904 – Communication Delay

If the iPad or monitor says there has been a communication delay:

  1. Disengage the hydraulic power and unplug the power cord. Wait approximately 10 seconds and then plug it back in and reengage the hydraulic power
  2. If that does not change the operation code, then turn the hydraulic power off and check the voltage going to the two electrical boards. Make sure they are receiving at least 12 volts.
  3. Check the R1 and T1 wire connections on the front and band electrical boards.
  4. If you are using a B or C monitor instead the iPad app, check to make sure the Bluetooth modules are still linked. For B monitors, the LED labeled “D3” will blink occasionally if the modules are connected. For C monitors, the orange LED labeled “Comm” will be on continuously if the modules are connected. If the modules are not connected, see our separate video on linking the Bluetooth monitor.

 

If the issue is still unresolved, contact GFC at 217-285-6487 or gfc@balebandit.com.

 

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903 – Banding Cycle, Leave Hydraulics On!

– Bale Band-It is compressing and tying the bundle. If hydraulics is removed during this time the bundle may or may not be strapped properly. If at all possible leave hydraulic power on to the machine unless an emergency or machine failure.

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902 – Back Floor Unloading

– Not an error code, just informative that the Back Floor is unloading the bundle. This occurs on Bale 12 of each bundle.

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901 – Rebooting……

– Bale Band-It is rebooting, please wait.

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900 – Resetting……

– Bale Band-It is resetting, please wait.

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400 – Photo 3 Ready, Waiting for the Bale

– The machine is waiting for the elevator to move the bale at Photo 2 to Photo 3.

– If this message is shown and there is no bale at Photo 2 to move to Photo 3, then the lens on Photo 2 needs to be cleaned. If the lens of Photo 2 is partially covered by dirt or chaff or if Photo 2 was prematurely tripped by a foreign object, the bale at Photo 1 would not have had enough time to move to Photo 2 before the horizontal elevator chain shut off. Nothing needs to done other than continue baling. The baler will continue to push the bales back and eventually the vertical elevator (which in this case, is continuously running) will take the next bale and clear out the false trip.

 

-Elevator will have the following state:

– Horizontal elevator will be off.

– Vertical elevator will on.

 

Things that could cause a ‘false’ trip:

– A lens that was at one time wet with dew or hydraulic oil and collected dust.

– A piece of chaff being continuously in front of the lens.

– The photo sensor’s distance adjustment being set too far and reflecting off the pressure plate (Photo 2).

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300 – Photo 3 Error, Unplug power and clean Photo 3

– The machine has stored the bale at Photo 2 and is waiting for Photo 3 sensor to be ‘off’. Photo 3 is ‘off’ when a bale or foreign object is blocking the view of the photo sensor. Occasionally, chaff or dust can cause this error to occur. Disconnect the main electrical and hydraulic power. Once the main electric cord has been disconnected, open the banding box lid and remove any chaff or dust from the view of Photo 3. Once this has been done, reconnect electrical and hydraulic power. The elevator will then turn on, moving the bale from Photo 2 to Photo 3 and the machine will continue operation.

Note: If you do not disconnect the main electrical power prior to clearing the view of the photo eye, you will ‘false’ trip Photo 3 and the machine will miss count by one bale.

 

-Elevator will have the following state:

– Horizontal and Vertical elevator will be off.

 

Things that could cause a ‘false’ trip:

– A lens that was at one time wet with dew or hydraulic oil and collected dust.

– A piece of chaff being continuously in front of the lens.

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200 – Photo 2 Ready, Waiting for the Bale

– The machine is waiting for the elevator to move the bale at Photo 1 to Photo 2.

– If Photo 1 was tripped prematurely this will be displayed until a bale enters the machine and trips Photo 2. The horizontal & vertical elevator will both be running but nothing needs to be done to fix this. As soon as the next bale enters the machine it will clear out the false reading at Photo 1. This will not affect the bale count in any way. Be sure to wipe clean Photo 1 so that this premature reading ends. Check the indicator light on top of Photo 1 to see that it is sensing properly.

 

-Elevator will have the following state:

– Horizontal and Vertical elevator will be on.

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100 – Photo 1 Ready, Waiting for a Bale

– The machine is waiting for the baler to place a bale at Photo 1 located at the mouth of the elevator.

 

-Elevator will have the following state:

– Horizontal and Vertical elevator will be off.

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099 – Out of Strapping

– The computer’s bundle count has reached 0 bundles left on the current 2 rolls of strapping. In order for the machine to continue operating the Reset Banding button needs to be pressed, which is located in the Banding box. By pressing the Reset Banding button, the computer then thinks that 2 new rolls of strapping has been threaded into the machine. The bundle display count is reset to 122 and will begin down counting as soon as the first bale enters the machine.

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