AvMap G6 Farmnavigator Bedienungsanleitung
Corresponding to Software Version
2.5.xx
FARM NAVIGATION
User Manual
Your journey, Our Technology
Dear Customer,
Congratulation for choosing an AvMap Satellite Navigator.
AvMap GPS systems are made in Italy since 1994.
This User Manual is updated to the Software version
2.5.xx released in February 2010 for the AvMap G6
Farmnavigator satellite navigators:
G6 Farmnavigator
G6 Connect Farmnavigator
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Index
1. Getting started 4
1.1 Content of the box 4
1.2 Device description 4
1.3 Mounting 5
2. Farmnavigator main menu 7
2.1 Fields 8
2.2 Spray boom 8
2.3 Farmnavigator settings 9
2.3.1 Working Width 9
2.3.2 Spray Boom 10
2.3.3 Guide lines 10
2.3.4 Offset 10
2.3.5 Area Unit 11
2.3.6 Minimum Speed 11
2.3.7 General settings 11
2.4 Camera 12
2.5 Volume and Brightness 12
2.6 Bluetooth 12
3. Creating and working a eld 13
3.1 Creating a eld 13
3.2 Working a eld 13
3.3 Measuring Perimeter and Area 14
3.4 Positioning obstacles / soil samples 15
3.5 Setting the Guide lines 15
3.5.1 Parallel guide lines 16
3.5.2 Contour guide lines 17
3.5.3 Tram lines 18
3.5.4 Round and Round 18
3.6 Assisted driving 18
3.7 Using the spray boom virtual control 19
4. Fields Database 22
4.1 Editing the elds 22
4.2 Exporting eld data to Google Earth 23
4.3 Printing the eld map from Google Earth 27
4.4 Importing the eld data 27
Appendix A: The Dop 29
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1. Getting started
1.1 Content of the box
• G6 Farmnavigator / G6 Connect Farmnavigator
• Charger 220 V
• Car charger 12 V with cigarette lighter plug
• Waterproof External GPS receiver
• Protective rubber frame
• Holder with suction cup
• USB cable
• External DVBT TV antenna * Serial Port
USB (master/slave)
Audio output
Power supply
(with CA power supply cable)
Power key
Microphone
Speakers
1.2 Device description
*Only G6 Connect Farmnavigator model
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Farmnavigator
SD Slot
Connector for
magnetic support
ON -OFF
Reset
Sensor for the
automatic
brightness
control
Connector for
car charger 12 V
Magnetic
support
External GPS
antenna connector
1.3 Mounting
1. Attach the magnetic support the suction cup holder.
2. Mount the suction cup holder on the windshield of
your farm machine. Please reassure that the windshield
is free from grease and wet the suction cup to improve
the adhesion.
3. Connect the 12V power cable to the connector in the
magnetic mount, and then to the cigarette lighter plug
in your vehicle.
4. Connect the cable of the GPS antenna to the 9 pins
Connector coming out of the magnetic support. 5.
Connect the antenna cable with the screw coupling
to the GPS antenna and mount the antenna above the
steering axle. If the hood of your farm machine is not
made of magnetic material (plastic or aluminium etc.)
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you can mount a metal plate or a washer on your hood
with for example hot glue.
6. Now you can put the Farmnavigator in the magnetic
mount and start working.
ATTENTION:
Never remove the SD Card while the software is running.
Even if the device has been sent to stand by mode,
software is still running in the background. Always quit
the software with the exit button in the road navigation
menu, and wait until the device returned to the start
menu. Otherwise a system error will occur which could
cause heavy data loss.
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In order to use the Farmnavigator functions open the
navigation software. Open the main menu and click the
Farmnavigator button in the upper right corner.
In the Farmnavigator menu you can nd the following
buttons.
• Fields
• Spray Boom
• Settings
• Import Fields
• Camera
• Volume and brightness
• Bluetooth
In the upper bar you can nd the Field View button, that
opens the eld view, and the Road Navigation button,
that brings you back to the road navigation main menu.
From the eld view you can open the Farmnavigator
menu by clicking the button with the tractor icon in the
bottom left corner of the screen.
2. Farmnavigator main menu
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2.1 Fields
In the main menu press the Fields button to enter the
elds’ database, which contains detailed information for
each eld. Here you can create a new eld or open a
saved eld, to continue a previously started work. To go
back to the main menu, press the Back button in the
upper left corner.
2.2 Spray boom
This button opens the setting page for the spray boom
virtual control. You can set here the length of your spray
boom bar, the exact number of segments, the number of
nozzles and the distance between them. The spray boom
virtual control function can be used to control sprayers
but also other machines such as Spreaders and Planters
that work in a similar way. You can nd the Spray Boom
button also in the Settings menu.
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2.3 Farmnavigator settings
Use this button to change the Farmnavigator settings. In this
screen you can adjust the functions of the Farmnavigator
to your Farm-machine and to its attachments.
The settings include:
• Working width
• Spray Boom
• Guiding lines
• Offset
• Area unit
• Minimum speed
• General settings
To go back to the main menu, press the Back button in
the upper left corner.
2.3.1 Working Width
Here you can set the working width of your farm machine.
This value is used to calculate the distance between
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the guiding lines. Attention: If the virtual spray boom
commander is activated its settings will be used for the
calculation.
2.3.2 Spray Boom
The Spray Boom button can be also found in the
Farmnavigator main menu (par. 2.2). Read Par. 3.7 on
how to use the spray boom virtual control.
2.3.3 Guide lines
Here you can select from four different types of navigation
(par. 3.5).
2.3.4 Offset
This setting allows you to move the position of your GPS
receiver virtually forward and backwards (to the position
of your sprayer), to have more accuracy in work.
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