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PF3000 and PF3000 Pro – Quick Reference Setup Instructions for all Raven models with serial ports – March 2002

Note: These instructions pertain to when the PF is connected to a
Raven with a serial port cable (Cable Part Number: 2000944). 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 RAVEN.
Controller Model:
Set to your Raven model.
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. SERIAL is not
recommended. Note: This setting affects all configurations.
App Distance From GPS: Set to distance between where product exits
applicator and position of GPS antenna on vehicle. Example: If spray
boom is 20 feet behind GPS antenna set to 20 ft back.
Full Swath: Ignore setting. Swath comes from serial port of Raven
Tgt Units:Contrler Units: Normally set to 1:1.0000. This ratio is used to
convert the units in a target file (.tgt) to the units of application.
Example: Tgt file in pints/ac of Treflan, Raven applies gallons/ac. If
tank mix is 1 pint of Treflan / 10 gallon water, then set to 1:10.0000.
Target Rate Increment: Determines increment value by which you can
change the manual target rate with each press of Up or Down arrow keys.
Actual Rate Scale Factor: Use chart below for setting.

Avg. Speed

Swath

Application Rate between

Scale Factor

0-25 mph

0-80 ft

0-10 units/ac

1.000

0-10 mph

0-80 ft

11-100 units/ac

1.000

11-15 mph

0-50 ft

11-100 units/ac

1.000

11-15 mph

51-80 ft

11-100 units/ac

0.100

16-25 mph

0-80 ft

11-100 units/ac

0.100

0-25 mph

0-80 ft

101-500 units/ac

0.100

0-10 mph

0-80 ft

501-1000 units/ac

0.100

11-15 mph

0-50 ft

501-1000 units/ac

0.100

11-15 mph

51-80 ft

501-1000 units/ac

0.010

16-25 mph

0-80 ft

501-1000 units/ac

0.010

0-25 mph

0-80 ft

1001+ units/ac

0.010

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.

If you have a Sidekick, 440, 450, 460, or 660 ignore this step, otherwise
press CONTRLER SETTINGS key. Set the following:
Controller Channel: Set to channel of Raven to record or control rate.


If you have a 660, 700, 710 or 760, the setting below will appear on this screen.

Controller Operating Mode: Set to LIQUID or GRANULAR according to
type of product.

3

Press EXIT key to return to screen with ADVANCED SETTINGS key on
bottom. Press the 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.

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. This is delay of controller to
change application equipment to new rate + 2 seconds.
Actual Rate Units: Ignore this setting.
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 view info screen, press ACCEPT key. Press EXIT key.

f)Press ACCEPT key to accept field.



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