396-4412Y1 QuickDraw 3000 Operator’s Manual 68 Revised 02/20/2020
Alarm—An indication that something is wrong that will prevent the batch from running. The
problem indicated by the Alarm must be fixed before the batch will run.
Batch—A combination of carrier (water) plus chemicals that will be measured and put in the
sprayer at a specific moment in time for a specific use.
Calculation Mode—The method that the QuickDraw controller will use to calculate the amount of
carrier and the amount of each product (chemical) that is needed for a batch. The 4 modes are
Gallons and Application Rate, Acres and Application Rate, Volume, and Acres and Carrier Rate.
Carrier—Typically water. Could be a liquid fertilizer product that is used as the carrier liquid in a
spray batch. QD3000 can be set up for up to 4 carriers (Carrier Blending).
E-stop—Emergency stop. Push the red button on the front of the QuickDraw cabinet to close the
valves and stop the loading process. If wired to do so, this will also kill the pump. Twist to reset.
Field and Weather—A place to enter optional information for the batch history record. This
includes Grower, Farm, Field, Operator, Crop, Machine, Pest, Temperature, Wind Speed/Direction,
and Boom Height.
Final Rinse—A flushing of the product valve stack header after all chemicals have been
dispensed. The Default and Minimum is 10 seconds. It can be set for a longer time if desired.
Hidden Screen—A screen that can be accessed by pressing to the left of the Battery Voltage on
the Settings Screen.
History—The record of each batch that is made. Contains Batch ID number, Farm, Field, Recipe,
Date, Time, Wind Speed and Direction, Temperature, Products used, rate per acre and total
amount of each product, rate per acre and total amount of carrier, name and EPA ID of each
chemical product, Total volume of batch, application rate intended for batch, and number of acres
batch was mixed for. The history will be transferred from the controller to the iPad, and then can
emailed as an HTML or as a csv file.
Job—All the information needed to create a batch. The Job has the information of Farm, Field,
Recipe, carrier and product (chemical) names and rates, mixing order, pre-rinse time, volume of
product to use, how much carrier to preload to the sprayer, calculation mode used, total acres, total
volume, application rate.
Job Screen—The screen that shows all the information for the current Job (Batch). The size of the
batch, the App Rate, the PreLoad Volume, and the Rate for each product can be set or changed
on this screen.
Manual Controls—A screen where the operator is able to manually open/close any of the valves.
Manual Products—These products include small-package liquids, dry flowables, and powders.
Each recipe can include up to 5 manual products. They are part of the recipe and are manually
added to the batch. Also, low-volume liquids will be added manually (Venturi Suction system—0.5
gal or less. Pump Suction system—1.0 gal or less.)
Mass Meter—The Micro Motion mass flowmeter used to measure the product dispensed.
Mix—Same as recipe.
Glossary of Terms
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