OPERATION
3-9
Settings for Loup Acre Meters
After 05/15/2012
The battery operated acre counter operates in one of two
modes. In sleep mode, the display is blank, and the
counter is accumulating acres. Sleep mode will be
entered if a button is not pressed for 20 seconds. In entry
mode, the display is on, and the operator can enter
values. To get into entry mode, press the
*
/FUNC
button. If you continue to press the
*
/FUNC
button, the
acre counter will cycle through the functions that it can
perform. The LEDs above the display indicate which
function is selected.
The available functions are:
Field Acres, Total Acres, Pulses per 400 ft, Width,
Password and Low Battery
Field Acres
Press the
*
/FUNC
button until the “
FIELD
” LED is lit.
The digits indicate the acres covered since the field acre
counter was cleared.
To clear the field acre count, press the
UP
and
DOWN
buttons simultaneously for two seconds. If a password
has been entered, you will not be able to clear the total
acre count. Field acres will count in tenths of an acre up
to 9999.9 acres.
Total Acres
Press the
*
/FUNC
button until the “
FIELD
” and “
TOTAL
”
LEDs are lit. The digits indicate the acres covered since
the total acre counter was cleared.
To clear the total acre count, press and hold the
UP
and
DOWN
buttons for two seconds. If a password has been
entered, you will not be able to clear the total acre count.
Total acres will count from.1 to 99999 acres.
Pulses Per 400 Feet
Press the
*
/FUNC
button until the “
PULSES
” LED is lit.
The number in the display indicates how many pulses are
generated for every 400 feet driven. There are two
methods to enter the pulses per 400 feet:
If you know the number, select it using the
UP
and
DOWN
buttons. When you press the
*
/FUNC
button,
the Acre Counter will accept the number in the display as
the new pulses per 400 feet.
.
If you do not know the pulses per mile, press and hold the
UP
and
DOWN
buttons until the “0000” appears in the
display. The “
PULSES
” LED will blink. The acre counter
is now counting shaft rotations. Enter the cab and drive
400 feet. Press the
*
/FUNC
button to wake up the acre
counter. The “
PULSES
” LED will again blink. The number
displayed is the pulses per 400 feet. Press the
*
/FUNC
button to accept the setting. The “
PULSES
” LED will stop
blinking and remain on.
If a password is set, you will not be able to adjust the
pulses per mile.
Width
Press the
*
/FUNC
button until the “
WIDTH
” LED is lit.
The number displayed is the length of your implement in
feet.
To adjust the width, press the
UP
and
DOWN
buttons. If a
password has been entered, you will not be able to adjust
the width.
The length can be adjusted from .1 to 99.9 feet, in tenths
of a foot.
Password
The password function allows you to protect the total acre
count, pulses per 400 feet, and width settings with a
password. This stops anyone from accidentally changing
those settings. When the acre counter is shipped, the
password is disabled. You can modify the pulses per 400
feet and implement width at any time.
Press the
*
/FUNC
button until the “
PASS
” LED is lit. The
digits will display the word “
Ent
” or “
dIS
”.
If the display shows “
dIS
”: The password is disabled. The
total acre count, pulses/400 ft, width, and password
settings can be adjusted using the
UP
and
DOWN
buttons. The password can also be changed using the
UP
and
DOWN
buttons.
If the display shows “
Ent
”: You must enter your password
using the
UP
and
DOWN
buttons. When your password
is displayed, press the
*
/FUNC
button to test the
password. If the password is correct, you will be able to
change the acre counter settings. The password will be
viewable until the acre counter powers down. When the
acre counter is powered up again, you will have to
re-enter the password to change settings.
If the password is not correct, you will not be able to
change the acre counter settings. When the “
PASS
”
function is selected again, “
Ent
” will appear in the display.
