John Deere Seedstar 2, Seedstar XP User Manual

SeedStar™2 and SeedStar™XP Planter

Quick Reference Guide

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SeedStarTM2 Planter Quick Reference Guide

With Optional

RowCommandTM

Drive Status Bars

Green Bars: Section active and ready to plant.

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 ICON

Clutch Icon: Sections can only be controlled manually by operator.

Section Icon: Sections are controlled by

John Deere Section ControlTM (when activated).

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

32000			32300	32100
4	8	12	16	20

QS

Reset

Enable All

Sections

5.4		13.6	13.1
(mph)
			(In H2O)
30	33 (lbs)		Row	(seeds/ac)
		Min:	11	27300
5.5		Max:	16	32900
(mph)		Scan:	12	32200
40.0					2:43 pm
	2		4	0
(ac)
HI warn row #16

Speed Display

Caution Message

User Defined

Actual Pneumatic

Vacuum

Display

Totals

Down Force Level

Level Icon

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

(seeds/ac)

planter average and drive section average.

Other Useful

QS

Buttons

Reset

Toggle Home

Enter, Done,

Toggle

Rotate Seed

Quick Start

Cancel

Screens

Save, Finish

Meters

Reset

Getting Started

F

Planter – Main: Select for planter main run screen.

GPlanter – Configuration:

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

H	Planter – Rates: Select to
	change crop type, rates, and
	meter configuration.
I	Totals: Select to view planted
	area, hours, and calculators.
J	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

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.

32000		32000	(seeds/ac)
4	8	12

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).

Crop Setup – Variable Rate Drive

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

1.

2.

No Activity	Wheel Motion, Sensor Active
3.	4.
Planter Lowered	Drives Engaged

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