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User Manual
- Ecomatic 2010
User Manual
- Ecomatic 2010
been set a manual speed.
- It is turned off whenever the spreading
mode is NOT active (push the pushbutton #9
to activate).
Speed detection must be over 5 Km/h for the
spreading mode to be working after it has
been activated.
Spreading
depends upon vehicle speed
and it is stopped whenever speed falls
below 5Km/h. Spreading is resumed without
any intervention of the operator whenever
vehicle speed exceeds 5Km/h.
If the vehicle speed exceeds a maximum
limit, the system activates an acoustic alarm
(from the buzzer inside the control device)
without stopping
the spreading mode.
Should the detection of the GPS signal fail
while spreading, the system utilizes the last
correctly detected speed, then after 10
seconds of signal absence, the anomaly is
indicated by the alarm condition as follows.
WARNING
because the vehicle speed is still
set to the last detected value, the pushbutton
# 9 must be pushed to stop the spreading
mode. It is now possible to start spreading
with manual speed (see below).
•
Should there be problems of the
GPS system detecting speed (e.g. in
scarcely covered or not covered areas,
like tunnels), speed indication (position
#B on the display) will be blinking: at
regular and close lapses, it will blink
from dark text on light background to
light text on dark background. Also the
buzzer will beep repeatedly emitting a
1 second lasting sound then it will be
silent for 3 seconds, until the GPS signal
is detected.
In order to spread in areas
without any GPS signal, the
vehicle speed must be set
MANUALLY as follows:
- Press for a short time the
pushbutton #14 “Menu”.
- The display will visualize the
following page (please note
that manual speed is ZERO
because the saltspreader
is automatically set. The
operator’s intervention is
needed to switch to manual
mode).
- set the required speed (e.g. 40 Km/h) with
the two pushbuttons #17 + (to increase the
speed value 5 by 5 Km/h) and #16 - ( to
decrease the speed value 5 by 5Km/h).
In spreading mode with MANUAL speed
(
manual speed greater than 0
), the system
starts spreading considering the speed
vehicle constant and equal to the input value.
In order to spread with the same density
as displayed, the vehicle must proceed at
the input speed showed on the display.
Because the spreading mode now doesn’t
depend upon the actual vehicle speed, the
pushbutton #9 must be pushed to start and
stop the spreading mode, e.g. when the
vehicle stops at a stop light.
Spreading mode activates only if the spinner
is not raised, or when the warning light #20
is turned off. When this warning light is on,
the spreading is stopped and the relative
“Spread On” warning light #18 is turned off.
In order to resume spreading, the spinner
must be lowered to its normal operating
position and the spreading activation
pushbutton must be pushed.
The BLAST command is activated by the
pushbutton #8 and it is effective only if the
spreading mode is active. It forces
the material spreading amount to its
maximum regardless of vehicle speed and
spreading density. Previously set
spreading width will not change.
The BLAST command allows to spread the
material more effectively in dangerous areas
or where ice clusters are more
likely to appear.
The BLAST command is still effective if the
spreading have been stopped due to vehicle
speed falling below 5Km/h:
that is to allow material spreading next to
intersections or during vehicle acceleration
from stop, i.e. when vehicle starts to move
until GPS speed exceeds 5Km/h (where it
starts automatic spreading).
Note: that intersections are dangerous areas
and material spreading should be more
abundant.
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Spreading mode activation is indicated by the “Spread On” warning light #
18
lighting up.
- it blinks whenever the spreading mode is active but not working, because the vehicle stopped or the GPS signal is not
yet detected.
- it lights up whenever the spreading mode is active because vehicle is moving or it has been set a manual speed.
- it is turned off whenever the spreading mode is NOT active (push the pushbutton #
9
to activate)
Speed detection must be over 5 Km/h for the spreading mode to be working after it has been activated.
Spreading depends upon vehicle speed and it is stopped whenever speed falls below 5Km/h.
Spreading is resumed without any intervention of the operator whenever vehicle speed exceeds 5Km/h.
If the vehicle speed exceeds a maximum limit, the system activates an acoustic alarm (from the buzzer inside the
control device) without stopping the spreading mode.
Should the detection of the GPS signal fail while spreading, the system utilizes the last correctly detected speed, then
after 10 seconds of signal absence, the anomaly is indicated by the alarm condition as follows.
WARNING because the vehicle speed is still set to the last detected value, the pushbutton
#
9
must be pushed to stop
the spreading mode. It is now possible to start spreading with manual speed (see below).
•
Should there be problems of the GPS system detecting speed (e.g. in scarcely covered or not covered areas,
like tunnels), speed indication (position
#
B
on the display) will be blinking: at regular and close lapses, it will
blink from dark text on light background to light text on dark background.
Also the buzzer will beep repeatedly emitting a 1 second lasting sound then it will be silent for 3 seconds, until
the GPS signal is detected.
In order to spread in areas without any GPS signal, the vehicle speed must be set MANUALLY as follows:
- press for a short time the pushbutton #
14
“Menu”.
- the display will visualize the following page (please note that manual speed is ZERO because the saltspreader is
automatically set. The operator’s intervention is needed to switch to manual mode).
- set the required speed (e.g. 40 Km/h) with the two pushbuttons #
17
+ (to increase the speed value 5 by 5 Km/h) and
#
16
- ( to decrease the speed value 5 by 5Km/h).
In spreading mode with MANUAL speed (manual speed greater than 0), the system starts spreading considering the
speed vehicle constant and equal to the input value. In order to spread with the same density as displayed, the vehicle
must proceed at the input speed showed on the display. Because the spreading mode now doesn’t depend upon the
actual vehicle speed, the pushbutton #
9
must be pushed to start and stop the spreading mode, e.g. when the vehicle stops
at a stop light.
