Great Plains NTA2007 Material Rate - Manual (Page 5)

Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Contents Appendix Setting Meter Rate 3
2012-01-03 Contents Appendix 167-085B
Monitor Material Configuration
The DICKEY-john
®
IntelliAg
®
monitor reads meter shaft
rpm and can report Kg/ha (or pounds-per-acre) planted.
In order to report accurately, the monitor requires several
user inputs. Inputs that rarely change were entered
during cart setup (see “Setup Seed Monitor for Air
Drill” in the air cart Operator’s Manual). Inputs specific to
particular materials (seed or fertilizer) need to be entered
when those materials are first used, and when changed.
1. Material Configuration Setup Screen for Seeds
“Type” - This must be set to “Gran Seed Monitor” to
configure for seeds.
“Density Units” - In metric mode this is always kg/litre. If
configured for “U.S.” mode (U.S. customary units), this is
pounds-per-bushel or pounds-per-cubic-foot.
“Density” - This is the density of seed being planted.
Obtain this information from the material container/
supplier. If unknown, use the value specified in the rate
chart.
“Total Number of Towers” - This is the number of
outlets used per meter box (typically 4, 5 or 6).
“Calibration Constant” - This is the number listed in the
seed rate charts for the rate you are planting or the
number obtained from running the calibration routine for
your specific seed.
2. Material Configuration Setup Screen for Fertilizer
“Type” - This must be set to “Gran Fert Monitor” to
configure for fertilizer.
“Density” - Enter the density of Fertilizer being applied,
in kg-per-litre (or pounds-per-cubic-foot). Obtain this
information from the material container/supplier. If
unknown, use the value specified in the rate chart.
“Total Number of Towers” - This is the number of
outlets used per meter box.
“Calibration Constant” - This is the number listed in the
seed rate charts for the rate you are planting or the
number obtained from running the calibration routine for
your specific fertilizer.
See the DICKEY-john
®
Quick Start guide and
Air Cart Control Operator’s Manuals for more
detailed instructions. This Rate manual section
covers only monitor information needed for seed
rate calibration.
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Note: Always enter Density Units before entering the
Density value. Changing the value of Density
Units causes the value for Density to be re-
computed