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PCS400 Software\ v1.1 Phil Jackson Training Manager May 2009
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Paving Display Software Softkeys Menus Guidance Screens
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Paving Softkeys
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Increment Decrement During runtime: – In Manual Drives the tow point cylinder up/down (unless paver is stationary and has in-motion relay which ignores commands from automatic systems) – In Auto Pressing & releasing will increment / decrement the control offset once Holding this button will keep increasing / decreasing the control offset until it is released During configuration: – Pressing & releasing this button will move up / down to the previous / next menu item – Holding this button will scroll up / down the menu For slope control mode – Left side slope increment raises the left side of the screed – Left side slope decrement lowers the left side of the screed – Right side increment raises the right side of the screed – Right side decrement lowers the right side of the screed
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Home, Auto/Manual, OK Home – Toggles between any menu screen and runtime screen Auto/Manual – Only in runtime screen. – Toggles the system between manual and automatic control – System will always start in manual control – Press and hold on Auto/Man button puts the system in measure mode – You can tell you are in measure mode as the little ruler is displayed in the runtime area OK or Menu Select – Only in config screen – Selects the menu item which is highlighted – Also used to accept the configuration changes
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Escape, Forward, Elevation Select Escape or Menu Cancel – Only in config menus – Returns to the parent menu – Returns to the Runtime Screen from the Main Configuration Menu – Also used to cancel the configuration changes Cursor Movement – Only in config screens during number or string edit – Button press moves the cursor forward to next editable character or number Elevation select – Only in the runtime screen – Single press on Elevation select lets you edit the elevation run time number or calibrate the slope sensor if in slope mode – Press and hold on Elevation select swaps control between elevation and slope mode
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Left Bench, Right Bench Left Bench Only at runtime screen Benches the left side elevation or slope – press and hold to bench – LED goes green and long beep Right Bench Only at runtime screen Benches the right side elevation or slope – press and hold to bench – LED goes green and long beep
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Menu Lock, Menu Unlock Menus Locked Softkey Menus Unlocked Softkey Affects Menu Items in the Menu Screens By default this is OFF
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Menu Lock, Menu Unlock To Enable: Go to: Configuration / Advanced Options / Supervisor Password / Enable Key in the Password Password is: 8024
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Menu Lock, Menu Unlock To Lock Menus: Hold down the Padlock softkey to Unlock it Key in the Password With the Padlock symbol showing Unlocked: Highlight the menu you want to lock Tap the padlock softkey – A Padlock symbol appears in front of the menu item Repeat for all Menus you want to lock Hold down the Padlock softkey until it changes to a Locked padlock Menus with a Padlock symbol are now locked
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Menu Lock, Menu Unlock To Unlock Menus Press and hold the Padlock softkey Key in Password All items are now Unlocked – But NOT Cleared – So when you relock the display, those items will be locked again
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Menu Lock, Menu Unlock To Disable Menu Lock Go to: Configuration / Advanced Options / Supervisor Password / Disable Key in the Password Press OK – Padlock Icon disappears
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Hidden Installation Menu Installation Menu is hidden Why: To prevent accidental mistakes in system settings A key sequence will be required to access the hidden menu system entries.
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Hidden Configuration Menus – On Real Display To enter the Installation menu: Start in the Configuration menu: Simultaneously: – press + release left bottom button – press + release right second from top button – press + release right second from bottom button
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Hidden Configuration Menus – On Emulator To enter the Installation menu: Start in the Configuration menu: Hold Ctrl key down – click left bottom button – click right second from top button – click right second from bottom button
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Units of measure The following units of measures are supported with the listed resolution and min max ranges UnitsFormatResolutionMinMax Elevation: Meters#.### m0.001 m-9.9999.999 Elevation: Decimal Inches##.## in0.05 in-99.9999.99 Elevation: Decimal Feet#.## ft0.01 ft-9.999.99 Slope: 0.1%##.# %0.1%-10.0%10.0% Slope: 0.01%##.## %0.01%-10.00%10.00% Note: Negative sign is used for negative runtime elevation numbers. Icons are used for positive, negative and zero runtime slope numbers.
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Benching – Elevation Control Press and Hold the bench button to bench the display – Display of green LED and a beep will indicate to the user that the benching was successful
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Benching – Slope Control Press and Hold the Bench button to bench the display – Display of green LED and a beep will indicate to the user that the benching was successful For Slope control, when we bench we take samples of the slope readings, average the samples, and display the average number – The averaged number becomes the control set point
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Slope Sensor Calibration In this screen enter the measured slope The difference between this value and the slope sensor reading is the calibration offset This is stored and used until it is done again Slope calibration is performed same as elevation runtime number edit – Tap elevation/slope button, number highlights – Use up/down errors to adjust number to measured slope – Tap elevation/slope button to exit slope calibration – Note: Sensor calibration is stored in the sensor IF you exit without changing the number, then nothing is changed
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Measure Mode - Enter To enter measure mode: Press and hold the Auto/Manual button for three (3) seconds When in measure mode the runtime screen will display a ‘ruler’ icon to the left of the runtime number being displayed
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Measure Mode - Exit To exit measure mode: Tap the Auto/Manual button – Benches the height or slope – Puts you in Auto Press and hold the Auto/Manual button for three (3) seconds – Return to runtime screen without benching and remain in manual mode Remember: IF you exit without changing the number, then nothing is changed
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Runtime Screen Runtime Mode is the mode you are normally in The number displayed is the “Runtime Number
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Single & Dual Side Screens Single Side ScreenDual Side Screen (Left side)
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Paving Runtime Screen Icons
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Paving Runtime Icons Icons that appear in the Runtime area of the screen to show you the status of the system
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Paving Runtime Icons Screed This icon represents the machine’s screed This icon is always displayed at the top of the screen Zero Slope Indicates zero slope Positive Slope – Indicates positive slope – Positive slope means that right side of the screed above level Negative Slope – Indicates negative slope – Negative slope means that left side of the screed is above level
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Paving Runtime Icons 2D Systems – Slope Control Indicates the slope is being controlled using a slope sensor – This icon is displayed on the System Config Status Window when slope mode is selected by pushing Elevation/Slope select soft button 3D Systems – Can have slope from Design = 3D Slope – Or Fixed to set value = 2D Slope – Grayed out icon means configured but missing
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Paving Runtime Icons 3D System is controlling height MT900 is being measured and compared to Design – Grayed out icon means configured but missing One sonic sensor over string line To measure one sonic sensor is detected in the bus and is configured for string line operation NOT One sonic sensor over string line To indicate one sonic sensor was detected and was configured as sonic over string line operation after power up but disconnected later
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Paving Runtime Icons Side Identification Indicates the left or right side assignment the Display detects via function instance. E.g., when left side is detected this icon is displayed on the left side of the machine icon. One sonic sensor over surface To indicate one sonic sensor is detected in the bus and the system is configured as sonic over surface This icon is displayed to the left or right of ‘screed’ icon based on the function instance of the sensor. NOT One sonic sensor over surface To indicate one sonic sensor was detected and was configured as sonic over surface operation after power up but disconnected later Two sonic sensors over surface To indicate two sonic sensors are detected in the bus and the system is configured as sonic over surface This icon is displayed to the left or right of ‘screed’ icon based on the function instance of the sensor. NOT Two sonic sensors over surface To indicate two sonic sensors were detected and were configured as sonic over surface operation after power up but disconnected later
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Paving Runtime Icons Three sonic sensors over surface To indicate three sonic sensors are detected in the bus and the system is configured as sonic over surface. This icon is displayed to the left or right of ‘screed’ icon based on the function instance of the sensor. NOT Three sonic sensors over surface To indicate three sonic sensors were detected and were configured as sonic over surface operation after power up but disconnected later Contact sensor To indicate one contact sensor is detected in the bus This icon is displayed to the left or right of ‘screed’ icon based on the function instance of the sensor NOT Contact sensor To indicate one contact sensor was detected in the bus after power up but disconnected later This icon is displayed to the left or right of ‘screed’ icon based on the function instance of the sensor.
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Paving Runtime Icons Move right To indicate that the screed should move to the right to stay centered over the stringline This user feedback is only available when using a single sonic ski over a stringline. Move left To indicate that the screed should move to the left to stay centered over the stringline This user feedback is only available when using a single sonic ski over a stringline. Auto control To indicate the machine is running in the automatic control Manual control To indicate the machine is running in the manual control
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Single Side Control Mode Single Side Control Mode is one of the display modes of the runtime screen Only one side of the screed will be controlled The side to control is automatically determined from the function instance
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Single Side Control Mode The Display side from function instance is displayed by an icon on the corresponding side of the screen Display controls sensor icon for that side Light bar is used to display grade guidance for that side LED’s of only one side of the display are lit In Elevation Control Mode the Elevation is adjusted by applying an offset using the increment/decrement soft switches
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Single Side Control Mode In Slope Control Mode the Slope is adjusted by applying an offset using the increase/decrease soft switches In slope control mode, positive, negative, or zero slope icons indicate the sign of the slope In elevation control mode ‘-’ signs will be used to indicate a negative elevation number Auto / Manual state is displayed Can cycle through the control modes
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Control sensor status window Screed icon Sample – Single Display Mode Screen Runtime number display window Display side identification icon Control sensor icon Runtime number Menu soft button Implement Enabled icon Cat Factory Fit Only Increase soft button Decrease soft button Elevation select soft button Auto/Manual soft button Bench soft button Units of measure Auto/Manual control status icon Auto/Manual control status window
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Sample – Single Display Mode Screen Above figure shows a sample display for the Single Display Mode and the following configuration: Display mounted on left side Sensor is a single sonic over a stringline Elevation select soft button set to control height System running in auto control; ‘metres’ units of measure – Note the negative height icon – Note that elevation select functionality is not available when the system is running in automatic control
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Paving Menu Structure
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Config Menu – Two Displays Following slides list all of the menu options First the top level menu is shown Then the options for each entry Defaults are shown in BOLD
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Configuration Menu – Two Displays ST200 Configuration Display Mode (ONLY Dual Display system) Sensor Selection Customize Diagnostics Advanced Option
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Config Menu – Two Displays ST200 Configuration String Line Surface
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Config Menu – Two Displays Display Mode Single Side Dual Side
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Config Menu – Single Display Sensor Selection Single Sensor – ST200 – CS200 – 3D Elevation MUST select the sensor you want – Remembers the last sensor you used
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Config Menu – Single Display Sensor Selection Averaging Ski – All ST200 – Center Only – Front and Back MUST select the sensor you want – Remembers the last sensor you used
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Config Menu – Single Display Sensor Selection Slope – 2D Slope – 3D Slope MUST select the sensor you want – Remembers the last sensor you used
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Config Menu – Two Displays Customize On Grade Deadband Elevation Control Window Units of Measure Audio Cross Coupling Brightness Contrast
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Config Menu – Two Displays Customize On Grade Deadband Elevation +/- 3.0mm (0.1 mm – 5.0 mm) Slope +/-0.05% (0.01% – 0.50%)
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Config Menu – Two Displays Customize Elevation Control Window – NEW to v1.1 – Was set to 50 mm in v1.0 & not editable When the sensor is further than this from the set point, we stop driving the tow point cylinder
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Config Menu – Two Displays Customize Elevation Control Window – 100 mm is good for the Averaging Ski Note: When ANY ST200 goes out of range on an Averaging Ski the system stops driving – NOT the average going out of range
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Config Menu – Two Displays Customize Units of Measure Elevation – Decimal Feet0.01 – Meters0.001 – Decimal Inches0.05 Slope – 0.1 Percent – 0.01 Percent
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Config Menu – Two Displays Customize Audio Audio Volume 12 (0% - 100%) Elevation Alert On Off Slope Alert On Off
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Config Menu – Two Displays Customize Cross Coupling 100 (0% - 100%)
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Elevation Change Explanation of Cross Coupling With 100% Cross Coupling, when elevation is corrected, the cylinder controlled by the Slope Sensor changes by the same amount as the cylinder controlled by the Elevation Sensor So when height changes, the cross slope side changes as well to keep cross slope true Elevation controlled side Slope controlled side Start Position Halfway Position End Position
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Elevation Change Explanation of Cross Coupling With 0% Cross Coupling, the cylinder controlled by the Slope Sensor only reacts to the Slope Sensor So when height changes, the cross slope also changes until the Slope Sensor detects it and changes the Slope cylinder Elevation controlled side Slope controlled side Start Position Halfway Position End Position
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When to use Cross Coupling When a paver has stable crossfall, use 100% – Surface it is running over has a constant Crossfall When paver is oscillating side to side, use 0% – Surface it is running over has varying crossfall – Should not happen Used a lot when grading with dozers and graders In ‘normal’ paving it is hard to see the improvement, but it is there – 100% is the default and normal setting
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Config Menu – Two Displays Customize Brightness Push Button 80 (0% - 100%) Screen 50 (0% - 100%) Contrast 50 (0% - 100%)
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Config Menu – Two Displays Diagnostics Sensor Connectivity graphical sensor connections Test Valves 100% - side arrow increments Hour Meter Operating hours and Control hours Software Versions list of connected devices Sensor Data list of connected sensors data Fault History log of last five faults – Press OK to expand fault Machine Voltage voltage number Test Control Box switches and LEDs
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Config Menu – Single Display Diagnostics – Sensor Connectivity 3x ST200 on Averaging Ski Single Display AS200 – 2D mode CS200
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Config Menu – Single Display Diagnostics – Sensor Connectivity 3x ST200 on Averaging Ski Single Display 3D slope from 3D Display & Design ST200 – not used 3D Sensor (MT900) – not used 3D Height from 3D Display, MT900, & Design AS200
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Config Menu – Single Display Diagnostics – Test Valves
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Config Menu – Single Display Diagnostics – Hour Meter
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Config Menu – Single Display Diagnostics – Software Versions
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Config Menu – Single Display Diagnostics – Sensor Data
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Config Menu – Single Display Diagnostics – Fault History
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Config Menu – Single Display Diagnostics – Machine Voltage
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Config Menu – Single Display Diagnostics – Test Control Box Lights scroll in pairs from bottom to top Buttons show as pressed in main screen AND invoke the function shown
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Hidden Configuration Menu – On Real Display To enter the Installation menu: Start in the Configuration menu: Simultaneously: – press + release left bottom button – press + release right second from top button – press + release right second from bottom button
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Hidden Configuration Menu – On Emulator To enter the Installation menu: Start in the Configuration menu: Hold Ctrl key down – click left bottom button – click right second from top button – click right second from bottom button
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Config Menu – Two Displays Advanced Option About – control box info Supervisor Password – Enable – Disable Service Agreement Password – password entry box
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Installation Menu – Two Displays Installation menu is unaffected by 'Reset to Defaults' menu; it can be set to defaults by pressing Left and Right lowermost buttons together
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Installation Menu – Two Displays Language Machine Setup Calibration Valve Speed Reset to Defaults
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Installation Menu – Two Displays Language English Chinese Russian Espanol Deutsch Francais Italiano Nederlands Portugues Svenska Norsk Dansk Japanese Polish Press and hold left and right bottom buttons while powering up and you will be brought to this screen
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Installation Menu – Two Displays Machine Setup Machine Type Asphalt Screed
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Installation Menu – Two Displays Machine Setup Valve Type Selection PT- PT+ PWM Undefined
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Installation Menu – Two Displays Machine Setup Valve Parameter – Dither Period – Dither Amplitude – Minimum Lower – Minimum Raise – Maximum Lower – Maximum Raise
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Installation Menu – Two Displays Machine Setup Dither Period – 40 ms (40 – 100) Dither Amplitude – 50 mA (0 – 50) Minimum Lower – 5 (5 – 150) Minimum Raise – 5 (5 – 150) Maximum Lower – 122 (5 – 250) Maximum Raise – 122 (5 – 250)
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Installation Menu – Two Displays Machine Setup Valve Command Invert On Off
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Installation Menu – Two Displays Calibration Auto Valve Calibration wizard Manual Valve Calibration wizard Don’t use unless you REALLY have to
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Installation Menu – Valve Calibration Mount ST200 at the Tow Point Cylinder Select the Left side
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Installation Menu – Valve Calibration Center the Tow Points – Use the arrows at top left – After a pause the OK symbol on the screen changes
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Installation Menu – Valve Calibration Set Cylinder Lower Limit – Use the arrow second from top on the left – After a pause the OK symbol on the screen changes
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Installation Menu – Valve Calibration Set Cylinder Upper Limit – Use the arrow at the top on the left – After a pause the OK symbol on the screen change
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Installation Menu – Valve Calibration Do you want to Start? – Have you returned the Tow Point to the center? – Do you have hot oil? – Do you have full revs?
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Installation Menu – Valve Calibration First 5% is spent finding the Lower cracking current – Can take a couple of minutes
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Installation Menu – Valve Calibration Next 5% is spent finding the Raise cracking current – Can take a couple of minutes
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Installation Menu – Valve Calibration Then it proceeds to find the rest of the values quite fast – You can see the bar on the left move with the ram
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Installation Menu – Valve Calibration Press OK to save when complete – If a second display is installed, the valve calibration will be stored in it also
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Valve Calibration – Tips Best done on calm days – A strong wind can give variable results Ensure the ground is smooth under the ST200 before starting – Gives better results
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Valve Calibration – When? Required at Installation Required when hydraulics are serviced Recommended at the beginning of each paving season
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Valve Calibration – Export Export Valve Calibration – New to v1.1 – Required when a new display is added to a paver – Not required if both displays installed when the calibration is done
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Installation Menu – Two Displays Calibration Valve Calibration Storage – Different rules for different systems AccuGrade Factory Fit – Stored in the A4:M1 – Can put any display in any position PCS400 & AccuGrade Aftermarket – Stored in the Display(s)
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Installation Menu – Two Displays Calibration Valve Calibration Storage PCS400 & AccuGrade Aftermarket If both displays are connected when you calibrate, then the valve calibration is stored in both – You can then use both displays on either side – Or just one of those displays on either side If a New Display is installed: – On the “old” display Export the Valve Calibrations – Continue as above
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Installation Menu – Two Displays Calibration If a display fails, what can you do? – Topcon must replace the display – They can only operate one side with one display We have two choices: – Continue with just the other display controlling both sides – Or carry a hot spare display, and export the valve calibrations to it and carry on – Tip, you can Export the valve calibrations ahead of time, then just plug it in & continue
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Installation Menu – Two Displays Valve Speed Elevation <-Elevation Valve Speedonly on LH Display 100 (0% - 100%) Elevation Valve Speed->only on RH Display 100 (0% - 100%) Slope Slope Valve Speed 100 (0% - 100%)
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AS200 Calibration Two ways to do this: – Rest screed on starter boards Measure Screed Slope From the Runtime Screen tap & set the angle Tap to Accept & exit IF you tap withOUT changing the number you exit without changing the calibration – OR the preferred method: – While paving in Auto and everything is stable Measure Mat Slope From the Runtime Screen tap & set the angle Tap to Accept & exit
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