Operating job computer on the field
Regulating the application rate
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Automatic mode is activated.
1.
Press and hold the application button on the joystick for three seconds.
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The field sprayer starts the application.
Spray cones appear under the boom icon:
2.
Start driving within 5 seconds and exceed the minimum speed for the automatic regulation
(parameter: “Regulation off below”). Otherwise, the application will be automatically terminated.
Regulating the application rate
Types of regulation
Depending on the field sprayer equipment, the application rate regulation system can either control
the opening of a control valve or the speed of a centrifugal pump.
Work modes
You can regulate the application rate manually or you can leave the regulation to the job computer:
▪ In manual mode, you can control the opening of the control valve with two buttons.
▪ In automatic mode, the job computer regulates the opening of the control valve (or the pump
speed) such that the application rate defined as the set rate is reached.
Use the following function keys to operate the function:
Function icon
Function
Switches the mode between manual and automatic.
You will learn how to operate the system in the following sections.
Changing the application rate in manual mode
When the field sprayer is in manual mode, the application is not regulated according to a specified
rate. The application rate must be set manually instead.
The application rate must be regulated manually when the following icon appears in the spray data
area of the work screen:
Application in manual mode
Please note that the pressure is also automatically changed when you change the application rate.
To operate this function the user needs the ME joystick first of all.
Use the following function keys to operate the function:
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