Rado A100, Instruction Manual

Page 1: ...A100 control system instruc on manual Issue date 07 2014 ...

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Page 3: ...a on of tramlines Pre emergent marking of tramlines Indica on of minimal level of seed in hoppers 2x Assembly travel speed measuring Actual date and me Fan speed indica on Seeding mechanism speed indica on Daily hectare measuring Summary hectare measuring Automa c seeding test Seeding mechanism driven by a motor up to 4 motors Con nuous regula on of the seeding dose during sowing Drill ligh ng con...

Page 4: ...e necessary to monitor during the sowing process and enables to change the parameters of the tramline seeding dose fan speed limits doser 1 and doser 2 seeding dose all this during the course of the opera on Screen No 2 Serves for the user to input the parameters of the seeding test for dosers 1 to 3 the number of seeding sensors and their sensi vity the C factor for the travel speed induc on scan...

Page 5: ...This will cause inaccuracy of the sown dose and reading distor on of the hectare meter radar it is necessary to install it so it will not be affected by e g the rota ng wheels of the trac le machine e g a tractor or by a large cloud of dust or other solid par c les flying off of the tractor wheels or the seed drill itself This will again cause increa sed inaccuracy of the sowing and hectare meter va...

Page 6: ...or fi ed in the hopper the empty hopper symbol will turn red and an acous c signal will sound 1 6 Level sensors adjustment On the sensor rear side there is a small screw under which the adjus ng screw of the sensor sensi vity is located 1 7 A1 sensor of seeding Displays the actual state of seed passing to the seeding hoses In case the seed is passing through the seeding sensor a green box symbol i...

Page 7: ...l In case the seeding mechanism stops during drill opera on a zero speed value is displayed and an acous c signal is sound to alert the operator about this serious fault In case the speed value is lower or higher than the required speed the speed numerical value is highlighted in red and an acous c signal is sound This signals to the operator that he must either reduce the seeding assembly travel ...

Page 8: ...e seed drill and sprayer widths is set the number of rides is calculated as zero and all sowing sides are highlighted in grey The tramline se ngs and the state of the counter are stored in the internal memory of the unit even a er turning the system off A er turning the feeding power on all data are set to the state as they were before turning off 1 12 Tramline automatic mode The tramline crea on is...

Page 9: ...me during opera on Controlling the drill hydraulics 1 16 Hydraulics turning on and off Pressing this key will turn on all hydraulic controlling func ons In case the hydraulics are not turned on none of the hydraulic func ons controlling keys will be func onal By pressing the key again the hydraulics controlling func ons are turned off 1 17 Drill unfolding Pressing this key will start the drill unfo...

Page 10: ...n with the control unit via BLUE TOOTH If the symbol is not yellow colored the tablet is disconnected from the control unit and it cannot be controlled The following no ce is displayed on the tablet This symbol informs the user that the GPS Glonass signal is available In case the drill is equipped with and controlled by the GPS Glonass it is necessary to wait un l the symbol turns yellow before st...

Page 11: ...9 Screen No 2 Description of the screen No 2 2 1 Seeding test This screen enables adjustment of the seeding test for the doser 1 to 3 ...

Page 12: ...m the doser during the test must be caught into a suitable container or a bag Allow the doser to rotate un l the required amount of seed fills the container A er the test ends weigh its weight and input the value according to the following table 2 1 5 2 1 5 Entering the seed weight A er stopping the seeding test it is necessary to enter the weight of the seed which has been dosed during the seedin...

Page 13: ...rder for the sensor to evaluate that the seeding is correct and SOWS In case less than 5 pieces of seed passes through within 1 second the sensor evaluates this as the seed is not passing through i e DOES NOT SOW 1 For small seeds such as poppy and rape the recommended value is 3 to 12 2 For medium sized seeds such as wheat and barley the recommended value is 30 to 100 3 For large seeds such as co...

Page 14: ...ks are created the pre emergent marking automa cally lowers Upon opening of the val ves the pre emergent marking raises By pressing the key again the pre emergent tramline marking func on turns off 2 4 6 Markers automatics Pressing this key will turn on the func on of automa c switching over of the markers at the dead centre The key will be highlighted in yellow By this the automa c switching over ...

Page 15: ... the symbol 2 6 2 Setting the circumference of the travel speed sensor wheel Press the symbol to set the wheel circumference In the entering numerical dialogue input the new value and confirm it by pressing the OK key The value will be displayed under the symbol A en on the value must be set in millimetres 2 6 3 Setting the C factor Firstly it is necessary to mark out a 100 meters long straight pa...

Page 16: ...folding Press the key set the required value in the se ng dialogue and confirm it by pressing the OK key The new value will be automa cally stored in the memory 2 7 3 Drill raising Press the key set the required value in the se ng dialogue and confirm it by pressing the OK key The new value will be automa cally stored in the memory 2 7 4 Drill lowering Press the key set the required value in the s...

Page 17: ... V Dashboard mains feeding voltage in volts Amperage 0 A Current bleed by the unit from the dashboard mains in amperes Power Consump on 0 W Total power consump on in wa s RADO AGRO s r o Control system manufacturer HW MU V0 14 01 Controlling unit hardware version FM A100 1 1 2 Controlling unit firmware version May 28 2014 12 14 35 Controlling unit firmware crea on date PN A100CB Controlling unit t...

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