OPERATOR’S MANUAL
PM100/PM100E Planter Monitor
11001-1426-200612
16 TROUBLESHOOTING
PROBLEM PROBABLE CAUSE CORRECTIVE ACTION
An indicator does not
illuminate or the alarm
does not sound during
power up.
Defective monitor. Contact your distributor
or DICKEY-john Service
Department at
1-800-637-3302.
One row indicator fails to
flash when planting.
Alarm sounds
continuously. Seeds are
being planted by row
unit.
Defective seed sensor. Clean sensing elements
using a dry bottle brush.
Some seed treatments
require scrubbing with
water and a commercial
cleanser.
Bad harness connection
at the console or at the
sensor that is
intermittent.
Check harness
connections at the
console, hitch, and
sensors.
Defective sensor or
harness wire that is
intermittent.
Check harness for
pinched, worn, or broken
elements. Swap the
sensor with another row.
If the problem moves,
the sensor is faulty.
Otherwise the harness or
monitor could be faulty.
Unit powers on, all LEDs
illuminate, but no
sensors are detected.
Harness is not properly
connected.
Check harness
connections at the
console, hitch, and
sensors.
Defective (shorted)
harness.
Check harness for
pinched, worn, or broken
components. Check
sensors for pinched,
worn, or broken wires.
Defective (shorted) seed
sensor.
1. Identify failed sensor
by disconnecting all
sensors and then
reconnecting each
sensor and cycle power
to test.
2. Connect a suspect
sensor in place of a
known good sensor and
cycle power to test.
3. Contact your
distributor or
DICKEY-john Service
Department at
1-800-637-3302.
Defective monitor. Contact your distributor
or DICKEY-john Service
Department at
1-800-637-3302.
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