020-801-UK Operators manual LH 665 VRT
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1. 4 2 EPROM Language 4 10 11 8 Erase Tle 11 8 Erase memory 4 10 E Field boundary files 11 9 Field marker input 4 10 FICIO th tat 3 13 File names 11 9 5161611018 11 8 Forward speed calibration 4 13 LH AGRO LH 665 OPERATORS MANUAL eh eae eee 4 4 PUNCUON 2 4 Gs GPS DIAGROSIICS 3 16 9 3 GPS Information 3 12 GPS SOLD 4 11 GPS initis ED AR 9 3 GPS Port configuration Add On GPS O Iy din ieee eae aie eee 9 5 GPS Check sum 4 10 Ground speed 3 11 Ground speed 4 4 H HDOPF PDOR alii aliada 9 4 Height above sea level 3 13 1 3 ES Eug 9 3 Latitude Longitude 3 12 Lightbar pass 3 14 Lightbar pass number 3 14 LOGO SA 3 14 Log actual ratfe 4 5 LOG TO lis 112. 11 8 SUL OW uuu yu nds 11 7 Speed 4 8 Start new field 3 5 ota t NEW 3 6 Starting and naming fields 3 5 N 3 11 System diagnostics 3 15 ORG 3 13 12 3 Target masia DO 4 11 Tale uai id den 3 10 Target rate increment 4 4 Target rate outside field boundary 4 5 IGI File rate so eid va 3 12 Tgt units contra controller units 4 4 The application control program 3 2 The application rate on the implement COMMON CR SD sis vitatis ad 4 14 The area measured in the LH 665 is not the same as the implement controller 4 14 The first time a data card is used 11 4 THO SCV OCH uyu uuruuu diodos 2 3 DIO 4 9 12 4 LH 665 VRT OPERATORS MANUAL TO Suyu uu 3 11 U EDS 2 wee rete 4 4 Upgrading the LH 665 11 10 Using load numbers 3 6 Using markers 3 8 Using the LH 665 for data logging only 3 7 LG 70 meee err ere 9 3 V e CER 4 9 W WOKING 2 25 95 1252 3 11 Y Yield files 11 9 LH LH 665 VRT OPERATORS MAN
3. 000 1 FILE Pressing this key displays more functions for the selected file COPY FILE Step Key Procedure _ 1 fae Pressing this key copies all data from LH 665 to the data FILE card RESTORE FILE Step Key Procedure 1 10 13 Pressing this key copies the selected file from the data card FILE to the LH 665 Use this function with caution Only use this function after much thought Loss of data will almost always occur when restoring files depending on the age of the file being restored ERASE FILE Sp Ky Procedure _ 1 Deletes the selected file from the data card FILE Use this function with caution 11 8 LH LH 665 OPERATORS MANUAL DATA CARDS amp DATA MANAGEMENT LOG FILE All files on the data card are shown when EDIT is selected for log file under CARD SETUP it is also possible to create a new file CHANGING THE LOG FILE Step Key Pocdue 1 ACCEPT The file to be logged to can be selected using the ARROW UP DOWN keys CREATE FILE Step Key Procedure 1 171138 new log file is created when the CREATE FILE key is FILE pressed FILE NAMES YIELD FILES The LH 665 always names log files with the suffix YLD The files are named after the date and the number of files on the data card with the same date The first yield file created on i e 25 07 1999 will be named 99072501 YLD If other log f
4. If the setting is 1 000 the actual rate in the log file will correspond to the actual rate If the setting is 0 100 the actual rate in the log file will correspond to 10 of the actual rate If the setting is 0 010 the actual rate in the log file will correspond to 1 of the actual rate LH AGRO LH 665 VRT OPERATORS MANUAL APPLICATION CONTROL ENCODE amp CALIBRATION ADVANCED SETTINGS LH Target Rate Outside Field The default setting is Zero This setting is used to determine what rate should be applied if the implement is outside the field boundary from the target file When the default setting Zero is used and the implement is not in the field boundary the application rate will be set to 0 lf TGT default is selected then the default rate from the file will be used if the implement is not in the field boundary If Use last is selected then the last rate applied before the implement left the field boundary will be used Controller Time Delay The time in seconds the implement takes to adjust the present rate to a newer rate Actual Rate Units Ignore this setting Log Actual Rate The default setting is YES If no log of what has actually happened in the field is required set this to NO 4 5 APPLICATION CONTROL ENCODE amp CALIBRATION LH 665 VRT OPERATORS MANUAL APPLICATION CONTROL SETUP Press the APP RATE CONFIG key and this screen is accu displayed APP
5. 2 Highlight the setting to be changed using the ARROW b UP DOWN keys Press the EDIT key when the required setting is highlighted 4 ACCEPT Alter the setting using the ARROW UP DOWN keys and press the ACCEPT key Press the EXIT key when all of the settings are encoded Operating Mode Select what the LH 665 is being used for For bulk crop harvest select HARVESTMASTER for grain harvest select Grain Harvest for application select APPLICATION RATE for boundary measurement select Site Verification Day Month Year Encode the present date Time Encode the present time Serial number Box cal Voltage cal See the machine setting chart 4 9 APPLICATION CONTROL ENCODE amp CALIBRATION LH 665 VRT OPERATORS MANUAL GPS Check Sum If the DGPS receiver sends a check sum then set this encodement to ON The standard setting is OFF Field marker input select whether the internal markers are used select INTERNAL or whether an external marking module is used select EXTERNAL EPROM language Select the operating language of the LH 665 MEMORY SETUP Press the MEMORY key to display this screen Active Field Load Field F9 HILTON Load PRODUCT 1 L10 Fields 119 Loads 243 Loads Modes 245 Available memory 378628 bytes Memory used 28 9 o Pressing this key allows selection of a load to be deleted Pressing the CLEAR ALL key will delete all loads in APPLICATION RATE mode without deleting
6. When in automatic zoom the map on the screen will automatically zoom in or out to fill as much of the screen as possible Pressing the RIGHT arrow key allows for manual zoom of the map Use the ARROW UP DOWN keys to zoom in or out Pressing the LEFT arrow key returns the map zoom function to automatic zoom 3 14 LH AGRO LH 665 VRT OPERATORS MANUAL APPLICATION CONTROL OPERATION DIAGNOSTICS It is possible to see various information in the diagnostic menus for faultfinding purposes Each diagnostic menu can be left by pressing the EXIT key The displayed information and what it can be used for is described in the chapters that concern the information step Key Procedure Press the MENU key until the following menu selection keys are displayed screen section ESTA MH 2 Press the DIAG key to display the following menu selection keys page through the available diagnostics using the LEFT RIGHT ARROW keys Saca EMN ENTE SYSTEM DIAGNOSTICS Step Key Procedure _ 1 Press the SYSTEM key to display the following Hardware version Vesta 1 7 Serial number 9800085 ROM version 2 21 Program version 4 1 2 Operating memory 18944 bytes Storage memory 314566 bytes Vehicle battery 13 7 Volts LH AGRO 3 15 APPLICATION CONTROL OPERATION LH 665 VRT OPERATORS MANUAL SENSOR DIAGNOSTICS Step Key Procedure _ 1 Bete Press the SENSOR key to display the following
7. Highlight the setting to be changed using the ARROW UP DOWN keys When the setting is highlighted press the EDIT key ACCEPT Alter the setting using the ARROW UP DOWN keys and press the ACCEPT key When all settings have been encoded press the EXIT key 11 2 LH AGRO LH 665 OPERATORS MANUAL DATA CARDS amp DATA MANAGEMENT LH Logging device select whether yield and positional data is to be written directly to a data card if GPS equipment is connected select MEMORY CARD or if no data logging if no GPS equipment is connected select NONE Logging interval This setting determines how often yield and positional data is written to the data card The interval to select depends on the PC program being used to create field maps Selecting 1 second intervals will probably result in more positions than the PC program needs Ask the PC program supplier for more information The following shows how the logging interval and logging hours relate Logging hours logging interval Many different file types can be stored on the data card if the data card is larger than 4MB which makes it difficult to determine the number of logging hours per logging interval Log file is possible to select which file applied rates and positional data are written in see page 11 8 11 3 DATA CARDS amp DATA MANAGEMENT LH 665 VRT OPERATORS MANUAL USING DATA CARDS THE FIRST TIME A DATA CARD IS USED Ins
8. SENSOR DIAGNOSTICS Flow rate X XXXX uns sec Ground speed X X km hr Master Drive A Switch X XXX volts GPS DIAGNOSTICS More information about the following two diagnostic menus can be found in the DGPS chapter in this manual Step Key Procedure 1 WGIINTtNKIIIA Press the GPS key to display the following UTC TIME Latitude XXXXX XXXX N Longitude XXXXX XXXX E ELEVATION XXX m GPS Speed X X km hr Number of satellites x Differential Status ON Beacon Sat Frequency X XXXX Differential SNR XX X HDOP PDOP X X X X Antenna Rcvr Voltage X XX X XX Pressing the ADD ON GPS key displays information for the LH ADD ON GPS module This key has no function if no such module is fitted 3 16 LH LH 665 VRT OPERATORS MANUAL APPLICATION CONTROL OPERATION RAW NMEA Step Key Procedure 1 Press the RAW NMEA key to display the following GPGGA 162021 00 4849 91914 N 01112 1394 tGPVTG 178 178 006 46 011 97 K 44 GGA VTG strings not shown if a LH ADD ON GPS module is fitted as the positional signals from these modules use a different format LH 3 17 APPLICATION CONTROL OPERATION LH 665 VRT OPERATORS MANUAL NOTES 3 18 LH Application control Encode amp calibration NG 4 2 ENCODE MENUS VA UE Sian 4 2 CREATING A CONTROLLER FOR APPLICATION 4 3 AVANCES FIN Go i
9. MANUAL Differential Status ON or OFF shows whether differential signals are being received or not Beacon Sat Frequency Displays the frequency that differential signals are being received from when beacon or geo stationary differential receivers are used Differential SNR The Signal to Noise Ratio shows the strength of the differential signal in relation to background interference A suitable SNR is between 10 to 18 the higher the better HDOP PDOP HDOP expresses the quality of the horizontal GPS position PDOP expresses the distance between the satellites signals are being received from When the satellites are close to each other the PDOP value will be high and the positional data is not as accurate as a low PDOP Receiver Voltage this shows 5 volts or higher then the antenna is not connected to the DGPS receiver only ADD ON GPS module is fitted When the antenna is fitted correctly 0 5 or less is displayed RAW NMEA Step Key Procedure 1 The following screen is displayed when the RAW NMEA key is pressed GPGGA 162021 00 4849 91914 N 01112 1394 tGPVTG 178 T 178 006 46 011 97 K 44 The NMEA strings are not shown if an ADD ON GPS module is connected 9 4 LH LH 665 VRT OPERATORS MANUAL DGPS DGPS ENCODEMENT There are some things that must be set up before the LH 665 can log positional data to a data card These settings are the same for all operating modes
10. RATE CONFIG PRODUCT CONTROLLER CHANNEL PRODUCT 1 LH 5000 N A EDIT CREATE SETTINGS DELETE EXIT Highlight the controller that is to be encoded using the ARROW UP DOWN keys 4 fat wi IB Pressing the CREATE NEW key creates a new controller as described on page 4 3 5 DELETE Press the DELETE key if a controller product is to be deleted 4 6 LH LH 665 VRT OPERATORS MANUAL APPLICATION CONTROL ENCODE amp CALIBRATION MARKER SETUP Step Ky Procee _ Press the MARKS key and following is displayed MARK NAME TYPE Stones SPOT Weeds CONTINUOUS Draining CONTINUOUS Highlight the marker to be encoded with the ARROW UP DOWN keys After pressing this key the name of the marker can be changed using the ARROW UP DOWN keys Move the cursor from letter to letter using the RIGHT LEFT ARROW keys Press the SAVE NAME key when the marker name is encoded The marker name does not affect how the marker is registered in the LH 665 All markers are registered as marker 1 4 in the LH 665 and mapping software We recommend therefore noting which marker is associated to which marker name It is possible to change the marker type by pressing the EDIT TYPE key CONTINUOUS and SPOT markers can be selected by using the ARROW UP DOWN keys Press the ACCEPT key once the marker type have been encoded CONTINUOUS marking is started and stopped by pressing the marker key during operation SPOT marking is started by pres
11. actual forward speed displayed on the implement controller The forward speed sensor on the implement controller has not been calibrated correctly The LH 665 did not count area when the application rate is The working width swath displayed on the LH 665 0 The area override switch 15 down on the front of the LH 665 Check the connection between the LH 665 and the implement controller see No DGPS signal D or G not displayed on page 4 15 If the implement is outside the field boundary and the Target rate outside field setting is set to Zero the application rate will be See page 4 5 Check that the application rate for the area being applied Check the connection between the LH 665 and the implement controller The accuracy of GPS speed varies depending on the quality of the DGPS receiver Calibrate the forward speed sensor fitted to the implement controller The LH 665 only measures area when the application rate is greater than 0 If the implement controller is working and the working width is greater than check the connection between the LH 665 and the implement controller The area override switch must be up to measure area LH AGRO LH 665 VRT OPERATORS MANUAL Nothing is shown on the display No DGPS signal D or G not displayed APPLICATION CONTROL ENCODE amp CALIBRATION The main cable to the LH 665 is not connected or damaged An extern
12. card 093 shows that the LH 665 is receiving a GPS a differential signal The GPS receiver is receiving signals from 3 satellites 2 dimensional The arrow indicates that data is being logged to a data card LH AGRO LH 665 VRT OPERATORS MANUAL DGPS GPS DIAGNOSTICS LH Step Key Pocdue 0 1 Press the menu key until the following menu selection keys are displayed at the bottom of the screen screen section E E 2 Press the DIAG key to display the following MO ENS ME Pressing the GPS key displays the following UTC TIME 16 18 02 Latitude 04850 1417 N Longitude 01112 1672 E Elevation 498 m GPS speed 0 0 km hr Number of satellites 6 Differential Status ON Beacon Sat Frequency Differential SNR 0 0 HDOP PDOP Receiver Voltage Pressing the ADD ON GPS key displays information about the ADD ON GPS module This key has no function if no such module is fitted UTC Time Greenwich Mean Time GMT the current time at Greenwich England Latitude Latitude displayed in degrees minutes and part minutes Longitude Longitude displayed in degrees minutes and part minutes Elevation The height above sea level displayed in metres GPS Speed The present forward speed calculated from the DGPS receiver displayed in kph Number of satellites Displays the number of satellites signals are being received from 9 3 DGPS LH 665 VRT OPERATORS
13. the menu selection keys alters depending on what is being done on the computer The horizontal arrow keys at the bottom of the panel are used to display more menu options arrow displayed over the lower arrow keys indicates that pressing the arrow keys will display more options 2 5 GENERAL OPERATION NOTES 2 6 LH 665 VRT OPERATORS MANUAL LH AGRO Application control operation THE APPLICATION CONTROL 3 2 BIEN lici EE 3 2 OPERATION 3 3 SETTING THE LH 665 TO APPLICATION 3 3 DEFINING FIELDS BEFORE STARF PEU UE VPN DRE 3 4 STARTING AND NAMING FIELDS 3 5 APA Iu E 3 5 START NEW ED 3 6 USING LOADINUNDEP S xu uuu E 3 6 CHANGING BETWEEN THE ENCODED AND LOAD NUMBERS 3 7 CHANGE FIELD uz uk 2 aane o td 3 7 CHANGEIDOAD E 3 7 SELES MING THE TARGET BEIBE asiento etre iat nu shah E 3 7 MARKER S u uuu s 3 8 THE CONNECTION BETWEEN FIELD AND LOAD KEYS 3 9 WING TION E iunc 3 10 Isle 3 10 BO UIA RATES ion 3 10 AREA ia 3 10 WORKING WIDT Hp 3 11 TOTALE Support 3 11 GROUND SPEED sar 3 11 AREA EMO Gene Tn ee ee ee ee m ED HR SO
14. time zoom DATA PER FIELD All application control data is connected to a field number this is to ease data registration Each field has a number and can be given a name Each field can use only one application task Each field can be split into loads Each load can be e g a spreader full a hopper load etc Each load has a number and can be given a name sum of i e the area the distance etc for each individual load is equal to the total for the field LH AGRO LH 665 VRT OPERATORS MANUAL APPLICATION CONTROL OPERATION OPERATION SETTING THE LH 665 TO APPLICATION CONTROL The LH 665 may need setting up for application control The following procedure sets the computers operating mode Press the MENU key until the following menu selection keys appear at the bottom of the display screen section C DIAG _ Press the SETUP key to display the following Press the lower ARROW keys until the following is displayed LOAD VEHICLE CONSOLE MEMORY Press the MONITOR key and this screen is displayed Operating Mode APPLICATION RATE Day Month Year 1 06 1999 Time 11 23 Serial Number 9800085 Box cal 774 Voltage cal 487 GPS Check Sum OFF Field Marker input INTERNAL Use the ARROW UP DOWN keys to highlight Operating Mode Press the EDIT key and select APPLICATION RATE using the ARROW UP DOWN keys ACCEPTS When APPLICATION RATE has been selected under accep Mode press
15. 11 7 SHOW ALE FIERE S ta 11 8 ERASE Absolado 11 8 miss Scc tacts o 11 8 COPY Ore EUM 11 8 RESTORE FIERA 11 8 ERASE cae Nm 11 8 e us sume 11 9 CHANGING TRE OG PIE uno 11 9 OREA LETRA 11 9 FILE NAMES aaa Qa AAA 11 9 YIELD FIDES e 11 9 FILED BONDAD r RICE 11 9 APPEIGATIONRATETIDLEPSu uuu u uy un uy 11 9 eem 11 9 UPGRADING THE EDO ao 11 10 DATA CARDS amp DATA MANAGEMENT LH 665 VRT OPERATORS MANUAL DATA CARDS This chapter discusses all data card related functions found in the LH 665 This chapter is for all operating modes as all data card functions are almost the same for all operating modes DATA CARD SET UP The LH 665 must be set up to log positional data to a data card Step Key Procedure 1 Press the MENU key until the following menu selection keys are shown at the bottom of the display screen section SETUP DIAG Page through the available encodement menus using the ARROW keys APP RATE CONFIG CONSOLE MEMORY Press the CARD key to display this screen Logging device MEMORY CARD Logging interval 2 seconds Log file 99010501 yld
16. 3 Logging 11 3 Logging interval 11 3 Logging what has actually happened in 4 5 E AAA 9 3 M Machine setting chart 1 5 Manual application rates 4 4 Map setup 4 11 Mitad 3 14 u 4 7 78 TB LS AAA tere ere en TIT TUR 2 4 LH AGRO INDEX Menu selection keys 2 9 N Navigation files 11 9 NMEA Messages Add On GPS only 9 5 NMEA SUNOS us u enata 9 4 No DGPS signal not displayed 4 15 Nothing is shown on the display 4 15 Number of satellites 9 3 OMON SWIC 2 3 Operating 4 9 Operating the LH 665 2 3 3 3 Quad Wii AA 2 2 ee 4 3 Raw NMEA u usss s 3 17 Receiver vollage 9 4 Restore file 11 8 S Selecting the target file 3 7 Sensor Diagnostics 3 16 Sejal 4 9 Setting the LH 665 to application control T TTE 3 3 Show all files
17. 6 LH OVF RVE N deat 22 OPERATING THE LH 665 ttt 2 3 ON OFF SWITCH POS tette tet 2 3 AREA OVERRIDE SWITCH POS 5 2 3 IHE SCBEEN ai 2 3 USING THE KEYS 2 3 ARROW KEYS POS 6 ado 2 4 FUNCTION KEYS POS 4 2 4 MENU KEY POS 2 teret tcd 2 4 MENU SELECTION KEYS POS 3 2 5 2 6 GENERAL OPERATION LH 665 VRT OPERATORS MANUAL OVERVIEW Screen section A Screen section B 2 dLJ LI LI LD 32 O Screen section lt Ly LJ GJ LI D LH 665 A Pos Description 2 6 area 2 2 LH LH 665 VRT OPERATORS MANUAL GENERAL OPERATION OPERATING THE LH 665 ON OFF SWITCH POS 1 The LH 665 is switched on and off with the switch positioned in the upper left hand corner The computer will not react if the computer is switched off by mistake whilst e g copying data until the task is finished Note The possibility to make a back up of data to a data card is given every time the LH 665 is switched off Copying the data to a data card 15 necessary if the unit is used in connection with DGPS to produce field maps Press the COPY key if this is desired If no backup is required then simply press the CANCEL key AREA OVERRIDE SWITCH POS 5 The switch in the lower right hand corner is used for manually stopping the
18. H AGRO The following procedure should be followed to create an implement controller in the LH 665 Press the MENU key until the following menu selection keys appear at the bottom of the display screen section ESTA Press the SETUP key to display the following APP RATE LE E 74 Press the APP RATE CONFIG key E Es Press the CREATE NEW key and the following is displayed Es Controller Make LH Controller Model LH 5000 q D Product PRODUCT 1 Units KG 7 Ground Speed Sensor GPS App Distance From GPS O ft fwd Full Swath From Controller Tgt Units Controler Units 1 1 0000 Target Rate Increment 1 0 Actual Rate Scale Factor 1 000 EDIT EXIT Use the ARROW UP DOWN keys to highlight the required encodement Press the EDIT key and select the required value using the ARROW UP DOWN keys GO Press the ADVANCED SETTINGS key to alter any of the advanced settings described on page 4 5 Controller Make Model Select LH AGRO as the Controller Make and LH 5000 as the Controller Model Product Select the product to be used The name of the product can be edited in the second screen that appears when the EDIT key has been pressed 4 3 APPLICATION CONTROL ENCODE amp CALIBRATION LH 665 VRT OPERATORS MANUAL 4 4 Units Select the units to be used in the main operating screen If the unit of measure to be used is KG it is necessary to select
19. OPERATORS MANUAL FOR THE LH 665 VRT SERIAL APPLICATION CONTROL LH No 020 801 UK Version 1 00 LH Technologies Denmark ApS M lhavevej 2 9440 Aabybro Denmark Tel 45 9696 2500 Fax 45 9696 2501 Internet http www Ih agro com 1 INTRODUCTION 2 GENERAL OPERATION 3 APPLICATION CONTROL OPERATION APPLICATION CONTROL ENCODE amp CALIBRATION 9 DGPS 11 DATA CARDS AND DATA MANAGEMENT 12 INDEX Introduction INTRODUCTION uuu EUM 1 3 MACHINE SETTING CHART security ti Ati od us 1 5 INTRODUCTION LH 665 VRT OPERATORS MANUAL 1 2 LH LH 665 VRT OPERATORS MANUAL INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION Congratulations on purchasing the LH 665 advanced DGPS computer The LH 665 is an advanced and reliable product which if used in accordance with this manual will prove to be a reliable tool for many years to come Your new LH 665 is designed to be user friendly which makes operation easy in the form of a large screen and clearly marked back lit keys The LH 665 is furthermore upgradeable PCMCIA card which ensures that you can implement future developments without having to remove the unit from the vehicle The LH 665 can be used for yield monitoring as well as application control and navigation purposes The LH 665 can furthermore be used with DGPS for precision farming purposes This operator s manual is split up so that each function is described individually We recommend that you st
20. OPTIONS ACTIVE FIELD F 1 PRESS TO EDIT NAME ACTIVE CONFIGURATION PRODUCT CONTROLLER CHANNEL PRODUCT 1 LH 5000 N A VIEW ACCEPT CANCEL If there is not a rectangular box around the field section press the function key to the right of the section 4 Press the right ARROW key to move cursor and use thereafter the ARROW UP DOWN keys to select the letter b Move the cursor to the right using the right ARROW key The 7 field name can have max 8 characters If the active configuration is correct press the ACCEPT key VIEW If the configuration is incorrect and needs changing press the VIEW CONFIG key and follow the steps 4 to 7 as described on page 3 7 Press the ACCEPT key ACCEPT START NEW FIELD Step Ky Procedure S A Follow steps 1 3 as described above 2 A Press the ARROW UP key until CREATE NEW FIELD 15 displayed Name the field and select the correct crop type as D described above press the ACCEPT key LH 3 5 APPLICATION CONTROL OPERATION LH 665 VRT OPERATORS MANUAL START NEW LOAD The procedure for starting new loads is almost the same as described above for starting new fields Press the MENU key until the following menu keys are displayed at the bottom of the screen screen section FIELD LOAD MARKS _ ACTIVE LOAD PRODUCT CONTROLLER CHANNEL PRODUCT 1 LH 5000 CANCEL 3 The load
21. ORT CONFIGURATION ied nix pU t L 9 5 DEACONJDIEEBIENTUS ecu Ras ate ion tela acura 9 6 DGPS LH 665 VRT OPERATORS MANUAL DGPS OPERATION 9 2 This chapter describes operating the LH 665 in conjunction with DGPS for yield logging field boundary measurement and application rate control There are many ways to show DGPS information in the LH 665 and they are described here as these are common for all operating modes DGPS STATUS ON THE SCREEN The current DGPS status is shown in the top right corner of the display if logging positional data has been selected The following describes various different status situations Shows that logging has been selected but that no data is being transferred to the data card e g the machine is stopped gt Shows that logging has been selected but that no positional signals are being received either from satellites or the differential transmitter DG Shows that the LH 665 is receiving a GPS and a differential signal The GPS receiver has a signal from at least 4 satellites 3 dimensional The arrow indicates that the data is being logged to a data card DG As above but the data is not being logged to a data card Shows that the LH 665 is receiving a GPS signal but no differential signal The GPS receiver is receiving signals from at least 4 satellites 3 dimensional The arrow indicates that data is being logged to a data
22. REATING NEW LOG FILES FOR FLASH DATA CARDS The following procedure is for when the LH 665 is switched on for the first time each day Procedure 0 LLL Switch the LH 665 on with the card inserted After starting the following is displayed CREATE LOG FILE A new log file must be created for 22 4 1999 to log data New log file 99042201 YLD ACCEPT CANCEL Pressing the ACCEPT key will create a new log file for the ACCEPT Mie LH AGRO 11 5 DATA CARDS amp DATA MANAGEMENT LH 665 VRT OPERATORS MANUAL AUTOMATICALLY CREATING NEW LOG FILES FOR SRAM DATA CARDS The following procedure is for when the LH 665 is switched on for the first time each day step Key Procedure S 1 __ Switch the LH 665 on with the data card inserted 2 After starting the following is displayed SELECT LOG FILE Log file 99042202 YLD Currently exists for 24 4 1999 Press to add to this file Press to initialise card ERASE Pressing the ACCEPT key adds data to the existing log file ACCEPT 4 ERASE Pressing the ERASE FILE displays the following screen FILE ERASE FILE WARNING File 99042202 YLD will be erased from the card Press to continue Press to abort 11 6 LH 665 VRT OPERATORS MANUAL DATA CARDS amp DATA MANAGEMENT Step Key Procedure 5 Pressing the ERASE key deletes the data on the card and displays the following screen CREATE LOG FILE A new log file must be create
23. S 3 11 DISTAN SE 3 11 RATE mm 3 12 GPS MINE ORIN ON nt d a a c at nd a 3 12 Prise 22 O 3 12 COMPASS EAI 3 12 ELEVA LION mint Deve dapi ate ai M Maa 3 13 CARDINFORMATION M 3 13 u u u D M RT 3 13 A E ME M E 3 13 AR 3 13 LOAD NAME uuu u aa 3 14 LIGAT BAR PASS NUMBER uy u au TIEF IUE aaa aad 3 14 3 14 NF IN 3 15 SYSTEM DIAGNOSTICS areni um tanen Mi 3 15 SENSOR DIAGNOSTIGS r ara ave reda 3 16 3 16 RAW NMEA Em 3 17 APPLICATION CONTROL OPERATION LH 665 VRT OPERATORS MANUAL IMPORTANT Correct encodement and calibration of the LH 665 are essential before correct operation of the following functions The procedure for encoding and calibration of the LH 665 are described in the respective chapters in this operator s manual THE APPLICATION CONTROL PROGRAM The most important functions for application control are 3 2 Application rates Area e Target rate Area covered for the field e Actual rate Actual working width e Average actual rate e Hectare per hour e units Forward speed e Kilometres per hour e Distance Other functions e Date and
24. TION LH 665 VRT OPERATORS MANUAL CALIBRATION These menus allow calibration of the functions that are necessary for application control THE CALIBRATION MENUS All the calibration menus are selected as follows presupposes APPLICATION RATE is selected as the operating mode as described on page 3 3 Step yy Procedure 1 Press the MENU key until the following menu selection keys are displayed DIAG _ Press the CAL key and the following calibration menu items will be displayed DISTANCE AREA CALIBRATION After working a field with a known area it is possible to calibrate the LH 665 so that the measured area is the same as the actual area Differences in area arise when working i e short work when conditions do not allow for continuous adjustment of the working width Procedure Press the AREA key Press the top function key to select the field to be area calibrated Select the field using the ARROW UP DOWN keys Highlight the ACTUAL HA section with the function key and adjust the actual area to the known area using the ARROW UP DOWN keys been encoded The measured area will be adjusted to be the same as the actual area 4 12 LH AGRO LH 665 VRT OPERATORS MANUAL APPLICATION CONTROL ENCODE amp CALIBRATION FORWARD SPEED This calibration is for the secondary speed sensor only which 15 not fitted as standard Step Key Procedure 1 DISTANCE Press the distance ke
25. UAL INDEX NOTES LH AGRO 12 5 INDEX LH 665 VRT OPERATORS MANUAL 12 6 LH AGRO
26. al unit i e a DGPS receiver is connected incorrectly One of the LH 665 sensor cables is damaged or incorrectly connected The DGPS receiver is not sending any signals to the LH 665 Wrong cable between the LH 665 and the DGPS receiver The DGPS receiver is connected to the wrong socket on the LH 665 Check that the main cable is connected and not damaged Disconnect all external units and switch the LH 665 on If the display on the LH 665 works then check the connections to the external unit Disconnect all sensors one by one until the display works The last wire to be disconnected may be damaged some DGPS receivers can take up to 15 minutes to lock on to a signal when they are started for the first time Check that all connections are good and that the cable is not damaged Both the LH 665 and the DGPS receiver can be damaged if the cable between the LH 665 and the DGPS receiver is incorrect The DGPS receiver must be connected to PORT 1 on the LH 665 LH 4 15 APPLICATION CONTROL ENCODE amp CALIBRATION LH 665 VRT OPERATORS MANUAL NOTES 4 16 LH DGPS 5 REA 9 2 DGPS STATUS ON THE SCREEN csi cara 9 2 GPS DIAGNOS TIC Sucede 9 3 s Mug NAAA io 9 4 DGPS ENCODEVMENT Saa 9 5 9 5 NIV IVI SS Bots as 9 5 GPS P
27. and we refer to the DATA CARD chapter in this operator s manual GPS SETUP lf an ADD ON GPS model 3000 3050 or 3100 15 fitted there are some encodements needed for correct operation A description of these encodements follows Press the GPS key this screen is displayed NMEA MESSAGE GPS PORT CONFIGURATION BEACON DIFFERENTIAL SATELLITE DIFFERENTIAL LIGHTBAR GUIDANCE Highlight the setting to be changed using the ARROW UP DOWN keys Es Press the EDIT key when the required menu is selected E When all GPS encodements are finished press the EXIT key NMEA MESSAGE The ADD ON GPS module uses the Trimble TSIP protocol for transmitting positional data to the LH 665 This means that NMEA strings are not used and are not shown under RAW GPS diagnostics GPS PORT CONFIGURATION It is not necessary at present to change any of these settings and we recommend therefore that no encodements take place LH 9 5 DGPS LH 665 VRT OPERATORS MANUAL BEACON DIFFERENTIAL selecting this allows encodement of the beacon receiver only available if an ADD ON GPS module is fitted The beacon receiver can be encoded as to how it searches for differential signals The three methods are selected thus step Key Procedure S a Highlight BEACON DIFFERENTIAL using the ARROW UP DOWN keys Press the EDIT key and this screen is displayed Auto Range Channel 0 Frequency Channel 1 Frequency Se
28. another unit of measure return to the main operating screen then return back to setup and alter the unit of measure to KG This will be fixed in later version Ground Speed Sensor As the LH 665 is not fitted with any wheel sensor GPS must be selected as the Ground Speed Sensor Forward speed will be calculated via the DGPS signals the LH 665 receives App Distance From GPS This is the distance in feet 3 feet approx 1 metre from the DGPS antenna to the position that the aggregate is applied Example The DGPS antenna is fitted on the top of the tractor cab a fertiliser distributor is being used and the fertiliser hits the ground 20 metres behind the spreader The distance from the DGPS antenna to the back of the fertiliser soreader is 4 metres The distance to be entered is 20 metres 4 metres 24 metres approx 2 feet As the implement is behind the antenna this should be entered as 72 Ft back Full Swath This cannot be altered in this version Tgt Units Controller Units The default setting is 1 1 0000 This ratio is used to convert the units in a target file to the units of application for the aggregate DO NOT ALTER THIS SETTING Target Rate Increment This setting determines how much the application rate is increased decreased by when in manual mode Actual Rate Scale Factor The default setting is 1 000 This setting is used if problems arise in the logged file yld due to large application amounts
29. area counter The area counter status is shown on the display Note The computer controlling the implement is fitted with a sensor that automatically starts and stops the area counter dependant on the implement status The manual area override switch should only be used therefore when the signal from the automatic sensor is not desired THE SCREEN The screen is split into three sections The top section A always shows the field load DGPS status and the data card status The middle section B shows the functions selected using the function keys pos 4 The lower section C shows the function of the menu selection keys pos 3 the grain type being harvested and the area count status The middle section B can also be split into two using the SHOW HIDE MAP key Pressing the SHOW MAP key will display a map of the field if DGPS equipment is connected USING THE KEYS The LH 665 is operated using soft keys the function of the key changes in relation to the operating program There are four main groups arrow keys function keys menu key menu selection keys LH AGRO 2 3 GENERAL OPERATION LH 665 VRT OPERATORS MANUAL ARROW KEYS POS 6 The UP DOWN LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys on the right hand side of the panel are used to select and alter a setting The right and left arrow keys at the bottom of the panel are used to page through the menu selections and are never used to select or alter a setti
30. art by reading the chapter concerning operating the LH 665 After reading this chapter You will feel more comfortable operating the LH 665 which will give you a good foundation for delving further into the LH 665 as described in the remaining chapters describing the individual functions A machine setting chart is included in this manual This machine setting chart contains information needed for correct operation and will as a rule be filled in by the engineer when the unit is fitted LH 1 3 INTRODUCTION LH 665 VRT OPERATORS MANUAL 1 4 We have endeavoured to deliver a fault free product To ensure optimal use of the equipment we ask that great attention be paid when reading the manual We are more than happy to help should any queries arise both when the product is used for the first time and at any later date Regarding responsibility for use of the product we refer to our sales and delivery terms especially paragraph 7 which follows Zu Product usage e Any use of the product is at the sole risk of the buyer The buyer is therefore not entitled to any form for compensation caused by for example any of the following e Disturbance to from any electronic services or products that do not confirm to the standards for CE marking Missing or poor signal coverage or succession hereof from external transmitters receivers used by the buyer Functional faults which apply to from a PC program PC eq
31. ata Calus uuu u unus 11 5 Beacon mode Add On GPS only 9 6 Beacon setup Add On GPS only 9 6 Beacon sat 9 4 Boundary 4 11 BOX 4 9 Changing eld S 3 7 Changing loads 3 7 Changing the log file 11 9 Channel 0 1 Frequency Add On GPS 9 6 eld oet mm 4 10 Compass heading 3 12 Controller make model 4 3 Controller time delay 4 5 12 2 LH 665 VRT OPERATORS MANUAL CODY TOCATA D 11 7 COPY lO TO iia 11 8 Coverage map 4 11 ea 11 9 Creating a controller for application A A 4 3 D Data card information 3 13 Data card types 11 5 Dala ES 11 4 Dala QUA nt ocala tia 3 7 Data per field 3 2 ee supa 4 9 Bu EN 3 13 Defining fields before start 3 4 BIT lol 3 15 Differential SNR 9 4 Differential status 9 4 Sa Ce 3 11 E Elevation height above sea level 9 3 teg 4 2 Encode menus Values
32. d for 22 4 1999 to log data New log file 99042201 YLD ACCEPT CANCEL EM Press ACCEPT key new file for the day is created ACCEPT KG CALIBRATION AND DATA LOGGING TO A CARD It is possible to copy the memory to a data card when the LH 665 Is switched off This copying of the memory to a data card is necessary when the LH 665 is used together with DGPS equipment as the kg calibration data is also copied to the data card Press the COPY key and kg calibration data and the memory are copied to the data card The LH 665 will automatically switch off after copying the data The data card must not be removed until the LH 665 switches off DATA MANAGEMENT As all of the functions under CARD SETUP are similar for all operating modes they are described one by one in the following The following functions are found under CARD SETUP follow steps one to four on page 11 2 COPY TO CARD Step Key Procedure 1 fae Pressing the COPY TO CARD key copies all data the LH CARD 665 to the data card LH AGRO 11 7 DATA CARDS amp DATA MANAGEMENT LH 665 VRT OPERATORS MANUAL SHOW ALL FILES Step Key Procedure _ 1 ITA ARM Shows all files the data card It is possible to page FILES through the files using the ARROW UP DOWN keys ERASE ALL CICR 1 Removes all files found data card ALL Use this function with caution FILE OPTIONS Step Key Procedure
33. ert the data card in the LH 665 before the unit is switched on The LH 665 automatically determines the data card type If the data card being used is different than the one supplied with the LH 665 then the procedure is as follows A A 1 Switch the LH 665 off ef Insert the data card and switch the LH 665 on again This screen is displayed CARD TYPE UNKNOWN Select card type ATA FLASH CARD ACCEPT CANCEL Select the card type being used using the ARROW gt UP DOWN keys 5 ACCEPT Press the ACCEPT key and the following screen may be displayed depending on data card type Select SRAM Card size 256 KB 512 KB 2 MB 4 MB Other SRAM Sizes not supported 11 4 LH LH 665 VRT OPERATORS MANUAL DATA CARDS amp DATA MANAGEMENT Step Key Procee Select the data card size using the ARROW UP DOWN keys Press the ACCEPT key ACCEPT DATA CARD TYPES There are two data card types that are compatible with the LH 665 LH Flash data card 32MB LH no 904 665RC This data card is supplied with the LH 665 LH SRAM data card 1 LH no 904 565 The main difference is that the LH 665 can store many different log files on LH Flash data cards but only one log file on LH SRAM data cards A new log file is created each day when a LH Flash data card is used If however a LH SRAM data card is used data will be stored in the same file until there is no more room on the data card AUTOMATICALLY C
34. housands of a minute XX XXXXXX E Longitude displayed in degrees minutes and ten thousands of a minute COMPASS HEADING Step Key Procedure 1 fae ce This function presupposes that GPS equipment is Aw tem connected X X deg The direction of travel expressed as degrees When driving north the compass heading is 0 0 degrees when driving east the compass heading will be 90 0 degrees 3 12 LH LH 665 VRT OPERATORS MANUAL APPLICATION CONTROL OPERATION Press the lower RIGHT ARROW key to display more functions ELEVATION Step Procedure 1 This function presupposes that GPS equipment is connected XXX M The height above sea level displayed in metres CARD INFORMATION 1 XX X SPACE FREE A The logging time in percent remaining on the data card DATE TIME Stp Key Procedure _ 1 DATE DATE XX XX XXXX The present date TIME XX XX The present time TARGET FILE Information contained in the selected target file FILE Press the lower RIGHT ARROW key to display the last functions FIELD NAME Procedure 1 MAMI The selected field s name LH 3 13 APPLICATION CONTROL OPERATION LH 665 VRT OPERATORS MANUAL LOAD NAME Step Key Procedure 1 XXXXXXXX NAME The selected load s name LIGHT BAR PASS NUMBER Step Key Procedure The present pass number MAP ZOOM Step Key m
35. iles are created on the same day the last two digits will be changed so the second log file for 25 07 1999 will be named 99072502 YLD and so on FILED BOUNDARY FILES When the LH 665 is used for field boundary measurements the log file will be saved with the suffix BDY The files are named in the same way as yield files APPLICATION RATE FILES Application rate files created on the farm s PC are named by the software used to create the task All files of this type are suffixed TGT A log file is created automatically by the LH 665 when an application rate task is carried out These log files contain information of what actually happened in the field and are named as for yield files NAVIGATION FILES Navigation files created on the farm s PC are named by the software used to create the navigation file All file of this type are suffixed PFN LH AGRO 11 9 DATA CARDS amp DATA MANAGEMENT LH 665 VRT OPERATORS MANUAL UPGRADING THE LH 665 11 10 The operating software for the LH 665 is under constant development It is possible to upgrade the LH 665 via a data card or via a PC connection which means that the LH 665 can be upgraded with out removing the monitor The procedure for upgrading the LH 665 via a data card is as follows A EE E Insert the data card that contains the upgrade file and switch E the LH 665 on Press the SHOW FILES key Select the upgrade file to be used with the ARROW UP DOWN keys pre
36. ing manner screen section is split in four sub sections Each sub section has a corresponding function key to the right of the screen Press one of the function keys to highlight one of the sub sections Pressing the lower ARROW keys whilst the sub section is highlighted displays the available function keys Pressing one of these keys will change the function to the selected and the display will return to normal TARGET RATE Step Ky Procedure _ 1 x ha The target rate for the present position in the field This can be set to automatic where the amount to be applied is taken from the target file selected or manual where the amount to 4 gt be applied be manually adjusted in steps the size of the steps is encoded as described on page 4 4 Select between automatic or manual target rate using the LEFT RIGHT ARROW keys ACTUAL RATE Step Key Procedure 1 XX XX x ha ALLE The actual rate from the controller When the implement sensor is active not counting area the average rate 15 displayed AREA Step Key Procedure 7 1 worked area for the present field load 3 10 LH AGRO LH 665 VRT OPERATORS MANUAL APPLICATION CONTROL OPERATION WORKING WIDTH SWATH The present working width in metres sent from implement controller Press the lower RIGHT ARROW key to display more functi
37. lect which setting is to be altered using the ARROW UP DOWN keys Press the EDIT key when the required setting is highlighted omm When the settings are encoded press the EXIT key EXIT Mode The beacon receiver has three possible methods of searching for a differential signal which of the three possibilities depends on local conditions Auto Range Standard setting The receiver finds and remembers the three closest beacon transmitters e Auto Power the receiver finds and remembers the three beacon transmitters in the receiver range that send the strongest signal The differential signal used will always be the strongest e Manuel the two frequencies to be used must be manually encoded Channel 0 1 Frequency Encode the two frequencies that the beacon receiver is to receive signal on if MANUEL is selected under Mode 9 6 LH AGRO Data cards and data management DATA CARDS 11 2 DATACARD SE EUP uu uz XM ME 11 2 USING DATA CARDS uu ms 11 4 THE FIRST TIME DATA CARD IS 5 11 4 DATA GARD TYPE S u usa dra 11 5 AUTOMATICALLY CREATING NEW LOG FILES FOR FLASH DATA CARDS 11 5 AUTOMATICALLY CREATING NEW LOG FILES FOR SRAM DATA CARDS 11 6 KG CALIBRATION AND DATA LOGGING TO A 11 7 DATA MANAGE MENT sereia a a 11 7 CORY TO CARD rra aE EEE A E Aa
38. ng An arrow symbol is displayed in the main operating screen next to the field or the load this symbol indicates what is altered by pressing the arrow keys FUNCTION KEYS POS 4 Screen section B on the LH 665 has four sub sections The function information displayed in these sections is determined with the function keys To alter the displayed function information the sub section has to be selected The four sub sections are next to the function keys and pressing one of the function keys will highlight the section that corresponds to the function key Once a section has been highlighted use the menu election keys to determine which function information the section will have Pressing the lower arrow keys pages through the available functions information Some functions e g working width also display an arrow symbol on the right hand side of the function This indicates that the function can be altered using the ARROW UP DOWN keys Press the function key to the right of the function to leave this function MENU KEY POS 2 Repeatedly pressing the menu key alters the function of the menu keys It is possible to page through the available menus by pressing the MENU key Repeatedly pressing this key pages through the following options FIELD LOAD HIDE MAP OPTIONS SETUP DIAG 2 4 LH AGRO LH 665 OPERATORS MANUAL GENERAL OPERATION MENU SELECTION KEYS POS 3 LH J3IOODOD The function of
39. oad number pressing the LOAD key allows paging through all fields using the ARROW UP DOWN keys Press the ACCEPT key to accept the load SELECTING THE TARGET FILE To select the file used for the application task do as follows If the LH 665 is to be used for logging data only and not controlling the application rate select NONE when selecting the target file Press the MENU key until the following menu selection keys appear at the bottom of the display screen section C SHOW 3 VIEW Press the VIEW CONFIG key CONFIG 4 Press the EDIT TGT FILE key TGT FILE 5 Select the target using the ARROW UP DOWN keys and press the ACCEPT key the file information can be viewed by ACCEPT V pressing the VIEW INFO key Press the ACTIVE ON OFF key and a tick will appear in eh IA the ACTIVE box on the display Press the EXIT key Press the ACCEPT LH AGRO 3 7 APPLICATION CONTROL OPERATION LH 665 VRT OPERATORS MANUAL MARKERS The internal markers in the LH 665 are used together with DGPS positions to mark positions in the field whilst working 1 wet areas weeds stones etc Press the MENU key until the following menu selections keys are displayed at the bottom of the screen screen section FIELD LOAD SHOW MAPI OPTIONS Pressing the MARKS key displays the following The marker name and type can be altered and
40. ons TOTAL UNITS Step Key Procedure 1 units Total units for the present field or load GROUND SPEED 1 XX X km hr The actual speed displayed in kilometres per hour AREA PER HOUR 1 XX X ha hr The present work rate displayed in hectares per hour DISTANCE DISTANCE The measured distance for the present field or load the distance displayed is normally for the load and will only be displayed for the whole field when the field key is displayed Press the lower RIGHT ARROW key to display more functions LH AGRO 3 11 APPLICATION CONTROL OPERATION LH 665 VRT OPERATORS MANUAL TGT FILE RATE Step Ky Procee 1 XX X Units ha MALE The application rate as defined by the target file This function can be used if the target rate has been set to manual and the rate from the file is required to be seen GPS INFORMATION Step Key Procedure This function presupposes that GPS equipment is connected SAT X The number of satellites that positional signals are being received from FRQ X X The frequency of the positional transmitter beacon or geo stationary transmitters DIFF OFF Differential signal status SNR X X Signal to Noise Ratio for beacon or geo stationary systems LAT LON Step Key 22 This function presupposes that GPS equipment is connected XX XXXXXX N Latitude displayed in degrees minutes and ten t
41. s 4 5 APPLICATION CONTROL 4 6 M A IRC SE UP 4 7 DATACARD SET 4 8 Us 4 8 CONSOLE SEP 4 9 MEMORY E 4 10 GPS SETUP 4 11 MAP SEP aa E E naam eat 4 11 ATH ASA 4 12 THE CALIBRATION MENUS 4 12 AREA 4 12 RS 4 13 PP A 4 14 NE 4 16 APPLICATION CONTROL ENCODE amp CALIBRATION LH 665 VRT OPERATORS MANUAL ENCODE The necessary values for application control are encoded in the following menus ENCODE MENUS VALUES All encodements are selected as follows presupposes APPLICATION CONTROL is selected under Operating Mode as described on page 3 3 Press the MENU key until the following menu selection keys are displayed at the bottom of the screen screen section CAL SETUP DIAG Page through the available encode menus using the lower ARROW keys APP RATE CONFIG CONSOLE MEMORY When encoding a numerical value simply pressing the arrow keys will move the cursor to the next digit e g if a value of 12 4 is to be encoded use the left arrow key to select the first digit 1 arrow up until 1 is displayed Now move the cursor to the right using the right arrow key and encode the value 2 move the cursor to the right again 4 2 LH AGRO LH 665 VRT OPERATORS MANUAL APPLICATION CONTROL ENCODE amp CALIBRATION CREATING A CONTROLLER FOR APPLICATION CONTROL L
42. s can be named and the procedure for this is the same as for naming fields 4 Press the ACCEPT key ACCEPT Note We recommend creating new loads as the need arises and not like fields before harvest USING LOAD NUMBERS Typically the fields will be worked as one load It is not necessary to split the fields into loads unless it is required The following example shows a field split into two loads Example of a field split into two loads Load 1 Load 2 This example shows how it is possible to split a field into two different loads The marked area load 2 shows an area of the field that was e g wet 3 6 LH AGRO LH 665 VRT OPERATORS MANUAL APPLICATION CONTROL OPERATION CHANGING BETWEEN THE ENCODED FIELD AND LOAD NUMBERS Small arrows are shown to the left of the field load number screen section A The field numbers can be paged through if the arrows are to the left of the field number If however the arrows are to the left of the load number then paging though the loads is possible CHANGE FIELD If the small arrows are not to the left of the field number pressing the FIELD key allows paging through all fields using the ARROW UP DOWN keys Press the ACCEPT key to accept the field CHANGE LOAD If the small arrows are not to the left of the l
43. sing the marker key during operation and stops automatically after a few seconds 5 EXIT When all the marker names and marker types have been encoded press the EXIT key LH AGRO 4 7 APPLICATION CONTROL ENCODE amp CALIBRATION LH 665 VRT OPERATORS MANUAL DATA CARD SETUP As many data card and data management functions are the same for all operating modes in the LH 665 the functions are described in the DGPS and DATA CARD AND DATA MANAGEMENT chapters in this manual LOAD SETUP Step Key Procedure 1 LOAD Press the LOAD key and this screen 15 displayed LOAD SETUP F1 HILTON 110 Speed Sensor Start Date 19 9 2000 Start Time 16 15 Controller LH AGRO LH 5000 2 LA Highlight the setting to be changed using the ARROW b UP DOWN keys When the setting is highlighted press the EDIT key 4 ACCEPT Alter the setting using the ARROW UP DOWN keys and press the ACCEPT key Press the EXIT key when all the settings are correct Speed sensor The sensor used for the selected load is encoded here WHEEL is normally used 4 8 LH LH 665 VRT OPERATORS MANUAL APPLICATION CONTROL ENCODE amp CALIBRATION CONSOLE SETUP Step Key Procee 1 Pressing the CONSOLE key displays this screen Operating Mode APPLICATION RATE Day Month Year 3 10 2000 Time 14 00 Serial number 9900085 Box cal 774 Voltage cal 487 GPS Check Sum OFF Field marker input INTERNAL EPROM Language English LH
44. ss the ACCEPT key LH 665 will upgraded with the new operating software Each time the LH 665 is switched on it looks for a valid upgrade file on the data card If no new upgrade file is found the LH 665 starts normally If there is a new upgrade file on the data card and this upgrade is not required press the CANCEL key Upgrading the LH 665 should only be done if necessary It is always a good idea to contact LH Agro before upgrading the LH 665 LH Agro cannot be held responsible for any data loss in connection with upgrading the LH 665 LH AGRO Index INDEX us imasna sa MM 12 2 INDEX Actual ratfe 3 10 Actual rate scale factor 4 4 Actual rate UNS rio 4 5 Advanced settings 4 5 App rate conlfig 4 6 Application distance from GPS Antenna T aa as 4 4 Application rate control setup 4 6 Application rate files 11 9 e 3 10 Area Calibration 4 12 Area override switch 2 3 Area per hour 3 11 OMS tada 2 4 Automatically creating log files for SRAM Cars acta 11 6 Automatically creating new log files for FLASH d
45. the procedure for this is described in the ENCODE chapter under MARKER SETUP CONTINUOUS marking is started and stopped by pressing the key SPOT marking is started by pressing the key and stops automatically after a few seconds The LH 665 beeps and the marker being used flashes when one or more markers are being used 3 8 LH AGRO LH 665 VRT OPERATORS MANUAL APPLICATION CONTROL OPERATION THE CONNECTION BETWEEN FIELD AND LOAD KEYS The following example shows how amongst others the total weight shown is affected when the LOAD key is pressed or not Step Key Pocdue 1 Press on of the four FUNCTION keys to highlight a section on the screen Whilst the section is highlighted press the lower ARROW keys until the WEIGHT key is shown then press this key Press the MENU key until the following menu selection keys are shown at the bottom of the display screen section C SHOW MAP The total units for the load can be seen when the LOAD key is pressed If the total units for another load is to be seen then change the load see page 3 7 LH 5 The total units for the field can be seen when the FIELD key is pressed If the total units for another load is to be seen then change the load see page 3 7 It is possible to switch between showing information for a field or a load 3 9 APPLICATION CONTROL OPERATION LH 665 VRT OPERATORS MANUAL FUNCTION KEYS All function keys are displayed in the follow
46. the ACCEPT key LH AGRO 3 3 APPLICATION CONTROL OPERATION LH 665 VRT OPERATORS MANUAL 3 4 DEFINING FIELDS BEFORE START It is practical to encode all fields with names if required before work commences Field numbers are controlled by the LH 665 and are shown on the upper left hand side of the display screen section A F1 F2 etc To the right of the field number name of max 8 characters can be encoded i e F1 TOPFIELD is easiest to use the field numbers that are allocated in the farm s field plans if this is possible In practice many fields in the field plans are split up into smaller part fields and these lots are allocated an extra level e g F1 1 F1 2 etc In these cases the field name in the LH 665 can be utilised to organise the field numbers in the LH 665 in relation to the field numbers in the field plans Example Field no in the 665 Field name in the LH 665 F1 F1 1 F2 F1 2 F3 F2 The field number encoded in the field name is the same as the field number in the farm s field plans 255 fields can be stored in the LH 665 Do not start more fields than necessary in the LH 665 as they cannot be deleted individually and take up space in the memory LH AGRO LH 665 VRT OPERATORS MANUAL APPLICATION CONTROL OPERATION STARTING AND NAMING FIELDS Press the MENU key until the following menu selection keys appear at the bottom of the display screen section FIELD LOAD HIDE MAP
47. the field names 3 ERASE Pressing this key removes all fields and loads from the 8 memory All field names will be erased the kg calibration for the individual crop types will be erased 4 10 LH LH 665 VRT OPERATORS MANUAL APPLICATION CONTROL ENCODE amp CALIBRATION GPS SETUP This key has no function unless an ADD ON GPS model 3000 3050 or 3100 is connected to the LH 665 If such a module is connected please read the DGPS chapter Leave this menu using the EXIT key MAP SETUP Step Key Procedure AH Press the MAP key to display this screen MAP SETUP Target 2 Highlight the setting to be changed using the ARROW gt UP DOWN keys Press the EDIT key when the required setting is highlighted ACCEPT Alter the setting using the ARROW UP DOWN keys and press the ACCEPT key Press the EXIT key when all of the settings are encoded Coverage Map Leave this on the default setting of ON if a map is required to be displayed on the screen If this is set to OFF no will be displayed on the screen Boundary Map Leave this on the default setting of ON If a boundary map has been created using the BOUNDARY function the field boundary will be displayed Target Map When this is set to the default setting of ON a map will be displayed on the screen and erased LH 4 11 APPLICATION CONTROL ENCODE amp CALIBRA
48. uipment not delivered by the seller Faults that may arise from the buyers negligence to react to warnings and fault messages from the product or which can be traced to negligence and or absent constant control of the work carried out in comparison to the planned job 7 2 When implementing new equipment the buyer must take great care and pay attention Any doubts as to correct operation use should result in contacting the sellers service department This manual may not be altered copied or manipulated in any way Unoriginal manuals can lead to operational faults damaging machines or crops as a consequence thereof LH Agro can therefore not be held responsible for damages incurred which can be traced to the use of unoriginal or manipulated manuals Original manuals can be requisitioned at any time from LH Agro With regards LH Technologies Denmark ApS 2 9440 Aabybro Denmark Tel 45 96 96 25 00 Fax 45 96 96 25 01 LH AGRO LH 665 VRT OPERATORS MANUAL INTRODUCTION MACHINE SETTING CHART Machine setting chart Dealer Fitting date Not encoded Not encoded Monitor serialnumber GPS Check Sum _ OFF Voltoalibration Primary speed sensor GPS Controler mak _ Secondary speed sensor WHEEL Controner mod Ensure that the above settings are encoded before work commences LH AGRO 1 5 INTRODUCTION LH 665 VRT OPERATORS MANUAL 1
49. y and the following is displayed DISTANCE WHEEL DISTANCE 2 Select which sensor the LH 665 receives the secondary speed signal from normally WHEEL see the encodement b chapter uu Measure a 100 metre stretch and drive to the start mark FF DISTANCE ON must be displayed screen section C Press the ENTER DISTANCE key 4 CLEAR Press the CLEAR DISTANCE key to reset the distance counter START Press the START TRAVEL key and drive the measured 100 7 metre stretch The distance travelled is counted STOP Stop exactly at the stop mark and press the STOP TRAVEL LUCI key 344504 Adjust ACTUAL DISTANCE with the ARROW UP DOWN CAL keys to 100 m and press the PERFORM CAL key PRESS THE accept KEY TO ACCEPT THE FORWARD dul SPEED CALIBRATION EXIT Press the EXIT key twice when forward speed calibration is finished LH AGRO 4 1 APPLICATION CONTROL ENCODE amp CALIBRATION FAULTFINDING 4 14 LH 665 VRT OPERATORS MANUAL The application rate on the implement controller 0 The area measured in the LH 665 15 not the same as the implement controller No connection between the LH 665 and the implement controller The LH 665 is receiving no DGPS signals The implement is outside the field boundary The application rate from the target file 0 No connection between the LH 665 and the implement controller GPS speed is different than
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