Rauch QUANTRON-A User manual

INSTRUCTION MANUAL
QUANTRON-A UKS
LINUS
Please read carefully
before using the ma-
chine.
Keep for future reference.
This instruction manual/assembly in-
struction is to be considered as part of
the machine. Suppliers of new and sec-
ond-hand machines are required to
document in writing that the instruc-
tion manual/assembly instruction was
delivered with the machine and hand-
ed over to the customer.
Original instructions
5901348-c-en-0617

Preface
Dear customer,
By purchasing the QUANTRON-A control unit for the universal box spreader UKS and LINUS, you
have shown confidence in our product. Thank you very much! We would like to justify this confi-
dence. You have purchased a reliable, high-performance control unit. Should you, against all ex-
pectations, encounter any problems: our customer service is always there for you.
Please read this operator’s manual as well as the operator’s manual of the universal box
spreader carefully before commissioning, and follow the advice given.
This manual may also describe equipment and options that are not included in your control unit.
Please note that damage caused by incorrect operation or improper use may not be covered by
warranty claims.
Technical improvements
We are continuously improving our products. Therefore, we reserve the right to make any
improvements and changes to our machine that we consider necessary without notice.
This constitutes no obligation to make such improvements or changes on machines that
have already been sold.
We will be pleased to answer any other questions that you might have.
Yours sincerely
RAUCH
Landmaschinenfabrik GmbH
CAUTION
Note the serial number of the control unit and of the machine.
The control unit QUANTRON-A is factory-calibrated for the fertiliser spreader with which it has
been delivered. It cannot be connected to another fertiliser spreader without requiring additional
calibration.
Please state this information when ordering spare parts or accessories, and in case of com-
plaints.
Serial number of control unit Serial number of the universal box
spreader
Year of manufacture

Table of Contents
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Preface
Technical improvements
1 User instructions 1
1.1 About this operator's manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.2 Information on the illustration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.2.1 Significance of warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.2.2 Instructions and procedures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.2.3 Listings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.2.4 References. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.2.5 Menu hierarchy, keys and navigation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2 Layout and function 5
2.1 Overview of supported universal box spreaders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.2 Configuration of the control unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.3 Layout of the control unit - overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2.4 Control elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.5 Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2.5.1 Operating screen of the winter spreader UKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2.5.2 Operating screen of the UKS GB and LINUS fertiliser spreaders . . . . . . . . 11
2.6 Structural menu overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
2.6.1 Winter spreader UKS series. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
2.6.2 UKS GB and LINUS series fertiliser spreaders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
3 Attachment and installation 15
3.1 Requirements for the tractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
3.2 Connections, sockets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
3.2.1 Power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
3.2.2 7-pin plug connector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
3.3 Connecting the control unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

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4 Operation QUANTRON-A 21
4.1 Switching on the control unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
4.2 Menu navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
4.3 Weighing trip counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
4.3.1 Trip counter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
4.3.2 Residual material . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
4.4 Main menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
4.5 Spreading material settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
4.5.1 Spreading material settings for winter spreaders menu UKS . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
4.5.2 Fertiliser settings for fertiliser spreaders menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
4.5.3 Spreading density/application rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
4.5.4 Flow factor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
4.5.5 RPM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
4.5.6 Calibration test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
4.5.7 Spreading density +/- (winter spreader only UKS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
4.5.8 +/- application rate (for large fertiliser spreaders UKS GB or LINUS). . . . . . 37
4.5.9 Fertiliser chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
4.6 Machine configurat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
4.6.1 Forward speed calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
4.6.2 AUTO/MAN mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
4.6.3 Special spreading (+%; winter spreader UKS only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
4.6.4 Working width . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
4.6.5 Metering openings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
4.6.6 Simulated speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
4.7 Fast emptying. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
4.8 File/field data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
4.8.1 Selecting a file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
4.8.2 Starting the recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
4.8.3 Stopping the recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
4.8.4 Importing and exporting files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
4.9 System/test. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
4.9.1 Setting the language. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
4.9.2 Display configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
4.9.3 Test/diagnosis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
4.9.4 Data transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
4.9.5 Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
4.10 Info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
4.11 Special functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
4.11.1 Text input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
4.11.2 Entering values with the cursor keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

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5 Spreading operation with the QUANTRON-A control unit 65
5.1 Calling up the residual material during spreading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
5.2 Spreading in the AUTO km/h operating mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
5.3 Spreading in the MAN km/h operating mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
5.4 Spreading in the MAN scale operating mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
6 Alarm messages and possible causes 69
6.1 Meaning of the alarm messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
6.2 Clearing an error/alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
6.2.1 Acknowledging an alarm message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
7 Special equipment 73
Index A
Terms/conditions of warranty

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User instructions
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1 User instructions
1.1 About this operator's manual
This operator’s manual is an integral part of the control unit QUANTRON-A.
The operator's manual contains important instructions for safe, proper and eco-
nomic use and maintenance of the control unit. Compliance with its stipulations
helps to avoid risks, reduce maintenance costs and downtime and to increase
the machine's reliability and service life.
The operator's manual is a part of the machine. The complete documentation
must be kept in an easily accessible location close to where the control unit is
used (e. g. on the tractor).
The operator’s manual does not replace your own responsibility as the opera-
tor and operating personnel of the QUANTRON-A control unit.
1.2 Information on the illustration
1.2.1 Significance of warnings
The warning instructions in this manual have been structured according to the de-
gree of danger and the probability of their occurrence.
Danger signs and symbols inform the user about other construction-related and
unavoidable residual risks that may be encountered when operating the machine.
The warning notes used are structured as follows:
Example
Signal word
Symbol Explanation
n DANGER
Risk to life if warning is not observed
Description of the danger and possible consequences.
Ignoring these warnings will result in very serious or even fatal
injury.
Measures to prevent the danger.

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Warning severity level
The degree of danger is indicated by the signal word. The levels are classified as
follows:
1.2.2 Instructions and procedures
Steps that the operator must carry out are shown as a numbered list.
1. Instruction for action step 1
2. Instruction for action step 2
Instructions involving only one step are not numbered. The same applies for ac-
tion steps that do not have a specific sequence.
n DANGER
Type and source of danger
This warning warns of a danger posing an immediate threat to the
health and life of persons.
Ignoring these warnings will result in very serious or even fatal
injury.
Always observe the measures described to prevent this
danger.
n WARNING
Type and source of danger
This warning warns of a possible dangerous situation for the
health of persons.
Ignoring these warnings will result in very serious injury.
Always observe the measures described to prevent this
danger.
n CAUTION
Type and source of danger
This warning warns of a potentially dangerous situation for per-
sonal health or of material and environmental damage.
Ignoring this warning can result in injuries and damage to the
product or the general area.
Always observe the measures described to prevent this
danger.
NOTICE
General information containing application tips and particularly useful informa-
tion, but which constitutes neither warnings nor hazards.

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A bullet is placed in front of these instructions:
Handling instruction
1.2.3 Listings
Listings without a specific sequence are shown with bullet points (level 1) and
dashes (level 2):
Property A
- PointA
- PointB
Property B
1.2.4 References
References to other text passages in the document are indicated with section
number, headline text and page number:
Example: See also Chapter 3: Safety, page 5.
References to other documents are indicated as note or instruction without exact
chapter or page number:
Example: Please also observe the instructions contained in the manual for
the universal drive shaft.
1.2.5 Menu hierarchy, keys and navigation
Menus describe the entries listed in the main menu window.
In the menus, submenus and/or menu items are listed where you can make
settings (selection lists, text or number entries, starting functions).
The different menus and keys of the control unit are illustrated in bold letters:
Access the highlighted submenu by pressing the Enter key.
Hierarchy and the path to the requested menu item are marked with >(arrow)
between menu, menu item/s:
System / Test > Test/Diagnosis > Voltage means that you can access the
menu item Voltage via the System / Test menu and the Test/Diagnosis
menu item.
- The arrow >correpsonds to confirmation with the Enter key.

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2 Layout and function
2.1 Overview of supported universal box spreaders
2.2 Configuration of the control unit
The control unit is factory-set to the properties of the universal box spreader with
which it is delivered. The unit's configuration for the application rate and the op-
erating screen depends on the area of application of the spreader.
Function/options Type Type
Electronic application rate control UKS 100-Q
UKS 120-Q
UKS 150-Q
UKS 190-Q
UKS 230-Q
UKS 300-Q
LINUS 17.1
Automatic metering shaft speed control LINUS 17.1
UKS
100-Q
UKS
120-Q
UKS
150-Q
UKS
190-Q
UKS
230-Q
UKS
300-Q
LINUS
17.1
Area of application Winter service Fertiliser spreader Fertiliser
spreader
Unit of the application
rate
g/m² kg/ha kg/ha
Colour (hopper) orange red red
NOTICE
The configuration of the machine is only accessible to service personnel.
If the operating screen and the settings of the machines used do not conform,
please contact your dealer or customer service.

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2.3 Layout of the control unit - overview
Figure 2.1: Control unit QUANTRON-A
No. Designation Function
1 Control panel Consisting of foil buttons used to operate the device
and the display for operating screens.
2 Machine cable plug
connector
39-pin plug connector for connecting the machine ca-
ble to sensors and actuators.
3 USB port with cover For exchanging data and updating the PC. Cover
serves as a protection against contamination.
4 V24 data port Serial interface (RS232) with LH 5000 and TUVR pro-
tocol, designed for Y-RS232 cables for connection to
a remote terminal.
Plug connector (DIN 9684-1/ISO 11786) for 7-pin to
8-pin cable connection for the speed sensor.
5 Mounting bracket Attaches the control unit to the tractor.
6 Power supply 3-pin plug connector conforming to DIN 9680 /
ISO 12369 for connecting the power supply.

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2.4 Control elements
The operation of your universal box spreader is implemented via 17 foil buttons
(13 fixed and 4 freely configurable foil buttons).
Figure 2.2: Operating panel at the front of the unit
NOTICE
The operator’s manual describes the functions of the control unit QUANTRON-
A as of software version 2.01.00
No. Designation Function
1 ON/OFF Switches the device on/off
2 Display Display of operating screens
3Tkey For spreading with simulated speed (starting at
crossing or in the headlands).
Only in g/m² configuration: for spreading with
pre-set special spreading rate (percentage value
of the additional quantity during normal spreading
operation).
4 Start/Stop Start/stop spreading.

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5 Clear/Reset Clearing an entry in an input field;
Acknowledging alarm messages.
Only in kg/ha configuration: Reset the excess
or shortage quantity to 100%,
6 L%/R% No function
7 Menu Switch between operating screen and main menu.
8 ESC Cancelling entries and/or returning to the previous
menu at the same time.
9
Navigation field
Enter key
Confirming an entry
10 4 arrow keys for navigating through the menus and
input fields.
Moving the cursor in the display
Selecting a menu or input field
11 Function keys F1
to F4
Selection of the functions displayed above the func-
tion keys.
12 Weighing/trip
counter
Display of the residual spreading material in the
hopper.
Trip counter
kg rest
Meter counter
No. Designation Function

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2.5 Display
The display shows the current status information and the selection and input op-
tions for the control unit.
The most important information on the operation of the machine is displayed on
the operating screen.
2.5.1 Operating screen of the winter spreader UKS
Figure 2.3: Operating screen of the control unit (winter spreader UKS)
The icons and displays in the example have the following meaning:
NOTICE
The exact representation of the operating screen depends on the actual settings
selected as well as of the factory configuration. See chapter 2.2: Configuration
of the control unit, page 5 and 4.9.2: Display configuration, page 58.
No. Icon/display Meaning (in the example shown)
1 Metering slide
scale opening
Current opening position of the metering slide
2 Operating mode Shows the current operating mode
(MAN scale, MAN km/h, AUTO km/h)
3 RPM Agitator shaft speed in rpm
4 Speed (rpm) warn-
ing icon
The warning icon indicates that the actual rpm devi-
ates from the selected rpm.
5 Display fields Configurable display fields (here: forward speed, flow
factor and kg trip).
Possible configuration: see chapter 4.9.2: Display
configuration, page 58.
1 2 3
4
130 %
9
10
7
8
6
5

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6 SIM Selection of the activation type for the simulated
speed
Grey: Manual
Red: Automatic activation
Selection of the function by means of the func-
tion keys below.
7 Icon fields Icon assignment to the fields depending on the menu
Spreading density +/-
- Step width for reducing and/or increasing the
pre-set spreading density
- 4 step widths are possible, see chapter 4.5.7:
Spreading density +/- (winter spreader only
UKS), page 36
MAN +/-
- See 5.4: Spreading in the MAN scale operat-
ing mode, page 68
Selection of the function by means of the func-
tion keys below.
8 Spreading density Preset application rate.
9 Simulated speed The symbol indicates that the simulated speed is ac-
tive.
10 Additional quantity,
special spreading
While pressing the Special spreading key (see
Figure 2.2), the additional percentage quantity indi-
cated here is spread.
No. Icon/display Meaning (in the example shown)

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2.5.2 Operating screen of the UKS GB and LINUS fertiliser spreaders
Figure 2.4: Operating screen of the control unit (example: UKS operating
screen)
Figure 2.5: Operating screen of the control unit (example: LINUS operating
screen)
The icons and displays in the example have the following meaning:
No. Icon/display Meaning (in the example shown)
1 Metering slide
scale opening
Current opening position of the metering slide
2 Operating mode Displays the current operating mode (MAN scale,
MAN km/h, AUTO km/h)
3 RPM Agitator shaft speed in rpm
9
10
7
8
1 2 3
4
6
5
7
1 2 3
10
6
5
8

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4 Speed (rpm) warn-
ing icon
The warning icon indicates that the actual rpm devi-
ates from the selected rpm.
5 Display fields Configurable display fields (here: forward speed, flow
factor and kg trip).
Possible configuration: see chapter 4.9.2: Display
configuration, page 58.
6 SIM Selection of the activation type for the simulated
speed.
Grey: Manual
Red: Automatic activation
Selection of the function by means of the func-
tion keys below.
4.6.6: Simulated speed, page 48
7 +/- additional quan-
tity
Percentage value (+/-) for application rate adjustment
of the pre-set application rate
Selection of the function by means of the func-
tion keys below.
8 Application rate Preset application rate.
9 Simulated speed The symbol indicates that the simulated speed is ac-
tive.
10 Application rate ad-
justment
Application rate adjustment (+/-) in percent
Display of application rate adjustment
Value ranges of +/- 1 to 99% possible
No. Icon/display Meaning (in the example shown)

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2.6 Structural menu overview
2.6.1 Winter spreader UKS series
QA UKS 2.01.00
Info
Metre counter
kg rest (kg, ha, m)
Trip counter (km/h)
Weighing - Tripcounter
Machine settings Field data
Info
Fast emptying System / Test
Main menu
Brightness
Languages
Display config.
Test/Diagnosis
Date
Time
Data transmission
Total data counter
Service
AUTO/MAN mode
Working width
Tractor calibration
Special spreading (+%)
Slider openings
Simulated speed
Flow factor
Spreading dens. (g/m²)
RPM
Spreading material name
Spreading material
Start calibration
Manufacturer
Composition
Fertiliser chart
Spreading density +/-
Spreading mat. settings
Choose file
Create file
Erase file
Erase all files
Import/Export
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2.6.2 UKS GB and LINUS series fertiliser spreaders
QA UKS GB/LINUS 2.01.00
Manufacturer
Composition
Fertiliser chart
'+/- appl. rate (%)
Fertiliser settings Machine settings Field dataFast emptying System / Test
Brightness
Languages
Display config.
Test/Diagnosis
Date
Time
Data transmission
Total data counter
Service
Main menu
Meter counter
Rest (kg, ha, m)
Tractor (km/h)
AUTO/MAN mode
en
Trip counter(km/h)
Application rate
Spreading material
Flow factor
Start calibration
RPM
Working width
Slider openings
Simulated speed
Choose file
Create file
Erase file
Erase all files
Import/Export
Weighing/Trip count.
Info
Fertiliser name