Outback Power Systems DOM-OBK01 User Manual

OUTBACK S

OWNER’S MANUAL

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December, 2005 DOM-OBK01 Rev. D

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Power Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Correction Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Contour Guidance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Straight Guidance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Headland Presence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Alternate Display Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

On-The-Go A=B Line Adjust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Congratulations on your purchase of an Outback S

GPS Guidance unit. We at Hemisphere GPS wish to

thank you for your patronage and appreciate your con-

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fidence in OUTBACK

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GPS Guidance unit has been carefully designed

equipment. Your Outback

and ruggedly built to provide many years of depend-

able service in return for your investment.

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Field Perimeter Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Stop Guidance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Using e-Dif

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Changing Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Frequently Asked Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

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Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

This manual has been prepared to assist you in the

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operation and maintenance of your Outback S

GPS

Guidance unit and to provide the necessary part num-

bers to keep it in near original condition.

Contacting the Factory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Outback Warranties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Parts Listing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Footnotes: OUTBACK™, OUTBACK Guidance®, OUTBACK Guidance Center™, OUTBACK S™, OUTBACK S2™, OUTBACK 360™. OUTBACK Steering
Guide™, OUTBACK Hitch™, eDrive®, Just Let Go™ and Baseline™ are proprietary trademarks of Hemisphere GPS, L.L.C. The OUTBACK S™ automated naviga­tion and steering guide system is protected under U.S. Patents No. 6,539,303 and No. 6,711,501. The OUTBACK Hitch™ automated hitch control system is protected
under U.S. Patent No. 6,631,916. Other U.S. and international patents pending.

Outback S

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INSTALLATION

1. Determine Antenna Location: The antenna should
be mounted centered on the vehicle as high and as far
forward as possible. This is usually along the front edge
of the vehicle cab.

NOTE:

mitting radio antenna, for example: 2-way or business
band radio.

2. Attach Antenna: Clean and dry the surface where the
antenna mounting plate will be attached. Remove the
paper backing from the adhesive strips on the back of the
mounting plate. Position the mounting plate and press
down hard for good adhesion. Place the magnetic mount­ed antenna on the plate and be sure it is on the exact cen­terline of the vehicle.

Do not place the antenna within 2 feet of a trans-

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3. Determine Display Location: Normally, the dis­play is located above and behind the center of the
steering wheel just below the driver's line of sight.
The easiest installation is on the front glass of the cab.
If that's not possible, it can vacuum mount to any non
porous (metal) surface or the vacuum mount can be
removed and the bracket mounted with bolts.

4. Mount Display Unit: THOROUGHLY clean the
inside cab window surface directly in front of the
steering wheel. Remove the red cover of the vacuum
mount, press it to the window and pump the button
located on the vacuum mount. Pump until the red line
is no longer visible on the button. (Check it periodi­cally. If the red line becomes visible, you may have to
pump it a little to maintain suction). Adjust the display
for proper viewing angle.

NOTE: Do not leave console unattended for
extended periods of time. If possible, remove the
unit from glass when not in use. Continued expo­sure to the elements (such as direct sunlight), can
be harmful to the suction cup.

5. Route Antenna Cable: Securely attach one end of
the cable to the antenna. Route the cable to a cab
opening where rubber protection exists to protect the
cable. (A closed window works fine.) Do not bend
the cable to a radius of less than 6 inches. Avoid rout­ing it within 12 inches of radio wires, power generator
wires, heat source or moving parts. Attach the other
end of the cable to the display unit. Coil excess cable
in a protected location and secure the installation with
tie straps.

6. Install Power Cable: Connect the power cable to
the display unit at the CAN port. Twist connector
firmly

until it snaps into place. For permanent installa­tions, we recommend removal of the cigarette lighter
plug and hard-wiring the leads to a reliable 12 volt
power supply. Use a 5-amp inline fuse on the red lead
to protect the console and wiring. Red goes to positive
and black to negative. Coil excess cable in a protected
location and secure the installation with tie straps.

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Use tie strap through
mounting hole to
relieve cable strain.

NOTE:

intermittent power. For permanent installation, we rec­ommend wiring directly to the battery, using a 5-amp
inline fuse.

Cigarette lighter sockets are notorious for

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POWER UP

SETUP

1. Turn Unit On, After Starting Engine: Toggle the
power switch located on the right end of the display.
The RED status light will illuminate.

Power Switch

2. Acquire a DGPS Signal: The unit automatically

begins acquiring a DGPS signal. This process may take
a few minutes. During this process, the vehicle can be
moving or the operator can perform menu functions.
Upon achieving a GPS signal, the YELLOW status light
will illuminate. Finally, once the DGPS correction signal
is acquired, a GREEN status light will illuminate. The
GREEN DGPS light must be present for the Outback S

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to provide guidance.

NOTE:

to acquire a DGPS signal.

The antenna must have a clear view of the sky

Using the Menu: To access the menu, press the MENU
button. Choose the item you want using the up and
down arrow keys. The

> character points to the active

menu item. Press ENTER to select.

1. EDRIVE SETUP: Optional menu item appears only if
eDrive® is installed. See the Outback eDrive® owner’s manu­al for details.

2. BRIGHTNESS: Adjust the display brightness from 1 to 10
as desired. A setting of 1 is dim while a setting of 10 is bright.

3. UNITS OF MEASURE: Choose desired units of measure
as feet or meters.

4. SWATH WIDTH: Adjust this number to equal the width of
the implement or boom.

5. SENSITIVITY: Adjust guide sensitivity to LOW, MEDI­UM or HIGH.

6. SHIFT A=B: Adjust straight guidance A=B line left or right
(see page 9).

7. HEADLAND ALERT: Turn headland indicator on or off.

8. PERIMETER SETUP: Select RIGHT, CENTER, or LEFT

edge of swath width for field perimeter area calculation (see
page 10).

9. DIAGNOSTICS: (See page 15)

10. CORRECTION TYPE: (See Page 6)

11. NMEA PORT SETUP: (See Page 14)

12. LANGUAGE: Select desired language choice.

CORRECTION TYPES

The differential correction type used by the Outback S
is selected from the two options loaded into the receiver.
WAAS and e-Dif

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are the factory installed options with
other types available as field installed options. The cor­rection type can be changed from the CORRECTION
TYPE item in the setup menu (see page 5). Choose
WAAS, e-Dif

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, EGNOS, OmniStar, or other field

installed correction option(s).

WAAS is free and is available anywhere in North

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America. e-Dif

, as factory installed, is pre-activated
with a secondary one-time subscription code which can
be used only in North America. A one-time primary sub-

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scription to e-Dif

may be purchased for use anywhere

in the world.

EGNOS, like WAAS, is also free and is available in
Europe. OmniStar correction service is available
throughout the world, however, an annual subscription
must be purchased. Field installation of OmniStar cor­rection must replace one of the existing correction types
and may be performed either from a PC or from an

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Outback 360

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NOTE: The use of e-Dif™ on OUTBACK Guidance®

equipment as a GPS differential correction is intended
only for relative guidance applications and is not recom­mended for data recording and subsequent comparative
analysis. Relative positional accuracy will typically drift at
a rate of 1-2 meters (3-6.5 feet) per hour; however,
absolute positional accuracy errors may approach ±10
meters (±33 feet).

OmniStar Contacts

Houston, Texas USA
1-888-666-4782
For North, Central, and South America

West Perth, Australia
[phone]
For South Africa, Far East and Australia/NZ

Leidschendam, Holland
[phone]
For Europe, North Africa and Middle East

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CONTOUR GUIDANCE

1. Background: Choose contour guidance whenever
you want to follow previous passes. In this mode, you
are either logging an initial pass or guiding from a pre­vious pass. After choosing contour guidance, you pro­ceed by making your initial pass anywhere you like
without using the guide. Later, when you attempt to
follow a previous pass, the guide will turn on. Contour
guidance is generally used for working out borders,
turn areas and contour following.

2. Make The Initial Pass: Press CONTOUR GUID­ANCE before beginning. The display will read “LOG­GING PASS”. Proceed with the initial pass using any
path you desire.

4. Making A New First Pass: Let's say you've made
several passes and then want to start a new line that
doesn't follow the last one. Simply drive where you
want to go. Once it becomes obvious that you're not
guiding from another pass, the unit will go back into
logging pass mode.

5. Switching Modes: You may switch between
straight and contour at any time. When switching from
straight to contour, the Outback S

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guides from any

previously made pass.

3. Guide On Subsequent Passes: Anytime you
approach a previously made pass, the Outback S

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will
automatically recognize what you're doing and will
begin to guide. That pass, in turn, will become the pat­tern for the next pass and so forth. In contour mode,
any previous pass (even those made in straight mode)
can be used to guide from.

STRAIGHT GUIDANCE

Background: Choose straight guidance whenever you
want the unit to generate straight, parallel paths for you
to follow. You can establish the first pass along a
straight side of the field or you can divide the field
with a straight swath and work out each side. All pass­es will be perfectly and uniformly spaced across the
field.

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Shift A=B Left

Shift A=B Right

An A=B line is defined by marking an A point and a B
point. The imaginary line that passes through those
two points defines the first pass. All other passes are
perfectly spaced on both sides of the first pass.

1. Mark Point A: With the tractor positioned at the
beginning of the first pass, press STRAIGHT GUID­ANCE. You’ll get the message PRESS ENTER FOR
POINT “A”. Press ENTER to mark the point.

2. Mark Point B: Then drive some or all of the first
pass. If following a straight side of the field, go all the
way to the end before marking Point B. If dividing the
field, it's only necessary to go a short distance. You
will be prompted to press the ENTER button again to
mark Point B.

Pass Number

3. Begin Straight Guiding: After Point B is entered,
the unit automatically begins guiding. Keep the
Steering Guide™ lights centered by moving the steer­ing wheel. When one pass is finished, just turn around
in the approximate area of the pass you wish to follow
and the unit will automatically seek the new pass.

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4. Switching Modes: You may switch between
straight and contour modes at will. When switching to
straight mode for the second time, you are given the
option of using the previous A=B line or setting a new
one.

5. Pass Numbering: Once the A=B line is estab­lished, all passes will be numbered as shown on the
previous page. While turning around at the headland,
the nearest pass number is displayed. Passes may be
worked in any order.

6. Shift A=B: The A=B line may also be shifted left
or right, rather than re-establishing a new A=B line.
To shift the A=B line, select the SHIFT A=B menu
setup item, and press the down or up arrow keys to
adjust the amount of left or right shift as desired. The
left and right directions are defined relative the A point
towards the B point as shown on the previos page.

NOTE:

insert a desired gap between consecutive parallel
swaths, for example a conservation barrier strip. To
make on-the-go A=B line adjustments, correcting for
DGPS drift over time, use the alternate display screen
adjustment described on the next page.

The Shift A=B setup menu item is best used to

HEADLAND PRESENCE

The headland presence indicators display anytime that
the antenna crosses into a previously applied area.
This feature may be turned on or off from the setup
menu.

Headland Indicators

ALTERNATE DISPLAY SCREENS

While operating in either contour or straight guidance
modes, the up or down arrow keys will present alter­nate display screens. Repeated pressing of the down
arrow will display the following screens:

0. Normal Guidance Screen

1. Perimeter Area / A=B Line Adjustment Screen

2. Ground Speed and Heading Screen

3. Latitude and Longitude Screen

Repeated pressing of the up arrow will display the
alternate screens in the reverse order.

ON-THE-GO A=B LINE ADJUST

While operating in straight guidance mode, the A=B
line may be adjusted, on-the-go, without interrupting
normal guidance operation. This feature is especially
useful to correct for DGPS drift over time.

1. Straight Guidance: Operate in straight guidance
mode as you would normally.

2. Display 1st Alternate Screen: Press the down
arrow key to display the 1st alternate screen. Manually
drive the vehicle to the desired swath position. Press
STRAIGHT GUIDANCE. This will cause the nearest
A=B guide line to be aligned with the current vehicle
position (snap A=B to here). Press the up arrow key to
return to the normal guidance display screen.

3. eDrive

is installed and engaged, pressing STRAIGHT GUID­ANCE at the 1st alternate screen will display a shift
A=B adjustment screen. Pressing the down and up
arrow keys will nudge the A=B guide line left or right,
relative to the direction of travel. Press STRAIGHT
GUIDANCE to exit the shift A=B adjustment screen.

NOTE:

made while operating in straight guidance mode.

® Engaged: If the optional eDrive® system

On-the-go A=B line adjustments can only be

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FIELD PERIMETER AREA

At the beginning of each new field, the Outback S
can be used to calculate the field perimeter area of the
first contour pass around the field.

1. Erase Memory: Press STOP GUIDANCE, press
down arrow to choose ERASE MEMORY, and press
ENTER (see page 12).

2. Perimeter Setup: Go to perimeter setup in the
menu (see page 5), and choose Right, Left, or Center
position of the swath width to configure the outside
edge of the field perimeter calculation.

3. Make Outside Round: Press CONTOUR GUID­ANCE, and drive the vehicle around the outside edge
of the field. The normal guidance screen will display
“LOGGING PASS”. Press the down arrow key to dis­play the perimeter area calculation in the 1st alternate
screen. As you proceed around the field, the perimeter
area calculation will continue to update. Once you
return within one swath width of the original starting
point, the calculation will automatically close the
perimeter and display the final calculation.

NOTE:

the unit of measure is set to Feet, and Hectares if the
unit of measure is Meters.

The units for the area calculation are Acres if

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