Great Plains PD8070 Operator Manual - Manual (Page 106)

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Power-Up The Console
Refer to Figure 131 on page 101
1.
Connect the monitor power leads to a +12Vdc
source. Optionally connect the monitor sensor
harness
to the planter harness, and the monitor
speed sensor lead to the planter speed sensor
lead. If the harnesses are not connected, expect an
error screen at step 2.
Refer to Figure 132
2.
Press the power On/Off key .
Wait for the power-up screen to complete.
If the next screen displayed is the Operate screen,
continue at step 4.
Refer to Figure 133
3.
If an error screen appears, with an alert tone, press
either the Alarm Cancel
or the ESCAPE keys
to silence the alert and display the Operate screen.
Set Metric Mode
4. Press the DISPLAY & SERVICE key.
5. If the icon pair at the lower left is , metric
mode is already set. Skip to step 10.
Refer to Figure 134
6.
Press the Down Arrow key twice to highlight the
Units icon.
7. Press the ENTER key to modify the Units.
8. Press either the Up or Down Arrow ( or ) to
change the large “E” to an “M” as shown in
Figure 134 .
9. Press the ENTER key to save this change.
Set Planter Row Count
The PM300 supports three row configurations
pre-defined by you. You may need only one.
Refer to Figure 135
At first power-up, the PM300 may have an incorrect row
count for your planter.
10. Press the PLANTER SETUP key.
Note that the Planter Configuration Indicator is
under the “1” in the Configuration block .
This change is for Configuration 1.
11. Press the Right Arrow key to highlight the
Number of Rows field (“ 16 ” in the figure).
12. Press the ENTER key to modify the # of Rows.
Figure 133
Error Screen (No Harness)
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Figure 134
Display: Metric Mode Set
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Figure 135
Planter Default Setup
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