Great Plains YP825A3P Operator Manual - Manual (Page 30)

26 YP4-6-825A3P Table of Contents Index Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc.
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Monitor Operation
Refer to Figure 19
The standard DICKEY-john
®
PM300 system monitors
the following elements of a YP4-6-825A3P planter:
• Seeds at each row unit seed tube:
Medium and larger seeds are individually counted with
high accuracy. Small seed sensing may be limited to
seed stoppage (“blockage”) detection.
• Ground speed:
The standard magnetic pickup
a
at the ground drive
allows the monitor to calculate and report population.
Once setup for the planter and your display preferences,
and configured for the current crop rates/limits, the
monitor is typically used in the “OPERATE” mode. Refer
to the DICKEY-john
®
PM300/PM332/PM400 Operator’s
Manual for monitor operation details.
Both the DICKEY-john
®
manual and this manual contain
trouble-shooting information for apparent monitor
problems. Check both manuals, as the focus and content
is not identical.
a. An optional radar speed sensor is available, as are Y-cables to accept input from an existing radar on the tractor. The magnetic pickup
may be preferred, as both speed and seed flow fall to zero at lift. With radar, the monitor cannot tell that seeding should have stopped.
You may experience more nuisance alarms with radar.
Figure 19
Monitor: Typical Operate Screen
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