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Ag Leader EZ-Guide 500 Variable Rate Getting Started Guide User Manual

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Note: When changing the Controller type, any open field will be closed.

Change the Output Port to COM or AUX if required, to match the lightbar port that the controller cable is
connected to.

4.

Note: Do not configure the lightbar to output NMEA messages on the same port that the variable rate
controller is connected to.

Select Continue and press

5.

To configure the number of boom sections and section widths, go to the Application Control / Boom
Setup
menu.

6.

Raven controller setup

On the Raven variable rate contoller, configure the following Data Menu settings:

ITEM

DESCRIPTION

BAUD or BAUD RATE

9600

GPS

Inac

DLOG or DATA LOG

ON

TRIG or DATA LOG TRIGGER VALUE

1

UNIT or DATA LOG TRIGGER UNITS

sec

Note: In the GPS group, if Send time, Time acknowledge or Close file appears, change them to GPS Inac.
Otherwise, the DLOG or DATA LOG option won't appear.

For more information on configuring and calibrating the Raven controller, refer to the Raven instruction
manual.

Verify Raven controller communications

To verify that the EZ−Guide 500 lightbar and the Raven variable rate controller are communicating correctly,
view the VR Controller Status screen. To do this:

Select Configuration / Status / VR Controller Status .

1.

Press

.

2.

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