PATCHWORK BlackBox 505 User manual

BlackBox 505
Quick Start Guide
Installing the Unit
Guidance Screen
Mount to the windscreen using suction
mount and ram arm
Warning –Please disconnect the unit from the power
supply, if you need to jump start your vehicle.
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12v DC Plug
To cigarette lighter socket
on vehicle.
Warranty Void if suction mount fails !! - Its is advised that the suction mount
is removed from the windscreen when the unit is not in operation and
reattached on a day to day basis.
For a more permanent fixing please detach the ram ball from the suction mount and
secure down in the vehicle.
Magnetic Receiver
Install on the roof of the
vehicle (if the roof is not
metal use the roof
mount plate).

Unit Functions
Power On/Off button –This
turns the screen on and off,
providing the tilt correction unit is
switched on.
Brightness button –Press this
button to scroll through different
levels of brightness for the
display screen
Touch Screen –The unit uses
an LCD Touch Screen which
allows the user to interact with
the BlackBox software. Use the
Touch Screen by touching and
applying some pressure to the
area of the screen where the
required button or option is.
Touch Screen
Brightness
Power On/Off
Starting a Job
1) Position the vehicle the field
that the job is to be done and
power up the unit.
When displayed press Start
BlackBox and once loaded
press Setup.
2) Select Width and enter the
working width of the vehicle.
3) Select Local Settings to setup
Country, Unit Measurement,
Language and Time Offset (for
daylight savings). Press Finished.
4) When setup is complete press Finished.
5) To begin the job press Start New Job and then
select a Guidance Mode. This then loads to the
Guidance Screen.

Guidance Screen
Measuring the Area of a Field
1) After starting a new job, position the vehicle near to edge of the field that the field
boundary map will start from and press the Start/Pause Boundary button.
2) Change the settings as required:-
Boundary Type –leave as is.
Offset –the distance that the antenna
is from the field edge.
Direction –which side the field edge
is on when moving forward.
3) Press Start and drive around the field edge until the start point is reached. The
BlackBox will automatically close and save the boundary map, displaying the field
shape and area size in the mini map.
N.B. During the boundary run the boundary recording can be paused and restarted
using the Start/Pause Boundary button, if there is a need to drive around obstacles.
To do a new boundary map redo steps 1) to 3).
Start/Pause
Boundary
Close
Boundary
Steering
Status
Recording
On/Off
Zoom In
Zoom Reset
Zoom Out
Menu
Information Panel
GPS Strength
Coverage Area
Guidance Status Speed
Application Rate
Distance Travelled

Setting and Using a Guidance Line
Finishing a Job
To complete a field boundary map or guidance job to start a new one, press the Menu
button and then Finished Job. This returns to the BlackBox menu screen where a
new job can be started by pressing Start New Job.
To power off the BlackBox press Shutdown, then Yes and press the power on/off
button on the front of the screen.
1) Position the vehicle in the field where the job will begin. (When using a curved
line it is important to use the longer edge of the field to set a guide line).
2) At the beginning of a straight run press
the Grid area to set point A.
3) Drive to the end of the run and press
the Grid area to set B. The guidance line
will appear ready for guidance.
4) If working the headland, continue
around then line up to the set AB line and
use the guidance to work the inner areas of
the field.
5) When turning in the headland the next
AB line will appear ready to line up to.
Grid
area
Grid
area
N.B. The green coverage recording can be turned off and on using the ‘Recording
On/Off’ button.
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