Quick Start Manual Welcome and Table of Contents Welcome Congratulations on your purchase of a FORCE America ONE joystick and spreader control. This manual is designed to provide you with the basic information necessary to get your new system up and running. For advanced operation and calibration features related to the SSC5100ex Spreader Control please consult M0118 SSC5100ex Operation Manual or M0119 SSC5100ex Calibration Manual.
FORCE America ONE Quick Start Manual Hardware Hardware The SSC5100ex is a self-contained spreader system. It has two rotary adjustment knobs, five pairs of “switches” that act as pushbuttons for SSC5100ex functions, and an interlock “switch” on the back of the controller. The functions that they control change depending on what options are enabled.
Quick Start Manual Power Up FORCE America ONE System Operation The following information describes the basic features of the FORCE America ONE system. For details on more advanced operation of the spreader control please consult M0018 SSC5100ex Operation Manual. Powering up the SSC5100ex Upon applying 12V DC dashkey power to the SSC5100ex, it will display the Screen Power Switch.
FORCE America ONE Quick Start Manual The Operation Screen The Operation Screen The Operation Screen is the main screen of the SSC5100ex, and provides controls for all of the system functions as well as access to the menus. The operation screen is divided into three distinct parts:...
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FORCE America ONE Quick Start Manual Switch Labels Switch Labels The 5 Switch Labels always run across the very top of the screen. Each label corresponds to the switch directly above it. Active switch functions are indicated with a green color. If a switch is currently not used the label is left blank.
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FORCE America ONE Quick Start Manual Header Bar Header Bar Figure 6: Header Bar The Header Bar always runs across the top of the screen just below the switch labels. It contains a series of system status messages and the PreCise MRM status icon (if Event Logging is set to PreCise).
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FORCE America ONE Quick Start Manual Main Window Main Window Figure 7: Main Window The Main Window displays important information about the materials the system is spreading. The blue spinner row contains information about your spinners set rate. The spinner row will only appear when applying granular materials and adjusted using the blue knob.
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Quick Start Manual Applying Material Applying Material When your FORCE America ONE system arrives from the factory it will be ready to apply granular material in manual mode. When the system starts up, it will be in Standby, as shown in Figure 7.
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FORCE America ONE Quick Start Manual Applying Material STEP 9: Press the Back button to return to the Main menu. STEP 10: Press the Back button to return to the operation screen. STEP 11: Press the On / Standby knob to remove the spreader control from standby.
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FORCE America ONE Calibration and Operation Manual Blast Blast Blast is a spreader feature that runs the granular at 100% for 10 seconds. When Blast is activated, the granular row will display the word “BLAST” instead of the material name. See Figure 8.
FORCE America ONE Quick Start Manual Blast Operation Remote Controls Operation The Remote Controls when connected to the system provide an alternative method for activation of the plow, hoist and spreader functions. The green and blue knobs on the remote controls perform the same functions as the green and blue knobs on the spreader control.
Hoist/Plow Calibration FORCE America ONE System Calibration The following information describes the calibration for the specific features related to the FORCE America ONE system. For details on the features that are not specific to the FORCE America ONE System please consult the M0019 SSC5100ex Calibration Manual.
FORCE America ONE Quick Start Manual Entering Calibration Enter Access Code. Return to the Main menu. Hoist/Plow The Hoist/Plow menu allows you to configure settings related to the operation of the hoist and plow. Options The Options item allows you to configure which of the hydraulic functions can be activated using the unit.
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FORCE America ONE Quick Start Manual Hoist/Plow Calibration Plow Right The Plow Right menu item adjusts the duty cycle that the plow right output will operate at during standard operation. The default value is 50%. Hoist Up The Hoist Up menu item adjusts the duty cycle that the hoist up output will operate at during standard operation.
Should you encounter problems with your FORCE America ONE system that are not documented in this manual, M0118 SSC5100ex Operation Manual or the M0119 SSC5100ex Calibration Manual, please contact your local FORCE America Sales Representative for assistance. For company and product information, please contact FORCE America at: Phone: 1-888-99FORCE (1-888-993-6723) Website: http://www.forceamerica.com...
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