TeeJet BoomPilot - Manual

ALL ON/AuTO/MANuAL MOdes
The BoomPilot will display the current boom section
status. The top of the screen displays the swath mode
status (either All On, Auto, or Manual). The corre-
sponding Led will be illuminated. To change modes,
press the swath status Change key. The Boom
section status will be displayed on the lower por-
tion of the screen. A filled in triangle depicts a section
that is “On”; an empty triangle depicts a section that
is “Off”. The Vehicle speed will be displayed in the
middle portion of the screen. Refer to the illustrations
at the bottom of this page for additional information.
AReA COuNTeR sCReeN
Area Counter 1 can be used to display the accumu-
lated total of applied area (in acres/hectares) of the
current field. Area Counter 2 can be used to display
the accumulated total of all fields. These fields are
user-defined and can be used to meet the specific
needs of the operator.
Press the Change Page key to access the Area
Counter screen. The screen will display two user-
defined counters. The areas can be reset during
operation. To reset an existing area counter, while
on the Applied Area screen, press the enter key
once to highlight Applied Area 1. Press and hold the
Minus key for approximately 3 seconds to reset
the total in Applied Area 1. If the area counter was
reset by mistake, press the Plus key to restore the
existing setting. Highlight Applied Area 2 by pressing
the enter key. Repeat the process for Area 2 as
required.
NOTE: Once the Area Counter screen is exited,
the area reset will become permanent.
The restore feature cannot be used after
the screen has been exited.
To exit the Area Counter screen, press the Change
Page key. The BoomPilot will advance to the Navi-
gation screen.
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OperatiOns MOde
POWeR uP sequeNCe
Before starting the BoomPilot, make sure the spray controller is powered
up, the Master switch is set to the “On” position, and the individual boom
switches are turned “Off”.
At power up, the BoomPilot will perform the following steps:
display copyright and version screen for three (3) seconds. •
Display splash screen for two (2) seconds. •
detect if GPs data are present (this occurs simultaneously within •
the display screen sequence).
display the current swath width for three (3) seconds. •
The Applied Area Reset screen will be displayed. •
The splash screen will be displayed until the GPs Led is illumi- •
nated or until setup mode is entered. Once GPs is locked, the
Operation screen will be displayed.
AReA ReseT
At the end of the BoomPilot power up sequence, the Area Reset screen
will be displayed:
Area Reset retains existing applied area data. This
option allows applied area to be reset for a new field
or continue with an existing field. To reset the Area,
press the enter key. If the previous application
is being resumed, press the escape
ESC key to con-
tinue to Operation or setup mode. This screen is only
available upon BoomPilot power up. It cannot be ac-
cessed during normal operation.
6.0
MPh
AuTO
1200.0
33200.0
2
1
Acres
GPS
GPS
DGPS
ALL ON
AUTO
MAN
BoomPilot
ESC
12.0
MPh
MAN
BOOM
PILOT
V1.0
TeeJet
©2008
Copyright
software
Version screen
splash screen swath Width
screen
Area
Reset screen
6.0
MPh
AuTO
GPs detected
Operation
screen
OFF ON
GPS
GPS
DGPS
GPS
GPS
DGPS
GPS
GPS
DGPS
enter “All On” by pressing and holding the swath status Change key.
Release the key to return to Manual or Auto modes.
If the dGPs light is blinking, communication has been established with
the GPs source; however, NMeA output rate is too slow. ensure proper
NMEA message settings of 5 GGA in the GPS device. Application can-
not occur until proper communication is established.
ALL ON
AUTO
MAN
The boom sections switch
“On” and “Off” automatically
ALL ON
AUTO
MAN
The boom sections are
controlled on a manual
basis.
ALL ON
AUTO
MAN
All of the boom sections
are “On”. The swath status
Change
key must be held
down continuously to be in
“All On” mode.
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