Software Guide

•Yellow—theboomsectionisonandnotowing
intentionally(typicallyduetoauto-sectioncontrol
stoppingtheow).
•Green—theboomsectionisonandowing.
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Specications
Thefollowingareimportantacronymsfortheuserto
understand:
•WAAS(WideAreaAugmentationSystem)—This
positioning-correctionsystemwasdevelopedby
theUSFederalAviationAdministrationtoserveas
anairnavigationaidbyimprovingtheaccuracy
andavailabilityoftheGPSsignals.
•RTK(RealTimeKinematic)—RTKNetwork-a
groupofland-basestationsthattransmitposition
datatoaserverthroughtheinternet.GPS
guidedmachinesequippedwithRTKcorrection
exchangedatawiththeserver,transmitting
positioninformationandreceivingcorrection
informationthroughcellulardataexchanges.The
serverusesthepositiondatafromthebasestation
tocalculateposition-correctiondataandtransmits
ittothevehiclesthroughthecellularmodem.The
correctedGPSpositionprovideslocationaccuracy
between1to2cm(0.39to0.79inch)inrealtime.
•GLONASS(GlobalNavigationSatelliteSystem
(RussianGNSS))—ThisallowstheGPSreceiver
tousetheRussiansatellitenavigationsystemin
additiontoGPS.
Operation
Thecomputerintheautomaticsectioncontroller
(ASC)controlsthesprayapplicationrateforvarying
vehiclespeeds.Yousetthetargetvolumeperunit
areatospray,andtheASCautomaticallymaintains
theowwithintheproperrangeofthevehiclespeed
andcontinuallydisplaystheactualvolumeofmaterial
perareasprayed.TheX25controlconsolealso
monitorstheareasprayed,thespeedofthevehicle,
andthetotalvolumeofmaterialsprayed.
Youcancongureglobalpositioningsystemoptions
fortheGeoLinksystem2ways:
•SettheGPStousetheWAASwiththeRTK
correction(GPSsignalwithpositionandlocation
correctiondatatransmittedthroughacellular
modem).
•SettheGPStousetheWAASonly(GPSwithno
correctiondata)forlocationandguidance.
SettingtheGeoLinksystemtousetheWAASwith
RTKcorrectionincreasesthepositioningaccuracy
oftheGeoLinkspraysystemandenablesadditional
capabilitieswiththeX25controlconsole.
Note:Ensurethatthesprayeriscalibratedcorrectly
beforestartingtospray.
Note:EnsurethattheInfoCenterissettoGeoLink
beforeusingthedisplaytospray.
UnderstandingtheDifferent
DisplayModes
Theavailabilityofthesprayercontrols,options,and
settingsdependuponwhichdisplaymodeyouare
using.Thedisplaymodeiscontrolledthroughthe
useraccesslevelmenuonthesettingsscreen.
•EasyMode—Thismodeisintendedforgeneral
sprayingthatalloperatorscanuse.
•StandardMode—Thismodeisintendedforjob
setup,eldboundarycreation,calibrationand
generalspraying.Youcanpasswordprotectthe
standardmodeandusethismodeforsetting
upextrafeaturesoftheGeoLinksystem.The
standardmodeinformationisinvideoformat.
PleaserefertothevideosontheUSBdrive
thatcamewiththeGeoLinksystemoron
www.Toro.com.
Note:Usethestandardmodewhenyoumapa
sprayboundary.
•ExpertMode—Thismodeisintendedfor
thedistributortousewhendiagnosingand
troubleshootingsystemissues.Theexpertmode
ispasswordprotectedandallowsthedistributorto
helpwithcustomerservice.
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