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TRANSLATION OF THE ORIGINAL OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
READ CAREFULLY PRIOR TO STARTING UP!
KEEP OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS IN A SAFE PLACE!
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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

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Page 1: ...TRANSLATION OF THE ORIGINAL OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS READ CAREFULLY PRIOR TO STARTING UP KEEP OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS IN A SAFE PLACE ART ISSUE OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS 0217 12 2017 8072 AutoForce ...

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Page 3: ... 9431 7143 9200 E mail info horsch com Customer No HORSCH Confirmation of receipt of machinery Warranty claims become only effective when the first use of the machine is reported to HORSCH Maschinen GmbH within a week At www horsch com under SERVICE PARTNERBEREICH an interactive PDF form is available for down load for this purpose not available in all languages By clicking on Send depending on the...

Page 4: ...tomatic mode work screen 9 Manual mode work screen 10 Configuration 10 Settings 11 Section selection 11 Sensor row allocation 11 Section to row allocation 12 Calibrating Teach the sensors 13 Diagnostics 14 Maestro 16 18 SW row spacing 60 cm 14 Maestro 24 36 47 48 SW with E Manager software 10 07 14 Maestro CC RC 12 18 SW 14 Delta Step coulter pressure 15 Additional key 15 Water hole mode 16 Error ...

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Page 6: ...ystems may have a single or multi section design For systems with one section springs are attached to the drill unit in the track For systems with several sections the respec tive last section is reserved for the track Springs can be retrofitted NOTE The user is responsible for the quality of sowing in spite of the AutoForce automatic coulter pres sure control Check the quality of sowing and place...

Page 7: ...the soil and the depth guide wheel C On soft soils the force of the weight is sufficient for the coulter discs to penetrate the soil On hard soils the force between soil and the coulter discs D increases As a result the force C between the soil and depth guide wheel becomes smaller The target value is therefore undercut The coulter pressure A must now be increased hydraulically for the force C bet...

Page 8: ...latively low Sowing on hard soil clod type soil or rocky soil The force acting on the coulter discs increases The placement depth decreases Maestro with AutoForce H H Sowing on soft moist or light soil Placement depth H is maintained The force acting from the soil on the coulter discs is relatively low Sowing on hard soil clod type soil or rocky soil Additional coulter pressure is hydraulically ap...

Page 9: ...ual mode The manual mode is active is the automatic mode is disabled The manual mode must be used if no control is possible AutoForce 200 kg 200kg Manual res 30 0 ha 16689 m 1 2 AutoForce screen manual mode 1 The diagram shows the layout of the sections The standard sections are shown in black the sections in the tracks in grey 2 The target values for the standard sections black and the sections i...

Page 10: ...c mode on and off Softkey for changing the coulter pres sure target value 1 The diagram shows the layout of the sections The standard sections are shown in black the sections in the tracks in grey 2 In the centre area of the display target values for the force between the depth guide wheels and the soil for standard sections black and sections in the tracks grey can be entered For systems with mor...

Page 11: ...kg ha maize Work screen The work screen shows the coulter pressure symbol together with the circle The circle has different colours according to the status red yellow green The colour of the circle always represents the value of the worst sensor De pending on the terminal the symbol can be selected by rotary wheel or touch The following table explains the meaning of the different colours of the do...

Page 12: ...x Hydraulic valve block no coult press set Hyd Auto Metering unit 1 without Metering unit 2 without fertiliser monitoring no Detail view no Configuration 1 no Hydac Hyd Auto Bucher Bu Auto Configuration options Coulter pressure adjustment Set the configuration option Coulter pressure adjustment to Hyd auto Hydac valve block or Bu auto Bucher valve block to activate AutoForce Always activate this s...

Page 13: ...s is the highest section Softkey to the Section rowallocation page Sensor row allocation Softkey for accessing the page for sensor allocation CONFIGURATION Sensor 1 2 Sensor 2 6 Sensor 3 9 Sensor 4 10 Sensor 5 14 Sensor 6 16 Sensor 7 19 Sensor 8 23 Sensor row allocation Select the number of the row with the corre sponding sensor or enter it in the left column depending on the equipment of the mach...

Page 14: ...4 22 sct3 11 sct4 23 sct3 12 sct2 24 sct3 Section row allocation After allocating sensors to the row allocate the individual rows to the sections Between one and four sections can be allo cated depending on the equipment version If so equipped the status of the sensor is indicated behind the respective row with al located section Activate or deactivate the sensors as needed 12 ...

Page 15: ... without load in which the sensor can be calibrated 2 8 mA 5 2 mA The Teach softkey is displayed if all prerequisites are met The Teach softkey is greyed if one of the prerequisites is not met Press the Teach softkey to calibrate All sensors are calibrated together Check after calibration is completed whether the current values of the sensors have been accepted They are displayed in light grey NOT...

Page 16: ...er area of the Diagnostics screen The screen displays all current values of the sensors 2 In the lower area a separate PWM value Pulse Width Modulation can be set for each hydraulic valve of each section To do so select the section enter the value and press the softkey to preload the units to transfer the current value set to the valve Maestro CC RC 12 18 SW DIAGNOSTICS mA 2 3 98 sct 1 6 3 76 sct ...

Page 17: ...d section and the values of the section in the track are always changed at the same time MACHINE DATA crop maize Delta Step 10 offset seed 0 0 s Delta Step ON Delta Step ON Delta Step 5 kg Machine data 1 Additional key The AutoForce button can be assigned to the additional key to speed up switching from the working screen to the AutoForce screen CONFIGURATION Tr sect reduct no Additional key Confi...

Page 18: ... Ø Tg ha min 0 0 Tg ha 0 0 max 0 0 Tg ha No calculation of residual quantity Water hole mode manual work screen AutoForce 0 kg 0 kg Manual maize Water hole mode AutoForce detail screen In automatic mode the status display of the work screen switches to green when activating the water hole mode regardless of the value on the sensors In the AutoForce detail screen the display of the target value for...

Page 19: ...AutoForce No calculation of residual quantity Water hole mode AutoForce detail screen 17 ...

Page 20: ...e movement Error codes Wire break ErrorCode 87 5 0 sim km h 180Tg ha 0kg ha Tg 182 VC 9 Nom 100 A B Working screen ErrorCode 87 A Number of faulty sensor B Row number of faulty sensor The connection between job computer and sen sor is interrupted Check all cables and plug and socket con nections between job computer and sensor Replace defective components as required Short circuit ErrorCode 88 0 0...

Page 21: ...hieved again when lifting out Check the sensor and replace it if necessary Check the condition of the sensor while the machine is lifted out The sensor must first reach the taught mA value when without load If the system detects plastic deformation the sensor is no longer included in the calculation of the control values The sensor is included again for the control after the problem has been corre...

Page 22: ...sure can be built up The resistance is too great The force measured is too low over a certain period There is no ground contact Correct seed placement is not ensured Plastic deformation message The sensor is no longer included in the calculation of the values of the control No coulter pressure in manual or automatic mode Sensor calibration Teach not possible The following prerequisites must be met...

Page 23: ...astically deformed ErrorCode 128 Faulty configuration Check the configuration settings Under Coulter pressure adj Hyd auto or Bu auto must be selected Follow the Configuration section in this regard Coulter pressure valves defective Check the selection of the coulter pressure valves in the Diagnostics menu Wire break ErrorCode 87 The connection between job computer and sensor is interrupted Check ...

Page 24: ...ing as long as one sensor still functions Check if the use of AutoForce is still practical Check the coulter pressure Check the selection of the coulter pressure valve Uneven placement depth Placement depth differs from row to row Placement depth in row varies 22 ...

Page 25: ...d sensors in the parameter screen Switch to manual mode Open Diagnostics and check the sensor values Switching on the fertiliser and demand fan Adjust the values in diagnostics The hydraulic pressure rises when increasing the PWM signal observe the pressure gauge on the fertiliser hopper Only values in the range of 25 55 cause a change of the hydraulic pressure Cam wear differs from row to row Rep...

Page 26: ... 12 AutoForce screen 7 Automatic mode 8 B Basic setting 4 C Calibration 13 Checks 4 Configuration 9 D Delta Step 15 Diagnostics 14 E Error codes 18 F Functional principle 5 M Manual mode 7 T Teach 13 Troubleshooting 21 W Work screen 7 24 ...

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Page 28: ...chnical specifications and pictograms are approximate and for information only Subject to technical product revisions HORSCH Maschinen GmbH Sitzenhof 1 92421 Schwandorf Tel 49 94 31 7143 0 Fax 49 94 31 7143 9200 E Mail info horsch com ...

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