KINZE Manufacturing, Inc. KPM III User manual

KPM III ELECTRONIC SEED MONITOR
QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE
(Phase 2 Software)
KINZE®Manufacturing, Inc. 1 IS714 - 6/08
MONITOR KEY FUNCTIONS
Consult Operator & Parts Manual for detailed information.
PHYSICAL KEYS
• LocatedonR.H.sideofconsoleandreferredtoasF1,F2,F3,F4,F5,F6.
• KeysarereferencedindescendingorderwithF1atthetopandF6atthebottom.
ON/OFF
• Powerstheunitonandoff.
ESC
• UsedastheCANCEL(escape)key.
ENTER
• Conrmsoracceptsthehighlightedselection.
ROTARY ENCODER/KNOB
• Turnknobclockwisetoscrolldownorcounterclockwisetoscrollup
• Pressknobtoenterselection.
AV (AUDIO/VIDEO) Key
• Setalarmvolume.
• Adjustthecontrast.
• AdjustbacklightingoftheLCDdisplay.
ACK (ACKNOWLEDGE) Key
• Usedtosilence(acknowledge)thewarningalarmwhenvariouserrorconditionsoccur.
NOTE: Alarms can be viewed by pressing the STATUS key.
ARROW KEYS
• UParrowkeyisusedtomoveup.
•DOWNarrowkeyisusedtomovedown.
• LEFTarrowkeyisusedtomovetotheleft.
• RIGHTarrowkeyisusedtomovetotheright.
ESC
ACK

KPM III ELECTRONIC SEED MONITOR
QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE
(Phase 2 Software)
REPROGRAMMING/CONNECTINGSENSORS
NOTE:All sensors (including the seed tubes w/sensors,radar,magnetic distance and shaft rotation
sensors) must be unplugged from the harness and/or console and the monitor must be OFF.
TurnmonitorON.Monitorautomaticallydisplays“NoSensorsDetected”screen.Pressthe
knoborENTERkeytoselectOK.
 “KINZEPlanterConguration”screenwillappear,verifyallinformationiscorrect.Turnthe
knoborpressthearrowskeystoadvancetoOK.PresstheknoborENTERkey.
 AttachtheplanterharnessintotheKPMIII.DoNOTconnectanyofthesensorstothe
 planterharness,with[AutoDetect]selectedpresstheINSTALLkey(F1).
 Plugintherstsensor(row1),workingfromlefttorightandreartofront(ifapplicable).
 Whenasensorisconnectedtotheplanterharnesswaitforthemonitortoacknowledge
 withtwobeeps.
 Continueconnectingseedsensorsalongwithshaftrotationsensorsorspeedsensors.
 ProgresswillreectontheLCDscreen.
 WhenallofthesensorsareinstalledpresstheF1key.
NOTE: Consult Operator & Parts Manual for detailed information.
REPLACINGSEEDSENSOR(S)
 PressF6keyuntilthe“ModeSelection”screenappears.
 Select“SetupMode’’byturningtheknoborpresstheUPorDOWNarrowkeys. 
 PresstheknoborENTERkeytodisplaythehighlighteditem.
 Select“SensorSetup’’byturningtheknoborpresstheUPorDOWNarrowkeys.
 PresstheknoborENTERkeytodisplaythehighlighteditem.
 HighlightthefaultysensorandpresstheREMOVEkeyandunplugsensor.Plugin
 newsensorandpressINSTALLkey.
 Repeataboveprocedureforeachfaultysensorbeingreplaced.
NOTE: Highlighting a sensor and pressing VIEW gives additional information when
troubleshooting a problem. If a faulty sensor has been ignored it may be highlighted
in the list of sensors, press REVIVE. The monitor will try to communicate with the
sensor. If successful “OK’’ will appear next to the sensor.
Consult Operator & Parts Manual for detailed information.
KINZE®Manufacturing, Inc. 2 IS714 - 6/08
Setup Mode Install
Remove
Ignore
Revive
Done
Rear Row 1 OK
Rear Row 2 OK
Rear Row 3 OK
Rear Row 4 OK
Rear Row 5 OK
Rear Row 6 OK
Rear Row 7 OK
Rear Row 8 OK
Rear Row 9 OK
Rear Row 10 OK
Rear Row 11 OK
View
Sensor Setup
[Auto Detect]
[Seed Sensors]
Setup Mode Install
Remove
Ignore
Revive
Done
Rear Row 1 OK
Rear Row 2 OK
Rear Row 3 OK
Rear Row 4 OK
Rear Row 5 OK
Rear Row 6 OK
Rear Row 7 OK
Rear Row 8 OK
Rear Row 9 OK
Rear Row 10 OK
Rear Row 11 OK
View
Sensor Setup
[Auto Detect]
[Seed Sensors]
F1
F2
MPHAvg
Pop 00.0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
120
110
100
90
80
70
60
%
120
110
100
90
80
70
60
%
Contrast
Alarm
Front Row 1
Muxbus Comm lost contact
F1 Ignore this sensor
F2 Keep trying this sensor
Status
Plant
About
Kinze Planter Monitor III
Lifetime Area:
Please select the operating mode for the
planter monitor or the action to perform.
Effective row spacing: 15.0
0.00
1. Setup Mode
2. Acre Count Mode
3. Disable Interplant (Enabled now)
4. Data logging disabled
5. Test Mode
Setup Mode Install
Remove
Ignore
Revive
Done
Rear Row 1 OK
Rear Row 2 OK
Rear Row 3 OK
Rear Row 4 OK
Rear Row 5 OK
Rear Row 7 OK
Rear Row 8 OK
Rear Row 9 OK
Rear Row 10 OK
Rear Row 11 OK
View
Sensor Setup
[Auto Detect]
[Seed Sensors]
Seed Rate Alarm
Rear Row 6 OK

KPM III ELECTRONIC SEED MONITOR
QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE
(Phase 2 Software)
PROGRAMMING/CLEARINGTHEMONITOR
KINZE®Manufacturing,Inc. 3 IS714-6/08
Consult Operator & Parts Manual for detailed information.
CHANGING VOLUME/CONTRAST/BACKLIGHTING
• PresstheAVkey(onceforvolume,twiceforcontrastorthreetimesforbacklighing).
•TurnknoborusetheLEFTorRIGHTarrowkeystoadjust.
•PresstheknoborENTERkeytosaveandexit.
SPEED SENSOR CALIBRATION/PROGRAMMING
•PressF6keyuntil“ModeSelection’’screenappearsandselect“SetupMode’’andpressthe
knoborENTERkey.
•PressF6keytoadvanceto“SpeedSensorCalibration’’.
•PulltractortostartingpointandthenpressknoborENTERkey.Travel330ft.(100m)and
stoptractorevenwithmeasuredmark.
•Select“TractorCalibrationDone’’andthenpresstheknoborENTERkey.
PROGRAMMING UNITS
•PressF6keyuntil“ModeSelection’’screenappearsandthenselect“SetupMode’’byturning
theknoborusingtheUPorDOWNarrowkeys.PresstheknoborENTERkeytodisplaythe
highlighteditem.
•Select“GeneralSettings’’byturningtheknoborpresstheUPorDOWNarrowkeys.Press
theknobortheENTERkeytodisplaythehighlighteditem.
•Advanceto“RowSpacing’’eldbyturningtheknoborusingtheUPorDOWNarrowkeys.
Adropdownnumberpadwillappear.Turntheknoborusethearrowkeystohighlightthe
correctvaluethenpresstheknobtoselectthenumber,fornumberscontainingmorethan
onedigitselectonedigitatatime.Whenthedesiredquantityisdisplayed,presstheENTER
key.
•Advanceto“UnitsofMeasure”eldbyturningtheknoborusingtheUPorDOWNarrow
keys.
•PresstheknoborENTERkey,adropdownmenuwillappear.Selecteither“English’’or
“Metric’’fromthedropdownmenubyturningtheknoborusingtheUPorDOWNarrowkeys.
PresstheknoborENTERkeytomakeselection.
•Advanceto“AreaCounters”eldbyturningtheknoborusingtheUPorDOWNarrowkeys.
Select“Conrmeachenable/disable”presstheknoborENTERkey.
•SelecteitherOKorCancelasappropriate.
NOTE: The narrowest row spacing the planter is equipped to plant should be entered for
“Row Spacing”. Example: 12 Row 30" with Interplant row spacing would be set to 15".
CLEARING AREA COUNTERS
•PressF6keyuntil“AreaManagement’’screenappears.
•TurnknoborpresstheUPorDOWNarrowkeystohighlightthedesired“AreaCounter’’
•PresstheCLEARkey.
•ConrmthattheareacounteristobeclearedbyselectingeitherOKorCancel.
Status
Plant
About
Kinze Planter Monitor III
Lifetime Area:
Please select the operating mode for the
planter monitor or the action to perform.
Effective row spacing: 15.0
0.00
1. Setup Mode
2. Acre Count Mode
3. Disable Interplant (Enabled now)
4. Data logging disabled
5. Test Mode
Status
Plant
About
Kinze Planter Monitor III
Lifetime Area:
Please select the operating mode for the
planter monitor or the action to perform.
Effective row spacing: 15.0
0.00
1. Setup Mode
2. Acre Count Mode
3. Disable Interplant (Enabled now)
4. Data logging disabled
5. Test Mode
Status
Plant
About
Kinze Planter Monitor III
Lifetime Area:
Please select the operating mode for the
planter monitor or the action to perform.
Effective row spacing: 15.0
0.00
1. Setup Mode
2. Acre Count Mode
3. Disable Interplant (Enabled now)
4. Data logging disabled
5. Test Mode

KPM III ELECTRONIC SEED MONITOR
QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE
(Phase 2 Software)
KINZE®Manufacturing, Inc. 4 IS714 - 6/08
Consult Operator & Parts Manual for detailed information.
ROW-BY-ROWALARMLEVELSETTING
PressF6keyuntil“ModeSelection’’screenappears.
Select“SetupMode’’byturningtheknoborpresstheDOWNarrowkey.
PresstheknoborENTERkeytodisplaythehighlighteditem.
Select“RowUnitAlarmLevels’’byturningtheknoborpresstheDOWNarrowkey.
PresstheknoborENTERkeytodisplaythehighlighteditem.
Tosetalarmthresholdsforwholeplanter:
 -Select“WholePlanter’’.
 -Pressthekeynexttothedesiredthreshold.
Tosetalarmthresholdsforalltherowsinonesection:
 -Select“RearFront’’or“LeftRight’’section.
 -Pressthekeynexttothedesiredthreshold.
Tosetalarmthresholdsforindividualrows:
 -Selectthedesiredrow.
 -Pressthekeynexttothedesiredthreshold.
PresstheknoborENTERkeytosave.
AREAMANAGEMENT
PressF6keyuntil“AreaManagement’’screenappears.
Highlightthedesired“AreaCounter’’byturningtheknoborpresstheUPorDOWNarrow
keys.
PresstheENTERkeytoENABLEorDISABLE.
NOTE: “Total Area Counter”can never be disabled.
ENABLE/DISABLEINTERPLANT
PressF6keyuntilthe“ModeSelection”screenappears.
TurntheknoborpressUPorDOWNarrowkeystohighlight“Disable/EnableInterplant”.
PresstheknoborENTERkeyto“Disable”or“Enable”Interplant.
Toverifyselection,therowspacingisdisplayedonthebottomofthescreen.
Status
Plant
About
Kinze Planter Monitor III
Lifetime Area:
Please select the operating mode for the
planter monitor or the action to perform.
Effective row spacing: 15.0
0.00
1. Setup Mode
2. Acre Count Mode
3. Disable Interplant (Enabled now)
4. Data logging disabled
5. Test Mode
Status
Plant
About
Kinze Planter Monitor III
Lifetime Area:
Please select the operating mode for the
planter monitor or the action to perform.
Effective row spacing: 15.0
0.00
1. Setup Mode
2. Acre Count Mode
3. Disable Interplant (Enabled now)
4. Data logging disabled
5. Test Mode
Status
Plant
About
Kinze Planter Monitor III
Lifetime Area:
Please select the operating mode for the
planter monitor or the action to perform.
Effective row spacing: 15.0
0.00
1. Setup Mode
2. Acre Count Mode
3. Disable Interplant (Enabled now)
4. Data logging disabled
5. Test Mode