Valley Vflex User Manual Download

Page: 1 / 38

VFlex Corner Sequencing

Control Panel

Owner's Manual

0999114_B

www.valleyirrigation.com

Summary of Contents for Vflex

Page 2: ...2...

Page 3: ...alified Person 9 Overhead Power Lines 10 Minimal Lockout Tagout Procedure 11 Sequence Of Lockout 11 Restoring Equipment To Service 11 Safety 12 Operate Safely 12 Safety Decals 14 Overview 17 VCS Contr...

Page 4: ...Key 24 Irr Chem 24 Seq Overrides 24 Crnr Angle 24 Position 24 Corner Angles 25 Machine Angles 26 Retracted Psi 27 Diagnostics 29 Diagnostics Screen 29 System Faults 29 Viewing System Faults 29 Status...

Page 5: ...A1 Irrigation Machines Statement regarding Pressure Equipment Directive 97 23 EC The Crop Irrigation System is excluded from the scope of the Pressure Equipment Directive by the language of Article 1...

Page 6: ...m the irrigation machine structure to the ground terminal on generator in order for the differential ground fault circuit breaker to work The resistance between the irrigation machine and the generato...

Page 7: ...amage the equipment Safety Messages Safety messages in this manual are preceded by the hazard symbol and one of three words danger warning or caution These messages alert you to potential hazards that...

Page 8: ...angles and ladders in areas with energized power lines exposed conductors or circuit parts work practices such as the use of insulation guarding and material handling techniques must be used to minimi...

Page 9: ...GROUNDED PARTS ON THE OTHER SIDE EXPOSED LIVE PARTS ON ONE SIDE OF WORK SPACE AND EXPOSED LIVE PARTS ON THE OTHER SIDE 30 in 760 mm MINIMUM OR WIDTH OF ENCLOSURE WHICH EVER IS GREATER 78 in 1980 mm M...

Page 10: ...tal conditions will increase the possibility of electrocution and require additional consideration Transmitter towers can induce the equipment or materials being handled with an electrical charge Befo...

Page 11: ...4 Deactivate the energy isolating device s so that the machine or equipment is isolated from the energy source s 5 Lock out the energy isolating device s with assigned individual lock s 6 Stored or re...

Page 12: ...ld be presented annually and the service manager should ensure employees fully understand the safety messages and what to do in case of emergencies EMERGENCY STOPPING The machine can be stopped at any...

Page 13: ...bly the tallest object in the field which makes it a good lightning receptor CAUTION DO NOT OVERSIZE FUSES Fuses are sized for the protection of a specific machine Be certain you have the proper fuse...

Page 14: ...decals For replacement of any decal contact your local Valley dealer KEEP TRAY CLEAR OF TOOLS PARTS OR DEBRIS PIPE MOVES WITHOUT WARNING DO NOT TOUCH MOVING CRADLE OR PIPE CLOTHING FINGERS OR LIMBS MA...

Page 15: ...s Read operating instructions Do not place fingers or objects near openings Do not use eye bolts or lifting hooks to lift anything except the product Disconnect power before maintenance Open all circu...

Page 16: ...16 Safety Safety Decals Continued...

Page 17: ...nitions Below are terms that are used throughout the instruction VCS VFlex Corner Sequencing Control Panel Corner The swing arm portion of an irrigation machine EEPROM Electronically Erasable Programm...

Page 18: ...ntrol rod is used with the Angle Sensor Box See Figure 18 2 Run Cycle Box Mounted on the left side of the cradle See Figure 18 2 Inverted Leading Corner Orientation for all figures is based on standin...

Page 19: ...control panel the control panel display shows the current machine status on the status screen See Figure 19 1 A short explanation of the status screen elements is given below and on the following pag...

Page 20: ...n Status Menu Continued Function Keys The function keys are located on the far left side of the keypad See Figure 20 1 The function keys are used to program the panel view data and select options not...

Page 21: ...rical value entry or programming sequence See Figure 21 1 NUMERIC ENTRY KEYS 2 4 1 6 3 5 Figure 21 1 1 Number Keys 2 Decimal Point Key 3 Minus Sign Key 4 Escape Key 5 Navigation Arrow Keys 6 Enter Key...

Page 22: ...tus screen is displayed Screen Delays Any screen that is left for more than five minutes without pressing a key will revert back to the previously displayed screen The Status screen will eventually be...

Page 23: ...communication with the Smart Tower Board STB is established Acquiring Satellites Screen Figure 23 3 shows the screen that appears while the system waits for the GPS Receiver to acquire signals from t...

Page 24: ...screens Corner Angle Position Corner Angles and Machine Angles See Figure 24 4 Crnr Angle 5 Press PROGRAMS 2 and 1 to select the CRNR ANGLE option See Figure 24 5 Press 1 to Enable Press 0 to Disable...

Page 25: ...ol umn to enter end angle See Figure 25 4 Enter end angle input 60 to 180 13 Press ENTER with cursor located in the STATE column to enter corner state See Figure 25 5 Press 1 to select Extension EXT P...

Page 26: ...be the selected entry is the cursor position it will blink allowing the user to see the data being covered The and arrow keys will move the cur sor to the next or previous field The and arrow keys wil...

Page 27: ...Psi This menu is only functional when pressure regulators are not selected See Figure 27 5 26 Press PROGRAMS and 3 to display the retracted psi screen See Figure 27 6 Press 1 to use current psi setti...

Page 28: ...28 Operation...

Page 29: ...successfully See Figure 29 3 This screen will be skipped if there is an active fault Instead the submenu with the highest priority active faults will be displayed like in the examples See Figure 29 4...

Page 30: ...in the STB is corrupt E12 STB EEPROM CHECKSUM FAILED AT POWER UP EEPROM memory in the STB is corrupt E13 STB UNIT RESETS THIS IS LOGGED WHEN THE SOFTWARE RESETS STB reset unexpectedly there are a numb...

Page 31: ...og screen See Figure 31 4 2 Locate the desired error log screen to reset See Figure 31 5 Press 1 to search backward through the Er ror Logs Press 2 to search forward through the Error Logs 3 Press the...

Page 32: ...ch backward toward screen 99 or 2 to search forward toward screen 01 Press esc to exit to diagnostics screen See Figure 32 2 Example review screen Review xx is the review screen being viewed xx 01 to...

Page 33: ...annel Channel 0 monitors voltage from the pressure transducer An acceptable range is between 1000 and 15 mV Channel 1 monitors voltage from the angle sen sor For more information see the Angle Setup s...

Page 34: ...ays or press 0 or ESC to exit this screen GPS The Navigation screens inform you of the machine s current position and how far it has deviated from its intended path This read only information is in de...

Page 35: ...TH TROUBLESHOOTING OR REPAIRING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS SHOULD ONLY BE PERFORMED BY A QUALIFIED VALLEY DEALER ALWAYS CONTACTYOUR LOCAL VALLEY DEALER TO TROUBLESHOOT OR CORRECT ANY ELEC TRICAL PROBLEMS ON...

Page 36: ...alley Dealer Figure 36 2 System Faults Figure 36 1 is a table that lists and describes possible system faults possible cause s whether the machine shuts down when the error occurs and corrective actio...

Page 37: ...d in only one part of the system Contact your Valley Dealer E16 STB SENSOR REFERENCE ERROR 10 seconds NO Power Supply to the system sensors is not within the acceptable range Short in sensor cabling S...

Page 38: ...e key ESC until the Re set screen appears See Figure 38 2 3 Press one of the following keys 1 Reset 2 Skip the reset function If no selection is made within 60 seconds the reset function skips PROBLEM...

Search results

Summary of Contents for Vflex

Reviews:

Related manuals for Vflex

Brands by name

Popular brands

Valley Vflex, Owner'S Manual

Search results

Summary of Contents for Vflex

Reviews:

Related manuals for Vflex

Brands by name

Popular brands