Ag Leader PFadvantage Raven Controllers (without serial port) Quick Reference Sheets - Manual (Page 3)

PF3000 and PF3000 Pro – Quick Reference Setup Instructions for all Raven models without serial ports – April 2003
Note: These instructions pertain to when the PF is connected to a
Raven that does not have a serial port. These instructions pertain to
PF firmware versions 4.00 or higher.
Settings for Raven Controllers
1. Press SETUP key. Press APP RATE CONFIG key. Press CREATE
NEW key. Set the following:
Controller Make: Set to FLOWMETER.
Controller Model: Set to LIQUID or GRANULAR.
Product: Press EDIT key. You can select an existing product and press
ACCEPT key or create a new product by pressing CREATE NEW key.
Press EDIT NAME key and enter name of product. Use Left or Right
Arrow keys to select a character. Use Up or Down Arrow key to change
the character. Set every character and press ACCEPT key twice.
Units: Usually set to GALLONS. Set to Units/Acre of application.
Ground Speed Sensor: Set to RADAR or GPS.
App Distance From GPS: Ignore this setting.
Full Swath: Set to width of applicator.
Tgt Units:Contrler Units: Ignore this setting.
Target Rate Increment: Ignore this setting.
Actual Rate Scale Factor: Set to 1.000. If applying granular you may
have to set this to 0.100. PF will alert you to lower scale factor if this is
the case.
When the data is mapped, the rate will be 1/10 th of the real rate when
the Actual Rate Scale Factor is 0.100. It will be 1/100 th of the real rate
when the Actual Rate Scale Facotr is 0.010. The rate actually applied
and rate that appears on PF is unaffected by this setting.
2. Press CONTRLER SETTINGS key. Set the following:
Flowmtr pulses/gal or unit: If applying liquid, enter the Meter Cal
number on Raven/10. If applying a granular product, enter the Spreader
Constant number (1
st press of Meter Cal key on Raven).
Act rate:Flowmeter ratio: If want to record the carrier gallons/ac set to
1.000:1.
If want to record product units/ac use following formula:
# product units
1 gallon of carrier
= setting
Example:
.08 pint Treflan
1 gallon of carrier
= .080 (Setting is .080:1)
If applying NH3, set to 1.000:1 if Raven reads lbs N/ac. Set to
4.220:1 if Raven reads gallons/ac (PF actual rate will be lbs N/ac).
If applying granular, set to:
Prod. Density (2 nd press-Meter Cal key on Raven) x .10 = setting
Actual rate on PF will be 1/100 th of real actual rate.
Area Count: Set to Reversed. If this setting is changed after the
configuration is activated for a field, restart the monitor to make the new
setting take effect.
3 Exit back to main screen.
a)Press FIELD key twice.
b)Select appropriate field and press VIEW CONFIG key.
c)Select appropriate product/controller configuration and press ACTIVE
ON/OFF key to check it as active.(All other configs must be unchecked
first).
d)Press ACCEPT key to accept field.
a setting
Press the EDIT key and use the Up or Down Arrow keys to change the setting.
For most settings, you can set each digit by pressing the Left or Right Arrow
key to select the digit. Use the Up or Down Arrow keys to set the digit.
Area Counting
The area count switch (located on bottom right of front panel) must be up and
Raven must start applying for area to be on.
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