J&M GT460 User Manual
GT460
Operators Manual
17160
Truck 1 TIME-3:33P
G- 49,340 PA-97,380
Jones hill corn
Ft. Atkinson, Wisconsin USA
Pannigen, The Netherlands
www.digi-star.com
D3804-US Rev A April 15, 2009
GT460
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS ....................................................................................................... 3
GT 460 FEATURES ............................................................................................................. 4
CHARGING BATTERY OR WELDING .............................................................................. 5
INDICATOR OVERVIEW..................................................................................................... 6
ACTIVE SCREEN ................................................................................................................ 9
DATA RECORD SCREEN ................................................................................................10
FIELD SCREEN .................................................................................................................11
ID SCREEN ........................................................................................................................12
TRANSFER DATA .............................................................................................................13
Transfer Field & ID Data From USB to Indicator .................................. 14
Transfer Records from Indicator to USB Flash Drive ........................... 14
OPERATION ......................................................................................................................15
Turn On Indicator .................................................................................. 15
Record Data.......................................................................................... 15
Recorded Data Preview ........................................................................ 16
Check Combine Yield Monitor .............................................................. 17
RE-CALIBRATING YOUR SCALE ....................................................................................18
Get your Calibration Number ................................................................ 19
DAILY DATA COLLECTION ..............................................................................................20
To Store Data Records on a USB Flash Drive ..................................... 21
Modify Field Names and ID .................................................................. 21
Erase Grain TrackerTM Data Records ................................................... 22
Zero Accumulator Memory ................................................................... 22
Backlight Dimmer ................................................................................. 23
Unload Alarm ........................................................................................ 23
Change Time ........................................................................................ 24
Change Date......................................................................................... 24
SETTING OPTIONS ..........................................................................................................25
WEIGHING ERRORS ........................................................................................................28
OVRCAP ............................................................................................... 28
+RANGE ............................................................................................... 28
-RANGE ................................................................................................ 28
INSTALLATION ..................................................................................................................29
Cable Connection ................................................................................. 30
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GT 460 FEATURES
One Button Operation
The GT 460 indicator has many features but it also boasts simple operation
using before unl oa di ng an d ag ai n a f t er unloading. Weigh t , da te , ti m e
and additional notes are all stored automatically using only .
USB Port
USB flash drive has capacity to hold thousands of data records and allows
easy data transfer to your office PC. Records can be stored for an entire
season in the indicator memory and on one 256 Megabyte USB Flash
drive
Grain TrackerTM
Grain TrackerTM software provided with GT 460 indicator allows generation
of a variety of reports on your PC. Reports can be read by programs such
as Microsoft Excel
Memory Capacity – 13,000 loads.
TM
, Adobe AcrobatTM and Microsoft Internet ExplorerTM.
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CHARGING BATTERY OR WELDING
Important:
Scale Indicator
Disconnect all indicator leads before charging battery or
welding. Damage may occur to indicator and load cells.
Disconnect
all cords
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INDICATOR OVERVIEW
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3
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9
12
19
1
– Enter and exit Field screen (Page 11).
2
– Start or stop unloading operation.
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10
20
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13
11
10
14
6
7
15
16
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18
3
– Press and hold to zero balance the scale.
4
– Check combine yield monitor (Page 17).
5
– Enter and exit ID screen.
6
– Turn indicator on.
7
– Turn indicator off.
8
Upper Display Window – Displays current actions or weight – 6
characters.
9
Lower Display – Displays recorded data – 26 characters x 3 rows.
10
– Accept change or proceed to next item.
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11
Directional Arrows – Left or right arrows move cursor inside data field.
Up and down arrows move to previous or next data field. List scrolls
faster the longer the Up/Down arrow is held down.
12
Qwerty Keyboard
13
– Escape or undo last data change.
14
Numbers Keypad
15
– Performs task displayed by select.
16
– Scroll thru function key operation
17
– For additional information.
18
– Delete one character in data entry field. Press and hold to delete
entire data entry field contents.
19
– Press and release. Then press key with desired special
character.
20
- Press to backspace. Press and hold to backspace faster.
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BOTTOM PANEL CONNECTIONS
1
3
1
Load Cell
2
Power – 12VDC
3
Serial/Printer – Used to communicate with computer, data downloader
(DDL) or printer.
4
USB – Port for USB Flash drive
2
4
INDICATOR DISPLAY SCREENS
Four display screens can be shown on the Indicator:
Active Screen
Statistics including ID, Time, Gross Weight, Print Accumulator and Field
Name. See page 9.
Data Record Screen
Data records including Field Name, Net Weight, Print Accumulator, ID,
Date and Time. See Page 10.
Field Screen
150 field names are available and can be modified using the keypad. See
Page 11.
ID Screen
150 ID names are available and can be modified using the keypad. See
Page 12.
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ACTIVE SCREEN
Indicator needs to be on this screen before loading or unloading.
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Truck 1 TIME-3:33P
G- 49,340 PA-97,380
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Jones hill corn
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Current weight.
2
Current ID name.
3
Current gross weight.
4
Current field name.
5
Time (3:33 PM shown).
lb
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6
6
Print accumulator (PA) for current field.
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DATA RECORD SCREEN
The indicator creates “
time the operator completes a load.
•
Press escape to view last stored record.
•
Press or to scroll through all previously stored records.
data records
” containing these data fields each
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2
3
4
L
KELLY GRAIN 5EC33F CORN
-49,540
CART 1
NE, 233,580
11/24/08,
30
5-34P
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5
1
Load Number.
2
Field name (26 characters).
3
Weight (weight that was unloaded for this load).
4
ID name (6 characters) (Use for CART ID or TRUCK ID).
5
Date (November 24, 2008 shown).
6
Time (5:34 PM shown).
7
Accumulated weight (total of all loads for selected field).
Note: This screen is shown for only 10 seconds before reverting to the
Active screen.
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