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AG-NAV GUÍA LITE®

Differential GPS Guidance System

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OPERATOR’S HANDBOOK

Version 1.0.5

February 2016

INFORMATION

AG-NAV INC.

30 Churchill Drive

Barrie, Ontario

L4N 8Z5 CANADA

TOLL FREE: (800) 99-AGNAV

TELEPHONE: (705) 734-0909

FACSIMILE: (705) 735-0880

WEBSITE:

E-MAIL: general@

WARNING

AGNAV PRODUCT(S) PROVIDED AS IS. To the maximum extent by law, the manufacturer (AG-NAV Inc. herein known as the company) and its suppliers disclaim all warranties, either express or implied, including but not limited to implied warranties of merchant liability and fitness for a particular purpose, with regard to the PRODUCT(S), the accompanying written materials, and any accompanying hardware. You may have other rights, which vary from state/jurisdiction to state/jurisdiction.

NO LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. To the maximum extend permitted by applicable law, in no event shall the company or its suppliers be liable for any damages whatsoever (including without limitation, direct of indirect damages for personal injury, loss of business profits, business interruption, loss of business information, or any other pecuniary loss) arising out of the use of this product, even if the company has been advised of the possibility of such damages. In any case, the companies and its supplier’s entire liability shall be limited to the amount actually paid by you for the AGNAV PRODUCT(S). Because some states/jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages, the above limitation may not apply to you.

AG-NAV provides this manual “as is”, without warranty of any kind and reserves the right to make improvements and/or changes in the products and/or the programs described in this manual at any time and without notice.

AG-NAV( and Guía are the registered trademarks of AG-NAV Inc.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. NAVIGATING THE GUIA – PG 1

2. SYSTEM FEATURES – PG 2

3. TURNING ON THE SYSTEM – PG 2

4. USING THE GUIA LITE – PG 3

• SETTINGS – PG 3

• SETTINGS-SYSTEM – PG 3

• SETTINGS-SPRAY – PG 3

• SETTINGS-LIGHTBAR – PG 4

• SETTINGS-GNSS – PG 4

• SETTINGS-DISPLAY – PG 5

• SETTINGS-TIME – PG 6

• USING THE THUMB SWITCH – PG 6

• NEW AREA – PG 6

• NEW AREA-AB LINE – PG 7

• NEW AREA-START FLYING- PG 7

• NEW AREA-SPLIT – PG 8

• NEW AREA-ABC SQUEEZE – PG 8

• FLYING TIPS – PG 9

• OLD AREA – PG 10

• WAYPOINT – PG 11-12

• UPDATING SOFTWARE – PG 12

NOTICE

Some features mentioned in this manual are not available in software versions prior to version 1.0.5. Please contact AG-NAV INC. if you require further information on the version presently installed on your equipment.

The AG-NAV GUÍA LITE®, or GUÍA LITE for short, is simple to learn and use. This handbook is designed to help you get started flying quickly.

1. NAVIGATING THE GUÍA:

BUTTONS

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[pic] New Area

[pic] Old Area [pic] Set Waypoint

[pic] Back To Home Screen

[pic] Start Flight

[pic] Next New Area

2. SYSTEM FEATURES

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1. Main screen

2. Status bar (top of screen)

3. Time

4. Appears when USB key is inserted

5. Number of satellites tracked

6. Date

7. Appears when LightBar is connected

8. USB port

9. Micro SD slot

3. TURNING ON THE SYSTEM

When all wires/plugs are properly connected, the GUIA LITE will turn on when it receives power.

The system will boot up and you will see the GUIA Home Screen.

4. USING THE GUIA LITE

SETTINGS

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SETTINGS-SYSTEM

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The screen will automatically open to the Brightness Setting. Drag the slider left or right for desired display brightness.

To Record Data to USB Stick, make sure a USB Stick is inserted, and the USB icon is showing on the status bar. Only remove USB stick after the system has been returned to home screen. If there is no USB stick inserted but data recording is still enabled, Guia-lite will automatically ignore it.

SETTINGS-SPRAY

Press the Spray tab to open the spray parameters.

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First, choose whether you are working with Metric or US units. To change a value, touch the number you would like to increase and then use the arrows up or down to adjust. Ex: In figure above under Tank Volume, touch the 2 to adjust hundreds, touch 3 to adjust tens, and touch 8 to adjust ones.

SETTINGS-LIGHTBAR

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-Choose your type of Lightbar by touching either option.

-Select the info you would like shown on the lightbar via the dropdown menu.

-Use the slider to adjust the Brightness of your lightbar.

-Choose between Fine, Medium, or Coarse. In the chart, it will show the distance that corresponds to the LED that is illuminated on the lightbar. If Spray setting is US, the numbers in the chart are your distance in feet. If spray setting is Metric, the numbers in the chart are your cross track in meters. As you change the Sensitivity, the value in the chart will change accordingly.

SETTINGS-GNSS

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The GNSS Setting will display current GPS status, and allow you to adjust DGPS settings. If an external GPS source has been adopted instead of using the internal GPS, check the bottom box and adjust the baud rate accordingly.

SETTINGS-DISPLAY

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In this settings screen, you can customize what information appears on each side of the screen when you are flying (ex. Pg. 9).

The thumb switch can be used to change settings in this menu.

Left/Right- Next/previous highlighted box

Up/Down- Change information

To the right is the list of options to choose from and their meaning.

Display Options

|Grnd Speed |Ground Speed |

|Swath Width |Swath Width |

|Spr Area |Spray Area |

|Spr Volume |Spray Volume |

|App Rate |Application rate |

|XTrack |Cross-Track |

|Grnd Hdg |Ground Heading |

|LLNum |Locked Line Number |

|AOI |Angle Of Intercept |

|A/B Hdg |A/B Line Heading |

|GPS Alt |GPS Altitude |

|TAE[0/180] |Track Angle Error |

|Tank Left |Material Left In Tank |

SETTINGS-TIME

Here you can set the systems internal clock.

Use the arrows on the top of the calendar to select the month, and then touch a number on the calendar to select the date. On the right of the screen you can use the up/down arrows to adjust the hour/minute/second of the current time. Press Apply when done.

USING THE THUMB SWITCH

The thumb switch can be used to navigate/operate some parts of the system.

Up (ALT), Right (F6), Down (F7), Left (F5), and pushing down in the Center (ENTER).

While Flying:

Right- Next lock line

Left- Previous lock line

Up- Enter point without spray (A/B/C)

Hold Up/Down- Lightbar brightness up/down

Hold Down- Will delete all points (ABC) when starting field

NEW AREA

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When starting a new area, you will be given the option to use either an AB Line, a Split, or an ABC Split flying pattern.

NEW AREA-AB LINE

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-Choose if you want the Flight Pattern to generate to the left or right

-Select pattern you want to use

-Verify Swath Width

-If using Back&Forth then start flight. If using Race Track, then select number of swaths you’d like to skip, then start flight

Pattern:

Back&Forth Race track

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NEW AREA-START FLYING

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When you press the start flight button under new area, you will have to do the following:

-If you chose Right side, then you will want to start at the left side of the field. If you chose Left side, then you will want to start at the right side of the field.

-Once you are lined up with the beginning edge of the field, activate the boom switch to mark point A.

-When at the end of the field, deactivate the boom switch to mark point B.

-Once both points are marked, the flight pattern will generate to the side chosen in the pattern selected before the flight.

NEW AREA-SPLIT

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When choosing a Split flying pattern, you can use Boundary, Center, or Edge flight patterns. The pattern will be described by the map that appears with the selection.

All patterns under the category Split will require you to fly an AB Line and a C Line, where the C Line will either be on the opposite side of the field, or in the center of the field.

Boundary Center Edge

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NEW AREA-ABC SQUEEZE

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On an ABC Squeeze flight pattern, the pilot must first fly along the side of the field to record you AB Line, then fly the opposite side of the field and mark your C Line. The program will automatically create a spiral kind of flight pattern into the middle of the field.

Use the [pic]symbol to start the flight when ready. ABC Squeeze

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FLYING TIPS

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1. The bar at the top of the screen represents the lightbar, where the full bar on the screen equals roughly 10 LED’s on the lightbar

2. Compass

3. Material remaining in tank

4. Lock lines. Current one selected will be outlined blue. Any that have been sprayed will be green

5. Lock line

6. The green T with a dashed line will appear when you are actively spraying

7. The information on the sides is determined by your settings in Settings> Display. (Pg. 5)

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While spraying, the lock line will appear Gray when you’re perfectly lined up, White when within 1 swath width, and Red when more than 1 swath width out.

If the arrows at the top of the screen point down, the field is behind you. If they point up, the field is ahead of you.

To mark your ABC point when starting a

flight, you can either use your boom switch, which will also spray, or use up on the thumb switch if you would like to mark it without spraying.

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1. While in the flight screen, you can touch anywhere along the Swath Lines at the bottom of the screen to open up a menu to adjust the swath width.

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Use the checkmark to confirm the settings.

2. You can also tap the blue Tank Bar on the left of the screen to adjust or refill the tank volume, each time when the tank has actually been refilled.

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OLD AREA

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When opening Old Area, the system will automatically bring up the most previous flight that you have made.

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The drop down menu will let you select a recent flight by date. The system can only save the last 2 areas. When you choose one, the information about it will appear on the screen. When you have the flight selected that you want to resume, Use the [pic]symbol to start the area.

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When flying back to the field, a countdown will appear on screen. Once the countdown hits 0, you are at the point on the lock line where the spray was last stopped on the field.

WAYPOINT

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Use the Waypoint feature when you would like to be guided back to a recorded coordinate. You may record up to 10 different locations.

To record a waypoint:

-Select the column you would like to edit

-Press EDIT

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-Select the format you would like to enter the Latitude and Longitude in

-Press 123 on the keyboard to switch to numbers

-Enter the Latitude (left) and Longitude (right)

-Enter a name for the way point

-Press enter ( ) on the keyboard to save the waypoint

-Press[pic] to start your flight to the highlighted waypoint

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The compass will guide you to your waypoint. You are the red/white arrow with the green line, and your waypoint is the white line with the small red arrow.

To get to your waypoint, Line the green line up with the white line. The information along the edges of the screen will help describe where your waypoint is, and how far away it is.

When you’re within 100ft of the waypoint, a circle will appear around the arrow. The closer you get to the waypoint, the bigger the circle will get.

UPDATING SOFTWARE

To update the software of the GUIA LITE you must perform the following steps:

-Have USB key with folder named “upgrade”, with system update inside

-Enter system boot loader by turning the system on while holding the Enter key. If done correctly, the boot loader (blue & white) screen should appear and the system will start testing colours of the screen.

-Once you are on the boot loader screen, plug in the USB key with the appropriate folder/file on it and the system should automatically update

-When the update is done the system will automatically reboot and be on the main screen

If for any reason you would like to exit the boot loader screen, you must shut down the system then turn it back on again.[pic][pic][pic][pic][pic][pic][pic][pic]

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