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Pf3000 pro, Ag leader technology – Ag Leader PF3000Pro Harvest & Application Operators Manual User Manual

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PF3000 Pro

Troubleshooting

Ag Leader Technology

All Modes

July 2003

6-17

Problem

Cause

Solution

Monitor has no display.

Cable connecting to
monitor is
disconnected or
damaged.

Remove top 12 screws securing the front panel and
open. Inspect display cable for cuts or other
damage. If cable is damaged, call Ag Leader
Technology
and send the monitor in for repair.

An external device,
such as a GPS
receiver or datalogger
is improperly
connected to monitor.

Disconnect external devices and turn the monitor
ON. If the monitor screen turns on correctly, make
sure that he correct cable is used to connect the
external device to the monitor. See “Using a GPS
Receiver” or “Logging Map Data to a Datalogger”
in the Operation Section.

One of the PF3000
Pro sensor cables has
a bad connection

Disconnect the PF3000 Pro cables from the
distribution cable, one at a time, leaving the power
cable connected. After disconnecting each cable,
look at the display and see whether it has turned
on.

No GPS Signal. NOTE:
“D” or “G” not
appearing on the top right
hand corner of PF3000
Pro 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.

No Marks on Map When
using External Marker

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.

On Screen Map Does
Not Appear

The log file
containing that field’s
GPS data is not set as
the current log file.

Press MENU, SETUP and CARD keys. Select
Log File and press EDIT key. Select log file
containing the field’s GPS data and press
ACCEPT key then EXIT. IMPORTANT: If you
change to different log file just to view a map of
a field, make sure that after viewing the map
you change the log file back to the original log
file before you log more data.
NOTE: If you have logged a fields GPS
information on different log files you can only
view a map from one of the log files GPS
information.