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:

Antenna

SiteNet™ radio

EZ-Guide 500 lightbar

antenna

(P/N 22882-00)

Antenna cable

SiteNet radio antenna

BEL

magnetic mount

L

A

Autopilot NavController II

(P/N 62109)

(P3-GPS connector)

Antenna connector

(Optional)

SiteNet radio

(ZTN 46740)

External keypad

(ZTN 66030-00)

EZ-Guide 500-to-Autopilot cable					External	EZ-Guide 500-to-radio cable
(ZTN 62063)						(ZTN 62082)
					interface
					cable
					(ZTN 52033)

LIGHTBAR LAYOUT

Offline guidance LEDs

Function buttons

When the vehicle is online, the center three green LEDs

are lit. When it is offline, the lit LEDs move to the side.

ESC button (back of unit)

These buttons perform

Cancels changes and moves

the functions indicated by

the icons.

up one menu level.

Buttons: OK, Up, Down

Swath lines

The arrow key highlights an icon

The current swath is red.

and the o button selects it.

Adjacent swaths are blue.

Swath numbers are displayed at

Coverage logging and overlap

the bottom of the screen.

Coverage is displayed when a

spray switch is on, when the

.

coverage function button is enabled,

Tip bar

or when the Autopilot system is

Provides information on how to

Vehicle icon

Shows the vehicle position and

engaged.

use the system.

heading relative to the current swath.

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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 Done 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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