TeeJet ARC-6000 - Manual (Page 3)

ARC 6000
III
98-05017
Rev.- 1
CE & S
TANDARD
V
ERSION
CHANGE LOG ..................................................................................................................................................................... II
TABLE OF CONTENTS ...................................................................................................................................................... III
1.0. SWITCHES AND CONTROLS ................................................................................................................................... 1-1
1.1. POWER SWITCH ................................................................................................................................................ 1-1
1.2. MODE SELECTOR “OPERATE / SETUP” SWITCH ......................................................................................... 1-1
1.3. INC / DEC SWITCH ............................................................................................................................................ 1-1
1.4. DISPLAY SELECTOR ......................................................................................................................................... 1-2
1.4.1. DISPLAY SELECTOR FUNCTIONS -OPERATE MODE (LIQUID APPLICATION) ............................... 1-2
1.4.2. DISPLAY SELECTOR FUNCTIONS -SET UP MODE (LIQUID APPLICATION) .................................... 1-3
1.4.3. DISPLAY SELECTOR FUNCTIONS-OPERATE MODE (GRANULAR APPLICATION) ........................ 1-4
1.4.4. DISPLAY SELECTOR FUNCTIONS-SET UP MODE (GRANULAR APPLICATION) ............................ 1-5
1.5. BOOM SECTION “ON/OFF” INDICATORS ...................................................................................................... 1-6
1.6. NOT USED ........................................................................................................................................................... 1-6
1.7.--STATUS SWITCH .............................................................................................................................................. 1-6
1.8. GROUND SPEED OVERRIDE (GSO) SWITCH .................................................................................................. 1-6
2.0. CALIBRATION AND SET UP .................................................................................................................................... 2-1
2.1. CHANGING THE APPLICATION PROGRAM ................................................................................................... 2-1
2.2. ENGLISH, METRIC OR METRISH UNITS ........................................................................................................ 2-1
2.2.1. UNITS FOR EACH POSITION (LIQUID APPLICATOR ONLY) .............................................................. 2-1
2.2.2. CHANGING UNITS (LIQUID APPLICATOR ONLY) .............................................................................. 2-2
2.3. SETTING APPLICATION RATE ......................................................................................................................... 2-2
2.4. SETTING THE % RATE CHANGE ..................................................................................................................... 2-2
2.5. SETTING BOOM WIDTHS ................................................................................................................................. 2-2
2.6. APPLICATION RATE SENSOR CALIBRATION ................................................................................................ 2-3
2.6.1. CALIBRATING THE LIQUID APPLICATION .......................................................................................... 2-3
2.6.1.1. DETERMINING THE FLOWMETER INITIAL CALIBRATION NUMBER ................................. 2-3
2.6.1.2. DETERMINING THE PRESSURE SENSOR INITIAL CALIBRATION NUMBER ....................... 2-4
2.6.1.3. PRESSURE SENSOR HIGH/LOW CALIBRATION ....................................................................... 2-4
2.6.1.4. FINE TUNING THE FLOW SENSOR CALIBRATION NUMBER ................................................. 2-5
2.6.1.5. SETTING THE CORRECTION FACTOR (Psi Mode) .................................................................... 2-7
2.6.2. CALIBRATING THE GRANULAR APPLICATION ................................................................................. 2-7
2.6.2.1. SETTING THE PRODUCT DENSITY ............................................................................................. 2-7
2.6.2.2. CALCULATING THE INITIAL CALIBRATION NUMBER .......................................................... 2-7
2.6.2.3. RATE SENSOR CALIBRATION .................................................................................................... 2-8
2.7. DISTANCE CALIBRATION, GROUND SPEED SENSOR .................................................................................. 2-9
2.7.1. GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS AND INITIAL CALIBRATION NUMBERS ......................................... 2-9
2.7.2. DISTANCE CALIBRATION PROCEDURE .............................................................................................. 2-9
2.8. SETTING THE "HOLD/CLOSE" RESPONSE OF THE FLOW CONTROL VALVE ......................................... 2-10
2.8.1. STATUS SWITCH ................................................................................................................................... 2-10
2.8.2. ALL BOOMS "OFF" ................................................................................................................................ 2-10
2.9. SETTING THE GROUND SPEED OVERRIDE (GSO) VALUE. ......................................................................... 2-11
2.10. SETTING THE FIELD AREA ALARM ........................................................................................................... 2-11
2.11. PRODUCT VOLUME (FULL LOAD CAPACITY) ........................................................................................... 2-11
2.11.1. SETTING THE FULL LOAD CAPACITY ............................................................................................. 2-11
2.11.2. RECALLING THE FULL LOAD CAPACITY ....................................................................................... 2-12
2.11.3. SETTING A LOAD CAPACITY LESS THAN FULL LOAD ................................................................. 2-12
2.12. SETTING AUTO POWER DOWN TIME ......................................................................................................... 2-12
3.0. OPERATION ............................................................................................................................................................... 3-1
3.1. NORMAL START UP AND OPERATION ........................................................................................................... 3-1
3.2. CHANGING ACTIVE BOOM SECTIONS ........................................................................................................... 3-1
3.3. CHANGING APPLICATION RATE ..................................................................................................................... 3-2
3.4. PRIMING THE MAIN PUMP AND BOOM (LIQUID APPLICATION) .............................................................. 3-2
3.5. RAPID UNLOAD USING THE CONVEYOR (GRANULAR APPLICATION) ................................................... 3-3
3.6. GROUND SPEED OVERRIDE (GSO) .................................................................................................................. 3-3
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