Getting Started. TRIMBLE EZ-Guide 250 System, EZ GUIDE 250

TRIMBLE EZ GUIDE 250

The EZ-Guide 250 is a high-accuracy GPS guidance system designed to help you farm more efficiently and profitably. With the EZ-Guide 250, you can:

Increase your accuracy and reduce overlap, saving you time and money on inputs.
Improve your yields by ensuring that your crops are planted and fertilized at the correct rate and spacing.
Reduce operator fatigue and improve safety by automating the steering process. EZ-Guide 250 is easy to use, even for beginners. The intuitive interface and simple controls make it easy to get started. And with our comprehensive support resources, you'll always have the help you need to get the most out of your EZ-Guide 250.

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Getting Started

Quick Start Wizard

When you turn on the lightbar the Welcome to EZ−Guide screen appears automatically:

Press . The Quick Start Wizard appears.

The wizard has several setup screens that enable you to configure important settings before you begin driving.

During the Quick Start Wizard, you can press the function button to exit at any point. The system uses any settings you have entered; for any settings that you have not yet entered, the system uses the settings from last time.

The first time that you run the lightbar, complete the whole wizard.

ITEM DESCRIPTION

1 Quit wizard

Built−in help

Skip the wizard and begin driving

To adjust a setting:

1. Press or to select the correct value.

2. Press to enter the selection and proceed.

You can select whether or not the Quick Start Wizard appears next time you turn on the lightbar. If you choose to hide the wizard at startup, the lightbar skips the wizard and starts on the main guidance screen.

To alter these settings after startup, run the Quick Start Wizard from Configuration / Quick Start Wizard.

Once you complete the Quick Start Wizard, the main guidance screen appears.

Items on the Main Guidance Screen

ITEM

NAME

Status text

DESCRIPTION

There are two status text items on the main guidance screen. The item on the left shows the distance that the vehicle is from the guidance line. The item on the right shows the current vehicle speed.

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How the Buttons Work

Action icons

Tips / Message panel

USB drive status indicator

The Tip / message panel explains the icon functions and shows driving tips.

Shows the current status of the USB drive.

Function icons See

How the Buttons Work

GPS quality icon

Shows the quality of the GPS signal.

Status Indicators

On the main guidance screen, the lightbar has two status indicators.

The color of the USB drive icon shows the status of the USB drive:

ITEM DESCRIPTION

Green

The USB drive is connected and ready

Orange

The USB drive is connected, but currently loading

The USB drive is disabled due to an error

Red

The color of the satellite icon shows the status of the GPS signal:

ITEM DESCRIPTION

Green

The GPS signal is strong

Orange

The GPS signal is outside acceptable settings

There is no signal

Red

View Modes

There are two views when you are driving in the field:

PERSPECTIVE MAP VIEW PLAN MAP VIEW

A 3D view of the field A bird's eye view of the field

By default, the view switches from plan view to perspective view when you enter the field.

You can change the view mode in Advanced mode.

User Modes

The EZ−Guide 250 lightbar guidance system has two user modes:

MODE

Easy

DESCRIPTION

Limited to accessing the most simple features.

Fewer action icons are available.

Simplified driver options (for example, creating a guidance line is easier).

Advanced The user can access all of the settings.

Use Easy mode if you want to select a swath pattern and quickly begin driving.

Changing the User Mode

To change between Easy mode and Advanced mode:

1. Press or until you have selected the icon and then press . The Configuration screen appears.

2. Select User Mode. The User Mode screen appears:

3. Select Advanced or Easy and then press . The main guidance screen reappears, with the lightbar in the selected mode.

Changing the Backlight Brightness

To change the strength of the screen backlight, select Configuration / Backlight.

Changing the LED Brightness

To adjust the brightness of the LEDs on the lightbar, select Configuration / LED Brightness.

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In bright sunlight, increase the brightness to make the LEDs more obvious.

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In darker conditions, for example driving at dusk, you can lower the brightness settings so the LEDs are less intense.

Getting GPS Corrections

By default, the EZ−Guide 250 lightbar is configured to receive the following free corrections:

REGION CORRECTION

North America WAAS

Europe EGNOS

These corrections provide submeter accuracy with the patch antenna, or 15 cm−20 cm (6 in−8 in) pass−to−pass accuracy when using the optional Ag15 antenna.

To change the GPS corrections (for example, to configure external GPS), select Configuration / GPS Setup / GPS

Correction Source.

For more information, see Advanced Mode: GPS Corrections.

Key features

High-accuracy GPS guidance
Easy to use, even for beginners
Intuitive interface and simple controls
Comprehensive support resources
Increases accuracy and reduces overlap
Improves yields
Reduces operator fatigue and improves safety

Frequently asked questions

The EZ-Guide 250 is a high-accuracy GPS guidance system designed to help you farm more efficiently and profitably.

The EZ-Guide 250 uses GPS technology to provide accurate guidance information to your tractor. This information is then used to automatically steer your tractor, ensuring that you are always on the correct path.

The EZ-Guide 250 can help you to increase your accuracy and reduce overlap, saving you time and money on inputs. It can also improve your yields by ensuring that your crops are planted and fertilized at the correct rate and spacing. Additionally, the EZ-Guide 250 can reduce operator fatigue and improve safety by automating the steering process.