VRD Machines-Configure Meter, Crop, Disk, and Rates

1. Select Menu >> Planter button >> Rates softkey.

2. Select Use 1 Rate for All Motors check box. A check indicates one rate on all motors. An empty box indicates different rates for each motor.

3. Select Crop Name drop down box and choose a crop. If crop is not shown, choose Custom . Select drop down box again, choose Edit , and enter new crop name.

4. Select Disk Type drop down box. If planter is configured for mechanical meters, plateless meter selections appear. Select the plateless meter installed on machine. If planter is configured for VRD, types of vacuum disks appear. Select the type of disk installed in meters.

5. Select Seed Disk drop down box and select the vacuum disk used.

6. Select Show Rates button.

7. Select Change Rates button.

8. If setting different rates for each motor, select Motor drop down box to choose a motor to assign rates.

9. Select Rate drop down box and choose a rate to assign population.

10. Select Target input box and enter the target population for selected rate. High and Low population (warning) limits are automatically set to 10 percent above and below the target rate. Select High and Low input boxes to manually change warning limits.

11. To see a rate on the RUN page as a choice, select On / Off drop down box and choose ON .

12. Select Enter button.

Screen Area Information

Planter Rates Planter Rates
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Planter Button

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Rates Softkey

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