Setting the target rate, Setting a manual rate, Using a target file and setting an automatic rate – Ag Leader PFadvantage Rawson Accu-Rate Direct Drive Quick Reference Sheets User Manual

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PF3000 Pro – Quick Reference Setup Instructions for Direct Drive of Accu-Rate drive on a fertilizer applicator – March 2002

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Press EXIT key to return to screen with ADVANCED SETTINGS key.
Press ADVANCED SETTINGS key.
Target Rate Outside Field: This only pertains to using a target file.

Set to ZERO if want rate outside field to be zero.
Set to USE LAST if want rate to be the last rate used at the time the

vehicle is detected outside the field. This is useful when experiencing
problems with the vehicle being falsely detected outside of the field
during the outside pass of the field.

Set to TGT DEFAULT if want rate outside field to be the default rate

stored in the target rate file.

Controller Time Delay: Set to 3 seconds.
Actual Rate Units: Set to Units/ac of application.
Log Actual Rate: Set to YES to log actual rate to card. Set to NO,
otherwise.

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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)If you will be using a target file, press EDIT TGT FILE key, otherwise

press EXIT key and skip to step f.

e)Select target file. Press VIEW INFO key to ensure it is the correct one.

After exiting the view info screen, press ACCEPT key. Press EXIT
key.

f)Press ACCEPT key to accept field.

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Press CAL key. Press DISTANCE key.
a)Select RADAR and press ENTER DISTANCE key.
b)Pick a good place to travel back and forth in a straight line. Measure

and mark off a travel distance. A path of at least 200 feet is suggested.

c)Select line displaying “Actual Distance” and set the distance equal to

the measured distance. (To select line, press key to right of line).

d)Position vehicle at the beginning of the path.
e)Press CLEAR DISTANCE key if “Measured Distance” is greater than

zero.

f)Press START TRAVEL key and drive vehicle until you reach the end of

the path. Stop it at the end of the path.

g)Press STOP TRAVEL key. Press PERFORM CAL key.
h)Repeat steps d-g to verify the accuracy of the calibration.
i)Press EXIT key to return to main screen.

Setting the Target Rate

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The display item “Target Rate” must be displayed on the main screen to
set the rate.
Arrow symbols on the line displaying target rate indicate that this display
item is selected for changing. Press the key to the right of the line
displaying target rate if you do not see these arrows. Press it again to
deselect the line (remove the box) but keep the arrow symbols.

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You can either set a manual rate or use a target file to automatically
control the rate based on the vehicle position in the field.

Setting a manual rate
a) Press Right Arrow key to select “man” (“m” if viewing map).
b) Use the Up or Down Arrow keys to set the manual rate.
c) If you want to change how much the rate changes with each arrow

press refer to step 1 on other side of sheet and edit the “Target Rate
Increment” setting.

Using a target file and setting an automatic rate
a) Press Left Arrow key to highlight “auto” (“a” if viewing map).
b) You must have a target file (.tgt) selected for the field, otherwise the

rate will always be zero. Refer to step 4 on other side on how to set
the Target File.

You can switch between auto and man whenever you are on the main
screen and Target Rate is selected for changing.

Selecting display items

You can display four different items on the main operating screen. To change
what is displayed, press the key to the right of the line you want to change.
Scroll through the list of display items shown on the bottom by pressing the
bottom left and right arrow keys. Press the key on the bottom to pick which
display item you want.

Useful display items (more available than listed here)

Target Rate (required)
Actual Rate – based on RPM of drive
Ground Speed
Drive Status –
displays when drive is on or off
Drive RPM
Total Units
Tgt File Rate –
Shows rate from target file. This will be different from rate
shown Target Rate display item if Tgt Units:Contrler Units ratio is not
1:1.0000.

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