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1500_GB-INHALT_8611
CONTENTS GB
Table of contents
SAFETY
Safety advice .............................................................6
DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
Overview .................................................................... 7
Versions .....................................................................7
WARNING SIGNS
CE sign ......................................................................8
Warning Signs (symbols) ...........................................8
Meaning of warning signs..........................................8
TECHNICAL DATA
Brief Description of Machine ...................................10
Technical Data .........................................................10
Equipment ...............................................................11
Additional safety notes for VITASEM and
VITASEM A ...............................................................11
Auxiliary Equipment .................................................11
TRACTOR REQUIREMENT
Tractor ......................................................................12
Ballast weights ........................................................12
Lifting Unit (Three-point Linkage) ............................12
Required Hydraulic Connections .............................12
Required Power Connections ..................................12
HITCHING AND UNCOUPLING
Loading .................................................................... 13
Hitching ...................................................................13
Uncoupling ..............................................................13
Tyres: tread/scraper .................................................14
Transport Preparations ............................................14
COMPASS TERMINAL
Performance features of the terminal ......................15
Initial operation ........................................................16
COMPASS terminal .................................................16
Displays and functions ............................................16
Calibration (standard) ..............................................19
Calibration (electrical seed amount adjustment) .....20
Basic setting ............................................................21
Alarm messages ......................................................28
Examples for setting tramlines ................................29
OPERATION
Notes for operation ..................................................30
Hectare counter ......................................................31
Track loosener ........................................................31
Seed drill loosener ...................................................31
Loading ramp ..........................................................31
Releasing harrow rail ...............................................31
Filling seed hopper ..................................................32
Emptying seed hopper ............................................33
Cleaning seed hopper .............................................34
Seed box cover .......................................................35
DOSING
Mode of operation ...................................................36
Fine sowing wheel ...................................................36
Multi-sowing wheel ..................................................37
Adjusting the sowing rate ........................................39
Gear setting / sowing shaft direction of rotation .....39
Cut-off slide .............................................................40
Grain test for oversowing ........................................40
Bottom flap ..............................................................41
Covers (additional equipment) .................................41
Agitator shaft ...........................................................42
Agitator shaft ...........................................................43
Turning agitator shaft ...............................................43
Oscillating agitator shaft ..........................................44
CALIBRATION PROCESS
Set seed rate using the calibration test ...................45
COULTER PRESSURE
Safety advice ...........................................................48
Coulter pressure adjustment ...................................48
Pressure roller ..........................................................48
ROW MARKER
Row marker .............................................................50
HARROW TYPES
Harrow types ...........................................................51
TRAMLINES
Setting up tramlines .................................................52
Tramline rhythm .......................................................52
Adjusting the implement ..........................................52
Switching tramline ...................................................54
Tramline marker .......................................................55
SEED RATE ADJUSTMENT
Electric seed rate adjustment ................................56
TRANSPORT
General Transport Instructions ................................57
MAINTENANCE
Safety point .............................................................58
General maintenance hints ......................................58
Cleaning of machine parts .......................................58
Parking in the open ..................................................58
Winter storage .........................................................58
Drive shafts ..............................................................58
Hydraulic unit ...........................................................58
Maintenance ............................................................59
SERVICE
Assignment diagram ................................................62
New assignment diagram ........................................63
Assignment diagram optional extra special
tramlines ..................................................................64
Connection assignment Compass terminal: ...........65
Sensors ....................................................................66
Height adjustment of fill level sensor .......................66
SUPPLEMENT
Combination of tractor and mounted implement ....71
SOWING TABLES
Sowing tables ..........................................................74
Grain test (for oversowing) ......................................75
Shutter slides position .............................................76
Sowing table VITASEM (normal dosage) .................77
Sowing table VITASEM (normal dosage) .................78
Sowing table VITASEM (normal dosage) .................79
Sowing table VITASEM (normal dosage) .................80
Sowing table VITASEM (normal dosage) .................81
Rapeseed (normal dosage) ......................................82
Sowing table VITASEM (electrical dosage) ..............83
Sowing table VITASEM (electrical dosage) ..............84
Sowing table VITASEM (electrical dosage) ..............85
Picture instrction: (13/1) means fig. 13, Position 1