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Published 01-15-2016, Control # 526-01 3-1
RT540E OPERATOR MANUAL OPERATING CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
3
GROVE
SECTION 3
OPERATING CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
SECTION CONTENTS
Controls and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Steering column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Turn Signal Lever and Windshield
Wiper/Washer/Horn Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Steering Column Tilt Lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Park Brake Control Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Headlights Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Drive Axle Selector Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Hazard Lights Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Increment/Decrement Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Ignition Switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Transmission Shift Lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Cab Overhead Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Skylight Window Latch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Skylight Wiper and Wiper Motor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Skylight Sunscreen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Dome Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Cab Circulating Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Right Side Window Latch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Overhead Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Skylight Wiper Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Heater/Air Conditioner Fan Speed Switch . . . . . . 3-5
Heater Control Switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Air Conditioner Switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Work Lights Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Crane Function Power Switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Exhaust System Cleaning Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Diesel Particulate Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Inhibit Regeneration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Diesel Exhaust Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
High Exhaust System Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Control Seat Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Boom Lift/Main Hoist Control Lever (Dual Axis) . . 3-8
Swing/Telescope or Swing/Auxiliary Hoist Control
Lever (Dual Axis) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
Main Hoist Enable Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
Boom Up Bypass Switch (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
Lift Function Enable Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
Jog Dial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
Outrigger Function Enable Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
Differential Lock On/Off Switch (Optional) . . . . . . 3-9
Rear Steer Switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
Auxiliary Hoist Enable Switch (Optional). . . . . . . . 3-9
Boom Telescope Enable Switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
Swing Enable Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
Seat Slide Lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
Air Conditioner/Heater Climate Unit. . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
Seat Slide Lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
Armrest Adjustment Knobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
Seat Height Adjustment Lever. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
Rated Capacity Limiter (RCL) Bypass Switch . . . 3-10
Emergency Stop Switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
Level Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
Deadman Switches (Optional)
(Dual Axis Joysticks only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
Hoist High Speed Toggle Switches . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
Horn Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
Free Swing Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
Cab Door Release Lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
Hoist Rotation Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
Seat Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
Operating Procedures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
Pre-Starting Checks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
Cold Weather Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12
Engine Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12
Crane Travel Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
General Crane Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-19
Crane Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-21
Stowing and Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-26
Unattended Crane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-26
Crane Control System (CCS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-27
Crane Control System (CCS) Display . . . . . . . . . 3-27
Menu Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-27
Turntable Lock Control (Pin Type). . . . . . . . . . . . 3-28
Sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-28
CCS Main Screen Symbols and Icons. . . . . . . . . 3-29
CCS Menu Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-31
CCS Operation Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-33
Menu Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-33
Rated Capacity Limiter (RCL) System. . . . . . . . . 3-34
Mode of Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-34
Outrigger Operation Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-35
RCL Setup Wizard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-37
Switch to RCL Home Screen Display . . . . . . . . . 3-39
Foot Pedal Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-40
360° Swing Lock Pedal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-40
Swing Brake Pedal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-40
Telescope Control Pedal (Optional). . . . . . . . . . . 3-40
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ModelGrove RT540E
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