FAQs

1. How do I set the USB/Datakey?
a. Go to Program Settings>General Settings>Datakey/USB>Auto detect
b. Click OK to save the changes

2. How do I set the feeding order?
a. Go to Send Data
b. Click on the Pens in the middle screen and use the arrows on the right hand side of the screen to move the pens up and down

3. How do I see if there is data on the USB/Datakey?
a. Go to Events>Datakey>View Data
b. The screen will populate if there is data on it

4. I can’t see information in my reports?
a. Check to make sure the date range is valid in the reports, also can check the raw data to see if the scale may have reset (do this by double clicking on the version in the lower left and then Data>History>Open a file and check the date range)
b. DANs: 204 Select-Date; 202 Select-Time

5. Scale is reading off
a. Possibly needs to be Re-calibrated
b. (Known weight ÷ Scale weight) x Current Calibration Number = new Cal Number
c. 872 Select will get you to Cal Number and allow you to change it, Press ON to save/exit

6. Loads aren’t combining for certain pens
a. Program Settings>General Settings>Optional Functions>Optimize or Do Not Optimize Loads
    i. This will allow you to combine like loads, as long as they are grouped together
b. Also check the Density/Mixer Capacity

7. How do I link with my Herd Management Software?
a. Need to contact you Herd Management Software and have them create a file for Pen Head Count and/or Milk Production
b. Go to Program Settings>General Settings>Herd Management Systems>Select the program you are linking to, and fill in the File Path along with what the file is called (ex. PC.txt, MP.txt)
c. Go into Herd Management Groups and add the groups and match what they are tracked at in the Herd Management Software with how they are tracked in TMR Tracker

8. Can I sort the reports?
a. Yes, in all the reports there is a properties button you can click on and select what you want to look at.

9. Can I export to Excel?
a. Yes, click on Print Preview and save as an Excel spreadsheet.

10. How do I modify the amount of a Premix that I want to feed?
a. Go to Events>Premix Storage>Edit and on the right hand side you will be able to modify the amount you want to mix

11. What is the Load Multiplier in the Premix Storage?
a. This is the hypothetical number of cows that this premix will feed based on how the ration was built.

12. What is Density?
a. This is a calculation that is based on the size of the Mixer and how “heavy” this ration is. This is a way to prevent the mixer from getting overloaded.

13. In a ration, there’s a check box that says, “Adjust Actual Weight on Ing. Dry Matter % Change”. What does this mean?
a. When the DM% is changed for an ingredient, the recipe will automatically be adjusted so that the cows are getting the same amount of DM from this ing.

14. I get a message that, “Previous data is pending to be sent, overwrite? Press ‘No’ to
append.”
a. TMR Tracker is detecting current undone information on the USB/Datakey/Datalink directories. By clicking “yes”, you will send new information but by clicking “no” you will be adding information to what is currently in the location.