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Great Plains PM400 Monitor Operator User Manual

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PM300, PM332, PM400 Planter Monitors

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Advanced SetUp................................................................................................ 23

Planter and Ground Speed............................................................................................... 23

Row SetUp (Auto Assigned)............................................................................................................ 23
Ground Speed Setup....................................................................................................................... 24
Manual Ground Speed Constant Entry............................................................................................ 25

Accessory Setup (Optional)............................................................................................. 26
Limits Setup (population) (Optional) ................................................................................ 28

Target Population ............................................................................................................................ 28
HI Population/Low Population ......................................................................................................... 29
Population Adjustment..................................................................................................................... 29
Population Response Rate.............................................................................................................. 29

Units of Measurement, Backlighting and Alarm Volume Control..................................... 30
Service Screen ................................................................................................................ 30
Security Screen ............................................................................................................... 31

Auxiliary Modes................................................................................................. 33

Speed Area Mode............................................................................................................ 33
Seed Count Mode............................................................................................................ 33

Monitoring Planting........................................................................................... 35

Operate Screen Setup..................................................................................................... 35
Customizing the Upper Parameter Window .................................................................... 35
Customizing the Lower Parameter Window .................................................................... 37
Available Planting Parameters ........................................................................................ 38

Average Population ......................................................................................................................... 38
Minimum/Average/Maximum Population ......................................................................................... 39
Population Row Scan ...................................................................................................................... 39
Average Spacing ............................................................................................................................. 39
Minimum/Average/Maximum Spacing ............................................................................................. 39
Spacing Row Scan .......................................................................................................................... 39
Seeds per Distance ......................................................................................................................... 39
Minimum/Average/Maximum Seeds per Distance........................................................................... 39
Seeds per Distance Row Scan........................................................................................................ 39
Field Area 1 ..................................................................................................................................... 40
Field Area 2 ..................................................................................................................................... 40
Total Area ........................................................................................................................................ 40
Speed .............................................................................................................................................. 40
Area per Hour .................................................................................................................................. 40
Fan .................................................................................................................................................. 40
Shaft ................................................................................................................................................ 40
Flow ................................................................................................................................................. 40

Alarms ................................................................................................................ 41

Hopper Level ................................................................................................................... 41
Row Failure ..................................................................................................................... 41
All Rows Failure............................................................................................................... 42
Hi/Low Population Warning ............................................................................................. 43
Fan Speed Low/Hi Limit Warning .................................................................................... 43
Shaft Speed Low/Hi Limit Warning.................................................................................. 44
Flow Low/Hi Limit Warning .............................................................................................. 44
Failed Ground Speed Sensor .......................................................................................... 45
Battery Hi/Low ................................................................................................................. 45
Self-Test Failure .............................................................................................................. 46
Hi Ground Speed Exceeded (Optional) ........................................................................... 46