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Guia Platinum - Navigation Version 1.0.0 User Manual - AG

1. Application Application Info Set Swath New Area Old Area Obstacles WayPoints Background Maps To select an item tap the item on the screen or use the remote switches to move the cursor to the desired item If using the remote switches a6 the Left Right Up Down keys are used to move the cursor Push the Center key to select open or execute the item Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual On the page that has parameters to edit a parameter FullScreen Units US Auto Spray On GuideLine Common Swath es Spray On Lag Spray Mult Areas Together Spray Off Lag Boom Switch Closed Pattern Auto Advance No Race Tracks Skip Tracks Units of measurements US or Metric Tap the item on the page then tap the or to toggle through the available options If you use the remote switches the Up Down keys will move the cursor and the Left Right keys will change the option of parameter Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual If a parameter has a numerical value FullScreen Number Of Swaths 1 Swath Width feet 1 60 00 Swath 1 feet wes t E Tap the E or to decrease or increase the value If the difference between the current value and the desired value is big tap ES to open a virtual keyboard for quick entry If using the remote switches the Up Down keys will move the cursor the Left Right key will decrease increase the value Guia
2. TAR 3 0 GS 52 4 SPA 2 1 APP 2 9 VOL 28 3 Guide Line to Settings Menu gt 146 Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual Guidance Spr Outside Warning Max Xtrack 200 Approach Flash Time Obstacle Alert Altitude Guidance Sprayed Message How far to look ahead for smooth guidance secs es ok o Look Ahead This is for smooth guidance If the value is 1 0 Guia will look ahead and provide guidance 1 second ahead of time o Max Xtrack Full scale for XTrack bar Small value makes XTrack bar more sensitive The default is 200 ft or 60m o Obstacle Alert This is for Guia to show warning on lightbar when aircraft is approaching an obstacle like high tower or power line 147 Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual o Sprayed Message Select Yes if you want a warning on lightbar and screen when you select to fly a line already sprayed o Spr Outside Warning Select Yes if you want a warning when you spray outside the designated area Use this when the spray boundary is precise and spraying outside area is restricted o Approach Flash Time Enter time in seconds for flashing lights on lightbar when approaching area boundary Note that you must be on the locked line to have the proper warning o Altitude Guidance This is a vertical bar used to guide pilot to fly and spray at a target height above ground or canopy The target spray height and altitude scale for vertical bar
3. Skip Tracks 1 l Units of measurements US or Metric Unit Select your preference measurement system Metric or U S Imperial Common Swath Select Yes if you want to use the same swath width for all areas Select No if you want to Guia to read the swath width in area file Note that the swath width defined in area file may be different from the common swath width Spray Mult Areas For flying multiple areas or project select Separate if you want to spray each zone separately Select Together if you want to spray all zones together Boom Switch Closed means boom switch contacts are closed when spray on Open means booms switch contacts are open when spray on Auto Advance Automatic advance or shift the target line after finish spraying it If the selection is Yes the Auto Advance Time parameter will be shown Auto Advance Time Enter the time in seconds when the target line should be shifted after finish spraying a line 141 Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual o Auto Spray On For automatic booms Select GuideLine for spray on when aircraft flying along the guide line Select Inside for spray on when aircraft flying anywhere inside spray area o Spray On Lag Used for automatic booms The micro relay in Guia will close contacts by this time before crossing boundary to turn spray on o Spray Off Lag Used for automatic booms The micro relay in Guia will open contac
4. lt AG NN RN EE Guia Platinum Navigation Version 1 0 0 User Manual Copyright 2014 AG NAV Inc Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual Table of Contents ADOL EE 5 SUPPO eege 6 lei CC H Ale de Tu EEN 9 V EVdteECAR FAUNUNG E 14 PAD DING QUOD EE 15 Application NfO EE 5 Set Swath ME 5 NOW ATOJ EEN 5 NE Pe WEN 5 ot ei TEE 5 EVA e lu LC 5 BACKOrOUNO IN Sos ce es esc ese cee cece eee eee eee ee 5 NEW ATOR EE 26 New TICEEIO d le ENEE 27 CAN EN 29 CSOT SS PC D 30 SOIT e Ur Te E e iscsi tees N 33 Generate Area 35 SPIL e Le TE 38 SSS EE dee 40 OIE e TE 43 Generate Area 45 Split Pivot c ccccccesscscsccscccesecscecececcscscscscececescavacscseseescseatacaeseseseatavneeseeeeeees 48 Generate Area 50 MAK e EEN 53 ENER EE 54 VV AN Rx e UE 58 Generate Area WEE 59 Mark SKID EE 63 CSME EETA E ee 64 Mark eae ee Ee 68 SENG It D 69 EINEN 13 Spray Boundary sett ee tase ene eaten seceeecmesavesenueceeteeceseesaeuessycusces 77 Generate Area 78 PB SUC E 82 Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual ela sl UR EE 83 ADOC ER 87 Genere AT accra veces EEN 88 Old PAV EN 92 MCHC GU d A E ee sesnestaneeeneeens 93 PD DIC ATION UY OC sere cecenescaneocecccuencstrce eapwcennseciesssacesesesnsabaesacassacusnnecaenecuseeseaes 94 SNape E 96 FTOJCCI A 98 OCEAN E 99 em BO e 1 VE 101 VUEN te TT e EN 102 CONO BOX sorcier ates oe canes tes eecincccaueeqeunevesapecsinweees cuce
5. lt ToArea gt This function selects the corner 1 of spray area as the destination waypoint This is useful when you have a long list of waypoints and want the guidance to fly to the spray area immediately H you fly multiple areas the active area is selected as the destination lt ToHome gt 132 Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual This function selects the HOME waypoint as the destination for guidance lt ToWork gt This function selects the WORK waypoint as the destination for guidance lt PntGuide gt This function selects guidance to fly from aircraft to a destination waypoint lt SegGuide gt This function selects guidance to fly from one waypoint to another A flight leg or segment is formed by 2 consecutive waypoints in the list When you finish one leg use lt NextWPT gt to move to the next leg A correct sequence of waypoints defined in the area or project file is important lt ChooseWP gt If you fly from one waypoint to another i e flight leg or segment guidance use this function to select any 2 waypoints in the list to fly 133 Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual Map Mode Map Mode is used to view the spray area exclusion zones grid lines and spray coverage The display is centered on the map so you can view the spray area and all data while on ground or being far from the spray area There is no flight guidance in the Map mode However it provides many ways to change
6. must be entered em to Settings Menu A 148 Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual Lightbars E 3 Lightbars Settings are for guidance and information displayed on lightbar Lightbar Type Middle Info 1 DTG Lightbar Brightness 70 Middle Info 2 SPA Set First Bar To Cross track WPT left Info WPT number First Bar Logic Bar dir E WPT right Info Distance to go Set Second Bar To AOI WPT middle Info 1 Ground speed Second Bar Logic Opposite bar dir WPT middle Info2 Time to go Left Info LN Right Info XT LED Light Settings Choose lightbar type ka Ka Res Lightbar Type Type of lightbar used with Guia Choices are Bright Bar Nav Bar and Pilot Indicator Lightbar Brightness Default percentage of brightness of lightbar If you always fly at night you can enter 10 or 20 Set First Bar To XTrack or Angle of Intercept First Bar Logic Guidance logic for the first or top bar of lightbar The logic can be Bar Dir to follow the bar direction When bar extends to the left steer airplane left When bar extends to the right steer right Opposite Bar Dir means steering in the opposite direction of bar Set Second Bar To XTrack or Angle of Intercept If both bars are set to the same data the logic of first bar will be used Second Bar Logic Set guidance logic for second bar Left Info Information displayed on the left side of lightbar in Spray mode Right Info Information displayed on
7. 141ft When reaching the end of field turn spray off to enter point B PE SPR SPLIT Ven SPLIT LL gt gt 11 m4030905 A circular area is generated with grid lines Guia locks to line 1 which is at the left edge of the area Follow the guidance to spray this line Use the key lt NextLL gt to shift the locked line to get guidance to spray the rest of area 2 Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual navigate SPR SPLIT Kts 2 6 Hdg 30 Tmp 70 F m4030905 Back to New Area Menu Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual Mark Split The Mark method allows you to enter thousands of points to define a spray area FullScreen File Type Line Offset Yes Prefix m Spray Material pesticide123 AreaName m4030906 Application Rate 3 00 Make Area By Tank Volume 500 Option Split Method of making new area o Select Make Area By Mark o Select Option Split o Check other parameters and make sure they are correct for your application When done tap to continue Back to New Area Menu Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual Generate Area Guia enters the New Area mode allowing you to create a new area on the fly The indicator Mark Split shows that the area will be generated by Mark Split method Zone means Spray Zone or Spray Area Pts indicates the number of points you have entered for this spray zone Now fly to the field Depending on your Display
8. 50 54 56 59 61 64 66 69 71 75 77 78 80 83 88 102 127 129 142 143 151 New Area Settings 2 27 New Waypoint 3 123 132 Next Heading 3 715 O Obstacles 2 22 Old Area 2 3 21 92 93 96 99 143 151 Operations 2 9 P Project Files 3 92 98 142 143 R Reverse Heading 3 117 S Select Areas 3 93 Set Swath 2 19 Settings 2 3 4 9 14 26 27 28 30 35 40 45 50 54 59 64 69 78 83 8 amp 8 93 96 100 101 103 125 140 141 143 145 147 149 150 151 154 156 157 158 159 160 Shape Files 3 96 97 Split Boundary 2 33 35 Split Center 2 43 45 Split Edge 2 38 40 Split Pivot 2 48 50 Spray Areas 3 21 92 105 144 Spray Boundary 2 28 77 78 148 Spray Patterns 3 719 Spraying 3 21 22 25 28 78 102 103 110 135 141 148 156 Support 2 6 amp 165 Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual T to area 3 119 128 to home 3 127 ToArea 728 132 tohome 727 132 W waypoint 2 3 12 24 102 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 137 139 143 150 151 waypoint mode 3 24 102 123 124 125 127 128 129 132 150 151 WayPoints 2 24 126 132 133 137 139 143 wptmode 725 132 166
9. 63 68 77 82 87 92 94 95 101 103 119 123 151 155 160 Application Info 2 16 18 103 Application Type 3 94 Background Maps 2 25 Best Heading 3 113 136 C Change Line Direction 3 7110 Closest Line 3 108 Colours 3 145 Control Box 3 12 13 104 CORI 125 128 132 D Data Recording 4 156 Display 3 12 13 20 30 35 40 45 50 54 59 64 69 78 53 88 99 101 103 134 145 147 149 150 151 154 155 E Edit 3 9 10 14 17 18 19 129 130 137 138 139 Edit Area 3 138 Edit Waypoint 3 139 F fix gap 3 135 Flow Controller 4 28 95 103 104 157 functions 3 12 13 15 104 132 136 151 G Geodetics 3 96 143 Guidance 3 5 24 31 32 37 42 47 51 56 61 66 67 71 72 75 76 80 81 85 86 89 90 91 99 100 102 105 108 109 114 119 124 125 127 128 129 130 132 133 134 135 136 147 148 149 H Help 4 5 6 8 14 25 143 161 162 Home 3 4 14 125 127 132 133 163 Home waypoint 727 132 K 164 Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual Keys 3 9 10 11 12 13 93 94 119 135 151 L Lightbars 3 149 M Manage Settings 4 158 Map Display 3 20 101 Map Mode 3 102 115 134 136 151 mapmode 715 Mark Manual 2 68 69 73 Mark Skip 2 63 64 Mark Split 2 53 54 Mark Squeeze 2 58 59 N Navigate Training 2 14 Navigation Help 4 162 Navigation Info 3 702 New Area 2 12 20 26 27 28 29 30 35 40 45
10. Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual 2 On the fly operation starts when the Guia enters a fly mode New Area Spray Map or Waypoint The picture below shows a typical display in the Spray mode navigate ive Bl jaz a d The Control box shows the functions that you can do As in the example the functions are PrevLL NextLL Zoomin ZoomOut The positions of the functions are associate with the keys on the remote switches As in the example Left key does PrevLL Right key NextLL Up key Zoomin and Down key ZoomOut Tap the center green button to change the Control Menu Or push the Center key on the remote switches The number in the center of the center green button shows the set or Control Menu number Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual Other buttons in the Control box Previous Menu EH Ty e A im a ZS a Exit Area Flow Data Control ER 1 You can tap twice on the map window to expand the display navigate BR v i gt m wn Left Right Up Down The Control box is shown at the bottom of screen Just tap the button to do the desired task If using the remote switches the sequence of keys for the functions is Left Right Up Down Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual Navigate Training e a By tapping the NAVIGATE or DR A icon you will be taken to a new screen with the following options Application Edit Settings Help Home OO 0 OC Navigate D A S
11. actually paid by the owner of the product for the product Because some states jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages the above limitation may not apply to the use Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual TRADEMARKS o AG NAV or AG NAV is a registered trademark of AG NAV In o Guia or Guia is a registered trademark of Ag NAV Inc o FlightMaster or FlightMaster is a registered trademark of AG NAV Inc o All other brand names are trademarks of their respective holders CONTACT INFORMATION For technical help please contact AG NAV Phone 800 99 AGNAV North America 800 992 4628 705 734 0909 International Fax 705 735 0880 Email general agnav com Web www agnav com In the Event of a problem that cannot be resolved using the information supplied please contact AG NAV You can also gain assistance through the User s Area on our web page at www agnav com For further assistance contact the AG NAV Technical Support Line by telephone fax or email AG NAV Customer Support personnel will discuss your situation determine the cause of problem and provide the appropriate technical assistance Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual Operations The Guia Platinum Operation in the Navigate or Training program has two modes PreFlight and On the fly 1 PreFlight includes all screens for settings editing and item selections FormApplication
12. are called Old Areas To fly the old areas tap EI to open the list of areas for your selection dr to Main Menu Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual Select Areas An Old Area file can be no1 prj or shp file nol is an AgNav file which has boundary for a single spray area prj is an AgNav file which has boundaries of multiple spray zones The combination of multiple spray zones is called a project shp is a vector map file in shapefile format which may have boundaries of a single or multiple spray zones A shp file can have boundaries of exclusion zones as well After tapping i a list of old areas is shown FullScreen Name v Last Modified AH_9_2_2011 shp 11 09 02 8 49 AM Barrie por 12 09 13 9 24 AM orangeriver no1 11 11 22 12 19 PM pangola no1 11 11 22 12 59 PM sprbuck2 no1 14 03 04 2 20 PM Application Type New Application Rate 3 00 Spray Material pesticide123 Tank Volume 500 Select the area Bes Tap the desired item to select it For the remote switches use the Up Down keys to move the red box up down When in the list of areas use the Left Right keys to move the highlight bar to select a desired item Before flying the area check other parameters and data settings Back to Old Area Menu i Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual Application Type To check parameters or data tap the parameter or data box and use the Q or gt to toggle through the available options If
13. grid lines and select the locked line for the Spray mode Ku orangeriver L17 LLN 2 LH 179 00 FT TAR 3 0 SPA 21 0 APP 0 0 ole ai MAP B amp F Kts 1 6 Hdg 210 ck Tmp 70 F RH 60 oft 134 Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual Fix Gaps At the end of flight you may view the spray coverage while on the ground navigate If the spray coverage has gaps or some lines were missed spraying use the function keys lt PrevLL gt and lt NextLL gt to move the locked line to the gap Then tap lt SprMode gt to get the guidance to spray that line navigate SPR EXPD 135 Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual Functions Special functions in the Map Mode include lt SprMode gt When you are in the Map mode press lt SprMode gt to go back to the Spray mode lt BestHead gt This function calculates the best heading for grid lines and generates grid lines in this direction Best Heading is the heading which produces the least number of grid lines lt NextHead gt Guia can generate grid lines parallel to one side of the spray area This function toggles through the sides of area starting from side 1 corners 1 and 2 and generates lines parallel to the selected side lt ChgHead gt If you know what the line heading or direction is you can enter the heading value by using lt ChgHead gt Once the heading is entered Guia will generate grid lines in t
14. make sure they are correct for your application O O OO When done tap to continue Back to New Area Menu mas Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual Generate Area Guia enters the New Area mode allowing you to create a new area on the fly The indicator Mark Man shows that the area will be generated by Mark Manual method B amp F is the spray pattern selected for the new area Zone means Spray Zone or Spray Area Pts indicates the number of points you have entered for this spray zone Now fly to the field Depending on your Display Settings the screen shows the aircraft icon flying up screen or fixed in the middle of screen and the map moving around navigate Guia is waiting for you to enter the corners of spray zone When you are over a corner cross of the spray zone tap the lt NextPnt gt button On the remote switches press the key to do lt NextPnt gt Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual navigate SZone Pts 1 Mark Man B amp F 175 ft 2000 ft Pts 1 indicates point 1 was entered The distance from point 1 to aircraft is shown on screen As in the figure above it s 175ft Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual Fly to the next corner of spray zone Use lt NextPnt gt to mark the corner Repeat this until you finish marking the boundary of spray zone navigate Kts 2 6 Hdg 30 Tmp 70 F 1 RH 60 m4030909 2000 ft When you finish marking the area use
15. record remember to enter the correct meteorological data before you fly in the Application Info The MET data shows wind speed Kts wind direction Hdg outside temperature Tmp and relative humidity RH Note that the wind direction is the direction where wind coming from o Line Dir Indicator This indicator shows the line direction relative to nose of aircraft If the aircraft is flying in the same direction as the AB line the red indicator will be at 0 deg or 12 00 o clock Ifthe aircraft is flying the opposite direction the red indicator will be at 180 deg or 6 00 o clock o Area Name Area file name o Number of Lines Total number of grid lines or swaths on the spray area o Flow Data Comm Ifa flow controller is used this circle will become a solid red disk This indicates the communications between the Guia and flow controller is good The empty circle indicates no data communications with the flow controller o Target App Rate Target application rate in Gals acre or Liters ha depending on the unit setting o Applied App Rate Applied or actual application rate in Gals acre or Liters ha If no flow controller is used this applied rate is calculated from the flow rate Gals min or Liters min entered in the Flow Controller settings ground speed and swath width o Tank Gauge Shows how much material left in tank When spraying Guia calculates how much material has been sprayed based on the actual flow rate then subtract th
16. the key lt EndArea gt to complete the area generation navigate Tmp 70 F m4030909 l e d CO A new area is generated with grid lines The first 2 corners are used as the AB line to generate grid lines Guia locks to line 1 Follow the guidance to spray this line I Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual navigate Line 2 sprayed 97 Use the key lt NextLL gt to shift the locked line to get guidance to spray the rest of area in back amp forth pattern Back to New Area Menu Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual Generate XCL If there are no spray or exclusion zones you can use the Mark Manual method to generate a spray zone with exclusion zones To do this first generate a spray zone Zone means Spray Zone or Spray Area Pts indicates the number of points you have entered for this spray zone navigate Kts 2 6 Hdg 30 Tmp 70 F Cf m4030910 When done DO NOT TAP or PRESS lt EndArea gt Fly to where the exclusion zone XCL is When over the first corner of XCL tap the key lt NewXZone gt to enter the first corner of the exclusion zone Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual navigate Kts 2 6 Hdg 30 Tmp 70 F Cf RH 60 m4030910 The indicator XCLZone means Exclusion Zone is being entered Pts indicates the number of points you have entered for this XCL When you are over the next corner of XCL tap the lt NextPnt gt button O
17. the right side of lightbar in Spray mode 149 Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual o Middle Info 1 Information displayed in the middle left of lightbar in Spray mode o Middle Info 2 Information displayed in the middle right of lightbar in Spray mode o WPT Left Info Information displayed on the left side of lightbar in Waypoint mode o WPT Right Info Information displayed on the right side of lightbar in Waypoint mode o WPT Middle Info 1 Information displayed in the middle left of lightbar in WPT mode o WPT Middle Info 2 Information displayed in the middle left of lightbar in WPT mode o LED Light Settings Set distance for the LEDs or lights on the lightbar The XTrack distance for each LED can be calculated automatically by Guia The Max XTrack defines the sensitivity of lightbar If desired you can define the distance for each LED manually When tapping the LED Light Settings button for manual entries the display will show FullScreen Xtrack Sensitivity AOI Sensitivity Manual 2 Xtrack LED Settings AOI LED Settings LED1 0 5 LED1 0 5 LED2 1 0 LED2 1 0 LERS 1 5 LERSE 1 5 LED A 2 0 LED A 2 0 LED S 3 0 LERSE 2 5 LED6 4 0 LED6 3 0 Manual user defines Xtrack sensitivity Ba Ka To enter the distance tap the LED number then use the Left or Right button to change the value When done tap d to accept all changes to Settings Menu 4 150 Guia Platinum Navigati
18. this o Tap the center lt gt key until lt NewGrid gt appears in the Control Menu o Tap lt NewGrid gt to start the procedure o Select Yes On the remote switches push lt gt If you are not sure select No o If Yes Guia will turn off the grid line and wait for you to spray the AB line 110 Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual SPR B amp F Enter point A Kts 1 6 Hdg 210 Tmp 70 F RH 60 orangeriver L17 O o Fly to the desired location and turn spray on to enter point A Enter point B orangeriver L17 O SW 150 0 GS 53 1 SPA 1 8 VOL 3 1 o When reaching the end of area turn spray off to enter point B 111 Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual Tmp 70 F RH 60 orangeriver L 21 O 2000 ft TAR 3 0 o Tap lt NextLL gt to shift the locked line to spray the next swath o DEE eg Ge H OO Est Kts 1 6 2 388 4 1 0 3 Hdg 210 Tmp 70 F RH 60 orangeriver Back to Old Area Menu ia 112 Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual Best Heading The Best Heading function is another convenient way to change the line direction Guia will calculate the heading that makes the least number of lines on the spray area To do this o Tap the center lt gt key until lt BestHead gt appears in the Control Menu o Tap lt BestHead gt to start the procedure o Select Yes On the remote switches push lt gt If you are not su
19. to the center line of field When ready turn spray on to enter point C 41 Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual navigate SPLIT a oe Kts 2 6 Hdg 30 Tmp 70 F A rectangular area is generated with grid lines Guia locks to the line closest to the position of aircraft which is at the center of the field Follow the guidance to spray this line Use the key lt NextLL gt to shift the locked line to get guidance to spray the rest of area Back to New Area Menu Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual Split Center The Split Center method requires the operator to enter three points A B C The AB line defines the length of the center of area Point C sets one edge of the area The spray pattern is Center Split field or Race Track The Race Track number is the number of lines from the AB line to point C Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual FullScreen File Type Line Offset Yes Prefix Spray Material pesticide123 Area Name m4030903 E Application Rate Make Area By Split Tank Volume o Select Make Area By Split o Select Option Center o Check other parameters and make sure they are correct for your application When done tap to continue Back to New Area Menu Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual Generate Area Guia enters the New Area mode allowing you to create a new area on the fly The indicator Split Center shows th
20. your application When done tap to continue Back to New Area Menu Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual Generate Area Guia enters the New Area mode allowing you to create a new area on the fly The indicator AB amp C Squeeze shows that the area will be generated by AB amp C Squeeze method Now fly to the field Depending on your Display Settings the screen shows the aircraft icon flying up screen or fixed in the middle of screen and the map moving around navigate Kts 2 6 Hdg 30 Tmp 70 F Guia is waiting for you to enter point A When getting to the field set the first swath by spray on to enter point A Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual navigate ne E Kts 2 6 Hdg 30 Tmp 70 F Ai RH 60 a The distance from point A to aircraft is shown on screen As in the figure above it s 174ft When reaching the end of field turn spray off to enter point B navigate Kts 2 6 Hdg 30 Tmp 70 F Fly to the other end of field When ready turn spray on to enter point C 84 Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual navigate a ee Kee See Kts 2 6 IVE ae aazaw Hdg 30 Tmp 70 F RH 60 as 600 Ft A rectangular area is generated with grid lines Guia locks to the line closest to the position of aircraft which is the last line on the field Follow the guidance to spray this line Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual Use the key lt NextLL gt to sh
21. 00 Spray Pattern Back amp Forth Method of making new area o Select Make Area By Spray Boundary o Select Spray Pattern As an example Back amp Forth is used o Check other parameters and make sure they are correct for your application When done tap to continue Back to New Area Menu Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual Generate Area Guia enters the New Area mode allowing you to create a new area on the fly The indicator Spray Boundary shows that the area will be generated by Spraying the Boundary of area B amp F is the spray pattern selected for the new area Pts indicates the number of points Guia entered for this area Now fly to the field Depending on your Display Settings the screen shows the aircraft icon flying up screen or fixed in the middle of screen and the map moving around navigate NewA B amp F Pts 1 Spray Boundary 155 ft Kts 2 6 Hdg 30 AN Tmp 70 F Ne RH 60 m4030911 O TAR 3 0 APP 2 9 Fly along the boundary of area Turn spray on to mark the boundary Guia will enter a point when the heading of aircraft changes Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual navigate NewA B amp F Pts 18 Spray Boundary 148 ft Kts 2 6 Hdg 30 Tmp 70 F RH 60 m4030911 Pts 18 indicates 18 points were entered The distance from the last point to aircraft is shown on screen As in the figure above it s 148ft You can turn spray off where desired Whe
22. Area Menu Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual Split Boundary The Split Boundary method requires the operator to enter three points A B C The AB line is normally the longest side of the area where you may want to spray first Point C is on the other side which defines the width of area The spray pattern is Center Split field or Race Track The Race Track number is half of total number of grid lines covering a whole area Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual FullScreen File Type AG NAV Line Offset Yes Prefix Im Spray Material pesticide123 Area Name m4030902 Application Rate 3 00 Make Area By Split Tank Volume 500 Option Boundary Method of making new area o Select Make Area By Split o Select Option Boundary o Check other parameters and make sure they are correct for your application When done tap to continue Back to New Area Menu Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual Generate Area Guia enters the New Area mode allowing you to create a new area on the fly The indicator Split Boundary shows that the area will be generated by Split Boundary method Now fly to the field Depending on your Display Settings the screen shows the aircraft icon flying up screen or fixed in the middle of screen and the map moving around navigate NewA SPLIT Point A Split Boundary 0 ft Kts 2 6 Hdg 30 Tmp 70 F m4030902 Guia is waitin
23. Bar aa Fa R Middle Middle Right Infot Info2 Info The Guidance starts with 2 bars Cross Track XTrack at the top and Angle of Intercept AOI at the bottom Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual n The XTrack shows the error or cross distance from aircraft to guide line The logic of bar movement is defined in the Lightbar Settings If Bar Dir is selected when the bar moves to the left red steer the aircraft left If the bar moves to the right blue steer the aircraft right By default the bottom bar indicates the Angle Of Intercept The AOI shows the angle difference between the line heading and aircraft heading If the aircraft moves parallel to the locked line AOI is zero The AOI in degrees is shown on the other side of the bar The goal is to bring both XT and AOI bars to the center to get the aircraft flying on the right track The spray indicator is shown as the 4 lights When the spray is on the lights are on Spray off lights off There are four more fields of information shown below the guidance bars By defaults from left to right they are Guide or Locked Line Number Distance To Go Sprayed Acreage and XTrack Error to Old Area Menu il 100 Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual Map Display Map Display plots all items for a safe application Le Compass Map Window Grid Lines D A e i f WPT1 A Waypoints RT e Obstacle Ti l lt Spr
24. OL 27 7 lt Expand gt This function changes the spray pattern to Expand The Expand pattern starts from the center to the ends of area navigate SW 150 0 GS 67 7 SPA 44 4 VOL 30 8 121 Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual navigate orangeriver L18 ir i COR1 1000 ft EXPAND lt RaceTrk gt This function changes the spray pattern to Race Track The race track pattern starts from the current locked line to the end of area lt ChgRTK gt This function is used to change the Race Track Number if Race Track spray pattern is used lt Skip gt This function changes the spray pattern to Skip The skip pattern starts from the locked line to the end of area Back to Old Area Menu ia 122 Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual New Waypoint This function is used to enter a new waypoint on the fly for the current area The new waypoint can be a location you want to fly back later to continue the application or start a new job The new waypoint is saved in the area file no1 or project file prj that you selected to fly You can enter a new waypoint in the Spray or Waypoint mode Make sure the key lt NewWPT gt is in one of the Control Menus To make a new waypoint o Tap the center lt gt key until lt NewWPT gt appears in the Control Menu o Fly to the new waypoint location navigate O SPR LL lt lt 3 O 9 13 1289 o Tap lt NewWPT gt 123 Guia Plat
25. Settings the screen shows the aircraft icon flying up screen or fixed in the middle of screen and the map moving around navigate en eee Zone Pts 0 Mark Split 0 ft Guia is waiting for you to enter the corners of spray zone When you are over a corner cross of the spray zone tap the lt NextPnt gt button On the remote switches press the key to do lt NextPnt gt Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual navigate NewA SPLIT Zone Pts 1 Mark Split 143 ft Pts 1 indicates point 1 was entered The distance from point 1 to aircraft is shown on screen As in the figure above it s 143ft Fly to the next corner of spray zone Use lt NextPnt gt to mark the corner Repeat this until you finish marking the boundary of spray zone navigate NewA SPLIT Zone Pts 11 Mark Split 941 ft Kts 2 6 Hdg 30 Tmp 70 F RH 60 m4030906 When you finish marking the area use the key lt EndArea gt to complete the area generation 5 2 Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual navigate SPR SPLIT LL gt gt 24 Kts 2 6 0 0 Hdg 30 Tmp 70 F m4030906 L49 f O SW 60 0 d GS 62 3 T SPA 0 0 VOL 0 0 A new area is generated with grid lines The first 2 corners are used as the AB line to generate grid lines Guia locks to line 1 Follow the guidance to spray this line navigate Kts 2 6 Hdg 30 Tmp 70 F RH 60 m4030906 L49 O Use the key lt NextLL gt to shift the locked line to get guidan
26. Waypoint Mode are lt WPTMode gt This function is used to enter the Waypoint mode for guidance to fly from aircraft to a destination or fly from one waypoint to another lt XWayPnt gt This function is used to enter a cross country waypoint on the fly Cross country waypoint XWaypoint can be the location of airport or new job lt NewWPT gt This function is used to enter a new waypoint on the fly for the current area This waypoint is saved in the area file no1 or project file prj that you selected to fly lt HOME gt This function allows you to change your home waypoint lt WORK gt This function allows you to enter the coordinates of a waypoint on the fly lt PrevWPT gt lt NextWPT gt When you select an area to fly Guia reads all the waypoints defined in the area or project file and makes a list of waypoints for your selection Guia adds the HOME waypoint which is the location before the airplane takes off assuming that you select an area to fly while on ground Guia also adds the COR1 waypoint to the list which is the corner 1 of spray area HOME is always the first waypoint in the list When you enter the Waypoint mode HOME will be the default destination waypoint You can use lt PrevWPT gt or lt NextWPT gt to select the previous or next waypoint in the list as the destination waypoint lt SprMode gt When you are in the Waypoint mode press lt SprMode gt to go to the Spray mode
27. West line 1 to East last line ke a and 117 Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual Now you want to spray the same lines but starting from East to West You just tap lt RevrHead gt to reverse the line direction This will change the line numbering starting from the East to West side navigate Of B amp F LL lt lt 1 O Back to Old Area Menu ia 118 Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual Spray Patterns Guia offers many patterns for your application Spray pattern can be changed on the fly The following keys are used to change spray pattern lt BnF gt This function changes the spray pattern to Back amp Forth navigate SPR SPLIT Kts 1 6 Hdg 210 Tmp 70 F RH 60 lt Split gt This function changes the spray pattern to area Split The spray area starting from the current locked line to the end will be splitted into 2 parts Guia provides guidance to spray from the locked line to the end of area in the Split pattern 119 Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual navigate SPLIT LL lt lt 6 GS 67 7 SPA 17 3 VOL 13 3 lt Squeeze gt This function changes the spray pattern to Squeeze The squeeze pattern starts from the current locked line to the end of area navigate SPR SPLIT LL lt lt 7 orangeriver SW 150 0 GS 67 7 SPA 31 2 VOL 22 2 120 Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual navigate SW 150 0 GS 67 1 SPA 39 5 V
28. a For example CM 279 covers all longitudes from 84 0 to 78 0 West If CM 0 it will be calculated by Guia when GPS data is available The calculated CM will be saved to the Geodetics Settings 143 Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual FullScreen Coordinates Lat Lon Ellipsoid Name WGS 84 Central Meridian 279 Hemisphere North Delta X Delta Y Delta Z Magnetic Var Longitute between 084 078 West set to 0 to auto detect Ka is If you use shape file you must enter the correct CM for areas defined in the shp file properly 0 Settings Menu gt d M Hemisphere Hemisphere where spray areas are North or South must be defined Delta X Y Z Datum shifts They must be 0 if WGS 84 used Magnetic Variation Enter negative value for East positive value for West 144 Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual Colours Colours Settings define colors for items displayed on screen Depending on your preference you can select different colors for spray area grid lines exclusion zones spray on data and text FullScreen Text t Spray Zone Exclusion Zone Spray On BLACK Grid Lines BLUE LIGHT GREEN Guide Line LIGHT RED LIGHT RED Waypoints 3 LIGHT MAGENTA 145 Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual navigate OI e ed deeg eet Kts 2 6 2 644 2 1 1 0 Hdg 30 Tmp 70 F Spray Zone RH 60 m4030910 O SW 60 0
29. ain shp file Other information like polygon ID or name polygon size etc is saved in the database dbf file shx is the index file You must have all 3 files in the Guia for it to work properly However when Guia shows the list of shape files it only shows the main file shp for your selection A shape file may have a projection file prj The file extension prj is the same as the AgNav project file To avoid mistakes do not copy a projection file prj to a USB key or to Guia If you are a GIS expert who creates the shape files if possible select Lat Long or geographic coordinates in WGS 84 ellipsoid for the data in the shp files Shape type should be single polygon Le type 5 You can add many single polygons to a shape file but do not select multi polygon type i e 15 Do not use point line or arc type If you are an operator or pilot it is very important to make sure that the Geodetics Settings are correct before you open or select a shape file as an old area Coordinates Lat Lon Delta X 0 Ellipsoid Name WGS 84 Delta Y 0 Central Meridian 279 Delta Z 0 Hemisphere North Magnetic Var 0 Longitute between 084 078 West set to 0 to auto detect Ka iss Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual The Central Meridian must be correct for your spray zones Do not set it to 0 You can change the value and check the brief description at the bottom of screen The Longitudes of spray zones must be within the rang
30. ame of spray material You can make a list of spray materials for quick selection o Application Rate Enter the target Application Rate L Ha or GPA If a flow controller is used this target rate will be sent to the flow controller to regulate the material flow rate for even application on the new area o Tank Volume Enter how much material you have in the tank before flying this new area The unit is Liter or Gallon depending on the Unit defined in Spraying Settings Back to New Area Menu DE Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual AB Line The first and simplest method to generate a new area is to spray an AB line Guia will make a rectangular area on the left or right of the AB line The Number of Lines and Swath Width parameters are used to calculate the width of the area FullScreen File Type Prefix Area Name Make Area By Option Number Of Lines Spray Pattern AG NAV Line Offset Yes m Spray Material pesticide123 m4030501 Application Rate 3 00 Tank Volume 500 Left 20 Back amp Forth Method of making new area Select Make Area By AB Line If the area is on the left of the AB line select Option Left If the area is on the right of the AB line select Option Right Enter the Number of Lines you want to have on the area You should enter more than enough so that the last sprayed line is remembered for the next flight o Select the Spray Pattern Options ar
31. at the area will be generated by Split Center method Now fly to the field Depending on your Display Settings the screen shows the aircraft icon flying up screen or fixed in the middle of screen and the map moving around navigate NewA SPLIT Point A Split Center 0 ft Kts 2 6 Hdg 30 Tmp 70 F m4030903 Guia is waiting for you to enter point A When getting to the field set the first swath by spray on to enter point A at the center of area Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual navigate Kts 2 6 Hdg 30 Tmp 70 F aD RH 60 m4030903 The distance from point A to aircraft is shown on screen As in the figure above it s 135ft When reaching the end of field turn spray off to enter point B navigate Kts 2 6 Hdg 30 Tmp 70 F T RH 60 m4030903 Fly to the edge of field When ready turn spray on to enter point C 46 Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual navigate _ i Ie SPR SPLIT LL gt gt 13 e e Kts 2 6 19 9 Hdg 30 Tmp 70 F A rectangular area is generated with grid lines Guia locks to the line closest to the position of aircraft which is at the edge of the field Follow the guidance to spray this line Use the key lt NextLL gt to shift the locked line to get guidance to spray the rest of area Back to New Area Menu Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual Split Pivot The Split Pivot method generates a circular area The AB line is at the center o
32. ay On Exclusion zone Depending on Display Settings the aircraft may be fixed at the center of map window and the map is moving around or the map is fixed and aircraft is moving On the Compass the red hand is pointing to true North to Old Area Menu il 101 Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual Navigation Info Navigation Information Nav Mode Wind Spd Kts 2 6 Hdg 30 Outside Temp Tmp 70 F Humidity RH 60 Wind Dir wi Area Name m4030910 Flow Data los Comm Target TAR 3 0 AppRate Applied 2 AppRate APP 2 9 Spr Pattern Lck Line Shift Line Dir Indicator Number of Lines SW 60 0 Info GS 52 4 Info2 SPA 2 1 Info3 VOL 28 3 Info4 Display Settings Nav Mode Current navigation or fly mode There are 4 modes Spray mode SPR for guidance and spraying New Area NewA for new area generation Map mode MAP for viewing map and spray coverage and Waypoint mode WPT for guidance to fly to a Spr Pattern Spray pattern used for spraying area The options are Back amp Forth B amp F or Back to Back Split field SPLIT Race Track RACE Squeeze SQZ Expand O selected destination O EXPD Skip SKIP O Lck Line Shift Locked Line or Guide Line Shift shows the direction and number of lines the guide line will shift next in the spray pattern 102 Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual o MET Data For your
33. ay only not for calculating spray coverage application rate or spray volume Info 1 2 3 4 The 4 fields of information displayed in the info box above the Control Menu on the screen im to Settings Menu 155 Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual Data Recording e P Data Recording Settings are for recording spray data FullScreen Spray ON Interval 0 2 Spray OFF Interval 0 5 Minimum speed for data recording 0 100 km h or mph E O o Minimum Speed This sets the minimum speed for data recording Guia will record flight path and spray data when speed of aircraft is higher than or equal to the minimum speed The unit of speed can be Km h or MPH depending on the Unit defined in Spraying settings o Spray ON Interval This sets the recording period for SPRAY ON data The default is 0 2 seconds That means when spray is ON the data will be recorded every 0 2 seconds or 5 times per second o Spray OFF Interval This sets the recording period for SPRAY OFF data The default is 0 5 seconds That means when spray is OFF data will be recorded every 0 5 seconds x to Settings Menu Py 156 Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual Flow Controller Z Flow Controller Settings are for flow controller FullScreen Flow Controller Type None Flow Rate 25 0 If you don t have a flow controller enter the Flow rate here gal min 3 Ki E Res Flow Control Type Select the type of flow contr
34. ce to spray the rest of area in split pattern 56 Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual navigate SPR SPLIT LL gt gt 23 Kts 2 6 Hdg 30 Tmp 70 F RH 60 m4030906 ZA l Back to New Area Menu Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual Mark Squeeze The Mark method allows you to enter thousands of points to define a spray area FullScreen File Type Line Offset Yes Prefix Spray Material pesticide123 Area Name m4030907 Application Rate 3 00 Make Area By Mark Tank Volume 500 o Select Make Area By Mark o Select Option Squeeze o Check other parameters and make sure they are correct for your application When done tap to continue Back to New Area Menu Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual Generate Area Guia enters the New Area mode allowing you to create a new area on the fly The indicator Mark SQZ shows that the area will be generated by Mark Squeeze method Zone means Spray Zone or Spray Area Pts indicates the number of points you have entered for this spray zone Now fly to the field Depending on your Display Settings the screen shows the aircraft icon flying up screen or fixed in the middle of screen and the map moving around navigate Newa saz em peso marksQz of Kts 2 6 Hdg 30 Tmp 70 F Guia is waiting for you to enter the corners of spray zone When you are over a corner cross of the spra
35. e Application Settings Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual Application By tapping the APPLICATION icon you will be taken to a new screen with the functions of the Applications menu listed Application e Application Info Set Swath New Area Old Area A Obstacles WayPoints d Back to Main Menu Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual Application Info Application Info FullScreen Farm Joe s farm Wind Heading Field Corn Wind Speed Operator Pilot Temperature Aircraft JMJ123 Humidity 60 Flight Flight Number Remark Clear sky Job Pesticides E les The Application Info has the information that you want to record for each application The information will be saved to a text file for post flight review and mission report Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual To edit the information tap on the desired box then tap the keyboard icon to show the keyboard Virtual Keyboard Backspace Clear Shift j na j Caps Lock Tap the Clear button to clear the current entry then enter the new entry When done tap this IF 4 button to accept the entry Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual For quick editing you can save all entries to a list for example frequent clients Next time you can select the desired name from the list To do this tap this a button It opens the clipboard
36. e Back amp Forth Race Track Squeeze Skip and Expand o Check other parameters and make sure they are correct for your application Ka iss o OO O When done tap to continue Back to New Area Menu pg Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual Generate Area Guia enters the New Area mode allowing you to create a new area on the fly The indicator ABLINE LEFT shows that the area will be on the left of the AB line Now fly to the field Depending on your Display Settings the screen shows the aircraft icon flying up screen or fixed in the middle of screen and the map moving around navigate NewA B amp F Point A ABLine Left B amp F 0 ft Kts 2 6 Hdg 30 Tmp 70 F m4030501 Guia is waiting for you to enter point A When getting to the field set the first swath by spray on to enter point A Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual navigate NewA B amp F PointB ABLine Left B amp F 336 ft The distance from point A to aircraft is shown on screen As in the figure above it s 336ft When reaching the end of field turn spray off to enter point B navigate A rectangular area is generated with grid lines Since the first line was sprayed the locked line is shifted to line 2 Follow the guidance to spray line 2 31 Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual navigate Use the key lt NextLL gt to shift the locked line to get guidance to spray the rest of area Back to New
37. e in square bracket For example if Central Meridian is 279 the Longitudes of spray zones must be within 84 to 78 degrees West When you select a shape file for spray area the flight and spray data will be saved to shape files Spray data will be save to spron files Spray off or flight path data will be saved to sproff files to Old Area Menu il Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual Project Files When you have spray blocks located in close proximity it would be more effective to combine them to spray them all together You do this by creating a project file You can use NavviewW or SprayView to create a project in office then copy them to the Guia Each project file consists of a prj file and a dsp file The prj file has the coordinates of the bounding box of all spray blocks The dsp file has the boundaries of spray blocks If the project has exclusion zones their boundaries will be saved to a xcl file to Old Area Menu i Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual Guidance After selecting an old area to fly Guia enters the Spray mode Pilot gets the guidance to fly and spray the area one swath at a time in the pattern selected by pilot A typical display in Guia is below navigate The Guidance is displayed at the top of screen This is called the Internal Lightbar The external lightbar will show the same information Internal Lightbar Spray Indicator Top Bar Bottom
38. enseestadeeees 104 SOA AlGaAs eege 105 COSES NS EN 108 Change Line Direction cccccssseesseseeeceeeeeeeesseeseeneeeseeneeseeseesseneesoaees 110 BS US RON eect caste cae pce EE 113 VH ode e Le eee ee ee eee 115 REVES Te UL ceases ts Sesec ects t anian iai siceseccsupaaedenceteeaeceeeoeses 117 ll ear 9 ee eee ee eee 119 NOW A kV Le E 123 VV AV OO UE d Lee oirsacascserateteaverecacsaneaesacuetawearsuesiostuepaderieiecansaeanieesas 125 Re Be Te Tu TEE 127 Re PREC WE 128 TO VV OU EE 129 ite de E 132 EI edel CHE 134 dere TE 135 aLe p o O E E E N 136 Slo eee E E E A er eee 137 Wel 5 Se Da NAY DONNE EE 5 SONS aa EEE E E E 140 ll Ale WE 5 Elei Lil 5 OS eege 5 EI e RING EN 5 fe ghd ct Te 5 YS ege 5 DISPLAY cree E A 5 Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual Data Recording E 5 FOW CONT ONG E 5 WEE E d Ur e CN 5 ville EEN 161 Navigation Help M 5 we ln LE 163 Ile LC a 164 Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual About The Guia Platinum is a GPS navigation system designed by AG NAV Inc for aerial agricultural application It is a state of the art system developed with the combination of latest technologies in GPS computers wired and wireless data communications and aerial applications The Gu a is a highly accurate real time navigation guidance system It uses GPS signals received directly from a constellation of 24 satellites in orbit around the Earth This system can operate in conjunc
39. er of lines from the AB line to point C Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual FullScreen File Type Line Offset Yes Prefix Spray Material pesticide123 Area Name m4030904 Application Rate 3 00 Make Area By Split Tank Volume 500 o Select Make Area By Split o Select Option Edge o Check other parameters and make sure they are correct for your application When done tap to continue Back to New Area Menu wae Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual Generate Area Guia enters the New Area mode allowing you to create a new area on the fly The indicator Split Edge shows that the area will be generated by Split Edge method Now fly to the field Depending on your Display Settings the screen shows the aircraft icon flying up screen or fixed in the middle of screen and the map moving around navigate NewA SPLIT Point A Split Edge 0 ft Kts 2 6 Hdg 30 Tmp 70 F RH 60 m4030904 Guia is waiting for you to enter point A When getting to the field set the first swath by spray on to enter point A at the edge of area Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual navigate NewA SPLIT PointB Split Edge 128 ft m4030904 The distance from point A to aircraft is shown on screen As in the figure above it s 128ft When reaching the end of field turn spray off to enter point B navigate Kts 2 6 Hdg 30 Tmp 70 F JE RH 60 m4030904 Fly
40. f area defining the diameter of area Once the area is formed the operator sprays the area in a left hand turn Race Track pattern until a whole field has been sprayed Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual FullScreen File Type Line Offset Yes Prefix m Spray Material pesticide123 Area Name m4030905 Application Rate 3 00 Make Area By Split Tank Volume 500 o Select Make Area By Split o Select Option Pivot o Check other parameters and make sure they are correct for your application When done tap to continue Back to New Area Menu me Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual Generate Area Guia enters the New Area mode allowing you to create a new area on the fly The indicator Split Pivot shows that the area will be generated by Split Pivot method Now fly to the field Depending on your Display Settings the screen shows the aircraft icon flying up screen or fixed in the middle of screen and the map moving around navigate NewA SPLIT Point A Split Pivot 0 ft Kts 2 6 Hdg 30 Tmp 70 F m4030905 Guia is waiting for you to enter point A When getting to the field set the first swath by spray on to enter point A at the center of area Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual a Newa SPLIT SPLIT Point B Split Pivot 141 ft Kts 2 6 Hdg 30 Tmp 70 F RH 60 m4030905 The distance from point A to aircraft is shown on screen As in the figure above it s
41. ffers a convenient way to prepare your application If you have a map file you can use AGNAV NavviewW or SprayView to digitize the map to make spray areas for the Guia system With lots of space on the hard drive you can load hundreds of areas to the system They are ready for you to spray at any time to Application Menu Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual Obstacles A Obstacle Warning An obstacle means any object that might be encountered by pilots who fly very low to the ground Obstacles can be trees test poles MET towers wind turbines power lines and any high objects that may pose a hazard for aerial spraying Improving the Awareness of Obstacles is the goal that AG NAV Inc tries to achieve through the Obstacle Warning feature to show the list of obstacle files available in the Guia Before flying tap FullScreen Select obstacle files to load File Name Date Default 12 FL Dat 03 04 2014 _ Select IT Canada Dat 03 04 2014 DW agnav pup 03 05 2014 Select All Deselect All Set Default Note files marked as Default will be loaded automatically when system starts Ka is The agnav pup has the local obstacles entered on the fly The dat files for example 12 Fl Dat are FAA obstacle files You can download the FAA obstacle files from internet Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual To select an obstacle file tap the square OU at the beginning of desired file If yo
42. for you to add the items to the list Select an item from list AgNav John D Add new tem Edit Delete You can select a desired item from the list for Application Information to Application Menu Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual Set Swath Ga Set Swath The Guia Platinum offers up to 4 swath sections If your aircraft has multiple swath sections you can define the width of each section Each swath must have a boom switch to turn on off the spray of that section FullScreen Number Of Swaths 1 Swath Width feet 1 60 00 Swath 1 feet pas To edit the swath width o Tap the Number of Swaths box o Use the or button to decrease increase the value If you have one swath section enter 1 o Tap the Swath Width box o Use the or button to decrease increase the swath width You can tap the keyboard icon to enter the value by using the virtual keyboard o When done tap to accept the value and exit to Application Menu Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual New Area New Area Generation Gu a offers many methods to generate a new area for your application From simply making an AB line to marking irregular boundary of a spray area you will find it very easy to work with the Moving Map display to Application Menu Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual Old Area Um Old Area spraying an existing area Guia o
43. g for you to enter point A When getting to the field set the first swath by spray on to enter point A Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual navigate Kts 2 6 Hdg 30 Tmp 70 F d RH 60 m4030902 The distance from point A to aircraft is shown on screen As in the figure above it s 125ft When reaching the end of field turn spray off to enter point B navigate Kts 2 6 Hdg 30 Tmp 70 F 7 RH 60 m4030902 Fly to the other end of field When ready turn spray on to enter point C 36 Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual navigate ee ete Oo SPR SPLIT LL gt gt 17 Kts 2 6 Hdg 30 Tmp 70 F RH 60 A rectangular area is generated with grid lines Guia locks to the line closest to the position of aircraft which is the last line on the field Follow the guidance to spray this line Use the key lt NextLL gt to shift the locked line to get guidance to spray the rest of area The third spray swath is the line next to the AB line navigate SPLIT LL gt gt 9 Kts 2 6 Hdg 30 Tmp 70 F RH 60 Back to New Area Menu mas Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual Split Edge The Split Edge method requires the operator to enter three points A B C The AB line is normally the longest side of the area where you may want to spray first Point C sets the center line of the area IMN The spray pattern is Center Split field or Race Track The Race Track number is the numb
44. he Clear button to clear the current name then enter a new name 159 Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual o Load settings from a file After updating the Guia software or when desired you can load back the settings you saved before by tapping Sei The list of existing setting files is shown for you to select the desired one o Restore factory settings If for any reason your settings do not work you can start with the factory default settings Then change the parameters to suite your application Note that every time you load settings from a file or restore factory settings you should return to the Main Menu Then run Navigate again for the new settings to be updated before you fly WT to Settings Menu Fy 160 Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual Help a By tapping the HELP icon you will be taken to the onboard help for the Navigate and Training modules EE i P H i C Backto Main Menu ES wech e 161 Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual Navigation Help You are viewing the Navigation help now 162 Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual 163 Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual Index A AB Line 2 20 26 28 29 30 33 37 38 43 48 56 61 66 71 75 80 82 86 87 90 103 105 107 110 142 AB amp C Pivot 3 87 88 AB amp C Squeeze 2 82 About 2 5 application 2 3 5 14 15 16 18 20 21 27 28 29 34 39 44 49 53 58
45. his direction lt RevrHead gt This functions reverses the line heading Line numbers will be reversed as well i e first line will be last and last line will be first lt Left gt lt Right gt lt Up gt lt Down gt These functions are used to pan or move the map left right up or down respectively lt PrevLL gt lt NextLL gt lt ClosestLn gt lt GuideLine gt These functions are used to select the locked line in Map mode make it ready for guidance when you go to the Spray mode 136 Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual Edit ie Jed By tapping the EDIT icon you will be taken to a new screen with options to edit a spray area or waypoints 137 Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual Edit Area WW Edit Area Edit Area is used to view and edit a spray area 138 Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual Edit Waypoint S Edit Waypoint Edit Waypoint is used to view and edit cross country waypoints XWaypoints 139 Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual Settings By tapping the SETTINGS icon you will be taken to a new screen with options to control the settings of the Guia Platinum 140 Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual Spraying Spraying Settings include the parameters for spraying an area Common Swath Yes Spray On Lag 0 7 Spray Mult Areas Together Spray Off Lag 0 5 Boom Switch Closed Pattern Back amp Forth Auto Advance No Race Tracks 5
46. ift the locked line to get guidance to spray the rest of area The third spray swath is the line next to the AB line navigate Back to New Area Menu Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual AB amp C Pivot The ABC Pivot method requires the operator to enter three points A B C to generate a circular area The AB line is at the center of area defining the diameter of area Point C determines what side of the AB line the next swath will be The spray pattern is Expand or spiral which starts from the center of area towards the sides FullScreen File Type Line Offset Yes Prefix m Spray Material pesticide123 Area Name m4031202 Application Rate 3 00 Make Area By AB amp C Tank Volume 500 o Select Make Area By AB amp C o Select Option Pivot o Check other parameters and make sure they are correct for your application When done tap to continue Back to New Area Menu ms Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual Generate Area Guia enters the New Area mode allowing you to create a new area on the fly The indicator AB amp C Pivot shows that the area will be generated by AB amp C Pivot method Now fly to the field Depending on your Display Settings the screen shows the aircraft icon flying up screen or fixed in the middle of screen and the map moving around navigate fe Point A AB amp CPivot 0ft Kts 2 6 Hdg 30 Tmp 70 F Guia is waiting for you to enter
47. inum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual navigate SPR EXPD LL gt gt 3 12 004018 FL 270 A waypoint is marked with the symbol and waypoint name WPTnn where nn indicates the waypoint number You can get guidance to fly to a selected waypoint in the Waypoint mode Back to Old Area Menu i 124 Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual Waypoint Mode Waypoint Mode is used for guidance to fly from aircraft to a destination waypoint such as COR1 for corner 1 of area HOME for home WORK for a new work area or local airport To go to the Waypoint mode tap the key lt WPTMode gt o Tap the center lt gt key until lt WPTMode gt appears in the Control Menu o Tap lt WPTMode gt navigate SPR By default the guidance in Waypoint mode is directly from aircraft to the destination waypoint The destination waypoint is also called To Waypoint The XTrack error is always zero So the guidance is shown by the difference between the aircraft ground track and the track from aircraft to the destination The information shown on the lightbar is defined in the Lightbar Settings for Waypoint mode 125 Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual navigate WPT PNT Kts 1 6 Hdg 210 Tmp 70 F 12 004018 FL 270 More information is shown in the Info box FR Start or From waypoint TO Destination or To waypoint WTR Waypoint Track the track from the Start to Destination waypoints DTG Distance T
48. ircraft is shown on screen As in the figure above it s 216ft Fly to the next corner of spray zone Use lt NextPnt gt to mark the corner Repeat this until you finish marking the boundary of spray zone navigate eenegen Kts 2 6 Hdg 30 Tmp 70 F a RH 60 m4030908 2000 Ft When you finish marking the area use the key lt EndArea gt to complete the area generation 6 2 Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual navigate Kts 2 6 Hdg 30 Tmp 70 F A new area is generated with grid lines The first 2 corners are used as the AB line to generate grid lines Guia locks to line 1 Follow the guidance to spray this line Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual Use the key lt NextLL gt to shift the locked line to get guidance to spray the rest of area in skip pattern navigate SKIP LL lt lt 3 Back to New Area Menu Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual Mark Manual This Mark method allows you to enter thousands of points to define a spray area Multiple areas and exclusion zones can be generated as well FullScreen File Type AG NAV Line Offset Yes Prefix m Spray Material pesticide123 Area Name m4030909 Application Rate 3 00 Make Area By Mark Tank Volume 500 Spray Pattern Back amp Forth Select Make Area By Mark Select Option Manual Select Spray Pattern As an example Back amp Forth is used Check other parameters and
49. is value from the Tank Volume o Info 1 2 3 4 Shows the information selected in the Display Settings Back to Old Area Menu i 103 Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual Control Box The Control Box shows the Control Menu with functions or tasks you can do during flight Control Menu Remote Key Up Next Menu Remote Remote Key Key Down Center o The green center key shows the Control Menu number Tap this key to go to the next menu o The blue key gt gt 1 is used to go to Control Menu 1 immediately o The Exit key is used to exit the area at any time This function can be assigned to a key in a Control Menu as well for the remote switches o The Aux key is used to show detailed flow data This is for flow controller troubleshooting or monitoring This key will be used for other purposes in the future to Old Area Menu i 104 Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual Spray Areas After selecting an area the Guia enters the Spray mode The Guia guides you to spray one swath at a time Based on the selected spray pattern a grid line is locked to calculate guidance Follow the guidance to stay on the right track Turn spray on when desired Note the Line Direction Indicator at the top left corner the red indicator shows that the aircraft is flying in the same direction as the AB line which is line 1 navigate When finish line 1 tap lt NextLL gt to shift the l
50. lay Kaka Ka iss o Show Lightbar Select Yes to show the lightbar at the top of the main screen No to turn off lightbar display o Moving Map Select Yes to have aircraft icon stationary in the center of screen and the map moving Select No to have the aircraft icon moving and map stationary on screen like the display in the Guia Silver Gold If you select No for Moving Map the following parameters will be shown o Rotate Map If Yes the map of spray area will be rotated based on line direction and aircraft heading This is also called Track Up If No the display will be North Up o Aircraft Up If Yes the map will be flipped by 180 degrees to show the aircraft flying up screen o Center On Aircraft If Yes display will be centered on position of aircraft If the aircraft is far from area you will not see the area This parameter is effective when Rotate Map is NO and Aircraft Up is NO o If you want to always show the map in the middle of display select NO for Rotate 154 Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual O O O Map Aircraft Up and Center on Aircraft In this case you may not see the aircraft icon if it is flying off screen Default Scale Set default scale of display when first entering the Spray mode If default scale is 0 Guia will calculate screen scale based on the size of area Swath Overlap Percentage of overlap used to plot spray data Note that this is for spray displ
51. n spray is off Guia stops entering points When desired turn spray on again until you finish the area navigate NewA B amp F Pts 27 Spray Boundary 189 ft Kts 2 6 Hdg 30 Tmp 70 F RH 60 m4030911 Tap or press the key lt EndArea gt to complete the area generation i Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual navigate oo PO eel ol iO SU A new area is generated with grid lines The first 2 corners are used as the AB line to generate grid lines Since the AB line was sprayed Guia locks to line 2 Follow the guidance to spray this line Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual navigate SPR Kts 2 6 Hdg 30 Tmp 70 F Use the key lt NextLL gt to shift the locked line to get guidance to spray the rest of area Back to New Area Menu Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual AB amp C Squeeze The ABC Squeeze method requires the operator to enter three points A B C The AB line is normally the longest side of the area where you may want to spray first Point C is on the other side which defines the width of area The spray pattern is Squeeze FullScreen File Type AG NAV Line Offset Yes Prefix m Spray Material pesticide123 Area Name m4031201 Application Rate 3 00 Make Area By AB amp C Tank Volume 500 Option Squeeze Method of making new area o Select Make Area By AB amp C o Select Option Squeeze o Check other parameters and make sure they are correct for
52. n the remote switches press the key to do lt NextPnt gt Repeat for the remaining of XCL corners navigate NewA B amp F XCLZone Pts 4 Mark Man B amp F 322 ft When you finish the first XCL if you have another XCL to enter fly to the second XCL then tap lt NewXZone gt to enter the first corner of the second XCL Use lt NextPnt gt to enter all other corners 14 Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual When you finish all XCLs use the key lt EndArea gt to complete the area generation navigate m4030910 L 23 O A new area is generated with the XCL s and grid lines The first 2 corners of the spray zone are used as the AB line to generate grid lines Guia locks to line 1 Follow the guidance to spray this line navigate OI IR SPR B amp F LL gt gt 1 BR BR Kts 2 6 1 414 0 9 0 9 Hdg 30 Tmp 70 F RH 60 m4030910 L 23 O SW 60 0 Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual Use the key lt NextLL gt to shift the locked line to get guidance to spray the rest of area navigate Back to New Area Menu ms Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual Spray Boundary The Spray Boundary method requires no key presses To generate a new area just fly and spray the boundary of spray zone FullScreen File Type AG NAV Line Offset Yes Prefix m Spray Material pesticide123 Area Name m4030911 Application Rate 3 00 Make Area By Spray Boundary os Tank Volume 5
53. nterference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment The equipment generates used and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the use will be required to correct the interference at hi her own expense SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED AS IS To the maximum extent permitted by law the manufacturer Ag NAV Inc and its suppliers disclaim all warranties either express or implied including but not limited to implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose with regard to the SOFTWARE the accompanying written materials and any accompanying hardware You may have other rights which vary from state jurisdiction to state jurisdiction NO LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law in no event shall the company or its suppliers be liable for any damages whatsoever including without limitation direct or indirect damages for personal injury loss of business profits business interruption loss of business information or any other pecuniary loss arising out of the use of this product even if the company has been advised of the possibility of such damages In any case the company s and its suppliers entire liability shall be limited to the amount
54. ntrol Menus The fourth set can be all blank When the 151 Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual Guia finds a blank Control Menu it will skip the rest and return to set 1 FullScreen Old Area New Area Map Mode Waypoint Mode Set 1 AreaRght Zoomin ZoomOut Set 2 EndArea NextPnt New Zone NewXZone Set 3 EndArea NextPnt DelPnt Exit Set4 SplBdy SplEdge SplCnter SpIPivot Set 5 MrkMan MrkSqz MrkSkip MrkSplit Set6 ABLine ABCPivot ABCSqz Swwidth Create new area on the left of AB line Kaka Ka is FullScreen Old Area New Area Map Mode Waypoint Mode Set 1 SprMode BestHead Zoomin ZoomOut Set 2 SprMode NextHead ChgHead RevrHead Set 3 PrevLL NextLL NextZone ZoneList Set4 Left Right Down Change to spray mode Kaka Kabes 152 Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual Old Area New Area Map Mode Waypoint Mode long Jee sem Im satz men E set a Newer chooseWr segcuide sas on eme nm de Go to previous waypoint Kabes 153 Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual Display Display Settings for map rotation and information displayed on screen Show Lightbar Yes Infol SW Moving Map Yes Info2 GS Default Scale 0 Info3 SPA Swath Overlap 110 Info4 VOL Yes show lightbar on screen No do not show lightbar on screen bigger map disp
55. o Go to destination 126 Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual To Home When you first go to the Waypoint mode the guidance will be from aircraft to the HOME waypoint HOME waypoint is the location when you first entered the New Area or Spray mode The aircraft is supposed to remain on the ground So the HOME waypoint is supposed to be where you want to come back when finishing the job RRE WPTS 12 004018 FL 270 WPT6 You can change the HOME waypoint by using the function key lt Home gt When you do this the speed of aircraft must be 0 0 To get the guidance to fly to HOME go to the Waypoint mode then use the function key lt ToHome gt 127 Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual To Area Each spray area has a special waypoint called COR1 which is the corner 1 of the area To have the guidance to fly to the spray area go to the Waypoint mode then tap the lt NextWPT gt key to change the TO Waypoint to COR1 navigate You can also use the function key lt ToArea gt to quickly select COR1 for destination 128 Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual To Work To change the work location you can enter the coordinates of the new location and get guidance to fly there to spray a new area The new location is called a WORK waypoint To do this o Goto the Waypoint mode o Tap the center lt gt key until lt Work gt appears in the Control Menu o Tap lt Work gt to open
56. ocked line to line 2 105 Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual navigate Of O m eet e orangeriver L17 SW 150 0 GS 58 5 SPA 7 0 VOL 17 0 Turn aircraft and spray line 2 106 Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual navigate The Line Dir Indicator shows the aircraft flying in the direction opposite to the AB line When finish line 2 tap lt NextLL gt again to shift the locked line Repeat the same sequence to spray a whole area If you want to go back to some line tap lt PrevLL gt Back to Old Area Menu ia 107 Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual Closest Line If desired you can shift the locked line to the line closest to the aircraft for guidance to spray To do this o Tap the center lt gt key until lt ClstLine gt appears in the Control Menu Hdg 210 Tmp 70 F RH 60 orangeriver o Fly to the desired place where you want to spray o Tap lt ClstLine gt to shift the locked line 108 Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual Kts 1 6 Hdg 210 Tmp 70 F o Follow the guidance to spray the locked line Back to Old Area Menu ia 109 Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual Change Line Direction When you load an area if the line direction is not suitable for spraying Guia offers many ways to change line direction You can spray the AB line in the desired direction Other lines will be generated based on the AB line To do
57. oller used with the Guia If you have no flow controller select None Flow Rate If you have no flow controller the Guia does not know the actual flow rate For flow data calculations enter the target flow rate in Liters min or Gals min that you will spray The Sprayed Volume and Tank Gauge will be calculated based on your entered flow rate If you have a flow controller the actual flow rate is known All flow data will be calculated based on the actual flow rate E to Settings Menu z 157 Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual Manage Settings 2 Manage Settings show a menu for managing settings Form Manage Settings Manage Settings G Save settings to a file Load settings from a file Restore factory settings o Save settings to a file After setting all parameters correctly you should save the settings to a file for backup Tap to open the Save dialog 158 Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual FullScreen New File Name settings1 Or select a settings file agnav test Enter the name of the file only Do not enter file extension E Res You can select to save the current settings to an existing file shown in the list or make a new setting file For new file tap the New File Name box then tap the keyboard icon Virtual Keyboard New File Name setti ngs Backspace Clear Shift Caps Lock Tap t
58. on 1 0 0 Manual Keys Settings are for Control Menus used during flight o The first column of functions is for key lt I gt or the Left key of the remote switches second column for key lt ll gt or the Right key third column for key JI or the Up key and fourth column for key lt IlIII gt or the Down key o Each set of functions is called a Control Menu o Depending on application mode there are different Control Menus for each mode The modes are displayed at the top of screen Old Area New Area Map Mode Waypoint Mode Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Set 6 Set 7 Set 8 Set 9 ClstLine WPTMode Info PrevZone Exit AdvBwd ChangeRTK AppRate NewGrid MapMode ObstPnt NextZone TankFull AdvFwd RaceTrk SwWidth Zoomin BestHead XWayPnt Obstinfo SelZone Dim ChgHead Split Squeeze ZoomoOut RevrHead NewWPT DelObst ZoneList Dim GuideLin BnF Expand Shift to previous line Ba Ka oO Old Area for the Spray mode used when an area already exists New Area for use when generating a new area Map Mode for use in the Map mode Waypoint Mode for use in the Waypoint mode You should arrange the keys in the most convenient way for your application The first set should have the functions that you use the most Note You don t have to select functions or keys for all sets If you need only 10 functions in the Spray mode you can set them all in 3 Co
59. ormat that the new area and spray data will be saved in The options are AG NAV for AgNav format and Shape for shapefile format o Prefix Enter the first letters for area names Prefix is normally one or a few characters used to differentiate the areas made for different clients or applications Do not use a space in Prefix o Area Name When the New Area Settings page is open a default Area Name is shown The convention is Prefix last digit of year 2 digits of month 2 digits of day 2 digits of number of new area generated during the day The area file extension is automatically added either no1 or or shp o Make Area By Defines how the new area is generated See New Area section for all methods that can be used o Option Supplement how the area is generated or defines how grid lines are generated and spray pattern o Number Of Lines Defines how many swaths the new area will have when generating by Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual spraying the AB line In another word this defines the width of spray area o Spray Pattern Defines the default spray pattern when generating the new area by the AB Line Mark Manually or Spray Boundary o Line Offset Defines how the first grid line is generated Normally the first line is generated half swath inside the area The entry should be Yes If for any reason you want the first line to be right on the edge of area select No o Spray Material Enter the n
60. point A When getting to the field set the first swath by spray on to enter point A at the center of area Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual navigate Kts 2 6 Hdg 30 Tmp 70 F dE RH 60 The distance from point A to aircraft is shown on screen As in the figure above it s 153ft When reaching the end of field turn spray off to enter point B navigate NewA EXPD PointC AB amp CPivot 0ft Kts 2 6 Hdg 30 Tmp 70 F For point C turn the aircraft to the side you want to spray then tap the lt NextPnt gt key With this way you get the guidance to spray the next line Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual navigate Tmp 70 F m4031202 L13 O A circular area is generated with grid lines Guia locks to the line next to the AB line Follow the guidance to spray this line navigate Tmp 70 F RH 60 Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual Use the key lt NextLL gt to shift the locked line to get guidance to spray the rest of area navigate wl RE SPR EXPD LL lt lt 3 e i 6 392 2 6 1 5 Back to New Area Menu Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual Old Area Hen offers a convenient way to prepare your application If you have a map file you can use AgNav s NavviewW or SprayView to digitize the map to make spray areas for the Gu a system Then copy the area and project files to the Guia by using File Manager The area and project files stored in the Guia
61. re select No o Hee Guia will generate the grid lines based on the calculated best heading 113 Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual Tmp 70 F RH 60 orangeriver L18 O SW 150 0 GS 56 1 SPA 8 2 VOL 12 2 GS 53 6 SPA 10 1 VOL 14 7 Back to Old Area Menu a 114 Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual Next Heading If you want grid lines to be parallel to a side of spray area use lt NextHead gt To do this o Tap the lt MapMode gt key to go to the Map mode o Tap the center lt gt key until lt NextHead gt appears in the Control Menu o Tap lt NextHead gt Gu a will start with the first heading from corner to corner2 MAP B Kts 1 6 amp F ef ase 7 f man E RT La RH 60 orangeriver L 17 O 700 ft TAR 3 0 APP 0 0 COR1 oft 115 Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual o Tap lt NextHead gt again the heading will change from corner2 to corners o Keep tapping lt NextHead gt until you see grid lines parallel to the desired side Kts 1 6 Hdg 210 Tmp 70 F RH 60 to Old Area Menu il 116 Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual Reverse Heading The Reverse Heading function changes the current line direction by 180 degrees This is normally used to reverse the line numbers For example an area has grid lines with direction South to North i e 0 deg The line numbering sequence will start from
62. re OU at the beginning of desired file If you want Guia to load this file automatically tap the Set Default button Dialog Background Map Select map Files to load File Name Date Default IT AH_9 2 2011 shp 03 04 2014 Deselect a Barrie jpg 03 04 2014 a Barrie prj 03 04 2014 Deselect All orangeriver jpg 03 04 2014 C a orangeriver no1 03 04 2014 Unset Default orangerivrnorth jpg 03 04 2014 C orangerivrsouth jpg 03 04 2014 vi a pangola jpg 03 04 2014 panaola no1 03 04 2014 Note files marked as Default will be loaded automatically when system starts Ka ex When done tap to accept the selection and exit Hack to Application Menu Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual New Area F offers you many ways to make a new area from simply entering the AB line to marking a complicated area with exclusion zones To do this tap nt to open the settings for new area generation dr to Main Menu Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual New Area Settings The New Area Settings define how a new area will be generated and what spray pattern be used on the area FullScreen File Type AG NAV Line Offset Yes Prefix m Spray Material pesticide123 Area Name m4030501 Application Rate 3 00 Make Area By AB Line Tank Volume 500 Option Left Number Of Lines 20 Spray Pattern Back amp Forth Area file type Ag Nav no1 or Shape shp k EA oO o File Type Defines the f
63. the coordinate editor FullScreen Latitude 26 40 1396 N Longitude 81 44 5087 W Latitude degree of the waypoint Input format as dd mm ssss ___ o The editor starts with the Latitude and Longitude of the aircraft when pressing lt Work gt o Use the virtual keyboard to enter the Latitude of the Work waypoint The format is dd mm mm Note there must be a space to separate the degrees and minutes Do not enter a negative number Use N for North and S for South 129 Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual Virtual Keyboard Latitude 26 41 0 Backspace Shift Intl Caps Lock o Tap the Longitude box to edit it Use the same format for Longitude ddd mm mm Do not enter a negative number Use W for West and E for East FullScreen Latitude 26 41 0 N Longitude 81 44 75 W Longitude degree of the waypoint Input format as ddd mm ssssl Ej me Ree o When done tap to accept the coordinates The WORK waypoint will be shown on screen o Tap lt ToWork gt to get guidance to fly to the WORK waypoint 130 Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual navigate WPT PNT orangeriver WPT6 12 004018 FL 270 Note that if you have to fly to another work location use the same procedure to enter the new WORK waypoint The previous WORK will be WORK1 131 Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual Functions The functions related to Waypoints and
64. tion with differential correction signals This help is for Guia Platinum software version 1 0 0 released on March 19 2014 Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual Support For technical help please contact AG NAV Phone 800 99 AGNAV North America 800 992 4628 705 734 0909 International Fax 705 735 0880 Email general agnav com Web www agnav com Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual Notes The software and hardware described in this manual is furnished under the license and may only be used or copied in accordance with the terms of the license Copyright Ag NAV Inc 2014 Revision 1 0 Release Date March 2014 All rights reserved No part of this publication or the components it describes may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic mechanical photo copying recording or otherwise without prior written consent from AG NAV Inc AG NAV Inc provides this manual as is without warranty of any kind and reserves the right to make improvements an or changes to the product described in this manual at any time and without notice AG NAV Inc equipment should not be used as a primary navigation device CLASS A COMPUTING DEVICE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful i
65. ts by this time before crossing boundary to turn spray off o Pattern Spray pattern when making a new area by AB line or manually marking boundary or when spray pattern is not defined in area or project files o Race Tracks Number of lines to shift when using Race Track pattern o Skip Tracks Number of lines to shift when using Skip pattern to Settings Menu z 142 Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual Geodetics C 3 kJ Geodetics Settings include parameters for area boundary and position n Note that these parameters are used as defaults for new area generation only The old areas have their own settings in the area or project files n Ifyou use a Shape file Guia will read geodetic settings from the agn file If required information is not found the default geodetic settings will be used Coordinates Delta X 0 Ellipsoid Name WGS 84 Delta Y 0 Central Meridian O Delta Z 0 Hemisphere North Magnetic Var 0 Coordinate system Lat Lon or UTM a o Coordinates Type of coordinates used for corners and waypoints The options are Lat Lon or UTM X Y o Ellipsoid Name Type of ellipsoid or datum used for coordinates WWGS 84 is the most common This is very close to NAD 83 o Central Meridian CM Central meridian of geographical zone Make sure the CM is correct by changing the value then check the help at the bottom of screen to see if the range of longitude values cover the longitudes of spray are
66. u want Guia to load this file automatically tap the Set Default button FullScreen Select obstacle files to load File Name Date Default 12 FL Dat 03 04 2014 Deselect a Canada Dat 03 04 2014 a agnav pup 03 05 2014 Select All Deselect All Unset Default Note files marked as Default will be loaded automatically when system starts KS When done tap to accept the selection and exit Back to Application Menu Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual WayPoints P a Waypoint Flight Waypoint mode is used for guidance to fly from the aircraft to a destination waypoint or from one waypoint to another There are two Waypoints types Area Waypoints and Cross Country Waypoints XWaypoints Area waypoints are normally local waypoints and saved in an area or project file Xwaypoints are for cross country flights They are saved in the file called agnav wpt For guidance to fly XWaypoints tap this P to open a list of XWaypoints to Application Menu Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual Background Maps Background Maps help avoid spraying a wrong field It can be used as reference for flying at night You can make a background map by using SprayView to download the image from Google Earth The image is saved in a jpeg file jpg with a georeference file pbm Before flying tap Ge 2 to load the background map files To select a map file tap the squa
67. using the remote switches the Up Down keys move the red box to another parameter or data box the Left Right keys change the value or option FullScreen Name v Last Modified AH_9_2_2011 shp 11 09 02 8 49 AM Barrie prj 12 09 13 9 24 AM orangeriver no1 11 11 22 12 19 PM pangola no1 11 11 22 12 59 PM sprbuck2 no1 14 03 04 2 20 PM Application Type Application Rate 3 00 Spray Material pesticide123 Tank Volume 500 Start a new application in this area Kaka Ka Ken Application Type Depending on selection data from previous flights may be shown o New Area is blank for a new application o Old Spray data from the last flight will be shown for continuing the application o All Spray data from all previous applications will be shown Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual Spray Material Enter the material used for the application Application Rate Enter the target application rate Gals acre or L Ha If you have a flow controller this application rate will be used to regulate the flow of material Tank Volume Enter the current volume of material in the tank When everything is correct tap to continue Back to Old Area Menu i Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual Shape Files Shape file can be used to define the boundary of a single spray zone or multiple zones It can have boundaries of exclusion zones as well Each shape file consists of 3 files shp shx and dbf The boundaries are saved in the m
68. y area O O FullScreen File Type Line Offset Yes Prefix Im Spray Material pesticide123 Area Name m4030908 Application Rate 3 00 Make Area By Mark Tank Volume 500 Skip Tracks H Select Make Area By Mark Select Option Skip Enter the desired value for Skip Tracks This is the number of swaths to skip when you shift the locked line Check other parameters and make sure they are correct for your application When done tap to continue Back to New Area Menu Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual Generate Area Guia enters the New Area mode allowing you to create a new area on the fly The indicator Mark Skip shows that the area will be generated by Mark Skip method Zone means Spray Zone or Spray Area Pts indicates the number of points you have entered for this spray zone Now fly to the field Depending on your Display Settings the screen shows the aircraft icon flying up screen or fixed in the middle of screen and the map moving around navigate Guia is waiting for you to enter the corners of spray zone When you are over a corner cross of the spray zone tap the lt NextPnt gt button On the remote switches press the key to do lt NextPnt gt Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual navigate E e Kts 2 6 Hdg 30 Tmp 70 F a RH 60 m4030908 2000 ft Pts 1 indicates point 1 was entered The distance from point 1 to a
69. y zone tap the lt NextPnt gt button On the remote switches press the key to do lt NextPnt gt 59 Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual navigate Newa soz ee pts 1 MarksQz ven Kts 2 6 Hdg 30 Tmp 70 F RH 60 m4030907 Pts 1 indicates point 1 was entered The distance from point 1 to aircraft is shown on screen As in the figure above it s 119ft Fly to the next corner of spray zone Use lt NextPnt gt to mark the corner Repeat this until you finish marking the boundary of spray zone navigate Kts 2 6 Hdg 30 Tmp 70 F RH 60 m4030907 When you finish marking the area use the key lt EndArea gt to complete the area generation Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual navigate RH 60 m4030907 L21 O TAR 3 0 APP 0 0 A new area is generated with grid lines The first 2 corners are used as the AB line to generate grid lines Guia locks to line 1 Follow the guidance to spray this line navigate RH 60 m4030907 L21 O SW 60 0 GS 50 6 SPA 1 5 VOL 26 7 Use the key lt NextLL gt to shift the locked line to get guidance to spray the rest of area in squeeze pattern 61 Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual navigate SPR SQZ Kts 2 6 Hdg 30 Tmp 70 F RH 60 m4030907 1000 ft Back to New Area Menu Guia Platinum Navigation 1 0 0 Manual Mark Skip The Mark method allows you to enter thousands of points to define a spra

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