CAT + Caterpillar AP-1055E Asphalt Paver Operation & Maintenance Manual by Heavy Equipment Manual

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OperationandMaintenanceManual

Topcon®SystemFive

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Foreword

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LiteratureInformation

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Thismanualshouldbestoredintheoperator'scompartmentintheliteratureholderorseatback literaturestoragearea.

Thismanualcontainssafetyinformation,operationinstructions,transportationinformation, lubricationinformation,andmaintenanceinformation.

Somephotographsorillustrationsinthispublicationshowdetailsorattachmentsthatcanbe differentfromyourmachine.Guardsandcoversmighthavebeenremovedforillustrative purposes.

Continuingimprovementandadvancementofproductdesignmighthavecausedchangestoyour machinewhicharenotincludedinthispublication.Read,study,andkeepthismanualwiththe machine.

Wheneveraquestionarisesregardingyourmachine,orthispublication,pleaseconsultyourCat dealerforthelatestavailableinformation.

Safety

Thesafetysectionlistsbasicsafetyprecautions.Inaddition,thissectionidentifiesthetextand locationsofwarningsignsandlabelsusedonthemachine.

Readandunderstandthebasicprecautionslistedinthesafetysectionbeforeoperatingor performinglubrication,maintenance,andrepaironthismachine.

Operation

Theoperationsectionisareferenceforthenewoperatorandarefresherfortheexperienced operator.Thissectionincludesadiscussionofgauges,switches,machinecontrols,attachment controls,transportation,andtowinginformation.

Photographsandillustrationsguidetheoperatorthroughcorrectproceduresofchecking,starting, operating,andstoppingthemachine.

Operatingtechniquesoutlinedinthispublicationarebasic.Skillandtechniquesdevelopasthe operatorgainsknowledgeofthemachineanditscapabilities.

Maintenance

Themaintenancesectionisaguidetoequipmentcare.TheMaintenanceIntervalSchedule(MIS) liststheitemstobemaintainedataspecificserviceinterval.Itemswithoutspecificintervalsare listedunderthe"WhenRequired"serviceinterval.TheMaintenanceIntervalScheduleliststhe pagenumberforthestep-by-stepinstructionsrequiredtoaccomplishthescheduledmaintenance. UsetheMaintenanceIntervalScheduleasanindexor"onesafesource"forallmaintenance procedures.

MaintenanceIntervals

Usetheservicehourmetertodetermineservicingintervals.Calendarintervalsshown(daily, weekly,monthly,etc.)canbeusedinsteadofservicehourmeterintervalsifthecalendarintervals

providemoreconvenientservicingschedulesandapproximatetheindicatedservicehourmeter reading.Performtherecommendedserviceattheintervalthatoccursfirst.

Undersevere,dusty,orwetoperatingconditions,morefrequentlubricationthanisspecifiedinthe maintenanceintervalschartmightbenecessary.

Performserviceonitemsatmultiplesoftheoriginalrequirement.Forexample,atevery500 servicehoursor3months,alsoservicethoseitemslistedunderevery250servicehoursor monthlyandevery10servicehoursordaily.

CertifiedEngineMaintenance

Propermaintenanceandrepairareessentialtokeeptheengineandmachinesystemsoperating correctly.Astheheavy-dutyoff-roaddieselengineowner,youareresponsibleforthe performanceoftherequiredmaintenancelistedintheOwnerManual,OperationandMaintenance Manual,andServiceManual.

Itisprohibitedforanypersonengagedinthebusinessofrepairing,servicing,selling,leasing,or tradingenginesormachinestoremove,alter,ortorenderinoperative,anyemission-relateddevice orelementofdesigninstalledonorinanengineormachinethatisincompliancewithall applicableregulationsoftheintendedcountrytowhichithasbeenshipped.Certainelementsof themachineandenginesuchastheexhaustsystem,fuelsystem,electricalsystem,intakeair system,andcoolingsystemmaybeemission-relatedandshouldnotbealteredunlessapprovedby Caterpillar.

MachineCapacity

Additionalattachmentsormodificationsmayexceedmachinedesigncapacitywhichcan adverselyaffectperformancecharacteristics.Includedwouldbestabilityandsystemcertifications suchasbrakes,steering,androlloverprotectivestructures(ROPS).ContactyourCatdealerfor furtherinformation.

ProductIdentificationNumber

EffectiveFirstQuarter2001theProductIdentificationNumber(PIN)haschangedfrom8to17 characters.Toprovideuniformequipmentidentification,constructionequipmentmanufacturers aremovingtocomplywiththelatestversionoftheproductidentificationnumberingstandard. Non-roadmachinePINsaredefinedbyISO10261.ThenewPINformatwillapplytoall machinesandgeneratorsets.ThePINplatesandframemarkingwilldisplaythe17characterPIN. Thenewformatwilllooklikethefollowing:

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Where:

1.WorldManufacturingCode(characters1-3)

2.MachineDescriptor(characters4-8)

3.CheckCharacter(character9)

4.MachineIndicatorSection(MIS)orProductSequenceNumber(characters10-17).Thesewere previouslyreferredtoastheSerialNumber.

MachinesandgeneratorsetsproducedbeforeFirstQuarter2001willmaintaintheir8character PINformat.

Componentssuchasengines,transmissions,axles,andworktoolswillcontinuetousean8 characterSerialNumber(S/N).

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Components-Clean/Inspect

SMCS-7220-040;7220-070;7220-571

Keepthecarryingcasedryandstorethecarryingcaseinadry location.Neverletthecarryingcasebecomewet.Ifthecasebecomes wet,removethecomponentsandairuntildry.Moistureinthe componentscancausecorrosionresultinginequipmentfailure.

WipetheTopcon®SystemFivecomponentsandcleantheTopcon®SystemFiveattheendofthe day.Placethecomponentsandthecoilcordsintheappropriatesectionsofthecarryingcasefor storage.Thiswillensuretheintegrityofthesecomponentsandproperstoragewillprotectthe componentsfromvandalismortheft.

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OperationandMaintenanceManual Topcon®SystemFive

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MaintenanceIntervalSchedule

SMCS-7000;7220

WhenRequired

Transducer-Clean/Inspect Transducer-Replace

Every10ServiceHoursorDaily

Components-Clean/Inspect

Every1000ServiceHoursor1Year

Transducer-Replace

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Transducer-Clean/Inspect

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Note:Thisprocedureisnotmeanttobearegularmaintenanceprocedure.Cleanthetransducer onlywhencontaminationissuspectedorcontaminationisevident.

Note:Cleaningthetransducertoomuchwillshortenthelifeofthetransducer.Cleaningthe transducertoomuchmayalsodamagethesonicdetectionunit.

UsethefollowingproceduretocleantheSonicTrackerII®Transducer.

1.Holdthesonicdetectionunitinanuprightpositioninordertopreventmoisturefrom inadvertentlyenteringthesonicdetectionunit.

2.Mixamilddetergentwithwaterandplacethesolutioninasquirtbottle.

Note:CaterpillarrecommendstheuseofSimpleGreen®detergent.

3.Whileyouholdthesonicdetectionunitupright,thoroughlyspraythetransducerwiththe solution.

4.Aftersprayingthetransducerwiththesolution,fillthesquirtbottlewithcleanwater.Rinse offanyresidualdetergentonthetransducer.

5.Allowthesonicdetectionunittothoroughlydry.

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Transducer-Replace

SMCS-7220-510-KIT

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Note:IftheSonicTrackerII®isexperiencingerraticreadingsorinconsistentreadings, contaminationofthetransducershouldbeconsideredfirstbeforeyouassumeanyothertypeof failure.Themostcommonwarningsignofcontaminationinthetransduceristheabilityofthe SonicTrackerII®toseetheground,butnotastringline.

Theonlytoolsthatareneededforthisprocedureareacrosstipscrewdriverandasmallpairof cutters.Thetransducercanbereplacedwiththefollowingprocedure:

1.Removefoamfilter(1).Discardfoamfilter(1).Anewfoamfilterisprovidedinthe transducerreplacementkit.

2.Removefourscrews(2).ThescrewssecuretheblackretainingringtotheSonic®Tracker II.Removeretainingring(3).RemoveO-ring(4).DiscardO-ring(4).AnewO-ringis suppliedwiththetransducerReplacementKit.

Note:Fourreplacementscrewsaresuppliedinthetransducerreplacementkit.Trytouse theoriginalscrews.Keepthefourscrewsthataresuppliedinthetransducerkit.Theextra screwscanbeusedifyouloseanyofthescrews.

Note:AlwaysremovetheusedO-rings.AlwaysdiscardtheusedO-rings.TheusedO-rings mayloseflexibility.TheO-ringsmaybecomedistorted.Thisisaresultofweather conditionsorthisisaresultofexposuretodieselfumes. Illustration3g00824333

3.Transducer(5)cannowbepulledout.Removethetransducergently.

Togentlycutty-wrap(6),useasmallpairofwirecutters.Thenremovethesmallwire connectorsfromtabs(7).

Note:Whenyoucutthety-wrap,becarefulnottocutthewiresordamagethewires.

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4.Placethewireconnectorsofthenewtransducerfirmlyontabs(7).Thegraywireconnector isplacedontheelevatedtab.Placethety-wrapintheslotnexttotheelevatedgraywiretab. Tightenthety-wrapandtrimthety-wrap.Becarefulnottopinchthewires.

5.PlacethenewO-ringaroundthetransducer.FeedthewiresupwardintotheSonicTracker II®.Seatthenewtransducergentlyintotherecessedarea.Thetwowiretabsmustsitinto theextradeepareaoftherecess.SeattheO-ringfirmlybetweenthetransducerandthe SonicTrackerII®.

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6.Placeblackretainingring(3)overthetransducerassembly.Makesurethatthebeveled edgesontheretainingringareout.Theflatsurfaceoftheretainingringshouldseatagainst thebaseoftheSonicTrackerII®.Lineuptheholesforthemountingscrews.Themounting screwholesaresettoanirregularpattern.Thisensuresthattheretainingringwillonlyline upwiththemountingholesinoneway.

7.Startmountingscrews(2)intotheholes.Handtighteneachscrewuntilthescrewsbecome firm.Donotovertightenthescrews.Useacrosspatterninordertotightenthescrews.

Note:Ifyouovertightenthescrews,adistortionofthemetallicmaterialonthetransducer mayoccur.Also,theretainingringmaycrack.UseoftheO-ringensurestightness.Useof theO-ringalsopreventsvibrationsfromlooseningthemountingscrews.

Note:Donotuseretainingcompoundonthemountingscrews.Retainingcompoundwill corrodetheplasticretainingring.

8.Makesurethatyouobservenowrinklesinthemetallicsurfaceinsidethetransducer.If distortionisevident,repeatSteps5through8.

Illustration7g00826045

9.Placenewfoamfilteroverthetransducer.TheSonicTrackerII®isnowreadytoreturnto operation.

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OperationandMaintenanceManual Topcon®SystemFive

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AccessingTheMenu

SMCS-7000;7220

Thefollowinginformationexplainstheproceduresinordertoaccesstheoperatorsmenu.

Illustration1g00817289

(1)Powerswitch

(2)LightsensorfortheLEDdisplay

(3)Gradeadjustmentarrows

(4)Auto/manualbutton

(5)Set/menubutton

(6)Gradeadjustmentknob

(7)Autolight

1.Turnpowerswitch(1)totheONposition.

Whileyouholdset/menubutton(5)down,turnthepowertotheboxtotheOFFposition andthenbacktotheONposition.Autolight(7)andthegradeadjustmentarrows(3)will flash.

2.Rotategradeadjustmentknob(6)inordertoscrollthroughtheperformancemenu selections.See"Table1".

UNITuntIn.in,ft,cm

BeeperAlarmbEPONON/OFF

TestTSTNoSettingopen,short,pass

3.TheoperatorsmenuwillgivetheoperatoraccesstothePerformance/TechniciansMenu. Turngradeadjustmentknob(6)untilthe"BEEPER"selectionismade.

4.Pressauto/manualbutton(4).Holdthebuttondownwardforapproximately15seconds.

5.Oncethecontrolboxhasenteredthemenu,theredarrowsongradeadjustmentknob(6) willflash.Turnthegradeadjustmentknob.Themenusettingswillbedisplayed.

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ComponentDescriptions

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TheTopconSystemFiveisacompletenon-contactingcontrolsystem(Option1)oracontacting controlsystem(Option2).Thesystemisacombinationofelevationcontrolsandslopecontrols.The systemincludesthefollowingcomponents:twocontrolboxes,twoSonicTrackerIIunits(Option1), twocontactsensors(Option2)andasingleslopesensor.AcombinationofoneSonicTrackerIIand onecontactsensormaybepurchasedwiththeTopconSystemFive.Thecontrolboxesontheright sideofthemachineandontheleftsideofthemachinecontroleachrespectiveside.Theslopeorthe elevationiscontrolledbytherespectiveside.TheprimaryfunctionoftheTopconSystemFiveis providingscreedcontrol.Thiswillplacethepavingmaterialatthecorrectelevationandthecorrect slope.

ControlBox

Thecontrolboxistheoperator'sinterfacetotheTopconSystemFive.Thecontrolboxreceivesthe signalsfromtheSonicTrackerII,thecontactsensors,and/ortheslopesensor.Thecontrolboxuses thesignalstodeterminetheamountofgradecorrectionortheamountofslopecorrectionthatis needed.Thecontrolboxsendsasignaltothevalvethatcontrolsthetowpointcylinder.Thevalve willraisethetowpointorthevalvewilllowerthetowpointontheappropriatesideofthemachine. Thiswillmaintainthecorrectmatthickness.

ThecontrolsfortheTopconSystemFivearelocatedonthefrontpanelofthecontrolbox.The controlboxwillattacheasilywithonemountingclamp.Attheendoftheday,theTopcon®System Fivecanbequicklyremovedforstorage.

Note:RefertoOperationandMaintenanceManual,"ControlBox"foradetaileddescriptionofthis component.

Non-ContactingSystems

Non-contactinggradecontroloperatesfromasoniccontrolthatdoesnotrequirephysicalcontact withacontrolreferenceinordertomaintainadesiredelevation.Thefollowingmaterialdescribesthe devicesthataresuppliedwiththeTopcon®SystemFive.

TheSonicTrackerIIisanelevationcontrolsensor.Pulsesofhighfrequencysoundaresentbythe SonicTrackerII.TheSonicTrackerIIwillmeasurethetimeforthepulsesthatreflectoffphysical objects.SonicTrackerIIwillthensendtheinformationtothecontrolbox.Thecontrolboxevaluates theinformation.Thecontrolboxwillthenraisethetowpointcylinderorthecontrolboxwilllower thetowpointcylinderinordertomaintainthepropermatthickness.

SonicTrackerIIattachestothesystemwithonequickconnectcable.Attheendoftheday,theSonic TrackerIIshouldbeproperlystoredinthecarryingcase.

TheFunctionsoftheSonicTrackerII

TheSonicTrackerIIwillmeasurethedistancetoaphysicalreferencebyusingsoundpulsesthat reflectbacktotheSonicTrackerIIcontrol.

Thetransducergeneratesthesoundpulses.Thetransducerwillthenlistenforthepulsesthatare returned.Thetransducergeneratessoundpulsesandthetransducerstartsacounterinordertorecord thetime.

ThepulsetravelsawayfromtheSonicTrackerIIatthespeedofsound.

Asthesoundpulsestrikesanobject,aportionofthesoundpulsewillreflectbacktothetransducer.

ThesizeoftheconewilldeterminethewindowthatisseenbytheSonicTrackerII.Objectsthatare withintheconewillreflectthesoundpulsebacktothetransducer.Objectsthatareoutsideofthe conedonotreflectthesoundpulsebacktothetransducer.Thetransducerwilltransmitthereturn

Illustration4g00815221

soundpulse.ThisstopsthecounterontheSonicTrackerII.Byusingthespeedofsound,theSonic TrackerIIcalculatestheexactdistancetothecontrolreferencebyusingtheelapsedtimethatis measuredbythecounter.TheSonicTrackerIIwillrepeatthisprocedure40timespersecond.

Note:RefertoOperationandMaintenanceManual,"SonicTrackerII"foradetaileddescriptionof thiscomponent.

Illustration5g00815451

Distance=ElapsedTimeXSpeedofSound

SlopeSensor

Theslopesensorisasensorthatfunctionsasaprecisioncarpenterslevel.Theslopesensorreadsthe tiltofthescreedandtheslopesensorsendsthesignaltothecontrolbox.

Theslopesensorisasealedunit.Theslopesensorcannotbeadjusted.Theslopesensoristheonly componentoftheTopconSystemFivethatcanbeselectedinordertocontroleithersideofthepaver.

Note:RefertoOperationandMaintenanceManual,"SlopeSensor"foramoredetaileddescriptionof thiscomponent.

TheFunctionsoftheSlopeSensor

Theslopesensorcontainsanelectronicdevicethatwillconstantlymeasuretheslopeofthepaver withprecisionduringoperation.Calibratetheslopesensorbyusingthecontrolbox.Thiscanenable theoperatortomaintainadesiredlefthandslopeoradesiredrighthandslopefrom+20%to-20%. SeetheOperationandMaintenanceManual,"CalibratingtheSonicTrackerII,ContactSensor,or SlopeSensor"foramoredetaileddescriptiononcalibration.

Asyousetthedesiredslopeonthecontrolbox,themeasurementfortheslopesensorwillbe displayedontheLCDdisplay.Asthepaveradjuststothecorrectslope,thecontrolboxwilldisplay the"OnGrade"symbol.

CorrectionZonesfortheSlopeSensor

Thecontrolboxreceivesthesignalfromtheslopesensor.Thecontrolboxsetsuptheregionsaround the"OnGrade"zone.Thesecorrectionzonesaredividedintotwosections.±05%above"OnGrade" and±05%below"OnGrade"isthefinecorrectionzone.Anyotherslopethatismeasuredbeyondthe finecorrectionzonesisinthecoursecorrectionzone.Thearrowsabovethegradeadjustmentknob willilluminateifaslopeofmorethan±2.0%beyond"OnGrade"isencountered.

Eachofthesecorrectionzonesalsohasaparticularsymbol.Thecontrolboxwilldisplaytheslope andthesymbols.Thiswillinformtheoperatorofanycorrectionsthatareneededinordertoreach "OnGrade".

Illustration9g00815501

Note:Thecableconnectionshouldfacetotherearofthemachinewhenyoumountthecontact sensor.

Selectagradesensorforoneorbothsidesofthepaver.Awandsensorispreferredwhenthegrade referenceisastringline.Thewandsensorisalsopreferredwhenatmosphericconditionsmay interferewithsoundtransmissions.Thegradesensorshouldbepositionednearthemiddleofthetow pointontheavailablesensormount.Movetheramonthetowpointmanuallytothemiddle.

Illustration10g00815507

WandGradeSensorMounting

(1)Mountingplate

(2)Gradesensor

(3)Lefthub

(4)Skate

(5)10inchgridassembly

(6)Cableconnector

Thewandsensorshouldbepositionedwiththeskatebehindthedirectionoftravel.Thiswouldput thelocationofthehubontheinsideofthepaverortheoutsideofthepaver.Alignthestudcarefully inordertopointinthedirectionoftravel.

Thecontactsensorhasaworkingwindowthatis6cm(2.4inch)abovethe"OnGrade"distanceand 6cm(2.4inch)belowthe"OnGrade"distance.

Yourmachinemayhaveaworkingwindowthatisadjustable.Ifyourworkingwindowisadjustable, theworkingwindowcanbeadjustedfrom1unitto500units.Eachunitisequalto0.003m(0.01ft). Thedefaultsettingof20unitsisequalto0.061m(0.20ft)or6.10cm(2.4inches)abovegradeand 6.10cm(2.4inches)belowgrade.

Thescreedcanbecontrolledautomaticallyifthedistancethatismeasuredbythecontactsensoris withintheworkingwindow.Ifthedistancethatismeasuredisoutsideoftheworkingwindow,the controlisswitchedtotheMANUALposition.Nocorrectionsaresenttothecontrolvalveuntilthe distancethatismeasuredisreturnedwithintheworkingwindow.Thispreventsthesystemfrom diving.Thiswouldoccurifthecontactsensormovesoffthereference.Examplesofthesecontrol referenceswouldbeskis,stringlines,curbsandexistingmats.

IntheAUTOmode,thecontrolboxtriestokeepthecontrolreferenceataconstantdistancefromthe contactsensor.Thecontactsensormeasuresthedistancetothecontrolreference.Thecontrolbox determinestheorientationbetweentheworkingwindowandthecontrolreference.Thecontrolbox willdeterminetheorientationtothecontrolreferenceifthecontrolboxdoesnotreceivean"On Grade"signal.Oncetheorientationisdetermined,thecontrolboxdisplaystheappropriatecorrection symbolonthegradeadjustmentLED.Thecontrolboxsendsthecorrectionsignalstothetowpointin ordertoadjustthescreedto"OnGrade".

RefertoOperationandMaintenanceManual,"ContactSensor"foramoredetaileddescriptionofthis component.

CarryingCase

AcarryingcaseisprovidedwitheachTopconSystemFive.Thecarryingcasehasaninteriorlining. ThecarryingcaseincludessectionsforeachSonicTrackerIIandeachcontrolbox.

(A)TheSonicTrackerIImeasuresthedistancebetweentheSonicTrackerIIandthereferenceplane.TheSonicTracker IIwillthensendtheinformationbacktothecontrolbox.

(B)Theslopesensormeasurestheangleoftheslopebeam.Theslopesensorwillthensendtheinformationbacktothe controlbox.

(C)Thecontrolboxdeterminesthecorrectionsthatarerequired.Thecontrolboxwillthensendthecorrectionsignalsto thepaverhydraulicsystem.

(D)Thehydraulicvalveonthepaverwillrespondbymovingthetowpointcylinderinordertomakethecorrections.

TheWorkingWindow

Beforeyoupave,theoperatorwillusethecontrolboxinordertocalibrateacontrolregionorazone aroundthecontrolreference.Thisprocessisalsocallednulling.

Illustration13g00815450

Theworkingwindowisazonethatis6cm(2.4inch)aboveand6cm(2.4inch)belowthe"On Grade"distance.

Note:Yourmachinemayhaveaworkingwindowthatisadjustable.Ifyourworkingwindowis adjustable,theworkingwindowcanbeadjustedfrom1unitto500units.Eachunitisequalto 0.003m(0.01ft).Thedefaultsettingof20unitsisequalto0.061m(0.20ft)or6.10cm(2.4inches) abovegradeand6.10cm(2.4inches)belowgrade.

ThescreedcanbecontrolledautomaticallyifthedistancethatismeasuredbytheSonicTrackerII® iswithintheworkingwindow.Ifthedistancethatismeasuredisoutsideoftheworkingwindow,the controlisswitchedtotheMANUALposition.Nocorrectionsaresenttothecontrolvalveuntilthe distancethatismeasuredisreturnedwithintheworkingwindow.Thispreventsthesystemfrom diving.ThiswouldoccuriftheSonicTrackerIImovesoffthecontrolreference.Examplesofthese controlreferenceswouldbeskis,stringlines,orcurbs.

IntheAUTOmode,thecontrolboxtriestokeepthecontrolreferenceataconstantdistancefromthe SonicTrackerII.TheSonicTrackerIImeasuresthedistancetothecontrolreference.Thecontrolbox willdeterminetheorientationbetweentheworkingwindowandthecontrolreference.Thisoccursif

thecontrolboxdeterminesthatthesystemisnot"OnGrade".Oncetheorientationisdetermined,the controlboxdisplaystheappropriatecorrectionsymbolonthegradeadjustmentLEDthatislocated onthecontrolboxandontheSonicTrackerIILED.Thecontrolboxsendscorrectionsignalstothe solenoidvalvesforthetowpointcylindersinordertoadjustthescreedto"OnGrade".

Illustration14g00815337

TheLEDdisplayontheSonicTrackerIIwillflashintwosecondintervals.OneoftheLEDarrows abovethegradecorrectionknobwillflash.Tobringtheworkingwindowaroundthecontrol reference,adjustthearrowsthatarelocatedabovethegradeadjustmentknob.Turntheknobinthe samedirectionofthearrow.Thesystemwillalsobeplacedundermanualcontrol.

InterlockforTravel

Theinterlockrelayopensthecircuitstothesolenoidvalvesonbothofthetowpointswhenyoumove thepropellevertotheNEUTRALpositionorwhenyoumovethepropellevertotheREVERSE position.Thisoccurswhenyouareinautooperation.

MachineConnections

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