Operating job computer on the field
Controlling the boom
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Function icon
Meaning
Slopes the boom manually. By pressing this button, the automatic
reproduction of the slope angle is terminated.
When the function is active, the current setting is shown above the boom on the work screen.
Current direction of movement of the boom.
Current boom position.
Target boom position.
Current angle of the angle sensor on the
sloping cylinder.
Depending on the configuration, the following icons may appear:
Examples:
Icon
Meaning
White arrows: Target position is horizontal.
Angle sensor: Horizontal position has been reached.
Boom is sloped to the right. Function is deactivated.
Boom is sloped to the right. However, it should be automatically sloped to
the left. The system will move the boom in this direction.
Current position: Boom is sloped to the right
Target position: Sloped to the left.
Reproduce boom angle: activated
Boom is sloped to the right. However, it should be automatically moved to
a horizontal position. The system will move the boom in this direction.
You have calibrated the boom potentiometer (slope angle sensor). [
1.
Drive across the slope gradient with the field sprayer.
2.
Position the boom parallel to the sloped ground.
3.
– Press on the headlands before the turning manoeuvre.
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The current angle will be saved.
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- Two white arrows pointing down appear.
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The system returns the boom to the horizontal position.
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While the boom is moving, a green arrow appears on the work screen.
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When the boom is horizontal, the
icon appears.
Illustration
Procedure
