Dickey-John PM400 - Auxiliary Modes; Speed Area Mode; Seed Count Mode

OPERATOR’S MANUAL
PM300, PM332, PM400 Planter Monitors
11001-1372-201702 Rev B
AUXILIARY MODES / 33
AUXILIARY MODES
NOTE: Alarms are disabled in these
modes.
The monitors provide modes for alternate monitor use and row unit testing.
SPEED AREA MODE
NOTE: A lift switch may be used to
more accurately monitor acre
accumulators and is required
for acreage monitoring in
n o n - p l a n t i n g o p e r a t i o n s .
If a manual ground speed is
selected, the area and distance
will not accumulate in this
mode.
The SPEED AREA mode is used for cultivating (Figure 21). This mode
includes start/stop/reset for Field Area 1, Field Area 2, Total Area (hc3/ac3),
and distance.
Figure 21
Speed Area Mode
S
SEED COUNT MODE
The SEED COUNT mode is used to determine row unit performance when
operating in a stationary manner. A reset for all rows is included (refer to
Figure 22).
1
5.1
0.0
2
17.217.2
1 2
14.1
31.4
0.0
Field Area 1
Field Area 2
Total Area
Distance
Reset
Counter
Stop
Start
Accessory field
not supported
on this model
SPEED
AREA
MODE
SEED
COUNT
MODE
U