Operating instructions

Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Table of Contents Index Appendix B - Monitor Setup 55
2013-03-25 Table of Contents Index 403-362M
Material Configuration Setup
(Controlled Hydraulic Drive)
16 different materials can be configured for use as
planter controls. Reference the System Configuration
section in the PDC Operator manual for additional
information.
19. At the Main Menu screen, press the Control Setup
button .
20. Select and press one of the Material buttons
(Material 1-16).
21. Enter desired values from Table .
22. Press the Control Setup button to return to the
Control Setup screen.
23. Repeat steps 2-4 for additional materials.
24. Press the Channel Setup button to proceed to
channel setup screen.
Material
S
etup
Default Value
or Value to
Enter
Controlled Hydraulic
Drive
Instructions/Definitions
Matrl
Label
Matrl 1
Material Name can be
customized to accurately
define the material’s type.
Creating a name allows for
quick identification at the
Control Setup screen.
Type
Planter Control
Desired type of application
control channel being used
for a specific material. The
Material Type must correctly
match the Control Type to be
able to select Material from
the Material Summary screen
and operate properly.
Units
Ks/Ha or Ks/Ac
S/Sec
Automatically changes with
the type of material
application selected.
Changes units for target
application.
Preset
Metho
d
Enable
Enabled Preset Method
allows 10 user-defined target
rates to be adjusted from the
Main Work screen using Inc
or Dec buttons. A Disabled
Preset Method
increases/decreases the
target rate based on the %
values set at the Material
Setup screen.
Seeds
per
Rev
See Manual
Set to number of seeds per 1
disc revolution.
Disc
Low
Limit
5 (Singulator
Plus)
40 (finger
pickup)
Set to desired min seed disc
RPM.
Disc
High
Limit
40 (Singulator
Plus)
85 (finger
pickup)
Set to desired max seed disc
RPM.
High
Pop
Alarm
15%
This is the percentage above
the target population of the
planter channel if rows are
assigned to the planter
channel. If rows are not
assigned to a planter, this is
the percentage above
average planter population for