Ag Leader PF3000 Cotton Yield Monitor Operators Manual - Manual (Page 132)

PF3000 Cotton Yield Monitor
Troubleshooting Ag Leader Technology
March 2002 6-8
Problem Cause Solution
No GPS Signal. NOTE:
"D" or "G" not appearing
on the top right hand
corner of PF3000 screen. The GPS receiver is
not sending a signal
to the monitor. Some receivers require 5 to 15 minutes to acquire
a signal after turning on the monitor.
Inspect the cable from the GPS receiver to the
antenna for damage and proper connection.
Cable used to connect
he GPS receiver to
the monitor is
incorrect. If a cable designed for the PF3000 was not
provided with the GPS receiver cable, obtain a
GPS null modem cable from Ag Leader
Technology. IMPORTANT: Do NOT use a
null modem cable from a local store because it
may be wired incorrectly and could damage the
monitor or reset the memory in the GPS
receiver.
GPS receiver cable
connected to the
wrong port on
PF3000. Ensure the GPS receiver cable is installed to Port 1
on PF3000.
No Marks on Map When
using External Marker GPS Check Sum
setting need to be set
to OFF. NOTE: For all Ag Leader Technology receivers
(GPS 2000/21000, Add-On GPS 3000/3100) PGS
4100 and Trimble 114, 120, 122,132 receivers the
GPS Check Sum should be set to ON.
For GPS receivers not listed in the above NOTE,
the GPS Check Sum should be set to ON. If you
can not get a "D" and "G", change this setting to
OFF by pressing MENU, SETUP and CONSOLE.
Use the up/down arrow keys to mark GPS Check
Sum. Press EDIT and change the setting. Press
ACCEPT and then EXIT.
The Field Marker
setting in the monitor
is set to INTERNAL. Press MENU, SETUP and CONSOLE keys.
Scroll down to Field Marker Input and press EDIT.
Use up/down arrow keys to change to
EXTERNAL and press ACCEPT, then EXIT.
Field Marker is
plugged into the
wrong port Plug Field Marker into Port 1.