EZ-Guide 500 Reference guide

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CONNECTING THE SYSTEM
LABEL
LABEL
LABEL
EZ-Guide
With EZ-Steer®system
With keypad
To
power
To
power
To power
LIGHTBAR LAYOUT
ESC button (back of unit)
Cancels changes and moves
up one level.
Buttons: ouD
The arrow key highlights an icon
and the obutton selects it.
Coverage logging and overlap
Coverage is displayed when a spray
switch is on, when the coverage
function button is enabled, or when
an autosteering system is engaged.
Function buttons
These buttons perform the
functions indicated by the icons.
Swath lines
The current swath is red. Adjacent
swaths are blue. Swath numbers
are displayed at the bottom of the
screen.
Tip bar
provides information on how to use
the system.
Vehicle icon
Shows the vehicle position and heading relative to
the current swath.
Antenna cable
(P/N 50449)
Antenna
EZ-Guide®500 lightbar
Power cable
(P/N 62817)
Offline guidance LEDs
When the vehicle is online, the center three green LEDs are lit.
When it is offline, the lit LEDs move to the side.
CKeep the lightbar dry. Do not spray it with any type of liquid as this may cause it to fail.
Standard system

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Map the AB Line GuidanceSelect the pattern
Reset guidance
EASY MODE APPLICATION USE
Easy 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 Wizard
By 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
.
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
Select the icon
and then press o.
Set the implement
width, the overlap/skip,
and the forward/back
offset.
See GUIDANCE
PATTERNS.
Drive and define
the guidance line or
headland.
Configure the implement
Note - On the last screen in the Quick Start Wizard, you can
choose to hide the wizard during future startups.
Function (left side) Action (right side) Field definition (right side)

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ADVANCED MODE APPLICATION USE
Reset guidance
Select the icon and then
press o.
Create New Field / Add AB line
Select field and AB line
Select event option
Get guidance
Select stored field / Select AB line
Confirm or change field name
Confirm or change settings
Map the AB line

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ADVANCED MODE FEATURES
Use the Data Management menu to:
Export field and event information to an external USB
drive, so it can be loaded into another EZ-Guide 500
lightbar.
Note - Never remove the USB 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 drive.
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Data management
System configurations
You can save and load system configurations. This is useful if:
you want to use exactly the same settings on multiple
lightbars
you want to change settings when you move the
lightbar between vehicles for different applications
To save, load, or delete a system configuration, select
Configuration / System / Save/Load Configuration.
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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 Ag GPS®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 ligthbars
Configure display settings Change view options Delete old data Clear space in internal memory
To change to Advanced mode, select Configuration / User mode.

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MAP SCREENS
The lightbar has a built in help system. To view it, press the button.
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
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.
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.
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NUDGE / SHIFT TO HERE
Plan view Perspective view

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© 2007. Trimble Navigation Limited. All rights reserved. Trimble, Ag GPS, EZ-Guide, and EZ-Steer are trademarks of Trimble
Navigation Limited, registered in the United States and in other countries. Autopilot is a trademark of Trimble Navigation Limited.
Version 2.00, Rev A (October 2007).
GUIDANCE PATTERNS
ZTN 66020-80-ENG
AB Line Center-pivot
A+ Headland
Identical curve Adaptive curve
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.
Maps 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 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.
Guidance 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 = On
Each new swath is automatically generated
when you turn.
Auto U-turn detection = Off
Set the B point at the end of each pass to
create the next swath.
A
B
A
A
B
A
BB
A
B
B
A
A
Single
headland
Multiple
headland
P/N 66020-80-ENG
*66020-80-ENG*