Optimize Tractor AutoTrac™ Performance

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Menu Button

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GreenStar™ Button

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Guidance Softkey

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Guidance Settings Tab


Optimize tractor AutoTrac™ performance before connecting implement. Optimizing AutoTrac™ reduces potential machine and implement counteraction that results in degraded Active Implement Guidance performance.

  1. Select Menu button.

  2. Select GreenStar™ button.

  3. Select Guidance softkey.

  4. Select Guidance Setting tab.

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    AutoTrac™ Advanced Settings Button

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    Next Page Button

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    Monitor Performance Button

    Select AutoTrac™ Advanced Settings button.



  6. Select Next Page button (page 2).

  7. Select Monitor Performance button.

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    A - Tracking Error

    B - Heading Error

    C - Steering Sensitivity

    D - Adjust Line Sensitivity – Tracking

    E - Adjust Line Sensitivity – Heading

    Acquire line and drive for 30 seconds.



  9. NOTE: Values closest to zero error are preferred and indicate better system performance.

    Use the two graphs to monitor Tracking Error (A) and Heading Error (B) for 30 seconds.

  10. NOTE: Adjust Steering Sensitivity (C) to preferred performance before adjusting line sensitivity tracking and heading settings.

    Adjust Line Sensitivity – Tracking (D) for tracking error.

    Adjust Line Sensitivity – Heading (E) for heading error.

    Adjust settings until preferred performance is achieved. Overall performance may be affected by global positioning system (GPS) signal accuracy and machine condition.


AutoTrac is a trademark of Deere & Company

GreenStar is a trademark of Deere & Company

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