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USING RANGER

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Setting Up RANGER

RANGER includes several settings that enable you to tailor your system to your needs. Review the following 
sections to quickly set up RANGER for your field.

• “Settings Overview” (below) - shows all the settings in a single map and describes the buttons you use to 

access the menu, navigate the menu, and change/view settings

• “Setup Menu” on page 11 - describes items on the Setup menu
• “Service Menu” on page 12 - describes items on the Service menu

Settings Overview

The map at right shows all available 
RANGER settings. The map enables you 
to quickly identify what settings are 
available and where they are in the menu 
system.

Use the map in conjunction with the button 
descriptions below to quickly change any 
applicable settings.

Button

Purpose

• Press MENU to initially display the Setup menu (top menu in figure above).
• When on the Setup menu, press MENU to exit the menu system.
• When on the Diagnostics or Service menu, press MENU to return to the Setup menu.
• When editing Swath Width, press MENU to move one numerical place to the left (see Swath 

Width below). For example, if the tens place is the current editable value, press MENU to 
move to the hundreds place.

• Use the arrows to move down or up the list of menu items. The selected menu item is 

preceded by ‘>’.

• When editing Swath Width, press the arrows to decrease (down arrow) or increase (up arrow) 

the current number place (such as hundreds or tenths).

• Press ENTER make a setting editable, then, after using the arrows to select a value, press 

ENTER to confirm the selection.

• When editing Swath Width, press ENTER to move one numerical place to the right. When the 

rightmost place is editable, press ENTER to confirm the value and return to the Setup menu.

Setup Menu

Brightness

5

Swath Width

30.00

Sensitivity

Medium

Perimeter Setup

Right

Diagnostics

>

Service Menu

>

Diagnostics

Correction Type

SBAS

Sats

Trk=10, Use in Calc=09

STDEV

0.04 ft

HDOP

1.20

Diff Age

0001 secs

Bit Rate Error

0-0

GPS Software

Ver. 6.8

App Software

Ver. 1.0

Serial Number

300556

Memory

29.87 hr./98% Free

Service Menu

Correction Type

SBAS

SBAS Satellite

AUTO

NMEA Port Setup

>

Unit of Measure

Feet

Language

English

Reset Defaults

>

NMEA Port Setup

NMEA Port Baud

4800

GGA

1 Hz

GLL

Off

VTG

1 Hz

RMC

Off

GSA

Off

ZDA

Off

*

*

The Diagnostics menu is 
read-only (you cannot change 
any Diagnostics values).

Summary of Contents for RANGER

Page 1: ...User Guide...

Page 2: ...PN 875 0416 01 Rev A...

Page 3: ...age 3 Install RANGER Use the instructions in this guide to install RANGER See page 4 Power on and Use RANGER Turn on RANGER and learn discover how to use RANGER to provide GPS guidance to efficiently...

Page 4: ...must manually control the direction and speed of the tractor Always remain in the operator position in the tractor when using RANGER Installing RANGER Before installing RANGER inspect the vehicle and...

Page 5: ...na 1575 42 MHz 604 0019 000 1 Console mounting suction cup hardware 675 1123 000 4 Screw machine 8 32 7 16 Attach mounting ball to back of console 051 0167 000 1 Main power power ground speed cable 05...

Page 6: ...the disk to the bottom of the antenna mounting plate 3 Remove the other paper backing from the adhesive disk see at right 4 Position the mounting plate in your preferred location then press down hard...

Page 7: ...t in your cab 4 Coil excess cable in a protected location then secure the installation with tie straps 1 Connect one end of the main power cable to the console 2 Connect the other end of the main powe...

Page 8: ...back of the RANGER console 4 Thoroughly clean the inside cab window surface directly in front of the steering wheel 5 Press the vacuum mount to the window and twist the actuator until it clicks over...

Page 9: ...up RANGER Flip the switch to OFF to power down RANGER Upon power up and with your antenna having a clear view of the sky RANGER automatically begins acquiring a GPS signal see indicators at right When...

Page 10: ...arrows Navigate menus or cycle through guidance screens 5 Display Shows menus or guidance information 6 Contour button Start Contour guidance mode 7 Straight button Start Straight guidance mode 8 STO...

Page 11: ...automatically begins guiding on that pass Wherever the previous pass goes guides the next pass Numbered passes Yes The first A B line is pass 0 zero Passes to the right increment 1 2 etc and passes t...

Page 12: ...left see Swath Width below For example if the tens place is the current editable value press MENU to move to the hundreds place Use the arrows to move down or up the list of menu items The selected me...

Page 13: ...m Default Description Brightness Range 1 low to 10 high Default 5 Display brightness The LEDs indicate the level as you change it Swath Width Default 30 00 ft Width of the implement or boom Sensitivit...

Page 14: ...Satellite Options AUTO W122 W134 W135 W138 E120 E124 E126 E131 M129 M137 Default AUTO Menu item appears only when correction type is SBAS If not using AUTO default for North America SBAS coverage use...

Page 15: ...lected 2 Press ENTER twice Please Wait appears briefly then Reset Defaults is selected 3 Press MENU twice to exit the menu return to Ready screen Using Straight Guidance Drive the first pass along a s...

Page 16: ...RANGER auto detects the pass and begins guiding The steering guide indicates if you are centered on your pass vertical yellow LEDs or if you need to steer left or right to become centered on your pass...

Page 17: ...need to drive a pass that follows a different path than the previous passes Simply drive the new path Once RANGER recognizes the new pass it starts logging data for this pass displays Logging Pass for...

Page 18: ...eet kph if units are meters see Service Menu on page 12 Snap A B TO SNAP distance this screen appears only if you are in Straight guidance mode and it enables you to move snap the A B line to your cur...

Page 19: ...ANGER can guide you to a previously saved point such as the point you needed to reload product to finish working your field 1 Press STOP Guidance to stop guiding stop logging data and display addition...

Page 20: ...the influence of the current GPS satellite constellation geometry on the horizontal accuracy of the position solution Lower values of HDOP indicate better geometry Typical valves are 0 8 2 0 Diff Age...

Page 21: ...9 36 VDC No Does S Lite display power on and stay on No Can you achieve a GPS position Is antenna cable properly connected Is antenna power present Is the cable damaged No Yes Yes Yes Move antenna to...

Page 22: ...e antenna output on the console It should measure 5 VDC between the center conductor and exterior housing If the measurement is 5 VDC at the console connector but not at the end of the antenna cable t...

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