Case IH AFS Pro 700 - PRECISION FARMING APPLICATION: RADAR, DISTANCE, AND AREA CALIBRATION

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"PRECISIONFARMING"APPLICATION:RADAR,DISTANCE,ANDAREACALIBRATION
Introduction
Thischapterexplains:
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Theradaranddistancecalibrationproceduresforgenericvehicles
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Theareacalibrationprocedureforadjustingacreagediscrepanciesforallvehicletypes
Radaranddistancecalibration
Thevaluesfromradarordistancecalibrationareused
forcalculatingspeed,area,andapplicationrates.Radar
and/ordistancecalibrationarerequiredforthehighest
workingaccuracy.Thecalibrationsynchronizesvehicle
equipmenttothedisplay.
Performdistanceorradarcalibration:
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Atthebeginningofeachseason
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Whenworkinginmarkedlydifferentsoilconditions
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Whenvehiclesetup,implementorheadersetup,ortires
change
Thecloserthattheworkingconditionsareduplicated
whenperformingthecalibration,themorereliablethe
resultswillbe.T ogetthebestresultsfromtheprocedure:
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Thevehicle(withitsimplementorheader)mustbefully
setupandoperational.
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Tiresmustbeinatedtotheproperpressure.
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Calibrationmustbeperformedintheeldinsoiland
conditionslikethosewhereworkwillbeperformed.
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Thestoragecontainer(s)onthevehicleand/orimple-
ment–tank,hopper,basket,etc.–shouldbehalffull
toaveragethelllevel.
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