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1. 4 6 8 km h 6 68 ha 6 Drive around the entire field DGPS 88 all 7 Stop when you have completed the route around the field The driving route must be a closed circuit DGPS ll Press this function icon to mark the field boundary surrounding the area marked in B kmh 43 ha apg 8 green gt A red line drawn around the field is now shown on the navigation screen This is the field boundary The calculated field area now appears in the counter area Because you are positioned near the field boundary the terminal starts to beep and the warning Field boundary appears on the screen You can save the marked field boundary Driving around the field with SECTION Control If you are working with SECTION Control proceed almost in the same way as described in the basic procedure Important An ISOBUS job computer must be connected Before marking the field boundary activate the SECTION Control parameter in the settings Si The and function icons are replaced by this icon amp In Step 3 of the c basic procedure you have to activate the automatic mode of SECTION Control The applied area will be automatically marked as soon as the implement is working 30 30302432 02 EN V6 20141016 T Basic control principles MULLER ELEKTRONIK Changing the work screen Driving around the field with a tractor quad bike or a different v
2. h Steer vehicle to the right The function key does not operate when TRACK Leader TOP is deactivated 9 2 1 Operator tasks The operator must perform the following tasks The operator must pay attention to safety The automatic system cannot identify if anything is approaching the vehicle It cannot tell if anyone is approaching the vehicle It cannot stop or take evasive action The operator must brake and accelerate The operator must perform turning 9 2 2 Activating and deactivating automatic steering Risk of traffic accident If automatic steering is ON the vehicle may drive off the road and cause an accident This may lead to human injury or even fatalities o Disable the automatic steering before traveling on public roads o Move the steering motor away from the steering wheel if it is the system installed The automatic steering does not operate in the following cases n Circle guidance mode n the headland You will need to steer the vehicle manually in these situations Procedure You can activate automatic steering as follows M You must have configured the steering job computer and TRACK Leader TOP M You must have laid out the guidance lines MI You must have positioned the vehicle on a line of travel and enabled a guidance line LAA M The function icon appears in the work screen 56 30302432 02 EN V6 20141016 Procedure 9 2 3 Procedure 30302432 02 EN MULLER
3. 1 Start a new navigation gt A field with field boundaries and an unmarked headland is displayed E Call up the parameters for the headland gt The parameters are displayed 3 Enter the parameters 4 OK Confirm the inputs 44 30302432 02 EN V6 20141016 ae TRACK Leader parallel guidance MULLER u ELEKTRONIK Working in headlands gt The headland area is marked in orange on the work screen 5 Apply product in the interior of the field gt Once the product has been applied the interior of the field is green and the headland Orange 6 T Activate parallel guidance in the headland Ej is displayed in the work screen The headland is marked in gray Guidance lines are displayed in the headland 7 Apply product on the headland 30302432 02 EN V6 20141016 45 TRACK Leader parallel guidance MULLER Marking obstacles FLEKTRONIK 6 6 Marking obstacles When there are obstacles in your field you can mark their position In this way you will always receive a warning before any collision can occur You can mark obstacles while working in a field You will be warned of an obstacle in the following cases fthe obstacle will be reached in 20 seconds or earlier fthe distance between the obstacle and the vehicle is smaller than the working width of the agricultural device The warning always consists of two elements A graphical warning
4. Basic control principles M LLER ELEKTRONIK Inputting data 5 8 Inputting data The data input screen is used to input data Save as 20111116 x The data inputscreen when saving Controls Switch between upper and lower case x u Confirm input Procedure s 2 1 Selectthe desired characters E Transfer the desired characters The characters have been applied The cursor shifts one position forward 2 3 Input further characters 4 Once you have entered all of the characters confirm the input 5 9 Cooperation with other applications 5 9 1 Cooperation with the ISOBUS TC application You can use TRACK Leader together with the ISOBUS TC application This has the following advantages You do not need to load or import any field data with TRACK Leader If you start a task in ISOBUS TC all field data will be directly transferred to TRACK Leader 32 30302432 02 EN V6 20141016 9 9 2 9 9 3 30302432 02 EN M LLER ELEKTRONIK Cooperation with other applications Basic control principles You can work by using prescription maps that are integrated in a task If you are using both applications please note the following 1 Always start the task in the ISOBUS TC application when working with TRACK Leader Activating and deactivating cooperation with ISOBUS TC If you do not want to use the ISOBUS TC application deactivate the processing of IS
5. TRACK Leader TOP automatic steering Nextto the function icons information is displayed about how far and in which direction the guidance line is to be moved po Ts Fe lt 26 cm gt The vehicle will be steered 2 The vehicle will drive parallel to the guidance line until another guidance line is activated Procedure This is how you will move the guidance line permanently M You have now started a navigation O s Press l Piel 2 C gt The guidance line is then shifted Keep pressed for three seconds to move the guidance lines to the current position See section Moving guidance lines gt 38 9 2 4 Turning When turning the operator must take control of the steering and steer him herself Procedure You can make a turn as follows when automatic steering is enabled EN VI The work screen displays the function icon The automatic steering is enabled 1 Take hold of the steering wheel and perform the turning yourself gt The automatic steering is disabled automatically as soon as the steering wheel is moved gt The function icon is replaced with the following function icon 2 Turning gt The next guidance line is then activated if the angle between itself and the vehicle is smaller than the set Line acquisition angle parameter es LAUTO Du 4 3 ___ Activate the steering until the next guidance line is activated 58 30302432 02 EN V6 20141016 Storage M LLER ELEKTRONIK
6. Information Information on the work screen As soon as you start the navigation the work screen appears From here you can perform all other tasks which you will need during the field work The information shown on the work screen varies depending on whether the SECTION Control gt 68 parameter is setto yes or no Sccconcccce ile 5 i a 8 km h 3 71 ha 16 Work screen when SECTION Control is deactivated Guidance lines Field boundary Position of GPS receiver Compass Working bar Traveled areas and areas where the product has been applied twice Traveled areas and areas where the product has been applied GPS connection status Counter and status information OOG UOO 30302432 02 EN V6 20141016 15 Product description M LLER ELEKTRONIK Information on the work screen u Om n oad Ed 9 8 km h 18 84 ha 24 66 h Change in screen when SECTION Control is activated 1 Counter and status Information 3 The dark color shows only areas applied twice 2 Function icon for changing the working mode Guidance lines Guidance lines are lines which help the operator keep parallel tracks There are three types of guidance line AB line This is the first guidance line This is always marked on the terminal screen with the letters A and B Activated guidance line this is the guidance line which the vehicle just follows It is marked in blue
7. as Storage A nr Field data in shp format shape 10 2 2 Loading field data Procedure 1 Switch to the Storage screen Storage 2 dal Press gt The Load record screen will appear a 3 Click on the required field gt An overview of the field will appear on the Storage screen The loaded field contains all of the field data that was created during the previous task If you want to continue the task you can leave all data as is However you can also delete some of the displayed data for example the applied areas the field boundary or the guidance lines You can find out how to delete field data here Applied areas gt 22 Field boundary gt 31 Guidance lines gt 38 10 3 Field data in shp format shape You can convert all of the directly created or loaded ngstore field data into shp format When converting into shp format three files with field data are created Each file contains the following field data Field boundaries Obstacle points Applied areas In this file the total applied area is divided into zones If the terminal was working with an ISOBUS job computer the used target rate is saved for each zone This type of data can be used to create an as applied map with the GIS program This in turn can be converted into a prescription map The applied areas can only be converted into shp format However they cannot be opened again Each data type is saved in a separat
8. 4 Ifyou want to process a new field you must ensure that there is no previous recording in the Storage Press to discard the opened recording gt No field is displayed on the screen b 5 Ifyou want to process a field for which field data has already been saved press the dal button and load the field data from the USB memory device The field that you have loaded appears on the screen Exit the Storage screen The application start screen appears 7 Switch to the preparation screen 5 Navigation 8 eS Start a new navigation or 9 Continue with the loaded navigation gt The work screen appears This will only contain the icon for the vehicle or also loaded field boundaries and processed areas depending on what you have done on the Storage screen gt Ifthe MO icon appears in the center of the display screen there is no connection to the GPS receiver and you will not be able to continue work Install and configure a GPS receiver 30302432 02 EN V6 20141016 21 Basic control principles os MULLER Preparing navigation FLEKTRONIK 10 To find out about the information appearing on the work screen read this chapter Information on the work screen gt 15 11 To find out what you should do next read this chapter Operating procedures gt 8 5 2 2 With an ISO XML task Use this method if you are using the ISOBUS TC application Procedure M If you are working with an ISOBUS
9. already applied Point Z lied in front of Point X along the direction of travel The lines were marked as in the illustration below When travelling over the area where the product has been already applied the sprayer switched off too late 1 Calculate the correction value Distance P Speed of sprayer Correction value 80 0 22 364 2 Calculate a new value for the delay parameter As the sprayer switches off too late Delay on stop must be increased by the correction value 364 correction value 450 set Delay on stop 814 new Delay on stop 3 Insert value 814 for the Delay on stop parameter Example A sprayer traveled ata speed of 8 km h This corresponds to 0 22 cm ms After the second travel the distance P was measured The distance was 80cm The Delay on stop parameter is currently set to 450ms The sprayer switched off too early when traveling over an are where the product has been already applied Point Z lied in front of Point X along the direction of travel The lines were marked as in the illustration below 30302432 02 EN V6 20141016 83 Configuration Configuring TRACK Leader TOP M LLER ELEKTRONIK When traveling over an area where the product has been already applied the sprayer switched off too early 1 Calculate the correction value Distance P Speed of sprayer Correction value 80 0 22 364 2 Calculate a new value for the delay on stop parameter As the sprayer
10. Function icon Function Section with more information Marking obstacles gt 46 Screen with obstacle marking appears Changing the work screen gt 31 3D view will be activated 2D view will be activated Function icons to set the reference point and for calibrating the GPS signal Setting a reference point 25 Calibrating GPS signal gt 26 Moving guidance lines gt 38 Guidance lines will be shifted to the current position of the vehicle Shows the first page with function icons Exits the work screen and terminates the navigation 30302432 02 EN V6 20141016 19 Basic control principles os MULLER Initial start up FLEKTRONIK 5 Basic control principles 5 1 Initial start up Procedure 1 Switch on the terminal 2 Wait until all applications and job computers have been loaded 3 gt Open the Selection menu application 4 Select TRACK Leader The starting screen will appear TRACK Leader Machine Default EEE Navigation Storage A y Settings all a Information You have now started TRACK Leader 5 Read now how to configure TRACK Leader gt 67 5 2 Starting navigation There are two ways of starting a navigation From the TRACK Leader application if you are working without ISO XML tasks From the ISOBUS TC application if you are working with ISO XML tasks Possible problems If you are unable to start the navigation and the grayed out icon XD appear
11. Other functions are operated as described in these instructions 1 Open the TRACK Leader application 2 Ifyou are using an implement with an ISOBUS job computer activate the SECTION Control parameter on the Settings General screen gt 68 If not deactivate this parameter 3 Open the ISOBUS TC application 4 Starta task To do so read the ISOBUS TC operating instructions 5 When the task has been started open the TRACK Leader application 6 Ifyou are using a GPS receiver that works with EGNOS or WAAS set the reference point gt 25 7 Ifyou are not using SECTION Control start the recording gt 42 30302432 02 EN V6 20141016 9 10 Operating procedures When using the task management ISOBUS TC 10 11 12 13 M LLER ELEKTRONIK If you are using SECTION Control activate the automatic mode gt 48 of SECTION Control or operate the implement manually Create the first AB line gt 35 Mark the field boundary optional Process the field on parallel tracks To do so use the light bar gt 40 If you are approaching an obstacle you can mark its position gt 46 When the work is completed terminate the task in the ISOBUS TC application 30302432 02 EN V6 20141016 m T LLE R About these Operating ee ELEKTRONIK Applicability 3 About these Operating Instructions 3 1 Applicability These Operating Instructions apply to all ME modules of the TRACK Leader application You c
12. Screen light bar Screen lightbar type Potential values Deactivated Deactivates the screen lightbar Graphic Mode Activates screen lightbar in graphic mode Text mode Activates screen lightbar in text mode SECTION View Activates SECTION View Implement type Use this parameter to define the type of agricultural equipment The following implement types are available Sprayer Fertilizer Planter S eeder Harvester Non specific system Spread pattern for a fertilizer If you want to ensure precise application when moving on a headland or an application area you can Specify a spread pattern for your fertilizer Use the following parameter to define the spread pattern for a fertilizer 30302432 02 EN V6 20141016 Spreading distance This is the distance between the spreader discs and the center of the spread pattern Spreading distance working length 2 distance between the switch off line and spreader discs Working length Distance between the switch off line and switch on line in the spread pattern 89 Configuration ae BR MULLER Machine profiles ELEKTRONIK E i u BE gt gis a TB N The spreading distance and working length parameters 4 Spreader discs 4 Switch on line When this line moves away from the headland the application is started 2 S witch off line 5 Spreading distance When this line reaches the headland the application is stopped 3 Working leng
13. Storage screen 10 Storage Every time you work on a field a large amount of data is produced We call it Field data here The field data must be saved so you can use it in the future Data type Field data consists of the following information Field boundaries Reference point Guidance lines Areas where product has been applied Marked obstacles Formats The terminal can save the field data in two formats ngstore format This is the terminal s internal data format It is used as a standard and contains all of the field data gt 60 The ngstore format is different on non touch terminals and on touch terminals You cannot exchange the data between a touch terminal and a non touch terminal An alternative is described in the following section Data exchange between touch and non touch terminals gt 64 The files are located in the ngstore folder Ona PC you can only open ngstore data with the TRACK Guide Desktop application gt 33 shp format or kml format These are standardised formats that are used by many GIS programs gt 61 The terminal can convert field boundaries the position of obstacles and applied areas from the ngstore format into shp or kml format and save them to the USB memory device The terminal can also save the field data in shp format The files are located in the GIS folder Data media All field data will be saved together on the USB memory device ISOBUS
14. TC If you process tasks with the ISOBUS TC application you must not save the field data in TRACK Leader The data will be automatically saved together with the task in the Taskdata xmi file 10 1 Storage screen Information on the Storage screen 30302432 02 EN V6 20141016 59 Storage se MULLER Field data in ngstore format ELEKTRONIK 1 Name of the loaded recording 4 Counters Unworked areas entire area 2 Field boundary 5 Unworked area 3 Recorded tracks Areas that have been worked Function icons on the Storage screen Loads a stored recording from the ngstore folder Saves the opened recording in the ngstore folder Loads the field boundary obstacle points from the GIS folder or shp prescription maps from the prescription map folder Saves the field boundary and obstacles in the GIS folder Deletes the opened recording Exits the screen 10 2 Field data in ngstore format 10 2 1 Saving field data Procedure 1 Switch to the Storage screen Storage gt The main area shows you the currently loaded and or treated field 2 A Press The data input screen appears 3 Entera name under which the field data shall be saved The data is saved in the ngstore folder on the USB memory device gt The field will be deleted from the Overview 4 Ifyou want to continue to treat the field directly you will need to load this 60 30302432 02 EN V6 20141016
15. can find more information in the ISOBUS TC instructions Open the task in the ISOBUS TC application Depending on the configuration you may have to verify whether the target rate has be properly set Start the task in the ISOBUS TC application Open TRACK Leader Drive to the field Open the TRACK Leader application gt You can see the coloured prescription map on the screen Editing shp prescription maps with VARIABLE RATE Control Basic processes To be able to work with prescription maps in shp format you need to 1 Setup a prescription map on the PC 30302432 02 EN V6 20141016 M LLER ELEKTRONIK 8 2 2 8 2 3 8 2 4 Procedure Working with prescription maps Editing shp prescription maps with VARIABLE RATE Control 2 Copy the prescription map to the USB memory device 3 Import the corresponding prescription map by using TRACK Leader 4 Select a format for the prescription map 5 Adjust the prescription map to current needs In the chapters below you will learn how to take these steps Creating prescription maps You can create a prescription map in the FMIS or using other PC applications Each prescription map must include at least the following files Shp Dbf Shx Copying prescription maps to the USB memory device Copy all prescription maps to folder applicationmaps on the USB memory device Importing prescription maps You can import a prescription map cre
16. field boundary in the event of a minimum overlap This parameter functions in the same way as Tolerance of overlap but is only applied when the field boundary is exceeded Before making any change to this distance make sure that this is safe for the environment and the Surroundings under current circumstances Overlapping nozzles This parameter is only applicable to sprayers with an individual nozzle switching function This is not displayed on other systems Use the parameter to set the number of nozzles which should operate in overlapping mode Delay Delay is the period of time that elapses between the transmission of an order by the terminal and the implementation of the order by the implement This time can differ for each implement There are two parameters for the configuration Delay on start when switching on Delay on stop when switching off If you have an ISOBUS job computer which transfers delay times to SECTION Control you must not change these parameters In this case the text ISO will appear a value If a section of a Sprayer passes over an area that was already processed it must be immediately Switched off To do this the job computer sends a Signal to the section valve to switch off This causes the valve to be shut off and the pressure in the hose drops This lasts until there is no further flow from the nozzles The duration is approx 400 milliseconds As a result the section applies an o
17. format you want to delete 3 4 0 4 contin your choice 5 Press to delete selected format gt The following message will appear Do you really want to delete this format 6 KA Confirm gt The format will be deleted 30302432 02 EN V6 20141016 53 Working with prescription maps MULLER ELEKTRONIK Editing shp prescription maps with VARIABLE RATE Control 8 2 6 Adjusting prescription maps to current needs After importing the prescription map you can Change all values by a certain percentage point Change selected values by an absolute number Procedure This is how to change all of the values at once VI You have chosen a prescription map VI The Prescription maps screen has been called up MI You can see a prescription map on the screen Change all of the target rates simultaneously The data input screen appears 2 Enter by how many percentage points all target rates shall be changed Using the symbol you can define whether the rate should be increased or reduced 3 Press OK to confirm the input gt The Prescription maps screen appears Inthe Rate column all values will be adjusted by the percentage points entered Procedure This is how to change a selected value VI You have chosen a prescription map VI The Prescription maps screen has been called up VI You can see a prescription map on the screen a K L Turn the rotary button Inthe
18. in the upper left hand corner of the work screen Field boundary Obstacle Acoustic signal Obstacles The terminal can warn you about obstacles It cannot brake nor avoid the obstacles Obstacles Chapter with more infor mation Marking obstacles gt 46 Screen with obstacle marking appears Obstacle will be shifted 46 30302432 02 EN V6 20141016 as TRACK Leader parallel guidance MULLER ELEKTRONIK Marking obstacles Function icon Chapter with more infor mation Be Obstacle will be placed in selected position Procedure M You have now started a navigation yA a Press gt The following screen will appear amp 2 2 8 8 kmzh Ss 43 32 ha 6 81 ha The screen shows a schematic representation of vehicle with driver obstacle and distance between obstacle and GPS receiver 3 Setthe distance between the obstacles and tractor point by using the arrows As TRACK Leader knows the position of the tractor it can calculate the obstacle position in the field 4 u Save obstacle position in the field The obstacle now appears on the work screen 6 6 1 Deleting obstacle markers Procedure A b me o 1 me Press down for three seconds gt All obstacles will be deleted 30302432 02 EN V6 20141016 41 Switching sections with SECTION Control u MULLER Activating SECTION Control FLEKTRONIK 7 Switching sections wi
19. is not You will therefore need to tell the system when you begin the task Recording the tracks enables you to see the parts of the field which you have already traveled through on the screen MI You have now started a navigation n 1 Record movements u N 30302432 02 EN V6 20141016 T TRACK Leader parallel guidance MULLER u ELEKTRONIK Working in headlands The function icon changes its appearance m gt A green track appears behind the tractor icon Itis marking your tracks 6 5 Working in headlands In the headland you can lay out guidance lines which will guide you around the field Advantages You can apply product in the headland after applying the product in the center of the field In this way no spray residue remains on the tires after product application in the headland SECTION Control switches off the boom sections which are in the headland area when the product is being applied onto the field Restrictions When working with headlands the TRACK Leader TOP automatic steering system cannot be used The operator must steer the vehicle himself manually Alternative The software is in this state This happens when you press when the icon appears the function key next to the icon The field boundary has notbeen Cannot be pressed recorded Headland is not activated Calls up a menu in which you can First appears when the field define the headland boundary has been marked You can
20. of the GPS signal depends on several factors On the model of the GPS receiver Qn the geographical location correction satellites are not available in some areas of the world On local shadowing effects in the field trees mountains DR Fr Information on the work screen 30302432 02 EN V6 20141016 27 Basic control principles Field boundary 5 6 5 6 1 28 M LLER ELEKTRONIK 1 Current quality ofthe GPS signal 3 Bar chart Indicates the quality ofthe connection The higher the number of blue bars the better the connection 2 Number of connected satellites Quality ofthe GPS signal RTK fix Highest precision RTK float Ca 10 to 15 cm path to path accuracy DGPS GPS with correction signal Depending on the GPS receiver and configuration WAAS EGNOS GLIDE or other Weak and imprecise signal No GPS signal Working is not possible Field boundary You can mark the field boundary so that the system knows the outline of a field The field boundary appears on the screen as a red line that is drawn around the field It is not mandatory to mark the field boundary All modules of the application also work without field boundaries However their use offers several advantages The total field area and applied area can be determined It improves the filling and makes it more precise The terminal warns you when you are approaching the field boundary The headlands can only be shown on the s
21. select the equipment profile from your fleet You select the machine from the machine profiles 30302432 02 EN V6 20141016 85 Configuration Machine profiles Procedure 11 5 3 86 M LLER ELEKTRONIK 1 To switch to the Present machine profile screen Loy Settings Machine profiles Present machine profile gt The Present machine profile screen will appear In this screen all machine profiles you have saved are listed gt The activated machine profile is marked with a green point al 2 Click on required machine profile gt The Machine profiles screen will appear 3 Check machine parameters 4 Leave the screen as soon as the parameters are the current ones gt The required machine profile will be activated gt The name of the machine profile activated appears on the starting screen on line Machine Machine parameters You will need the machine parameters in the following instances When you want to create a machine profile for a new machine When you want to edit a machine profile On the pages below you will find the explanation of all machine parameters Swath width This parameter shows the working width set for an ag equipment No of sections Enter the number of sections that can be switched off on the implement On a sprayer they are the section valves on a fertilizer spreader or a Seeder they can be half widths This parameter serves to transmit t
22. setthe Degree of overlap parameter to 100 the Tolerance of overlap parameter plays a vital role when leaving an area already processed This is relevant for example when turning in a headland which has already been processed Q Tolerance of overlap for 100 degree of overlap in both cases the processed area was exited by 25 cm Tolerance of overlap 0 Tolerance of overlap 30 cm If only 1 of the section exits the area that The tolerance of overlap enables the has already been processed the entire prevention of unnecessary overlaps section will be switched on The right section is only switched on when the processed area is exited by more than 30cm Potential values Recommendation If you are working with DGPS the tolerance of overlap should not be less than 30 cm For implements with wide sections e g with fertilizer spreaders set the value accordingly high Tolerance 0 cm The outer section is switched off when it is located only minimally over an applied area If it leaves this area only minimally it is switched on again 30302432 02 EN V6 20141016 Example 30302432 02 EN M LLER ELEKTRONIK Configuration Configuring SECTION Control Other value The outermost section is switched on or off when the overlap exceeds the value Maximum value Half of the section width of the outermost section Field boundary overlap tolerance Use this parameter to prevent sections from being activated at the
23. the red line The center of the working bar then follows the blue guidance line Guidance lines for implements with offset Red guidance line marks the center of the Blue guidance line marks the center of the tractor working width 2 Arrow marks the position of the GPS receiver 4 Working bar 30302432 02 EN V6 20141016 91 Procedure for dealing with error messages M LLER ELEKTRONIK 12 Procedure for dealing with error messages Error message text How to fix the problem Caution The storage could not be The database could not be created on the Restart the terminal initialized If the problem still persists after data medium a restart please contact ME customer Service Active profile cannot be removed An attempt was made to delete the Select another machine profile and then currently selected machine profile delete the desired machine profile An error has occurred while reorganizing The data medium was removed during Re insert the data medium and re start the the storage reorganizing reorganization The data medium Is full Delete unnecessary data from the data medium and try again The data medium is damaged Use a new data medium Could not find DGPS configuration file The internal file containing the DGPS Contact our Service team In order to settings could not be found reinstall the software The test phase is expired Please contact The test phase is expired Request a license your deal
24. the vehicle wheels axles articulation points can behave unpredictably Before you activate the steering system make sure that there are no people or obstacles near the vehicle This prevents death injuries or material damage The steering system may not be used on public roads or in other public areas Make sure that the steering job computer is switched off before driving onto a road or in a public area 9 2 TRACK Leader TOP automatic steering Read the enclosed PSR ISO TOP directions for use before beginning to use the system Pay particular attention to the information in the Chapter Safety Proceed with extreme care particularly when using the automatic steering Disable the automatic steering whenever anyone comes within 50 meters of the vehicle or farming equipment while it is operating TRACK Leader TOP automatic steering is deactivated or unavailable The steering job computer is mounted and configured but an error has occurred Check the error message in the PSR application Activate automatic steering The automatic steering can be activated but is not yet active 30302432 02 EN V6 20141016 59 Automatic steering M LLER ELEKTRONIK TRACK Leader TOP automatic steering Function Alternati Description icon ve func es Deactivate automatic steering The automatic steering is active Am Steer vehicle to the left The function key does not operate when TRACK Leader TOP is deactivated
25. when the vehicle enters the area where the product has been applied Procedure M The tank is filled with clear water MI The observers should stand at a safe distance from the boom of the sprayer MI Navigation is started The first drive record is loaded M SECTION Control should be in automatic mode 1 Position the sprayer at a distance of approx 100 meter from and an angle of 90 to the applied area 2 Drive ata constant speed e g 8 km h over the area that has already been applied Remember the speed at which you were driving Apply the water as you do So 3 The observers must stand on the previously marked boundaries of the applied area ata safe distance from the boom 4 The observers must observe the points at which the sprayer stops and starts spraying as it passes along the already applied points 80 30302432 02 EN V6 20141016 Procedure 30302432 02 EN M LLER ELEKTRONIK Configuration Configuring SECTION Control gt You will now know how the sprayer behaves when travelling along an area where the product has been already applied You may wish to repeat this process several times in order to ensure better accuracy of the results Marking the application borders for Delay on stop In this phase you will need to mark where your sprayer stops application when you enter an area where the product has been already applied You must also determine where application should stop in the future This
26. with a sprayer Preconditions To use this module you need to meet the following preconditions Plug in TRACK Leader must be enabled License of TRACK Leader must be unlocked License of SECTION Control must be unlocked 12 30302432 02 EN V6 20141016 T Product description MULLER acta FLEKTRONIK Using test licenses The terminal must be connected to an ISOBUS job computer supported by SECTION Control or to a SC Box available from Muller Elektronik The ISOBUS job computer must be configured Functions The following functions will be available after activation GPS supported section control 4 1 3 TRACK Leader TOP Module type Additional module With TRACK Leader TOP you can specify how a Reichhardt steering job computer shall steer the vehicle so that it follows the guidance lines set up through TRACK Leader Preconditions To use this module you need to meet the following preconditions Plug in TRACK Leader must be enabled License of TRACK Leader must be unlocked License of TRACK Leader TOP must be unlocked A steering job computer must be fitted installed and configured on the tractor TRACK Leader TOP works with steering job computers of Reichhardt Steering ECU PSR Starting from software version 02 148 Support for TRACK Leader TOP must be activated on the steering job computer Functions The following functions will be available after activation Automatic steering of vehicle along
27. with this job computer because the job computer does not Support SECTION Control The list of connections in the ISOBUS TC Configure the list of connections in app was not configured Read the ISOBUS TC instructions for the terminal No implement recognized TRACK Leader has not received any Connect a job computer that supports information through the connected job SECTION Control computer or there is no connected job computer 94 30302432 02 EN V6 20141016 M LLER ELEKTRONIK 13 Notes 30302432 02 EN V6 20141016 Notes 95
28. you are from the guidance line This also indicates the direction which you must steer in order to return to the trace There is no preview in text mode ld 92cm Screen light bar text mode 8 km h 43 48 ha 46 V6 20141016 41 TRACK Leader parallel guidance Using SECTION View 6 3 6 4 Procedure 42 MULLER ELEKTRONIK Using SECTION View SECTION View is a schematic display of the working width and the sections This displays the vehicle as an icon and can replace the screen lightbar SECTION View in the header and as a working bar If you are working without an ISOBUS job computer you can use the display to help you when Switching sections If you are working with an ISOBUS job computer the sections are actuated automatically The colors tell you their current status The recording is deactivated Beneath the section the field has already been processed or the vehicle Is Stopped The recording is deactivated The ground beneath the section is unprocessed Switch off the section The recording is activated Switch on the section The recording is activated Starting track recording You do not need to read this chapter if SECTION Control is activated You have an operating position sensor If you do not use SECTION Control or have not mounted any tool operating position sensor the terminal will not know when your equipment e g sprayer is working and when it
29. B km ABB ha Guidance lines as a curve MI Smoothed contour or Identical contour guidance mode is activated gt 38 1 Position the vehicle at the starting point of the desired AB line pp 2 __ Set the first point gt PointA appears on the terminal screen 3 Drive to the other side of the field You do not need to drive in a straight line when you do this During the drive a line will be drawn behind the vehicle on the terminal screen Set the second point gt PointB appears on the terminal screen Points A and B are connected with a curved line 4 Guidance lines using a compass VI Guidance mode A is activated 1 Position the vehicle atthe starting point of the desired AB line p gt 2 Press the function button The data input screen appears 3 Input the direction of the compass that the guidance lines should point towards You can input a value between 0 and 360 4 Confirm using OK gt Multiple parallel guidance lines are drawn on the terminal screen and these all run in the direction which you have entered Multiple guidance lines If you need to change the direction of treatment several times in the field you can lay out up to five AB lines 30302432 02 EN V6 20141016 as TRACK Leader parallel guidance MULLER oe ELEKTRONIK Using guidance lines for parallel guidance A field which is to be treated using multi
30. Deleting the field boundary gt 31 Changing the display of the work The whole field will be displayed screen gt 31 Vehicle surroundings will be displayed Working on headlands gt 43 Icon is deactivated because a field boundary IS missing Calls up a screen where the guidance lines can be defined on the headlands Select a working width gt 48 Only appears ifthe connected implement has more than one working width For example on sprayers with two booms or on seed drills that can spread both liquid fertilizer and seed Show next guidance line set gt 39 Only appears in guidance modes Multi A B and Multi smoothed contours Function icons appear only when Starting track recording gt 42 SECTION Control is deactivated and you have no working position sensor Cancel the marking of the applied area Changing the working mode of SECTION Control gt 48 SECTION Control will change the working mode Creating the AB line gt 35 The exact appearance of the flags will depend on the guidance mode that has been activated 30302432 02 EN V6 20141016 Product description M LLER ELEKTRONIK Controls on the work screen Function icon Function Section with more information Deleting guidance lines gt 38 Press the function button for three seconds Guidance lines will be deleted Shows the second page with function Icons Exits the work screen and terminates the navigation
31. ELEKTRONIK TRACK Leader TOP automatic steering Automatic steering 1 Move the steering wheel motor to the steering wheel only for systems with a steering wheel motor AUTO 4 Press AUTO IT a u gt The function icon __ ___ is replaced with the following function icon gt The automatic steering is enabled 3 When driving in the vehicle the steering wheel motor controls the vehicle in such a way that it proceeds along the active guidance line The are several ways of disabling the automatic steering 1 Move the steering wheel or o MANU 4 Press gt The automatic steering will be disabled AUTO IL 4 II gt The function icon __ ___ is replaced with the following function icon Moving guidance lines The automatic steering drives the vehicle along the active guidance line If the guidance line activated no longer matches the real position of the vehicle due to a GPS signal drift you can manually move the guidance line You have two options You can move the guidance line for one drive over the field After turning the old position will be restored You can move the guidance line permanently This is how you move the guidance line for one drive ok M The function icon appears in the work screen _ 1 bal Or press gt to drive the vehicle in parallel with the activated guidance line V6 20141016 57 Automatic steering M LLER ELEKTRONIK
32. M LLER ELEKTRONIK Operating Instructions for Non Touch Terminals TRACK Leader P zs 099991 er E ssu1909090 z Version V6 20141016 30302432 02 EN Read and follow these operating instructions Keep these operating instructions in a safe place for later reference Company details Document Copyright Operating Instructions Product TRACK Leader Document number 30302432 02 EN From software version V04 10 04 Original language German Muller Elektronik GmbH amp Co KG Franz Kleine Stra e 18 33154 Salzkotten Germany Phone 49 0 5258 9834 0 Fax 49 0 5258 9834 90 Email info mueller elektronik de Homepage http www mueller elektronik de M LLER ELEKTRONIK Table of contents 1 For your safety 1 1 Basic safety instructions 1 2 Intended use 1 3 Layout and meaning of warnings 1 4 User requirements 2 Operating procedures 2 1 When using parallel guidance only 22 When using SECTION Control 2 3 When using the task management ISOBUS TC 3 About these Operating Instructions 3 1 Applicability 3 2 Target group of these Operating Instructions 3 3 Layout of operating instructions 3 4 Layout of references 4 Product description 4 1 Performance description 4 1 1 TRACK Leader 4 1 2 SECTION Control 4 1 3 TRACK Leader TOP 4 1 4 VARIABLE RATE Control 4 2 Using test licenses 4 3 Start screen layout 4 4 Information on the work screen 45 Controls on th
33. Not activated guidance lines guidance lines not activated Position of GPS receiver The center of the gray arrow above the working bar corresponds to the position of the GPS receiver Working bar The working bar symbolizes the agricultural implement This consists of multiple rectangles Each rectangle corresponds to a section The color of the rectangle can change while working See also Using SECTION View gt 42 Counter and status information 100 Q AUTO 7 u km h o ha oe Information in counter area 30302432 02 EN V6 20141016 4 5 30302432 02 EN M LLER ELEKTRONIK Product description Controls on the work screen Working mode of SECTION Control 4 Defined degree of overlap 2 Current speed 5 Total size of the field within field boundaries The speed is tracked based on the GPS Only if you have marked the field boundary position and can differ from that in the job computer 3 Area counter Area where the product is still to be applied if you have marked the field boundary Area where the product has been already applied if you have not marked any field boundary Field boundary The Field boundary gt 28 tells the software the exact position of the field and is the base for calculating the total size of a field Traveled areas and areas where the product has been applied The surfaces to the rear of the vehicle icon are marked in green This green color can have any
34. O XML tasks 1 Open the ISOBUS TC application 2 Open the Settings screen 3 Configure the Work with ISO XML parameter 4 Restart the terminal Cooperation with job computers If you want to switch the sections with the job computer you must activate the SECTION Control gt 68 function In this case TRACK Leader adopts almost all of the parameters for the connected implement from the ISOBUS job computer For example Swath width Number of sections Geometry of the implement The job computer receives the following information from TRACK Leader Commands to switch on off sections SECTION Control Target rate from the prescription map or from an ISO XML task Cooperation with TRACK Guide Desktop TRACK Guide Desktop is a free program for PCs This allows you to View work results Print reports for your customers V6 20141016 33 Basic control principles M LLER ELEKTRONIK Cooperation with other applications 100m 1101101216 1 aurora Bericht TRACK Guide ACOS Pilanzenschude seizen Queliedo_ 1 Demerkung Kommentar zu meinem Feld Program window Report You can find TRACK Guide Desktop in the Download section of the website below www lacos de 30302432 02 EN V6 20141016 TRACK Leader parallel guidance MULLER oe ELEKTRONIK Using guidance lines for parallel guidance 6 TRACK Leader parallel guidance 6 1 Using guidance lines for parallel guidance Guida
35. ONIK Calibrating DGPS 5 4 2 Setting a reference point The coordinates of the GPS receiver are crucial when setting the reference point If you do not want to dismantle the GPS receiver each time you must always set the vehicle in the same position This means that the GPS receiver is also in the same position When setting the reference point you will require a fixed permanent point whose position will not alter over time For example this can be a tree a landmark or a manhole cover This point is required in order to position the tractor in exactly the same position for future GPS signal calibrations Data loss due to the lack of a reference point If you are unable to locate the reference point in the future the recorded data will be unusable o Always remember the precise position of the reference point for each field The illustration below shows a possible position of the tractor when setting the reference point Tractor when setting the reference point GPS receiver on the roof of the vehicle s cab gt f Position of the reference point Distance between the GPS receiver and the 2 Distance between the GPS receiver and the X axis point on the roadside Y axis point on the roadside Line from a fixed permanent point over the road Procedure MI You are processing a field for the first time 1 Identify a fixed permanent point at the entrance to the field For example this can be a tree a landmark or a m
36. Rate column a blue frame marking a cell appears E 2 Mark the rate to be changed 3 T J Press The data input screen appears 4 Enter a new value 5 Press OK to confirm the input gt The Prescription maps screen appears gt The new value appears in the cell you have changed 54 30302432 02 EN V6 20141016 Automatic steering M LLER nn ELEKTRONIK Basic safety instructions 9 Automatic steering You can use the TRACK Leader app to provide guidance lines for the following steering system TRACK Leader TOP 9 1 Basic safety instructions Always pay attention to the following safety instructions when you are using automatic steering As the driver you are responsible for the safe use of the steering system The system is not used to replace the driver To avoid lethal accidents or dangerous injuries by rolling vehicles never leave the driver s seat when the steering job computer is switched on The steering system cannot drive around obstacles The driver must always observe the driven route and must manually steer around obstacles The steering system does NOT control the driving speed of the vehicle The driver must always control the forward speed himself so that he works at a safe speed and the vehicle does not get out of control or roll over The steering system takes control of the vehicle steering if it is activated when testing calibrating and working If itis activated the steering parts of
37. S receiver The GPS signal must be re calibrated automatically and at regular intervals What do you need a reference point for A reference point will enable you to compare your actual GPS coordinates with the saved GPS coordinates and compensate for any drift displacement A fixed permanent point on the ground is needed for calibrating the GPS signal This is the so called reference point When the GPS signal is calibrated the stored coordinates of the Reference point are compared and matched with the current coordinates a J 4f AANA pm J se CE GTO SD nae MALE Pai Left field with calibrated GPS signal Right field with no calibrated GPS signal If you do not set a reference point nor calibrate the GPS signal each time before starting work the following will happen The saved GPS coordinates for the field boundary guidance lines etc will differ from the actual values As a result you may miss applying the product over areas in the field which are outside of the field boundaries according to the GPS In order to ensure maximum precision 1 Seta reference point for each field at the first product application 2 Before processing a field for which you have already set the reference point calibrate the GPS signal 3 Ifthe field is large and you will process this over several hours perform a calibration on the GPS signal 30302432 02 EN V6 20141016 Basic control principles M LLER ELEKTR
38. a red triangle is flashing beside the J function icon Procedure 1 Drive to the reference point at the entrance to the field 2 Position the tractor with both of its front wheels on the line The tractor must be positioned at the same angle as when the reference point was set The 26 30302432 02 EN V6 20141016 os Basic control principles MULLER ELEKTRONIK Checking the quality ofthe GPS signal distance from the fixed permanent point on the roadside must be the same as when the reference point was set 3 Press 4 Press 5 Press gt The program will need 15 seconds to determine the current position Re calibrating the reference point overwrites the old calibration gt The following screen appears GPS Calibration Calibration is active O Drift 0 670 m Age 0 00 h r re ready amp 6 SSS Back The GPS calibration screen now displays the following parameters Drift Displays the reference point drift since the reference point was set All field data will be shifted by this value The drift is re calculated when the GPS signal is calibrated Age How many hours have passed since the GPS signal was last calibrated Hundredths of a hour are displayed behind the decimal point For example 0 25 h one quarter of an hour 15 minutes 5 5 Checking the quality of the GPS signal The better the GPS signal the more TRACK Leader can work precisely and reliably The quality
39. an find the software version from which these Operating Instructions apply in the inner page of the cover of these instructions 3 2 Target group of these Operating Instructions These Operating Instructions apply to all users of the TRACK Leader software and additional modules 3 3 Layout of operating instructions The operating instructions explain step by step how you can perform certain operations with the product We use the following symbols throughout these Operating Instructions to identify different operating instructions Actions that must be performed in succession Result of the action This will happen when you perform an action Requirements In the event that any requirements have been specified these must be met before an action can be performed Result of an operating instruction This will happen when you have completed all steps 3 4 Layout of references If any references are given in these Operating Instructions they will appear as Example of a reference gt 11 References can be Identified by their square brackets and an arrow The number following the arrow shows you on what page the chapter starts where you can find further information 30302432 02 EN V6 20141016 11 Product description T o MULLER Performance description ELEKTRONIK 4 Product description TRACK Leader is a modern system enabling drivers of agricultural vehicles to keep exact lanes in the field The system has a modular d
40. anhole cover 2 Draw a line from the fixed permanent point over the road 3 Position the tractor such that both of its front wheels are on the line 4 Note the distance between the point and the tractor This distance must always be the same for future GPS calibrations 30302432 02 EN V6 20141016 25 Basic control principles Calibrating DGPS M LLER ELEKTRONIK 5 Start a new navigation OOO 6 Press KA Press KA Press gt The program determines the current position over a period of 15 seconds and saves this as the Reference point The reference point must be set precisely at the position of the GPS antenna In doing so any existing reference points and signal calibrations are deleted 8 gt The work screen then displays the reference point icon beneath the vehicle icon gt You have now set the reference point 5 4 3 Calibrating GPS signal When calibrating the GPS signal the GPS receiver must be in the exact same position as that when setting the Reference point Position ofthe GPS receiver in relation to the reference point when calibrating the GPS signal gt X lt Position of the reference point GPS receiver on the roof of the tractor cab When should you You will need to calibrate the GPS signal in the following instances calibrate Each time before starting work When you find that a deviation is shown on the screen even when driving down a swath M D When
41. annot open the ngstore files from a non touch terminal directly with the touch terminal However you can convert the field boundaries and obstacles from a terminal into shp format and then open them with a different terminal You can find the instructions below n software versions up to 04 08 01 the non touch terminals saved the shp files in the Navguideexport folder The files are saved in the GIS folder only as of newer software versions Procedure To import field data using a non touch terminal 1 On the non touch terminal open the Storage screen in TRACK Leader 2 dal Load the recording for a field from which you want to transfer field data E Convert the opened recording into GIS format The field data will be saved on the USB memory device in the navguideexport folder As of SW version V04 09 17 the folder is named GIS 4 Repeatthis procedure for all the fields from which you want to transfer the field data 5 Connect the USB memory device to a PC 6 Rename the navguideexport folder into GIS As of SW version V04 09 17 the folder is already named GIS 7 Insertthe USB memory device into the touch terminal 8 Open the TRACK Leader application 9 Tap Storage 5 10 je Open the field boundary in shp format 11 plal Save the opened recording The field boundary is saved in the ngstore folder In this way you can also transfer data from touch terminals to the non to
42. ated on a PC from the USB memory device Import the prescription map before starting work MI You have created the applicationmaps directory on the USB memory device M All prescription maps that you want to import are stored on the USB memory device in the applicationmaps directory 1 Switch to the Storage screen Storage ical Press gt The Background data screen appears 3 Click on the Prescription maps line gt The Prescription maps screen appears Press gt The Choose prescription map screen appears 5 Click on the line with the name of the prescription map you want to import gt TRACK leader will check whether it recognizes the file format gt If the format is not recognized you have to create a new format Read how to do so in the following chapter Creating new prescription map formats gt 52 gt Ifthe format is recognized the Choose format screen appears immediately gt The format selected by the software appears in the Format line 6 Press OK to load the prescription map with this format 7 Press New to load the prescription map with a new format 30302432 02 EN V6 20141016 51 Working with prescription maps Editing shp prescription maps with VARIABLE RATE Control 8 2 5 Controls Procedure 52 MULLER ELEKTRONIK Prescription map format Each prescription map Is structured like a table The format function tells the TRACK Leader
43. ation at this point Potential values Input a negative value e g 4 00m if the GPS receiver is positioned to the rear of the application point nputa positive value e g 4 00m if the GPS receiver is positioned in front of the application point Operating position sensor Is a tool operating position sensor mounted on the vehicle The tool operating position sensor is a sensor which recognizes that an agricultural device is set and delivers this information to the terminal The sensor Is available for many tractors and can be reached via the signal socket Potential values m Yes No Inverted sensor logic Is the sensor logic of the tool operating position sensor inverted Yes Product application recording begins when the tool operating position sensor is not occupied This will end when the operating position sensor has been occupied No Product application recording begins when the tool operating position sensor is occupied This will end when the operating position sensor is no longer occupied Machine model This parameter determines the way and means in which the working bar should track the GPS receiver Potential values 30302432 02 EN V6 20141016 M LLER ELEKTRONIK Configuration Machine profiles self propelled Settings for self propelled agricultural equipment trailed Settings for agricultural equipment towed by a tractor deactivated Settings for mounted implements
44. control by using the application 1 2 Intended use The software may be only used in connection with agricultural equipment and machines The software may only be used away from public roads during field operations 1 3 Layout and meaning of warnings All safety instructions found in these Operating Instructions are composed in accordance with the following pattern This signal word identifies medium risk hazards which could potentially cause death or serious physical injury if not avoided This signal word identifies low risk hazards which could potentially cause minor or moderate physical injury or damage to property if not avoided This signal word identifies actions which could lead to operational malfunctions if performed incorrectly These actions require that you operate in a precise and cautious manner in order to produce optimum work results There are some actions that need to be performed in several steps If there is a risk involved in carrying out any of these steps a safety warning will appear in the instructions themselves Safety instructions always directly precede the step involving risk and can be identified by their bold font type and a signal word Example 1 NOTICE This is a notice It warns that there is a risk involved in the next step 2 Step involving risk 1 4 User requirements Learn how to operate the terminal correctly The terminal must not be operated by anyone who has not read the Operat
45. creen if the field boundary is entered With marked field boundaries the sections can be automatically switched off when they leave the field This is particularly practical for field sprayers with large working widths There are several options for marking the field boundary Directly on the terminal gt 28 While working with an implement When driving around the field with the tractor or another vehicle quad bike Importing the field boundary gt 31 Import of survey data in shp format Import of older TRACK Leader records Import of field boundaries drawn on the PC Marking the field boundary by driving around the field To be able to mark the field boundary directly on the terminal you must drive around the field The more precisely you drive around the field the more precisely the sections can be switched afterwards in the boundary area 30302432 02 EN V6 20141016 T Basic control principles OLEE R Field boundary The precision of the GPS signal is very important fyou can use the most precise GPS signal possible for example RTK Ifyou are working with DGPS calibrate the GPS signal every 15 minutes To do this interrupt the recording icon and drive to the reference point After calibration drive back to the Spot where you interrupted driving around the field Basic procedure without ISOBUS job computer and without SECTION Control Procedure To drive around the field if you are
46. data The right column Shows the GIS field data types The naming of the files depends on you and the used GIS system 4 Mark the line containing the required data 5 A Press 62 30302432 02 EN V6 20141016 Storage M LLER ELEKTRONIK Reorganizing data The background data is loaded If you want to work on the field with this field boundary you can now start a new navigation 10 4 Reorganizing data The aim of reorganizing your data is to speed up the operation of the terminal The data saved on the USB memory device are sorted so that the terminal can access this data more rapidly Procedure 1 Switch to the Storage screen 2 dal Press gt The Load record screen will appear 3 Press The data administration screen will appear 4 Click on data rearrangement 5 The following message will appear Ready 6 V Confirm 10 5 Viewing recorded tracks You can view and check the recorded tracks to see if you have left anything out Controls Procedure 1 Switch to the Storage screen 2 Load the desired field 3 Hi Zoom CAME 4 or Continue pressing the function key a 5 E Turn the rotary button The selection is then shifted 30302432 02 EN V6 20141016 63 Storage M LLER ELEKTRONIK Deleting fields from the USB memory device 10 6 Deleting fields from the USB memory device You can delete entire fields with all related fi
47. data is loaded In this case you must discard gt 65 the opened record 3 If you have a prescription map gt 50 you can import it now 4 Deactivate the SECTION Control parameter on the Settings General gt 68 screen 5 On the Setting Machine profiles gt 85 screen select the profile corresponding to the machine combination you are using Or create a new machine profile 6 Prepare a new navigation gt 22 7 Start a new navigation gt 20 8 Ifyou are using a GPS receiver that works with EGNOS or WAAS set the reference point gt 25 9 Starting the recording gt 42 10 Create the first AB line gt 35 11 Mark the field boundary optional 12 Process the field on parallel tracks To do so use the light bar gt 40 13 If you are approaching an obstacle you can mark its position gt 46 14 When the work is completed save the data gt 60 or export It for later processing in a GIS application gt 61 When using SECTION Control This chapter is of interest to you if you have an implement with an ISOBUS job computer and want SECTION Control to control the sections of the implement 1 Drive to the field 30302432 02 EN V6 20141016 T Operating procedures MULLER ELEKTRONIK When using the task management ISOBUS TC 2 Ifyou have already processed this field in the past load its field data gt 61 If you want to process a new field you must ensure that no oth
48. defined guidance lines 4 1 4 VARIABLE RATE Control Module type Additional module Preconditions To use this module you need to meet the following preconditions Plug in TRACK Leader must be enabled License of VARIABLE RATE Control must be unlocked The ISOBUS job computer must support this function It currently works only with one job computer with ME sprayer job computer Functions With VARIABLE RATE Control you can Import prescription maps in shp format gt 50 You can then use a maximum of one prescription map ata time Transmit target values from prescription maps to a job computer 4 2 Using test licenses On new terminals a 50 hour test license is activated on all modules that are not activated You can test each module for 50 hours The time starts running only once you have activated a module After 50 hours have passed all functions for which the test license has expired will be deactivated Procedure This is how you can check how long you can use a test license 1 Open the starting screen of TRACK Leader 30302432 02 EN V6 20141016 13 Product description M LLER ELEKTRONIK Startscreen layout 2 Press the Information button a Information gt The Info screen will appear 3 In the table you can see for how many hours you can still use a test license 4 3 Start screen layout The startscreen appears when you open the TRACK Leader application and no navigation ha
49. e less precise the GPS calibration the less precisely the system might be able to determine the position of the vehicle When using an RTK correction signal you need neither set a reference point nor calibrate the GPS signal The position of the tractor is continuously corrected by the RTK provider by means of a correction signal Problem description Throughout the course of the day the Earth rotates and the satellites change their position in the sky The calculated position of a point will as a result shift This shift means that the position will after a certain time no longer be up to date 30302432 02 EN V6 20141016 23 Basic control principles Calibrating DGPS Solution to the problem 9 4 1 24 MULLER ELEKTRONIK This phenomenon is called a drift and can be minimized For your purposes this means that all of the field boundaries and guidance lines which you create during a day will have shifted after a few hours There are several ways to compensate for drift By using an RTK system Using the reference point By setting the reference point and calibrating the GPS signal each time before starting work A free option for farmers who work with EGNOS WAAS or other DGPS signals that have a precision of approx 30cm It also briefly helps to shift the guidance lines By using a correction signal A chargeable service provided by the GPS provider Only for use in conjunction with a very accurate GP
50. e shp file The terminal inserts a corresponding name addition _ boundary File with the field boundary obstacles F ile with the obstacle points _workareas File with the applied areas 10 3 1 Converting field data into shp format Procedure 1 Switch to the Storage screen B Storage Gis 2 Ka Press 30302432 02 EN V6 20141016 61 Storage MULLER Field data in shp format shape ELEKTRONIK The data input screen appears 3 Enter a name under which the field data shall be exported The data is saved in the GIS folder on the USB memory device 10 3 2 Importing field boundaries and obstacle points in shp format Procedure M All of the data that you want to import are in the GIS folder on the USB memory device The folder may not have any sub folders M The data to be imported is in WGS84 format 1 Switch to the Storage screen B Storage M AGIs 2 Press The following screen appears Background data Type Background areas Obstacle lines Obstacles Prescription maps 3 To load a field boundary click on Background areas To load the position of obstacles click on Obstacle points If you want to import both you must do so one after the other The Obstacle lines menu point does not have a function gt The following screen will appear Choose File Field 1 shp The left column shows the names of the files containing the field
51. e work screen 5 Basic control principles 5 1 Initial start up 5 2 Starting navigation 5 2 1 Without an ISO XML task 5 2 2 With an ISO XML task 5 3 Preparing navigation 5 4 Calibrating DGPS 5 4 1 What do you need a reference point for 5 4 2 Setting a reference point 5 4 3 Calibrating GPS signal 3 5 Checking the quality ofthe GPS signal 5 6 Field boundary 5 6 1 Marking the field boundary by driving around the field 5 6 2 Importing a field boundary 5 6 3 Deleting the field boundary 30302432 02 EN V6 20141016 Table of contents O O DD A iO Oo Oo OO 11 11 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 13 13 13 14 15 17 20 20 20 20 22 22 23 24 25 26 21 28 28 31 31 5 7 5 8 5 9 3 9 1 5 9 2 5 9 3 6 1 6 1 1 6 1 2 6 1 3 6 1 4 6 1 5 6 1 6 6 1 7 6 1 8 6 1 9 6 2 6 2 1 6 2 2 6 3 6 4 6 5 6 6 6 6 1 71 1 2 1 3 8 1 8 2 8 2 1 8 2 2 8 2 3 8 2 4 8 2 5 8 2 6 9 9 1 Table of contents MULLER ELEKTRONIK Changing the work screen 31 Inputting data 32 Cooperation with other applications 32 Cooperation with the ISOBUS TC application 32 Cooperation with job computers 33 Cooperation with TRACK Guide Desktop 33 TRACK Leader parallel guidance 35 Using guidance lines for parallel guidance 35 Straight guidance lines 35 Guidance lines as a curve 36 Guidance lines using a compass 36 Multiple guidance lines 36 Guidance lines as circles 37 Adaptive guidance lines 37 Deleti
52. each section is only switched on when 50 of the vehicle has exited the area When traveling onto a processed area the section Is only switched off when the section extends up to 50 over the processed area Ata Degree of overlap of 50 the Tolerance of overlap function has no effect 100 When exiting a processed area each section is only switched on when 1 of the vehicle has exited the area When traveling onto a processed area the section Is only switched off when the section extends up to 100 over the processed area 30302432 02 EN V6 20141016 13 Configuration ae D MULLER Configuring SECTION Control ELEKTRONIK Tolerance of overlap Use this parameter to define a permissible overlap The outer sections are only activated when the overlap is greater than the value of this parameter The Tolerance of overlap only applies to the outermost left and right sections The other sections are not affected by this parameter The following illustrations show how the Tolerance of overlap parameter acts with a Degree of overlap of 0 The set tolerance of overlap can be seen underneath the illustrations siri el Tolerance of overlap for 0 degree of overlap in both cases the work was done with a 25 cm overlap Tolerance of overlap 0cm Tolerance of overlap 30 cm In this case the section is immediately In this case the section is not switched off as switched off the current overlap is lower than 30cm If you have
53. ehicle without implement In many cases it is better to drive around the field with a vehicle that is not pulling an implement Important You have to install the terminal and the GPS receiver on the vehicle You need a machine profile for the quad vehicle In doing so enter the position of the GPS receiver and the working width very precisely Half of the working width corresponds to the distance from the centre of the vehicle to the field boundary Maintain this constant distance while driving around the entire field 5 6 2 Importing a field boundary You can import the field boundary from an external program This can be older field boundaries that you have created with a different terminal or data from a survey company The source is not important It is only important that the boundary was drawn very accurately The file must have the following properties File format shp Standard WGS84 The following section will show you how to import the field boundary Field data in shp format shape gt 61 5 6 3 Deleting the field boundary Procedure You can delete the field boundary as follows gt The field boundary marked with red line will be deleted l Press down for three seconds 5 7 Changing the work screen You can change the display of the work screen in several ways Display the whole field Display vehicle surroundings Activate 3D view Activate 2D view 30302432 02 EN V6 20141016 31
54. eld data from the USB memory device Procedure You can delete a field as follows 1 Switch to the Storage screen amp Press gt The Load record screen will appear 7 3 Mark the file with the field to be deleted x Delete marked file gt The following message will appear Really delete this record 5 Confirm gt The name of the file containing the field data is removed from the table 10 7 Deleting recorded tracks You can delete the recorded tracks for all saved fields The other field data gt 59 will not be deleted You can perform this step at the end of the season for example Procedure 1 Switch to the Storage screen 2 dal Press gt The Load record screen will appear a 3 Mark required field Eres i 4 Press 5 The data administration screen will appear E 6 Click on delete recorded tracks gt The following message will appear All recorded tracks will be deleted Continue 1 Co Confirm 10 8 Data exchange between touch and non touch terminals If you have been working with a non touch terminal e g Track Guide II until now and now want to switch over to the touch terminal pay attention to the following for the transfer of data 64 30302432 02 EN V6 20141016 Storage M LLER u ELEKTRONIK Discarding field data Data from the ngstore directory is not compatible with both terminal types You c
55. er Unlock the software No USB memory device Is inserted i Insert the USB memory device Export failed The data medium was removed before or Re insert the data medium and re start the during the export export Writing is not allowed on the data medium Disable write protection on the data The data medium is full or damaged Delete unnecessary data from the data medium and try again GPS signal has been lost The serial connection to the GPS receiver Check and re connect the cable has been interrupted connections to the GPS receiver The position can no longer be determined GPS signal too weak The GPS signal quality is too weak most Check the mounting of the GPS receiver likely due to obstructions and your current position The receiver must be in open view to the sky No DGPS available No DGPS is available due to signal Check the mounting of the GPS receiver obstruction and your current position The receiver must be in open view to the sky No DGPS is available due to a failure of Check the general availability of the 92 30302432 02 EN V6 20141016 M LLER ELEKTRONIK Procedure for dealing with error messages Error message text How to fix the problem the correction data service e g EGNOS service For EGNOS WAAS check and WAAS set the proper correction satellites No compatible format found for this prescription map Please create a new format No suitable format could be found u
56. er field data is loaded In this case you must discard gt 65 the opened record 3 Ifyou have a prescription map gt 50 you can import it now 4 Activate the SECTION Control parameter on the Settings General screen gt 68 5 Prepare a new navigation gt 22 6 Starta new navigation gt 20 7 Ifyou are using a GPS receiver that works with EGNOS or WAAS set the reference point gt 25 8 Starting the recording gt 42 9 Create the first AB line gt 35 10 Mark the field boundary optional 11 Mark the headland gt 43 optional 12 Process the field on parallel tracks To do so use the light bar gt 40 13 If you are approaching an obstacle you can mark its position gt 46 14 When the work is completed save the data gt 60 or export it for later processing in a GIS application gt 61 2 3 When using the task management ISOBUS TC If you plan your ISO XML tasks with the help of a Farm Management Information System FMIS on a PC and then wantto work with the display you will need to use the ISOBUS TC application In this case you must not save data in the TRACK Leader application All information generated while working will be transferred directly to ISOBUS TC and saved on the SD Card in the file with the task The biggest difference compared to operation without ISOBUS TC lies in the starting and termination of a navigation as well as the storage location of the data
57. esign so that the user can add further functions 4 1 Performance description Available functions of the software are subject to a license purchased for the modules There are two module types Basic module Prerequisite for additional modules TRACK Leader Additional modules can be combined as required SECTION Control TRACK Leader TOP VARIABLE RATE Control 4 1 1 TRACK Leader Module type Basic module This is the prerequisite for all additional modules mentioned above Preconditions To use this module you need to meet the following preconditions Plug in TRACK Leader must be enabled License of TRACK Leader must be unlocked To learn how to activate plug ins and licenses read the installation and operating instructions to the terminal Functions The following functions will be available after activation Display of parallel guidance lines Display of parallel guidance lines in the headland Marking of obstacles located in the field Warning of obstacles marked Warning of reaching a field boundary Saving of work results in two formats SECTION View display of sections which the operator must switch on and off by hand to avoid overlaps 4 1 2 SECTION Control Module type Additional module With SECTION Control you can specify for any connected job computer what parts of the agricultural equipment it shall switch off so that you avoid overlaps This can be for example sections when working
58. g required values 30302432 02 EN V6 20141016 T Working with prescription maps MULLER ELEKTRONIK Editing shp prescription maps with VARIABLE RATE Control 3 Press OK to confirm the choice gt The following screen will appear Format name 4 Enter the name of the new format gt The following screen will appear Unit 5 Choose the unit containing the values in the prescription map 6 Press OK gt The following screen will appear Choose format gt The name of the new format appears in line F ormat 7 Press OK gt The prescription map will be loaded This process can take a bit longer if the prescription map is large gt The following screen will appear Prescription maps Selecting from prescription map formats Procedure This is how you select an available prescription map format VI You have chosen a prescription map VI The Choose format screen has been called up 1 Press Format gt The Format line will be marked in blue 2 Select required format 3 Press OK to confirm the choice gt The prescription map will be loaded gt The Prescription maps screen will appear Deleting prescription map formats Procedure You can delete a format as follows VI The Prescription maps screen has been called up 1 Press Format gt The Formats screen will appear 2 Press Format gt The line with the format name will be marked in blue E H Select the
59. gt Sy Guidance mode Parallel Pattern interval 1 Ss Preparation screen 22 30302432 02 EN V6 20141016 Basic control principles M LLER a ELEKTRONIK Calibrating DGPS Controls Starts a new navigation The vehicle movements will be deleted Continues to work on the field which is displayed on the Storage screen The vehicle movements will not be deleted Parameter Parameter Explanation Swathwidth Will be taken from the connected ISOBUS job computer or a machine profile Line Spacing Distance between guidance lines Guidance mode See Selecting the guidance mode gt 38 Pattern interval With this parameter you can set the interval at which the guidance lines are displayed in bold This will make it easier for you to drive along each second or third track Spreading distance Only appears with fertilizer spreaders See Machine parameters gt 89 Working length Only appears with fertilizer spreaders See Machine parameters gt 89 5 4 Calibrating DGPS DGPS means Differential Global Positioning System This system is used to determine the position of the vehicle When should you lf and when you calibrate the signal is dependent on the signal you use calibrate fyourGPS does not use a correction signal you will need to calibrate the GPS signal every time before starting work The more precisely you do this the more precisely your system will operate Conversely th
60. he proper number of sections to the SECTION View gt 42 module so that you can switch the sections manually Each section appears as part of the working bar on the screen Sections Opens a screen where you can enter the width of the individual sections on the implement Degree of overlap The degree of overlap when applying the product in a wedge shaped area The set Degree of overlap is influenced at the outer sections by means of the Tolerance of overlap parameter 30302432 02 EN V6 20141016 se Configuration MULLER ELEKTRONIK Machine profiles 0 degree of overlap 50 degree of overlap 100 degree of overlap Potential values 0 When exiting a processed area each section Is only switched on when the vehicle has completely exited the area When traveling onto a processed area the section is only switched off when the section extends up to 1 over the processed area 50 When exiting a processed area each section is only switched on when 50 of the vehicle has exited the area When traveling onto a processed area the section is only switched off when the section extends up to 50 over the processed area Ata Degree of overlap of 50 the Tolerance of overlap function has no effect 100 When exiting a processed area each section is only switched on when 1 of the vehicle has exited the area When traveling onto a processed area the section Is only switched off when the section extends up t
61. he results for all of the application lines cannot be displayed Simultaneously This would make the display unclear You must therefore activate a application line manually The area it processed is marked in green on the screen All areas that are processed by the other application lines are recorded in the background As soon as you activate a different application line you will also see its work results 48 30302432 02 EN V6 20141016 Procedure 30302432 02 EN M LLER ELEKTRONIK Switching sections with SECTION Control Operating implements with several application lines This is how to activate a application line V6 20141016 MI The implement has two working widths M SECTION Control is activated M A navigation is started an 9 Nas 1 Open the screen to switch the working width gt The Configure crop sprayer booms implements screen appears 2 Select the working width that should be displayed SECTION Control can only automatically control the sections of this working width 3 OK Confirm gt The navigation screen displays the work results for the selected working width 49 Working with prescription maps Prescription map from an ISO XML task 8 8 1 Procedure 8 2 8 2 1 50 MULLER ELEKTRONIK Working with prescription maps A prescription map is a detailed map of a field In this map the field is split up into areas The prescription map contains information on ho
62. he starting point of the desired AB line gt 2 __ Set the first point 3 Drive to the other side of the field gt A line is drawn behind the arrow icon 30302432 02 EN V6 20141016 37 TRACK Leader parallel guidance M LLER ELEKTRONIK Using guidance lines for parallel guidance p 4 Mark the turn maneuver in Adaptive contour s manual guidance mode 5 Make a turn in Adaptive contour s auto guidance mode The system will automatically notice that you are turning gt New guidance lines appear to the left and right of the drawn line 6 Follow the new guidance line 6 1 7 Deleting guidance lines You can delete guidance lines and create new ones at any time Procedure jae 1 Press any of the following function buttons for approx 3 seconds _ 7 gt The icons Can appear different depending on the guidance mode gt The guidance lines will be deleted gt In Multi A B and Multi smoothed contours guidance modes the guidance line sets are renumbered 6 1 8 Moving guidance lines Use this function if you are indeed on the desired line of travel but the position of the tractor is shown beside the track on the terminal This function only operates in the following guidance modes Parallel Smoothed contour Identical contour Procedure MI You have now started a navigation 1 GEE Press et 2 Keep pressed for three seconds to move the guidance lines to the current
63. ing Instructions 6 30302432 02 EN V6 20141016 ss For your safety A arte User requirements Please read and carefully observe all safety instructions and warnings contained in these Operating Instructions and in the manuals of any connected vehicles and farm equipment 30302432 02 EN V6 20141016 Operating procedures T MULLER When using parallel guidance only ELEKTRONIK Operating procedures In this chapter you will find several overviews of steps that help you to process a field using the TRACK Leader application These overviews show you which sequential steps you can take and in which chapters they are explained in detail Before you begin you have to configure the software The entire configuration Is described in the following chapter Configuration gt 67 If you are operating the terminal for the first time configure the software and then return to this chapter When using parallel guidance only This chapter is of interest to you if you have a simple system without an ISOBUS job computer For example the TRACK Guide II terminal without additional applications You can also operate other terminals according to these instructions as long as you do not connect an ISOBUS job computer and the ISOBUS TC application remains deactivated 1 Drive to the field 2 Ifyou have already processed this field in the past load its field data gt 61 If you want to process a new field you must ensure that no other field
64. ing table lists a number of speeds and their conversion into cm ms Speed in km h Speed in cm ms 6 km h 0 16 cm ms 8 km h 0 22 cm ms 10 km h 0 28 cm ms Procedure The correction value should be calculated as follows 1 Distance P Speed of sprayer Correction value 2 The currently set Delay on start or Delay on stop parameter must then be corrected by this value 82 30302432 02 EN V6 20141016 Configuration OLEE Configuring SECTION Control Changing the delay parameter You must now adjust the Delay on start and Delay on stop parameters Procedure 1 Alter the parameters using the following rule of thumb If the sprayer switches on too late it needs more time The delay period must be extended If the sprayer switches on too soon it needs less time The delay period must be reduced 2 Calculate a new value for the delay parameter Perform this step separately for the Delay on start or Delay on stop If the sprayer switches on or off too late Extend the current delay period by the correction value If the sprayer switches on or off too early Reduce the current delay period by the correction value Example A sprayer traveled ata speed of 8 km h This corresponds to 0 22 cm ms After the second travel the distance P was measured The distance was 80cm The Delay on stop parameter is currently set to 450ms The sprayer was switched off too late when traveling over an area where the product has been
65. ith two implements Implement offset Distance between the center Total working width of the tractor and the center of the total working width Potential values Enter a positive value e g 90cm If the equipment is offset to the right Enter a negative value e g 90cm If the equipment is offset to the left lf this parameter is allocated any value other than 0 the following occurs A red guidance line appears on the work screen which is drawn at a distance from the blue guidance line 30302432 02 EN V6 20141016 77 11 3 1 Configuration Configuring SECTION Control M LLER ELEKTRONIK The working bar is shifted to one side The blue guidance line runs exactly in the middle After setting the implement offset you have to operate the TRACK Leader slightly differently 1 Steer the vehicle such that the arrow is always following the red line The center of the working bar then follows the blue guidance line Guidance lines for implements with offset Red guidance line marks the center of the 3 Blue guidance line marks the center of the tractor working width 2 Arrow marks the position of the GPS receiver 4 Working bar Calibrating Delay on start and Delay on stop This chapter is intended for advanced users Before reading the chapter Learn how to operate the terminal Learn how to operate the SECTION Control The standard values of parameters Delay on start and Delay on stop a
66. job computer it has to be connected to the ISOBUS M If you are working without an ISOBUS job computer you have to select the corresponding machine profile gt 85 for the implement In addition you can configure the working width of the implement in the Tractor ECU application See Terminal operating instructions MI You have configured the SECTION Control parameter gt 68 M You have set the Work with ISO XML parameter to Yes in the ISOBUS TC application 1 Start a task in the ISOBUS TC application You can read how to do this in the ISOBUS TC operating Instructions 2 Open the TRACK Leader application gt The work screen appears with all of the data for the ISO XML task gt Ifthe work screen does not appear this means that you have not fulfilled a number of the preconditions gt Ifthe QD icon appears in the center of the display screen there is no connection to the GPS receiver and you will not be able to continue work Install and configure a GPS receiver 3 To find out about the information appearing on the work screen read this chapter Information on the work screen gt 15 4 To find out what you should do next read this chapter Operating procedures gt 8 5 3 Preparing navigation When you press the Navigation button on the Start screen the so called preparation screen will appear You will need to set a number of parameters here Swathwidth 12 00 m Line Spacing 12 00 m
67. l settings gt 68 Configuring TRACK Leader gt 70 SECTION Control Configuring General settings gt 68 Configuring TRACK Leader gt 70 Configuring SECTION Control gt 72 TRACK Leader TOP Configuring General settings gt 68 Configuring TRACK Leader gt 70 Configuring TRACK Leader TOP gt 84 VARIABLE RATE Control No additional settings are needed gt 50 Procedure This is how you open the configuration screens 1 Switch to the Settings screen Settings gt The following screen will appear Settings Selection General TRACK Leader TRACK Leader TOP SECTION Control Machine profile 2 Click on the line with the desired application 30302432 02 EN V6 20141016 67 Configuration M LLER ELEKTRONIK Configuring General settings gt A list of parameters appears The following sub chapters provide an explanation of these parameters 11 1 Configuring General settings In this menu you can set the display on the screen and activate some functions SECTION Control This parameter determines whether automatic section switching is activated or deactivated When a task is started in ISOBUS TC this parameter cannot be changed Potential values Yes SECTION Control is activated Ag equipment data such as working width are automatically transferred from the connected job computer Precondition An ISOBUS job computer must be connected N
68. n the guidance lines will eventually become too large It will then no longer be possible to apply the product onto the field accurately using the path to path process If you notice excessive distances between the guidance lines delete the guidance lines and create a new A B guidance line Multi A B guidance mode This guidance mode allows you to lay out up to five AB lines For example in order to be able to treat an L shaped field Multi smoothed contours guidance mode 30302432 02 EN V6 20141016 39 TRACK Leader parallel guidance Using the screen light bar 6 2 Procedure 40 M LLER ELEKTRONIK This guidance mode allows you to lay out up to five AB lines as smoothed contours Circle guidance mode This guidance mode allows you to lay out circular guidance lines in order to treat fields which are equipped with circular irrigation equipment Adaptive contour s manual guidance mode A Sa In this guidance mode the path of the vehicle is recorded during each crossing The next guidance line is only laid out after a turn This will be an exact copy of the last crossing You must press a button before each turn Adaptive contour s auto guidance mode This mode functions in the same way as Adaptive contour s manual but the terminal automatically recognizes that you are turning Using the screen light bar The screen light bar is provided in order to help the driver to follo
69. nce lines are parallel lines which are displayed on the terminal screen These help you to treat the field in parallel lines The first guidance line which you lay out on the terminal is called the AB line On the terminal screen these are usually marked with the letters A and B All further guidance lines will be calculated and designated on the basis of the AB line The path of the AB line will be saved after the first drive over which you must perform manually The operation of the terminal will depend on the guidance mode that you have chosen 6 1 1 Straight guidance lines Procedure MI Parallel guidance mode is activated gt 38 1 Position the vehicle at the starting point of the desired AB line Be 2 Set the first point gt Point A appears on the terminal screen The first flag is colored green on the function icon B 8 km h 8 88 ha gt 3 Drive to the other side of the field ai 4 Set the second point PointB appears on the terminal screen The second flag is colored green on the function icon Points A and B are connected with a straight line This is the AB line gt Further guidance lines are displayed to the left and right of the AB line 30302432 02 EN V6 20141016 35 TRACK Leader parallel guidance Using guidance lines for parallel guidance 6 1 2 Procedure 6 1 3 Procedure 6 1 4 36 M LLER ELEKTRONIK Si 1 ES EA Ae a MaE HL
70. ng guidance lines 38 Moving guidance lines 38 Selecting a guidance mode 38 Using the screen light bar 40 The screen light bar in graphic mode 41 The screen light bar in text mode 41 Using SECTION View 42 Starting track recording 42 Working in headlands 43 Marking obstacles 46 Deleting obstacle markers 4 Switching sections with SECTION Control 48 Activating SECTION Control 48 Changing the working mode of SECTION Control 48 Operating implements with several application lines 48 Working with prescription maps 50 Prescription map from an ISO XML task 50 Editing shp prescription maps with VARIABLE RATE Control 50 Basic processes 50 Creating prescription maps 51 Copying prescription maps to the USB memory device 51 Importing prescription maps 51 Prescription map format 52 Creating new prescription map formats 52 Selecting from prescription map formats 53 Deleting prescription map formats 53 Adjusting prescription maps to current needs 54 Automatic steering 55 Basic safety instructions 55 30302432 02 EN V6 20141016 9 2 9 2 1 9 2 2 9 2 3 9 2 4 10 10 1 10 2 10 2 1 10 2 2 10 3 10 3 1 10 3 2 10 4 10 5 10 6 10 7 10 8 10 9 11 Fl 11 2 11 3 11 3 1 11 4 11 5 11 5 1 11 5 2 11 5 3 12 13 T Table of contents MULLER ELEKTRONIK TRACK Leader TOP automatic steering Operator tasks Activating and deactivating automatic steering Moving guidance lines Turning Storage Storage screen Field data in
71. ngstore format Saving field data Loading field data Field data in shp format shape Converting field data into shp format Importing field boundaries and obstacle points in shp format Reorganizing data Viewing recorded tracks Deleting fields from the USB memory device Deleting recorded tracks Data exchange between touch and non touch terminals Discarding field data Configuration Configuring General settings Configuring TRACK Leader Configuring SECTION Control Calibrating Delay on start and Delay on stop Calibration phases Calibration preparations First drive through Second drive through Marking the application borders for Delay on stop Marking the application borders for Delay on start Calculating correction values Changing the delay parameter Configuring TRACK Leader TOP Machine profiles Creating new machine profiles Selecting from machine profiles Machine parameters Procedure for dealing with error messages Notes 30302432 02 EN V6 20141016 59 56 56 57 58 59 59 60 60 61 61 61 62 63 63 64 64 64 65 67 68 70 n 78 78 79 79 79 81 81 82 83 84 85 85 85 86 92 95 For your safety M LLER ELEKTRONIK Basic safety instructions 1 For your safety 1 1 Basic safety instructions Please read the following safety instructions carefully before using the product for the first time Read the operating instructions for the agricultural device which you want to
72. now apply the product Guidance lines are displayed in the inside the field headland SECTION Control only applies product in the interior of the field Sections will be switched off when passing over to a headland Parallel navigation within the field is activated Now you can apply the product to Parallel navigation within the field the headland will be activated Hold down the function button for three seconds in order to delete the headland Parameter You must set the following parameters Headland width Input here how wide the headland should be You can input the working width of the widest machine as a basis for example the sprayer Guidance line distance Here input how widely separated from each other the guidance lines should be This normally corresponds to the working width of the used working equipment 30302432 02 EN V6 20141016 43 TRACK Leader parallel guidance MULLER ELEKTRONIK Working in headlands Half width mode Parameter for seeders only Set the parameter to yes when you want to lay out guidance lines for the sprayer with the seeder and thus lay out both guidance lines in a single drive over In this mode the guidance lines are laid out in such a way that the seeder can only work with only half of the working width during the first or second driver A LAA th W J su DT la J TAAA th a MANA waa dii 77 i 1 ea mm Procedure M A field with field boundaries is loaded
73. ntrol No sections are configured in the ISOBUS job computer Or the connected ISOBUS job computer does not support SECTION Control The working width or geometry have not been configured in the ISOBUS job computer You have configured the ISOBUS TC to work with ISO XML Therefore TRACK Leader expects a task No task was started in ISOBUS TC The working width or geometry have not been configured in the ISOBUS job Connect a suitable job computer or deactivate SECTION Control If possible configure the sections on the job computer Ifthe job computer does not support SECTION Control you cannot use It Configure the ISOBUS job computer Correctly set the working width in the job computer contact the implement manufacturer Start task in ISOBUS TC or deactivate the use of ISO XML in ISOBUS TC Configure the ISOBUS job computer 93 Procedure for dealing with error messages M LLER ELEKTRONIK Error message text How to fix the problem etme RTK signal lost No RTK signal is available due to signal The GPS receiver and base station must obstruction be in open view to the sky You are too far away from the base station or from a different signal source The device data is still loading If this message appears fora long time Connect a different job computer to the the terminal is connected to a job terminal It is possible that you cannot use computer that is not responding SECTION Control
74. o SECTION Control is deactivated Only the parallel guidance TRACK Leader is activated When no ISOBUS job computer is connected you must create a profile for each machine See Machine profiles gt 85 TRACK Leader TOP With this parameter you can activate the support of the Reichhardt TRACK Leader TOP automatic steering Potential values Yes Automatic steering is activated No Automatic steering is deactivated Acoustic warnings This parameter determines whether a warning tone sounds when in the vicinity of field boundaries and recorded obstacles Potential values m Yes u No Acoustic warnings at field boundaries Ac Warning at field boundaries With this parameter you can deactivate the acoustic warning when approaching the field boundaries for example in order to be able to work the headlands without distracting sounds For work outside of the headlands reactivate this parameter Potential values Yes Acoustic warnings are activated No Acoustic warnings are deactivated 68 30302432 02 EN V6 20141016 Configuration M LLER ELEKTRONIK Configuring General settings Trace transparency This parameter determines whether and how overlaps are displayed on the screen Potential values 0 Overlaps are not displayed p 6 Intensity of colors with which overlaps are marked a 3 Default Show grid Displays a grid on the navigation screen The distances between the g
75. o calculate the Delay on start parameter V6 20141016 81 Configuration Configuring SECTION Control M LLER ELEKTRONIK Lines for the Delay on start parameter Left Sprayer switches on too late Right Sprayer switches on too early P Distance between desired application line Z X Actual application line and actual application line X This is where the sprayer begins application Z Desired application line This is where the sprayer should begin application A slight overlap of 10cm should be planned due to the pressure build up time In both cases left and right the Delay on start parameter is incorrectly set Left Sprayer switches on too late The delay period must be extended Right Sprayer switches on too early The delay period must be reduced Procedure 1 Compare the markings in the field with the calculations gt You now know whether the sprayer is switching on too early or too late Calculating correction values In the final phase you have determined Which parameters must be altered Whether the current delay must be increased or reduced You must now calculate the number of milliseconds by which to adjust the incorrectly set parameter To do this you will need to calculate a so called correction value In order to be able to calculate the correction value you need to find out how fast the sprayer was travelling This speed must be entered in cm milliseconds The follow
76. o 100 over the processed area Tolerance of overlap See here gt 74 Field boundary overlap tolerance See here gt 75 GPS receiver left right Here enter the distance to the left or to the right from the longitudinal axis of the vehicle or tractor on which the GPS receiver is installed u Position ofthe GPS receiver 30302432 02 EN V6 20141016 87 88 Configuration Machine profiles M LLER ELEKTRONIK 1 Longitudinal axis of the vehicle 2 GPS receiver In this case to the right of the longitudinal axis of the vehicle The position of the GPS receiver which you have entered in the Tractor ECU application will be ignored by TRACK Leader if you use the machine profile You must therefore ignore the values from the Tractor ECU application at this point Potential values Enter a negative value e g 0 20m if the GPS receiver is positioned to the left of the longitudinal axis Enter a positive value e g 0 20m lf the GPS receiver is positioned to the right of the longitudinal axis GPS receiver front rear Distance of the GPS receiver from the application point The treatment point may for example be the boom of a sprayer Fora fertilizer applicator this is the spreader discs The position of the GPS receiver which you have entered in the Tractor ECU application will be ignored by TRACK Leader if you use the machine profile You must therefore ignore the values from the Tractor ECU applic
77. of the following meanings depending on the configuration Traveled areas If you are only using TRACK Leader the traveled surface is marked This is marked regardless of whether or not the vehicle applied product during this travel Areas where product has been applied If you are using SECTION Control the surfaces where the product has been applied are marked Surfaces over which the vehicle travels but where no product has been applied are therefore not marked If you want the terminal only to mark surfaces where the product has been applied in green proceed as follows Activate SECTION Control or Mount and activate the tool operating position sensor The tool operating position sensor detects if an agricultural device is in operating position and transmits this information to the terminal GPS connection status Shows the status of the DGPS connection See also Checking the DGPS signal quality gt 27 Controls on the work screen This section will provide you with an overview of most of the function icons that can appear on the application work screen as well as their function V6 20141016 17 Product description T MULLER Controls on the work screen FLEKTRONIK Function icons on the navigation screen Function Section with more information Field boundary gt 28 Mark the field boundary First page A red line drawn around the field is now shown on the navigation screen This is the field boundary
78. ple guidance lines Procedure M Multi smoothed contours or Multi A B guidance mode is activated 1 Lay out the first AB line Make sure that the function icons which you are using for this purpose are labeled with a number between 1 and 5 This is the number of the guidance line set 2 Apply the product to the field along these guidance lines 3 Ba Change the guidance line set The number of the next guidance line set is always shown on the function icon All guidance lines disappear gt A new number appears on the function icons 4 Now lay out a new AB line in any direction 5 Apply the product to the field along these guidance lines 6 If you press the function button 4 again the number on the function icon will be increased and you will be able to lay out a new AB line If you do not lay out a new AB line the existing AB lines will be displayed consecutively 6 1 5 Guidance lines as circles Procedure M Circle guidance mode is activated 1 Position the vehicle at the outer edge of the field next to the circular irrigation equipment 5 Br 2 Set the first point 3 Drive at least halfway around the circumference of the field E 4 Setthe second point Circular guidance lines appear on the terminal screen 6 1 6 Adaptive guidance lines Procedure MI Adaptive contour s manual or Adaptive contour s auto guidance mode is activated 1 Position the vehicle at t
79. position gt The guidance line is then shifted 6 1 9 Selecting a guidance mode The guidance mode determines how the guidance lines are applied and how these run over the field Procedure 1 Change to preparation screen A Navigation u 7 E 2 O Click on Guidance mode i 3 0 H Select required guidance mode a 4 Confirm input The following guidance modes are available 38 30302432 02 EN V6 20141016 as TRACK Leader parallel guidance MULLER oe ELEKTRONIK Using guidance lines for parallel guidance Parallel guidance mode This guidance mode allows you to work the field in parallel straight lines A guidance mode This guidance mode allows you to manually input the geographical direction in which the guidance lines should be laid To do this simply input the direction in degrees between 0 and 360 and the guidance lines are automatically laid parallel to each other Smoothed contour guidance mode In Smoothed contour guidance mode the the curvature of each guidance line curve Is altered to straighten the guidance line as you move across the field The guidance lines are straight in the direction of travel Identical contour guidance mode In identical contour guidance mode there is no variation in the curvature Only use this mode for gentle curves The disadvantage of this guidance mode is that the distance betwee
80. r tape approx 200 300m 8 stakes for marking on the field Sprayer with tank loaded with clean water First drive through In this phase of the calibration you will need to travel across the field along a single track The illustration below shows the points which must be marked before and after the travel Instructions on how to do this are given below the illustration Results of the first drive through 4 Stakes 3 Stakes To mark the outer ends of the sections prior to To mark the outer ends of the sections after travel travel 2 Barrier tape between the stakes Marks the borders of travel To prepare the field for delay calibration 1 Start a new navigation with SECTION Control 2 Position the sprayer at the start of the travel The travel must not be positioned close to the field boundary in order to give you sufficient space for the second travel Extend the boom Mark the ends of the outer sections with stakes Travel 100 to 200 meter in a straight line before beginning to apply the clean water After 100 to 200 meter stop and switch off the sprayer Save the travel in the TRACK Leader This will enable the calibration to be repeated Mark the ends of the outer sections with stakes ao Fn ur A W Connect the stakes with barrier tape This marks the borders of travel across the field 10 F ix the barrier tape to the ground with stones or earth gt You have now performed the first tra
81. re set for work with most Sprayers When should you These parameters must be calibrated in the following cases calibrate f using a different agricultural equipment with SECTION Control 78 Ifthe agricultural device switches too late or too early when driving on an area where the product has been already applied f the agricultural device switches too late or too early when leaving an area already where the product has been already applied In the chapters below you will learn how to calibrate the parameters The chapters and examples are given for sprayers For different agricultural devices please proceed accordingly Calibration phases Calibration consists of several phases Calibration preparations Drive through the field for the first time Drive through the field for the second time Marking the application borders Calculating correction values oa WT A WO N fF Correcting the Delay on start and Delay on stop parameters The phases are explained in detail in the following chapters 30302432 02 EN V6 20141016 Procedure 30302432 02 EN M LLER ELEKTRONIK Configuration Configuring SECTION Control Calibration preparations You will need the following equipment and personnel in order to perform the calibration Two observers two people who will mark the area where the product has been already applied with stakes Tools for marking the area where the product has been applied Barrie
82. rid lines will differ according to the input working width The grid lines are aligned along the North South and East West axes Map orientation This parameter defines what should be rotated when steering is applied the background map or the vehicle icon Potential values Vehicle fixed The vehicle icon on the terminal screen remains immobile Field fixed The vehicle icon on the terminal screen moves The background map remains immobile Smoothen course lf the GPS receiver mounted on the roof of the tractor cab swings sharply the tracks displayed on the screen can appear very jagged The Smoothen course option smoothens out the displayed tracks The requirements differ depending on the GPS receiver Potential values u Yes DPGS receiver A100 or A101 If you are using TRACK Leader TOP and the receiver is connected to the steering job computer DGPS Glonass receiver AG STAR or SMART 6L Always No DGPS receiver A100 or A101 If you are not using TRACK Leader TOP and the receiver is connected to the terminal 30302432 02 EN V6 20141016 69 Configuration Configuring TRACK Leader M LLER ELEKTRONIK Run demo mode Starts a simulation of the application 11 2 Configuring TRACK Leader Guidance line numbering This parameter determines whether and how the implemented guidance lines are numbered Potential values absolute The guidance lines have fixed numbers The AB line contains the n
83. s ISO ID and sets up an individual profile for each of these You can therefore configure different parameters for your fertilizer applicator and for your seeder or sprayer Procedure M The SECTION Control parameter in the General menu is activated l Switch to the SECTION Control screen Settings SSS SECTION Control gt A list of the profiles for all ISOBUS job computers that have been connected to the terminal is shown A new profile will be created whenever you connect a new ISOBUS job computer to the terminal u 2 Bi Use the rotary button to click on the ISOBUS job computer for which you want to configure SECTION Control The connected job computer is marked with a green point A lists of the set parameters appears 3 Setthe parameters You will find explanations of these on the following pages Parameters for SECTION Control Degree of overlap The degree of overlap when applying the product in a wedge shaped area The set Degree of overlap is influenced at the outer sections by means of the Tolerance of overlap parameter 0 degree of overlap 50 degree of overlap 100 degree of overlap Potential values 0 When exiting a processed area each section is only switched on when the vehicle has completely exited the area When traveling onto a processed area the section is only switched off when the section extends up to 1 over the processed area 50 When exiting a processed area
84. s been started TRACK Leader Machine Default pier Navigation Storage Settings DGPS Information TRACK Leader Start screen The Start screen allows you to Switch to other screens Read the status of the GPS signal View the activated machine profile View the name of the field currently being treated Controls Opens the preparation screen From here you can Start or continue the navigation gt 20 Select the guidance mode gt 38 Appears instead of the Navigation function button if navigation with SECTION Control is not possible If you press this button a message appears that mentions the cause Possible causes SECTION Control is activated gt 68 but no ISOBUS job computer is connected Test license has expired You are working without ISO XML tasks but the Work with ISO XML parameter is activated in the ISOBUS TC application Read more in chapter Cooperation with the ISOBUS TC application gt 32 You are working with ISO XML tasks and have not started a task You have connected the terminal to a new ISOBUS job 14 30302432 02 EN V6 20141016 M LLER ELEKTRONIK 4 4 Product description Information on the work screen computer without re starting the terminal The device arrangement in the ISOBUS TC application is incomplete Opens the Storage screen Opens the Settings screen gt 67 Opens the Info screen
85. s on the start screen this can be due to the following reasons SECTION Control is activated but no ISOBUS job computer is connected You are working without ISO XML tasks but the parameter Work with ISO XML is set to Yes in the ISOBUS TC application You are working with ISO XML tasks and have not started a task You have connected the terminal to a new ISOBUS job computer without re starting the terminal 5 2 1 Without an ISO XML task Procedure VI You have configured the SECTION Control parameter gt 68 M If you are working with an ISOBUS job computer it has to be connected to the ISOBUS M If you are working without an ISOBUS job computer you have to select the corresponding machine profile gt 85 for the implement MI You have set the Work with ISO XML parameter to No in the ISOBUS TC application 1 Open the TRACK Leader application 20 30302432 02 EN V6 20141016 Basic control principles MULLER a FLEKTRONIK Starting navigation gt The following screen appears TRACK Leader Machine Default men Navigation Storage Settings all D Information gt Ifthe text appears instead of Navigation you have not fulfilled one of the preconditions 5 Storage 2 Press gt Storage screen appears 3 You must now decide whether you want to process a field for the first time or if you want to work on a field whose field boundaries you have already marked
86. sing the prescription map content No compatible format has been created The major formats have been provided Other formats can be incorporated by the users themselves No profile available No machine profile is available Create a new machine profile Could not read DGPS configuration trom GPS receiver Could not read e Dif configuration from GPS receiver Could not read data from tilt module Saving failed The serial connection to the GPS receiver has been interrupted The serial connection to the GPS receiver has been interrupted The serial connection to the GPS TILT module has been interrupted The data medium was removed before or during saving Writing is not allowed on the data medium The storage medium is full or damaged Check and re connect the cable connections to the GPS receiver Check and re connect the cable connections to the GPS receiver Check and re connect the cable connections Re insert the data medium and re start the Save process Disable write protection on the data medium Delete unnecessary data from the data medium and try again Invalid status a Contact Customer service Unknown error No sections have been recognized The implement does not have a swath width No task started No valid device data recognized 30302432 02 EN V6 20141016 You wantto work with SECTION Control but there is no connected job computer that supports SECTION Co
87. software in which column of the prescription map the values used later as the Rate for the work are located Creating new prescription map formats You need to create a new format when importing a prescription map with a structure not recognized by the software The formats will be stored directly in internal storage of the terminal You have to create them separately for each terminal 1 gt New Format 2 Column go id attrvalue objekt wert einheit 1 00 0 00 0 00 156 00 0 00 amp 5 2 00 0 00 0 00 172 00 0 00 Right 3 00 0 00 0 00 191 00 0 00 4 00 0 00 0 00 200 00 0 00 OK 5 00 0 00 0 00 188 00 0 00 6 00 0 00 0 00 167 00 0 00 SS j 7 00 0 00 0 00 178 00 00 v Screen New Format 4 Screen name 4 Denotation of selected column 2 Box for column selection 5 Data in the table Data come from the shp file 3 Table headlines Column headlines are defined when creating the prescription map with the PC software Control element a lumn nam Select column name Scroll to the left if the table is bigger than the screen Scroll to the right if the table is bigger than the screen This is how you create a new format for the prescription map MI You have chosen a prescription map VI The Choose format screen has been called up 1 Press New gt The following screen will appear New Format 2 In the Column line choose the denotation of the column containin
88. switches on or off too early Delay on stop must be decreased by the correction value 450 set Delay on stop 364 correction value 86 new Delay on stop 3 Insert value 86 for the Delay on stop parameter 11 4 Configuring TRACK Leader TOP The following parameters must be set in order to use TRACK Leader TOP GPS receiver height Distance between GPS receiver and the ground Required for TRACK Leader TOP PSR reaction speed PSR reaction speed and aggressiveness of the automatic steering The higher the value the sharper the steering movements The aim of these settings is to ensure that the vehicle finds the track fast enough but still drives Stable and smooth and does not over steer constantly bd a a t a a 4 ki D ws a me Examples of different PSR reaction speeds 1 The steering responds too slowly 2 The steering responds too rapidly You can adjust the value to specific local conditions prior to work commencement 84 30302432 02 EN V6 20141016 ae Configuration ae Machine profiles When the ground is wet and makes steering more difficult increase the value When the ground is dry and makes steering easy reduce the value The value set here will also appear in the start screen of the PSR application steering job computer BE so 11 5 Machine profiles Each agricultural equipment for which
89. ted Settings for mounted implements Screen light bar Screen lightbar type Potential values Deactivated Deactivates the screen lightbar 76 30302432 02 EN V6 20141016 M LLER ELEKTRONIK Mode of operation Configuration Configuring SECTION Control Graphic Mode Activates screen lightbar in graphic mode Text mode Activates screen lightbar in text mode SECTION View Activates SECTION View Area of application This parameter serves to deactivate application when turning in vineyards If the angle between the guidance line and the vehicle is greater than 30 the system assumes that the vehicle is turning In this case the application is terminated on all sections Restrictions Only functions in the following guidance modes Parallel contour modes A fa headland is marked the function is deactivated fthe Machine model parameter is set at trailed for the used implement the angle between the guidance line and the trailed implement will be used instead of the angle between the tractor and the guidance line Potential values Standard Function is deactivated Viticulture Function is activated Implement offset You can use this parameter to adjust the offset of the working width towards the left or the right Enter the number of cm by which the center of the working width is shifted from the center of the tractor 2 2 Left Tractor with an implement Right Tractor w
90. th Distance between the switch off line and the Switch on line Procedure This is what you have to do so that the parameters appear in the list 1 Setthe Implement type parameter to Fertilizer The spreading distance and working length parameters are displayed in the menu Implement offset You can use this parameter to adjust the offset of the working width towards the left or the right Enter the number of cm by which the center of the working width is shifted from the center of the tractor QoQ 8 O 4 Left Tractor with an implement Right Tractor with two implements Implement offset Distance between the center 2 Total working width of the tractor and the center of the total working width Potential values Enter a positive value e g 90cm If the equipment is offset to the right Enter a negative value e g 90cm If the equipment is offset to the left Mode of operation If this parameter is allocated any value other than 0 the following occurs 90 30302432 02 EN V6 20141016 se Configuration MULLER ELEKTRONIK Machine profiles A red guidance line appears on the work screen which is drawn at a distance from the blue guidance line The working bar is shifted to one side The blue guidance line runs exactly in the middle After setting the implement offset you have to operate the TRACK Leader slightly differently 1 Steer the vehicle such that the arrow is always following
91. th SECTION Control 71 Activating SECTION Control Procedure To be able to automatically switch the sections of a connected ISOBUS job computer you must proceed as follows 1 Activate the SECTION Control parameter gt 68 2 Connect an ISOBUS job computer to the ISOBUS 3 Configure the settings for this job computer gt 72 4 Starta navigation gt 20 7 2 Changing the working mode of SECTION Control If SECTION Control is activated you can work in two modes Automatic mode In the automatic mode the system switches the sections on and off automatically Manual mode In the manual mode you always have to switch the sections on and off manually Conio mm Switching between the manual and automatic mode AL gt To see which mode is activated look atthe work screen Pr mode is activated Manual mode is activated m O eea 1 3 Operating implements with several application lines If you are using a job computer in which several application lines are configured SECTION Control can recognize these automatically For example this could be the case for the following implements Sprayer with two booms Seeders that spread fertilizer in addition to seed SECTION Control enables individual configuration of the switching behaviour for each application line For this reason there is a profile for each application line on the Settings SECTION Control screen gt 72 On the navigation screen t
92. uch terminal 10 9 Discarding field data When discarding field data all information in the temporary memory of the terminal is deleted You must delete the field data after work is completed to be able to work on a new field Once field data is discarded it cannot be retrieved o Save all important field data before discarding this Procedure 1 Switch to the Storage screen Storage 30302432 02 EN V6 20141016 65 66 Storage Discarding field data 2 x Press The field data for the currently loaded field are discarded 30302432 02 EN MULLER ELEKTRONIK V6 20141016 Configuration M LLER oo ELEKTRONIK Discarding field data 11 Configuration This chapter clarifies all settings which you have to configure All configuration parameters can be found in the Settings screen They are grouped as follows General Parameters that affect all of the TRACK Leader modules TRACK Leader Parameters that are used to configure the parallel route The parameters are therefore required for all modules SECTION Control Parameters that are used for automatic section control TRACK Leader TOP Parameters for TRACK Leader TOP automatic steering Machine profiles Saved profiles for implements and vehicles in your fleet The number of appearing parameter groups depends on which module was activated in the General menu You have to configure the following TRACK Leader Configuring Genera
93. umber 0 The guidance lines to the left and right of the AB line will be numbered relative The guidance lines are re numbered each time that the vehicle activates a new guidance line The activated guidance line always has the number 0 Pattern interval mode If you are using the Pattern interval function you can set whether the marking of the guidance lines to be applied should change during work Absolute the initially marked guidance lines always remain marked even if you are following Possible settings a different guidance line that is not marked Cm tr ane y 7 1 7 J 0 nt _ y 01 U EI LJ Relative with this setting all of the markings are shifted as soon as you follow a line that was not previously marked 70 30302432 02 EN V6 20141016 Configuration M LLER u ELEKTRONIK Configuring TRACK Leader y nN U 01 LJ U U 01 LJ U ea Sensitivity Sets the sensitivity of the lightbar How many centimeters of deviation are required for a LED to light on the lightbar Default value 30cm This value means a sensitivity of 15cm to the left and 15 cm to the right Preview This parameter determines the number of meter in front of the vehicle at which the preview display of the screen lightbar will calculate the future position of the vehicle Default value 8m Line acquisition angle With this parameter you can determine the angle
94. up to which the system activates a guidance line If the angle between the vehicle and the guidance line is smaller than the set value the guidance line will be activated If the angle is larger the guidance line will be ignored 30302432 02 EN V6 20141016 Configuration ae MULLER Configuring SECTION Control FLEKTRONIK a Cc ad o ee eer u _ iJ Terminal response for a set line acquisition angle of 30 Angle between the vehicle and the guidance Angle between the vehicle and the guidance line 30 line 60 The guidance line will be activated The guidance line will not be activated 2 Angle between the vehicle and the guidance line smaller than 30 The guidance line will be activated Default value 30 degrees Value for TRACK Leader TOP 85 degrees Dist contour points Points are continuously saved when recording the AB line in contour mode The more the points the more precise the drawn guidance line This does however slow down the operation of the terminal The parameter defines the distance between the points The optimal value can differ per field and per vehicle Default 500 cm 11 3 Configuring SECTION Control In this configuration step you will configure the section switching for your ISOBUS job computer 12 30302432 02 EN V6 20141016 Configuration M LLER ELEKTRONIK Configuring SECTION Control The application recognizes every ISOBUS job computer by means of it
95. vel and marked the application borders Second drive through In this phase you will need to apply the product over the area where you applied with the first track at a 90 angle You then have to check if the sprayer is switching on too early or too late In doing so it is Important that you drive at a constant speed and remember this speed V6 20141016 19 Configuration Configuring SECTION Control M LLER ELEKTRONIK Injury from the driving sprayer Observers who are assisting with the calibration are at risk of being struck by the boom The observers should be made properly aware of this risk Such hazards should be explained to them Ensure that the observers maintain a sufficient distance from the spray boom at all times Stop the sprayer immediately if an observer is too close to the sprayer In this phase you will require the help of one or two people These people will observe the driving and behaviour of the sprayer and mark out the application borders They should be appropriately trained and warned of the potential dangers The illustration below shows where the observers must stand and the objectives that they must achieve Travel 2 1 Position of Observer 1 3 This line marks the position at which the nozzles should begin spraying when the vehicle exits the area where the product has been applied 2 Position of Observer 2 4 This line marks the position at which the nozzles should stop spraying
96. verlap for a period of 400 milliseconds In order to prevent this the Delay on stop parameter must be set to 400 ms Now the signal is sent to the section valve 400 milliseconds earlier As a result the application can be interrupted or restarted at exactly the right moment The illustration below shows how the delay function works The illustration shows actual behavior not the indication on the screen V6 20141016 15 Configuration Configuring SECTION Control M LLER ELEKTRONIK Delay on stop is set to 0 If the set delay time is too brief it results in overlapping application At this point the section valve has received a 2 At this point the sprayer stopped application Signal to shut off Potential values Delay on start Enter the delay when switching a section on If the section reacts too late to the switch on signal increase the value e g 400 ms solenoid valve 1200 ms electrically actuated valve Delay on stop Enter the delay when switching a section off If the section reacts too late to the switch off signal increase the value e g 300 ms solenoid valve 1200 ms electrically actuated valve Machine model This parameter determines the way and means in which the working bar should track the GPS receiver Potential values self propelled Settings for self propelled agricultural equipment trailed Settings for agricultural equipment towed by a tractor deactiva
97. w the guidance line This indicates to the driver when he has moved off the track and also once he has returned to the track The following types of screen light bars are available The screen light bar in graphic mode The screen light bar in text mode SECTION View In addition to the screen light bar a direction arrow appears on the screen which indicates the correct steering direction To enable the screen light bar Press repeatedly until the screen light bar appears in the header of the screen 30302432 02 EN V6 20141016 6 2 1 6 2 2 30302432 02 EN MULLER ELEKTRONIK TRACK Leader parallel guidance Using the screen light bar The screen light bar in graphic mode ag 0 Se0 E ql Screen light bar graphic mode 8 8 km h 43 63 ha 46 The screen light bar in graphic mode consists of two bars The current deviation from the guidance line is displayed in the lower bar The deviation is displayed at a specific distance in the upper bar See the Preview gt 71 parameter Each circle indicates a specific deviation in centimeters See the Sensitivity gt 71 parameter As the angle of travel can vary for technical reasons the sensitivity value is doubled for display in the preview bar When steering the aim should be to ensure that the central squares remain lit The screen light bar in text mode In text mode the screen light bar indicates how many meters
98. w the product s are to be applied in each area of the field When the prescription map has been loaded the terminal checks via GPS coordinates of the vehicle what application rates are needed according to the prescription map and transfers this information to the appropriate ISOBUS job computer The terminal can open prescription maps in two formats SO XML The prescription map must be added to an ISO XML task ona PC The prescription map can only be used in combination with an ISO XML task through the ISOBUS TC application Up to four prescription maps can be used simultaneously in one task This way for implements that have more than one metering system you can use a prescription map for each system The format is supported by all ISOBUS job computers regardless of their manufacturer shp format shape The VRC module of TRACK Leader is used to open prescription maps in shp format Only one prescription map can be used ata time Itonly works with field sprayer job computers from Muller E lektronik M ller Elektronik offers a PC program for converting prescription maps from shp format into ISO XML format It is called SHP ISO XML Configurator and can be downloaded from the ME Internet page Prescription map from an ISO XML task 1 a GSH OF A In the Farm Management Information System FMIS create an ISO XML task with one or several prescription maps Transmit the task to the terminal You
99. will tell you whether the sprayer is switching off too early or too late The illustrations below show the lines which you will need to mark in the field in order to be able to calculate the Delay on stop parameter Lines for the Delay on stop parameter Left Sprayer switches off too late Right Sprayer switches off too early P Distance between desired application line Z X Actual application line and actual application line X This is where the sprayer stops application Z Desired application line This is where the sprayer should stop application A slight overlap of 10cm should be planned due to the pressure release time In both cases left and right the Delay on stop parameter Is incorrectly set Left Sprayer switches off too late The delay period must be extended Right Sprayer switches off too early The delay period must be reduced 1 Compare the markings in the field with the calculations gt You now know whether the sprayer is switching off too early or too late Marking the application borders for Delay on start In this phase you will need to mark where your sprayer begins application when you exit and where the product has been already applied You must also determine where application should begin in the future This will tell you whether the sprayer is switching on too early or too late The illustrations below show the lines which you will need to mark in the field in order to be able t
100. working without an ISOBUS job computer and without SECTION Control M The SECTION Control parameter is deactivated MI You have selected an machine profile that is suitable for your vehicle 1 Start a new navigation 2 Ifyou are working without RTK set the reference point or calibrate the GPS signal You will see the following image O pr 8 km h Bers Ss 8 88 ha alll 3 Press on this function icon to tell the terminal that the implement is working If a working position sensor is installed on the implement or tractor and it is configured in the machine profile this icon does not appear In this case the terminal automatically detects that the implement is working 4 Switch on the implement and put it into working position 5 Drive around the field In doing so try to drive directly at the field edge with the outer part of the implement If you notice that the working width is different than the implement width stop and correct the Working width parameter in the machine profiles While driving around the field you can even set this parameter a little higher and then drive with a constant distance to the field edge 30302432 02 EN V6 20141016 29 Basic control principles M LLER Field boundary ELEKTRONIK gt After the first few centimetres you will see on the screen that the area behind the vehicle icon is marked in green The green colour marks the applied area Ee MEd
101. you use the terminal can have different parameters You can create profiles for equipment settings so that you avoid setting the parameters every time you start your work In the Machine profiles area you can enter the parameters of connected agricultural equipment and save them as profiles You will need the machine data in the following instances When SECTION Control is deactivated When the terminal is not connected to any job computer 11 5 1 Creating new machine profiles Machine here means a combination of a vehicle and an agricultural equipment Example If you have two tractors and two implements in your fleet you possibly have to create four profiles Tractor A and a trailed sprayer Tractor B and a trailed sprayer Tractor A and a trailed fertilizer Tractor B and a trailed fertilizer Always Create all combinations which you actually need as machine profiles You can save up to 20 machine profiles Procedure M The SECTION Control parameter in the General menu is deactivated 1 To switch to the Machine profiles screen j S so L lt Ve Machine profiles a 2 Click on Create new profile gt The data input screen will appear Settings 3 Enter the designation of the new machine profile 4 ov Confirm input and save gt The Machine profiles screen will appear 5 Set machine parameters 11 5 2 Selecting from machine profiles Before you start work you have to

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