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SectionControl
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CZ76372,0000770-19-27JUL16-2/2
SectionControl
JohnDeereSectionControlturnsmachineorimplement
sectionsONandOFFautomaticallytoreduceoverlap
andimproveinputmanagement.SectionControlrequires
thefollowingcomponents:
DocumentationorPremiumactivation.
StarFire™Receiver
NavigatetoSectionControl
1.SelectMenu.
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2.SelectApplicationstab.
3.SelectSectionControlapplication.
StarFireisatrademarkofDeere&Company
SectionControlautomaticallycontrolsmachineor
implementsectionswhenenteringandexitingpreviously
coveredareas.Sectionsareturnedoffwhenentering
coverageandareturnedbackonwhenenteringareas
withoutcoverage.Thecoveragemapshowstheprevious
coveredareasbyrecordingwherethemachineor
implementhasbeeninthefield.Lightbluecoverage
indicatesasinglepassthroughthefield.Anyoverlapis
indicatedbydarkbluecoverage.
SectionControldetermineswhentoturnonorturnoffa
sectionbasedonthefollowingfactors:
GPSposition
Coveragemap
Machineandimplementoffsets
Sectionstatus
Overlapsettings
Mechanicaldelay
Fieldboundaries
Headlandboundaries
SectionControlsendsaCANbusmessagetothemachine
orimplementcontrollertochangesectionstatus.Section
isturnedONtoapplyproducttoanarea.ItisturnedOFF
topreventreapplicationofproductinthesamearea.There
isnodistancelimitfromwhereoperationstartedinfield.
IMPORTANT :Someoperatorsconnecttwoseparate
fieldsintooneusinga“landbridge”between
them.Productmaystillbeappliedoverthis
stripoflandifSectionControlislefton.To
preventunexpectedcoverage,alwaysturn
SectionControlorthemasterswitchOFF
whiletransportingbetweenfields.
SectionControlAccuracy
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ThefollowingfactorsimpactSectionControlperformance:
GPSaccuracyofpreviouscoveragemap.
CurrentGPSaccuracy.
MachineProfileandImplementProfilesettings.
Operatormustdriveataconstantspeedwhenentering
andexitingcoverage.
Compatibility
SeeGeneration4DisplayReleaseNotesformore
informationonimplementcompatibility.
MultipleDisplays
SectionControlrequirestaskcontrollercommunication
withthecontroller,andthetaskcontrollercannotrunon
twoconnecteddisplays.Statusoftaskcontrollercanbe
viewedinmultipledisplaysettings.
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