Great Plains YP2425A Material Rate - Manual (Page 37)

Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Table of Contents Metric Charts Volumetric Seeding 35
2012-02-29 Table of Contents Metric Charts 401-626B
8. Press the Channel Setup softkey.
9. Select Channel 1.
10. Change the channel to “GRAN SEED CONTROL”
11. When switching from planter control to granular seed
control, the Gear Ratio will default to 1. Reset this
value to 1.9. # Seed Rows will default to 0. Reset to
number of active rows.
12. At the Channel Setup screen, press the
Valve Calibration softkey.
Follow the on-screen instructions to run a valve
calibration.
Note: This is not the same as Spreader Constant
calibration (step 25). Valve Cal MUST BE done
any time the monitor is switched into Granular
Seed Control mode.
13. When the calibration is complete, press the
Channel Setup softkey to return to the
Channel Setup screen.
14. Press the Control Setup softkey.
15. Press the material labelled “SPLIT AIR”.
16. Reset the target rate to the meter pressure
suggested by the Hydraulic Rate Charts on page 38
(typically 2.0 or 2.5 inches of water pressure).
17. Press the Work Screen softkey to return to the
main work menu.
Figure 18
Channel Setup Screen
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Channel Setup
Setup
Item
Value or
Default
Comments
Type
GRAN SEED
CONTROL
This means not singulated,
and monitor controls rate. This
Type must match the Type of
any material metered this way.
Material
Name
Displays a choice of GRAN
SEED CONTROL materials
from Material Library
Control
Mode
Auto
Drive Type PWM 1
Drive
Frequency
100 Hz
Input Filter 50%
Gear Ratio
1.9
See the DICKEY-john
®
Quick
Start Guide for your planter
model and row spacing.
Sensor
Constant
360
# Seed
Rows specific>
Use the number of active
rows.
Channel
Width
Active row spacing times
active row count
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