Ag Leader EZ-Guide Quick Reference Guide - Manual (Page 2)

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SWATH PATTERN OPTIONS
The following table lists the swath pattern options and describes the approach LED colors and operation.
Pattern Tips on using this pattern Diagram
NEW A-B
To set a straight guidance line, set new A
and B points.
If you have set area points, this area is
used for headland approach LED color.
This diagram assumes that snap to swath is ON.
NEW A+
Use A+ pattern for irregular gaps in your
field, or for adjacent parallel fields. Just
reset Point A to generate a new reference
line that is perfectly parallel to the last A-B
line.
With this pattern, if you have set area
points, this area is used for headland
approach LED color. If you do not have any
area points, then you do not get any
approach LED indication.
This option is only available if there is a
valid A-B Line still in memory.
This diagram assumes that snap to swath is ON.
NEWCURVE
To set a curved guidance line, set new A
and B points.
The approach LED does not indicate the
start and end of the curve swaths.
However, when you are approaching a turn,
end LEDs appear as a turn signal.
Snap to Swath is not available with the
Curve pattern. You must manually
increment the swath. Before beginning your
turn, you must press –/+.
NEWHLND
For straight parallel swaths inside the
headland, map at least one headland pass
around the outside of the field and then set
A and B points.
Before you can set the A and B points, you
must complete the headland.
When you approach the headland, the
approach LED indicates your distance to
the end of the swath.
Note – EZ-Guide only calculates field area
based on area points, not headlands.
A
B
Green = Inside
Red = Outside
Red = Outside
Approach
LED color
A
Direction
of last
A-B line
A
B
Green
Red
Red
Approach
LED color
A
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GUIDANCE
To obtain guidance in a field, define a reference swath by mapping A and B points. The lightbar then provides
guidance at swath-width intervals. To get guidance:
Approach indication
The large, central LED indicates where you are in relation to the swath line:
• GREEN – inside the spray zone. Turn the boom on when the LED turns green.
• RED – outside the spray zone. Turn the boom off when the LED turns red.
For more information, see the diagrams in the SWATH PATTERN OPTIONS section on the previous page.
If the HLNDWARN value is configured to greater than 0, the approach LED turns ORANGE to indicate your
approach to the spray zone boundary (from either direction). Prepare to turn the boom on or off.
Pausing guidance
You can pause guidance, for example, to refill chemical tanks or refuel.
Step 1:
Clear guidance
Step 2:
Map the guidance line
Step 3:
Follow the lightbar
a. At the start of the
new field, clear old
guidance points by
pressing:
b. To select the desired pattern
option, press:
c. When the lightbar displays the
desired option, press:
• Diagrams in the SWATH PATTERN
OPTIONS section on the previous page
show which keys to press for each
pattern option. a. Turn left or right for the next swath. If the
next swath is not automatically selected
or the wrong swath is selected, press
–/+.
b. Steer your vehicle so that you center
the green lights in the middle of the
lightbar and drive forward down the
swath.
Note – With a curve pattern, the lightbar LEDs and text only provide cross-track error (XTE) guidance parallel to the last swath.
When you get past the end of each swath, they display the distance to the end of the swath.
To pause guidance … To resume guidance …
While in mid-swath, press . Press again.
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CALCULATING ACREAGE
You can map area points to calculate acreage. Area points can be added in both Guidance mode and Area mode.
ALARMS
If the alarm is connected, it sounds at various times during a swathing operation to indicate that you are:
• entering or leaving the spray zone (as defined by the A-B end-zone, or by a defined headlands area)
• drifting too far off-swath (use the XTE WARN option to configure this)
• returning to the current swath while guidance is paused
• losing differential corrections (use the DIFF GPS option to configure this)
New Area Calculate Area View Area
1. To clear all
area points in
preparation
for a new field, at any time
press:
2. To toggle between
CONFIRM or
CANCEL, press:
3. When the desired
option is displayed,
press:
• To calculate the area of your field drive to each
corner of the field and press:
Each time the key is pressed, a new area value
is displayed. The area is calculated from the outside
end of the application boom.
Note – A minimum of three area points are required to
calculate the field area. The maximum number of area
points is 99.
The following diagram shows mapped area points and the
area calculated.
Tip – Acreage calculations take the current swath width
into account, so you should drive a half-swath in from the
field edge.
• To view the
field area at
any time,
press the following buttons until
the area is displayed:
+
Adjusted area is calculated
Actual swath
pass width
at the outside of the swath pass
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