Specifications

Dakota Micro, Inc. DMAC-9MQ(‐C2)UserManual
Rev:09/29/2014Page4of12Author:CNR
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C.SuggestionsforCameraMounting
o Whendeterminingthelocationforthecamera,itisalwaysbesttouseasolidsurfacetominimizevibration.
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o Important‐Laddersarenotgoodmountingchoicesduetolackofstability.
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o IfyouwillbeusingyourAgCam®forassisting
invisibilityfortowing,youwillwanttopositionthecamerasoyou
canseethedesiredareaandaportionofthevehicle/trailerintow;thiswillgiveyousomereferencetodistance.
Youwillalsowanttousethemirroredsettinginthemonitormenuorremovethemagnet
intheMIRfunction
plugonthecamerasoastoaccuratelyrepresentleftandright.Thiswillgiveyoutheeffectoflookinginarear
viewmirror.
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V.CAMERAWARNINGS
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A. NEVERRELYONYOURAGCAM®ASASAFETYFEATURE.
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Itisuptoyourdiscretiontokeepyourroadtravelandotheroperationssafe.YourAgCam®willprovideyouwith
informationonlybasedonwhatitsees.Operationofmachinerysafetyguidelinesstillapply.
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B. TheAgCam®isequippedwithanarrayofinfraredlightemitterswhichareinvisible
tothehumaneye.Thisfeaturewill
aidinlowlightconditionsbuthaslimitations.Theeffectiverangeofthenightvisionfeatureis1to45+feetandwill
produceamonochromeimageonly.
DONOTATTEMPTTODRIVEMACHINERYUSINGTHISFEATURE.
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VI.CABLEROUTINGTIPS&WARNINGS
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Therearetwo(2)lengthsofcablethatcomestandardwithourAgCam®camerakits:One(1)20’andone(1)60’.Ifyouwouldlike
topurchasedifferent,oradditional,cablelengths,pleasecontactyourlocalAgCam®dealer.
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A. Cableroutingisimportant;whereyouchoosetorunthecablesshouldnotinterferewiththenormaloperationofthe
machineoranysafetyequipment.
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B. ALWAYSbeawareofany“pinchpoints”orotherpotentialhazardstothecable(s).
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C. Secureallcablestovehicle/equipmentusingcableclips,
ziptiesorotherstylefasteners.
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D. IfyouintendtouseyourAgCam®forshortlengthPTOoperatedimplement,avoidexcesscablelengths,ifpossible.
Whenyoudecideonalocation,youshouldfixthecameratoapermanentbracketusing¼inchbolts,andattachany
loosecable
securelysothereisnochanceofentanglementinthePTOorothermovingparts.
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E. If you use your AgCam® to monitor a combine  hopper or other combine operations, take care to remember that
combineshave many moving parts. Use extreme care when routing cables, and it is strongly
 recommended that you
useboltstosecurethecamera.Whileitwouldbesufficienttousethemagneticbaseformonitoringpurposesduring
roadtravel,itisadvisedtosecurethecamerawithboltsduringoperationofthecombine.
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VII.MONITORINSTALLATION&MOUNTING
A.MountingPrecautions
Removeyourmonitorcarefullyfrompackagingandinspectallmountinghardware.Mountinglocationisthemost
importantpartofthemonitorinstallationasitensuresyouthemaximumvisualbenefitfromyourAgCam®
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system.
Withthatsaid,wheninstallingyourmonitor,ensuretofollowthesethree(3)precautions:
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1. Themonitorisoutofdirectsunlight.Thiswillprolongthelifeoftheunitaswellasensureoptimumvisibility.
2. Themonitordoesnotobstructview.
3. Themonitordoesnotinterfere
withthenormaloperationofequipment.
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