Norac UC5 Topcon X30 User manual

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NORACUC5Operator’sManual

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Copyright2018byNORACSystemsInternationalInc.
ReorderP/N:UC5‐BC‐MANUAL‐OPERATORRevD
NOTICE:NORACSystemsInternationalInc.reservestherighttoimproveproductsandtheirspecificationswithoutnoticeandwithouttherequirementtoupdateproductssold
previously.Everyefforthasbeenmadetoensuretheaccuracyoftheinformationcontainedinthismanual.Thetechnicalinformationinthismanualwasreviewedatthetime
ofapprovalforpublication.
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TableofContents
 SafetyPrecautions...................................................................................................................................2 
 TechnicalSpecifications...........................................................................................................................4 
 UC5Operation.........................................................................................................................................6 
 NORACSolutions....................................................................................................................................29 
 UC5SystemServiceandDiagnostics.....................................................................................................31 
 UC5SystemMaintenance......................................................................................................................51 
 UC5MenuStructure..............................................................................................................................54 
 IconDescriptions...................................................................................................................................60 
 ContactingSupport................................................................................................................................64 
 Notes......................................................................................................................................................65 
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1SafetyPrecautions
TheUC5™BoomHeightControlsystemwillgreatlyimproveyoursprayingheightaccuracyandprotect
theboomagainstdamageinawidevarietyoffieldconditions.However,undersomecircumstances
performancemaybelimited.Theoperatorofthesprayermustremainalertatalltimesandoverride
theautomaticcontrolwhennecessary.
Important
UndernocircumstancesshouldanyserviceworkbeperformedonthemachinerywhiletheUC5Boom
HeightControlsystemisinautomaticmode.
AlwaysensurethattheUC5BoomHeightControlsystemispowereddownorinmanualmode:
Beforeleavingtheoperator’sseat.
Whilethemachineisnotmoving.
Whentransportingthemachine.
Beforeworkingonanypartofthebooms:
SettheUC5systemtomanualmode.
Turnthesprayerengineoff.
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Tofullyunderstandyournewsystemanduseittoitsfullestcapacityitisrecommendedthatyoureadthis
manual.Thismanualprovidesageneraloverview,keyfeatures,operatinginstructions,assistancewith
systemsetup,regularmaintenancerecommendationsandtroubleshooting.
Everyefforthasbeenmadetoensuretheaccuracyofthisdocumentatthetimeofpublication.NORAC
Systemsassumesnoresponsibilityforomissionsanderrors.Norisanyliabilityassumedfordamages
resultingfromtheuseofinformationcontainedherein.
Ifyouhaveanyquestions,feedbackorcommentsregardingtheUC5™BoomHeightControlsystem,
pleasecontactanyofthenumbersbelow.
Phone: 8889799509 
E‐mail: [email protected]
Web: www.norac.ca
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2TechnicalSpecifications
   CANICES‐3(A)/NMB‐3(A)
Thisdevicecomplieswithpart15oftheFCCRules.Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:
(1)Thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference,and(2)thisdevicemustacceptanyinterference
received,includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation.
ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassAdigitaldevice,pursuant
topart15oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonableprotectionagainstharmful
interferencewhentheequipmentisoperatedinacommercialenvironment.Thisequipmentgenerates,
uses,andcanradiateradiofrequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordancewiththe
instructionmanual,maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradiocommunications.Operationofthis
equipmentinaresidentialareaislikelytocauseharmfulinterferenceinwhichcasetheuserwillbe
requiredtocorrecttheinterferenceattheirownexpense.
ThisClassAdigitalapparatuscomplieswithCanadianICES‐003.
PursuanttoEMCDirective–Article9,thisproductisnotintendedforresidentialuse.
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Table1:SystemSpecifications
SupplyVoltage(rated)12VDC
SupplyCurrent(rated)10A
HydraulicPressure(maximum)3300psi
BaudRate250kbps
ClockFrequency(maximum)96MHz
SolenoidValvePWMFrequency300Hz
UltrasonicSensorTransmitFrequency50kHz
OperatingTemperatureRange0°Cto80°C
The10Afuseonthepowercablemaybereplacedbytheoperatorifneeded.Thereplacementfusemust
beratedtoblowinlessthan120secondsat200%andbeANSI/UL248‐14orbetter.
Table2:ReplacementFuse
NORACPartNumber106676
ManufacturerPartNumberLittelfuse–0287010.PXCN
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TheUC5™productlineiscoveredbymultiplePatentsincluding,butnotlimitedtothefollowing:
U.S.Pat.No:US200415838,US88432831
EuropeanPat.No:EP1444894,EP2630856
CanadianPat.No:CA2418610

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3UC5Operation
NOTE:Somefunctionsandfeaturesmaynotbeavailableforallsprayermakesandmodels.Consultyour
salesrepresentativeortechnicalsupportwithanyquestionsorconcerns.
3.1. InitialStartUp
Ontheinitialstartupandafterconfirmingthelegaldisclaimer,ascreenwillappearinformingthe
operatorthatanautomaticsetupmustbeperformed.Afterconfirmingthisscreen,theautomaticsetup
willbegin.Theautomaticsetupreminderatstartupwillalsobeshowneachtimeafirmwareupdateis
performed.
3.2. MainRunScreen
Oncethesystemiscorrectlyconfigured,itisverysimpletouse.Afterconfirmingthelegaldisclaimer,the
runscreenwillappear.Foravirtualterminal,fromthedisplay’sstartupscreen,selecttheUC5™icon.An
imageoftheboomwiththeheightofeachboomsectionisdisplayedasshowninFigure1.
Tochangebetweenautomaticandmanualmode,selectthecorrespondingAUTO(A)orMANUAL(M)
button.WhentheUC5systemisinmanualmode,theheightdisplayedundereachboomsectionis
measuredfromthespraynozzlestothesoil(SoilMode™)orcropcanopy(CropMode™orHybrid
Mode™).Iftherearefiveheightsensorsonthesprayer,theheightdisplayedistheaverageforeach
boomsection.
WhentheUC5systemisinautomaticmode,arrowswillappearonthescreenaboveorbelowtheboom
sections.ThesearrowsindicatetheUC5systemismakingacorrectiontopartoftheboominthe
displayeddirection.Oftenthecorrectionwillbeverysmallandtheremaynotbeanoticeablechangein
boomposition.

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Figure1:NORACUC5RunScreen–ManualMode
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Figure2:NORACUC5RunScreen–AutomaticMode
Theheightdisplayedundertheboomintheupperrightcornerisknownasthetargetheight.Thisis
measuredfromthespraynozzlestothesoil(SoilMode™)ortothecropcanopy(CropMode™orHybrid
Mode™).Thecropatthebottomofthescreenindicatesthemodethecontrollerisin.Ifthegreenlineis
abovethecrop,thesystemisinCropMode.Ifthegreenlineisbelowthecrop,thesystemisinSoil
Mode.Ifthegreenlineisbothaboveandbelowthecrop,thesystemisinHybridMode.
ThefollowingappliestoVirtualTerminalonly:
Whentwoormorevirtualterminalsareconnectedonthedisplaybus,themovetonextVTbuttonwill
appearonthesoftkeyareaoftherunscreen.Thisbuttonallowstheusertoselectthepreferredterminal
onwhichtodisplaytheUC5™screen.BypressingthisbuttontheUC5screenwillmovetonextavailable
terminal.
AUTO
Button
MANUAL
Button
Settings
Button
Boom
Height
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3.3. ErrorIndicators
Ifanerrorisdetectedinthesystem,theerrorbuttonwillappearonthescreenasshowninthefigures
below.Theboomwiththeerrorwillgotoitsmanualstatewiththe‘M’or‘A’onthedisplayflashing
dependingonwhetherthesystemisinautoormanualmode.
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Figure3:ErrorIndicator
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Figure4:SampleErrorViewingScreen
Selectingtheerrorbuttonallowsallactivesystemerrorstobeviewed.Tonavigatebetweenmultiple
errors,usethenextandpreviousarrowbuttons.
Iftheboomisabovenormalworkingheight(typically60inches/152cm)whenautomaticmodeis
engaged,awarningmessagewillappearrequiringtheboomtobeloweredbeforeallowingautomatic
modetobeactivated.

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Figure5:OverHeightWarning
3.4. SprayerManualBoomSwitches
Whenamanualswitchispressed,anarrowwillbedisplayedonthescreenshowingwhichfunctionis
beingactivated.
Whileinautomaticmodeifeitherleftorrighttiltswitchesarepressed,thecorrespondingboomsection
willgointomanualmode.Ifthemainliftswitchisheldwhileinautomaticmode,theentiresystemwill
gointomanualmode.Toreturnallboomsectionstoautomaticmode,presstheautobutton.

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3.5. Settings
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Figure6:SettingsScreen
Sensitivity:
Thesensitivitycanbeadjustedfrom1to10,with5beingthedefaultsetting.Alowernumberwillreduce
thesystemsensitivityandimprovestability.Highersettingswillspeeduptheresponse.
Mode:
ThemodebuttonallowsthesystemtobechangedbetweenSoilMode™,CropMode™andHybrid
Mode™.SoilModeallowsthesensorstoreadaheightfromthespraynozzlestotheground.CropMode
willreadtheheightfromthespraynozzlestothetopofthecropcanopy.HybridModeusesa
combinationofthecropandsoilreadings.

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Height:
Theheightisthetargetheightthattheoperatorwouldliketheboomtobesetatwhensprayingin
automaticmode.
InHybridMode™,thetargetheightisacombinationofmeasurementstoprovideamorestableestimate
ofthedistancefromthecropcanopytothesprayernozzles.
TipsOn/Off:
Somesprayershavetheabilitytofoldintheboomtipsandspraywithonlytheinnersectionsofthe
boom.Ifthesprayerhasthisabilityandisequippedwithafivesensorsystem,thecheckboxshouldbe
uncheckedwhensprayingwiththetipsfoldedin(tipsoff).
Whenintipsoffthetwooutersensorsonthewingswillbedisabledandonlytheinnerwingsensorswill
beusedtocontroltheheight.
Thecheckboxisdefaultedtobechecked(tipson)andwillreturntobecheckedanytimethepoweris
cycled.
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3.6. NavigatingtotheUC5SetupMenu
Toperformeithertheautomaticormanualsystemsetup,theusermustnavigatetothesetupscreen.The
systemmustbeinmanualmodetoperformsetups.
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Whenthesystemisinmanualmode,selectthesettingsbutton.
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Selectthenextbutton.

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Selectthesetupbutton.
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Thesetupscreenwillbedisplayed.
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3.7. AutomaticSystemSetup
Allboomsectionswillmoveduringtheautomaticsetup.
Peopleandequipmentmustbeclearofsprayerboom.
Ensuretheboomshavesufficientrangetoliftfullyandareclearofanypowerlines.
Unfoldthesprayerinalocationthatisrelativelylevelandwherethesensorsareoverbaresoilorgravel.
Donotconducttheretuneoverstandingcrop,weedsorgrass.Also,avoidconcreteorasphaltsurfaces.
Ensuretheboomrollsuspensionsystemisfunctioningproperlyandsmoothly.Frictiononwearsurfaces
canberelievedusinglubricants(grease,etc.)oradjustment.Properlytunedsuspensionsystemswill
optimizeUC5™performance.
Forbestresults,thehydraulicsystemshouldbeunderanormalloadandatanormalworking
temperature.
Startthesolutionpumpandrunthesprayer’sengineatanormalworkingRPMfortheentire
setup.
Cycleallboomsectionsupanddownmanuallyforfiveminutestowarmtheoil.
Fortrailedsprayers,ensureanyhydraulicflowcontrolsareadjustedfornormalfieldoperation.
ChangingthehydraulicflowcontrolsafterorduringthesystemsetupwillaffecttheUC5
performance.

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Selectautomaticsetup.
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Selectthesprayermakeandmodelfromthelists.
Thenselectthecheckbutton.
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Alistofprecautionswillbedisplayedonthedisplay.Itisvery
importantthatyoureadtheseprecautionsandfollowthem.
Onceyouhavereadtheprecautions,selectthecheckbutton.
Atanypointthemagnifyingglasscanbepressedtoobtainmore
detailedinformationofthesetupprocedureortoviewanyerrors.

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Alistofconnectedmoduleswillbedisplayed.Makesurethe
modulesmatchyoursystemmodules(ECHO™only).
Ifthelistofmodulesmatchesthecurrentlyinstalledmodules,press
thecheckbutton.
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Thesystemwillinstructyoutomoveboomfunctionsusingthe
sprayercontrols.Moveeachboomasinstructedontheterminal.

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Thesetupwillcontinueautomaticallywhentheswitchtestis
finished.
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Youwillthenbeinstructedtoplaceyourboomssothenozzlesare
35”(90cm)fromtheground.Adjustthedistancefromthenozzleto
thegrounddirectlybeneath.Ensureyouareoverbare,flatsoil.
Whenthemeasureddistanceis35”(90cm)selectcheckbutton.
35”
90cm

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Youwillthenbeinstructedtoholdthecheckbutton.Continue
holdingwhileeachboomsectionismoved.
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Thedisplaywillshowanarrow.Atthistimetheboomwillbein
motion.Whenitisdonethedisplaywillinstructyoutoreleasethe
checkbutton.Donotmovetheboomsatthistime.
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Youwillthenbeinstructedtoholdthecheckbutton.Theterminal
willdisplay“cruising”.