Ag Leader PF3000 Cotton Yield Monitor Operators Manual
Precision Farming System
PF3000 Cotton Yield Monitor
Operators Manual
PF3000 Cotton Yield Monitor
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Welcome
System Upgrades
Limited Warranty
Welcome to the Ag Leader Technology family. Ag Leader Technology is
dedicated to the development of advanced, yet practical and cost-effective
tools for agricultural production. Above all, however, we are dedicated to
meeting your needs for support of existing products and development of
product improvements.
We want to hear from you! Feel free to call any time to discuss:
• Operational problems with your system
• Features you don’t like about your system
• Features you would like added to your system
We will do our best to ensure that you are happy with your current system
and that it is upgraded in the future to better meet your needs.
Ag Leader Technology will periodically provide free operating program
upgrades that will improve the performance of your PF3000.
To receive free upgrades and new product news, you must send in or fax
(515-232-3595) the Registration Form that is at the beginning of the
operator’s manual. Our mailing address is:
Ag Leader Technology will repair or replace at no charge any component of
the PF3000 system that fails during normal service on the equipment model
that the system was intended for use within two years from the date of first
use.
Warranty is not provided for damage resulting from abuse, neglect,
accidents, vandalism, acts of nature, or any other causes that are outside the
normal, intended use of the PF3000 system.
General
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2202 South Riverside Drive
P.O. Box 2348
Ames, IA 50010
Internet
http://www
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General
Service
Copyright Notice
Proprietary
Technology Notice
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Ag Leader Technology shall not be liable for indirect, incidental, or
consequential damages to the dealer, end user, or third parties arising from
the sale, installation, or use of the PF3000 system.
If you have a problem with your system, call your Ag Leader Technology
dealer or call us directly at the phone number below. If we determine you
have a hardware failure, we will ship replacement hardware immediately.
Our mailing address and phone numbers are:
Ag Leader Technology
2202 South Riverside Drive
P.O. Box 2348
Ames, IA 50010
Phone: 515-232-5363
Fax: 515-232-3595
Note: Return failed hardware to us by UPS (preferred) or US mail.
Ag Leader Technology has copyrighted (1998) the contents of this
manual and the operating program for the PF3000 system. No reproductions
of this material may be made without first obtaining the consent of Ag
Leader Technology.
The PF3000 system has patents or licensing agreements on its design and
operational features. Copying features of this system relating to
measurement and calculation of cotton flow and weight, or organization of
field and load data may result in patent licensing infringement.
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General
Description
Fields and Loads
Keypad
The PF3000 is a universal monitor/controller for crop production that is
GPS compatible. In the cotton harvester it functions as a yield monitor and
accurately measures and records pounds per acre, weight of current load and
volume in bales.
The PF3000 has its own internal memory for recording field and load data.
GPS data, however, is not recorded in the internal memory, and must
be logged to a memory card.
The PF3000 must be setup and calibrated to record accurate information.
All the information recorded by the PF3000 must be recorded in a field and
load. The operator must manually select or change the field and load on the
PF3000 during field operation. A load is used to subdivide a field into
smaller sections. The monitor load is not associated with the cotton picker
basket, wagon, or truck load. It is recommended to use different loads for
different hybrids or varieties or field conditions (like a wet hole).
The monitor has "soft" keys which do not have labels on the keys to identify
the function of the key. The labels for the keys will appear on the display
screen next to the key. However, there are four major groups of the keys:
arrow keys, display selection keys, menu key, menu selection keys.
General
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Switch
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General
Power
Switch
Menu
Key
Arrow Keys
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Display
Selection
Keys
Menu
Selection
Keys
Figure 1: Front panel of the PF3000
The UP, DOWN, LEFT and RIGHT ARROW keys on the right side of the
keypad are used to select and change a setting. The bottom LEFT and
RIGHT ARROW keys are only used to view more menu or display items.
They are never used to select or change a setting.
On the main operating screen, you may see an up and down arrow symbol
that will be to the right of one of the display lines. This symbol indicates
what item the UP or DOWN ARROW keys will change if pressed.
Memory
Card Slot
Arrow
Keys
Area
Count
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Display and
Display Selection
Keys
Selection
Box
The PF3000 has four display lines for viewing items on the main operating
screen. You can choose which items you see on the display and the position
that the items appear on the display.
To change a display item on a display line you must select the line. The four
display selection keys to the right of the display each select a display line. A
rectangular box surrounds the display line to show that it is selected.
When the display line is selected the four menu items on the bottom change
and show items you can select for display. Press a key below one of the
four display items to put a different display item in place of the selected
display item. There are more than four display items to choose for viewing.
Press the bottom LEFT or RIGHT ARROW keys to scroll to the right or left
and view other display items on the bottom.
Figure 2: Main operating screen
When arrows present,
press bottom arrow keys
to display additional
menu or display items
General
Card
Symbol
Up and
Down
Arrow
Symbol
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Menu Key
Menu Selection
Keys
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When some display items (like swath) are selected, an up and down arrow
symbol will appear on the right of the display line. This indicates you can
change the setting of the item with the UP or DOWN ARROW keys. After
you have made the change you must press the key to the right of the display
line to deselect the line.
The MENU key switches the menus on the bottom of the display. There are
two main menus that you can view by pressing the MENU key. They are
shown below.
It is recommended to display the FIELD, LOAD, menu during normal
operation of the monitor, unless you are marking and therefore need to
display marks on the bottom.
Main Menus:
SUMMARY
FIELD
The name above the four menu selection keys on the bottom of the display
will change depending on what you are doing on the monitor.
The bottom RIGHT and LEFT ARROW keys are used to view additional
menu or display items. If you see a right and left arrow symbol on the
display above the bottom RIGHT and LEFT ARROW keys, this indicates
you can press the bottom RIGHT and LEFT ARROW keys to view more
menu or display items. Refer to Figure 2.
LOAD
CAL
SHOW MAP
SETUP
MARKS
DIAG
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25-Pin Connector
Port 1
Port 2
Port 3
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Area Count Switch
Connectors
The area count switch manually turns area counting on and off. When the
switch is in the up position area is counting. When the switch is in the
down position, area is not counting. The monitor will display either "AREA
ON" or "AREA OFF" on the bottom right corner of the display to indicate
the status of area counting.
The PF3000 has four connectors on the bottom side of the console. The
large 25-pin connector is for power and sensor connections. The three 9-pin
ports (Port 1, Port 2 and Port 3) are for connecting a GPS receiver (Port 1)
and as yet to be determined functions for Ports 2 and 3.
General
Figure 2: PF3000 Connectors
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Emitter
Detector
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General
Flow Sensor
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Below is an example of a flow sensor. On all cotton pickers, the flow
sensor installs on the basket duct. The flow sensor measures the cotton
weight in pounds as the cotton passes between the emitter and detector.
Figure 4: Flow Sensor
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Header Height
Sensor
Header Sensor
Below is an example of a header height sensor installed underneath a picker
cab. The header height sensor tells the monitor the position of the header so
that when the head is raised on the end rows, the monitor stops counting
area.
General
Figure 5: Header Height Sensor
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Important Notices
Section Contents
Using Power
Supply
The PF3000 must be set up before field operation, but before you begin the
setup procedures, read the following notices:
• The PF3000 is a software upgradeable monitor. Ag Leader Technology
will periodically offer free operating program upgrades to increase the
capabilities of the PF3000. To receive the program upgrade, you
must send in the registration form found at the beginning of the
Operator’s Manual.
• If you plan to make yield maps on your own computer, you will need to
use a mapping program that can process data from the PF3000. Memory
cards can be ordered through your Ag Leader Technology dealer.
This setup section contains instructions for the following items. The
operating modes that the instructions pertain to are also listed.
Item Page
Console Setup 2-3
Vehicle Setup 2-5
Cal Set Setup (see calibration section)
Card Setup 2-10
Swath Setup 2-15
Marker Setup 2-17
Creating, Naming Fields & Loads (1st & 2nd Pick) 2-19
Memory Setup 2-24
Sensor Setup 2-26
The PF3000 console does not need to be in the vehicle to set it up. You can
use the provided power supply (plugs into 120v outlet) to power up the
console inside your home or shop.
Setup Overview
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Setup Overview
Order of Keys
(Harvest Mode)
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Press the MENU key until you see the following keys on
the display.
Press the SETUP key
to view the following
setup menu items.
NOTE: Instructions for GPS Setup are located in the Add-On GPS
3000/3050/3100 Installation and General Instructions
Press the bottom LEFT or RIGHT ARROW keys to
switch between and view the setup menu items
shown above.
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Changing a Setting
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Introduction
Console Setup
Screen
The console settings are general settings that apply to all operating modes
and uses of the PF3000.
To view the console setup screen press the:
Example of console setup screen:
Console Setup
MENU key
SETUP key
CONSOLE key
Step Action
1 Use the UP or DOWN ARROW keys to select the item you want
to change. The item is selected when a black filled rectangular
box surrounds the entire line.
2 Press the EDIT key and then use the UP or DOWN ARROW keys
to change the number or setting.
3 Once you have changed a setting press the ACCEPT key. Press
the EXIT key once you have made all the settings.
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Voltage calibration
Field Marke
r
Console Setup
Operating mode
Units of measure
Month/Day/Year
Time
Serial number,
Box calibration,
GPS Check Sum
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At this time, Cotton Harvest and Site Verification is the only operating
mode available with the PF3000 Cotton Yield Monitor System. To use the
PF3000 for grain harvest or app rate, a different operating program is
available.
The units of measurement for the PF3000 Cotton Yield Monitor are
Imperial or Metric.
Use the LEFT or RIGHT ARROW keys to move from month to day to year.
Use the UP or DOWN ARROW keys to change the value. The whole
month, day or year is highlighted and only the last digit increments. Press
LEFT or RIGHT ARROW to set to item to be edited.
12 Hour Clock with AM/PM. The whole hour (2 digits) or minutes value (2
digits is highlighted when editing. AM changes to PM when incrementing
by 12. Press LEFT or RIGHT ARROW to set to item to be edited. If you
are using metric units of measure the 24 hour clock is used.
The serial number, box calibration number and voltage calibration number
can be found on the bottom side of the monitor. These numbers should be
set correctly from the factory.
If you are using a GPS receiver with the PF3000 the GPS Check Sum setting
is used to enable or disable data string error checking.
NOTE: For all Ag Leader receivers (GPS 2000/2100, Add-on GPS
3000/3100), and Trimble 120,122,132 receivers the GPS Check Sum should
be set to ON.
For most other brands of GPS receivers the GPS Check Sum should also be
set to ON. If you can not get a "D" and "G", though, set this setting to OFF.
If you are… Select
Marking field points with the PF3000’s internal
INTERNAL
marker selection keys.
Marking field points with an external Ag Leader
EXTERNAL
Field Marker.
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Introduction
Vehicle Setup
Screen
For each operating mode, there are different items to setup in the vehicle
setting screen. Below are the setup items for the cotton mode. Refer to
your Initial Calibration Sheet to make the correct settings.
To view the vehicle setup screen press the:
Example of vehicle setup screen:
Vehicle Setup
MENU key
SETUP key
VEHICLE key
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Changing a Setting
Vehicle Setup
Vehicle Type
Vehicle Make
Vehicle Nuber of
rows
Vehicle I.D.
Step Action
1 Use the UP or DOWN ARROW keys to select the item you want
to change. The item is selected when a black filled rectangular
box surrounds the entire line.
2 Press the EDIT key and then use the UP or DOWN ARROW keys
to change the number or setting.
3 Once you have changed a setting press the ACCEPT key. Press
the EXIT key once you have made all the settings.
This is currently set as picker.
At this time Deere and CASE-IH are the only selections. CASE-IH is the
default setting.
Set the number of picking units that are on your picker. The number of rows
must be set before completing Swath Setup later in this section. The
settings range from 2 to 6 rows.
Enter a name for the vehicle. The name of a driver or simply a unique name
or number for each machine is recommended.
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Set the number of flow sensors installed on the picker. 2 rows is the default.
Beeps
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Flow Sensor
Configuration
Header Height
Area Count Stop
Fan
Pulses/Revolutions
Primary and
Secondary Speed
Sensor
Speed sensor pulses
/ 100 ft.
All rows will assign the appropriate number of sensors for each row. Cotton
strippers are fixed at 3 sets of sensors regardless of the number of rows
harvested.
Set as either STANDARD or OPTIONAL. Standard is the only header
height sensor available at this time.
The range for setting area count is 1 through 100. The default setting is 20.
This is the number of times the monitor beeps when the head is raised.
Sets the number of pulses per revolution to correctly display fan speed on
the PF3000. The default setting for CASE-IH pickers is 30. For John Deere
pickers 16.
The monitor has four different primary speed settings. They are listed
below.
Ground Speed Sensor Primary Speed Sensor
Speed sensor on transmission WHEEL
Speed sensor on tracks TRACK
Radar gun RADAR
GPS receiver (must be rated for accurate
ground speed: GPS2000/2100, Add-On
GPS3000/3100 and Trimble AgGPS receivers)
If you choose GPS as your primary speed sensor, you need to set the
secondary speed sensor to WHEEL, TRACK, or RADAR. If the GPS signal
is lost, the monitor will use the secondary speed sensor. If you do not
choose GPS as your primary speed sensor you can not set the secondary
speed sensor.
It is not recommended that you change this setting. This number is the
distance calibration number that is set when you perform a distance
calibration for WHEEL, TRACK or RADAR. Refer to the calibrating
distance instructions in the Calibration section. You must calibrate distance
for a WHEEL, TRACK or RADAR setting for accurate ground speed.
Vehicle Setup
GPS
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Vehicle Setup
Custom
Configuration
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NOTE: If you want to use a radar gun, contact an Ag Leader Technology
dealer and purchase a special adapter cable for your radar gun.
This screen allows you to define where the sensors are located. On the
Vehicle Setup screen you defined the make, configuration and the number
of rows sensed. The CUSTOM configuration is defined on this screen.
The number of rows displayed on this screen is defined by the Picker
Configuration. The choices are limited by the Picker Make. Options will
vary between picker and cotton strippers.
The Picker Configuration & Flow Sensor Configuration define the default
sensor locations. For example:
4-Row Picker / 2 Rows: Row 1 and 4 are defined as FRONT/REAR.
5-Row Picker / 2 Rows: Row 1 and 5 are defined as FRONT/REAR.
6 Row Picker / 2 Rows: Row 2 and 5 are defined as FRONT/REAR.
2, 4, 5, 6 Row Picker / All Rows: All Rows are defined as FRONT/REAR.
NOTE: For CASE-IH Pickers the choices are NONE,
FRONT/REAR and FRONT ONLY. For Deere Pickers the choices
are NONE and INSTALLED.
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Vehicle Setup
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Card Setup
Introduction
Card Setup Screen
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If you are using a GPS receiver, all the GPS data must be logged to a
memory card. If you are not using a GPS receiver, you do not need a card.
The memory card must be formatted with a DOS format. Cards rarely need
to be formatted since they are usually DOS formatted before they are
shipped. If formatting is required, format the card in your PC before using.
If you will be using multiple PF3000 monitors, label the memory cards to
identify them to a specific monitor. This will help prevent confusion when
you download the card information to your PC.
IMPORTANT: You must copy memory to every log file you
create and log to before you read the card into your computer.
This is automatically performed on startup and shutdown.
To view the card setup screen press the:
MENU key
SETUP key
CARD key
Example of card setup screens:
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Changing a Setting
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Card Setup
Step Action
1 Use the UP or DOWN ARROW keys to select the item you want
to change. The item is selected when a black filled rectangular
box surrounds the entire line.
2 Press the EDIT key and then use the UP or DOWN ARROW keys
to change the number or setting.
3 Once you have changed a setting press the ACCEPT key. Press
the EXIT key once you have made all the settings.
Logging Device
If you are using a GPS receiver with the PF3000 you must use a memory
card to save the instantaneous GPS data.
If you... Select
Logging Interval
This setting determines how often the GPS information is saved to the
Do not have a GPS receiver. NONE
Do have a GPS receiver. MEMORY CARD
memory card. It also affects how large an area each GPS record will
represent on a map and how many logging hours are available before the
memory card becomes full.
There are three possible settings for the logging interval. 1, 2 or 3 seconds
The recommended setting is either two or three seconds.
3 mph
5 mph
20 M SANDISK ATA
1 sec 2 sec 3 sec
4.4 8.8 13.2
7.3 14.6 21.9
Approximate Logging Hours Until Card is Full
1 sec 2 sec 3 sec
25.8 47.2 65.2
Distance Traveled (ft)
Flash Card
32 M SANDISK ATA
41.2 75.5 104.3
Flash Card
NOTE: The logging hours available can vary from the numbers shown
above due to a variety of operating conditions. The number of fields
and loads, the number of separate files on the card and the number of
times the memory is copied to the card all affect the log file size.
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Log File Format
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Card Setup
Log File
Logging Shutoff
Delay
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The PF3000 requires a log file to store data on a memory card. The log file
will always have a ".PFL" extension and be named with the date the file was
created. Example: 98081502.PFL, second file created on 08/15/98.
If you have multiple PF3000 monitors, the monitors will create the same log
file name for each day’s harvest. Before downloading the card information,
create a separate file directory on your PC for each monitor and download
card data to these directories.
IMPORTANT: You must copy memory to every log file you create and
log to before you remove the card from your monitor. If you power the
monitor down before you remove the card, this will be done
automatically.
Type of Card Log file criteria
SANDISK ATA
FLASH card
A new log file must be created for each day. Can not add
to an old log file after a new file has been created. Can
store multiple log files on one card.
In order to log instantaneous GPS data or copy field and load data to a
memory card, a log file must be selected. Every time you turn on the monitor,
the monitor will prompt you to select or create a log file. Refer to the steps
below to select or create a log file after the monitor has been turned on.
Step Action
1 Select Log File and press the EDIT key.
2 Select a log file or press CREATE FILE key to create a new log file.
3 With the desired file selected, press the ACCEPT key.
NOTE: After you read all the log files on your card into your
computer (and make backup copies of files), it is recommended to
erase the log file(s) on the card.
For the PF3000 Cotton Yield Monitor, this option is not selectable.
The shutoff delay range is from 0 to 30 seconds. The default setting is 3
seconds.
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Copying Data to
Log File
Restoring from
File
To copy memory to log files that are not set as the current log file, press the
SHOW FILES key and select one of the log files. Press the FILE OPTIONS
key and press the COPY TO FILE key. At the card setup screen, press the
COPY TO CARD key to copy memory to the file set as the log file (this is the
same copy to card function that you are prompted to do during shut down).
You can restore field and load data into the monitor’s memory from a log file
on a memory card..
IMPORTANT: Before you remove the memory card from the
monitor, you must copy memory to every log file that you have
logged to, otherwise your data could be lost. Every time you turn
off the monitor, it will automatically copy memory to card (this
copies memory only to the file set as the log file).
IMPORTANT: It is dangerous to restore memory from a card
because the current data in the monitor will be replaced with the
data on card.
Card Setup
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Card Setup
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Step Action
1 Press the SHOW ALL FILES key. Select the log file and press the
FILE OPTIONS key. Press the RESTORE FILE key.
Erasing File
2 Press the RESTORE key again if you really want to restore the data.
3 Press the EXIT key once you are finished.
You can erase individual log files from a memory card
Step Action
1 Press the SHOW ALL FILES key. Select the log file and press the
FILE OPTIONS key. Press ERASE FILE key.
2 Press the ERASE key again if you really want to erase the file.
3 Press the EXIT key once you are finished.
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The swath setup screen is used to set the permanent, full swath of your head.
Swath Setup
Screen
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Introduction
Do not adjust the swath setting on this screen when you encounter a partial
swath while harvesting. Refer to the Swath Setting instructions in
Operation Section and select swath as a display item and set a partial swath.
To view the swath setup screen press the:
Example of swath setup screen:
NOTE: Ensure you have set the number of rows for your cotton
picker on the Picker Configuration line of the Vehicle Setup screen
before completing Swath Setup.
Swath Setup
MENU key
SETUP key
Bottom RIGHT ARROW key
SWATH key
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Swath Setup
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Changing a Setting Step Action
1 Use the UP or DOWN ARROW keys to select type of spacing to
be set.
2 Press the EDIT key to change the spacing. Use the UP or DOWN
ARROW keys to change the number. Press the ACCEPT key after
you have changed the number.
Full Swath
3 Press the EXIT key once you have made all the settings.
Adjustable in 1 inch increments. The range of settings is from 30 to 500
inches. Set the full swath in the monitor to the full swath of your header.
For broadcast headers it is advisable to set the swath to 6” to 12” less than
the actual swath width of the header because you can rarely maintain a full
swath while harvesting. In some cases, the number of rows the header can
harvest will exceed the limit of the monitor. If this happens, the full swath
is what you should be concerned with. It does not matter if the number of
rows or the width of each row in the monitor does not exactly match your
true situation.
Row to Row
Spacing
Selecting this option changes the line selected to only highlighting the
spacing value. The UP or DOWN ARROW keys will adjust the value by
whole number increments. When swath is edited, all row spacings become
equal to the full swath divided by the number of rows. The default is 40
inches. The limits are from 10 to 100.
Row 1 to Vehicle
Adjustable in 1 inch increments. Limits are from 0 to full swath value.
This accounts for offset headers.
Refer to the Swath Setting instructions in the Operation Section for more
information about partial swath.
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