OPERATOR’S MANUAL
PM200, 200E and 250 Planter Monitors
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TROUBLESHOOTING
Issue Probable Cause Corrective Action
Monitor will not power on.
1. Blown console fuse
2. Poor battery connection
3. Low battery voltage
4. Defective console
1. Check fuse (located near battery connection).
If needed, replace with 5.0 A fuse maximum. If
fuse blows again, check all harnesses for
pinches or breaks that may cause power short
to ground.
2. Ensure connections are clean and tight.
Inspect harness for damage.
3. Console voltage must be at least 10 V. If low,
recharge or replace battery.
4. Contact your dealer, DICKEY-john USA
(1-800-637-3302), or DICKEY-john Europe
(011-33-141-192189).
Row failure or hi/low alarm
activates when row is
planting properly.
1. Seed sensor coated with
dirt
2. Faulty sensor or harness
3. Defective console.
1. Clean sensor using a dry bottle brush.
2. Drop seed down the seed tube or place a dry
bottle brush down the seed tube to trigger
sensor. Observe if troubleshooting sensor LED
mounted to the tube blinks. If sensor does not
blink, replace the sensor. If the sensor LED
blinks, check harness for damage or pinched
wires. If the sensor does not have an LED, swap
harness connection with adjacent sensor to
determine if sensor is damaged.
3.Contact your dealer, DICKEY-john USA
(1-800-637-3302), or DICKEY-john Europe
(011-33-141-192189).
Hopper alarm does not
sound when the hopper is
empty.
1. Hopper sensor coated
with dirt
2. Faulty sensor or harness
shorted to ground
3. Defective console
1. Clean sensor using a dry bottle brush.
2. Swap harness connection with another
sensor to determine if sensor or harness is
damaged. Use service screen if another sensor
is not available. Replace sensor or repair
harness.
3. Contact your dealer, DICKEY-john USA
(1-800-637-3302), or DICKEY-john Europe
(011-33-141-192189).
Hopper alarm sounds when
hopper is full.
1. Faulty sensor or harness
open
2. Defective console
1. Swap harness connection with another
sensor to determine if sensor or harness is
damaged. Replace sensor or repair harness.
3. Contact your dealer, DICKEY-john USA
(1-800-637-3302), or DICKEY-john Europe
(011-33-141-192189).
Ground speed alarm
sounds with forward
movement.
1. Ground speed sensor
failure
2. Console failure
3. Ground Speed constant
is set to 0.
1. No ground speed sensor is detected, or
planting is detected on atleast one row with no
ground speed. Replace faulty ground speed
sensor.
2. Contact your dealer, DICKEY-john USA
(1-800-637-3302), or DICKEY-john Europe
(011-33-141-192189).
3. Run a ground speed calibration and enter a
constant at the Ground Speed Configuration
screen.
Ground speed high alarm
sounds.
1. Ground speed alarm set
too low.
2. Incorrect ground speed
constant.
1. Set ground speed alarm limit higher or to zero
to disable.
2. Ground speed sensor has not been
calibrated, radar sensor angle has changed, or
incorrect sensor constant is entered.
Self test alarm
1. Faulty sensor or harness.
2. Console failure
1. Trigger sensor and observe troubleshooting
LED. If sensor does not have LED, swap
harness connection with adjacent sensor to
determine if sensor or harness id damaged.
Replace sensor or harness.
3. Contact your dealer, DICKEY-john USA
(1-800-637-3302), or DICKEY-john Europe
(011-33-141-192189).
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