Contents General safety provisions ......1 Calibration of fertiliser......22 Calibration of liquid fertiliser ....23 Obligations and responsibilities ....1 Calibration of microgranulate....23 Before using the machine ...... 1 Calibration of BioDrill......24 How to read these instructions....1 Calibration of machine and Description of Safety Symbols ....
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Contents 16 Electrical components......67 16.1 ISO11783 Power supply, Gateway .......... 67 16.2 ISO11786 Speed/Lift position ....67 17 Troubleshooting........68 17.1 General information on troubleshooting ......... 68 17.2 Troubleshooting list ......68 18 Alarm list, ISOBUS/E-Control .....69 18.1 Alarm List FrontHopper...... 78 18.2 Alarm Work Station (WS6)....
General safety provisions General safety provisions Obligations and responsibilities A. Reference (A) B. Reference (B) These instructions are to be regarded as for guidance only Information for which the order is important is indicated and entail no responsibility whatsoever on the part of using numbered action instructions.
ISOBUS terminal (Virtual Terminal) running version 3 or 4. Väderstad AB’s website contains a list of tested All machine functions are controlled and monitored from terminals; visit www.vaderstad.com for more information. the tractor cab using a control unit. Väderstad offers two different alternatives for controlling E-Control (iPad) and monitoring the machine.
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Product description 2.6.1 Button functions Figure 2.4 A. Variable adjustable seed feed rate: hold down the A button and move UP/DOWN using the E and H buttons. Activate or deactivate row units from left: hold down button A and press F. Activate or deactivate row units from right: hold down button A and press G.
Assembly instructions Assembly instructions Mount E-keeper in the tractor Connect to ISOBUS Be sure to check for any concealed wiring prior to any drilling in the tractor cab. Figure 3.3 1. Connect the cable from Gateway to the tractor’s ISOBUS connector. Take care when making the connection to and make sure that the connectors mount correct and lock to avoid breaking the Figure 3.1...
Assembly instructions 3. Route the cable in a suitable way through to the main switch/main relay switch. The cable must be fitted so that it cannot get trapped, work loose or risk coming into contact with hot components on the tractor. 4.
Get started Get started Connect with E-Control 4.1.1 If the network is not found automatically If connection to the network does not take place automatically, the network connection must be enabled. This might happen if, for example, you have already connected to another network or you are using an iPad that has not been connected to the network from Gateway before (network unknown).
Get started 5. Press the “free” field and then “Install app.” Enter your Apple ID if it is requested. The download status bar in the icon indicates that a download is in progress. 6. Press “open” to start the Application. The application is the same for all Väderstad machines equipped with E-Control.
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Get started Figure 4.4 Figure 4.6 9. If you have an older version on your machine you will see a window like this . 5. To download, press the icon on the right-hand end of each row. Press "Update Gateway With New Software" (B) if you want to update.
Home screen Home screen The home screen displays all information that is required when monitoring and adjustment of settings. The home Alarms. Press the button to access the alarms menu. screen is displayed while operating. The alarms menu shows a detailed description of the nature of the alarm;...
Home screen C. Product (Seed) switched off, grey, icon Figure 5.5 A. Seed B. Fertiliser C. BioDrill D. Microgranulate Figure 5.3 E. Liquid fertiliser Press A, B or C to access the menu, see “Figure 5.2 “. If you press on the value next to any of the icons on row D, this opens a menu to reset the sown amount for each Information is displayed in the dropdown menu: respective product.
Home screen E. Activation of front tank. There are two indicator lights specified feed rate when the machine is equipped with a at the bottom of the button that turn green when the seed disc with more than 70 holes. left or right motors are on (only for machines with •...
General settings General settings Figure 6.2 A. Liquid fertiliser YES/NO B. Microgranulate ON/OFF C. BioDrill ON/OFF D. Liquid fertiliser Figure 6.1 A. Calibration of seed amount, refer to “7.1 Calibration of seed“. B. Calibration of fertiliser, refer to “7.2 Calibration of fertiliser“.
General settings E. Seed output percentage, is adjusted by pressing the +/- buttons on the home screen. F. Fertiliser output percentage is adjusted by pressing the +/- buttons on the home screen. G. Microgranulate output percentage is adjusted by pressing the +/- buttons on the home screen. H.
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General settings K. “Critical” alarm level for drilling quality. Drilling quality is the deviation percentage for skips and doubles together. Displayed as a bar chart on the statistics page (red marking if the accuracy is less than the set alarm level). L.
General settings Tramlining 6.3.2 Calculated tramline 6.3.1 Calculation of tramlining Figure 6.11 A. Total number of bouts in the tramline program Figure 6.10 B. Overlap for the spraying implement The Tramline screen is intended for the calculation of C. Bouts for the drill tramlining.
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General settings 6.3.3 Customised tramlining To change a suggestion / create a tramline: • Select which row unit(s) is/are to be shut off during tramlining by pressing on the row unit(s). When marking the row unit, it switches between tramlining (wheel tracks) or normal sowing.
General settings Figure 6.17 If the selected program agrees with the configured settings of the machine and its number of row units, then it will be highlighted in green. Figure 6.20 In the figure above, the arrows indicate, which rows will be compensated.
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General settings D. Wingspan (TPL and TPV only). D. Work light YES/NO E. Wing folding YES/NO. TPF only F. Bout marker arms YES/NO G. Row unit pressure. Mechanical, central hydraulic, individual hydraulic; see “Figure 6.25 “ H. WideLining YES/NO. TPF, TPL, TPV only. Figure 6.22 Machine settings products •...
General settings A. Information: explanation/guidelines on how to position available units on the machine B. Unconfigured units. C. Device placement: All row units should have a device (WSX) connected to them. See instructions under section “6.5.2 Open a saved setting“ to place the different devices to specific row units.
Calibration Calibration Calibration of seed J. If the expected driving speed is, for example, 12 km/h, the calibration must be set for a speed of 12 km/h. To access calibration select Settings/Seed K. Select which of the row units that is to be calibrated (i. e.
Calibration Calibration menu settings (Values are displayed either in 5. Read the proportion of skips and doubles metric or imperial units, depending on which one has If any value is too high, adjust the singulator. been selected in the general settings menu). •...
Calibration Calibration of microgranulate 7. Specify the weight of the contents of the calibration bag in field (G) in the calibration menu. To access the calibration menu select Settings/Calibration. The number of pulses per kg will be automatically Select Microgranulate displayed in field (I) To enter the number of pulses manually, press field (I) 7.4.1...
Calibration Calibration of BioDrill Before you do the calibration, check that there is a minimum depth of 15 cm microgranulate the hopper. 7.5.1 Calibration menu 1. Set the feed units and select a feed roller that suits the actual microgranulate type. 2.
Calibration Checking lift and output levels Figure 7.10 Machine calibration Fields on the screen: Figure 7.12 A. Row unit downforce calibration Settings B. Height sensor calibration Setting the level for the drilling position (TPF) and the C. Singulator motors calibration LowLift position (TPF and TPL), as well as setting the levels for output start and output stop..
Calibration B. Number of sections, seeding = Max number of units that the monitor sends to the Task Controller screen. If this is exceeded, then several row units will share The drilling position should not be one section. changed when feed start, feed stop or LowLift are set! The setting is made during basic machine Example: a 32-row machine with a maximum number setup.
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Calibration S. Section Y = Distance between the point of ground contact and the point of application This value together with the value in the field Offset Y is the same as the distance from the coupling unit to the seed coulter. If the coulters are placed in front of the gauge wheels, a negative value can be entered here.
Operational settings Operational settings Operational settings are available in the following 8.1.1 Closed mode instances: • Always for TPF. • On machines with hydraulic row unit pressure. • When the FrontHopper 2200 FrontHopper is used. Figure 8.2 Mode close 8.1.2 Fill mode Figure 8.3 Mode fill Figure 8.1...
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Operational settings 8.1.4 Wash mode Figure 8.5 Mode wash I. Wash in field. J. Wash while parked. K. Test nozzles. Feeds one section at a time. L. Stop washing or nozzle testing. 904190-en-gb; 08.05.2024...
Statistics Statistics B. Section B Times are only recorded for when some type of sowing activity is in progress. area sown Go to the statistics menu by pressing the statistics field. area driven with the machine in work position average speed C.
Alarms Alarms When an alarm is triggered, an audible signal will be Individual alarms can be acknowledged or overridden emitted and the alarm will be displayed visually on the without needing to open the alarm information. Proceed home screen. Enter the alarms menu by pressing the as follows: alarm symbol.
Information Information The Information button on the home screen is used to access the page where detailed information is displayed about the machine’s gateway and units, such as WorkStations and PDBs, as well as the machine’s alarm history. Figure 11.1 General information for Gateway software 904190-en-gb;...
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Information Figure 11.2 Information about the units on the machine, such as software and hardware, and status. Figure 11.3 Date and time, alarm code, alarm description 904190-en-gb; 08.05.2024...
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Information Figure 11.4 Information about all the machine’s row units Figure 11.5 Detailed information about a given row unit 904190-en-gb; 08.05.2024...
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Information Figure 11.6 Row unit information: status of the seed motors, as well as the singulator motors if there is electrical singulation Figure 11.7 Row unit information: status of the fertiliser motors 904190-en-gb; 08.05.2024...
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Information Figure 11.8 Row unit information: status of the microgranulate motors Figure 11.9 Row unit information: status of row unit pressure 904190-en-gb; 08.05.2024...
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Information Figure 11.10 Task controller server Information. 904190-en-gb; 08.05.2024...
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Information Figure 11.11 Information planting permission 904190-en-gb; 08.05.2024...
Virtual Terminal (ISOBUS) Virtual Terminal (ISOBUS) Navigation buttons Note that certain functions require E-control. Operational settings. This is where the settings are entered for hydraulic row unit pressure. (If the machine is equipped with hydraulic row unit pressure and the 12.1 The home screen function is activated.)
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Virtual Terminal (ISOBUS) Bars B. Fertiliser application rate The feed can be switched off and on by pressing the fertiliser symbol. A. The number of doubles – The bar indicates the row C. Microgranulate application rate The feed can be unit’s number of doubles as a percentage.
Virtual Terminal (ISOBUS) J. Bout marker switching Shows the current position specific settings. The green button shows the active of the bout marker arms. Press the field to switch bout selection. marker. Switches manually or automatically depend- To change the settings – press the relevant field on the screen.
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Virtual Terminal (ISOBUS) H. Curve compensation ON/OFF. Maintains same seed spacing on all rows at curves. I. Row unit pressure in kilos is adjusted by pressing the +/- buttons on the operational settings page J. Row unit downforce calibration K. Fertiliser agitator mode ON: Electric motor/ hydraulic valve is always running/open OFF: Electric motor/ hydraulic valve is never...
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Virtual Terminal (ISOBUS) Figure 12.9 User interface Figure 12.11 Machine settings functions R. Contrast mode. D. Singulator ON/OFF S. Manual feed speed. Speed to be used when using E. Fertiliser Agitator ON/OFF manual feed F. Fertiliser auger ON/OFF T. Seed output percentage is adjusted by pressing the +/- G.
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Virtual Terminal (ISOBUS) R. Seed fan motor pulses Table 12.1 S. Seed central fill fan motor pulses Seed output fan Motor pulses TPV, TPR, TPT, TPF (external sensor) TPV, TPR, TPT, TPF (internal sensor) TPL with 24 rows or more 5 (Parker piston engine) 7 (Bosch piston engine) TPL med färre än 24 rader...
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Virtual Terminal (ISOBUS) This is where information is entered regarding the E. SC Turn On Time = Time compensation for seed geometric location of the drill in relation to the tractor. transportation (switch on) Example: if it takes 0.3 seconds (300 ms) for seeds to A.
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Virtual Terminal (ISOBUS) E. SC Turn On Time = Time compensation for seed D. Section X = Distance between the ground contact transportation (switch on) point and the application point Example: If it takes 0.3 seconds (300 ms) for seeds to reach the seed coulter after the motor has begun This value together with the value in the field rotating, then the setting in this field should be 0.3...
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Virtual Terminal (ISOBUS) A. Shut-off by row, micro granulate/ BioDrill/ fertiliser/ Liquid fertiliser settings: liquid fertiliser. Three options are possible: • Same as shut-off by row for sowing (A). • Specific shut-off by row for micro granulate/ BioDrill/ fertiliser/ liquid fertiliser. •...
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Virtual Terminal (ISOBUS) F. SC Turn Off Time = Time compensation for seed G. Alarm level for the number of doubles within each transportation (switch off) row. Default setting: 20% H. Alarm delay (sec) for the number of skips and doubles. Example: if it takes 0.3 seconds (300 ms) for seeds to I.
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Virtual Terminal (ISOBUS) 12.2.6 Tramlining Figure 12.24 Figure 12.23 A warning is shown before you enter the settings menu. Do not change any settings in this menu if This screen is intended for calculation of tramlining. you are unsure. An incorrect value could cause a row unit to stop working.
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Virtual Terminal (ISOBUS) Figure 12.26 6. Enter a name/descriptor of your choice for the row unit setting. Press to confirm. Figure 12.25 Press to cancel. A. Seed motors B. Fertiliser motors C. Microgranulate motors D. BioDrill motors Open a saved setting E.
Virtual Terminal (ISOBUS) 12.2.9 Information Figure 12.30 Display Figure 12.28 A. The name of the machine A. Air pressure B. The machine’s serial number. B. Feed quality C. Gateway version C. Number of skips D. Number of doubles E. Feed for filling the feed system. 12.3 Calibration menu F.
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Virtual Terminal (ISOBUS) P. Enter the number of holes on the seed disc installed in the seed feed housing. Q. Select calibration method. Enter the spacing between plants in the upper row or the number of seeds in the lower row. (The selected calibration method is shown in the operations menu.) R.
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Virtual Terminal (ISOBUS) 5. Select the calibration button and hold this button in Display until the right amount of fertiliser has been fed into A. Calculates the number of pulses. the calibration bag. The pulses from the feed are displayed alongside the pulse symbol. Calibration menu settings (Values are displayed either in 6.
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Virtual Terminal (ISOBUS) 7. Enter the weight of the calibration bag contents in F. Calibrate field (D) in the calibration menu. The number of G. Feed for filling the feed system. pulses per kg will automatically be displayed in field (E).
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Virtual Terminal (ISOBUS) 12.3.5 Calibration of liquid fertiliser Calibration 1. Measure a specific distance (at least 100 m). 2. Press (A) at the starting point to reset the pulse counter. 3. Drive the selected distance with the machine lowered to the drilling position and press (B) at the stop point. 4.
Virtual Terminal (ISOBUS) F. Indicator arrows Operational settings are available in the following instances: • On machines with hydraulic row unit pressure • When the FH 2200 front hopper is used. The drilling position should not be A. Liquid fertiliser, fill mode. For information on other changed when feed start, feed stop or LowLift modes, see “8.1 Liquid fertiliser operations (only TPL are set! The setting is made during basic machine...
Virtual Terminal (ISOBUS) Operation statistics The operations statistics menu shows statistics for the current drilling operation, for the current season and for the total service life of the seed drill. Depending on whether the machine is equipped with a seed disc with fewer or more than 70 holes, what is displayed will be either skips/doubles or the percentage deviation from the specified feed rate Times are only recorded for when some type of...
Virtual Terminal (ISOBUS) 12.8 Alarms Figure 12.47 When an alarm is triggered, an audible signal will be emitted and the alarm will be displayed visually on the home screen. Enter the alarms menu by pressing the alarm symbol. The nature of the alarm is described directly on the screen If an alarm relates to one or more specific row units, all the row units are displayed as a line of numbered blocks where the row unit(s) indicating alarms are shown in a...
Use in the field Use in the field 13.1 Manual feed 13.5 Lift stop Tap the field in the work display to select the Tap the field in the work display to select the function. function. Green symbol = feed output enabled. Hold in the button White symbol = lift stop disabled.
Use in the field 13.8 FrontHopper activation percentage change (the example in the screenshot shows the setting for the amount of seed delivered). Press on the field in the work display to select function. When the FrontHopper is used for fertiliser output, switching on and off can be controlled in one of the following three ways: •...
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Use in the field 13.10.2 Virtual Terminal (ISOBUS) The application rate is adjusted through a pop-up window directly on the home screen where it is possible to select a percentage change (the example in the screenshot shows the setting for the amount of seed delivered). The percentage change is recorded in the calibration menu.
Task Control parameters Task Control parameters Task Control settings Coupling offset The distance from the con- nection point to the ground contact point, measured in Coupling offset The distance between the tractor’s coupling point and the centre of the machine, measured in mm.
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Task Control parameters Section ON/OFF times When the motors start or stop, there will be delays in the system, due to, for example, electrical signals and the fact that it takes a certain amount of time for the product to be transported before it reaches the ground.
Wing folding Wing folding 15.1 Wing folding guide 15.2.1.1 Switching between transport position and working position To unfold the wings, the iPad must be plugged in The machine must not rest on safety catches to a power cable during transportation. The wing folding guide should be started on the iPad and Virtual Terminal for machines featuring Central Fill and a 2m³...
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Wing folding Figure 15.4 If the machine is equipped with hydraulic wing folding, press the wing folding button for three seconds so that the symbol for transportation mode is shown. Fold out the wing sections with the tractor’s hydraulic lever. Once the wing sections are fully folded out, the home screen button is displayed Press the home screen button.
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Wing folding Figure 15.9 5. Rotate the wing section by hand into the transportation position. If the machine is equipped with hydraulic wing folding, turn the wings to the transport position using the hydraulic lever for wing folding. Lock the wings in the retracted position with the locking pins in position (A) on both sides 904190-en-gb;...
Electrical components Electrical components Figure 16.1 ISO111783 16.1 ISO11783 Power supply, Gateway Tine Function Electrical earthing Electrical control unit, earthing Voltage 12 V Electrical control unit 12 V CAN high CAN low 16.2 ISO11786 Speed/Lift position Figure 16.2 ISO111786 Tine Function Speed Radar, No Slip Speed Drive Wheels, Slip...
Troubleshooting Troubleshooting 17.1 General information on troubleshooting Electrical, hydraulic and mechanical components are used to control the machine. Work methodically and, step by step, eliminate possible sources of error using the troubleshooting page. Refer to the troubleshooting chapter in the machine’s instruction manual. 17.2 Troubleshooting list Critical alarms should always be investigated so that the basic reason for the alarm can be remedied.
Alarm list, ISOBUS/E-Control Alarm list, ISOBUS/E-Control Under “Device Information” on the Information page you can see “Detailed information” about the existing devices on your machine. This detailed information is a good way to help you determine what could be wrong on the machine whenever an alarm appear.
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Alarm list, ISOBUS/E-Control 46. Skips The number of skips exceeds the programmed value. 47. Doubles The number of doubles exceeds the programmed value 48. Start of output Output has begun within the preset time limit. Time limit 10 seconds. 57. Error in radar signal An abnormal change in radar speed has been detected.
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Alarm list, ISOBUS/E-Control 123. Pressure too low, Central Fill The fan’s speed is lower than the set lower alarm level. Check the alarm limit settings that are programmed in the menu for alarm levels. Check the rotation speed sensor cable, connectors and connections. Check the sensor’s functionality by rotating the fan wheel manually and checking the diode on the sensor.
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Alarm list, ISOBUS/E-Control 245. Detector fault for microgranulate motor Check the cable and the connector for the microgranulate motor. 246. Detector fault for fertiliser motor Check the cable and the connector for the fertiliser motor. 247. Low voltage for seed motor Check the cable and the connector for the seed motor.
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Alarm list, ISOBUS/E-Control 506. Singulator blocked Open the seed meter and check if the singulator disc is blocked. Remove any seeds that are stuck. 510. Detector fault for row unit pressure Check if the distributor cylinder for the row unit pressure is stuck 511.
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Alarm list, ISOBUS/E-Control 571. Short circuit for seal pressure Check the cable and connector to the seal pressure valve. 572. Short circuit for auger Check the cable and connector to the auger valve. 574. Wire fault: Internal fault for WS. Try acknowledging the alarm.
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Alarm list, ISOBUS/E-Control 702. Low voltage for PDB 48V generator Check the cable between the tractor and PDB. 703. High voltage for PDB 48V generator Check the cable between the tractor and PDB. 704. Short circuit for PDB outlet 1 Check cable from PDB outlet 1.
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Alarm list, ISOBUS/E-Control 775. Detector fault for singulator motor Check the cable and connector for the singulator motor. 776. Curve compensation fault The actual curve compensation speed differs from the expected speed for one or more units. Try acknowledging the alarm and see if the alarm persists after restarting.
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Alarm list, ISOBUS/E-Control 818. Ground speed missing for wideLining Check that correct speed source is selected for the machine. Check cable for speed source. 819. Isobus stop button pressed 820. Overcurrent for wing pressure Check cable and connector to the wing pressure valve. 821.
Alarm list, ISOBUS/E-Control 18.1 Alarm List FrontHopper 70. Fan speed too high The fan’s speed is higher than the set upper alarm level. Check the alarm limit settings that are programmed in the menu for alarm levels. 71. Fan speed too low The fan’s speed is lower than the set lower alarm level.
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Alarm list, ISOBUS/E-Control 77. FrontHopper fault, mo- Check if there is fertiliser residue/buildup under or in the motor housing. Clean and run tor 1 with a higher fan speed. Check the gear setting and cabling Check the power supply to the output unit. Check the cabling, connectors and connections.
Alarm list, ISOBUS/E-Control 18.2 Alarm Work Station (WS6) When an alert that affects Work Station (WS6) happens, the alarm is shown as a high-intensity LED which flashes x times, then waits 4 seconds before recommencing the sequence. Should several alerts occur simultaneously, only the alert with the highest priority is displayed.
Alarm list, ISOBUS/E-Control 18.3 Alarm list BioDrill 136. BioDrill fan speed too The fan’s speed is higher than the set upper alarm level. high Check the alarm limit settings that are programmed in the menu for alarm levels 137. BioDrill fan speed too The fan’s rotation rate is lower than the programmed lower alarm level.
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Alarm list, ISOBUS/E-Control 150. BioDrill rotation Check whether there are product residues in or under the motor housing. guard motor error Clean and run the motor at a higher speed by increasing the fan’s rpm. Check the gear setting. Check the power supply to the output unit. Check the cabling, connectors and connections.
Alarm list, ISOBUS/E-Control 18.4 Alarm list for liquid fertiliser 723. Liquid fertiliser sys- Check that there is no air in the system. If so, run fill program. tem pressure too low Systemtrycksgivaren kan ge felaktig signal. 724. Liquid fertiliser sys- The system pressure sensor may give an incorrect signal.
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Alarm list, ISOBUS/E-Control 745. Connection to Work- Check the power and CANBUS cables to liquid fertiliser dosing WS. Station liquid fertiliser dos- ing has been restored 746. WorkStation liquid Check cables to liquid fertiliser dosing WS. fertiliser dosing is missing 747.
Download instructions and video Download instructions and video To download instructions and videos to your iPad, it must be connected to the Internet. The machine's software is updated continuously and to ensure that you have access to the latest version of the instructions, it is also possible to download both the instructions and Quick start videos directly to your iPad.
Download instructions and video Figure 19.5 Figure 19.7 Click on the line to open the document or video 7. To download the document, click on the icon on the right-hand end of each row. When a document is open (not video), you can use three different help functions to find your way in the document 8.
Download instructions and video 19.2 Updating previously downloaded files The symbol is only visible when you are connected to the Internet.. Figure 19.10 If there is a new version of previously downloaded instructions or video, the icon will be lit next to the instructions or video that can be replaced.
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