Kverneland Flowmate Control FMC User manual

Operation manual
Article number: 70051422
Production year: 2008
Effective: 01001 ≥Mach ID
Prod. Series nr:
Flowmate Control FMC/EC/GZD-EC

Falling into disuse
When the lifespan of the machine has finished, its separate parts must
be properly disposed of. Keep local legislations in mind with this!
Metal parts
You must deliver all metal parts to a metal recycling company.
Plastic parts
All plastic parts can be disposed of as unwanted garbage.
Oil
the hydraulic oil must be disposed of at a used-oil recycling company.
Rubber
Rubber parts such as tyres and hoses must be disposed of at a rubber
processing company.
Electronic waste
Electronic waste, such as the electronic control box and the machine
boxes must be disposed of at specialist companies.
Fertiliser
Remaining fertiliser must be stored or disposed of in accordance with
the regulations for chemicals.

EC declaration of conformity
EC declara tion of confor mity
In accordance with EU
Directive 98/37/EG and
2006/42/EC *
We
Kverneland Group Nieuw-Vennep BV
Hoofdweg 1278
NL-2153 LR Nieuw-Vennep
The Netherlands
declare fully under own responsibility that the product
to which this declaration refers, complies with the relevant basic safety
and health requirements under EU directives 98/37/EC and 2006/42/
EC*.
For the relevant implementation of the safety and health requirements
mentioned in the EU directive, the following standards must be taken
into account:
•EN ISO 12100-1; 2003-1 :2009
•EN ISO 12100-2; 2003-1 :2009
•EN ISO 4254-1 :2009
•EN ISO 4254-6 :2009
•EN 12761-1 :2009
•EN 12761-2 :2009
M.J.A. Beijaard
Authorized to compile the technical dossier.
Kverneland Group Nieuw-Vennep BV
Nieuw-Vennep, 29.12.2009
P. Scherpenisse
Managing Director
EU authorized representative**
Flowmate Control FMC/EC/GZD-EC
*The machine complies with the relevant basic safety and health requirements under both EU directives.
The EU Directive 98/37/EC is applicable until 28/12/2009. The EU Directive 2006/42/EC is valid from 29/12/2009
** Only applicable to EU directive 2006/42/EC

Contents
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
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H1 INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................7
§1.1 Complaints ........................................................................................................................7
§1.2 Warranty ............................................................................................................................7
§1.3 Liability ..............................................................................................................................8
§1.4 Intended use ..................................................................................................................... 9
§1.5 Safety instructions ........................................................................................................... 9
H2 SYSTEM OVERVIEW AND ASSEMBLY.....................................................................10
§2.1 System overview............................................................................................................. 10
§2.2 Assembly.........................................................................................................................12
§2.2.1 Supply of energy ..................................................................................................12
§2.2.2 Assembling the speed sensor ..............................................................................14
H3 CONTROL BOX...........................................................................................................18
§3.1 Spraying functions .........................................................................................................18
§3.2 Hydraulic functions ........................................................................................................20
§3.2.1 Hydraulic system with pre-selection switching ..................................................... 20
§3.2.2 Hydraulic system with electro-hydraulic control (oil circulation system)...............20
§3.2.3 Occupation of the switches ..................................................................................22
§3.3 Spray computer ..............................................................................................................23
§3.3.1 General.................................................................................................................23
§3.3.2 Menu structure .....................................................................................................24
§3.4 Entering and changing values.......................................................................................25
H4 MAIN MENU.................................................................................................................26
§4.1 Main screen 1..................................................................................................................27
§4.1.1 Return agitator......................................................................................................27
§4.1.2 Section switching.................................................................................................. 27
§4.1.3 Mode of operation ................................................................................................27
§4.1.4 Driving speed .......................................................................................................28
§4.1.5 Current application rate l/ha .................................................................................28
§4.1.6 Central switching "Spraying" ................................................................................ 28
§4.1.7 Remaining distance or remaining area................................................................. 28
§4.1.8 Position of the hydraulic hillside correction ..........................................................28
§4.1.9 Automatic middle position of the hydraulic hillside correction ..............................28
§4.2 Main screen 2..................................................................................................................29
§4.2.1 Amount of fluid in the spray tank .......................................................................... 29
§4.2.2 Setting of nozzle and drop size ............................................................................30
§4.2.3 Amount consumed ...............................................................................................30
§4.2.4 Sprayed area........................................................................................................ 31
§4.2.5 Through flow or pressure .....................................................................................31
§4.3 Filling and rinsing function............................................................................................32
§4.3.1 Filling function ......................................................................................................32
§4.3.2 Rinsing function....................................................................................................33
§4.4 Parcel memory................................................................................................................34
§4.5 Nozzle recommendation ................................................................................................ 35
§4.6 Time/Date ........................................................................................................................36

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H5 SETTING MENU.......................................................................................................... 38
§5.1 Warning reports.............................................................................................................. 38
§5.2 Display contrast ............................................................................................................. 38
§5.3 Signal volume ................................................................................................................. 39
§5.4 Remaining distance or remaining area ........................................................................ 39
§5.5 Filling amount and minimum filling level..................................................................... 39
§5.6 Calibration of the middle position hillside correction ................................................ 39
§5.7 Step width when altering the application rate ............................................................. 41
§5.8 Total memory.................................................................................................................. 41
§5.9 Speed signal ................................................................................................................... 41
§5.10 Calibration of the driving speed ................................................................................. 41
§5.11 Calibration of the driving speed (with radar)............................................................. 42
§5.12 Calibration of the flowmeter........................................................................................ 42
§5.13 Simulation speed..........................................................................................................43
§5.14 Edge nozzles................................................................................................................. 43
§5.15 Section size................................................................................................................... 44
§5.16 Nozzle selection ........................................................................................................... 44
§5.17 Anticipation regulation ................................................................................................ 45
§5.18 An unknown nozzle...................................................................................................... 45
§5.19 Adjustment of the through flow measurement.......................................................... 45
§5.20 Pressure or throughflow regulation ........................................................................... 46
§5.21 Voltage display ............................................................................................................. 46
§5.22 Time / Date .................................................................................................................... 46
§5.23 Programme version...................................................................................................... 46
§5.24 Automatic drawbar - or axle steering ......................................................................... 47
§5.25 End................................................................................................................................. 50
§5.26 Service menu ................................................................................................................ 50
§5.27 Troubleshooting Table................................................................................................. 51
ELECTRICAL CONTROL EC ........................................................................................... 52
H6 SYSTEM OVERVIEW AND ASSEMBLY .................................................................... 52
§6.1 System overview ............................................................................................................52
§6.2 Assembly ........................................................................................................................ 54
§6.3 Supply of energy ............................................................................................................ 54
H7 CONTROL BOX EC..................................................................................................... 56
§7.1 Spraying functions.........................................................................................................56
§7.2 Hydraulic functions........................................................................................................58
§7.2.1 Occupation of the switches .................................................................................. 60
ELECTRICAL CONTROL GZD-EC................................................................................... 61
H8 CONTROL BOX GZD-EC............................................................................................ 62
§8.1 Supply of energy ............................................................................................................ 62
§8.2 Spraying functions.........................................................................................................64
§8.3 Hydraulic functions........................................................................................................64
§8.3.1 Procedure for control............................................................................................ 66
§8.3.2 Occupation of the switches .................................................................................. 66

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Introduction
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H1 INTRODUCTION
Dear Customer
Before using your new Kverneland sprayer for the first time, please make sure that you are fully
familiar by carefully reading these operating Instructions. Please pay particular attention to the
safety instructions.
Careful reading of the operating Instructions will help you handle the machine, prevent failures and
accidents and increase the service life of your machine.
Kverneland cannot accept liability for any damage or operating problems due to failure to observe
the operating instructions.
The compulsory training on handover and the commissioning and initial operation by your
authorised dealer will also help you to familiarise yourself with the machine and enable you to learn
the correct handling procedures.
§1.1 COMPLAINTS
The following conditions shall be applicable:
1. Machines, accessories and spare parts must be checked on delivery for any transport damage
and for any missing items. All complaints must be notified immediately.
2. Complaints shall only be taken into account if they are notified immediately in writing, and at the
latest within fourteen days after delivery of the item in question at the customer’s premises.
3. In the event of concealed faults, the written complaint must be submitted on detection of the
fault and at the latest within six months after receipt of the goods. The legal expiry periods
remain unaffected.
§1.2 WARRANTY
1. The seller shall make good any problems under warranty by repair or replacement, at the
seller’s own choice. Replaced parts shall become the property of the seller. Failing repair or
replacement, the buyer shall be entitled to demand either reduction of the price or cancellation
of the contract, at the buyer’s own choice.
2. The warranty period for our products is 12 months as from the date of delivery to the end
customer. All wearing parts are excluded from the warranty.
3. The warranty is null and void if
a) The warranty card is not returned to Kverneland duly completed.
b) No warranty shall be accepted for damage due to the following causes:
Unsuitable or inappropriate use, incorrect assembly or operation by the customer or by a
third party, natural wear, incorrect or negligent handling, unsuitable operating substances
and fluids, replacement materials, defective construction works, unsuitable construction
foundation, chemical, electrochemical or electrical influences, provided that they are not due
to the fault of the seller.
4. For essential third party products, the seller’s warranty obligation is limited to transfer of the
claims assigned to the seller against the supplier of the third party product.
5. Warranty claims must be submitted to the customer service of Kverneland warranty application
forms. Claims can only be processed if they are completed in full and submitted at the latest two
months after occurrence of the cause of the claim.

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6. After agreement with the seller, the customer must allow the seller sufficient time and
opportunity to implement all the repairs and spare part deliveries that the seller considers
necessary by reasonable assessment. Otherwise, the seller is freed from the warranty
obligation.
Only in urgent cases of danger to operating safety and in order to prevent disproportionately
serious damage shall the buyer be entitled to remedy the faults personally or have them
remedied by third parties and demand that the seller reimburse the necessary costs. These
cases must be notified immediately to the seller.
7. If the buyer is a businessman as defined in German commercial law, the seller shall be liable for
the direct costs of repair or replacement, to the extent that the complaint is found to be justified,
the costs of the replacement part, including dispatch, the reasonable costs of removal and
installation, and, in addition, the costs of providing assembly engineers and assistants, if such
provision can be reasonably demanded in view of the individual case. Otherwise, the costs shall
be borne by the buyer.
8. The warranty period for the replacement part and repair is three months, but this period must at
least run until the expiry of the original warranty period for the supplied item.
9. If the buyer or a third party makes incorrect changes or repairs to the delivered item without the
prior consent of the seller, the seller’s warranty obligation shall be cancelled for the resulting
consequences.
§1.3 LIABILITY
Without prejudice to any other provisions of the present general conditions of sale and delivery and
to the provisions of the product liability law, the seller’s liability for damage caused by culpable
breech of contract and by prohibited conduct shall be limited as follows:
1. The seller shall be liable for the full extent of damage caused by deliberate or grossly negligent
conduct by the seller’s representatives or supervisory employees.
2. In the event of a breech of main or secondary contractual obligations, to the extent that the said
obligations are of particular importance to attaining the contract aims (cardinal duties), the seller
shall be liable, depending on the cause, for each culpable action of the seller or of the seller’s
legal representatives and persons employed in fulfilling the contract, provided that a liability as
specified under No. 1 above is not already incurred.
3. In addition to the duties laid down in no. 2, the seller shall be liable, depending on the cause, for
any deliberate misconduct and gross negligence of the persons employed in fulfilling the
contract, provided that a liability as specified under no. 1 above is not already incurred. No
liability beyond no. 2 above shall be accepted for the seller’s own negligence and for simple
negligence and for any simple negligence of the seller’s legal representatives and of all persons
employed in fulfilling the contract.
4. If a liability as specified under nos. 2 and 3 is incurred, the extent of the said liability shall be
limited to reparation of the typically foreseeable damage.
5. The above regulations laid down in nos. 1 to 4 shall apply accordingly for the case of liability
due to culpability on concluding the contract. Any claims for damages on these grounds shall be
limited expressly by this provision with retroactive effect.

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§1.4 INTENDED USE
1. The spray computer Flowmate Control FMC, Electrical Control EC and Electrical Control GZD-
EC are exclusively built for normal use in agricultural work (intended use).
2. Any use beyond the above shall be deemed to be not in conformity with the intended use. The
manufacturer shall not be liable for any ensuing damage; the user alone shall bear the risks of
such use.
3. The intended use also includes adherence to the manufacturer’s specified operating,
maintenance and repair Instructions.
4. The spray computer Flowmate Control FMC, Electrical Control EC and Electrical Control GZD-
EC may only be used, maintained and repaired by persons familiar with the machines and
instructed in the dangers involved.
5. The relevant accident prevention regulations and all other generally recognised health and
safety and road safety regulations must be observed.
6. Any modifications to the machine by the customer shall automatically cancel any liability of the
manufacturer for any resulting damage.
§1.5 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Please also observe the safety instructions in the operating instructions for the basic unit
of the sprayer !

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H2 SYSTEM OVERVIEW AND ASSEMBLY
§2.1 SYSTEM OVERVIEW
The System Flowmate Control FMC comprises the following components (see fig.):
•Control box
•Distribution box
•SHC box (section-hydraulic-control)
The control box is assembled in the tractor cabin and contains the spraying computer and the
remote control for the control of the spraying and hydraulic functions.
The transmission of the control commands is done according to the new CAN bus protocol (ISO
11783) via the control wire and the distribution box to the SHC box on the sprayer (see fig.).
Pressure regulator, Section valves and solenoid valves are actuated, the signals of the sensors
such as wheel sensor, flow meter etc. are detected and transmitted to the computer in the control
box via the SHC box.
The supply of current is via the current supply wire and the distribution box on the sprayer.
From the distribution box, the control box in the tractor and the SHC box are supplied with current.