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5100ex Calibration Manual
Description of Calibration Values
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Set Rate 1, Set Rate 2, Set Rate 3, etc.
The Set Rate menu item sets which pounds per mile or kilograms per
kilometer setting will be output when the user chooses the corresponding
set rate. The default values are shown in the table below.
Set Rate Default English Rate
(Pounds per Mile)
Default Metric Rate
(Kilograms per Kilometer)
Set Rate 1 100 28
Set Rate 2 200 56
Set Rate 3 300 85
Set Rate 4 400 113
Set Rate 5 500 141
Set Rate 6 600 169
Set Rate 7 700 197
Set Rate 8 800 225
Set Rate 9 900 254
Set Rate 10 1000 282
Set Rate 1 will always be used during operation when the green Standby
Encoder is turned counter-clockwise more than 10 clicks. Turning the
green Standby Encoder clockwise from Set Rate 1 will switch to the next
Set Rate at 1 rate per click. Set Rate 2 will always be 1 click before Set
Rate 3, and so on.
Blast Rate
The Blast Rate menu item sets the amount of granular material the spreader will
spread when it is activated in Blast mode. The default value is 1000 pounds per
mile (282 kilograms per kilometer).
Spinner
The Spinner menu allows you to configure settings for the vehicle's spinner output. The following
settings are not particular to any granular material. If Config → Application Mode is set to Direct
1 Lane or Direct 3 Lane, this menu will be disabled.
Spinner 1
The Spinner 1 submenu contains settings for Spinner 1, typically the primary spinner.
Parent
The Parent menu item sets when Spinner 1 will run. When the parent function is
running, the spinner will run. If Spinner 1 and Spinner 2 are both set to the same
Parent, both will run when that Parent is active. When in auger manual mode the
spinner will run based on the spinner setting when the system is not in Standby..
The default value is Aug Fwd.
Parent Operation
Disabled Spinner 1 will not run.
Aug Fwd Spinner 1 will run when Auger Forward output is active.
Aug Rev Spinner 1 will run when Auger Reverse output is active.
Cross 1 Spinner 1 will run when Cross 1 output is active.
Cross 2 Spinner 1 will run when Cross 2 output is active.
Auger Spinner 1 will run when either Auger Fwd or Rev is active.
In most cases, a vehicle is only equipped with one spinner, which will be driven
by the Spinner 1 output of the 5100ex. In these cases, set the Parent value to
Auger Forward.