John Deere Seedstar 2, Seedstar XP User Manual

SeedStar

™

2 and SeedStar

™

Quick Reference Guide

XP Planter

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SeedStar TM2

Planter Quick Reference Guide

With Optional RowCommand

Drive Status Bars

Green Bars: Section

active and ready to plant.

Black Bars: Section

deactivated manually by operator.

Outlined Bars:

Section deactivated by SwathControlTM command (when activated).

Bars Not Visible:

Section active, but cannot be controlled manually or with RowCommandTM.

RowCommandTM Buttons: Select buttons

to turn sections on and off manually.

Target Pneumatic Down Force Level

Select button to view Pneumatic Down Force Control Panel

Pneumatic Down Force System Indicator Arrows

Up arrow indicates system is increasing down force level.

Down arrow indicates system is decreasing down force level

Planter At a Glance

Black bars indicate row is planting normally.

Orange bars indicate row is planting above or

below alarm setpoints.

Red bars indicate row is not planting.

32000

4 8 12 16 20

Enable All

Sections

5.4

(mph)

5.5

(mph)

40.0

(ac)

HI warn row #16

Speed Display Caution Message

Display

33 (lbs)

Population and Rates

Target Seeds per Area displays the desired seeding rate entered in Planter Rates Setup. On VRD machines,

(seeds/ac)

select this button to toggle between programmed rates including prescriptions (Rate 6, VRD only).

Average Seeds per Area displays the actual average rate planted. Select button to toggle between whole planter average and drive section average.

Other Useful Buttons

Screens

Enter, Done, Save, Finish

Drives Status ICON

Clutch Icon: Sections can only be controlled

manually by operator.

Section Icon: Sections are controlled by John Deere Section ControlTM (when activated).

32300 32100

13.6

Row (seeds/ac)

Min: 11 27300 Max: 16 32900

Scan: 12 32200

4 0

User Deﬁned

Totals

13.1

(In H2O)

Actual Pneumatic Down Force Level

Toggle CancelToggle Home

Rotate Seed

Meters

Reset

2:43 pm

Vacuum

Level Icon

Reset

Quick Start

Reset

Getting Started

Planter – Main: Select for

planter main run screen.

Planter – Conﬁguration:

Select to change planter frame, drives, and sensor conﬁguration.

Planter – Rates: Select to

change crop type, rates, and meter conﬁguration.

Totals: Select to view planted

area, hours, and calculators.

Diagnostics: Select to view

sensor readings and fault codes.

Pneumatic Down Force

Control Panel

147 (lbs)

145 (lbs)

Enter target down force in input box.

•

Select up or down arrow buttons to change

•

pneumatic down force by preset Step Value.

Enter low down force level alarm set point

•

and Step value in PDF Air Pressure Setup Screen.

Select: Menu>>Planter>>Configuration

•

Softkey>>Sensor Tab>>Select PDF Air Pressure from drop down menu.

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Crop Setup

– Ground Drive

Crop Setup – Variable Rate Drive

Select Rates Softkey (H).

Select Crop Name from drop down menu. Select desired crop from list. If desired crop name is not listed, select a Custom crop name.

Select Target Rate input box and enter desire population.

High and low warning limits are automatically set to a percentage above and below target rate. To change limits, select High and Low Warning input boxes and enter a new value.

Refer to Rate Charts & Settings Manual or Seed Transmission Sprocket Calculator (Menu>>Planter>>Totals>>Calculator>>Seed Transmission).

To access Seed Estimators and Vacuum Calculator select Totals softkey (I) >> Calc tab >> and choose the desired calculator from the drop down menu.

Standard Run Screen

Planter At a Glance

Black bars indicate row is planting normally.

Orange bars indicate

row is planting above or below alarm setpoints.

Red bars indicate row

is not planting.

Drives Status Bar

Green bar indicates that

clutch or motor is engaged and drives are active.

Gray bar indicates that clutch or motor is disengaged and drives are inactive.

Transport Mode:

To disable seed sensor warnings while in transport, navigate to: Planter >> Planter Conﬁguration >> depress “Transport Mode” key. To disable “Transport Mode” to resume planting, depress key on screen.

Headland Warning Suppression:

Check box (Planter Conﬁguration >> Sensor >> Seed) to disable seed sensor warnings when the planter is raised in ﬁeld position (requires a height sensor and height sensor must be calibrated).

32000 32000

4 8 12

(seeds/ac)

Select Rates Softkey (H).

Select Use 1 Rate for All Motors check box. A check indicates one rate for all motors. An empty box indicates different rates for each motor.

Rate 6 is used for map based prescription. To enable controller to use a prescription, select the On drop down box under rate 6. From RUN screen select the Rx rate. Once rate is selected, the run page has a small Rx indicator near the Target Seeds per Area icon.

Select Crop Name from drop down menu. Select desired crop from list. If desired crop name is not listed, select a Custom crop name.

Select Disk Type drop down menu. If planter has mechanical meters, mechanical meter selections appear. If planter has vacuum meters, vacuum disk selections appear. Select meter or crop from list.

Select Seed Disk drop down menu and select the vacuum disk used. Verify this disk is in meter.

Select Show Rates button, then select Change Rates button.

If using different rates for each motor, select Motor drop down menu to assign rates to each motor.

Select Rate drop down menu and choose a rate from the list to assign a population to that rate.

Select Target input box and enter the target population for the selected rate.

High and low warning limits are automatically set to a percentage above and below target rate. To change limits, select High and Low Warning input boxes and enter a new value.

To see a rate on the RUN page as a choice, select On and Off drop down box and choose ON.

Select Enter button.

VRD Status

No Activity Wheel Motion, Sensor Active

Planter Lowered Drives Engaged

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