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Guidance
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AutoTrac
AutoTrac™isanassistedsteeringsystemthatallows
operatorstotaketheirhandsoffthesteeringwheelasthe
machinetravelsdownthecreatedguidancelineinthefield.
Operatorsstillhavetoturnthemachinearoundontheend
rows.Bypressingtheresumebutton,AutoTracregains
controlandsteersmachinedowntheadjacentpass.
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AutoTracisatrademarkofDeere&Company
ManualGuidance
Informationaboutguidancetracksandoperatingineach
TrackingModeisgivenlaterinSETGUIDANCETRACK
andintrackingmodesections.
Aftercreatingaguidancetrack,drivemachineontotrack.
Theclosesttrackishighlightedwithathickerwhiteline.
OffTrackerrordistanceisshowninthepathaccuracy
indicator.Thisnumbershowsthedistancefrommachine
toclosesttrack.Errornumberwillcountupuntilmachine
reachespointhalfwaybetweentwotracks.Afterreaching
midpoint,errornumberwillcountdownasmachine
approachesnexttrack.
Tracknumberisdisplayedbelowthepathaccuracy
indicatorandisautomaticallyupdatedbythesystem
asanewtrackisapproached.Tracknumberchanges
whenmachineishalfwaybetweentwotracks.Tracking
Tonesalerttheoperatorwhenmachineisclosetoatrack.
AdaptiveCurvesdoesnotdisplaytracknumbers.
OperateGuidanceSystemsSafely
Donotuseguidancesystemsonroadways.Alwaysturn
off(disable)guidancesystemsbeforeenteringaroadway.
Donotattempttoturnon(activate)aguidancesystem
whiletransportingonaroadway.
Guidancesystemsareintendedtoaidtheoperatorin
performingfieldoperationsmoreefficiently.Theoperator
isalwaysresponsibleforthemachinepath.Guidance
systemsdonotautomaticallydetectorpreventcollisions
withobstaclesorothermachines.
GuidanceSystemsincludeanyapplicationthatautomates
machinesteering.Thisincludes,butmaynotbelimitedto,
AutoTrac™,iGuide™,iTEC™Pro,AutoTrac™Universal
(ATU),RowSense™,andMachineSync.
Topreventinjurytotheoperatorandbystanders:
Nevergetonoroffamovingmachine.
Verifythemachine,implement,andguidancesystem
aresetupcorrectly.
-IfusingiTEC™Pro,verifyaccurateboundarieshave
beendefined.
-IfusingMachineSync,verifythefollower’shome
pointiscalibratedwithsufficientspacebetweenthe
machines.
Remainalertandpayattentiontothesurrounding
environment.
Takecontrolofthesteeringwheel,whennecessary,to
avoidfieldhazards,bystanders,equipment,orother
obstacles.
Stopoperationifpoorvisibilityconditionsimpairyour
abilitytooperatethemachineoridentifypeopleor
obstaclesinthemachinepath.
Considerfieldconditions,visibility,andmachine
configurationwhenselectingmachinespeed.
AutoTracisatrademarkofDeere&Company
iGuideisatrademarkofDeere&Company
iTECisatrademarkofDeere&Company
RowSenseisatrademarkofDeere&Company
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