InTouch, model VP5001 / User Manual
Version 03.000 / July 2022 / EN
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Dairy Farming
The Cluster LED lights continuously green during milking to indicate that the milk cluster is attached. The Cluster
LED blinks light blue in the prewash mode and lights continuously blue in washing mode and standby mode.
Main button and LED
The Main button is the only button used for the milking procedure. By pressing this button for a short or
longer period, different functions are activated. The green LED light above the button indicates the options.
Option Button pressed during LED indicator light above button
SHORT 1 sec Continuously on
MEDIUM 2.5 sec Slowly blinking
LONG 5 sec Fast blinking
4.2 Using the system
4.2.1 Milking procedure
1. Check that the InTouch is in Standby mode:
– The attention light on top of the InTouch is breathing with a dark blue color.
– The InTouch display shows red dashes.
2. Press the Main button for a MEDIUM period to start the milking session.
The milking session will start for all milking positions in a swing-over or rotary parlor.
In a row parlor only the row with this InTouch starts milking. To start all milking points, you have to start
the milking mode on an InTouch in the other row too.
3. The InTouch is in "Wait for cow" mode:
– The attention light is red.
– The InTouch display shows 0000000.
4. When a cow is identified:
– The attention light is off.
– The InTouch display shows the cow number.
If an unidentified cow must be milked, follow the procedure in Milking without cow recognition (page
11)
Caution
When the attention light starts blinking red, the milk must be separated (see Milk separation (page
12)).
5. To start the milking of the cow:
a. InTouch is used: Press the Main button for a SHORT period
b. External start function is used: Depending on the installation either an external start button must be
pressed or the milking starts automatically when the milk cluster is lifted or the swing-over arm is at a
new position.
6. The InTouch is in "Milking" mode:
– The attention light is green.
– The InTouch display shows alternately the cow number and the milk yield.
– The Take off indicator is shown as three red dashes on the left side of the display.
The Take off interval is set in Velos.
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