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Guidance
HC94949,000039F-19-23SEP13-1/1
HC94949,00003AD-19-02OCT13-1/1
HC94949,000038B-19-23SEP13-1/1
HC94949,00003AE-19-23SEP13-1/1
GeneralInformation
IMPORTANT :AutoTracsystemreliesonglobal
positioningsystem(GPS)operatedbythe
UnitedStatesgovernment,whichissolely
responsibleforitsaccuracyandmaintenance.
Systemissubjecttochangesthatcouldaffect
accuracyandperformanceofallGPSequipment.
Operatormustmaintainresponsibilityformachineand
mustturnatendofeachtrack.Thissystemwillnotturn
atendofatrack.
AutoTracbasicsystemisintendedtobeusedasan
assistancetooltomechanicalmarkers.Operatormust
evaluateoverallsystemaccuracytodeterminespecific
fieldoperationswhereassistedsteeringmaybeused.
Thisevaluationisnecessarybecauseaccuracyrequired
forvariousfieldoperationsmaydifferdependingon
farmingoperation.AutoTracusesStarFiredifferential
correctionnetworkalongwithGPS.Slightshiftsinposition
mayoccurovertime.
GuidanceSettings
SelectSETTINGSiconatthetopoftheguidance
applicationtoconfigureguidancesettings.
GuidanceMaster
GuidanceMastertoggleturnsGuidanceapplicationON
orOFF .
PC15305—UN—19MAR13
SettingsIcon
TurnPredictor
TurnPredictoralertsoperatorbypredictingtheendof
passanddisplaysthedistancetotheendofpassinthe
mapview.
NOTE:TurnPredictordefaultstoON
Turnpredictorisintendedtopredictonlytheturnpointof
amachineusingParallelTrackingorAutoTracwhilein
StraightTrackmode.ItisNOTaheadlandalert.Turn
predictionsarebasedsolelyonpreviousturnbehaviorof
machine.TurnpointsarealsodefinedwhenAutoTrac
isdeactivatedandheadingerrorexceeds45degrees.
Turnpredictionswillnotcoincidewithfieldboundaryif
fieldboundaryisnotlinearandcontinuous,orifoperator
makesturnsbeforeorafterfieldboundary.
Distancewillcountdowntopredictedturn,andtoneswill
soundwhenmachineis10secondsfromintersectingturn
point.Thishappensagainwhenpredictedturnpointhas
beenreached.
Visualindicatorwillchangetoyellowwithin10secondsof
predictedturn,andthenredafterpassingthepredicted
turnlocation.Awhiteintersectionlinemarksturning
location.
PC17238—UN—11JUL13
AutoTrac
TurnPredictorwilldefaulttoONaftereverypowercycle
oraftereveryseatswitchtime-out.TurnPredictorcannot
beturnedoffonmachinewithoutanoperatorpresence
switchtiedtoCANBUS.OnceturnedOFF ,itwillremain
offonlyuntilnextpowercycle,seatswitchtime-out,orif
manuallyturnedbackonbyoperator.
WheneverTurnPredictorresetsbacktoONafteraseat
switchtime-out(operatoroutofseatfor7secondson
tractors),itwilldisplayanalertindicatingTurnPredictor
hasbeenresettoONduetooperatorleavingseat.An
optionwillbeavailabletoturnitOFFagainfromtheturn
predictorsymbolonthemap.
TrackingTones
Trackingtonescanbeusedasanaudibleindicationof
steeringdirection.Ifthetrackisrightofmachine,two
lowbeepssound.Ifleftofmachine,asinglehighbeep
sounds.Thealarmrepeatswhileoff-trackerrorbetween
machineandguidancetrackis10—40cm(4—16in.).
NOTE:TrackingTonesdefaulttoON.
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