AccuGradeTM - Grade Control System (GPS/ATS/Sonic/Cross Slope) Caterpillar

Text Items - Set

Usage:

12H AMZ

Customizing Text Items

Note: The contents of the "Setup Menu" dialog are site configurable. Depending on the "Operator Configuration" settings of your system and machine setting, the number of items in the "Setup Menu" may vary. Refer to your site manager if a specific option is not available.

You can customize the Display in order to show text on the plan view, cross section view, and text views. Alternatively, you can choose to show no text at all.

The "Text Items" dialog allows you to select up to five items of information to appear on each of the views. If you choose to select only one or two items on a view screen, then the text uses a larger font than if three to five text items are selected. A text view screen is not shown if the screen has no items selected.

If you select one to three items of information on the plan view and the cross section view, the items appear along the top of the view. If you select four or five items, then all of the items appear down the right side of the view.

Perform the following steps in order to set up the text Items.

From the "Setup Menu – Configuration" dialog, press the down arrow key or the up arrow key until "Text Items" is highlighted. Then press the "OK" key.

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Illustration 1	g01206531

Press the "Plan View" soft key. A dialog similar to illustration 1 appears.

The "Available Items" list shows all of the items that can appear in the plan view, cross section view, profile view, text view 1, and text view 2. The items are described in table 2.

The following is a list of information for the "Text Items" dialog.

The opening screen shows the list of items that are selected to appear on the "Plan View".
Press the "Cross-section" soft key in order to show the list of items that are selected to appear on the cross section view.
Press the "Profile View" soft key in order to show the list of items that are selected to appear on the profile view.
Press the "Text View 1" soft key in order to show the list of items that are selected to appear on text view 1.
Press the "Text View 2" soft key in order to show the list of items that are selected to appear on"Text View 2".
If there are fewer than five items selected for a selected view, and the highlighted option in the "Available Items" list is not selected, the "Add" soft key is available as soft key 6 from the left.
If the highlighted option in the "Available Items" list is already selected, the "Remove" soft key is available as the soft key 6 from the left.
If there are already five items selected to appear on the selected view, and the highlighted option in the "Available Items" list is not selected, soft key 6 from the left is blank.

Perform the following steps in order to remove an item from any of the views.

Press the "Plan View"soft key , the "Cross-section"soft key, the "Profile View" soft key, the "Text View 1" soft key, or the "Text View 2" soft key in order to show the appropriate view list.

Press the down arrow key or the up arrow key in order to highlight the item to be removed.

Press the "Remove" soft key.

Perform the following steps in order to add an item to any of the views.

Press the "Plan View"soft key, the "Cross-section"soft key, the "Profile View" soft key, the "Text View 1" soft key, or the "Text View 2" soft key in order to show the appropriate view list.

Make sure that there are less than five items already selected.

Press the down arrow key or the up arrow key in order to highlight the item to add.

Press the "Add" soft key.
Note: Items appear in the order that you select the items. You can remove the items and then add the items in a different order in order to change their position on the screen.

Do one of the following.
- Press the "OK" key in order to save the settings and return to the "Setup Menu – Configuration" dialog.
- Press the "ESC" key and then press the "OK" key in order to return to the "Setup Menu – Configuration" dialog without saving the changes.

Press the "ESC" key in order to exit the "Setup Menu – Configuration" dialog. The changes take effect immediately.

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Table 1
Text View Options
Items	Details
Avoid. Dist.	If a Ripper back from cutting edge measurement is entered then 4 points based on blade tip position and the ripper back from cutting edge measurement are used for avoidance zone proximity detection. The Avoid. Dist is the shortest distance between the any one point and the closest avoidance zone.
Cross Slope	Cross slope of the blade orthogonal to the direction of travel. This is not the measured tilt of the blade.
Cut Adjust	When Cut adjustment is Off, the text field indicates "N/A". When Cut adjustment is On and adjustment is applied, the text field shows the larger of the applied cut adjustments for the blade tips.
Cut/Fill Left	Shows either Cut Left or Fill Left, as appropriate, for the left blade tip. If a vertical offset is specified, the Cut or Fill is to the vertically offset position.
Cut/Fill Right	Shows either Cut Right or Fill Right, as appropriate, for the right blade tip. If a vertical offset is specified, the Cut or Fill is to the vertically offset position.
Design Elev	Design elevation at the blade tip with focus.
Easting	Easting at the blade tip with focus.
Elevation	Elevation at the blade tip with focus.
GPS Acc. Mode	The selected GPS Accuracy mode is displayed. GPS Accuracy modes are fine, medium and coarse.
H. GPS Error	A measure of the horizontal GPS Accuracy. The text is red if the value exceeds the current GPS error limit. The text is blue if the value is close to the limit. Otherwise the text is black.
Heading	Direction the machine is moving. Shown in degrees clockwise from the north.
Layered Lift	Vertical Offset between the master alignment and the working surface when a layered lift is defined. Value is positive if the layered lift is above the master alignment, negative if the layered lift is below the master alignment and "N/A" when no layered lift is defined.
MA Offset	Offset from the blade tip with focus to the master alignment. Also see the item "Offline" in this table.
Northing	Northing at the blade tip with focus.
Offline	Offline distance from the blade tip with focus to the selected alignment. If a horizontal offset is specified, the offline distance is to the horizontally offset position. Also see the item "MA Offset" in this table.
Orientation	Direction the blade is pointing. Shown in degrees clockwise from north.
PDOP	Position Dilution of Precision (PDOP) at the blade tip with focus.
Perp. Lift	Perpendicular offset between the master alignment and the working surface when a perpendicular lift is defined. Value is positive if the perpendicular lift is above the master alignment, negative if the perpendicular lift is below the master alignment and N/A when no perpendicular lift is defined.
Pitch	Front / back pitch of the machine. Pitch (Mach.) is the pitch of the machine's body. This is used to approximate the pitch of the blade. (You must be moving or have moved for this value to be meaningful.)
Position Status	Position Status: No Position, Low Accuracy, High Accuracy.
Satellites	Number of satellites used by the GPS receiver to calculate a position
Speed	Machine speed. If the speed is less than 0.5 km/h (0.31 mph) the text field indicates 0.
Station	Station at the blade tip with focus.
V. GPS Error	A measure of the vertical GPS Accuracy. The text is red if the value exceeds the current GPS error limit. The text is blue if the value is close to the limit. Otherwise the text is black
Vert. Offset	Shows the amount of vertical offset applied to the working surface, using the vertical offset soft key. The vertical offset will be relative to the layered lift, perpendicular lift, or vertical lift if any of these are defined. The value is positive if the vertical lift is above the master alignment, negative if the vertical lift is below the master alignment and 0.000 when no vertical lift is defined.
Vertical Lift	Vertical offset between the master alignment and the working surface when a vertical lift is defined. The value is positive if the vertical lift is above the master alignment, negative if the vertical lift is below the master alignment and N/A when no vertical lift is defined.