Kinze KPM III User Manual
Operator manual, Kpm iii electronic seed monitor
KPM III ELECTRONIC SEED MONITOR
OPERATOR
MANUAL
M0248
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This manual is applicable to: KPM III Electronic Seed Monitor
Phase
3
Software
Record the serial numbers of your planter control system and the purchase date:
Planter Monitor Serial Number ___________________________________
Date Purchased _______________________________________________
Measured Pulses Per Mile/km
(Radar Distance Sensor) ________________________________________
Measured Pulses Per Mile/km
(Magnetic Distance Sensor) _____________________________________
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Table of contents
Document Outline
- Acre Count Mode
- Adding Even-Row Package (Front Rows Previously Programmed)
- Adding Interplant Rows (Rear Rows Previously Programmed Only)
- Area Counters
- Area Management
- Changing Volume, Contrast, and Backlighting with AV Key
- Clearing Field Area
- Configuring Planter Monitor
- Data Logging Mode
- Enabling/Disabling Interplant Rows
- Field Operation
- General Settings (Programming Interplant condition, row spacing and units) (Metric or English)
- Monitor Key Functions
- Programming/Connecting Seed Tubes, Shaft Rotation Sensors, and/or Radar/Magnetic Distance Sensors
- Programming Row Unit Alarm Levels
- Replacing Faulty Sensor(s)
- Reprogramming Speed Sensor
- Seed Meter Settings
- Speed Sensor Calibration/Programming
- Test Mode
- Warnings and Alarms