Using Cross Slope Mode

NOTE – These instructions apply to both blade slope and cross slope systems. Use these instructions for either system configuration:

  • Blade slope systems measure - blade slope only
  • Cross slope systems measure - blade slope, blade rotation and machine mainfall

Cross Slope guidance lets you set and maintain a constant cutting edge slope, perpendicular to the machine's direction of travel and independent of the rotation of the blade.

Selecting Cross Slope guidance

To select Cross Slope guidance while using 2D sensors:

  1. From the Dashboard, tap the Machine Setup tile.
  2. From the Machine Setup screen, select 2D as the positioning source.
  3. From the Sensor Combination field, tap the Open icon . The Sensor Combination screen displays.
  4. The sensor combinations that are available on your machine are listed. Select one of the combinations, for example, Cross Slope and tap Apply.
  5. You are returned to the Machine Setup screen. Tap Apply.
  6. From the Dashboard, tap Start to enter the work screen.
  7. TIP – For quick access to the Sensor Combination screen, touch and hold the sensor combination icon in the guidance bar, at the top of the work screen. Alternatively, a single tap on the icon on the guidance bar will cycle through the Quick Change list that is configured in the Sensor Combination screen. For less used combinations, use the re‑order list icon to drag them out of the Quick Change list and drop them into the Other Available combination list.

Target cross slope

You can access the Target Cross Slope screen from the Work Settings menu, or you can touch and hold the Target Cross Slope field in the guidance bar.

Use the Target Cross Slope screen to apply a new target cross slope, or to select or edit an existing Target Cross Slope memory. You can also access the Cross Slope Memories screen, which you can use to create target cross slope values that the system saves for later use.

Applying a target cross slope

NOTE – The Apply button saves values temporarily. The values are overwritten the next time you enter a different value. If you want to save the entered values as a memory, use the Save button.

  1. In the guidance bar, touch and hold the Target Cross Slope field to access the Target Cross Slope screen.
  2. Either:

    • Enter the value of the cross slope and then tap Apply; or
    • Set the blade on the ground that you want to match the slope of and tap Target Set .

The cross slope target icon in the guidance bar

The cross slope target icon displays the current target value:

  • Tap to cycle through the configured target memories.
  • Touch and hold to access the Target Cross Slope screen.

Changing the target cross slope using Inc/Dec switches

You can also change the target cross slope while you operate by using the increment and decrement switches mounted on the control levers or joysticks. Set the desired increment and decrement step size in the Increments screen from the System Settings menu.

Overlays

The overlays icon is in the top right-hand corner of the guidance bar:

Use this icon to directly access the Overlays screen, which controls what displays on the guidance view.

Autos

Only the tilt of the blade can be controlled by Autos when it is in cross slope mode. You will need to manually control the lift.

Text items

Use the text ribbon area (across the bottom of the guidance view) to display text items of your choice. By default, the system displays ribbon items appropriate for your machine. Useful text items when working with cross slope are:

  • Cut/Fill Left and Cut/Fill Right
  • Cross Slope
  • Blade Slope

Touch and hold any text item in the text ribbon to open the corresponding context menu:

  • Tap Add to select a new text item to add to the text ribbon.

  • Tap Replace to select another text item to replace the current one.

  • Tap Remove to remove the current text item from the text ribbon.

At the bottom of the context menu, you can tap Go to Text Ribbon . Alternatively you can access it from the System Settings menu . The Text Ribbon screen allows you to:

  • Drag-and-drop items to reorder your list. Alternatively, you can drag a text item in the text ribbon to shuffle it.

  • Tap Edit to select which items appear.

  • Tap Default to reload the default ribbon items for your machine.

  • Enable or disable the display of the text ribbon in the work screen.

System settings

The System Settings icon is on the work screen:

Use System Settings to access and configure various functions, including (but not limited to):

  • Lightbars
  • Units
  • File Transfer
  • Increments (where the inc/dec switches step size can be set)

The shortcut bar

The shortcut bar enables you to easily perform frequently repeated tasks. The shortcut icons are for Cross Slope relevant items such as:

  • Flip Target Cross Slope . Tap to invert or swap the slope.
  • Set Target Cross Slope . Tap to set the current blade cross slope to be the target cross slope. Touch and hold to open the Target Cross Slope screen.

The Back icon

The Back icon is in the top left‑hand side of the title bar:

You can tap the icon or title to return to the previous screen; either the Dashboard or work screen.

Work settings

The Work Settings icon is in the lower right-hand side of the work screen:

Use the Work Settings menu to access and configure those settings that change according to the requirements of each individual task, including (but not limited to):

  • Target Cross Slope
  • Flip Target Cross Slope
  • Blade
  • Auto Mode