Ag Leader PF3000 Cotton Yield Monitor Operators Manual - Manual (Page 44)

PF3000 Cotton Yield Monitor
Cal Set Setup Ag Leader Technology
March 2002 3-2
Introduction
The Calibration Set is used to create categories of different types of cotton,
different harvest conditions, or any other crop condition unique to your
operation you wish to identify. Your monitor is calibrated based on the
harvested loads of these calibration sets in a field. For example, in the
screen below, Cal Set 1 could be named for a specific type of cotton, or
could be a Cal Set you create during harvest because of changes observed
(post rain, green cotton, etc) in the cotton.
Many users of the PF3000 Cotton Yield Monitor believe it is important to
have the monitor calibrated as accurately as possible at all times.
When the physical characteristics of the cotton change, there could be a shift
in the accuracy of the yield monitor. This means that if the average error
was at 1% (ranging from +3 to –1%) and you moved to a new field and the
error shifts to 15% it would also have the same range 17% to 13%. The
point is within each characteristic change, the yield monitor will be very
consistent. If you goal is to make a yield map showing the variability
relative to other areas within that field, you generally should not need to re-
calibrate. This is assuming that most physical characteristics of the cotton
are generally similar within a field. In addition, you will have the
opportunity to scale the data in SMS mapping software and correct any
error.
Cotton Cal Set
Setup Screen Create a name for an actual variety of cotton planted or for different harvest
conditions. To view the cotton Cal Set setup screen press the:
MENU key
CAL key
WEIGHT key
SETUP CAL key