up your own criteria or rules for drafting animals.

Drafting (sorting) by rules using an XR5000 indicator

Change a visual or electronic ID field on a 5000 indicator

Fixing a tag on a 5000 indicator

Turn on the "auto inc" feature on your 5000 series indicator to automatically go to the next ID when inducting or retagging animals

Auto increment ID fields on a 5000 indicator

Set up your 5000 series indicator to record pregnancy scan results from an Ovi-Scan-6 to make informed decisions about lambing

Setting up a 5000 indicator to pregnancy scan ewes

Connect and use a Te Pari Revolution Dosing Gun with a Tru-Test 5000 series weigh scale indicator.

Using a Te Pari Dosing Gun with a 5000 indicator

Use your 5000 indicator to track animals against a target weight plan.

Using target weights on a 5000 indicator

The Offspring Pairing feature allows a breeder to link offspring to a dam so they can look up an animal's lineage. This feature is intended to be used in a…

Offspring pairing on an XR5000 indicator

Configure and use the recording of the number of days animals have been foraging on a particular feed or pasture type, and compare with weights.

Working with 'Days on Forage' on an XR5000 indicator

Previous session information can be used to make informed decisions.

Using previous session information on an XR5000 indicator

This article shows how to connect and use an Ovi-Scan 6 pregnancy scanner (Ovi-Scan 6) with a 5000 series weigh scale indicator.

Using an Ovi-Scan 6 pregnancy scanner with a 5000 indicator

Using the 5000 indicator

Follow these troubleshooting steps if you have problems with your load bars and 5000 weigh scale indicator

Troubleshooting - Using load bars with a 5000 indicator

Try these suggestions if you are having problems connecting an EID reader to a 5000 weigh scale indicator

Troubleshooting - Connecting an EID reader to a 5000 indicator

Before you can upload sessions from your 5000 indicator into Datamars Livestock, you should update the indicator's firmware.

Updating the 5000 indicator's firmware

Follow these steps to span calibrate your 5000 weigh scale indicator.

Span calibration on a 5000 indicator

Follow these steps to check the load cell code on a 5000 weigh scale indicator.

Checking the load cell code on a 5000 indicator

Troubleshooting the 5000 indicator

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