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TableofContents
1 General ....................................................................................................................................... 1
1.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................... 1
1.2 General description of the Opti2 system ........................................................................... 1
1.3 Opti2 system assembly ................................................................................................... 2
1.3.1 Seat module ......................................................................................................... 2
1.3.2 Harvester head module ......................................................................................... 2
1.3.3 Bus distribution module ......................................................................................... 2
1.3.4 Display module ..................................................................................................... 3
1.4 Terms used ................................................................................................................... 4
1.5 Measurement method, Continuous measurement of volume, i.e., cubing ........................... 6
2 Function,harvesterhead .............................................................................................................. 6
2.1 General ......................................................................................................................... 6
2.2 Feeding ......................................................................................................................... 7
2.3 Preselection ................................................................................................................... 7
2.4 Handles and control buttons ............................................................................................ 9
2.4.1 Left-hand handle and control buttons (key setting 0) ................................................ 9
2.4.2 Right-hand handle, and control and preselection buttons (key setting 0) ................... 9
2.4.3 Left-hand handle and control buttons (key setting 1) .............................................. 10
2.4.4 Right-hand handle, and control and preselection buttons (key setting 1) ................. 10
2.4.5 Preselection buttons ............................................................................................ 11
3 Computerinterface ..................................................................................................................... 12
3.1 Writing text in the Opti2 system ..................................................................................... 12
3.2 Using the control wheel and display module buttons 15 ................................................. 14
3.3 Safety lock ................................................................................................................... 15
4 Harvesterheadfunctions ............................................................................................................ 15
4.1 Left hand handle .......................................................................................................... 15
4.1.1 Function change, Shift1 and Shift2 ....................................................................... 15
4.1.2 Vibrate ............................................................................................................... 15
4.1.3 Rollers open ....................................................................................................... 16
4.1.4 Knives toggle ...................................................................................................... 17
4.1.5 Saw ................................................................................................................... 17
Opti2,version1.62
Opti2,version1.62
Opti2,version1.62
1 General
1.1 Introduction
ReadthisOwner'sManualbeforeusingtheOpti2measure-
mentdeviceandstartingwork.TheOwner'sManualfamili-
arises the reader with the features and operation of the
measurementdeviceintendedforharvesteruse.Reading
andunderstandingtheinstructionsimprovestheutilisation
efficiencyofthesystemandthereforeincreasesworkpro-
ductivity.
AlsoreadtheOwner'sManualsfortheharvesterheadand
basemachine.
ThisOwner'sManualappliestoharvesterheadmodelsX50,
H60e,H73e,H6,H7,H7eucaandH8.Ifnospecificharvester
headmodelisindicatedintheheadingofaninstruction,the
instructionisapplicabletoallharvesterheads.
1.2 GeneraldescriptionoftheOpti2system
TheOpti2 isacontrolandmeasurementsystemthathas
beendesignedforfellingandcuttingtrees,recordingoutput
statistics,andgivingthedriverinformationabouttheworkflow
andthefunctionalityofthesystemitself.
Themeasurementdevicecanbeinstalled,forexample,in
anexcavator.
TheOpti2 iscomprisedoffourseparatemodules:
seatmodule,
harvesterheadmodule,
busdistributionmodule(HUB),
anddisplaymodule,
aswellasaCANbusandthecontrols:controlwheel,control
buttonsandpreselectionbuttons.
ThemodulesareconnectedtoeachotherviatheCANbus.
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1.3 Opti2systemassembly
1 Seat module
2 Harvester head module
3 Bus distribution module (HUB)
4 Display module
5 CAN bus
6 Control wheel
7 Control and preselection buttons
8 Printer
1.3.1 Seatmodule
1.3.2 Harvesterheadmodule
Thesensorsandactuatorsoftheharvesterheadarecon-
nectedtotheharvesterheadmodule.Themodulecontrols
the harvester head and reads the harvester head inputs
(sensors).
1.3.3 Busdistributionmodule
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1.3.4 Displaymodule
ThedisplaymodulecontrolsthestatusoftheCANbusand,
ifoneofthemodulesismissing,thedisplayinformstheuser,
andthesystemoperationislimited.
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1.4 Termsused
Table 1 Terms and their descriptions.
Term Description
Harvesterhead Aparttobeinstalledtothecrane.The
partisusedtofell,delimbandcuta
tree. The harvester head includes a
saw,feedrollers,delimbingandgrab
knives,etc.
Energy wood har- Aparttobeinstalledtothecrane.The
vesterhead partisusedforfellingatree.Thehar-
vesterheadincludescollectingjaws,
grabbleetc.
Preselections Pre-programmed data: tree species,
assortment, length, tolerance and
minimum tree top. Based on the
information,logsarecuttothedesired
lengthsanddiameters.
Preselectionbutton Thebuttonusedtoselectpreselection.
Automaticfeed Cut-to-lengthstartedbypressingthe
preselectionbutton.
Controlbuttons Buttonsusedtomanuallycontrolthe
harvesterheadfunctions;forexample,
thesawingbutton.
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Term Description
Controlwheel By turning the dial, the cursor is
movedonthescreenandcontrolval-
uesarechanged.
Cursor Rectangular frame, which is moved
onthescreenwiththecontrolwheel.
Displaywindow A graphic window forming a certain
entityonthescreen,wherefunctions
aredisplayedandadjusted.
MainMenu Iconsatthetopofthescreenthatthe
cursor can access by pressing the
Cancelbutton.Whenthecursorison
the icon and the confirm button is
pressed,anewdisplaywindowopens.
Displaybutton The rectangular (or square-shaped)
frameonthedisplayunitscreenwhere
the cursor is moved by turning the
controlwheel.Therearetwotypesof
buttons:
Control button: Pressing Confirm
with the frame on the control button
activatesthecontrol.
Function button: Pressing Confirm
opensanewdisplaywindoworactiv-
atesacertainfunction.
Confirmbutton Greenbuttononthecontrolwheel.
The button is used to confirm func-
tions.Forexample,withthecursoron
thedisplaybutton,thecontrolorfunc-
tion is activated depending on the
buttontype.
Cancelbutton Redbuttononthecontrolwheel.
Thebuttonisusedtocancelafunction
inprogress.Forexample,theadjust-
mentisnotapprovedwiththecontrol
button, but the old value remains in
effect.
The cursor is moved between the
MainMenuanddisplaybuttonwiththe
Cancelbutton.
Activation Whenadjustingvalues,thecontrolis
activated by pressing the Confirm
button, in which case a shadow
appearsaroundthecontrolbutton.
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1.5 Measurementmethod,Continuous
measurementofvolume,i.e.,cubing
The harvesting measuring method with this equipment is
basedoncontinuousvolumemeasurement.Thevolume
ofthemeasurementbatchismeasuredandcalculatedby
shortlogsandbymeansofthecylinderortruncatedcone
formula.Inpractice,thicknessreadingsarerecordedinthe
framevectoratone-centimetre(1cm)intervalswhenfeeding
atree.TheOpti2screenmodule'smemorycontainsatable,
alwaysprovidingthevolumeofaone-centimetre-longtrunk
corresponding to a specific thickness with an accuracy of
one-tenth of a millilitre. The final result is rounded to the
nearestdecilitre.
Thebaseofthefirstlogafterfellingsawingiscalculatedby
formingatruncatedcone.
Whensawingusingthetoppingsaw,theunknownlogsection
iscalculatedonthebasisoftheprognosispreparedusing
thelog'srealisednarrowing.
Ifthediameterisnotinuse,themeasuringdevicewillnot
calculatethevolume.Nevertheless,theharvesterheadmust
be opened and closed before starting the work. This way
thepreselectionswillfunctionbasedonlengthalone.
2 Function,harvesterhead
2.1 General
Thesoftwareofthemeasurementdeviceassumesthattrees
arefelledinthefollowingmanner:
AfterturningtheinstrumentOn,theharvesterheadmust
be first set to the Open and Close position and the
movementpathmustbecorrectwithrespecttoitsrange
(sufficient number of pulses), before the diameter
readingappearsonthescreen(ifthediameterisused).
Themeasurementdevicedoesnotcalculatethevolume
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ifthediameterisnotused.Evenifthediameterisnot
inuse,theharvesterheadmustbeopenedandclosed
beforestartingthework.Ifthediameterisnotinuse,
thepreselectionswillfunctiononlengthalone.
Theharvesterheadistobeopenedandliftedtoaver-
ticalposition,sothatthetreetobefelledcanbecaught.
Performfellingsawing.
The feeding starts with preselection, and also with
continuousfeedfromcutsawing.Usingthemanualfeed
duringtheautomaticfeedwillcanceltheautomaticfeed.
The automatic feed can be restarted at any time by
pressingthepreselectionbutton.
Asthefeedisstoppedatthecorrectdimension,sawing
iscarriedout(bypressingthebutton)andiftheauto-
maticfeedisnotselected,anewpreselectionisselec-
ted.Whencontinuousfeedisselected,buttheminimum
diameterconditionisnotfulfilled,thefeedwillnotstart
automatically.
The sawing compiles statistics for the trunk's active
preselection.Whenatrunkcounterisused,thetrunk
isaddedtothepreselectionactiveduringthefirstsaw-
ing.Thelengthreadingisresetinsawing.
2.2 Feeding
Themeasurementdeviceselectsthefeedspeedbetween
fast, medium and slow feed, based on the remaining dis-
tance.Fastspeedisusedwhenfarawayfromthedimension.
Slowspeedisusedwhenclosetothedimension.Thespeed
selection is affected by the braking distance + stopping
advance.Whenthedistancetothedimensionexceedsthe
brakingdistance+stoppingadvance,fastfeedisselected.
Thestoppingadvanceisthedistancewhichthetrunkmoves
after stopping the control of the feed valves. The braking
distance defines how far before the target dimension the
feedischangedtoslowspeed.
2.3 Preselection
The tree species and desired preselection table row are
selectedwiththepreselectionbutton.
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Preselectionsarepre-programmeddataregardingthetype
oflogsdesired.Thepreselectioncanalreadybeselected
beforecarryingoutthefelling.
Preselectionconsistsofsevendifferentpiecesofinformation:
Treespecies;thebotanicalnameofthetreeinquestion.
Timber assortment; the end use of the log (e.g., log,
pulporrot).
Length;thedesiredlengthofthelogstobecut.
Sawingwindow;thealloweddeviationfromthedesired
length.Aseparateparameterfortheunder-andover-
shootofthedesireddimension.
Minimum tree top; the diameter in millimetres below
whichthetreetopdiameterofthedesiredlogmustnot
fall.
Colourmarking.
Debarking(preselectionactivatesthedebarkingmode,
ifselected).
Freecutting.
WhenpressingPreselectionaftersawing,theharvesterhead
activates the preselection of the trunk feed to inform the
dimension,takingintoconsiderationthetoleranceandtree
topdiameter.Ifthediameterfallsbelowthetreetopdimen-
sion,thetrunkfeedisstoppedforthispreselection.Theuser
mustselectanewpreselectionorfeedmanuallyusingthe
Feedforwardbutton.
A.prdfileismadebasedonthestatisticalcompilationdata.
Theuserisnotallowedtomakethewrongpreselection.
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2.4 Handlesandcontrolbuttons
Wheninstallingtheprogram,youcanchoosefromtwodif-
ferentkeysettings.Thefunctionsofkeysetting0andkey
setting1havebeendescribedinthefollowingsections.The
settings are selected during installation. The key settings
canonlybechangedattheservicelevel.
Alwaysbeforeusingthemachine,checktheprogram'skey
settingsasfollows:
2.4.1 Left-handhandleandcontrolbuttons(key
setting0)
A LowertriggerShift1
B UppertriggerShift2
1 Vibrate
2 Rollersopen
3 Knivestoggle
4 Saw
5 TheFrontknivesopen
6 Frontknivesclose
7 Rearknivesopen
8 Rearknivesclose
2.4.2 Right-handhandle,andcontroland
preselectionbuttons(keysetting0)
A Lowertrigger,headclose
B Uppertrigger,headopen
1 Resetlength
2 Tilttoggle
3 Rotator/bucketselector
4 Topsaw
5 Feedforward
6 Feedbackward
7 Defaultpreselection
8 Buttend
Inaddition,therearethreeprogrammedbuttoncombinations
forcolourmarkingandstumptreatment:
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Shift1+3Rotator/Bucketselector=Redcolourmarking
Shift2+3Rotator/Bucketselector=Bluecolourmarking
Shift2+4Saw=Stumptreatment
2.4.3 Left-handhandleandcontrolbuttons(key
setting1)
A Lowertrigger,Frontknivesclose
B Uppertrigger,Frontknivesopen
1 Allknivesopen
2 Tiltdown
3 Tiltup
4 -
5 -
6 -
7 Shift1
8 Shift2
2.4.4 Right-handhandle,andcontroland
preselectionbuttons(keysetting1)
A Lowertrigger,headclose
B Uppertrigger,headopen
1 Topsaw
2 Rollersopen
3 Rollersclose
4 Saw
5 Feedbackward
6 Feedforward
7 Knivesvibration
8 Resetlength
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2.4.5 Preselectionbuttons
1 Preselection1.
Shift1+1 =Preselection11.
Shift2+1 =Preselection21.
2 Preselection2.
Shift1 +2 =Preselection12.
Shift2 +2 =Preselection22.
3 Preselection3.
Shift1 +3 =Preselection13.
Shift2 +3 =Preselection23.
4 Preselection4.
Shift1 +4 =Preselection14.
Shift2 +4 =Preselection24.
5 Preselection5.
Shift1 +5 =Preselection15.
Shift2 +5 =Preselection25.
6 Preselection6.
Shift1 +6 =Preselection16.
Shift2 +6 =Preselection26.
7 Preselection7.
Shift1 +7 =Preselection17.
Shift2 +7 =Preselection27.
8 Preselection8.
Shift1 +8 =Preselection18.
Shift2 +8 =Preselection28.
9 Preselection9.
Shift1+9 =Preselection19.
Shift2 +9 =Preselection29.
10 Preset10.
Shift1+10 =Preselection20.
Shift2 +10 =Preset30.
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3 Computerinterface
3.1 WritingtextintheOpti2system
Thetextiswrittenusingthevirtualkeyboard.
1. Movethecursortothepointwhereyouwanttowrite.
2. Clickthegreenbutton,thevirtualkeyboardopens.
3. Enterthetextletterbyletter.Firstmovethecursorto
theletterbyturningthecontrolwheelandthenpress
thegreenbutton.
4. Ifyouwanttoswitchbetweensmall/capitalletters,move
the cursor to the C-lock button and press the green
button. When you want to switch between special
characters/normalletters,movethecursortotheExtra
buttonandpressthegreenbutton.
5. Textcanbedeletedonecharacteratatimeusingthe
<- button.
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6. Whenyouhavewrittenthetext,movethecursortothe
OK buttonandpressthegreenbutton.
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3.2 Usingthecontrolwheelanddisplay
modulebuttons15
Displaymodulebutton1/controlwheelredbutton
Usethesebuttonstocanceltheselectedfunction.
Displaymodulebutton3/controlwheelgreenbutton
Usethesebuttonstoconfirmtheselectedfunction.
Button5
Usethisbuttontoopentheinstructionmanualfortheactive
window.
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3.3 Safetylock
Thepurposeofthesafetylockistodisabletheharvester
headcontrolsinconnectionwiththesystembooting,aswell
aswhenthedriverisnotinthecabin.Thesafetylocksymbol
informingthedriveraboutthisisshownaslockedinthemain
menuofthedisplay,andaccesstotheHandlingscreenhas
been blocked. Therefore, all harvester head controls are
alsoblocked.
Thesafetyisactivatedwhen
Safety lock symbol at the top right. - TheOpti2 systemislaunched,
- Thebasemachine'ssafetyswitch/safetymode(usually
intheseatorcabindoor)switcheson,
- Defaultsettingsarerestored,
- Thedriver'sownsettingsaretakenintouse,
- Orthesawchainchangeinthesequenceends.
Thesafetylockisopened,ifnecessary
- Firstbyswitchingoffthebasemachine'ssafetyswitch,
and
- by simultaneously pressing the Shift1 and Top saw
controlbuttons.
4 Harvesterheadfunctions
Theopeningmovementoftheactuatorisalwaysdominant.
That is, if one tries to simultaneously close and open the
sameactuator,theopencontroldominatesandtheactuator
issteeredopen.Thisappliestoallharvesterheadfunctions.
4.1 Lefthandhandle
4.1.1 Functionchange,Shift1andShift2
4.1.2 Vibrate
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operatesforanopenextendedperiodoftime.Theauxiliary
vibration operates for as long as the button is pressed
regardlessofwhetherthe"automaticvibration"isinuseor
not.Whenpressingthevibrationbuttonbeforethefeed,the
extendedopenpulseisinuse.
TheShift1+Vibrate buttonsactivatethe"automaticvibration"
ofthefrontandreardelimbingknives.Thevibrationfunctions
thatareactivewilloperate.Theautomaticvibrationsymbol
ofthefrontandreardelimbingknivesappearsonthescreen.
TheShift2+Vibrate buttonsopenawindowwhereitispos-
sibletoselectwhichvibrationfunctionsareactivewhenthe
automaticvibrationisinuse.
4.1.3 Rollersopen
WhenpressingtheRollersopenbuttonandthefeedisturned
on,theprogram'sdefaultvalueisthatonlythekniveswill
open.However,thedefaultvaluecanbechangedsothat
therollerswillalsoopenandthefeedwillbestopped.
Thefeedrollersarealsosteeredfullyopenwhenthehar-
vesterheadissteeredfullyopen.
Whenfelling,theRollersopen buttonfullyopensthefeed
rollers.Thefeedrollersareopenedforatleastthetimeset
withtheparameters,orforaslongasthebuttonispressed.
Thecommissioningtime,whichlastsfromthefullyclosed
position of the feed rollers to the fully open position, is
adjustedasaminimumcontroltimeparameter.
TheShift1+Rollersopen buttonsopenthefeedrollersfor
aslongasthecontrolbuttonispressed.
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4.1.4 Knivestoggle
Thefrontandreardelimbingkniveswillremainopenwhen
pressingtheKnivestoggle button.Thekniveswillbeclosed
whenthebuttonispressedtwice.Inotherwords,thedirec-
tionoftheknifemovementwillbechangedwheneverthe
Togglebuttonispressed(apartfromthefeed).
TheShift1+Knivestoggle buttonsopen/closeboththefront
and rear delimbing knives to their middle positions. The
kniveswillcloseforaslongasthecontrolbuttonispressed.
4.1.5 Saw
TheSaw buttonsawswiththesawinuse.Forexample,if
thetopsawisinuse,pressingtheSaw buttonactivatesthe
topsaw.Inothercases,sawingiscarriedoutwiththeregular
saw.
PressingtheShift1+Saw buttonwiththeharvesterheadin
the horizontal position starts the change sequence of the
saw chain for the active saw, during which the display
instructsthedriverofactionstobetaken.
TheclearingfunctionisactivatedusingtheHeadopen+Saw
buttonwiththeharvesterheadinaverticalposition.
TheHeadclose+Saw buttonsactivateforcedsawing.The
sawbladestaysoutforaslongastheSaw buttonispressed.
4.1.6 Frontknivesopen
Thefrontdelimbingknivesarealsosteeredfullyopenorto
intermediatepositionswhentheharvesterheadissteered
fullyopenortointermediatepositions.
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Thecommissioningtimeisadjustedasaminimumcontrol
timeparameter,whichlastsfromthe"fullyclosed"position
oftheknivestothe"fullyopen"position.
4.1.7 Frontknivesclose
Thefrontknivesaresteeredfullyopenwhenfeedingand
sawing.Thefrontknivesarealsosteeredfullyclosedwhen
theharvesterheadissteeredfullyclosed.
TheFrontknivesclose buttonclosesthefrontdelimbing
knivesforaslongasthecontrolbuttonsarepressed.The
"Frontdelimbingknivesclose"controlstayson,eventhough
thebuttonisreleased.
4.1.8 Rearknivesopen
Therearknivesarealsosteeredfullyopenortointermediate
positionswhentheharvesterheadissteeredfullyopenor
tointermediatepositions.
TheRearknivesopen buttonfullyopensthereardelimbing
knives.Thereardelimbingknivesareopenedforatleast
thetimesetwiththeparametersorforaslongasthebutton
ispressed.
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Thecommissioningtimeisadjustedasaminimumcontrol
timeparameter,whichlastsfromthe"fullyclosed"position
oftherearknivestothe"fullyopen"position.
4.1.9 Rearknivesclose
Therearknivesarealsosteeredfullyclosedortointermedi-
atepositionswhentheharvesterheadissteeredfullyclosed
ortointermediatepositions.
TheRearknivesclose buttonfullyclosesthereardelimbing
knives. The "Knives close" control stays on, even though
thebuttonisreleased.
4.2 Righthandhandle
4.2.1 Headopen
TheHeadopen buttonfullyopensthefeedrollers,frontand
reardelimbingknivesforatleastthetimesetwiththepara-
metersorforaslongasthebuttonispressed.
WhentheHeadopenbuttonispressedcontinuouslyfora
longtimeandthefeedrollersareopen,theharvesterhead
willautomaticallyrisetoaverticalposition.(Onlywhenthis
functionisallowedintheparameterslocatedinthesettings)
WhentheHeadopenbuttonispressedduringthefeed,only
thefrontandreardelimbingkniveswillopenforaslongas
thebuttonispressed.IfthefeedisactivewhentheHead
openbuttonisreleased,theharvesterheadwillautomatically
close.
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TheShift1+Headopen buttonsopentheharvesterheadto
intermediate positions. The harvester head remains open
foraslongasthebuttonispressed.
WhentheShift1+Headopenbuttonsarepressedduringthe
feed,onlythefrontandreardelimbingkniveswillopenfor
aslongasthebuttonsarepressed.Ifthefeedisactivewhen
theHeadopenbuttonisreleased,theharvesterheadwill
automaticallyclose.
4.2.2 Headclose
The Head close button fully closes the feed rollers, front
andreardelimbingknives.
WhentheHeadclosebuttonispressed,thereareadjustable
delays(parameters)withthecontrolsofthefeedrollersand
reardelimbingknives.Thatis,firstthefrontdelimbingknives
areclosedand,followingthesetdelay,thefeedrollersand
rear delimbing knives. For example, when pressing the
Knivesclosebutton,therewillbenodelayandtheknives
willcloseimmediately.
TheHeadclosecontrolstaysonwhenthebuttonisreleased.
4.2.3 Resetlength
TheResetlength buttonresetsitscurrentlengthreading.
Pressingthebuttonforalongtimedeletestheoutputdata
ofthelastcutlog.
TheShift1+Resetlength buttons(=Newstem)switchthe
Opti2 systemintoapost-fellingsawingstate,eventhough
nofellingsawingwasactuallydone.Thiscanbeused,for
example,ifoneneedstostartcuttingatrunkthathasalready
fallenorhasbeenfelledearlier.
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Inorderforthepreviousfunctiontowork,delimbingparamet-
ers must be active. In addition, the DB section must be
selectedinthespecificpreselection.Thisfunctionismainly
usedindelimbingharvesterheads.
4.2.4 Tilttoggle
TheTilttoggle buttonliftstheharvesterheadtotheupright
position/lowerstheharvesterheadtoahorizontalposition.
4.2.5 Rotator/bucketselector
4.2.6 Topsaw
TheTopsaw buttonchangesthetopsawasthesawtobe
used.Theselectioniscancelledbypressingthebuttonfor
the second time. The selection is automatically cancelled
when the harvester head is opened and the top saw has
sawed.(Thetopsawfunctionrequiresthattheuseofthe
topsawisallowedusingaparameter.)
TheShift1+Topsaw buttonsopenthesafetylock.
4.2.7 Slowfeedforward
WhilepressingtheFeedforward button,trunksarefedat
highspeedforward.
Thetrunkfeedforwardispreventedwhenthesawortop
sawisoutofthesawbox.
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WhilepressingtheShift1+Feedforward buttons,trunksare
fedatslowspeedforward.
Thetrunkfeedforwardispreventedwhenthesawortop
sawisoutofthesawbox.
4.2.8 Slowfeedbackward
WhilepressingtheFeedbackward button,trunksarefed
backwardathighspeed.
Thefeedspeedislimitedtoamaximumaveragespeed,if
thetrunkistakenintheharvesterheadduringfellingsawing.
Thetrunkfastfeedbackwardispreventedwhenthesawor
topsawisoutofthesawbox.
WhilepressingtheShift1+Feedbackward buttons,trunks
arefedatslowspeedbackward.
Whenthesawortopsawisoutofthesawbox,onlyaslow
speedbackwardofthetrunkisallowed.
4.2.9 Defaultpreselection
4.2.10 Buttend
ButtenddebarkingiscarriedoutbypressingtheButtend
button with the debarking mode active (parameter) or
debarkingallowedinthepreselection.Inbuttenddebarking,
theharvesterheadmustbeinthecuttingmode.
WhenpressingtheButtendbutton,thetrunkisfedbackward
untilthetargetlengthisachievedorisundercut.
ButtenddebarkingcanbeabortedwiththeFeedforward
andbackwardbuttons,aswellasbypressingtheButtend
buttonforthesecondtime.
Buttenddelimbing:Aftercutting,presstheButtend button
before the first preselection. After the first preselection,
automaticbuttenddelimbingiscarriedout.
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Inbuttenddelimbing,thepartofthebuttendwhichremains
outsidethedelimbingknivesinconnectionwithcuttingthe
trunkistobedelimbed.Inbuttenddelimbing,thetrunkis
fedbackwardtothelengthdefinedwiththeaveragespeed
parameter,afterwhichtheautomaticcut-to-lengthisactiv-
ated.
Buttenddelimbingisavailablewhentheautomaticfeedor
preselectionfeedmodeisselected.
Buttdelimbingandthefollowingautomaticcut-to-lengthcan
beabortedwiththesamebuttonswithwhichtheautomatic
cut-to-length is aborted. If it is desired to cancel butt
delimbinginthemiddleofdelimbingbutcontinuetheauto-
maticcut-to-length,thenthisisdonebypressingtheButt
endbuttonagain.
TheShift1+Buttend functionisusedtolocatethetrunkbutt
end,thatis,thezeropointofthelength,whenthelength
measurement is missing. The function requires that the
harvesterheadincludesabuttendidentificationsensor.The
Buttendfunctionfeedsthetrunkataveragespeed.
Ifthebuttendidentificationsensorisactiveatstartupofthe
Buttendfunction,thetrunkisfedbackwarduntiltheidenti-
ficationsensorchangesmode,inwhichcasethetrunkfeed
directionchangestoforwardandthespeedtoslow.When
theidentificationsensorchangesmodeagain,thetrunkfeed
isstopped.
Ifthebuttendidentificationsensorisnotactiveatstartupof
the Butt end function, the trunk is fed forward at average
speed,untiltheidentificationsensorchangesmodeandthe
trunkfeedisstopped.
Everytimethebuttendidentificationsensorchangesmode,
thelengthdisplayshowsthedistancefromthesensortothe
saw.
Thebuttendsearchfunctioncanbeabortedinthemiddle
ofthebuttendsearchbypressingthe"feedforward"or"feed
backward"buttonorbystartingtheautomaticcut-to-length.
TheButtendsearchfunctionisautomaticallyabortedwhen
activatingtheslippingidentification.
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4.2.11 Colourmarkingandstumptreatment
Whentheharvesterheadisequippedwiththecolourmarking
equipment:
BypressingtheShift1+Rotator/Bucketselectioncom-
bination,theharvesterheadspraysredinkthroughthecolour
markingnozzletotheheadofthecuttrunk.
BypressingtheShift2+Rotator/Bucketselectioncom-
bination, the harvester head sprays blue ink through the
colourmarkingnozzletotheheadofthecuttrunk.
Whentheharvesterheadisequippedwiththestumptreat-
mentequipment:
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5 Startingthetreatment
5.1 Handlingmode
Select1.Handling.
Currentlengthoftheshortlogincentimetres.
If the length measurement is available, the
cm screenwillbeyellowunlessthesawbarisin
thesawingwindow,inwhichcasethescreen
willbegreen.
If the length measurement is unreliable or
unavailable,thescreenwillbegrey.
Currentdiameteroftheshortloginmillimetres.
If the diameter at saw point is available, the
screenwillbeyellowunlessthe(top)sawblade
mm is not within the saw box, in which case the
screenwillbered.
If the diameter at saw point (e.g., at the butt
end)isnotavailable,thescreenwillbegrey.If
the current diameter is smaller than the min-
imum top diameter defined in the selected
preselection,thediametervalueflashesonthe
screen.
PS Selectedpreselection.
A Tree species according to the selected
preselection.
B Assortment according to the selected
preselection.
C Target length according to the selected
preselection.
D Sawing window according to the selected
preselection.
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E Minimumtopdiameteraccordingtotheselected
preselection.
F The selected function; several of these func-
tionscanbeselectedsimultaneously.Thedis-
playwillshowthefunctionsasfollowingsym-
bols:
FC
Cuttingisallowedatanypointofthetrunk.
DB
Debarkingselected.
C1
Colourmarkinginblue.
C2
Colourmarkinginred.
C3
Colourmarkinginbothcolours.
pcs The number of short logs registered for the
selectedpreselectioninthisworkarea.
rm Total length of short logs registered for the
selectedpreselectioninthisworkareagivenin
runningmetres.
m The volume of short logs registered for the
selectedpreselectioninthisworkareagivenin
cubicmetres.
4.Settings ->Parameters ->Otherparamet-
ers ->Feed ->Feedmode parameterAuto-
Start.
Alarm symbol, the alarm notifications will be
shownonthestatusline.Somealarmsareonly
registeredintheMessagelog.Insomecases
thealarmisonlyregisteredinthelogfileand
willnotshowintheHandlingwindow.
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Attentionsymbol,theattentionnotificationswill
beshownonthestatusline.Somealarmsare
onlyregisteredintheMessagelog.
Rotatorcontroltakenintouse.
Bucketcylindercontroltakenintouse.
Topsawtakenintouse.
Harvesterheadopeninahorizontalposition,
i.e.,intheso-calledcollectionmode.
Fellingsawingmode.
Sawingmode.
Numberoffelledtrunks.Includesalltreespe-
cies.
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5.1.1 Activating/deactivatingthedelimbingknives
openingandvibration
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5.1.2 Sawchainreplacementsequence
Note!Thetopsawchainisalwaysreplacedmanually.These
instructionsdonotapplytothetopsaw!
1. Lowertheharvesterheadtoahorizontalposition.
2. Select1.Handling.
3. PressShift1 andSaw controlbuttonssimultaneously.
4. Switchconstantspeedoff.
5. PresstheSaw controlbuttontogetthesawbladeout
ofthesawbox.
6. Switchoffthebasemachine'sengine.
7. Replacethesawchainaccordingtotheinstructionsin
theharvesterheadOwner'sManual.
5.2 Workarea
5.2.1 SavingtheworkareadataonaUSBmemory
stick
1. ConnectaUSBmemorysticktotheOpti2 system.
2. Select2.Workarea ->Save.
3. Pressthedisplaymodulebutton3 /controlwheelgreen
button->theworkareadatawillbesavedontheUSB
memorystickastwofiles(.PRD and.OPR).
5.2.2 UsingtheworkareadatasavedonaUSB
memorystick
1. ConnectaUSBmemorysticktotheOpti2 system.
2. Select2.Workarea ->Open.
3. Selectthedesiredworkareafromthelistandclickthe
greenbutton.
5.2.3 Viewing/editingtheworkareaIDdata
1. Select2.Workarea ->View/Edit.
2. Editthedataifnecessary.
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1/4
Workareaname
Nameoftheworkarea.
Standidentification
Identificationofthestand.
Standnumber
Numberofthestand.
Sectornumber
Numberofthesector.
Lotnumber
Numberofthelot.
Certified
Certification.
2/4
Vendor
Vendor.
Vendorcode
Vendorcode.
Vendorname
Nameofthevendor.
Vendoraddress
Vendor'saddress.
Vendore-mail
Vendor'se-mailaddress.
Vendorphone/fax
Vendor'sphone/faxnumber.
3/4
Buyer
Buyer.
Contractnumber
Contractnumber.
Standdescription
Descriptionofthestand.
Harvestingmethod
Harvestingmethod.
4/4
Organisation
Organisation.
Region
Deliveryarea.
District
District.
Workteam
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Areaofresponsibility.
Woodpile
Stock.
5.2.4 EnteringtheworkareaIDdata
1. Select2.Workarea ->Startnew.
2. EnterthenecessaryIDdata.
5.3 Calibration
5.3.1 Lengthmeasurementcalibration
Thelengthmeasurementcalibrationmustbeperformedfor
alltreespeciescutseparately.
1. Makeashortlogwhichisoveronemetreinlength.The
lastmadelogwilldo,ifthedevicehasnotbeenswitched
offinbetweenthefunctions.
2. Measurethelengthofthelogusingatapemeasure.
3. Goto3.Calibration ->Length.
4. Ensurethatthesystemhassuggestedthecorrecttree
species.Ifnot,selectthetreespeciesofthemeasured
shortlogusingthecontrolwheelandpressthegreen
button.
5. Adjustthelengthifnecessary.
6. Savethecalibrationbypressingthegreenbutton.
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5.3.2 Calibratingthediametersensorrange
1. Goto3.Calibration ->Diameterrange.
2. Close(0pulses)andopentheharvesterheaduntilthe
maximum pulse value remains almost unchanged
(between450and550)whentheharvesterheadisfully
open.Normalvariationofthemaximumvalueis+/-1
pulse.
3. Save the maximum value using the control wheel's
green button. If the value has decreased or changed
whensaving,thecalibrationmustbeperformedagain.
4. Theuseofthediametersensor'snewcalibrationvalue
canbepreventedbypressingthecontrolwheel'sred
button.
5.3.3 Calibratingthediametercurve
Thedisplaywillshowthelengthanddiametermeasurement
dataoftheshortlogsfromthelasthandledtrunkascalcu-
lated by the device. Then measure the same short logs
manuallyandcomparethedata.Ifthevaluecalculatedby
thedevicediffersfromthemanuallymeasureddata,thisis
tobefixedthisusingthedevice.Theminimumnumberof
measuringpointsinuseis2(diametercurve=straightline)
andthemaximumnumberis20.
on/off:
Themeasuringpointisenabledbycheckingtheboxordis-
abledbyremovingthecheckmark.
Length:
Themeasuringpointsaregivenintheformatx/yyy,where
numberxindicatesthesequencenumberoftheshortlog,
starting from the butt log whose sequence number is 1.
Number yyy indicates the measuring point in centi-
metres/inches measured from the butt end of the log in
question.Inotherwords,measuringpoint3/482referstoa
pointwhichis482cm/inchesawayfromthebuttendofthe
thirdlog.Ifthemeasuringpointnumbersarereplacedwith
a '-' character, the last log has not included that specific
diameterclass.
Diameter:
Thediameterusedbythesystemforthatspecificdiameter
classisindicatedinmillimetres/inches.
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TheGraph buttonallowsyoutoopenagraphrepresenting
thecurrentcalibrationcurve.
Beforediametercalibration,theoperatormustensurethat
the length measurement and diameter sensor range are
correct.Ifnecessary,theseneedtobecalibratedfirst.
1. Cutthewholetrunkintoshortlogs,ifyouhavenotdone
thisalready.
Diameter curve. 2. Select3.Calibration ->Diametercurve.
3. UsethePrint buttontoprintoutthemeasuringpoints
andvaluesorwritethemdownonapieceofpaper.
4. Measure the short log diameters with measuring cal-
lipersatgivenmeasuringpoints.
5. Ifnecessary,adjustthediametervalues.Youcanonly
adjust the diameter classes in use. Classes can be
activatedordeactivatedbycheckingoruncheckingthe
on/off column.
6. Thesettingswillbesavedandimplementedonceyou
exitthescreen.
5.3.4 Calibratingtherotatorhandle
Therotatorcontrolhandlemustbecalibratedwheneverthe
rotator pressure sensor has been replaced or the feel for
therotator'scontrolshasbecomestrangeordifferent.
Left/CCW:
Extreme left position of the steering handle (= maximum
voltagevalue).
Right/CW:
Handle calibration, 2 potentiometers. Extremerightpositionofthesteeringhandle(=maximum
voltagevalue).
Voltagevalues(V):
Thevoltagevaluesontopofthebarsrepresent"thecurrent
voltage value" and the voltage values on the bars' pages
representthevoltagevaluesoftheextremepositions,that
is,thecalibrationvalues,whenthesteeringhandleisturned
rightorleft.
OK:
Savestheadjustedvaluestothemoduleandtheprogram
returnstothepreviousdisplay.
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1. Select3.Calibration ->Rotatorlever.
2. Move the right hand side handle sideways to both
extremesseveraltimes.Thebarsonthescreenmust
moveinthesamedirectionasthesteeringhandle.If
thebarsaremovingintheoppositedirection,thepres-
suresensorchannelsarecrossed.Checkthecorrect
connection from the electrical diagram (Installation
instruction, Appendix 4). The voltage values must be
stable when the handle is in the middle or at either
Handle calibration, 1 potentiometer.
extremeposition.Ifthevoltagevaluesfluctuatealot,
checkthesensorwiring,connectionsandthestability
ofthepre-controlpressure.
3. Thesettingswillbesavedwhenyouexitthescreenby
pressingthegreenbutton.Ifyoupresstheredbutton,
theoldcalibrationvalueswillremainineffect.
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5.3.5 Calibratingtherotatorcontrolvalve
X50
ThisdisplayisusedtosettheminimumPWMpercentages
oftherotatorcontrolvalve.PWM=valueatwhichtherotator
startstorotate.
MinCW:
SetthePWMpercentageatwhichtherotatorstartstorotate
clockwise.
Off:
This function is only intended for Ponsse service personnel.
MinCCW:
SetthePWMpercentage,atwhichtherotatorstartstorotate
counterclockwise.
H60,H6,H7,H7euca,H8,H73e
Thisdisplayisusedtosettheminimumcurrentvalueofthe
rotatorcontrolvalve(=thevalueatwhichtherotatorstarts
torotate),mA.
MinCW:
SetthemAvalueatwhichtherotatorstartstorotateclock-
wise.
MinCCW:
SetthemAvalueatwhichtherotatorstartstorotatecoun-
terclockwise.
5.3.6 Calibratingthefeedcontrolvalve
X50
ThisdisplayisusedtosettheminimumPWMpercentages
ofthefeedcontrolvalve.PWM=valueatwhichthefeed
startstomove.
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MaxFW:
This function is only intended for Ponsse service personnel.
MinFW:
SetthePWMpercentageatwhichthefeedstartstomove
forward.This function is only intended for Ponsse service
personnel.
Off:
SetthePWMpercentageatwhichthefeedremainsstation-
ary.This function is only intended for Ponsse service per-
sonnel.
MinBW:
SetthePWMpercentageatwhichthefeedstartstomove
backwards.This function is only intended for Ponsse service
personnel.
Max BW:
This function is only intended for Ponsse service personnel.
H60,H6,H7,H7euca,H8,H73e
Thisdisplayisusedtosettheminimumcurrentvaluesof
thefeedvalve(=thevalueatwhichthefeedstarts),mA.
MaxFW:
This function is only intended for Ponsse service personnel.
MinFW:
SetthemAvalueatwhichthefeedstartstomoveforward.
This function is only intended for Ponsse service personnel.
MinBW:
Set the mA value at which the feed starts to move back-
wards. This function is only intended for Ponsse service
personnel.
Max BW:
This function is only intended for Ponsse service personnel.
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5.3.7 Extensioncalibration(ifthemachineis
equippedwithanextension)
Theextensioniscalibratedautomaticallywhentakinganew
harvesterheadintouse.Theextensionmustalsobecalib-
ratedwheneverthepressuresensorshavebeenreplaced
orthefeelfortheextension'scontrolshasbecomestrange
ordifferent.
In:
Calibrationoftheretractionoftheextensioncontrolhandle
(=maximumvoltagevalue).
Extension calibration, 2 potentiomet-
ers Out:
Calibrationoftheejectionoftheextensioncontrolhandle(=
maximumvoltagevalue).
Voltagevalues(V):
Thevoltagevaluesontopofthebarsrepresent"thecurrent
voltage value" and the voltage values on the bars' sides
representthevoltagevaluesoftheextremepositions,that
is,thecalibrationvalues,whentheextensioniscontrolled
inorout.
OK:
Savestheadjustedvaluestothemoduleandtheprogram
returnstothepreviousdisplay.
1. Select3.Calibration ->Extensioncalibration
2. Movetheextensionhandlesidewaystobothextremes
severaltimes.Thebarsonthescreenmustmoveinthe
samedirectionasthesteeringhandle.Ifthebarsare
movingintheoppositedirection,thepressuresensor
channelsarecrossed.Thevoltagevaluesmustremain
stablewhenthehandleisinthemiddlepositionorone
oftheextremepositions.Ifthevoltagevaluesfluctuate
a lot, check the sensor wiring, connections and the
Extension calibration, 1 poten-
stabilityofthepre-controlpressure.
tiometer.
3. Thesettingswillbesavedwhenyouexitthescreenby
pressingthegreenbutton.Ifyoupresstheredbutton,
theoldcalibrationvalueswillremainineffect.
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5.3.8 Movement-specificpressurecalibration(H6,
H7,H7euca,H8)
Pressuresensor,i.e.,thecalibrationoftheharvesterhead's
pressuretransmitter,mustalwaysbeperformedbeforecal-
ibratingthemovement-specificpressuresensors.Thisaction
can only be performed by the Ponsse service personnel.
The pressure sensor has normally been calibrated when
implementingtheharvesterhead.
1. Select3.Calibration ->Pressures.
2. Pressthecontrolwheel'sgreenbutton,andselectOK
=Automaticcalibration.
5.3.8.1 Frontknives(Frontknifecalibration)
3. InFrontknife,select CALIBRATE.
4. Next the program will ask "Has the pressure sensor
calibrated?"=Hastheharvesterhead'spressuresensor
beencalibrated?ContinuebypressingOK,usingthe
controlwheel'sgreenbutton.
5. The program prompts you to turn on the machine's
workingRPM.AftersettingtheworkingRPM,pressthe
controlwheel'sgreenbutton.
6. Next,pressthehandles'HeadClose button,i.e.,close
theharvesterhead.
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11. YoucanviewapressurecurvebypressingtheGRAPH
button atthetopofthetable.
5.3.8.2 Rollers(Rollercalibration)
5.3.8.3 Rearknives(Rearknifecalibration)
Seefrontknifecalibration.Rearknifecalibrationisperformed
similarlytothefrontknives.
5.3.8.4 Sawbar(Sawbarcalibration)
Seefrontknifecalibration.Sawbarcalibrationisperformed
similarlytothefrontknives.
6 Settings
6.1 Parametersaffectingthepressing
pressuresofthefrontandrear
delimbingknives,aswellasthefeed
rollers(X50,H60,H73e)
1. Select4.Settings ->Parameters ->Pressure.
2. Adjustthevaluesthewayyoulike.
Low:
Indicatesinmilliamperesthecylindercontrolcurrentused
whenthetrunkdiameteristhesameasorsmallerthanthe
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diametersetinDiameterlimits Low.Diameterlimits:The
operatorcannotchangetheLowvalue.
High:
Indicatesinmilliamperesthecylindercontrolcurrentused
when the trunk diameter is the same or greater than the
diametersetinDiameterlimits High.
ThepressingpressureadjustslinearlybetweentheLow and
High Pressure values based on the diameter of the tree
whenthetrunkdiameterisbetweentheLow andHighdia-
meterlimits values.
Full:
Indicates in milliamperes the pressing pressure used, for
example when sawing and pressing the Close harvester
headbuttonwhenthetreeisintheharvesterhead.
6.2 Parametersaffectingthepressing
pressuresofthefrontandrear
delimbingknives,aswellasthefeed
rollers(H6,H7,H7euca,H8)
1. Select4.Settings ->Parameters ->Pressure.
2. Adjustthevaluesthewayyoulike.
Low:
Indicates the pressing pressure used when the trunk dia-
meteristhesameorsmallerthanthediametersetinDia-
meterlimits -Low.Diameterlimits:Theoperatorcannot
changetheLowvalue.
High:
Indicates the pressing pressure used when the trunk dia-
meteristhesameorgreaterthanthediametersetinDia-
meterlimits -High.
ThepressingpressureadjustslinearlybetweentheLow and
High Pressure values based on the diameter of the tree
whenthetrunkdiameterisbetweentheLow andHighdia-
meterlimits values.
Full:
Indicates the pressing pressure used, for example when
sawingandpressingtheCloseharvesterheadbuttonwhen
thetreeisinthegrapple.
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6.3 Parametersaffectingthefeed
Thefeedvalveparametersaresetinthedisplaywindow.
Whenadjustingthefeedspeed,thefeedvalveiscontrolled
withtheadjustablespeedvalue.
Speed:
Slow:Slowfeedforward.
Mid: Mediumspeedfeedforward.
Fast:Fastfeedforward.(Cannotbeadjustedbytheoper-
ator.)
Ramps(Feedramps):
Acceleration:Thetimeinwhichthefeedmotor'srotation
speed increases from its minimum to maximum speed.
(Cannotbeadjustedbytheoperator.)
Deceleration:Thetimeinwhichthefeedmotor'srotation
speed decreases from its maximum to minimum speed.
(Cannotbeadjustedbytheoperator.)
6.4 Parametersaffectingtheopeningofthe
frontandreardelimbingknives
Thedelimbingknivesopenmomentarilywhenthefeeding
ofthetrunkbeginsintheharvesterhead.Thisallowseasier
trunkmovement.
Minopen:
Indicates in milliseconds the time for which the delimbing
FW: Forward feed. knivesopenwhenthetrunkdiameteristhesameorsmaller
BW: Backward feed. thanthediametersetinMin.
Maxopen:
Indicates in milliseconds the time for which the delimbing
knivesopenwhenthetrunkdiameteristhesameorgreater
thanthediametersetinMax.
The opening time of the delimbing knives adjusts linearly
betweentheMinopen andMaxopen valuesbased
on the diameter of the tree when the trunk diameter is
betweentheMin (cannotbeadjusted)andMax values.
Thedelimbingknivesarenotopenedatallwhenthetrunk
diameterisgreaterthanthediametersetinOff.
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Extraopening:
Indicatesasapercentagebyhowmuchthedelimbingknives
openingtimeisextendedwhentheVibrate controlbutton
ispressedbeforestartingthefeed.
6.5 Parametersaffectingthevibrationof
thefrontandreardelimbingknives
(X50,H60,H73)
The delimbing knives vibration refers to the successive
sequential openings and closures of the front and/or rear
delimbingknives,whichoccurseveraltimesuponfeeding
thetrunk.Thisallowseasiertrunkmovementintheharvester
head.
Maxopen:
Indicates in milliseconds the time for which the delimbing
knivesopenwhenthetrunkdiameteristhesameorgreater
thanthediametersetinMax.
Close:
Indicates in milliseconds the time in which the delimbing
knivescloseduringvibration.Thesametimeisappliedto
alldiameters.
IfthediameterofthetreeisbetweentheMin (cannotbe
adjusted)andMax values,theopeningtimeusedforthe
delimbingknivesvibrationfeatureadjustslinearlybetween
theMin andMax valuesbasedonthediameterofthe
tree.
Thedelimbingkniveswillnotvibrateatallifthetrunkdia-
meterisgreaterthanthediametersetinOff.
Extraopening:
Indicatesasapercentagebyhowmuchthedelimbingknives
openingtimeisextendedduringvibrationwhentheVibrate
control button is pressed during the feed. The extended
openingtimeisineffectuntiltheVibrate buttonisreleased.
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6.6 Parametersaffectingrotatormovements
1. Select4.Settings ->Parameters ->Rotator.
2. Adjustthevaluesthewayyoulike.
Therotatorspinscounterclockwise.
Therotatorspinsclockwise.
Speed:
Min, not applicable to harvester heads H60, H6, H7,
H7euca, H8 and H73e: Increasing the percentage value
increasestherotator'sminimumrotationspeed.
Max: Decreasing the percentage value decreases the
rotator'smaximumrotationspeed.
Ramps:
Acceleration: Indicates in milliseconds the time in which
Settings for harvester heads H60, therotator'srotationspeedincreasesfromitsminimumto
H6, H7, H7euca, H8 and H73e
maximumspeed.
Deceleration: Indicates in milliseconds the time in which
therotator'srotationspeeddecreasesfromitsmaximumto
minimumspeed.
Deadzone:Indicatesasapercentagethepointwherethe
rotator'srotationbeginswhentherighthandsidehandleis
tilted right / left. The entire range of the handle from the
middlepositiontotheextremepositionequals100%.
Progression:Thegreaterthepercentagevalue,thesmaller
thetiltofthehandlewillcausetherotatortorotatefaster.
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6.7 Hydraulicpumpsusedtocontrol
variousactuators
1. Select4.Settings ->Parameters ->Pumpcontrols
1.
2. 1 =hydraulicpump1
2 =hydraulicpump2
3 =hydraulicpump3
Theimageontheleftshowsalistofvariousactuators.
Thecheckmarksindicatewhichhydraulicpumpsare
usedtocontrolwhichactuators.Only Ponsse service
personnel can change these parameters.
6.8 Parametersaffectinghydraulicpumps
1. Select4.Settings ->Parameters ->Pumpcontrols
2.
2. Adjustthevaluesthewayyoulike.
1 =hydraulicpump1
2 =hydraulicpump2
3 =hydraulicpump3
Controlmode:
Youcanselectwhichpumpsareusedinthemachineand
howthepumpsarecontrolled.This function is only intended
for Ponsse service personnel.
Offdelay:
Indicates in milliseconds the time for which the hydraulic
pumpkeepspumpinghydraulicoilaftertheactuatorisno
longercontrolled.This function is only intended for Ponsse
service personnel.
Proportionalpumplevels:
Indicatepumpoutputlevelsaspercentagevalues.
Low:Lowlevel.
Mid:Middlelevel.
High:Highlevel.
Full:Fulllevel.
These functions are only intended for Ponsse service per-
sonnel.
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6.9 Sawbladecalibration
1. Select4.Settings ->Parameters ->Sawbarrange.
2. Makesurethatthemachine'smotorisnotrunningand
thattheharvesterheadcannotmoveaccidentally.Use
glovesandfollowextremecautionwhenremovingthe
sawchain.RemovethesawchainandselectOK.(This
appliesonlytotheX50harvesterheadtype.)
3. Grabastemintheharvesterhead.
4. Iftheharvesterheaddoesnotidentifythestemthick-
nessinthesaw,anerrormessagewillbedisplayed.
PressOKtoaccept,andfeedthestemforwarduntilthe
handlingscreenchangesfromgreytoyellow.
5. Steerthesawbladeoutbypressingthesawbuttonuntil
thesawbladetouchestheframesurface.
6. Savethenewsawbladecalibrationsettingsusingthe
controlwheel'sgreenbutton.
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7 Otherparameters
1. Select4.Settings ->Parameters ->Otherparameters.
2. Select the desired parameter by turning the control
wheelandpressingthegreenbutton.
7.1 Feed
Feed ->Feedmode
Selectthemodeyouwishtouseforfeedingtrees.
Manual
1. The driver presses the Feed backward- / Feed
forward controlbuttonsuntilthetreehasbeenfed
tothedesiredlengthaccordingtothepreselection.
2. Thereafter the driver completes the sawing by
pressingtheSaw controlbutton.
Preselection
1. Thedriverpressesthedesiredpreselectionbutton
andtheOpti2 systemautomaticallyfeedsthetree
tothelengthsetforthepreselection.
2. Thereafter the driver completes the sawing by
pressingtheSaw controlbutton.
IfthedriverpressestheSaw controlbuttonduring
thefeed,theOpti2systemwillfeedthetreetothe
length set for the preselection and automatically
take care of sawing. If necessary, the automatic
sawing can be cancelled by pressing the Saw
controlbuttonagain.
AutoStart
1. Thedriverpressesthedesiredpreselectionbutton
andtheOpti2 systemautomaticallyfeedsthetree
tothelengthsetforthepreselection.
2. Thereafter the driver completes the sawing by
pressing the Saw control button. If the driver
presses the Saw control button during the feed,
theOpti2 systemwillfeedthetreetothelengthset
forthepreselectionandautomaticallytakecareof
sawing.Ifnecessary,theautomaticsawingcanbe
cancelledbypressingtheSaw controlbuttonagain.
3. TheOpti2 systemwillthenautomaticallyfeedthe
treeagaintothelengthsetforthesamepreselec-
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tion.Ifyouwishtouseadifferentpreselection,give
theSaw controlbuttonalongpressduringsawing.
Feed ->Slippingdetectionenabled
Activate/deactivateslippingdetection.
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Feed ->Buttreversepoint
Set the point to which the system will reverse in butt
enddelimbingandbuttenddebarkingfunctions.
Feed ->Brakingbeforemintopdiameter
Define in comparison to the minimum diameter how
manymillimetresthickerdiameterwillswitchfromfast
feedtosemi-fastfeed.
Feed ->Rollersopenduringfeed
SelectYES/NO.IftheselectionisintheYESmodeand
theoperatorpressestheGrappleopenbuttonduring
thefeed,thetreefeedwillbestopped,andtheknives
androllerswillopenautomatically.
7.2 Saw
Saw ->Over-sawing ->Relativewhenfelling
Definehowmanypercentageswillbesawedinfelling
sawingafterthesawbladehasreacheditstargetposi-
tion,whichtheOpti2 systemhascalculatedonthebasis
ofthetrunkdiameter.
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HarvesterheadX50:Saw->Sawmode
HarvesterheadsH60,H6,H7,H7euca,H8andH73e:Saw
->Automatic/Manual
Selectthemodeyouwishtouseforsawing.
Manual
1. The Opti2 system will continue sawing until the
Saw control button is released or the saw blade
has reached its target position which the Opti2
system has calculated on the basis of the trunk
diameter.IftheSaw controlbuttonispressedfor
thesecondtimebeforethesawbladehasreturned
to the saw box, the Opti2 system will continue
sawinguntilthecontrolbuttonisreleased.
2. Thesawbladewillreturnautomaticallytothesaw
box.
Automatic
1. WhentheSaw controlbuttonispressed,theOpti2
systemwillcontinuesawinguntilthesawbladehas
reacheditstargetposition,whichtheOpti2 system
hascalculatedonthebasisofthetrunkdiameter.
IftheSaw controlbuttonispressedforthesecond
timebeforethesawbladehasreturnedtothesaw
box, the Opti2 system will continue sawing until
thecontrolbuttonisreleased.
2. Thesawbladewillreturnautomaticallytothesaw
box.
Saw ->Chainlubricationcontrol
Set the control power for the chain lubrication valve.
Thegreaterthevalue,themoresawchainlubrication
oilthevalvewillproduce.
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Saw ->Fellingsawingwhilerollersclosing
SelectYES/NO.IftheselectionisintheYESmode,the
userallowsfellingsawingtobestartedeveniftherollers
arenotyetincontactwiththetree.
7.3 Closingdelays
Closingdelays ->Feedrollers-closinghead
Thedelayafterwhichthefeedrollerswillclosewhen
theHeadclose controlbuttonispressed.
Closingdelays ->Feedrollers-openingrollers
Setinmillisecondsthetimeforwhichthefeedrollers
remainopenwhentheRollersopen controlbuttonis
pressedquicklyduringthefeed.
Closingdelays ->Rearknives-closinghead
The delay after which the rear delimbing knives will
closewhentheHeadclose controlbuttonispressed.
7.4 Tilt
Tilt ->Releasemethod ->Diameterlimit
Setthediameterlimitatwhichthetiltpressstarts.
Tilt ->Pressingenabled
Selectwhetherornottopressthetiltdownwardswhen
thetrunkisfedforward.Pressingthetiltdownwardwill
allow easier trunk movement in the harvester head
(Yes/No).
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Tilt ->Automaticlifton
Select whether or not to lift the tilt automatically
(Yes/No).
Tilt ->Pileprocessing
Setwhetherthepileprocessingmodeison(Yes/No).
In pile processing, the tilt operations are changed so
that pressing the Tilt Toggle button will press the tilt
downwardsforaslongasthebuttonispressed.When
thebuttonisreleased,thetiltstartstofloat.
BypressingtheShift1+TiltTogglebuttons,thetiltpress
willstayonuntiltheTiltTogglebuttonisreleasedagain.
BypressingtheShift2+TiltTogglebuttons,thetiltwill
move permanently up until the Tilt Toggle button is
pressedagain.
7.5 Sensors(X50)
Sensors ->RollersOpening
Activates/deactivatestherollerthicknesssensor.
Sensors ->Sawpositionsensorinuse
Activates/deactivatesthesawpositionsensor.
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7.6 Sensors(H60,H6,H7,H7euca,H8and
H73e)
Sensors ->RollersOpening
Activates/deactivatestherollerthicknesssensor.
Sensors ->Sawpositionsensorinuse
Activates/deactivatesthesawpositionsensor.
HarvesterheadsH6,H7,H7eucaandH8:Sensors ->Tilt
upsensorswitchingdelay
Delay for changing the mode of the tilt up sensor
(on/off).
7.7 Userinterface
Userinterface ->Handles-longpresstime
Set in milliseconds the minimum duration of a "long
press"ofthecontrolbuttonintheOpti2 system.
Userinterface ->Defaultpreselectionnumber
Setthenumberofthedefaultpreselection.
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7.8 Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous ->Debarkingmodeenabled
Activate/deactivatedebarkingmode.
Ifoneofthepreselectionsisactive,thepreselection-
specific debarking setting will override the mode set
here.
Ifthedebarkingmodehasbeenswitchedon,theButt
end control button will operate a different function
comparedtowhenthedebarkingmodeisswitchedoff.
Miscellaneous ->Stumptreatment...->Stumptreatment
enabled
Activates/deactivatesthestumptreatmentmode.
Miscellaneous ->Stumptreatment...->Automaticstump
treatment
Setsthestumptreatmentmodeasanautomaticfunction
ineachfellingsawing,on/off.
7.9 Frontknives(X50,H60,H73e)
Front knives -> Pressure valve vibration -> Pulse low
level ->Onfeedforward
Setthedecreaseinpressurelevelforthefrontknives
in percentage when a trunk is fed forward at a slow
level.Thesmallerthepercentage,thelowerthepres-
sureleveliscomparedwiththeoriginalvalue.
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level.Thesmallerthepercentage,thelowerthepres-
sureleveliscomparedwiththeoriginalvalue.
7.10 Frontknives(H6,H7,H7eucaandH8)
Frontknives ->Close ->Midpositionpressure
Setapressurevalueforclosingthefrontknivesinthe
middleposition,i.e.,notfullyclosed.
7.11 Rearknives(X50,H60,H73e)
Rearknives ->Open ->Maxcurrent
Setthemaximumcurrentforcontrollingthefrontknives
toopen.
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7.12 Rearknives(H6,H7,H7eucaandH8)
Rearknives ->Close ->Midpositionpressure
Setapressurevalueforclosingtherearknivesinthe
middleposition,i.e.,notfullyclosed.
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7.13 Automode
Automode ->Brakingdistance->Max
Setthemaximumbrakingdistanceinmillimetreswhen
the automatic feed is on. (When quick feed changes
intoslowfeed.)
Automode ->Brakingdistance->Min
Settheminimumbrakingdistanceinmillimetreswhen
the automatic feed is on. (When quick feed changes
intoslowfeed.)
Automode ->Searchpulse->Length
Setthelengthsearchpulse'slengthinmillimetres.
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7.14 Options
Options ->Operatorlevel
You can select the operator level. Novice = Smaller
operatorlevel,Expert=Wideroperatorlevel.TheOpti2
settingscanbeadjustedmoreattheExpertlevel.Ifthe
programisattheNovicelevel,youwillrequireaservice
levelmemorystickwithrightstochangetheleveltothe
Expertlevel.
7.15 Feedrollers(H60,H73e)
Feedrollers ->Open ->Maxcurrent
Setthemaximumcurrentforcontrollingthefrontknives
toopen.
7.16 Feedrollers(H6,H7,H7eucaandH8)
Feedrollers ->Close ->Midposition... ->Level
Setthepressurelevelforclosingthefeedrollerstothe
middleposition.
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7.17 Colourmarking
Colourmarking ->Activetime
Settheoperatingtimeforthecolourmarkingvalvein
milliseconds.
Colourmarking ->Startposition
Set the difference between the starting points of the
sawandcolourmarkinginpulses.Ifthevalueentered
isnegative,colourmarkingstartsbeforetheexecuted
sawcontrol.
8 Settings
8.1 Settingthepreselections
1. Select4.Settings ->Preselections.
2. Setthenecessarypreselections(1-30).
Preselection
Preselection.
Treespecies
TreespeciesinwhichtheOpti2 systemregisterstheshort
log.
Assortmentnames
Assortment in which the Opti2 system registers the short
log.
Lengthcm
Shortlogtargetlengthincentimetres.
Sawwindowmm
Sawwindow;indicatesinmillimetrestheshortlog'sallowed
minimumandmaximumdeviationfromthetargetlength.
Minimumtopdiametermm
Minimumtopdiameter;indicatestheminimumtopdiameter
oftheshortlog.
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Colour
-:Theshortlogwillnotbecolourmarked.
Blue:Theshortlogwillbemarkedwithblue.
Red:Theshortlogwillbemarkedwithred.
Both:Theshortlogwillbemarkedwithbothblueandred.
Debarking
Whenthepreselectionisselected,thedebarkingmodeis
switchedon.
Freecut
Cuttingisallowedatanypointofthetrunk.
8.2 Addingandeditingtreespeciesnames
1. Select4.Settings ->Treespecies.
2. Ifyouwanttoaddanewtreespeciesname,movethe
cursortoanemptylineandpressthegreenbutton->
thisopensthevirtualkeyboard.Usethevirtualkeyboard
toenterthenewtreespeciesname.
3. Ifyouwanttoeditanexistingtreespeciesname,move
thecursortothisnameandpressthegreenbutton->
thisopensthevirtualkeyboard.Editthenameasyou
wish.
8.3 Addingandeditingassortmentnames
1. Select4.Settings ->Treeassortments.
2. Ifyouwanttoaddanewassortmentname,movethe
cursortoanemptylineandpressthegreenbutton->
thisopensthevirtualkeyboard.Usethevirtualkeyboard
toenterthenewassortmentname.
3. Ifyouwanttoeditanexistingassortmentname,move
thecursortothisnameandpressthegreenbutton->
thisopensthevirtualkeyboard.Editthenameasyou
wish.
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8.4 Generaldisplaysettings
1. Select4.Settings ->Display.
2. Use the Brightness setting to adjust the display
brightness.
3. UsetheLanguage fieldtoselectthelanguageusedin
theOpti2 system.
4. UsetheDate fieldtosetthecorrectdate.
5. UsetheClock fieldtosetthecorrecttime.
6. Use the Unit of measurement field to select the
measurementsystemusedintheOpti2 system.
- metric ->millimetresandcentimetres.
- imperial ->inchesandfeet.
8.5 Restoringthedefaultsettings
Ifrequired,thisfunctionrestoresfactorysettingsthathave
beensetduringtheintroduction.
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8.6 Savingandimplementingthedriver's
ownsettings
OnceyouhaveadjustedtheOpti2 systemsettingstoyour
liking,youcansavethemonaUSBmemorystick.Restoring
yourownsettingssavedonaUSBmemorystickiseasy.
Savingyourownsettings:
1. ConnectaUSBmemorysticktotheOpti2 system.
2. Select4.Settings ->Operator.
3. Enteryournameontheline.Donotusespaces.
4. SelectSavesettings,USB ->thesettingswillbesaved
ina.in2 fileontheUSBmemorystick.
Youcanalsosaveyoursettingsinthedisplaymemory.
Savingyourownsettings:
1. Select4.Settings ->Operator.
2. Forexample,enteryournameontheline.Donotuse
spaces.
3. SelectSavesettings,Display ->thesettingswillbe
savedina.in2 fileinthedisplaymemory.
ImplementingyourownsettingsusingaUSBmemorystick:
1. ConnectaUSBmemorysticktotheOpti2 system.
2. Select4.Settings ->Operator USB->Restoreset-
tings.
3. Selectthecorrect.in2 filefromthelistandpressthe
greenbutton.
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Implementingyourownsettingsfromthedisplaymemory:
1. Select 4. Settings -> Operator Display -> Restore
settings.
2. Selectthecorrect.in2 filefromthelistandpressthe
greenbutton.
9 Service
9.1 Modulefunctionality
1. Select5.Service ->Diagnostics ->I/OandCAN.
2. IfthegraphrepresentingtheCANbusisgreen,thebus
betweenthemodulesisfunctioningproperly.Ifthegraph
representingtheCANbusisred,thebusbetweenthe
modulesisnotfunctioningproperly.
3. Usethecontrolwheeltoselectthedesiredamp8con-
nector (= connector with 8 pins) for the module and
pressthegreenbutton->CANmessagessentbythe
module(PDOs).
Seatmoduleconnectors:
- XC1 (amp23connector)
- XC2 (amp23connector)
- XC3 (amp23connector)
- XC4 (amp8connector)
HUBbusdistributionmoduleconnectors:
- XH4 (amp23connector)
- XH5 (amp8connector)
Harvesterheadmoduleconnectors:
- XM1 (amp23connector)
- XM2 (amp23connector)
- XM3 (amp23connector)
- XM4 (amp8connector)
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9.2 Testingthefunctionalityofcontroland
preselectionbuttons
1. Select5.Service ->Diagnostics ->Handles.
2. Pressthebuttonwhosefunctionalityyouwishtotest.
Ifthecorrespondingbuttononthedisplayturnsgreen,
thebuttonisfunctional.Thenameofthebuttonisshown
nexttoFunction.
3. The Rotator lever fields are designed for testing the
functionalityofthehandles.Thewhitebarwillgradually
turntoblackwhenthehandleisturned.
9.3 Testingthefunctionalityofthecontrol
wheel
1. Select5.Service ->Diagnostics ->Controlwheel.
2. Pressthegreenbutton.Ifthecorrespondingbuttonon
thedisplayturnsbrightgreen,thecontrolwheelbutton
isfunctional.
3. Clicktheredbutton.Ifthecorrespondingbuttononthe
display turns bright red, the control wheel button is
functional.
4. Turnthecontrolwheelbothclockwiseandcounterclock-
wise. If the display shows an arrow representing the
direction of the movement, the control wheel is func-
tional.
5. Closethetestingwindowbypressingthedisplaymodule
button1.
9.4 Pulseandstatusofsensorsconnected
totheharvesterheadmodule
(2x) = The default mode in the auto mode after a new
installationis2x.Ifthepulsefrequencyinlengthcalibration
isfoundtobesmallerthanthelimitvalue(500pulses/m),
4xwillbeselectedasthemode.Otherwise,the2xmodewill
beused.Thisparametercanbeeditedattheservicelevel.
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9.5 Pulseandstatusofsensorsconnected
totheharvesterheadmodule
(2x) = The default mode in the auto mode after a new
installationis2x.Ifthepulsefrequencyinlengthcalibration
isfoundtobesmallerthanthelimitvalue(500pulses/m),
4xwillbeselectedasthemode.Otherwise,the2xmodewill
beused.Thisparametercanbeeditedattheservicelevel.
9.6 Testingtheharvesterheadfunctions
9.6.1 HarvesterheadsX50,H60,H73e
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8. Turn the harvester head right and left. The left hand
sideoftheRotator linewillshowthetextRight/Left.
9. Raisetheharvesterheaduprightandlowerittoahori-
zontal position. The left hand side of the Tilt line will
showthetextUp/Down.
10. Chainlubrication:Whencontrollingthechainlubrica-
tion(duringsawing),thelefthandsidewillshowthetext
On.
11. Chaintightening:Whencontrollingthechaintightening,
thelefthandsidewillshowthetextOn.
12. Feedingspeed:Whenthetrunkisfedforward/back-
ward,thelefthandsidewillshowthefeedingspeed.
9.6.2 HarvesterheadsH6,H7,H7eucaandH8
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9.7 Alarmmessagessentbythemodules
Theseat,harvesterheadandHUBbusdistributionmodules
sendalarmmessagestothedisplaymodule.Thelast1,000
alarmmessagesaresavedinthemessagelog.Themes-
sagelogcanbeusedfortroubleshootingincaseofasystem
malfunction.
1. Select5.Service ->Messagelog.
2. Ifnecessary,browsethemessagesbyusingthedisplay
modulebutton2 /turningthecontrolwheelclockwise
anddisplaymodulebutton4 /turningthecontrolwheel
counterclockwise.
3. Inadditiontothemessageitself,thesystemwillshow
thefollowinginformation:
- On:Messageactive,i.e.thisspecificissueisstill
current.
- Off:Messageinactive,i.e.thisspecificissueisno
longercurrent.
- New:Theuserhasnotseenthismessage,i.e.it
hasbeenaddedafterthelogwasviewedforthe
lasttime.
- Dateandtimethemessagewassent.
- Modulewhichsentthemessage.
- Number:Amodule-specificidentificationnumber
forthealarmmessageinquestion.
9.8 Opti2systemsoftwareupdate
1. Savethe.zip filecontainingthenewersoftwareversions
onaUSBmemorystick.Note!Thememorystickmust
notcontainanyother.zipfiles.
2. Select5.Service ->Software.
3. CurrentversionsoftheOpti2 systemmodules:
- Module:Modulename.
- Hardware:Typeofhardware.
- Runtime:Firmwareversion.
- Software:Softwareversion.
- Date:Applicationreleasedate.
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- Headtype:Harvesterheadtype.
4. ConnectaUSBmemorysticktotheOpti2 system.
5. SelectUpdate.
- Module:Modulename.
- CurrentSW/RT:Currentsoftware/firmwareversion.
- Software:SoftwareversionsontheUSBmemory
stick.
- Runtime:FirmwareversionsontheUSBmemory
stick.
6. Select Update -> existing versions of the selected
applicationswillbereplacedwithnewerversions.
9.9 Servicecode
This function is intended for Ponsse personnel.
10 Reports
10.1 Outputdatatothedisplay/topaper/toa
file
1. Select6.Reports ->Production.
2. Select
- Todisplay,ifyouwanttoviewtheoutputdatafor
theworkareainquestiononthedisplay.
- Toprinter,ifyouwanttoprinttheoutputdatafor
theworkareainquestiononpaper.
- Tofile,ifyouwanttosavetheoutputdataforthe
workareainquestionasafile(Production.txt)on
aUSBmemorystick.
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10.2 Systemsettingstopaper/toafile
1. Select6.Reports ->Parameters.
2. Select
- Toprinter,ifyouwanttoprintthesystemsettings
onpaper.
- Tofile,ifyouwanttosavethesystemsettingsas
a file (Par_ Harvesteripmalli.txt) on a USB
memorystick.
10.3 Messagelogtoafile
1. ConnectaUSBmemorysticktotheOpti2 system.
2. Select6.Reports ->Messagelog.
3. Press display module button 3 / green control wheel
button -> the message log will be saved as a file
(Log.txt)ontheUSBmemorystick.
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11 Errormessages
Allalarmsdonotapplytoallharvesterheadmodels.
11.1 Seatmodulealarms
Table 4 Seat module alarms.
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11.2 HUBmodulealarms
Table 5 HUB module alarms.
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11.3 Displaymodulealarms
Table 6 Display module alarms.
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11.4 Harvesterheadmodulealarms
Allofthefollowingalarmsarenotinuseinallharvesterhead
types.
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