- Normal mode
- Service Mode
- Training mode
The operating modes let you perform different functions within the software. You select a mode when you turn on the Display. The mode that is selected remains active until you turn off the Display.
Normal Mode
The AccuGrade System automatically operates in Normal mode when you start up the Display. In order to do this, turn on the machine's ignition. Press the "POWER" key.
By default, the following softkeys are available when the Display is in Normal Mode.
- Select or create a design file ("Select Design<name>")
- Select blade tip focus ("Blade:Left or Blade: Right")
- Select alignments for guidance ("Alignment<name>")
- Set the horizontal offsets ("H. Offset:")
- Set the vertical offsets ("V. Offset:")
- Turn map recording on or off (if enabled)
- Set the Vertical Guidance
- Zoom and pan
- Set the GPS Accuracy
- Zoom and pan
You can also use the "Setup Menu – Configuration" dialog to perform the following when you are in Normal mode.
- Edit the blade wear value
- Set the vertical offset switch increment (automatic controls systems)
- Set the light bar scales and on-grade tolerance
- Select and reset map recording
- Set the valve speed
- Restore Display settings or machine settings
- View basic diagnostic information
Refer to the Operation and Mainteance Manual, SEBU8006 for more details on Normal mode operation.
Service Mode
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If you lack experience with the AccuGrade System, use extreme care when you are in Service Mode so that you do not accidentally change the AccuGrade System settings. |
Service Mode allows you to have access to all available options that the AccuGrade System offers.
Use Service Mode in order to change the settings that affect the operation of the AccuGrade System.
In order to turn on Service Mode, turn off the Display if the Display is ON. Press and hold down the "OK" key as you press the "POWER" key. Make sure that you hold down the "OK" key until the Display shows the opening screen.
In order to turn off Service Mode, turn off the Display.
Use the "Setup Menu - Configuration" dialog in order to perform the following when you are in Service Mode:
- Blade Wear
- Vertical Offset Increment Switch
- Lightbar Scales
- Display and Lightbar Brightness
- Map Recording
- Valve Speed
- Calibrate Sensors
- Avoidance Zones
- Text Items
- Plan View Rotation
- Beeper Configurations
- Save and Restore Settings
- GPS Receiver Configuration
- Diagnostics
Use the "Setup Menu - Installation" dialog to perform the following when you are in Service Mode:
- Set the machine settings
- Set units
- Set Machine Dimensions
- Radio Port of the Display
- Light Bar Connections
- Valve Calibration
- Upgrade Firmware
- Operator Configuration
- Software Option
- Launch RadioLink
Turn the Display off in order to exit Service Mode after editing the settings or performing tests on the GPS receiver. This ensures that inexperienced users will not inadvertently change the settings of the AccuGrade System.
Training Mode
Use the Training Mode in order to simulate the AccuGrade System. This mode is designed as a training or system demonstration tool. This mode will allow you to practice using the system without doing any real construction work.
Note: It is recommended that you use the AccuGrade Office Software in order to check that a complex design is correct and complete. View the design using the simulator and the Display emulator. Use the arrow keys in order to drive around. This gives you greater confidence before leaving for the field.
In order to turn on "Training" mode, turn on the ignition of the machine. Press and hold down the "ESC" key as you press the "POWER" key. Ensure that you hold down the "ESC" key until the opening screen is Displayed.
In order to turn off "Training" mode, turn off the Display. In order to do this press and hold down the "POWER" key.
In order to turn on "Training" Mode and Service Mode at the same time, press and hold down the "ESC" key and the "OK" key together as you press the "POWER" key.
Make sure that you hold down the "ESC" key and the "OK" key until the Display starts the opening screen.
Using Training Mode
Training mode allows you to use most of the normal system functions. However, you cannot update the GPS receiver configuration or view or perform any system diagnostics.
Training mode does not use the signals from a GPS receiver. You can operate Training mode without any other equipment attached to the AccuGrade System. In order to do this you need a 12 DCV or 24 DCV power supply, a data card that contains the design, a cable harness, and the Display.
Training Mode Hard Keys
Use the keys in the table below in order to drive the machine around the screen. This takes some practice as the machine symbol response is not instantaneous. Table 1 lists the actions. Press the arrows two or three times in order to see the response.
| Training Mode Hard Keys | |
| Press this key ... | To ... |
| Up arrow key | speed up if the machine is moving forward or to slow down if the machine is moving backward |
| Down arrow key | slow down if the machine is moving forward or to speed up if the machine is moving backward |
| Right arrow key | turn the machine clockwise by a few degrees |
| Left arrow key | turn the machine counterclockwise by a few degrees |
| "MENU" key and the right arrow key | increase the slope of the machine (1) |
| "MENU" key and the left arrow key | decrease the slope of the machine (1) |
| "ESC" key | alternates the arrow keys between moving the machine and panning around the screen. Panning is faster than moving the machine. Use panning in order to look at features on the screen, such as the background map. When you are panning, make sure that you turn off Autopan. |
| ( 1 ) | In Training Mode, the slope of the machine will not change unless the machine is moving. |
Machine Symbol Starting Position
When you are in Training mode and you load a *.svd file, the machine symbol is positioned at the first triangle that is loaded.
When you are in Training mode and you load a Digital Terrain Model (DTM) - Grid or Triangular Irregular Network (TIN), road, or sloping surface design - the machine symbol is positioned at the start of the design.
When you are in Training mode and you load a level surface design, the machine symbol is positioned at the first point in the defined polygon extents. If no polygon extents exist, then the machine symbol is positioned at the origin (0, 0, 0).