User manual TRIMBLE EZ-GUIDE 500 LIGHTBAR GUIDANCE SYSTEM FIRMWARE 5.00 RELEASE NOTES REV A

[. . . ] RELEASE NOTES EZ-Guide® 500 Lightbar Guidance System Firmware Version 5. 00 Introduction Changes Updates Upgrade procedure Version 5. 00 Revision A September 2009 Part Number 66022-85-ENG *66022-85-ENG* Contact information trimble_support@trimble. com www. EZ-Guide. com Legal Notices Copyright and Trademarks © 2007­2009, Trimble Navigation Limited. Trimble, the Globe & Triangle logo, AgGPS, EZ-Boom, EZ-Guide, and EZ-Steer are trademarks of Trimble Navigation Limited, registered in the United States and in other countries. Autopilot is a trademark of Trimble Navigation Limited. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. [. . . ] The boundary expands once you have finished recording. expand the boundary by one full swath width toward the outside of the pass. The boundary expands once you have finished recording. Half Swath Width One Swath Width EZ-Guide 500 Lightbar Guidance System Release Notes 13 Recording a boundary 1. From the main guidance screen, select the create a new field or select an existing field. icon and then Step through the wizard until you reach the Record a Boundary?Continue through the wizard until you return to the main guidance screen. On the main guidance screen, select the . This begins mapping the boundary: icon and then press B Tip ­ To pause recording at any time, for example to navigate around an obstacle such as rocks, press the icon and then press . To resume recording, press the icon and then press . A straight line connects your current position with the last recorded point before you paused. 14 EZ-Guide 500 Lightbar Guidance System Release Notes 6. 7. Drive the entire length of your boundary to record it accurately. As you are doing this, you can also set your guidance line. When you have finished mapping the boundary, select the icon and then press . This ends mapping the boundary: 8. To save the new boundary, select Yes on the Store New Boundary?If you select No, the boundary is discarded and you are returned to the main map screen where you can record the boundary again. Note ­ You must manually close the boundary. It does not close automatically when you drive back to the start point. EZ-Guide 500 Lightbar Guidance System Release Notes 15 Boundaries and the pivot pattern Pivot boundaries behave differently in easy and advanced modes: In. . . Easy mode Advanced mode When you create a pivot. . . the boundary is automatically generated. (It is not automatically generated. ) Note ­ This includes all fields, including those created with earlier versions of firmware. SwathFinder The EZ-Guide 500 Lightbar Guidance System now helps guide you safely from one swath to another by providing a turning path connecting the two swaths. The SwathFinder option improves turns and accuracy in finding the entry point to the next AB line. It is available for AB, A+, Headland AB, and Headland A+ field pattern types. You can choose how large the turn is, how far ahead of the vehicle the turn is when it is created, and you can choose to skip a set number of swaths. [. . . ] Install the language packs and then, if necessary, use the drive to replace the field data in the lightbar's internal memory. EZ-Guide 500 Lightbar Guidance System Release Notes 29 A number of language packs are available as a web release. Language packs are loaded onto the lightbar from a USB drive: 1. Transfer the required language pack (. lpf file) from www. ez-guide. com to an office computer. Copy the language pack to a USB drive and then insert the USB drive into the USB port on the lightbar. [. . . ]