Great Plains YP4425A Material Rate - Manual (Page 44)

40 YP3025A, YP4025A and YP4425A Table of Contents Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc.
401-627B Table of Contents 2014-05-13
Seed Monitor Setup
In volumetric planting, the seed monitor operates
basically as a blockage detector. Any seed drop rate
information is only approximate.
DICKEY-john
®
IntelliAg
®
Volumetric
In volumetric planting, the seed monitor is operated in:
“GRAN SEED CONTROL” (hydraulic drive) or
“GRAN SEED MONITOR” (ground drive).
This is a change from the:
“PLANTER CONTROL” (hydraulic drive) and
“MONITOR ONLY” (ground drive)
modes used for singulated crops.
IntelliAg
®
Hydraulic Drive
The planter needs to be hitched to the tractor in which
the DICKEY-john
®
virtual terminal (VT) is installed.
1. Power up the seed monitor (usually via tractor
ignition). Clear or resolve any alarms. The system is
in User Level 1.
12. Change monitor to User Level 2. See PDC manual,
or consult with dealer for procedure.
13. At the monitor main menu, press the
Row Monitor softkey, then push the Row I/O
soft key. Change the POP/Block pattern to “Every
Row Blockage.”
29500
Figure 23
Typical Control Setup Screen
31649a
Figure 24
Every Row Blockage Screen
31649b