Trimble EZ-GUIDE 500 Quick reference guide

EZ-Guide® 500 Lightbar with the

AgGPS® Autopilot™ System Quick Reference Card

CONNECTING THE SYSTEM

When the AgGPS® Autopilot™ system has been professionally installed, add the EZ-Guide® 500 lightbar guidance system as shown:

Autopilot NavController II
(P3-GPS connector)

EZ-Guide 500-to-Autopilot cable
(ZTN 62063)

Function buttons

These buttons perform
the functions indicated by
the icons.

EZ-Guide 500 lightbar

Antenna cable

L
A
BEL

(Optional)

External
interface
cable
(ZTN 52033)

EZ-Guide 500-to-radio cable
(ZTN 62082)

LIGHTBAR LAYOUT

Offline guidance LEDs

When the vehicle is online, the center three green LEDs
are lit. When it is offline, the lit LEDs move to the side.

Antenna

SiteNet™ radio
antenna
(P/N 22882-00)

SiteNet radio antenna
magnetic mount
(P/N 62109)

Antenna connector
(ZTN 46740)

SiteNet radio

External
keypad

(ZTN 66030-00)

ESC button (back of unit)

Cancels changes and moves

up one menu level.

Swath lines

The current swath is red.
Adjacent swaths are blue.
Swath numbers are displayed at
the bottom of the screen.

.

Tip bar

Provides information on how to
use the system.

Vehicle icon

Shows the vehicle position and
heading relative to the current swath.

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Buttons: OK, Up, Down

The arrow key highlights an icon
and the

Coverage logging and overlap

Coverage is displayed when a
spray switch is on, when the
coverage function button is enabled,
or when the Autopilot system is

engaged.

o button selects it.

EZ-Guide® 500 Lightbar with the

AgGPS® Autopilot™ System Quick Reference Card

CONFIGURATION

Vehicle configuration

To configure the vehicle for use with the AgGPS Autopilot system, connect a laptop that is running the AgGPS Autopilot Toolbox II software
to the Laptop connector on the NavController II. For more information, refer to the AgGPS Autopilot Toolbox II Software User Guide.

Lightbar configuration

1. Change the lightbar to Advanced mode:

a. From the main guidance screen, press D one or more times until you select the icon and then press o. The Configuration

screen appears:

b. Select User Mode and then press o. The User Mode screen appears.
c. Select Advanced and then press o.

2. Select Configuration / Auto Steer. A warning message appears.

3. Press o. The Auto Steer screen appears:

4. Set the Auto Steer System Type option to Autopilot.

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