VRT Hydraulic Drive
– Monitor Operation
Page 65
05/06
Use the soft key to the left of the
‘WIDTH FACTOR’ to highlight the current
factory setting of 10.00 metres. Use the
nav
igator keys around the ‘CAL’ key to
adjust the value. Once set, the operator can
push the soft key under the ‘EXIT’ prompt
to return to the main screen.
Fig.V4 ‘
MACHINE MENU’
screen displayed.
Monitor Operation (VRT)
The
Farmscan
monitor,
when
calibrated, controls the application rate of
the metering system.
The operator can either:
1. Set a specific application rate on the
monitor’s screen, and set incremental
steps by which this preset rate can be
altered while on the go.
2. Create a variable rate application map
that has been generated from either a
yield map or other field boundary map.
A GPS antenna and cable are required.
Refer to the Farmscan Operator’s
manual for more detailed information.
Before operating the seeder it will be
necessary to calibrate the metering system.
Refer to the Calibration (VRT) section of
this manual (page 74) for more information.
Monitor Display Status
READY/OFF /NO CAL
After calibration, a ‘
READY
’ prompt
should be displayed on the main screen
under each material to be sown.
‘
NO CAL
’ will be displayed if the bin
has not been calibrated.
The status ‘
OFF
’ will be displayed if
that particular bin has been switched off.
To correct the ‘NO CAL’ display you
will have to calibrate that particular product.
To change the oper
ating status from ‘OFF’ to
‘READY’ simply press and hold the soft key
directly to the left of that particular bin
display.
Fig.V5 Status displayed on the Main screen.
Displayed Application Rates
When stationary the main screen will
display 0.0 KG/HA application rate for all
bins. This is to show the operator that the
metering system is not operating. If you wish
to check the actual set rate simply press the
soft key to the left of the appropriate
bin/product. The set rate will then be
displayed for a few seconds before resuming
the actual rate being metered.
Changing Displayed Rates
The Application rate can be altered
while on the go by first highlighting the
appropriate bin/product by pressing the soft
key to the left, and then using either the up or
down navigator keys around the ‘CAL’ key.
To reset the target rate simply press the soft
key under the ‘RESET’ prompt with the
appropriate bin/product highlighted.
