Manual
Seed Hawk Air Drill Monitor
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.0 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................1
1.1 G
ETTING FAMILIAR WITH THE CONSOLE........................................................................................................ 3
2.0 STARTUP AND SYSTEM INSTALLATION ................................................................................................5
2.1 N
ORMAL STARTUP........................................................................................................................................... 5
2.2 S
PECIAL STARTUP............................................................................................................................................ 5
2.3 F
IRST TIME INSTALLATION (SENSOR LEARN MODE) ..................................................................................... 6
2.4 S
TARTUP ERROR MESSAGES ............................................................................................................................8
3.0 SET UP MODE/ CHANGE MONITOR SETTINGS ....................................................................................9
3.1 C
OMMON OPERATIONS FOR CHANGE SETTINGS MODE.................................................................................... 9
3.1.1 Entering Any Change Settings Mode.......................................................................................................9
3.1.2 Exiting from any Change Settings Mode...............................................................................................10
3.2 G
ROUND SPEED ............................................................................................................................................. 10
3.2.1 Ground Speed Calibration ....................................................................................................................10
3.3 F
AN................................................................................................................................................................ 11
3.4 S
HAFT AND BIN LEVEL.................................................................................................................................. 11
3.5 W
IDTH AND UNITS ........................................................................................................................................ 12
3.6 R
ATE.............................................................................................................................................................. 13
4.0 NORMAL OPERATION................................................................................................................................14
4.1 F
UNCTION SELECTION AND DISPLAY ............................................................................................................. 14
4.1.1 General Comments and Summary of All Functions............................................................................14
4.1.2 Speed...................................................................................................................................................15
4.1.3 Rate.....................................................................................................................................................15
4.1.4 Bin Level Function..............................................................................................................................16
4.2 A
LARMS......................................................................................................................................................... 16
4.2.1 Introduction...........................................................................................................................................16
4.2.2 The “In Motion” Condition.....................................................................................................................17
4.2.3 Should Be Seeding Alarms (SBS) ............................................................................................................18
4.2.4 Sensor Alarms .......................................................................................................................................18
4.2.5 Sensor Communication Alarms .............................................................................................................20
4.2.6 System Error Alarms .............................................................................................................................20
4.3 A
REA DISPLAY AND ZEROING AREA ACCUMULATORS .................................................................................. 20
4.4 S
ENSOR REPLACEMENT ................................................................................................................................. 22
5.0 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION .................................................................................................................23
5.1 G
ENERAL TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION .......................................................................................................... 23
5.2 G
ENERAL ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATION......................................................................................................... 24
5.3 G
ENERAL ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIFICATION................................................................................................. 25
5.4 G
ENERAL MECHANICAL SPECIFICATION....................................................................................................... 26