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CONNECTING THE SYSTEM

LIGHTBAR LAYOUT

CCAUTION — Keep the lightbar dry. Do not spray it with any type of liquid as this may cause it to fail.

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Standard systemWith keypad

With EZ-Steer® system

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To power

Antenna

EZ-Guide 500 lightbar

Antenna cable(P/N 50449)

Power cable(P/N 60198)

To power

Offline guidance LEDsWhen the vehicle is online, the center three green LEDsare lit. When it is offline, the lit LEDs move to the side.Function buttons

These buttons performthe functions indicated by

Buttons: OK, Up, DownThe arrow key highlights an iconand the OK button selects it.

Tip barProvides information on how to

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ESC button (back of unit)

Vehicle iconShows the vehicle position andheading relative to the current swath.

Swath linesThe current swath is red.Adjacent swaths are blue. Swath numbers are displayed at Coverage logging and overlap

Coverage is displayed when aspray switch is on, when thecoverage function button is enabled,

the bottom of the screen.

Cancels changes and moves

use the system.

the icons. up one menu level.

or when an autosteering system is engaged.

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EASY MODE APPLICATION USEEasy mode enables you to access basic guidance more quickly. It is the default operation mode.

Note — If you select the A+ pattern, you are prompted to enter the heading of the master guidance line. If you select the Headlands pattern, you are prompted to select the number of headland circuits.

Quick Start WizardBy default, the Quick Start Wizard appears every time you turn on the EZ-Guide 500 lightbar. It enables you to confirm or change important system settings before you begin working.

To cancel the Quick Start Wizard and go directly to guidance, press .

Note — On the last screen in the Quick Start Wizard, you can choose to hide the wizard during future startups.

IconsFunction (left side) Action (right side) Field definition (right side)Icon Description Icon Description Icon Description

Displays information tabs Reset guidance Set Point A

Displays built-in help Nudge guidance line left Set Point B

Turns on or off coverage logging Nudge guidance line right Start headland

Return to map view(Menu and wizard screens)

Shift to here(Advanced mode only) Finish headland

Return to previous menu(Menu screens)

Change zoom level Pause curve logging (record a straight line segment)

Cancel changes(Edit screens)

Pause, and get guidance back to the pause position

Go back to previous screen (Wizard screens)

Change views(Advanced mode only)

Go to configuration menu

Reset guidance

Select the iconand then press o.

GuidanceConfigure the implement

See GUIDANCE PATTERNS.

Map the AB LineSelect the pattern

Set the implement width,the overlap/skip, and

the forward/back offset.

Drive and define theguidance line or headland.

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ADVANCED MODE APPLICATION USE

Confirm or change settings

Map the AB line

Select field and AB line

Create New Field / Add AB Line Select Stored Field / Select AB Line

Reset guidance

Select the icon and then

Select event option

Get guidance

Confirm or change field name

press o.

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ADVANCED MODE FEATURES

To change to Advanced mode, select Configuration / User Mode.

Data managementUse the Data Management menu to:

• Export field and event information to an external USB flash drive, so it can be loaded into another EZ-Guide 500 lightbar.

Note — Never remove the USB flash drive while the lightbar is turned on.

• Delete field and event information, or the coverage logging, from events, to free space in the internal memory.

• Export system logs to an external USB flash drive.

System configurationsYou can save and load system configurations. This is useful when you want to use exactly the same settings on multiple lightbars, or if you want to change settings on the lightbar when moving the lightbar between vehicles for different applications.

To save, load, or delete a system configuration, select Configuration / System / Save/Load Configurations.

Function Details Function Details

Name fields Enter custom Client, Farm, Field, and Event names

Configure implement settings

Set up implement offsets and draft

Add AB Lines to fields Add additional AB Lines to the field

Use Autopilot Use the AgGPS® Autopilot™ system

Select existing fields Go back to fields for subsequent applications

View diagnostic status information

View GPS and satellite information and system faults

Shift swaths To correct for position drift or to offset swaths in following years

Save configurations Use system and vehicle configurations in different lightbars

Configure GPS settings Select GPS limits Export data to USB Use field data in other lightbars

Configure display settings Change view options Delete old data Clear space in internal memory

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MAP SCREENS

By default, the view automatically switches to the perspective view when you enter a field. To set the view so it switches when you engage an autosteering system or for manual view control, in Advanced mode select Configuration / System / Display / View.

INFORMATION TABS

To display field, GPS, or other system information on a transparent tab, press the button on the left of the lightbar. Press the button again to cycle to the next tab. For an example of an information tab displayed on the map guidance screen, see below.

BUILT-IN HELP

The lightbar has a built-in help system. To view it, press the button.

NUDGE / SHIFT TO HERE

Use the and nudge buttons to correct for position drift caused by GPS satellite constellation changes while driving in the field. Nudge is always applied to the guidance line relative to the vehicle heading. The total current nudge distance appears on the tip bar at the bottom of the screen.

To configure the nudge options, in Advanced mode select Configuration /System / Guidance.

In Advanced mode, you can use Shift to Here to:

• correct for GPS position drift when returning to the field for guidance, for example after pausing

• offset all swaths for applications in subsequent years

You can save the shifted swaths, which nudge does not allow.

Plan view Perspective view

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GUIDANCE PATTERNS

AB Line Center-pivotMaps a straight AB Line for guidance.

Set the A point at the start of the line and the B point at the end.

Set the A point, drive the pivot, and then set the B point.For best results, follow the outermost wheeltrack of the pivot arm.Note — To work from the center of the field outwards, the initial pivot must have a radius of at least two swath widths and an arc length of at least four swath widths.

A+ HeadlandSet the A point to create the line.The heading of the AB Line equals the manually entered heading (defaults to previous AB heading).

Straight swaths automatically fill the headland boundary.Enter the number of headland circuits you want before you start defining the field.Start the headland, define the guidance line, and then return to the start circle or press to complete the headland.Note — Additional headlands are based on the first headland circuit.

Identical curve Adaptive curveGuidance is based on the initial curve. Any deviations are ignored.Set the A point, drive the curve, and then set the B point.

Guidance is always based on the last pass.Auto U-Turn detection = OnEach new swath is automatically generated when you turn.Auto U-Turn detection = OffSet the B point at the end of each pass to create the next swath.

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