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Loup Acre Meter - Optional
(After 05/15/2012)
IMPORTANT
Acre Meter is dust and splash resistant, under no
circumstances should this unit be submerged in any
conductive, corrosive, or flammable liquid. At no time
use high pressure water or air to clean it, as this can
damage the unit.
Settings for Loup Acre Meters
The battery operated acre counter operates in one of two
modes.
1. In sleep mode, the display is blank and the counter is
accumulating acres. Sleep mode will be entered if a
button is not pressed for 20 seconds.
2. In entry mode, the display is on, and the operator can
enter values. To get into entry mode, press the
*
/FUNC button. If you continue to press the
button, the acre counter will cycle through the
functions that it can perform. The LEDs above the
display indicate which function is selected.
The available functions are: Field Acres, Total Acres,
Pulses per 400 ft, Width, Password and Low Battery. See
Figure 3-18.
Illuminated
ACRE COUNTER
LEDs
FIELD
TOTAL
ACRES
Display
Function
Button
Figure 3-18: Acre Meter
Field Acres
*
Press the
/FUNC button until the "FIELD" LED is lit. The
digits indicate the acres covered since the field acre
counter was cleared.
To clear the field acre count, press the UP and DOWN
buttons simultaneously for two seconds. If a password
has been entered, you will not be able to clear the total
acre count. Field acres will count in tenths of an acre up
to 9999.9 acres.
3-18
TABLE OF CONTENTS
*
/FUNC
PULSES
WIDTH P-WORD
BATT.
Up
Down
Total Acres
*
Press the
/FUNC button until the "TOTAL" LED is lit.
The digits indicate the acres covered since the total acre
counter was cleared.
To clear the total acre count, press and hold the UP and
DOWN buttons for two seconds. If a password has been
entered, you will not be able to clear the total acre count.
Total acres will count from.1 to 99999 acres.
Pulses Per 400 Feet
*
Press the
/FUNC button until the "PULSES" LED is lit.
The number in the display indicates how many pulses are
generated for every 400 feet driven. There are two
methods to enter the pulses per 400 feet:
1. If you know the number, select it using the UP and
DOWN buttons. When you press the
the Acre Counter will accept the number in the display
as the new pulses per 400 feet. See Table 3-3.
2. If you do not know the pulses per 400 feet, press and
hold the UP and DOWN buttons until the "0000"
appears in the display. The "PULSES" LED will blink.
The acre counter is now counting shaft rotations. Enter
the cab, lower seeder, engage Clutch, and drive 400
*
feet. Press the
/FUNC button to wake up the acre
counter. The "PULSES" LED will light. The number
displayed is the pulses per 400 feet. Press the
*
/FUNC button to accept the setting.
If a password is set, you will not be able to adjust the
pulses.
Width
*
Press the
/FUNC button until the "WIDTH" LED is lit. The
number displayed is the length of your implement in feet.
To adjust the width, press the UP and DOWN buttons. If
a password has been entered, you will not be able to
adjust the width.
The length can be adjusted from .1 to 99.9 feet, in tenths
of a foot.
Password
The password function allows you to protect the total
acre count, pulses per 400 feet, and width settings with a
password. This stops anyone from accidentally changing
those settings. When the acre counter is shipped, the
password is disabled. You can modify the pulses per 400
feet and implement width at any time.
*
Press the
/FUNC button until the "PASS" LED is lit. The
digits will display the word "Ent" or "dIS".
If the display shows "dIS": The password is disabled.
The total acre count, pulses/400 feet, width, and
password settings can be adjusted using the UP and
DOWN buttons. The password can also be changed
using the UP and DOWN buttons.
*
/FUNC button,
9K998-2306
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