Great Plains YP1625 Material Rate - Manual (Page 8)

Great Plains Mfg., Inc.
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401-263B 11/23/2011
Ground Drive Meter Rate
For step 1 through step 4, any needed data not provided
in this manual can be found in one or more of:
DICKEY-john
®
Quick Start Guide
Planter Operator Manual
Refer to the DICKEY-john
®
IntelliAg
®
Planter/Drill Con-
trol Operator’s Manual for details on setup item.
Note: The monitor must be in User Level 2 to change
some of these parameters.
For Monitor Only mode, all Channels must be disabled, and
no rows must be assigned to any Channels. The Material Type
must match the Control Type (Monitor Only).
1. Create a “Material Name” for any crop not previously
planted with this planter. Selecting a named material
is a required step in later screens.
2. Verify, and as necessary setup or update the
“Material” record for the singulated seed to be
planted.
The table at right lists the parameters that need to be
reviewed or set. Values in are at
your choice or preference.
“ROW WIDTH” is the spacing between openers. This
is the nominal spacing for single-row. For twin row,
use 1/2 of the spacing between row pairs (e.g. 15in
for 30in twin).
3. Perform the Row Monitor Setup
Null4:
Figure 4
Material Setup, Monitor Mode
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Material Data Required
Material Name
Type “MONITOR ONLY”
Units “Ks/ac with s/sec”
Target Population
High Pop Alarm <“20%”> is suggested
Low Pop Alarm <“20%”> is suggested
ROW WIDTH or
<1/2 twin row spacing>
ON/OFF PATTERN
Row Fail Rate 2 seeds/sec
Monitor Data Required
High Alarm Delay 5 sec
Low Alarm Delay 5 sec
Population Adjust 100%
Population Filter 50
Row Fail Rate 2 seeds/sec