Operation & EENAM03720

Maintenance Manual

D61EXi-24
D61PXi-24
BULLDOZER
SERIAL NUMBER
D61EXi-24 - 40915 and up
D61PXi-24 - 40915 and up

WARNING
Unsafe use of this machine may cause serious injury or
death. Operators and maintenance personnel must read ORIGINAL INSTRUCTIONS
this manual before operating or maintaining this
machine. This manual should be kept inside the cab for
reference and periodically reviewed by all personnel who
will come into contact with the machine.
 FOREWORD

Komatsu recommends that any service parts used for maintenance, repair or
replacement of emission control systems be genuine new Komatsu or Ko-
matsu approved rebuilt parts or assemblies or others parts of equivalent
quality, and that the engine be serviced by an authorized Komatsu distribu-
tor. Failure to follow these recommendations could result in ineffective serv-
ice, damage to the product or safety risks (including personal injury or
death).
"Intelligent Machine Control" is ...
the system that utilizes ICT (Information Communication Technology) in each
stage of earth moving operation, such as survey, design, operation, supervi-
sion, examination and maintenance.
It enables the highly efficient and highly accurate earth moving operation by
utilizing information provided in each stage of operation. Utilizing the infor-
mation provided in the operation to the other operations enables better pro-
ductivity and quality in the whole operation.

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READ THIS MANUAL

Before reading this manual, read the Operation and Maintenance Manual of standard machine (D61EX-24,
D61PX-24).
This manual describes only the special device or function for D61EXI-24 and D61PXI-24. For the other part than
described in this manual, see the Operation and Maintenance Manual of standard machine.
This manual gives details of the operation and methods of inspection and maintenance for this machine that
must be observed in order to use the machine safely. Most accidents are caused by the failure to follow funda-
mental safety rules for the operation and maintenance of machines.
Read, understand and follow all precautions and warnings in this manual and on the machine before performing
operation and maintenance. Failure to do so may result in serious injury or death.
Komatsu cannot predict every circumstance that might involve a potential hazard when the machine is used.
Therefore, the safety messages in this manual and on the machine may not include all possible safety precau-
tions.
If you perform any operation, inspection, or maintenance under conditions that are not described in this manual,
understand that it is your responsibility to take the necessary precautions to ensure safety. In no event should
you or others engage in the prohibited uses or actions described in this manual. It is dangerous to perform im-
proper operation and maintenance of the machine. It may cause serious injury or death.
If you sell the machine, be sure to give this manual to the new owner together with the machine.
Always keep this Operation and Maintenance Manual in the indicated location so that all relevant personnel can
read it at any time.
Storage location for Operation and Maintenance Manual:
It is provided on the back side of the operator's seat back.

If this manual is lost or damaged, contact Komatsu or your Komatsu distributor and tell them about the machine
model name and the serial No. immediately to arrange for its replacement.
For details regarding the machine model name and the serial No., see the machine serial No. plate. In order to
arrange the proper Operation and Maintenance Manual, you will need to provide the machine model name and
the serial No.
This manual uses the International System of Units (SI) for units of measurement. For reference, units that have
been used in the past are given in { }.
The explanations, values, and illustrations in this manual have been prepared based on the latest information
available as of the date of its publication. Continuing improvements in the design of this machine may lead to
additional changes that are not reflected in this manual. If there is any question or suggestion, consult your Ko-
matsu distributor.
The numbers in the illustrations correspond to the numbers in ( ) in the text. (Example: 1 → (1))
Komatsu delivers machines that comply with all applicable regulations and standards of the country to which it
has been shipped. If this machine has been purchased in another country, it may lack certain safety devices and
specifications that are necessary for use in your country. If there is any question about whether your product
complies with the applicable standards and regulations of your country, consult your Komatsu distributor before
operating the machine.

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FOREWORD KOMATSU MACHINE OPERATOR PRIVACY POLICY

KOMATSU MACHINE OPERATOR PRIVACY POLICY

This Privacy Policy governs the processing of personal data which takes place when operators based in the Eu-
ropean Economic Area or EEA (which consists of the EU, Norway, Liechtenstein or Iceland) operate Komatsu
machines equipped with Machine Monitoring Systems such as KOMTRAX, KOMTRAX Plus, K-plus 2, iMC or
Smart Construction Cloud system (hereinafter together referred to as "Machine Monitoring Systems" or "MMS"),
i.e. systems that allow the wireless monitoring of Komatsu machines.
The MMS are globally managed and maintained by Komatsu Limited, a Japanese corporation having its princi-
pal place of business at no. 3-6, Akasaka 2-Chome, Minato-Ku, Tokyo, Japan ("Komatsu"). MMS are made
available in the EEA by Komatsu Europe International NV, a corporation organised and existing under the laws
of Belgium, with registered office at 1800 Vilvoorde, Belgium, Mechelsesteenweg 586, registered in Brussels un-
der number RPR/CER(0)404.968.268 ("Komatsu Europe", together with the other Komatsu subsidiaries in the
EEA referred to as "we" or "us"). Komatsu Europe acts as Komatsu's representative in the EU with respect to
MMS.
1. Who is responsible?
Komatsu, Komatsu Europe, Komatsu distributors and dealers, as well as the owner of the machine and your
employer (when your employer is not the owner) are all responsible for the processing of your personal data
through MMS.
2. How are responsibilities allocated?
To arrange for the aforementioned shared responsibility, Komatsu, Komatsu Europe, the distributors, dealers,
owners and your employer have put in place contractual arrangements between them which govern this shared
responsibility.
The essence of these arrangements is that you can always direct your questions and requests regarding
the processing of your personal data (i.e. storage, collection, transfer etc. of all information that relates to you as
operator) to the party with whom you have most direct relationship.
In principle this means that you should first and foremost refer to your employer (if you are an employee) or
your customer (if you are an independent contractor). Komatsu, Komatsu Europe, Komatsu distributors and
dealers, as well as the owner of the machine and your employer/customer (if he is not the owner) will liaise be-
tween each other to ensure that your questions, requests and rights regarding the processing of your personal
data are given due regard.
To be clear:
• For staff members of Komatsu Europe or of other Komatsu subsidiaries in the EEA, the request can be di-
rected directly to Komatsu Europe by sending an e-mail to [email protected]
• For staff members or independent contractors of a distributor, a dealer or an owner, meaning you either
work for or on behalf of a distributor, a dealer or an owner, you are to contact the distributor, the dealer or
the owner with your questions or requests.
• For staff members or independent contractors of another entity than the ones referred to above, you are to
contact first and foremost your employer or customer.
If you are unsure who to contact, please send an e-mail to Komatsu Europe at [email protected] stat-
ing your full name, function title and entity you work for, and we will refer your request to the appropriate respon-
sible party.
3. What sort of personal data is processed?
When you use a machine equipped with MMS, the following types of personal data are collected and process-
ed:
• personal identification data (e.g. names)
• current employment (e.g. function title and employer details)
• details regarding:
• your use and operation of the machine
• machine location and position
• usage times and statistics
• error codes and frequency of those codes

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• pictures, videos and sound recordings

4. Why is your personal data processed?
When you use Komatsu machines equipped with MMS, your personal data are processed for the following rea-
sons:
(a) Safety and security
(b) Warranty
(c) Misuse and theft prevention
(d) To provide training and develop training materials
(e) To improve machine and operational efficiency
(f) To improve jobsite safety and efficiency
(g) To provide faster and more tailored support service
(h) To optimize jobsite layout, machine resource allocation and driving routes
(i) For real-time jobsite monitoring and management
(j) Where applicable: to follow-up on rental agreements
(k) To improve MMS and associated services
(l) To evaluate, analyse and report on machine usage
(m) To comply with a legitimate request from law enforcement or other authorities
We may also process your personal data to inform a third party in the context of a possible merger with, acquisi-
tion from/by or demerger by that third party, even if that third party is located outside of the EU.
Please note that your employer can also use MMS to process data to evaluate your performance as employee
as well as for other purposes, but this is entirely between you and your employer.
5. What makes the processing of your personal data legitimate?
The data protection laws require us to precisely indicate to you which legal option we rely on to make the proc-
essing of your personal data legitimate. We need to clarify this for each of the purposes listed in section 4
above.
For the purposes (a) to (l) as indicated in section 4 above as well as for the purpose of informing a third party in
the context of a possible merger, acquisition or demerger, the processing of your personal data is necessary for
our legitimate interests, which in this case concern:
• ensuring the safe and secure deployment of the machines
• preventing misuse and theft
• commercial interests which include handling warranties, the need to be able to improve MMS, our ma-
chines and services and training materials and the need to be able to enter into corporate transactions.
For purpose (m) we need to process your personal data to comply with our legal obligations.
6. Recipients and transfers
Your personal data may be sent to the following categories of recipients:
• yourself
• your employer or business relations
• companies within the Komatsu group of companies, including our affiliates, as well as our service providers
who help us to provide MMS
• governmental, judicial and other competent bodies in case of a justified yet legally binding request
Your personal data are transferred to Japan, for which model contract clauses on the basis of European Com-
mission decision 2004/915/EC have been put in place between Komatsu and Komatsu Europe.
For more information, please address your questions to [email protected]
7. How long will your personal data be stored?
Your personal data are only processed for as long as needed to achieve the purposes listed in section 4 above.
We will de-identify your personal data when they are no longer necessary for the purposes outlined in the pur-
pose for processing, unless there is:

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• an overriding interest of Komatsu, Komatsu Europe or any third party in keeping your personal data identifi-
able
• a legal or regulatory obligation or a judicial or administrative order that prevents us from de-identifying them
8. Which rights do you have with regard to the processing of your personal data?
You have the right to request access to all personal data processed in MMS insofar it pertains to you. You can
exercise this right first and foremost via most MMS directly. We reserve the right to refuse multiple requests for
access that are clearly submitted for causing nuisance or harm to Komatsu, Komatsu Europe or other parties.
You have the right to ask that any personal data pertaining to you which are inaccurate, are corrected free of
charge. Some personal data you can correct yourself if you have access to the MMS web portal. If a request for
correction is submitted, such request must be accompanied of proof of the flawed nature of the data for which
correction is asked.
You have the right to request that personal data pertaining to you will be deleted if they are no longer required in
light of the purposes outlined above. However, you need to keep in mind that a request for deletion will be eval-
uated by us against:
• overriding interests of Komatsu, Komatsu Europe or any other third party
• legal or regulatory obligations or administrative or judicial orders which may contradict such deletion
Instead of deletion you can also ask that we limit the processing of your personal data if and when (a) you con-
test the accuracy of that data, (b) the processing is illegitimate or (c) the data are no longer needed for the pur-
poses which are outlined above, but you need them to defend yourself in judicial proceedings.
You have the right to oppose the processing of personal data for the purposes (a) to (l) in section 4, but you are
required to explain your particular circumstances on which your request for opposition is based.
As explained earlier, if you wish to submit a request to exercise one or more of the rights listed in this section,
you must first and foremost contact your employer. Each request addressed to us can be sent via e-mail to
[email protected] for all data subject right matters.
An e-mail requesting to exercise a right will not be construed as consent with the processing of your personal
data beyond what is required for handling your request. Such request should clearly state and specify which
right you wish to exercise and the reasons for it, if such is required. It should also be dated and signed, and
accompanied by a digitally scanned copy of your valid identity card proving your identity.
Without prejudice to the allocation of responsibilities as outlined in section 1, we will promptly inform you of hav-
ing received this request. If the request proves valid, we will notify you as soon as reasonably possible and at
the latest thirty (30) days after having received the request.
If you have any complaint regarding the processing of your personal data by Komatsu or Komatsu Europe via
MMS, you may always contact us via the e-mail address mentioned in the first paragraph of this clause. If you
remain unsatisfied with our response, you may file a complaint with the competent data protection authority.

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SAFETY INFORMATION
To enable you to use the machine safely, and to prevent personal injury to operators, service personnel or by-
standers, the precautions and warnings included in this manual and the safety signs attached to the machine
must always be observed.
To identify important safety messages in the manual and on the machine labels, the following signal words are
used.
The "Safety Alert Symbol" identifies important safety messages on machines, in manuals, and elsewhere. When
you see this symbol, be alert to the risk of personal injury or death. Follow the instructions in the safety mes-
sage.
This signal word indicates an imminently hazardous situation which, if not avoided, will result
in death or serious injury.
This signal word indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result
in death or serious injury.
This signal word indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, may result
in minor or moderate injury. It may also be used to alert against unsafe practices that may
cause property damage.

The following signal words are used to alert you to information that must be followed to avoid damage to the
machine.
If precautions described are not observed, the machine may be damaged or the service life
may be reduced.
This word is used for information that is useful to know.

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FOREWORD INTRODUCTION

INTRODUCTION
intelligent Machine Control
The system that utilizes ICT (Information Communication Technology) in each stage of earth moving operation,
such as survey, design, operation, supervision, examination and maintenance.
It enables the highly efficient and highly accurate earth moving operation by utilizing information provided in
each stage of operation.
Utilizing the information provided in the operation to the other operations enables better productivity and quality
in the whole operation.

MACHINE FEATURES
For this machine, current position information is obtained by using GNSS satellite and the base station. By using
the obtained current position information and information data for the operation, blade is automatically control-
led.
Under the blade automatic control, even if the operator does not operate the blade control lever, the blade auto-
matically moves along the preset design surface. By using this function effectively, you can easily build a ground
surface as designed.
When the load to blade increases, the blade is automatically raised to keep the constant targeted load by ad-
justing lifting amount, before the machine becomes impossible to travel forward. Therefore, this function can be
used not only for the finishing leveling but also the dozing and carrying operation.
Use this machine mainly for the following operation.
• Dozing work
• Leveling work
For detail of work procedure, see “PRECAUTIONS WHEN USING BLADE AUTOMATIC CONTROL”.
This machine has the current ground display (as-built) function which grasps the ground shape under the track
as well as the operation and display it on the control box screen. By using this function, the progress of opera-
tion can be checked in real time on the control box screen.
In order to use the blade automatic control or current ground display (as-built) function, following device is need-
ed besides this machine.
• GNSS satellite (GPS, GLONASS)
Use it at a place under the open sky where has no obstacle.
• Base station
For the usable the base station, consult your Komatsu distributor in advance.
• Operation information data
Project file is necessary, which contains the data necessary for “intelligent Machine Control” such as the
design surface, control point, etc.
For details, consult your Komatsu distributor beforehand.
Observation items for use
• While the blade automatic control is in operation, the blade moves even if the operator does not operate the
blade control lever.
Before turning on the blade automatic control, check thoroughly if there are any persons or obstacles in the
area around the machine.
• While the blade automatic control is in operation, if the operator operates blade control lever, this blade lev-
er operation is given the priority and the blade moves as operated by the operator. When the operator stops
lever operation, the blade automatic control restarts.
While the blade automatic control is in operation, do not release your hand from the blade control lever, so
that you can avoid the danger immediately if any.
• When performing the inspection, maintenance, moving and loading/unloading on the trailer etc., i.e. other
operation than the operation by “intelligent Machine Control” at the jobsite, turn off the blade automatic con-
trol and turn off the control box power supply.
• You can turn off the blade automatic control by setting the work equipment lock lever to LOCK position.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS FOREWORD

TABLE OF CONTENTS
FOREWORD.................................................................................................................................................... 1-1
READ THIS MANUAL ............................................................................................................................... 1-2
KOMATSU MACHINE OPERATOR PRIVACY POLICY ............................................................................ 1-3
SAFETY INFORMATION .......................................................................................................................... 1-6
INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................................... 1-7
intelligent Machine Control ................................................................................................................. 1-7
MACHINE FEATURES....................................................................................................................... 1-7
SAFETY........................................................................................................................................................... 2-1
GENERAL PRECAUTIONS COMMON TO OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE ...................................... 2-2
PRECAUTIONS WHEN GETTING ON OR OFF MACHINE............................................................... 2-2
PRECAUTIONS FOR BLADE AUTOMATIC CONTROL .................................................................... 2-2
PRECAUTIONS FOR OPERATION .......................................................................................................... 2-4
START ENGINE................................................................................................................................. 2-4
PRECAUTIONS FOR MAINTENANCE ..................................................................................................... 2-5
PRECAUTIONS FOR CHECK AND MAINTENANCE ........................................................................ 2-5
OPERATION .................................................................................................................................................... 3-1
GENERAL VIEW....................................................................................................................................... 3-2
MACHINE EQUIPMENT NAME ......................................................................................................... 3-2
MACHINE OUTSIDE EQUIPMENT NAME ........................................................................................ 3-2
CONTROLS AND GAUGES NAMES ................................................................................................. 3-3
EXPLANATION OF COMPONENTS ......................................................................................................... 3-5
intelligent Machine Control SYSTEM ................................................................................................. 3-5
OTHER EQUIPMENT ...................................................................................................................... 3-15
MACHINE OPERATIONS AND CONTROLS .......................................................................................... 3-16
CHECKS AND ADJUSTMENT BEFORE STARTING ENGINE ........................................................ 3-16
OPERATIONS AND CHECKS AFTER STARTING ENGINE ............................................................ 3-17
METHOD FOR STOPPING ENGINE ............................................................................................... 3-19
METHOD FOR USING AUTOMATIC BLADE CONTROL ................................................................ 3-21
TRANSPORTATION................................................................................................................................ 3-68
REMOVE RADIO DEVICE ANTENNA CABLE................................................................................. 3-68
PRECAUTIONS FOR LONG-TERM STORAGE ..................................................................................... 3-69
TURN BATTERY DISCONNECT SWITCH TO OFF POSITION BEFORE LONG-TERM STORAGE .......
..................................................................................................................................................... 3-69
TROUBLES AND ACTIONS ................................................................................................................... 3-71
OTHER TROUBLE........................................................................................................................... 3-71
HANDLE CONTROL BOX................................................................................................................................ 4-1
TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................................................ 4-2
INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................................... 4-5
FUNCTION OF SWITCHES............................................................................................................... 4-5
BRIGHTNESS AND VOLUME CONTROL ......................................................................................... 4-7
LED INDICATOR................................................................................................................................ 4-7
KEYBOARD FUNCTIONS ................................................................................................................. 4-9
METHOD FOR DISPLAYING MAIN MENU...................................................................................... 4-12
FILE MENU............................................................................................................................................. 4-13
PROJECT FILES ............................................................................................................................. 4-13
CONTROL POINT FILES................................................................................................................. 4-17
LAYERS........................................................................................................................................... 4-20
POINT DATA .................................................................................................................................... 4-22
SURFACE FILE ............................................................................................................................... 4-23
ACTIVE FILE ................................................................................................................................... 4-36
EXIT 3DMC...................................................................................................................................... 4-37
CONTROL MENU ................................................................................................................................... 4-38
MACHINE SETTING ........................................................................................................................ 4-38
METHOD FOR SETTING AS-BUILT CONTROL OPTIONS............................................................. 4-40
BLADE CONTROL........................................................................................................................... 4-44
STEER INDICATION OPTIONS....................................................................................................... 4-46

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ADJUST WEAR AMOUNT ............................................................................................................... 4-47

DOZING CONTROL......................................................................................................................... 4-47
ADJUST BLADE ELEVATION .......................................................................................................... 4-47
CALIBRATE BLADE POSITION....................................................................................................... 4-47
TOOLS MENU ........................................................................................................................................ 4-48
RADIO DEVICE SETTINGS............................................................................................................. 4-48
POSITION SETTINGS ..................................................................................................................... 4-48
NAVIGATE POINTS ......................................................................................................................... 4-49
TOPO SHOT FOR TOPOGRAPHIC SURVEY ................................................................................. 4-51
METHOD FOR SETTING Sitelink3D................................................................................................ 4-57
SUPERVISOR MODE ...................................................................................................................... 4-70
VIEW MENU ........................................................................................................................................... 4-75
MAIN WINDOW DISPLAY................................................................................................................ 4-75
LEFT WINDOW DISPLAY................................................................................................................ 4-76
RIGHT WINDOW DISPLAY ............................................................................................................. 4-77
LOWER WINDOW DISPLAY ........................................................................................................... 4-77
DISPLAY OPTIONS ......................................................................................................................... 4-78
3DMC............................................................................................................................................... 4-86
MAIN WINDOW DISPLAY....................................................................................................................... 4-87
ELEVATION CONTROL KEY ........................................................................................................... 4-87
SLOPE CONTROL KEY .................................................................................................................. 4-88
SHORTCUT ON THE MAIN WINDOW ............................................................................................ 4-89
PAN OF MAIN MAP VIEW ............................................................................................................... 4-93
OPERATION ON MAIN MENU................................................................................................................ 4-94
METHOD FOR DISPLAYING GNSS INFORMATION....................................................................... 4-94
METHOD FOR ADJUSTING CUT/FILL OFFSETS .......................................................................... 4-96
METHOD FOR CHANGING GRADE INDICATOR DISPLAY............................................................ 4-97
METHOD FOR CHANGING DISPLAY OF LIGHT BAR.................................................................... 4-98
OPERATION USING POP-UP MENU .............................................................................................. 4-98
SPECIFICATIONS ........................................................................................................................................... 5-1
SPECIFICATIONS .................................................................................................................................... 5-2
SPECIFICATIONS : D61EXI-24 ......................................................................................................... 5-2
SPECIFICATIONS : D61PXI-24 ......................................................................................................... 5-2
INDEX.............................................................................................................................................................. 6-1

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 SAFETY

This section describes cautions which are necessary to provide the efficient
operation with “intelligent Machine Control”.
Please follow the instructions described in the Operation and Maintenance
Manual for the standard machine for safety information of the whole ma-
chine.

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NANCE SAFETY

GENERAL PRECAUTIONS COMMON TO OPERATION

AND MAINTENANCE
Mistakes in operation, inspection, or maintenance may result in serious personal injury or death. Before per-
forming operation, inspection, or maintenance, always read “SAFETY”, Operation and Maintenance Manual of
standard machines and this manual carefully and obey the warnings.

PRECAUTIONS WHEN GETTING ON OR OFF MACHINE

PRECAUTIONS WHEN STANDING UP FROM OPERATOR'S SEAT
Before standing up from the operator's seat to adjust the seat,
always perform the following. Turn off the blade automatic con-
trol. Lower the work equipment to the ground, operate the work
equipment lock lever (1) and parking brake lever (2) by holding
the operating portions on the top, set the levers to LOCK posi-
tion (L), and stop the engine.
If the control levers are touched by mistake, there is danger
that the machine may suddenly move and cause serious per-
sonal injury or death.

PRECAUTIONS WHEN LEAVING MACHINE

If the proper procedures are not taken when parking the machine, the machine may suddenly move off by itself,
and this may lead to serious personal injury or death. Observe the following.
• When leaving the machine, always turn off the blade auto-
matic control and lower the work equipment to the ground.
Operate the work equipment lock lever (1) and parking
brake lever (2) by holding the operating portions on the
top, set the levers to LOCK position (L), and stop the en-
gine.
• Lock all the places and always take the key with you and
keep it in the specified place.

PRECAUTIONS FOR BLADE AUTOMATIC CONTROL

• While the automatic control of blade is in operation, the blade moves even if the operator does not operate
the blade control lever.
Before turning the automatic control of blade ON, check thoroughly that there are no persons or obstacles
in the area around the machine.
• While the automatic control of blade is in operation, if the operator operates blade control lever, this blade
lever operation is given the priority and the blade moves as operated by the operator. When the operator
stops lever operation, the automatic control of blade restarts.

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SAFETY NANCE

While the automatic control of blade is in operation, do not release your hand from the blade control lever,
so that you can avoid the danger immediately if any.
• When performing the inspection, maintenance, moving and loading/unloading on the trailer etc., i.e. other
operation than the operation by “intelligent Machine Control” at the jobsite, turn off the automatic control of
blade, then turn off the control box power supply.

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PRECAUTIONS FOR OPERATION

START ENGINE
IN COLD WEATHER
• If the work equipment is operated without sufficient warming-up operation of the machine, response of the
work equipment to movement of the control lever will be slow, and the work equipment may not respond as
the operator intends, so always perform the warming-up operation. Particularly in a cold weather, be sure
the warm-up operation is completed.
• If the machine is not thoroughly warmed up before turning on the automatic control of blade, the response
of the blade will be slow, or the blade will move suddenly and this may lead to unexpected accidents, so
always perform the warming-up operation. Particularly in a cold weather, be sure the warm-up operation is
completed.
• If the battery electrolyte is frozen, do not charge the battery or start the engine with a different power
source. There is a hazard that this will ignite the battery and cause the battery to explode.
Before charging or starting the engine with a different power source, melt the battery electrolyte and check
that there is no leakage of electrolyte before starting.

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SAFETY PRECAUTIONS FOR MAINTENANCE

PRECAUTIONS FOR MAINTENANCE

PRECAUTIONS FOR CHECK AND MAINTENANCE
• When performing the check and maintenance of the machine, turn off the automatic control of blade and
turn off the control box power supply.
If you perform the check while control box power supply is turned on, and you touch the Auto/Manual switch
accidentally, the automatic control of blade may be turned on, and the blade start moving, resulting in seri-
ous personal injury or death.
• Only when performing the check and adjustment for the automatic control of blade, turn on the control box
power supply, and perform the check and adjustment. Check that there are no persons or obstacles in the
area around the machine.

PRECAUTIONS FOR GNSS ANTENNA

• Cable connector of the GNSS antenna is looseness-free structure. Check is not needed.
• If the GNSS antenna contacts with obstacles during operation or traveling, and it has to be checked and
replaced, ask your Komatsu distributor.
• There is a danger of falling or tipping over that can lead to serious personal injury or death. Do not get on
the cab to check the GNSS antenna.

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 OPERATION

This section describes cautions which are necessary to provide the efficient
operation with “intelligent Machine Control”.
Please follow the instructions described in the Operation and Maintenance
Manual for the standard machine for operation information of the whole ma-
chine.

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GENERAL VIEW OPERATION

GENERAL VIEW
MACHINE EQUIPMENT NAME

(1) Blade angle cylinder (with stroke sensor) (4) Blade tilt cylinder (with stroke sensor)
(2) GNSS antenna (5) Blade lift cylinder (with stroke sensor)
(3) Radio antenna

MACHINE OUTSIDE EQUIPMENT NAME

(1) GNSS satellite (GPS) (3) Base station

(2) GNSS satellite (GLONASS)

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CONTROLS AND GAUGES NAMES

(1) Control box (6) Cut/Fill offsets switch (Up)

(2) Auto/Manual switch (7) Cut/Fill offsets switch (Down)
(3) ICT sensor controller (inside the cover) (8) Back grade mode switch
(4) GNSS receiver (inside the cover) (9) Network modem (if equipped)
(5) GNSS radio device

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CONTROL BOX NAME

(1) Elevation control key (10) Toggle As-built mode

(2) Cut/Fill offsets (11) Start/Stop As-built updates
(3) Left window (12) Sitelink3D messaging
(4) Main window (13) Sitelink3D activity
(5) Blade load selection (14) Right window
(6) Dozing mode selection (15) Lower window
(7) Task detail (16) Slope control key
(8) Take a topo shot (17) Back grade mode indicator
(9) Material selection (18) AUTO indicator
The figure shows a typical example of the control box main window.
The contents displayed on the screen depends on the setting.

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OPERATION EXPLANATION OF COMPONENTS

EXPLANATION OF COMPONENTS
The following is an explanation of devices necessary to operate the machine.
To perform suitable operations correctly and safely, it is important to completely understand methods of operat-
ing the equipment, and the meanings of the displays.

intelligent Machine Control SYSTEM

CONTROL BOX
k WARNING
To prevent the blade from moving suddenly, turn on the control box power only when performing work
with “intelligent Machine Control”.

The control box has 2 functions, a function to set or adjust the design surface to be used for the blade automatic
control, and a function to display the GNSS satellite information. Touch the screen directly to operate it.

(1) Power ON/OFF and menu switch (4) Toggle main view switch
(2) Zoom in switch (5) USB port
(3) Zoom out switch (6) LED indicator
• Place the machine on a level ground under the open sky, turn on the power of base station, and then turn
on the control box power supply to perform the inspection.
• If the control box starts operation on the slope of which pitching angle (inclination in front or rear) or rolling
angle (inclination in right or left) is 20 ° or more, accuracy of it may deteriorate. Start the control box on a
level place.
• The power supply of the control box is not linked with the starting switch of the machine. Before starting the
check or work with “intelligent Machine Control”, hold down the power ON/OFF and menu switch (1) to turn
on the control box power.
Also, after finishing the check or work with “intelligent Machine Control”, hold down the power ON/OFF and
menu switch (1) to turn off the control box power.

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REMARK
• There is no priority in order between switching on/off of control box power supply and switching on/off of
starting switch of the machine.
• The control box operates on Windows® operating system.
After turning on the control box power supply, it takes approximately 2 minutes until Windows® operating
system starts and the main window is displayed. In the same way, after turning off the control box power
supply, it takes approximately 2 minutes until the main window is finished and Windows® operating system
shuts down.
(Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.)

NETWORK MODEM
(if equipped)
The network modem is a necessary terminal for 3G communication in order to obtain the satellite compensation
information via network, and connect the construction management system such as the Sitelink3D.
NOTICE
When using the network modem, Komatsu recommends using Komatsu genuine network modem anten-
na (option).
If other antenna than Komatsu genuine part is used, it may not be complied with the regulations in the
country or area where the machine is used. This is because the network modem is a wireless device
which uses radio wave.

(1) Power supply state LED (4) Antenna connecting port

(2) Communication state LED (5) Connector port 1
(3) Bluetooth state LED (6) Connector port 2

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How each state LED works

For the questions about the communication, consult your Ko-
matsu distributor.

Display of the power supply state LED (1)

Lighting color State
Green ON
Not lit OFF

Display of the communication state LED (2)

Lighting color State
Not lit OFF
Yellow Being started up
Not being connected to the Sitelink3D server.
Flashing in green
(No GPRS connection information is obtained)
Connection to the Sitelink3D server is established, but no GNSS compensation
Green
information is obtained.
Green, red Connection to the Sitelink3D server is established, and GNSS compensation in-
(flashes alternately) formation is received.

Display of the Bluetooth state LED (3)

Lighting color State
Not lit Connection to the Bluetooth is not established.

AUTO/MANUAL SWITCH
k WARNING
• While the blade automatic control is in operation, the blade moves even if the operator does not op-
erate the blade control lever.
Be sure that no person or obstacle is around the machine before turning on the blade automatic
control.
• Blade moves in accord with the operator's operation of the blade control lever which is given the
priority while the blade automatic control is in operation. When the operator stops lever operation,
the blade automatic control restarts.
Do not release your hand from the blade control lever in order to avoid the danger immediately even
when the blade automatic control is in operation.
• Turn off the blade automatic control and turn off the control box power supply when performing the
inspection, maintenance, moving and loading/unloading on the trailer etc. other than the operation
by “intelligent Machine Control” at the jobsite.
• You can turn off the blade automatic control by setting the work equipment lock lever to LOCK posi-
tion.

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You can turn on or off the blade automatic control by using the
Auto/Manual switch.
Auto/Manual switch is located on the blade control lever.

When turning on the blade automatic control

Operate the work equipment lock lever by holding the operating
portion on the top, place the lock lever in FREE position (F),
and press the Auto/Manual switch once.
The blade automatic control is turned on.

“AUTO” is displayed on the control box screen when the blade

automatic control is turned on.
The blade automatic control is not turned on even if Auto/
Manual switch is pressed when there is abnormality in the sys-
tem.
In this case, “AUTO” is not displayed on the control box screen.

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When turning off the blade automatic control

Press the Auto/Manual switch once while the blade automatic
control is turned on.
The blade automatic control is turned off.

The blade automatic control is turned off also when operating

the work equipment lock lever by holding the operating portion
on the top and placing the lock lever in LOCK position (L).

“AUTO” goes out from the control box screen when the blade
automatic control is turned off.

“Auto Control Disengaged!” message pops up on the control

box screen when the blade automatic control is switched from
on to off.

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When the blade automatic control is automatically turned off

The blade automatic control is automatically turned off in the
following conditions even if Auto/Manual switch is not pressed.
• When the machine is stopped for 30 seconds or more
• When the blade edge protrudes out of the designed range.
• When the number of GNSS satellites from which the sys-
tem can receive the signals is decreased
• When the radio waves from the base station cannot be re-
ceived
• When the starting switch of the machine is turned to OFF
position
• When there is an abnormality in the system such as open circuit, etc.
“Auto Control Disengaged!” message pops up on the control
box screen and the notice sound “Beep” can be heard when
the blade automatic control is automatically turned off.
At this time, “AUTO” on the control box screen goes out.

CUT/FILL OFFSETS SWITCH

Press the cut/fill offsets switches to adjust the cut/fill offset quantity setting quickly nearby.
The cut/fill offsets switches are located on the right side of the blade control lever.
(1) Cut/fill offsets switch (Up)
When this switch is pressed, the cut/fill offset increases. (De-
sign surface rises.)
(2) Cut/fill offsets switch (Down)
When this switch is pressed, the cut/fill offset decreases. (De-
sign surface lowers.)

The increase/decrease amount when the cut/fill offsets switches are pressed is the same as the setting of the
“Cut/Fill offsets” on the control box screen.

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BACK GRADE MODE SWITCH

Press the back grade mode switch, and select on or off of the
back grade mode.
The back grade mode switch is located on the right side of the
blade control lever.

When turning on the back grade mode

Press the back grade mode switch once when blade automatic
control is turned on (Control box displays “AUTO”).
After the buzzer sounds “peep” twice, the back grade mode is
turned on.

When the back grade mode is turned on, LED of the back
grade mode switch lights up, and the back grade mode indica-
tor is displayed at the top of “AUTO” on the control box screen.

While the back grade mode indicator is displayed on the control

box screen, you can control the dozing in forward travel by set-
ting the joystick (steering, directional and gear shift lever) to
FORWARD position (F). You can perform the back grade work
by setting the lever to REVERSE position (R).

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While the blade automatic control is OFF (“AUTO” is not dis-

played on the control box screen), even if you press the back
grade mode switch, it does not work.

When turning off the back grade mode

Press the back grade mode switch once while the back grade
mode is turned on.
After the buzzer sounds “peep” once, the back grade mode is
turned off.

When the back grade mode is turned off, LED of the back
grade mode switch goes out, and the back grade mode indica-
tor on the control box screen goes out as well.

While the back grade mode is turned on, if the blade automatic
control is turned off (“AUTO” on control box screen goes out),
the back grade mode is automatically turned off.

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While the back grade mode is turned on, you can perform leveling work even in reverse travel since the blade
automatic control also operates in reverse travel similarly to in forward travel.

GNSS ANTENNA
k WARNING
• Cable connector of the GNSS antenna is looseness-free structure. Check is not needed.
• If the GNSS antenna contacts with obstacles during operation or traveling, and it has to be checked
and replaced, ask your Komatsu distributor.
• There is a danger of falling or tipping over that can lead to serious personal injury or death. Do not
get on the cab to check the GNSS antenna.

GNSS antenna is the device to receive the radio waves from

the GNSS satellite.

GNSS RADIO DEVICE

GNSS radio device is used to receive radio waves from the base station.
Install GNSS radio device suitable for the radio specification of the base station.
For usable GNSS radio device, consult your Komatsu distributor in advance. For details of handling GNSS radio
device, see the instruction manual of GNSS radio device.

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GNSS RECEIVER

(1) Radio antenna connecting point (only when radio (4) Machine body harness connecting point
device is built-in) (DRC26-40P(B))
(2) GNSS antenna connecting point (5) GNSS satellite capturing display LED
(3) Machine body harness connecting point
(DRC26-40P(A))
GNSS satellite capturing display LED (5) indicates the number of GNSS satellites by color and number of flash-
es.
• Number flashes in green: Number of captured GPS
• Number flashes in orange: Number of captured GLONASS
GNSS receiver has the following functions.
• Receives GNSS position information from GNSS satellite through GNSS antenna, and processes it.
• Receives the correction information of GNSS position from the base station through the radio antenna, and
processes it.
• Receives the network signals in the machine and information from the input signals, and processes them.
• Calculates the coordinate information necessary for the blade automatic control from the received informa-
tion, and outputs it.

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OTHER EQUIPMENT
LUNCH BOX FIXING BELT
This is the place for lunch box.
Fix the lunch box with belt.
This can be used for other things than lunch box. Make efficient
use of this.

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MACHINE OPERATIONS AND CONTROLS

CHECKS AND ADJUSTMENT BEFORE STARTING ENGINE
Before starting the automatic control of the blade, perform the same walk-around checks, checks before starting
(start-up inspection) and adjustment as of standard machine.
For the method of checks and adjustment, see the Operation and Maintenance Manual for standard machine.
1. Set the base station and turn on the power supply.
For details of handling the base station, see the instruction
manual of the base station.

2. Turn the starting switch to ON position (B).

Check that LED of the back grade mode switch lights up

for 3 seconds when turning the starting switch to ON posi-
tion.
If it does not light up, it may be defective such as open cir-
cuit.
Ask your Komatsu distributor for repair.

3. Hold down the power ON/OFF and menu switch to turn on

the control box power.
REMARK
If the control box starts operation on the slope of which
pitching angle (inclination in front or rear) or rolling angle
(inclination in right or left) is 20 ° or more, accuracy of it
may deteriorate.
Start the control box on a level place.

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4. Check that Windows® operating system starts and the

main screen is displayed on the control box.
5. Check the color of “elevation control key” (1) or “slope con-
trol key” (2).
• If it is red, there is abnormality.
Check the displayed message and take necessary ac-
tions. For details see “ACTIONS WHEN MESSAGE IS
DISPLAYED ON CONTROL BOX”.
• If it is green, there is no abnormality.

• It takes approximately 2 minutes until the main window is displayed on the control box after the power
ON/OFF and menu switch is held down.
• If “elevation control key” (1) is red and “Waiting to Initialize...” is continuously displayed, the antenna is not
receiving enough radio waves from the GNSS satellite. Check that there are no obstacles around which
shuts off the radio waves from the GNSS satellite.
• The number of GNSS satellites which can receive the radio waves always varies. Depending on the place
or time zone, you have to wait until the condition to receive the radio waves becomes better.
On the control box screen, you can check the number of satellites which is receiving the radio waves from
the GNSS satellite and expected accuracy of positioning.
• If the x mark is displayed on “radio status” (3) and “elevation control key” (1) is red and “Waiting for radio
link...” is displayed, the radio waves from the base station are weak or radio configuration is wrong. Config-
ure the radio. For details, see “METHOD FOR CONFIGURING RADIOS”.
• If the starting switch is kept in OFF position (A), “slope control key” (2) is red and “Komatsu controller not
connected!” is displayed. Turn the starting switch to ON position (B), check that “slope control key” (2)
changes to green color, and proceed to the next step.
• When “slope control key” (2) is orange and “Heading Initializing” is displayed, there is not abnormality. If the
machine is moved forward and reverse after the engine starts, “slope control key” (2) changes to green. Go
to the next step.

OPERATIONS AND CHECKS AFTER STARTING ENGINE

Before starting the automatic control of the blade, perform the same operation and check after the engine has
started as of the standard machine.
For the method of operation and check, see the Operation and Maintenance Manual for standard machine.

RESET CYLINDER STROKE END

k WARNING
Before resetting the stroke end of each cylinder, check thoroughly if there is any person or obstacle in
the area around the machine.

For this machine, the position of blade is obtained by the information from the stroke sensor installed on the
cylinder.
Reset the stroke end of each cylinder not only immediately after starting the engine but also approximately twice
a day in order to get accurate automatic control of blade.
• When the stroke end resetting operation has not been performed at all after the starting switch of the ma-
chine is turned to ON position

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The message of “Cylinder Sensor Reset Request!” is dis-

played on the control box screen.
“Lift cylinder”, “Tilt cylinder”, or “Angle cylinder” is dis-
played in the message. Reset the stroke end of the dis-
played cylinder.

• When no message is displayed

The resetting of the stroke end of every cylinder has been completed, so the resetting is no more necessa-
ry.

RESET LIFT CYLINDER STROKE END

(When the “Cylinder Sensor Reset Request!” , “Lift cylinder” message is displayed)
1. Place the blade control lever to RAISE position (A) to oper-
ate it to the stroke end, and then keep it for 2 seconds or
more.
2. Check the message on the control box screen.
When “Lift cylinder” changes to “Tilt cylinder” or “Angle cyl-
inder” or when the message of “Cylinder Sensor Reset Re-
quest!” goes out, resetting of the stroke end of lift cylinder
is completed.
REMARK
• If the resetting of the stroke end of lift cylinder is not
completed, lower the blade once, and repeat step 1
again.
Move the cylinder to the stroke end at certain speed.
• If the resetting of the stroke end of lift cylinder is not
completed after several trials of step 1, place the
blade control lever to LOWER position (C) to move the
cylinder to the stroke end of LOWER side, and then
keep it for 2 seconds or more.
Be sure that the surroundings are safe before per-
forming this operation, for the machine will be raised.

RESET TILT CYLINDER STROKE END

(When the message of “Cylinder Sensor Reset Request!”, “Tilt cylinder” is displayed)
1. Raise the blade so that the tilting operation is possible.

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2. Place the blade control lever to tilt LEFT position (E) to

move the cylinder to the stroke end, and then keep as it is
for 2 seconds or more.
3. Check the message on the control box screen.
When “Tilt cylinder” changes to “Angle cylinder” or when
the message of “Cylinder Sensor Reset Request!” goes
out, resetting of the stroke end of tilt cylinder is completed.
REMARK
• If the resetting of the stroke end of tilt cylinder is not
completed, tilt RIGHT the blade once, and repeat step
2 again.
Move the cylinder to the stroke end at certain speed.
• If the resetting of the stroke end of tilt cylinder is not
completed after several trials of step 2, place the
blade control lever to tilt RIGHT position (F) to move
the cylinder to the stroke end of tilt RIGHT side, and
then keep as it is for 2 seconds or more.

RESET ANGLE CYLINDER STROKE END

(When message of “Cylinder Sensor Reset Request!”, “Angle cylinder” is displayed)
1. Raise the blade and tilt it LEFT.
If the blade is not tilted LEFT, the resetting of the stroke end of angle cylinder cannot be done.
2. Place angle switch (1) to angle LEFT position (G) to move
the cylinder to the stroke end, and then keep it as it is for 2
seconds or more.
3. Check the message on the control box screen.
When the message of “Cylinder Sensor Reset Request!”
goes out, resetting of the stroke end of angle cylinder is
completed.
REMARK
• If the resetting of the stroke end of angle cylinder is
not completed, angle RIGHT the blade once, and re-
peat step 2 again.
Move the cylinder to the stroke end at certain speed.
• If the resetting of the stroke end of angle cylinder is
not completed after several trials of step 2, place an-
gle switch (1) to angle RIGHT position (H) to move the
cylinder to the stroke end of angle RIGHT side, and
then keep as it is for 2 seconds or more.
• Depending on the length of the pitch rod, resetting of
the stroke end of angle cylinder is only possible for ei-
ther angle LEFT or angle RIGHT.

METHOD FOR STOPPING ENGINE

NOTICE
The power supply of the control box is not linked with the starting switch of the machine. After finishing
the operation, hold down the power ON/OFF and menu switch of control box separately from the start-
ing switch in order to turn off the control box power .
If the power supply of control box is not turned off, the batteries may be exhausted.

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1. Press Auto/Manual switch once to turn off the blade auto-

matic control.

2. Check that “AUTO” on the control box screen goes out.

3. Set the blade control lever to LOWER position (a) and low-
er the blade to the ground.

4. Hold down the power ON/OFF and menu switch to turn off
the control box power.
REMARK
It takes approximately 2 minutes until the software is fin-
ished and Windows® operating system shuts down after
the power ON/OFF and menu switch is held down.
During this time, you can turn the starting switch of the ma-
chine to OFF position, proceed to the following step.

5. Set the fuel control dial to Low idle (MIN) position and run
the engine at low idle for approximately 5 minutes.
The engine is cooled gradually.

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6. Turn the starting switch to OFF position (A).

The engine will stop.
7. Remove the starting switch key.

METHOD FOR USING AUTOMATIC BLADE CONTROL

PREPARATIONS FOR BLADE AUTOMATIC CONTROL
Before starting the blade automatic control, prepare or set the following.
Preparations in conformity to each site condition
• Set base station
• Method for configuring radios
• Project file setting
• Input pitching rod length
• Method for inputting wear amount of blade edge and track shoe
• Set base point for checking blade elevation
Checks before starting
• Reset cylinder stroke end
• Check blade elevation, adjust
• Select active file

PREPARATIONS IN CONFORMITY TO EACH SITE CONDITION

SET BASE STATION
The base station communicates with the machine by using ra-
dio.
For the setting place of the base station, select such place that
there is no obstacle between the base station and jobsite so
that the radio signal can reach.
Also select setting place where has already been measured
and its coordinate has been determined.
For the usable base station, consult your Komatsu distributor in
advance.
For details of handling the base station, see the instruction
manual of the base station.

METHOD FOR CONFIGURING RADIOS

Set the radio of the control box matching with the specifications of GNSS radio device and the radio setting of
the base station.
Resetting is not necessary unless the settings of GNSS radio device and the base station are changed.
REMARK
Install GNSS radio device suitable for the radio specification of the base station.
For the usable GNSS radio device, consult your Komatsu distributor in advance.
1. Set the base station and turn on the power supply.

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2. Hold down the power ON/OFF and menu switch to turn on

the control box power.
Starting switch of the machine can be turned off.

3. Press the power ON/OFF and menu switch again to dis-

play the main window.
4. On “Tools” menu, press “Configure radios...” and select.

“GNSS Radio Setup” screen is displayed.

5. Select each item matching with the specifications of GNSS
radio device and the radio setting of the base station, and
press “Ok”.
(Example of the setting)

6. Set GNSS radio device according to the radio setting of the usable base station.
For the settings of GNSS radio device, see the instruction manual of the installed GNSS radio device.
7. Check that mark "x" of “radio status” of “elevation control
key” goes out and the message of “Waiting for radio link...”
is not displayed.
The radio wave from the base station is received.

PROJECT FILE SETTING

Project file is necessary to use the blade automatic control function.
Project file contains the data necessary for the work with “intelligent Machine Control” such as the design sur-
face, control point, etc.
Project file is created on a personal computer by using 3D-Office software.
3D-Office which is provided by Topcon Co. Ltd., is the machine control supporting software for a personal com-
puter. For details, see the operation and maintenance manual for 3D-Office.
For setting of the project file, see “PROJECT FILES”.

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INPUT PITCHING ROD LENGTH

The length of pitching rod must be inputted when the blade edge has been adjusted. Measure the length of
pitching rod and input it.
Finishing accuracy of the blade automatic control is decreased if the machine is operated with the pitching rod
of wrong length.
For the adjusting method of the blade edge angle, see Operation and Maintenance Manual for the standard ma-
chine, “OPERATION”, “METHOD FOR ADJUSTING ANGLE OF BLADE EDGE”.
1. Stop the machine on a level place.
2. Lower the blade to the ground.
3. Operate the work equipment lock lever (1) and parking
brake lever (2) by holding the operating portions on the
top, place the levers in LOCK position (L)
4. Stop the engine.

5. Measure the distance (a) between joints of pitching rod (3).

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6. Turn on the power supply of the control box.

It does not matter if power supply of the base station and
starting switch of the machine are turned off.
7. Press the power ON/OFF and menu switch to display the
main menu.
8. Press “Blade calibration” and “Pitch Rod Calibration” in or-
der on the “Control” menu.

9. Press “Pitch Rod Length:” input portion, and input the

measured length on the “Blade Pitch Rod Calibration”
screen.
10. Press “Ok”.

METHOD FOR INPUTTING WEAR AMOUNT OF BLADE EDGE AND TRACK

SHOE
As the cutting edge of blade, track roller or track link wears, finishing accuracy of the blade automatic control
deteriorates and the current ground display has an error. Measure the wear amount and input it to correct this
error.
When these parts wear or they are replaced with new ones, wear amount should be input. Measure the wear
amount and input it.
1. Stop the machine on a level place.
2. Lower the blade to the ground.
3. Operate the work equipment lock lever (1) and parking
brake lever (2) by holding the operating portions on the
top, place the levers in LOCK position (L)
4. Stop the engine.

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5. Turn on the power supply of the control box.

It does not matter if power supply of the base station and
starting switch of the machine are turned off.
6. Press the power ON/OFF and menu switch to display the
main menu.
7. Press “Wear Adjustment” in “Control” menu, and select.

8. Measure the length from the tip of cutting edge to the center of mounting bolt.
9. On “Cutting Edge Height” screen, press “Cutting Edge
Height” input portion and input the measured length.
10. Press “Next”.
• When the cutting edge is new, the length is 0.102 m.
• If you do not change the wear amount of cutting edge,
press “Next”.

11. Measure the length from the top of track shoe to the center of track roller.
12. On “Track Roller and Linkage Height” screen, press “Roller
and Linkage Height” input portion and input the measured
length.
13. Press “Finish”.
• When the track roller and track shoe are new, the
length is 0.224 m.
• If you do not change the wear amount of track roller
and track shoe, press “Finish”.

SET BASE POINT FOR CHECKING BLADE ELEVATION

Set the base point for checking the blade elevation near the jobsite, and measure its accurate elevation in ad-
vance.
Set the base point with not floating from the ground in wide and
flat place so that you can check the blade elevation of leveled
machine with standard posture.
The standard posture denotes that the blade edge is the same
height of the ground where the track contacts.

CHECKS BEFORE STARTING

RESET CYLINDER STROKE END
For detail, see “RESET CYLINDER STROKE END”.

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CHECK BLADE ELEVATION, ADJUST

For the automatic control of the blade, the position information of GNSS satellite is used. The position informa-
tion of GNSS satellite contains the error, and the height varies up and down depending on the day or time.
In order to minimize the deterioration of finishing accuracy by the error, check and adjust the blade elevation at
least once a day before starting operation.

CHECK BLADE ELEVATION

1. Set the base station and turn on the power supply.
2. Turn on the power supply of the control box.
3. Start the engine.
4. Move the machine to a base point, the elevation of which is known.
5. Perform the stroke end resetting operation of the blade.
For details, see “RESET CYLINDER STROKE END”.
6. Make the tilted or angled blade straight.
7. Raise the blade higher than the base point, approach the base point straight, and stop the machine.
8. Set the joystick (steering, directional and gear shift lever) to NEUTRAL position.
REMARK
If you turn the machine (counter-rotation turn in particular), the directional error becomes large and the ac-
curate measurement cannot be obtained. When you turned the machine to correct the direction, drive the
machine in reverse once for approximately 5 m, and then drive straight forward.
9. Lower the blade to match the either end of blade at right or
left side with the base point.
Stop the blade just before it touches to the ground and the
base point, and do not lower the blade to the ground.
REMARK
The setting place of the base point should be determined
in advance so that the machine is leveled with standard
posture.
The standard posture denotes that the blade edge is the
same height of the ground where the track contacts.
10. Check that “elevation control key” (1) and “slope control
key” (2) are green and the machine direction on the control
box screen is the same as the actual machine direction.
If “Heading Initializing” is displayed, repeat the procedure
from step 7.
Even if the machine is out of the design surface and “Out
of design!” is displayed, it is not a trouble.

11. Press the power ON/OFF and menu switch to display the
main menu.
12. On “Tools” menu, press “Position check...” and select.

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13. Select the position of blade matched with the base point
on “Position check...” screen.
• When matched with the left blade edge: “Blade: Left”
• When matched with the right blade edge: “Blade:
Right”

14. Press “Elevation” tab and select.

15. Press the input section of “Known elevation:” and input the
elevation of the base point.
16. Press “Measure...”.

The screen shown on the right is displayed.

When the bar at the bottom of the screen reaches the right
end, screen returns to “Position Check” screen.

The altitude that the machine recognizes is displayed in

“Elev”. The difference between above altitude and the alti-
tude of the base point that is inputted in “Known eleva-
tion:” is displayed in “dZ”.
17. Check the difference between the altitude that the machine
recognizes and the altitude of the base point, and press
“Ok”.
The screen returns to the main window.

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18. Check that “elevation control key” (1) and “slope control
key” (2) are green and the machine direction on the control
box screen is the same as the actual machine direction.
If the machine direction on the control box screen does not
match with the actual machine direction, repeat the proce-
dure from step 7.

19. Operate the work equipment lock lever (3) and parking
brake lever (4) by holding the operating portions on the
top, place the levers in LOCK position (L)
20. Stop the engine.
At this time, do not turn off the control box power supply.

21. After the engine stops, turn the starting switch to ON posi-
tion (B) again.

22. Measure the height from the base point to the blade edge,
add the altitude of the base point to the value, and check
that the obtained value is matched with the altitude that the
machine recognizes at step 17.

ADJUST BLADE ELEVATION

When checking the blade elevation, if the elevation recognized by the machine does not match with the sum of
the base point elevation and the height of blade edge from the base point, adjust the blade elevation.

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1. Press the power ON/OFF and menu switch to display the

main menu.
2. Press “Blade Height Adjustment” in “Control” menu, and
select.

3. On “Blade Height Adjustment” screen, check the blade ele-

vation adjustment value before adjustment, and calculate
compensation value (a) to input.
(a) = (b) + (c) + (d)
(b) Difference between the altitude that the machine recog-
nizes and the altitude of the base point (the value dis-
played in “dZ”)
(c) Height from the base point to blade edge
(d) Blade elevation adjustment value before adjustment
4. Input calculated compensation value (a) and press “Ok”.
5. Perform check the blade elevation again.
If there is no error, start the work.
If you find any error, adjust the blade elevation again.
REMARK
If there is dispersion on compensation value (a), repeat the calculation of compensation value for 5 to 10 times
and use their average value.

SELECT ACTIVE FILE

Before starting the automatic control of blade, select the design surface to use.
For the method of selecting the design surface, see “ACTIVE FILE”.

HANDLE AUTOMATIC BLADE CONTROL

METHOD FOR ACTIVATING AUTOMATIC BLADE CONTROL
1. Press Auto/Manual switch to turn off the blade automatic
control.

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When the blade automatic control is turned on, “AUTO” is

displayed on the control box screen.

2. Set the joystick (steering, directional and gear shift lever)

to FORWARD position (F).
3. Perform LOWER trigger operation.
Perform this when the blade edge is higher than the de-
sign surface and height of the ground where the track con-
tacts. In this case, the blade automatic control starts only
after LOWER trigger operation.

1) Move the blade control lever to LOWER direction (C)

once and return it to NEUTRAL position (B).
The blade automatically lowers to the design surface
or height of the ground where the track contacts.
REMARK
• Operator does not need to keep the lever at
LOWER position until the blade reaches to the
design surface.
• While the machine is traveling or stopped, the
blade automatically lowers with LOWER trigger
operation.
Move the blade control lever to RAISE direction
(A) to cancel the blade automatic control.
• If LOWER trigger operation is performed quickly,
the blade control lever may vibrate and may be
set in RAISE direction (A) and LOWER direction
(C) repetitively, and the work equipment may
hunt.
If the blade control lever vibrates, hold it with your
hand to prevent vibration.
4. Drive the machine.
The blade automatic control starts.

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ACTIONS WHEN AUTOMATIC BLADE CONTROL IS ACTIVATED

While the blade automatic control is in operation, the blade au-
tomatically moves to lifting direction (A) and (C) and to tilting di-
rection (E) and (F) even if the blade control lever is kept in
NEUTRAL position.
Blade moves as such that the blade edge moves along the pre-
set design surface.
REMARK
When the design surface is located lower than the current
ground level, the blade will cut the soil.
When the design surface is located higher than the current
ground level, the blade will dump the soil holding in it to the
ground.
With these 2 operations, you can easily build a ground surface
as designed.

(In cutting mode or spreading mode)

When the load to blade increases, the blade is automatically raised to keep the constant targeted load by ad-
justing lifting amount, before the machine becomes impossible to travel forward.
(In cutting and carry mode)
See “OPERATION OF CUTTING AND CARRY MODE”.
REMARK
If some places higher than the design surface are left, drive the machine in reverse, and drive it on that place
several times so that such places can be built as designed.
While the blade automatic control is in operation, if the operator operates blade control lever, the blade moves
as operated by the operator.
When the operator stops lever operation and return the lever to NEUTRAL position, the blade automatic control
restarts.
Operation of angle switch (1) is independent from the blade au-
tomatic control. While the blade automatic control is in opera-
tion, operator can angle the blade to change the dumping di-
rection of soil.

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METHOD FOR OPERATING TO TRAVEL REVERSE WHILE USING AUTOMATIC

BLADE CONTROL
1. Set the joystick (steering, directional and gear shift lever)
to REVERSE position (R).

2. Perform RAISE trigger operation.

1) Move the blade control lever to RAISE direction (A)
once and return it to NEUTRAL position (B).
The blade automatically rises to the certain height.
REMARK
• While the machine is traveling or stopped, the
blade automatically rises with RAISE trigger oper-
ation. Move the blade control lever to LOWER di-
rection (C) to cancel it.
• When the back grade mode is turned on, even if
RAISE trigger operation is performed, the blade
does not raise to specific height automatically.
3. Drive the machine in reverse to a place where the blade automatic control starts again.
4. Place the joystick (steering, directional and gear shift lev-
er) in FORWARD position (F), and perform LOWER trigger
operation.

HANDLE BACK GRADE MODE

1. Press Auto/Manual switch to turn off the blade automatic
control.

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When the blade automatic control is turned on, “AUTO” is

displayed on the control box screen.

2. Press the back grade mode switch once.

After the buzzer sounds “peep” twice, the back grade
mode is turned on.

LED of the back grade mode switch lights up, and the back
grade mode indicator is displayed at the top of “AUTO” on
the control box screen.

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While the back grade mode is turned on, when the joystick
(steering, directional and gear shift lever) is set to reverse posi-
tion (R), the blade automatic control operates as well similarly
to when the lever is set to FORWARD position (F).
• Blade automatic control starts when driving the machine
with LOWER trigger operation, and leveling work can be
performed when driving the machine in reverse.
For LOWER trigger operation method, see “METHOD FOR
ACTIVATING AUTOMATIC BLADE CONTROL”.
• Even when performing RAISE trigger operation, the blade
does not raise to specific height automatically. Operate the
blade control lever to RAISE position to raise the blade.
When the machine travels in reverse, the blade edge shape is not suitable for dozing. When the load on the
blade is excessive, the blade thrusts and the track slips.
Use this for finishing leveling when the height difference to the design surface is small.
Even if the back grade mode is turned on, when the joystick (steering, directional and gear shift lever) is in FOR-
WARD position (F), the blade automatic control works similarly to when the back grade mode is turned off.
• When leveling forward, move the machine forward by performing LOWER trigger operation, similarly to
when the back grade mode is turned off. The blade automatic control starts.
• When you do not level the ground by traveling forward, raise the blade by operating the blade control lever
in RAISE direction, and set the joystick (steering, directional and gear shift lever) to FORWARD position
(F). The blade automatic control starts only after LOWER trigger operation.
When blade automatic control is turned off (“AUTO” on control
box screen goes out), the reverser leveling mode is automati-
cally switched from on to off.

When turning on the back grade mode again, press Auto/

Manual switch (1), turn on the blade automatic control, and
press back grade mode switch (2).
The back grade mode is turned on.

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DEACTIVATE AUTOMATIC BLADE CONTROL

Stop the machine or set the joystick (steering, directional and
gear shift lever) to NEUTRAL position (N).
The blade automatic control stops.

When turning off the blade automatic control

Press the Auto/Manual switch once while the blade automatic
control is turned on.
The blade automatic control is turned off.

The blade automatic control is turned off also when operating

the work equipment lock lever by holding the operating portion
on the top and placing the lock lever in LOCK position (L).

“AUTO” goes out from the control box screen when the blade
automatic control is turned off.

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“Auto Control Disengaged!” message pops up on the control

box screen when the blade automatic control is switched from
on to off.

REMARK
The blade automatic control is not turned on while “AUTO” is not displayed on the control box screen.
Press the Auto/Manual switch again to display “AUTO” on the control box screen when restarting the blade au-
tomatic control.
When the blade automatic control is automatically turned off
The blade automatic control is automatically turned off in the
following conditions even if Auto/Manual switch is not pressed.
• When the machine is stopped for 30 seconds or more
• When the blade edge protrudes out of the designed range.
• When the number of GNSS satellites from which the sys-
tem can receive the signals is decreased
• When the radio waves from the base station cannot be re-
ceived
• When the starting switch of the machine is turned to OFF
position
• When there is an abnormality in the system such as open circuit, etc.

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When the blade automatic control is automatically turned off,

“Auto Control Disengaged!” message pops up on the control
box screen, and notice sound “Beep” can be heard.
At this time, “AUTO” on the control box screen goes out.

MODE SETTINGS
DOZING MODE SETTINGS
Set dozing mode depending on the type of operation.
There are 4 modes in the dozing mode.
Each time “Dozing mode selection” is pressed, 4 modes of doz-
ing mode switch in order.

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Dozing mode Type of operation

(A) Cutting & Carry Normal dozing operation
Effective dozing operation (Short
(B) Cutting
range cutting method)
Spreading operation of piled soil high-
(C) Spreading
er than the blade height
Operation to finish uneven ground, flat
(D) Simple Grading ground, or slope by traveling along or
across the slope

CUTTING AND CARRY MODE

You can perform smooth and efficient digging and carrying op-
erations by selecting “Cutting & Carry”.
Also, you can adjust the operation of the blade automatic con-
trol by operating the blade control lever.
REMARK
In cutting and carry mode, the blade movement is controlled by
using terrain information before digging and information of the
design surface. Terrain information before digging is recorded
automatically while the machine is traveling.

OPERATION OF CUTTING AND CARRY MODE

When you start blade automatic control in cutting and carry mode, digging operation to the digging depth (a) set
in the blade load mode starts gradually.

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After reaching the set digging depth (a), keep digging while maintaining the digging depth (a) against the current
surface.

(S) Current surface (R) Shape to be dug

The digging depth becomes shallow promptly before the load on the blade becomes excessive and the machine
can not travel forward. Travel the machine to the piling position (U) since the carrying operation will be per-
formed later along the current surface.

(S) Current surface (a) Set digging depth

(R) Shape to be dug

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If the depth from the current surface (S) to design surface (T) is shallower than the digging depth (a) set in the
blade load mode, the blade moves along the design surface (T).

(R) Shape to be dug

APPLICABLE OPERATIONS BY BLADE CONTROL LEVER WITH CUTTING AND

CARRY MODE
In cutting and carry mode, you can change the digging depth temporarily by operating the blade control lever
while the blade automatic control is in operation. Also, you can adjust the amount of soil to be dug according to
the following procedure.
1. Operate the blade control lever to RAISE direction (or LOWER direction) while the blade automatic control
is in operation.
The digging depth of the blade is arbitrarily set.
2. Return the blade control lever to NEUTRAL position.
Keep digging while maintaining the digging depth of this time.
3. Set the joystick (steering, directional and gear shift lever) to NEUTRAL position (N) or REVERSE position
(R).
Return to the digging depth set in the blade load mode.
(When operating the blade control lever to RAISE direction)

(S) Current surface (T) Design surface

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(R) Shape to be dug

(When operating the blade control lever to LOWER direction)

(S) Current surface (R) Shape to be dug

(T) Design surface
In cutting and carry mode, you can spread the dug soils by operating the blade control lever to RAISE direction
while the blade automatic control is in operation and raising the blade higher than the current surface (S).

(R) Shape to be dug

APPLICABLE OPERATIONS BY TILTING BLADE CONTROL LEVER WITH CUT-

TING AND CARRY MODE
The blade normally moves parallel to the design surface (T) while the blade automatic control is in operation. In
cutting and carry mode, you can temporarily set an arbitrary blade angle to the horizontal by performing the tilt-
ing operation of the blade control lever.
1. Operate the blade control lever to the tilting direction while the blade automatic control is in operation.
The blade angle is arbitrarily set.
2. Return the blade control lever to NEUTRAL position.
Keep digging while maintaining the blade angle of this time.
3. Set the joystick (steering, directional and gear shift lever) to NEUTRAL position (N) or REVERSE position
(R).

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The blade returns parallel to the design surface (T).

(S) Current surface

BLADE LOAD MODE SETTINGS

(In cutting and carry mode)
Set the blade load mode so that the digging depth matches the
type of work.
Each time “Blade load selection” is pressed, 3 modes switches
in order.

Blade load
Digging depth Type of work
mode
(A) Light Approx. 10 cm Shallow and long digging
(B) Normal Approx. 15 cm Normal operation
(C) Heavy Approx. 20 cm Deep and short digging

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SMOOTH START
(In cutting and carry mode)
When you start digging operation with the blade automatic control, the digging depth becomes gradually deeper
so that the shape after the digging becomes smooth. This function is called Smooth Start.
Enable the function of Smooth Start.
Make the smooth start function disabled if you want to start digging at steep angle.

(A) Smooth start is disabled (S) Current surface

(B) Smooth start is enabled (R) Shape to be dug
REMARK
Regardless of the smooth start setting (enable or disable), the travel speed of the machine is automatically limit-
ed only at the start of digging with blade automatic control.

EFFECTIVE USE OF CUTTING AND CARRY MODE

Travel the machine around the jobsite. In cutting and carry mode, the terrain information of the places where the
machine traveled is used so that the digging and carrying operations can be performed smoothly.
Digging and carrying operations can be performed using blade automatic control even in the places where the
machine does not travel. However, the blade load may be excess or deficiency. Adjust the load with the blade
control lever.

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If you perform the work several times, travel the machine in reverse passing through the road that the next oper-
ation will be performed. You can obtain terrain information efficiently.

(A) During operation (B) Traveling in reverse

You can obtain terrain information when the “elevation control
key” (1) and “slope control key” (2) of the control box are green.
You can reset the obtained terrain information if you turn off the
power supply of the starting switch or control box.

TROUBLES AND ACTIONS

MACHINE OPERATION AND ACTIONS IN CUTTING AND CARRY MODE
Take actions according to the following table if any abnormality occurs in cutting and carry mode.
Problem Main cause Remedy
Digging operation can not be per- Terrain information can not be ob- Travel the machine on the jobsite to
formed. tained since the machine does not obtain terrain information.
travel on the jobsite.
Adjust the digging depth by operating
the blade control lever.
Blade edge is hard to stick to the Operate the blade control lever to
ground due to the hard soil. thrust the blade edge into the ground.

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Problem Main cause Remedy

The digging depth is shallower or Incorrect input of wear amount Input wear amount correctly. For de-
deeper than the set digging depth. tails, see “METHOD FOR INPUT-
TING WEAR AMOUNT OF BLADE
EDGE AND TRACK SHOE”.
Terrain information which is more Travel the machine on the jobsite to
than 100 m away is reset. obtain terrain information again.
There is extreme unevenness on the Disable the blade automatic control,
current surface. and operate the blade with the blade
control lever. (*)
The blade is not in parallel with the Operate the blade control lever while Stop operating the blade control lev-
design surface. the blade automatic control is in oper- er.
ation.
The angular change of the design Select “Simple Grading”.
surface is large.
“Light” is selected in the blade load Change the blade load mode to “Nor-
mode. mal” or “Heavy”.
Smooth start is enabled. Disable the smooth start.
The angle of the blade does not be- Operate the blade control lever while Set the joystick (steering, directional
come parallel to the design surface. the blade automatic control is in oper- and gear shift lever) to NEUTRAL po-
ation. sition (N).
Stop operating the blade control lev-
er.
The current surface and the height of Offset the design surface so that the
the design surface are too far apart. cut/fill amount displayed on the con-
trol box is 2 m or less. For details of
offset method of the design surface,
see “METHOD FOR ADJUSTING
CUT/FILL OFFSETS”.

*: Since the blade automatic control has a function that performs digging and carrying operations smoothly, it
can make the dug terrain smooth. Therefore, the digging depth may not match the set digging depth. The blade
automatic control is not suitable if you want to leave unevenness of extreme terrain as it is.

BLADE LOAD MODE SETTINGS

(In cutting mode or spreading mode)
Set the blade load mode depending on the type of soil and operation at jobsite.
Each time “Blade load selection” is pressed, 3 modes switches
in order.

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Blade load mode Type of soil and operation at jobsite

Operation on the sand or soft ground
(A) Light where the track easily slips
When holding a little soil on the blade
(B) Normal Normal operation
Operation on the heavy soil such as
clay, etc.
(C) Heavy
When holding a large soil on the
blade

REMARK
When the dozing mode is set to “Simple Grading”, the control
by blade load is not performed, so the setting of the blade load
mode cannot be done.

SET SCRAPING DEPTH FROM CURRENT GROUND SURFACE

You can set scraping depth quickly on the basis of the current ground surface by using the matching function.
1. Lower the blade to the ground of the current state.
2. On the main window, press “elevation control key”.
3. On “Adjust elevation” screen, press “Match” (1).
The design surface is offset toward the blade elevation,
and the offset value is displayed in input section (2) for “El-
evation set point”.
4. Press input section (2) for “Elevation set point”, and input a
value obtained by subtracting the set scraping depth
(350 mm or less) from the displayed offset value.
REMARK
You can adjust the scraping depth with the pop-up menu
displayed by holding down the main window or with the
cut/fill offsets switch.

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5. On “Adjust elevation” screen, press “Ok” (3).

The screen returns to the main window.
On “elevation control key”, “Cut/Fill offset” (4) (value input
in step 4) and “Cut/Fill reading” (5) (distance from the
blade edge to the design surface) are displayed.

SMOOTH START
(In cutting mode or spreading mode)
When the operation started with automatic control of blade, operation is controlled so that the shape after doz-
ing is smooth and cutting shape is the same as preset. This function is called Smooth Start.
If Smooth Start function is enabled, adjust the travel speed with the decelerator/brake pedal when starting doz-
ing.
Enable or disable Smooth Start function according to the work.
If the operation is not dozing but spreading or to start dozing at steep angle in particular, make Smooth Start
function disabled.
REMARK
• The cutting shape by Smooth Start varies depending on the dozing mode.
When “Cutting” is selected, cutting shape is steeper than that performed, “Spreading”.
• Smooth Start function is not available for “Simple Grading”, so you cannot select it.
• Smooth Start function is only available when design surface (T) is lower than the blade edge. It does not
function when design surface (T) is higher than the blade edge.
• The travel speed is restricted even if the blade control lever is operated while the Smooth Start function is
enabled.

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(S) Current surface (B) Smooth Start enabled (for “Cutting”)

(T) Design surface (C) Smooth Start enabled (for “Spreading”)
(A) Smooth Start disabled

CHANGE BLADE LOWER EDGE POSITION IN CUTTING IN

When the machine cuts in with Smooth Start enabled, the blade lower edge height is usually the height of
ground with which the track is in contact.
You can freely change the blade lower edge height when the machine cuts in by performing the following opera-
tion.
1. Place the joystick (steering, directional and gear shift lever) in FORWARD position, and perform LOWER
trigger operation.
2. Blade will move down automatically. Before the blade reaches the ground or the design surface, operate
the blade control lever to RAISE direction.
3. Return the blade control lever to NEUTRAL position while the height of blade bottom is at any height.

(S) Current surface (D) Changed cut-in height in Smooth Start mode
(T) Design surface (E) Changed cut-in shape
This operation may be effective when you cuts in piled soil from any height.

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If you perform this operation while there is no piled soil in front of the machine, the blade stops in air and is held
at that position. In this case, place the joystick (steering, directional and gear shift lever) in NEUTRAL position,
and restart the operation.

METHOD FOR SELECTING SMOOTH START

1. Press the power ON/OFF and menu switch to display the
main menu.
2. Press “Dozing control” in “Control” menu, and select.

The present mode selection is displayed.

The mode which has a check mark on the left is selected.
“Smooth Start” is enabled with a check mark on the left
and disabled without a check mark.
3. Press “Smooth Start” to select enable or disable.

REMARK
With the same procedure, dozing mode and blade load mode can be set.

FUNCTION RELATED WITH MACHINE MONITOR BLADE AUTOMATIC CONTROL

The following descriptions give you the functions related to automatic control of blade among the functions of
the machine monitor.
For other functions of the machine monitor and handling method, see the Operation and Maintenance Manual of
standard machine.

ADJUST GAIN OF AUTOMATIC BLADE CONTROL

If the response speed of lift RAISE/LOWER and tilt RIGHT/LEFT during the blade automatic control is too fast
or too slow, the ground may become waved or undulate after the leveling work.
At this time, the gain of lifting and tilting can be adjusted with the user menu of the machine monitor.
The gain means the setting which decides the response speed of blade while it is automatically controlled. Se-
lect “Default” or “Option A” to set it.
Select “Default” for the leveling work or dozing work on general soil.
Select “Option A” if leveled ground becomes waved or undulate under the selection of “Default” and the gain of
lift RAISE/LOWER or tilt RIGHT/LEFT should be adjusted individually.

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METHOD FOR ADJUSTING GAIN OF AUTOMATIC BLADE CONTROL

1. Press switch F6 on the standard screen of the machine
monitor to display the user menu.
F6: User menu display switch

2. Press switches F1 and F2 and move the menu to right and

left to display “Machine Setting” screen (1).
The current gain setting is displayed on “Blade Auto Con-
trol Gain Adjustment” (2).
On this screen, it is possible to perform the following oper-
ations with switches F1 to F6.
F1: Moves to the left menu. When on the left end, it moves
to the right end menu.
F2: Moves to the right menu. When on the right end, it
moves to the left end menu.
F3: Moves to the next item (1 line below). When on the last line, it moves to the first line.
F4: Moves to the previous item (1 line above). When on the first line, it moves to the last line.
F5: Returns the screen to the standard screen.
F6: Displays the setting screen for selected item.
3. When changing the gain setting, press switches F3 and
F4, select “Blade Auto Control Gain Adjustment” (2), and
press switch F6.

4. Select “Default” or “Option A” on “Blade Auto Control Gain

Adjustment” screen.
On this screen, it is possible to perform the following oper-
ations with switches F1, F3 to F6.
F1: Moves to “Option A” screen. (Only when “Option A” is
selected)
F3: Moves to the next item (1 line below). When on the last
line, it moves to the first line.
F4: Moves to the previous item (1 line above). When on
the first line, it moves to the last line.
F5: Cancels the setting change and returns the screen to “Machine Setting” screen.
F6: Changes the setting and returns the screen to “Machine Setting” screen.
• When performing leveling work or dozing work on general soil

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1) Select “Default” (4) on “Blade Auto Control Gain Ad-

justment” screen and press switch F6.
“Default” is set.

• When adjusting the gain of lift RAISE/LOWER or tilt RIGHT/LEFT individually.

1) Select “Option A” (3) on “Blade Auto Control Gain Ad-
justment” screen and press switch F1.
On “Option A” screen, each gain adjustment value of
lift RAISE/LOWER or tilt RIGHT/LEFT when “Option
A” has been set.

2) Select the item to adjust and press switch F6.

On this screen, it is possible to perform the following
operations with switches F1 to F6.
F1: Displays the next page. When on the last page, it
displays the first page.
F2: Displays the previous page. When on the first
page, it displays the last page.
F3: Moves to the next item (1 line below). When on
the last line, it moves to the first line.
F4: Moves to the previous item (1 line above). When
on the first line, it moves to the last line.
F5: Cancels the selection and returns the screen to “Blade Auto Control Gain Adjustment” screen.
F6: Displays “gain adjustment input” screen for selected item.
REMARK
“Adjustment value 5” to “Adjustment value 8” are not used for this machine. If these are selected and
switch F6 is pressed, “gain adjustment input” screen is not displayed.
3) On “gain adjustment input” screen, press switches F3
and F4, and increase or decrease the adjustment val-
ues.
On this screen, it is possible to perform the following
operations with switches F3 to F6.
F3: Decreases the adjustment value by 1. If it is kept
pressed, the adjustment value decreases continu-
ously.
F4: Increases the adjustment value by 1. If it is kept
pressed, the adjustment value increases continu-
ously.
F5: Cancels the change of adjustment value and returns the screen to “Option A” screen.
F6: Changes the adjustment value and returns the screen to “Option A” screen.

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4) Press switch F6 to accept the inputted adjustment value.

The accepted adjustment values are reflected to the blade automatic control.
5) Perform the gain adjustment while operating the machine actually and checking whether the leveling
result has been improved.
NOTICE
If the adjustment value is largely changed, the blade may move unexpectedly. Change the ad-
justment value gradually while checking the actual movement of the blade.
• The larger the adjustment value becomes, the faster the blade starts moving. The smaller the ad-
justment value becomes, the slower the blade starts moving.
If the leveling result becomes waved at short cycle, decrease the gain.
If the leveling result becomes waved at long cycle, increase the gain.
If there are noticeable piled soils on the leveled ground, decrease the RAISE gain and increase
the LOWER gain.
If there are noticeable thrust marks of the blade edge on the leveled ground, increase the RAISE
gain and decrease the LOWER gain.
• When the adjustment value is 50, the response speed is the same as “Default”.
• The adjustment value can be changed within the following range.
Lift RAISE/LOWER: 15 to 100
Tilt RIGHT/LEFT: 0 to 100
REMARK
• In “Default”, each gain has already been adjusted according to each type of work.
Select it for the leveling work or dozing work on general soil.
• In “Option A”, the gain for lift RAISE/LOWER or tilt RIGHT/LEFT can be adjusted individually.
Select “Option A” if leveled ground becomes waved or undulate under the selection of “Default”. The gain
can be adjusted by adapting the soil conditions and travel speed to the actual work contents.
• Once the gain adjustment values of “Option A” have been set, they are saved even though the gain adjust-
ment is set to “Default” afterward. It will be effective when “Option A” is set again.

PRECAUTIONS WHEN USING BLADE AUTOMATIC CONTROL

There are works not recommended for blade automatic control and works that required cautions in Operation
and Maintenance Manual, “OPERATION”, “RECOMMENDED APPLICATIONS”. Pay attention to the following
operations and precautions.
Works not recommended for blade automatic control
The following works are not recommended for the blade automatic control. Turn off the blade automatic control,
and operate blade with blade control lever.
• Dozing and ditching of hard or frozen ground
For the hard ground which requires you to tilt the blade and incline the blade edge in order to cut in, you
cannot use the blade automatic control.
Crumble the ground by operating the blade with the blade control lever and ripper control lever (if equip-
ped), and then use the blade automatic control.
• Works of felling trees and removing stumps
For the operation such as felling trees or removing stumps or raising boulders which does not have design
surface, the blade automatic control cannot be used.
Remove the obstacles in advance, and then use the blade automatic control.
Precautions when leveling soft ground where track sinks in
After leveling with the blade, the track may roughen the leveled surface and make it lower than the design sur-
face.
Use the blade automatic control while paying attention to the following.
• Tamp the soft places with a heavy machine, etc. in advance.
• In rough dozing, leave the top portion of the design surface (approximately 50 mm).

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• Cut the top portion of the design surface (approximately 50 mm) left in rough dozing in one pass.
(Reduce the subsidence by completing the finish work in one pass.)
Adjust the offset amount, after checking the subsidence state.
• Reduce the dozing quantity in the finish work.
(Reduce the factors of ground subsidence.)
Set the dozing quantity to below the half of the blade height as standard.

RECOMMENDED APPLICATIONS AND MODES

METHOD FOR DOZING
Dozing work is the operation to cut the ground and make the lower surface than the current ground.
There are 2 methods as follows. Select the method of operation depending on the state.

METHOD FOR SCRAPING LEVELLY

This is the method to cut the ground in shallow depth for long distance to make the traveling in reverse more
comfortable.
Enable “Smooth Start” and select “Cutting & Carry”.

1. Start the blade automatic control at position (A) apart from piling position (U).
The machine automatically start the dozing.
2. After carrying the soil to piling point (B), drive the machine in reverse.

(T) Design surface

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REMARK
• If some place higher than the design surface is left at 1 time dozing, travel on that place several times so
that such place can be built as designed.
• If the soil in front of the blade disappears and no load to the blade in the middle of carrying the soil, drive
the machine in reverse once and get the load to the blade again.
• When the design surface is deep, offset the design surface upward and cut the ground by each 150 to
300 mm in steps, you can operate smoother and more stable.

METHOD FOR SCRAPING SOILS IN SHORT DISTANCE

In this method, carrying distance is short and operation is efficient.
Enable “Smooth Start” and select “Cutting”.

1. Start dozing by the blade automatic control from the position near piling position (U).
2. Gradually retract the starting point of dozing and repeat traveling backward and forward.

(T) Design surface

• As standard, limit the distance of each reverse travel to a half of the machine overall length (L) (approxi-
mately 3 m), and the dozing depth to 350 mm. Operator should adjust the dozing distance and dozing
depth, depending on the type of soil.
• When driving the machine in reverse at the place where the cutting angle changes, the operator comfort
may be bad. In this case, set the cutting depth to 200 mm or less.
For details of setting of the cutting depth, see “METHOD FOR ADJUSTING CUT/FILL OFFSETS” and
“METHOD FOR ADJUSTING CUT/FILL OFFSETS (POP-UP MENU)”.
• If the type of soil is not uniform, blade may cut too deep at position (A) where the surface changes from
downhill to level ground. Use the blade control lever to raise the blade.
• At position (B) where the blade pushes the carried soil to the soil piled at the last time, the track may slip
and damage the surface of the ground. Use the blade control lever to raise the blade.

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• When the design surface in the range of piling soil is not set, operate the blade by using blade control lever
to release the load.

METHOD FOR SCRAPING NATURAL GROUND

Natural ground scraping work is the operation to generate the inclined surface by scraping the soil on the slope.
Disable “Smooth Start” and select “Cutting & Carry”.

Start the blade automatic control, and drive down the machine on the slope.
The machine automatically start the scraping.

(T) Design surface (V) Uncut part

On the slope, Smooth Start function may be enabled and the soil at back side cannot be cut and left as uncut
part. Disable Smooth Start function.

CUTTING AND CARRY OPERATION

Cutting and carry work is the operation to fill the lower place than the design surface with the soil.
There are 2 methods as follows. Apply these methods depending on the necessity of tamping the filled place.

CARRY SOILS TO HOLE

This is the method when tamping the filled place is not necessary.

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Select “Cutting & Carry”.

1. Hold and carry piled soil to a hole by the automatic control of the blade.
2. When the held soil is all spread out, drive the machine in reverse.
When dropping the held soil from a high place during the cutting and carry operation, leave a pile of the
soil.

(T) Design surface

CARRY AND COMPACT SOILS

This is the method when tamping the filled place is necessary.
This method is not suitable for the operation gradually fill the hollow by piling the soil.
Select “Cutting & Carry”.

1. Hold and carry piled soil to a hole by the automatic control of the blade.
2. After position (A) which is lower than the design surface, control the blade by using both of the automatic
control of the blade and the blade control lever.

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(T) Design surface

REMARK
For cutting and carry operation up to 200 mm from the design surface, you can work more efficiently by control-
ling the blade with the blade control lever.

SPREADING OPERATION
Spreading work is the operation to spread the piled soil and make the higher surface than the current ground.

WHEN SPREADING SOILS TO PLACES LOWER THAN BLADE EDGE

Select “Cutting & Carry”.

1. Set the design surface at the higher position than the current ground.
2. Start the blade automatic control at position (A) before the piled soil.
The blade automatically holds the piled soil and spread it out.
3. When the held soil is all spread out, drive the machine in reverse.
By escalating the design surface, tamped high surface can be obtained.

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(T) Design surface (H) Blade height

WHEN SPREADING SOILS TO PLACES HIGHER THAN BLADE EDGE

Select “Spreading”.

At position (A) where the blade holds the piled soil while pushing up, adjust the holding amount by using both of
the automatic control of blade and manual blade control by blade control lever.
From position (B) where the machine gets over the top and goes down, the automatic control of blade is effec-
tive.

(T) Design surface

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When driving down the deep step, the speed of blade by the automatic control may not catch up the dropping
speed of the machine and a hollow is generated on the ground. If the machine is about to drop, raise the blade
by using the blade control lever.

(T) Design surface

RAISING GROUND LEVEL OPERATION (PUSHING UP SOILS)

Raising ground level work (pushing up soil) is the operation to push up the piled soil onto the slope.
Select “Cutting & Carry”.
When a design surface of a horizontal part is made before a
slope and a small load is applied to the blade, see “WHEN FIN-
ISHING CONCAVE INFLECTION POINT VERTICALLY”.

1. At place (A) where you pull down the piled soil and hold it on the blade, operate the blade by using blade
control lever.
2. At place (B) where you start to ascend the slope, also operate the blade by using blade control lever.
3. Push up the soil.
• Place (C) where angle is narrow
The blade automatic control is effective.
• Place (D) where angle is sharp
The load on the blade may be reduced too much and the angle may become sharper.
Adjust the operation by using both of the blade automatic control and manual blade control by blade
control lever.

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(T) Design surface

PUSH AND TURN OPERATION

Push and turn work is such operation that the machine pushes piled soil forward and spread it while changing
the direction by turning.
Select “Cutting & Carry”.

The method of the automatic control of blade is the same as of spreading operation.
Turn the machine to the direction of spreading by referring to “SPREADING OPERATION”.

If you face the blade straight forward by angling operation, less soil spills from the sides of the blade.

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Angling operation is not an automatic operation. Operate the angle switch to angle the blade.

NATURAL GROUND SIDE-CUTTING OPERATION

Natural ground side-cutting work is the operation to pull down the soil by using one side of blade.
Select “Spreading”.

When pulling down the hard natural ground by using the blade automatic control, if the load is applied only one
side of blade, the blade cuts in too much and track on that side slips easily.
Adjust the operation by using both of the blade automatic control and manual blade control by blade control lev-
er.

(T) Design surface

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LEVELING WORK
Leveling work is the operation to finish the ground when the current ground is similar to the design surface.
Select “Cutting & Carry”.

1. Start the blade automatic control, and drive the machine.

The blade automatically levels the ground.
2. Start the place higher than the design surface, and carry the cut soil to the lower place to fill there.

(T) Design surface

• If some place higher than the design surface is left at 1 time dozing, travel on that place several times so
that such place can be built as designed.
• Depending on the type of soil, if the travel speed is high, the leveled surface may be uneven. Decrease the
travel speed.
When checking the height of design surface by using blade, place the joystick (steering, directional and gear
shift lever) in FORWARD position with decelerator/brake pedal and decelerator pedal depressed, and perform
LOWER trigger operation.
For LOWER trigger operation method, see “METHOD FOR ACTIVATING AUTOMATIC BLADE CONTROL”.
Since the blade will automatically go down to the height of design surface, you can grasp the relationship be-
tween the machine and design surface. However, if the height of design surface is lower than the ground where
the track contacts, the blade does not go down below the ground.
Even for the design surface which is not horizon, the blade automatic control can be used.
When turning the machine on the slope at leveling work, turn with large turning radius or change the direction of
machine and push the soil slantwise in straight line in order to make the finishing surface smooth.

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In the work on a sharp slope, sideway or downhill operation is more efficient than uphill operation.

(T) Design surface

When waves may occur during leveling work and the leveled surface may be rough, the possible causes of this
phenomenon are as follows.
Find out the cause and take remedies.
Main causes Remedy
Hydraulic oil temperature is Perform warm-up operation until pointer of hydraulic oil temperature gauge enters
low. green range.
Operation is not suitable for The following works are not suitable for the blade automatic control and can lower the
blade automatic control. response of blade. Turn off the blade automatic control, and operate blade with blade
control lever.
• Cutting or ditching into hard or frozen ground
• Work on a place where soil condition is uneven
Leveled surface may be uneven at place where the ground hardness
changes.
Sharp turn on a slope When the machine turns sharply on a slope or its direction is changed suddenly by
rock, etc., finishing accuracy can lower.
When turning the machine on a slope, increase the turning radius.
Travel speed is too high. Depending on the type of soil, if the travel speed is too high, the leveled surface may
be uneven.
Decrease the travel speed.
Wrong setting of gain adjust- Check if contents of setting of gain adjustment is suitable for soil type, and adjust
ment for blade automatic again if necessary.
control For details, see “ADJUST GAIN OF AUTOMATIC BLADE CONTROL”.
Insufficient receiving state of Check that sufficient visibility is secured over GNSS antenna.
GNSS satellite Check that there is no obstacle such as a tree, building, vehicle, cliff, etc. which
blocks or reflects the signals from the satellite.

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BACK GRADE WORK

Leveling work with the back grade mode is turned on in the fol-
lowing cases.
• When dragging back the remaining soil at the wall side by
traveling in reverse
• When erasing track marks
Select “Simple Grading”.
REMARK
When “Simple Grading” is selected, you cannot set the Smooth
Start and the blade load mode.
1. Start the blade automatic control and turn on the back grade mode.
For details of the method of selecting the back grade mode, see “HANDLE BACK GRADE MODE”.
2. Raise the blade with the blade control lever and move forward enough to hold remaining soil at the back of
the blade.
3. Place the joystick (steering, directional and gear shift lever) in REVERSE position with the decelerator/
brake pedal depressed, and perform LOWER trigger operation.
For LOWER trigger operation method, see “METHOD FOR ACTIVATING AUTOMATIC BLADE CON-
TROL”.
4. After the blade lowers, start reverse travel by releasing the decelerator/brake pedal slowly.
5. Hold the remaining soil at the back of the blade, carry it to the place lower than the design surface and track
marks to fill there.
When the load on the blade is excessive, the blade thrusts and the track slips.
Adjust the blade by raising or “floating” the blade with the blade control lever as well.
6. When remaining soil is excessive, drag some soil back from your side by several times.

(T) Design surface (W) Obstacles such as walls

(V) Remaining soil
When the machine travels in reverse, the blade edge shape is not suitable for dozing.
Use this for finishing leveling when the height difference to the design surface is small.

FINISHING OPERATION OF BANK SOIL

Finishing work of bank soil is the operation to finish the surface of bank.

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WHEN FINISHING SLOPE SURFACE BY OPERATING HORIZONTALLY

When finishing the bank by traveling on the side slope parallel
to the slope, operate with same manner as leveling work.
For the leveling operation, see “LEVELING WORK (3-62)”.
Select “Cutting & Carry” or “Simple Grading”.

(T) Design surface

REMARK
If the steering operation is needed to recover from the sideways slip of machine while traveling on the side slope
parallel to the slope, avoid the sideways slip according the following procedure.
• Decrease the load against the blade.
It is recommended to set the dozing depth to 10 to 20 mm when finishing a slope surface by operating hori-
zontally.
• Decrease the travel speed.
It is recommended to set the gear speed to the 1st when traveling on a slope horizontally.
• Do not drive the machine parallel to the slope, but drive it diagonally.

WHEN FINISHING CONCAVE INFLECTION POINT VERTICALLY

This is the operation to finish the bank by crossing over the place where the angle of design surface changes
sharply.

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Select “Simple Grading”.

REMARK
When “Simple Grading” is selected, you cannot set the Smooth
Start and the blade load mode.

At the place where the angle of design surface changes sharply, operate the decelerator/brake pedal to de-
crease the travel speed.
When the dozing mode is set to “Simple Grading”, the blade edge always moves along the design surface. Even
if a load is applied to the blade, the blade does not rise automatically. Therefore, use this method for the finish-
ing operation under a light load.

(T) Design surface

If the slope length is shorter than the machine overall length, the finishing accuracy may become worse at a
concave inflection point. In such case, do as follows.
• Use both of the blade automatic control and manual blade control by blade control lever.
• Change the working direction of the machine.

WHEN FINISHING CONVEX INFLECTION POINT

• At convex inflection points (A) and (B), perform finishing work by operating the blade with the blade control
lever or by traveling transversely.
• The brake mode is recommended to maintain the speed of the work equipment. If the brake mode is used,
the travel speed can be decreased without decreasing the engine speed.

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(T) Design surface

SUPER ELEVATION OPERATION

Super elevation operation is the work to create designed 3D curved surface by dozing operation.
Select “Cutting & Carry”.

Use the automatic control of blade to cut and finish the curved surface which does not have an inflection point.

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TRANSPORTATION
Transporting the Machine
Contact your Komatsu distributor when transporting the machine.
The overall height and machine weight, the network modem antenna, the GNSS antenna bracket and the cylin-
der stroke sensor on the work equipment cylinders are different from the non-ICT machine.
NOTICE
Do not allow the cylinder to rotate when work equipment is not attached. If removing the GNSS antenna
bracket to shorten overall height, remove radio device antenna first.

REMOVE RADIO DEVICE ANTENNA CABLE

When transporting the machine, remove radio antenna (1).

Overall height
( mm )
When radio antenna is not removed 3535
When radio antenna is removed 3340

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PRECAUTIONS FOR LONG-TERM STORAGE

For the method of long-term storage (1 month or more), see Operation and Maintenance Manual for the stand-
ard machine, “OPERATION”, “PRECAUTIONS FOR LONG-TERM STORAGE”.
Handling method of the battery disconnect switch for this machine is different from that of the standard machine.

TURN BATTERY DISCONNECT SWITCH TO OFF POSITION BEFORE

LONG-TERM STORAGE
Before reading this section, see Operation and Maintenance Manual for the standard machine “OPERATION”,
“BATTERY DISCONNECT SWITCH”.
The battery disconnect switch is in the battery inspection cover
on the left side of the machine.

1. Hold down the power ON/OFF and menu switch to turn off
the control box power.

2. Turn the starting switch to OFF position (A).

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3. Check that Windows® operating system of the control box

has been shut down completely.
4. While system operating lamp (1) is not lit, turn battery dis-
connect switch (2) to OFF position and remove the key.
NOTICE
The system operating lamp does not correspond with
the control box. Always check that the Windows® op-
erating system of control box has been shut down
completely, and then operate the battery disconnect
switch.

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TROUBLES AND ACTIONS

OTHER TROUBLE
PHENOMENA AND ACTIONS FOR CONTROL BOX
• Contact your Komatsu distributor for the remedies indicated with (*) in the remedy column.
• Ask your Komatsu distributor for repairs for problems or causes which are not listed below.
Problem Main causes Remedy
Control box cannot be turned on. Defective wiring Check the connector on back of con-
trol box for disconnection and the
open circuit, and repair it if any (*)
Time of pressing the power ON/OFF Hold down the power ON/OFF and
and menu switch of the control box is menu switch.
too short.
Blown fuse Check, repair. (*)
Insufficient battery charge Charge the battery.
Battery disconnect switch is at OFF Turn it to ON position.
position.
Control box freezes (touch panel Control box may be defective. Restart the control box.
does not react).
Check, replace. (*)
It automatically changes to Win- Control box may be defective. Restart the control box.
dows® operating system screen.
Check, replace. (*)
The message about cylinder stroke Operation procedure may be wrong. Perform stroke end reset of cylinder.
end reset does not go out. For details, see “RESET CYLINDER
STROKE END”.
Incorrect input of pitch rod length Input pitch rod length correctly. For
details, see “INPUT PITCHING ROD
LENGTH”.
Stroke sensor may be defective. Check, replace. (*)
Compensation value of blade eleva- Incorrect input of wear amount Input wear amount correctly. For de-
tion exceeds 50 mm. tails, see “METHOD FOR INPUT-
TING WEAR AMOUNT OF BLADE
EDGE AND TRACK SHOE”.
Incorrect input of pitch rod length Input pitch rod length correctly. For
details, see “INPUT PITCHING ROD
LENGTH”.
Stroke end is not reset. Perform stroke end reset of cylinder.
For details, see “RESET CYLINDER
STROKE END”.
Incorrect setting of the base station, Set them correctly.
base point and control point
The machine was turned when ap- Approach by straight travel.
proaching to the base point.
Insufficient receiving state of GNSS Operate in another time.
satellite
Move to the place with open sky.

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Problem Main causes Remedy

Finishing accuracy is poor. Incorrect input of wear amount Input wear amount correctly. For de-
tails, see “METHOD FOR INPUT-
TING WEAR AMOUNT OF BLADE
EDGE AND TRACK SHOE”.
Incorrect input of pitch rod length Input pitch rod length correctly. For
details, see “INPUT PITCHING ROD
LENGTH”.
Stroke end is not reset. Perform stroke end reset of cylinder.
For details, see “RESET CYLINDER
STROKE END”.
Incorrect setting of the base station, Set them correctly.
base point and control point
The machine was turned when ap- Approach by straight travel.
proaching to the base point.
Insufficient receiving state of GNSS Operate in another time.
satellite
Move to the place with open sky.
“AUTO” is not displayed on the con- - Check. For details, see “AUTO/
trol box screen. MANUAL SWITCH”.
The control box does not react to the Defective switch, defective wiring Check, repair. (*)
pressing of the cut/fill offsets switch.
LED of the back grade mode switch Defective switch, defective wiring Check, repair. (*)
does not light up when turning the
starting switch to ON position.
The buzzer does not sound when the Operation procedure may be wrong. Press the back grade mode switch
back grade mode switch is pressed. when the automatic control of blade is
enabled (“AUTO” is displayed on the
control box). For details, see “BACK
GRADE MODE SWITCH”.
Defective switch, defective wiring Check, repair. (*)

ACTIONS WHEN MESSAGE IS DISPLAYED ON CONTROL BOX

• If the message is displayed on the control box screen, take actions according to the following table.
• As for the corrective actions indicated with (*) in the remedy column, always contact your Komatsu distribu-
tor.
• When the control box is started or restored from abnormality, a message is displayed temporarily until the
system is restored. Wait for a few minutes until the system is restored.
• If the control box has any abnormality, restart the control box once. Then, check if it recovers to the normal
state.
Control box screen display
Elevation control key Slope control key Main causes Remedy
(Left bottom of the main win- (Right bottom of the main win-
dow) dow)

GPS receiver not IMU sensor not con- System is being started. Wait.
(Red) (Red)
connected ! nected ! Defective wiring Check, repair. (*)

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Control box screen display

Elevation control key Slope control key Main causes Remedy
(Left bottom of the main win- (Right bottom of the main win-
dow) dow)
System is being started. Wait.
The power supply of
Turn on the power sup-
base station is turned
ply of base station.
off.
Waiting for radio Move the machine near
(Red) - - Radio reception is poor.
link... the base station.
Configure the radio. For
Wrong radio configura- details, see “METHOD
tion FOR CONFIGURING
RADIOS”.
System is being started. Wait.
IMU sensor not con-
- - (Red) Defective wiring Check, repair. (*)
nected
Defective IMU sensor Check, replace. (*)
System is being started. Wait.
Failed to receive the Move the machine to a
Waiting for satel-
(Red) - - signals from GNSS sat- place under the open
lites...
ellites. sky.
Defective wiring Check, repair. (*)
The starting switch of Turn the starting switch
Komatsu controller the machine is turned of the machine to ON
- - (Red) off. position.
not connected!
Defective wiring Check, repair. (*)
Check the detail of ab-
Abnormality is dis-
Cylinder Stroke normality display, per-
- - (Red) played on the machine
Reading Abnormal form checking of it, and
monitor.
repair. (*)
Check the detail of ab-
Abnormality is dis-
Komatsu CAN normality display, per-
- - (Red) played on the machine
Comms Abnormal form checking of it, and
monitor.
repair. (*)
Check the detail of ab-
Abnormality is dis-
Komatsu Machine normality display, per-
- - (Red) played on the machine
Trouble form checking of it, and
monitor.
repair. (*)
System is being started. Wait.
Move the machine to a
Waiting to initialize... (Red) - - place under the open
Insufficient receiving
sky, or wait for a better
state of GNSS satellites
time for communication
of GNSS satellite.
- - System initializing (Red) System is being started. Wait.
Initializing (Red) - - System is being started. Wait.
Configuring GPS (Red) - - System is being started. Wait.

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Control box screen display

Elevation control key Slope control key Main causes Remedy
(Left bottom of the main win- (Right bottom of the main win-
dow) dow)
Select the project file in-
cluding control points
file. For details, see
“METHOD FOR IM-
PORTING AND SET-
Control points file is not TING PROJECT
No GPS localization (Green) - - FILES”.
yet set.
Set control points file.
For details, see “METH-
OD FOR IMPORTING
CONTROL POINT
FILES”.
Move the machine to a
place under the open
Positioning accuracy sky, or wait for a better
gets worse than that of time for communication
setting in “Machine set- of the GNSS satellite.
Low precisions... (Orange) - -
up...”. For details, see
“SET FOR CONNECT- When the finishing ac-
ING TO MACHINE”. curacy is not important,
you may continue the
work.
Move the machine
backward and forward.
Keep the joystick
Machine direction is not (steering, directional
- - Heading Initializing (Orange)
known. and gear shift lever) in
NEUTRAL position
while the machine is
stopped.
Select the project file in-
cluding design surface.
Project file is not select- For details, see “METH-
ed. OD FOR IMPORTING
AND SETTING
PROJECT FILES”.
Set the design data. For
Out of design area... (Green) Out of design area... (Green)
details, see “METHOD
Design surface is not
FOR SELECTING AN
selected.
ACTIVE SURFACE
FILE”.
Move the machine with-
Out of range of selected
in the selected range of
design surface
design surface.
Take actions according
to other messages dis-
- - 1.$% (Red) System error
played at the same
time.

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ACTIONS WHEN POP-UP MESSAGE IS DISPLAYED ON CONTROL BOX

Control box screen display
Main causes Remedy
Pop-up message (screen center)
Press the Auto/Manual switch.
Automatic control of blade
Auto Control Disengaged! (Red) For details, see “AUTO/
is turned off from on.
MANUAL SWITCH”.
Cylinder Sensor Reset Request! Please move Resetting of the stroke end
the Lift cylinder to stroke end and keep it (Gray) of lift cylinder is not com-
there for 2 seconds. pleted.
Perform resetting of the stroke
Cylinder Sensor Reset Request! Please move Resetting of the stroke end
end of cylinder. For details,
the Tilt cylinder to stroke end and keep it (Gray) of tilt cylinder is not com-
see “RESET CYLINDER
there for 2 seconds. pleted.
STROKE END”.
Cylinder Sensor Reset Request! Please move Resetting of the stroke end
the Angle cylinder to stroke end and keep it (Gray) of angle cylinder is not
there for 2 seconds. completed.

ACTIONS WHEN Sitelink3D MESSAGE IS DISPLAYED ON CONTROL BOX

The following messages are not abnormalities but take a remedy according to the message if necessary.
Control box screen display Main causes Remedy
Press “Ok” and close the message screen.
On the control box screen, press “Sitelink3D activity”
No current "activity" selected! or select “Activity” of “Sitelink3D” menu.
“Activity” of “Sitelink3D”
Please select an activity from the If the Activity is not displayed on the drop down list,
menu has not been set.
Sitelink3D menu. register it from the office side.
Even if performing the work without setting the Activi-
ty, it does not affect the work.
No remedy is needed since the message display will
A message is received be cleared as time elapsed.
Registered name of terminal: from the device which is
“Content of message” connected to the same Check the contents of the message by pressing “Si-
site of Sitelink3D. telink3D messaging” on the control box screen, or on
“View messages...” of “Sitelink3D” menu.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................. 4-5
FUNCTION OF SWITCHES...................................................................................................................... 4-5
POWER ON/OFF AND MENU SWITCH ............................................................................................ 4-5
ZOOM IN SWITCH............................................................................................................................. 4-5
ZOOM OUT SWITCH......................................................................................................................... 4-5
TOGGLE MAIN VIEW SWITCH ......................................................................................................... 4-6
BRIGHTNESS AND VOLUME CONTROL ................................................................................................ 4-7
LED INDICATOR....................................................................................................................................... 4-7
KEYBOARD FUNCTIONS ........................................................................................................................ 4-9
METHOD FOR INPUTTING WITH ALPHANUMERIC KEYBOARD ................................................. 4-10
METHOD FOR INPUTTING WITH NUMERIC KEYBOARD..............................................................4-11
METHOD FOR DISPLAYING MAIN MENU............................................................................................. 4-12
FILE MENU.................................................................................................................................................... 4-13
PROJECT FILES .................................................................................................................................... 4-13
METHOD FOR IMPORTING AND SETTING PROJECT FILES ....................................................... 4-13
METHOD FOR CREATING A PROJECT FILE................................................................................. 4-14
METHOD FOR EXPORTING A PROJECT FILE .............................................................................. 4-15
CONTROL POINT FILES........................................................................................................................ 4-17
METHOD FOR IMPORTING CONTROL POINT FILES ................................................................... 4-17
LAYERS.................................................................................................................................................. 4-20
METHOD FOR IMPORTING LAYERS ............................................................................................. 4-20
POINT DATA ........................................................................................................................................... 4-22
METHOD FOR REGISTERING POINT DATA .................................................................................. 4-22
SURFACE FILE ...................................................................................................................................... 4-23
METHOD FOR IMPORTING SURFACE FILES ............................................................................... 4-23
METHOD FOR CREATING FLAT SURFACE FILES ........................................................................ 4-25
METHOD FOR CREATING SLOPING SURFACE FILES................................................................. 4-28
METHOD FOR CREATING CROWN ROAD SURFACE FILES........................................................ 4-30
METHOD FOR CREATING TRIANGULATED SURFACES FROM A TOPO SURVEY FILE ............ 4-32
METHOD FOR CREATING SURFACE FILES AFTER REFLECTING RAISE OR LOWER AMOUNT OF
AN EXISTING SURFACE ............................................................................................................. 4-33
METHOD FOR CREATING ALIGNMENT FILE OF SUBGRADE OF ACTIVE ALIGNMENT ............ 4-34
ACTIVE FILE .......................................................................................................................................... 4-36
METHOD FOR SELECTING AN ACTIVE SURFACE FILE .............................................................. 4-36
METHOD FOR SELECTING AN ACTIVE ALIGNMENT FILE .......................................................... 4-36
METHOD FOR SELECTING AN ACTIVE AS-BUILT VIEW.............................................................. 4-37
EXIT 3DMC............................................................................................................................................. 4-37
METHOD FOR EXITING 3DMC....................................................................................................... 4-37
CONTROL MENU .......................................................................................................................................... 4-38
MACHINE SETTING ............................................................................................................................... 4-38
SET FOR CONNECTING TO MACHINE ......................................................................................... 4-38
METHOD FOR SETTING AS-BUILT CONTROL OPTIONS.................................................................... 4-40
METHOD FOR ADDING AND SETTING AS-BUILT SURFACE DISPLAY........................................ 4-41
METHOD FOR DELETING AS-BUILT SURFACE DISPLAY ............................................................ 4-42
BLADE CONTROL.................................................................................................................................. 4-44
METHOD FOR SETTING AUTOMATIC BEST-FIT BLADE CONTROL............................................ 4-44
METHOD FOR SETTING SINGLE POINT BLADE CONTROL ........................................................ 4-44
STEER INDICATION OPTIONS.............................................................................................................. 4-46
METHOD FOR SETTING STEER INDICATION OPTIONS.............................................................. 4-46
ADJUST WEAR AMOUNT ...................................................................................................................... 4-47
DOZING CONTROL................................................................................................................................ 4-47
ADJUST BLADE ELEVATION ................................................................................................................. 4-47
CALIBRATE BLADE POSITION.............................................................................................................. 4-47
TOOLS MENU ............................................................................................................................................... 4-48
RADIO DEVICE SETTINGS.................................................................................................................... 4-48
POSITION SETTINGS ............................................................................................................................ 4-48

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METHOD FOR CHECKING BLADE ELEVATION ............................................................................ 4-48

NAVIGATE POINTS ................................................................................................................................ 4-49
METHOD FOR NAVIGATING TO POINTS....................................................................................... 4-49
TOPO SHOT FOR TOPOGRAPHIC SURVEY ........................................................................................ 4-51
PERFORM TOPOGRAPHIC SURVEYS .......................................................................................... 4-51
METHOD FOR SETTING Sitelink3D....................................................................................................... 4-57
SETTING CONTENTS BY Sitelink3D MENU ................................................................................... 4-58
SUPERVISOR MODE ............................................................................................................................. 4-70
METHOD FOR USING SUPERVISOR MODE ................................................................................. 4-70
METHOD FOR LOCKING MENUS, BUTTONS AND SCREEN ITEMS............................................ 4-71
METHOD FOR CHANGING THE PASSWORD ............................................................................... 4-73
METHOD FOR FINISHING LOCK MODE........................................................................................ 4-74
VIEW MENU .................................................................................................................................................. 4-75
MAIN WINDOW DISPLAY....................................................................................................................... 4-75
METHOD FOR DISPLAYING MAIN WINDOW DISPLAY ................................................................. 4-75
LEFT WINDOW DISPLAY....................................................................................................................... 4-76
METHOD FOR DISPLAYING LEFT WINDOW DISPLAY ................................................................. 4-76
RIGHT WINDOW DISPLAY .................................................................................................................... 4-77
METHOD FOR DISPLAYING RIGHT WINDOW DISPLAY ............................................................... 4-77
LOWER WINDOW DISPLAY .................................................................................................................. 4-77
METHOD FOR DISPLAYING LOWER WINDOW DISPLAY ............................................................. 4-78
DISPLAY OPTIONS ................................................................................................................................ 4-78
METHOD FOR DISPLAYING DISPLAY OPTIONS .......................................................................... 4-78
METHOD FOR SETTING WORKING SURFACE DISPLAY ............................................................. 4-79
METHOD FOR SETTING ALIGNMENT DISPLAY ........................................................................... 4-80
METHOD FOR SETTING AS-BUILT SURFACE DISPLAY............................................................... 4-81
METHOD FOR SETTING POINT DISPLAY ..................................................................................... 4-82
METHOD FOR SETTING SHORTCUTS DISPLAY .......................................................................... 4-83
METHOD FOR SETTING BACKGROUND COLOR DISPLAY ......................................................... 4-84
METHOD FOR SETTING DISPLAYED UNITS ................................................................................ 4-84
METHOD FOR SELECTING LANGUAGE ....................................................................................... 4-85
3DMC...................................................................................................................................................... 4-86
METHOD FOR DISPLAYING 3DMC INFORMATION....................................................................... 4-86
MAIN WINDOW DISPLAY.............................................................................................................................. 4-87
ELEVATION CONTROL KEY .................................................................................................................. 4-87
SLOPE CONTROL KEY ......................................................................................................................... 4-88
SHORTCUT ON THE MAIN WINDOW ................................................................................................... 4-89
TOGGLE AS-BUILT MODE.............................................................................................................. 4-89
START/STOP AS-BUILT UPDATES................................................................................................. 4-90
DOZING MODE SELECTION .......................................................................................................... 4-91
BLADE LOAD SELECTION ............................................................................................................. 4-91
TAKE A TOPO SHOT....................................................................................................................... 4-91
TASK DETAIL .................................................................................................................................. 4-92
Sitelink3D MESSAGING .................................................................................................................. 4-92
Sitelink3D ACTIVITY........................................................................................................................ 4-92
MATERIAL SELECTION .................................................................................................................. 4-93
PAN OF MAIN MAP VIEW ...................................................................................................................... 4-93
OPERATION ON MAIN MENU....................................................................................................................... 4-94
METHOD FOR DISPLAYING GNSS INFORMATION.............................................................................. 4-94
METHOD FOR ADJUSTING CUT/FILL OFFSETS ................................................................................. 4-96
METHOD FOR CHANGING GRADE INDICATOR DISPLAY................................................................... 4-97
METHOD FOR CHANGING SLOPE DISPLAY ................................................................................ 4-97
METHOD FOR CHANGING ON GRADE ......................................................................................... 4-97
METHOD FOR CHANGING RANGE ............................................................................................... 4-97
METHOD FOR CHANGING HIGHLIGHT COLOR ........................................................................... 4-98
METHOD FOR CHANGING DISPLAY OF LIGHT BAR........................................................................... 4-98
OPERATION USING POP-UP MENU ..................................................................................................... 4-98
DISPLAY EXTENDED STATUS TEXT IN PLAN/PROFILE/SECTION .............................................. 4-98

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METHOD FOR ADJUSTING CUT/FILL OFFSETS (POP-UP MENU) .............................................. 4-99

METHOD FOR NAVIGATING TO POINTS (POP-UP MENU) ........................................................ 4-101
METHOD FOR USING POLYLINE................................................................................................. 4-102
MOVE THE STEER POINT (POP UP MENU)................................................................................ 4-104
METHOD FOR SETTING ISOLATE SURFACE REGION .............................................................. 4-105

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INTRODUCTION
3DMC is software in the control box, which provides an interface between the operator and the components of
the machine.
You can create, update, copy, and delete the files by using the menus, switches, and keys. Also, you can
change the screen to 2 screens display or overlapping display of the image files.
Information and files that can be confirmed and operated by the operator are stored in the internal memory of
the control box or USB memory, and can be updated when required.

FUNCTION OF SWITCHES
POWER ON/OFF AND MENU SWITCH
Hold down the power ON/OFF and menu switch to turn on the
control box power.
If the power ON/OFF and menu switch is held down again
while the control box power is turned on, the control box power
will be turned off.
While the main window is being displayed, press the power
ON/OFF and menu switch and the main menus (“File”, “Con-
trol”, “Tools”, and “View”) can be displayed.

ZOOM IN SWITCH
Press the zoom in switch and the main window display is en-
larged.

ZOOM OUT SWITCH

Press the zoom out switch and the main window display is re-
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TOGGLE MAIN VIEW SWITCH

While the main window is being displayed, press the Toggle
main view switch, and you can switch the screens of Plan view,
Section view, and Profile view.

(Plan view)

(Profile view)

(Section view)

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BRIGHTNESS AND VOLUME CONTROL

Hold down the Toggle main view switch, and you can display the adjustment mode screen.
Keep pressing each adjustment bar and slide it up and down to adjust the brightness of the control box screen
and to control the volume.
(1) Brightness adjustment of LED indicator
(2) Brightness adjustment of backlight of switches
(3) Brightness adjustment of screen
(4) Volume control
(5) “RETURN” button
(A) Bright, Large volume
(B) Dark, Small volume
Press “RETURN” button (5), and the screen returns to the main
window.

LED INDICATOR
The cut fill amount against the surface height, transverse slope, and the distance from the steering polyline can
be individually set and displayed on the LED indicators which are located at upper part and right and left sides
of control box screen.
For the setting method and accuracy of display, see “SET FOR CONNECTING TO MACHINE”.
(1) Upper LED indicator
(2) L.H. LED indicator
(3) R.H. LED indicator

Lighting pattern of LED indicator

• Upper LED indicator
(A) Deviation to the left from alignment, leftward slope
(B) On-grade
(C) Deviation to the right from alignment, rightward slope
• L.H. or R.H. LED indicator
(D) Cut, slope angle is large
(E) On-grade
(F) Fill, slope angle is small

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Example of lighting of LED indicator

When L.H. LED indicator is set to the Cut Fill display, LED lights up as follows.
(When On-grade)
When blade edge is at the height of design surface, 3 (yellow,
green, yellow) LED lamps at the center of indicator light up.

(When blade is off the design surface)

When the blade edge is off the height of design surface beyond
the set On-grade display width, 3 (orange, yellow, green) LED
lamps light up.
The figure shows the example when blade is off toward the Cut
side (where blade edge is higher than the height of design sur-
face).
For the setting method of On-grade display width, see “SET
FOR CONNECTING TO MACHINE”.

(When blade is far off the design surface)

When the blade edge is off the height of design surface beyond
the range which the indicator can display, 2 (red, orange) LED
lamps light up.
The figure shows the example when blade is far off toward the
Fill side (where blade edge is lower than the height of design
surface).

REMARK
The function to display the Cut Fill amount or the distance from the steering polyline is similar to the function to
display the grade indicator at the right and left of the screen and the light bar at the lower part of the screen.
Cut Fill amount can be displayed on both LED indicator and grade indicator. You can make the grade indicator
not to be displayed to widen the main window. For the displaying method of grade indicator and light bar, see
“VIEW MENU”.

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(When displaying the grade indicator)

(When not displaying the grade indicator)

KEYBOARD FUNCTIONS
Press the input section for letters or numerals, and the keyboard pops up. Input letters or numerals by using the
pop-up keyboard.
There are following 2 types of keyboards.
Alphanumeric keyboard
You can input letters and numerals.

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Numeric keyboard
You can input only numerals.

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METHOD FOR INPUTTING WITH ALPHANUMERIC KEYBOARD

1. Press the input section.
The alphanumeric keyboard is displayed.

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2. Input letters or a value by pressing the alphanumeric key-

board.
2 3
(1) “Ok” button
(2) Alphanumeric keys
(3) Backspace key
(4) “Cancel” button
3. After inputting, press “Ok”.
The input information becomes effective and the alphanu-
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METHOD FOR INPUTTING WITH NUMERIC KEYBOARD

1. Press the input section.
The numeric keyboard is displayed.

2. Input a value by pressing the numeric keyboard.

(1) “Ok” button
(2) Numeric keys 3
(3) Backspace key
(4) “Cancel” button 2
3. After inputting, press “Ok”.
The input information becomes effective and the numeric
keyboard goes out.

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You can also change the value by pressing “Set” and then
pressing the up and down arrow keys.

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METHOD FOR DISPLAYING MAIN MENU

While the main window is being displayed, press the power
ON/OFF and menu switch.

The main menu (“File”, “Control”, “Tools”, and “View”) is dis-

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FILE MENU
Before starting of work, it is necessary to prepare the project file, control point file, surface files, machine setting
file, etc. which are required for accurate leveling of the jobsite.
On “File” menu, you can input, output, and set the project file, control point file, layers, point data file, surface
files, and work data which are used for 3DMC.

PROJECT FILES
Project file (*.tp3) is a jobsite file which contains the files of all types such as the control point file, layer, point
data file, surface file, etc. which are handled by 3DMC.
The project file is used together with 3D-Office or Pocket-3D made by TOPCON CORPORATION. Also, you can
use the same setting in common by importing this file into the internal memory of the control box of another
construction machine.

METHOD FOR IMPORTING AND SETTING PROJECT FILES

When importing a project file from USB memory to internal memory of the control box and setting it as a current
work, perform the following procedure.
If the following files are contained in the project files, those files are also imported.
• Control point file (*.gc3)
• 3D surface files
• Alignment file (*.rd3)
• TIN data file (*.tn3)
• Plane surface file (*.pl3)
• Linework data file (*.In3)
• Point data file (*.pt3)
1. Hold down the power ON/OFF and menu switch (1) to turn
on the control box power.
2. Insert USB memory (2) in which project files are saved into
USB port (3) of the control box.

3. Press the power ON/OFF and menu switch (1) to display

the main menu.
4. On “File” menu, press “Projects...” and select.

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5. On “Project Files” screen, press “Copy...”.

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6. On “Copy files” screen, select “USBHardDisk to 3DMC

folder”.
7. Select a project file to be imported to the internal memory
of the control box, and press “Ok”.
The selected project file is imported into the internal mem-
ory of the control box.

8. On “Project Files” screen, select the imported file, and

press “Ok”.
The imported project file is set as the current work in the
control box.

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REMARK
• If a project file is saved already in the internal memory of the control box, select the one to use.
• When reading the Project files obtained from the Sitelink3D server, select “Sitelink3D Inbox to 3DMC fold-
er”.

METHOD FOR CREATING A PROJECT FILE

When creating a new project file, perform the following procedure.

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1. Press the power ON/OFF and menu switch to display the

main menu.
2. On “File” menu, press “Projects...” and select.

3. On “Project Files” screen, press “New...”.

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4. Press the input section for “Name”.

5. Input “Name” of the project by using the alphanumeric key-
board.
6. Press “Ok”.
REMARK
• When taking in the control points, localization, and
mmGPS data from the current project, put a tick on
the check box of “Control points, localization, MM-
GPS data”.
This machine does not use the mmGPS data.
• When taking in the connection setting of the Site-
link3D from the project, put a tick on the check box of
“Sitelink3D connection details”.

METHOD FOR EXPORTING A PROJECT FILE

When using a project file used in the control box for Pocket-3D or another application, export that project file to
USB memory or the internal memory of the control box.
REMARK
Pocket-3D is application software for GNSS specially designed for land survey. By inputting the survey points,
design surface data, alignment data, etc. in advance, you can easily navigate to survey points or cut positions,
or check the cut/fill amount easily while watching the screen.

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1. Press the power ON/OFF and menu switch to display the

main menu.
2. On “File” menu, press “Projects...” and select.

3. On “Project Files” screen, press “Export...”.

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4. On “Export Project Files” screen, select “Where:” (Export-

ing destination of file).

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5. Select a file to export.

• When exporting all files
Select “All”.
• When exporting files individually
Select “Select”.
6. Select “Yes” (Export) or “No” (Not export).

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7. Select 1 file, and press “Rename”.

You can rename the selected file and export it under a dif-
ferent name.

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8. Input the new filename, and press “Ok”.

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9. Press “Ok” and export the file.

The screen returns to “Project Files” screen.

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CONTROL POINT FILES

The control point files (*.gc3) contain the control points (coordinates of N, E, and elevation) and localization data
(coordinates of latitude, longitude, and elevation).
The control point files are necessary to 3DMC and usually are contained in the project files. You can read the
control point files individually from USB memory or internal memory of the control box to 3DMC.

METHOD FOR IMPORTING CONTROL POINT FILES

When importing a control point file, perform the following procedure.

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1. Hold down the power ON/OFF and menu switch (1) to turn
on the control box power.
2. Insert USB memory (2) in which control point files are
saved into USB port (3) of the control box.

3. Press the power ON/OFF and menu switch (1) to display

the main menu.
4. On “File” menu, press “Control...” and select.

5. On “Control points” tab, press “Import...”.

6. On “Import Project Data” screen, select “What:” and

“Where:”.
As “What:”, select the “Control point files (GC3)” or “Con-
trol data from project file (TP3)”.
As “Where:”, select the place where the control point file is
saved.
7. Select the name of the file to be imported, and press “Ok”.

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The message screen is displayed.

8. Press “Ok”, and apply the data to the current work.

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9. When adding a new control point, press “Add...” on “Con-

trol points” tab.

10. On “Control point” screen, press the input section for

“Name”.
11. Input the name of the new control point, by using the al-
phanumeric keyboard.

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12. Input the information of the control point.

• “Local” tab
Input “N” (Northing), “E” (Easting), and “Z” (elevation).
• “WGS84” tab
If correct GNSS coordinates are available, input the
“Lat”, “Lon”, and “Hgt” (Ellipsoid).
• Check box of localization
Check this when using for localization.
13. Press “Ok”.
Returns the screen to the previous screen.

14. When editing a control point, select the control point to edit
on “Control points” tab, then press “Edit”.
15. Input the new jobsite coordinates or GNSS coordinates,
and press “Ok”.
Returns the screen to the screen shown in the right figure.
16. Press “Ok”.
The screen returns to the main window.

LAYERS
The layers are attributes of the point data or the line work data. The layers of 3DMC contain the point data or
the line work data.
By using layer files, point data or line work data can be grouped according to the intended use (attributes) such
as measurement of AsBuilt and background of design data. Display colors and display/non-display can be set
depending on the layer file unit.
Linework data (*.In3) is an aggregate of polylines (line segments), and is used to display buildings, curbs, side-
walks, boundaries, etc. with polylines (line segments) and use them as landmarks for operations.
You can convert the linework data into Surface when using.

METHOD FOR IMPORTING LAYERS

Usually, layers are contained in the project files. However, you can import them separately from the internal
memory of the control box as well.

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1. Press the power ON/OFF and menu switch to display the

main menu.
2. On “File” menu, press “Layers...” and select.

3. On “Project Layers” screen, press “Import...”.

4. On “Import Project Data” screen, select “What:” (Type of

file to be imported) and “Where:” (Place to save the file).

5. Select the file to be imported, and press “Ok”.

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6. On “Project layers” screen, select the layer name of the

point or line work.
7. Specify “Color”, “Show”, and “Symbol”.
• “Color”
Specify the color of the displayed line.
• “Show”
Specify the item to display or not by inputting a check
mark (to display) or not (not to display).
• “Symbol”
Specify the shape of the displayed symbol.
8. Press “Ok”.
The screen returns to the main window.

POINT DATA
Point data file (*.pt3) is used to record the coordinates of the points measured in position check or travel record
(Topo survey).

METHOD FOR REGISTERING POINT DATA

When registering point data to 3DMC, perform the following procedure.
1. Press the power ON/OFF and menu switch to display the
main menu.
2. On “File” menu, press “Points...” and select.

3. On “Points” screen, press “New...”.

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4. On “Point” screen, input information of the point.

• “Name”
Input the name of the point data. (Input only the num-
ber.)
• “Description”
Input explanation of the point.
• “Layer”
Select the layer of the point.
• “North”, “East”, and “Elev”
Input “N” (Northing), “E” (Easting), and “Elev”.
5. Press “Ok”.
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The screen returns to “Points” screen of step 3.

SURFACE FILE
Types of surface files
Plane surface file/ Sloping plane surface file (*.pl3)
• A plane surface file is a surface file for a plane where the longitudinal slope and lateral slope are
both 0%.
• A sloping plane surface file is a surface file for a plane which is slanted in the longitudinal and
lateral directions.
Crown road surface file (= Alignment file) (*.rd3)
• A crown road surface file is a 3-D linear surface file which is composed of files of centerline XY
plane surface data, longitudinal section data, and lateral section data for road linear design.

TIN (Triangular mesh) data file (*.tn3)

• A TIN data file is a 3-D surface file composed of triangular faces joined to each other.

METHOD FOR IMPORTING SURFACE FILES

1. Press the power ON/OFF and menu switch to display the
main menu.
2. On “File” menu, press “Surfaces...” and select.

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3. On “Project Surfaces” screen, press “Import...”.

4. On “Import Project Data” screen, select “What:” (Type of

file to be imported) and “Where:” (Place to save the file).
5. Select the file to be imported, and press “Ok”.

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If you cannot set a surface contained in the project file as the current work, perform the following proce-
dure.
(Example) When setting the Flat Plane Surface “new_5m45deg” as current work
6. Press the power ON/OFF and menu switch to display the
main menu.
7. On “File” menu, press “Surfaces...” and select.

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8. On “Project Surfaces” screen, select a surface to be set as

the current work.

9. Press “Show”.

A check mark is inputted to “Show”, and the content of

Surface is displayed on the main window.
When the Surface has been newly set to the internal mem-
ory of the control box, a check mark is inputted to “Show”.
10. Press “Ok”.
The screen returns to the main window.

11. Press the power ON/OFF and menu switch to display the
main menu.
12. On “File” menu, press “Active” and “Surface” in order, and
select.
13. Select a surface to be set as the current work from the sur-
faces list.
The screen returns to the main window.

METHOD FOR CREATING FLAT SURFACE FILES

When creating the flat plane surface, perform the following procedure.

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1. Press the power ON/OFF and menu switch to display the

main menu.
2. On “File” menu, press “Surfaces...” and select.

3. On “Project Surfaces” screen, press “New...”.

4. On “Surface Name and Type” screen, press the input sec-

tion for “Name”.
5. Input the name of Surface files to make newly, by using the
alphanumeric keyboard.
6. Select “Flat Plane Surface” (“Surface type”), and press
“Next”.

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7. On “Flat Plane Surface” screen, input the coordinate val-

ues ( m) of the “Point on surface” to refer to, or move the
machine to the control point, lower the blade edge to the
ground, and press “Take a topo shot”.

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8. On “Flat plane surface” screen, input “Grid interval”, and

press “Finish”.

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REMARK
You can create the Flat Plane Surface by the following meth-
ods, instead of measuring the control point on “Flat Plane Sur-
face” screen.
• Method 1
Set the point saved in the internal memory of the control
box as a control point by “Set points...”.
• Method 2
Directly input “Point on surface”.

METHOD FOR CREATING SLOPING SURFACE FILES

When creating the sloping plane surface file, perform the following procedure.
1. Press the power ON/OFF and menu switch to display the
main menu.
2. On “File” menu, press “Surfaces...” and select.

3. On “Project Surfaces” screen, press “New...”.

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4. On “Surface Name and Type” screen, press the input sec-

tion for “Name”.
5. Input the name of Surface files to make newly, by using the
alphanumeric keyboard.
6. Select “Sloping plane surface” (“Surface type”), and press
“Next”.

7. Check that “Sloping Plane Surface” screen is displayed.

8. Move the machine to point “A”, and then lower the blade
edge to the control point.
9. Press “Take a topo shot” of point “A”, and measure the
point.
The coordinates of point “A” which the machine recognizes
are displayed on “N”, “E”, “Z” of “Point on surface”.
10. Move the machine to point “B”, and then lower the blade
edge to the control point.
11. Press “Take a topo shot” of point “B”, and measure the
point.
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The value when you draw a straight line from the point “A”
to point “B” is displayed on “Direction” and “Grade” of
“Main-fall (A -> B)”.

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12. On “Sloping Plane Surface” screen, press the input section

for “Grid interval” and “Crossfall Grade”.
13. Input a value by using the numeric keyboard.
14. Press “Finish”.
The screen returns to “Project Surfaces” screen.

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REMARK
You can create the sloping plane surface file by the following
methods, instead of measuring the points “A” and “B” on “Slop-
ing Plane Surface” screen.
• Method 1
Set the point saved in the internal memory of the control
box as points “A” and “B” by “Set points”.
• Method 2
Input the “Point on Surface” and “Main-fall (A -> B)” direct-
ly.
(You can set the control point for surface by “Take a topo
shot” or “Set points” as well.)

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METHOD FOR CREATING CROWN ROAD SURFACE FILES

When creating a crown road surface file, perform the following procedure.
1. Press the power ON/OFF and menu switch to display the
main menu.
2. On “File” menu, press “Surfaces...” and select.

3. On “Project Surfaces” screen, press “New...”.

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4. On “Surface Name and Type” screen, press the input sec-

tion for “Name”.
5. Input the name of Surface files to make newly, by using the
alphanumeric keyboard.
6. Select “Crown road surface” (“Surface type”), and press
“Next”.

7. Check that “Crown Surface” screen has been displayed.

8. Move the machine to point “A”, and then lower the blade
edge to the control point.
9. Press “Take a topo shot” of point “A”, and measure the
point.
The coordinates of point “A” which the machine recognizes
are displayed on “N”, “E”, and “Z” of “Starting point”.
10. Move the machine to point “B”, and then lower the blade
edge to the control point.
11. Press “Take a topo shot” of point “B”, and measure the
point.
The value when you draw a straight line from the point “A”
to point “B” is displayed on “Direction”, “Grade”, and
“Length” of “Main-fall (A -> B)”.

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12. On “Crown Surface” screen, press “Grade” input section of

“Width of road” and “Cross-fall from crown”.
13. Input a value by using the numeric keyboard.
14. Press “Finish”.
The screen returns to “Project Surfaces” screen.

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REMARK
You can create the crown road surface by the following methods, instead of measuring the points “A” and “B” on
“Crown Surface” screen.
• Method 1
Set the point saved in the internal memory of the control box as points “A” and “B” by “Set points”.
• Method 2
Input the “Starting point” and “Main-fall (A ->B)” directly.
(You can set the starting point by “Take a topo shot” or “Set points” as well.)

METHOD FOR CREATING TRIANGULATED SURFACES FROM A TOPO SURVEY

FILE
When creating a TIN surface file, perform the following procedure.
1. Press the power ON/OFF and menu switch to display the
main menu.
2. On “File” menu, press “Surfaces...” and select.

3. On “Project Surfaces” screen, press “New...”.

4. On “Surface Name and Type” screen, press the input sec-

tion for “Name”.
5. Input the name of Surface files to make newly, by using the
alphanumeric keyboard.
6. Select “Triangulated surface from topo survey” (“Surface
type”), and press “Next”.

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7. On “Triangulation of Topo Points”, select the point data

contained in the layer to use from “Use points from layer :”.
8. Press “Finish”.
The screen returns to “Project Surfaces” screen.

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METHOD FOR CREATING SURFACE FILES AFTER REFLECTING RAISE OR

LOWER AMOUNT OF AN EXISTING SURFACE
When making a new Surface by adding cut/fill amount to an existing Surface (“TIN”, “Plane Surface”, and “Align-
ment” selectable from “Active”), perform the following procedure.
For selecting method for “Active”, see “METHOD FOR SELECTING AN ACTIVE SURFACE FILE”.
1. Press the power ON/OFF and menu switch to display the
main menu.
2. On “File” menu, press “Surfaces...” and select.

3. On “Project Surfaces” screen, press “New...”.

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4. On “Surface Name and Type” screen, press the input sec-

tion for “Name”.
5. Input the name of Surface files to make newly, by using the
alphanumeric keyboard.
6. Select “Raise/Lower Existing Surface” (“Surface type”),
and press “Next”.

7. On “Raise/Lower Surface” screen, select an existing Sur-

face to which you add cut/fill amount from “Existing sur-
face:”.
8. Press the input section for “Elevation adjustment :” in the
existing Surface.
9. Input a value by using the numeric keyboard.
• Positive number
Raises the height of design surface from the surface
which you are working on/ referring to.
This is applied to the centerline of Surface which you
are working on/ referring to.
• Negative number
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which you are working on/ referring to.

This is applied to the centerline of Surface which you are working on/ referring to.
10. Press “Finish”.
The screen returns to “Project Surfaces” screen.

METHOD FOR CREATING ALIGNMENT FILE OF SUBGRADE OF ACTIVE ALIGN-

MENT
When creating a new alignment data by adjusting an existing alignment data (“Alignment” selectable from “Ac-
tive”), perform the following procedure.
For selecting method for “Active”, see “METHOD FOR SELECTING AN ACTIVE SURFACE FILE”.
1. Press the power ON/OFF and menu switch to display the
main menu.
2. On “File” menu, press “Surfaces...” and select.

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3. On “Project Surfaces” screen, press “New...”.

4. On “Surface Name and Type” screen, press the input sec-

tion for “Name”.
5. Input the name of Surface files to make newly, by using the
alphanumeric keyboard.
6. Select “Subgrade of Existing Alignment” (“Surface type”),
and press “Next”.

7. On “Subgrade of Existing Alignment” screen, select an

alignment data to refer to create a new alignment data.
8. Press the input section for “Elevation adjustment :”.
9. Input a value by using the numeric keyboard.
• Positive number
Raises the centerline height of the alignment data
from the surface which you are working on/ referring
to.
This is applied to the centerline of Surface which you
are working on/ referring to.
• Negative number
Lower the centerline height of the alignment data from
the surface which you are working on/ referring to.
This is applied to the centerline of Surface which you are working on/ referring to.
10. Press the input section for “Grade:”.
11. Input a value by using the numeric keyboard.
• “Manual :”
If it is effective, input the slope of the right and left sides of the road surface in percentage.
• “Copy from :”
When effective, use the grade (slope) of the reference cross section element matched to the input off-
set value (lateral offset amount ( m) from the centerline).
The grade on the right side/ left side is read in from the reference alignment file.
12. Select “Extend slope :”.
• When “Vertical” is selected
The cross section of the subgrade is fixed as a horizontal offset which is the same as the cross section
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• When “Continue” is selected

You can extend the end of Surface on the right side/ left side selected in the input section for “Maxi-
mum extension :”.
Use this when an intersection point exceeding the end of cross section is expected.
13. Press “Finish”.
The new surface file is saved.

ACTIVE FILE
METHOD FOR SELECTING AN ACTIVE SURFACE FILE
When selecting an surface file to be used for control in an actual jobsite (TIN data, Plane Surface file, and Align-
ment file), perform the following procedure.
1. Press the power ON/OFF and menu switch to display the
main menu.
2. On “File” menu, press “Active” and “Surface” in order, and
select.
3. On the main window, select an surface file to make active.

REMARK
• You cannot use the surface for control by simply taking it in. You can use the surface for control when it is
selected as active data.
• If there is no check mark (not displayed) on “Show” of the Surface files, the names of Surface files are not
listed in “Active”, and you cannot select them.
Put a check mark on “Show” of the Surface files to be selected by referring to “METHOD FOR IMPORTING
SURFACE FILES”.
• When displaying both of TIN data and alignment file and using them for control, select TIN data from “Sur-
face”, and then select the alignment file from “Alignment”.

METHOD FOR SELECTING AN ACTIVE ALIGNMENT FILE

When selecting an alignment file to be used for control in an actual jobsite, perform the following procedure.
1. Press the power ON/OFF and menu switch to display the
main menu.
2. On “File” menu, press “Active” and “Alignment” in order,
and select.
3. On the main window, select an alignment file to be set ac-
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REMARK
• By setting an alignment file from “Surface” or “Alignment” to an active surface, you can use the alignment
file on the steering display.
• When you select the Alignment file from “Alignment”, 3DMC recognizes it as the Surface files for the Steer
Indication.
• When the same Surface files are selected both on “Surface” and “Alignment”, if you cancel the selection on
“Surface”, the selection on “Alignment” will also be canceled.

METHOD FOR SELECTING AN ACTIVE AS-BUILT VIEW

When selecting an active as-built view, perform the following procedure.
(You can select by shortcut on the main window as well.)
1. Press the power ON/OFF and menu switch to display the
main menu.
2. On “File” menu, press “Active” and “AsBuilt” in order, and
select.
3. On the main window, select an as-built control screen to
make active.
• When “Cut Fill” is selected
Current terrain of the position where the machine
passed is displayed by color according to the cut/fill
amount (distance) from the design surface. You can
check the place where digging or raising ground level
work is required.
• When “Pass Counts” is selected
The position where the machine passed is displayed by color according to the number of times the ma-
chine has passed. You can check the places and numbers of tamping.

EXIT 3DMC
METHOD FOR EXITING 3DMC
1. Press the power ON/OFF and menu switch to display the
main menu.
2. On “File” menu, press “Exit 3DMC” and select.
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CONTROL MENU
You can set the machine configuration, set the as-built control, set the blade control, and calibrate the blade on
the control menu.
You can make, edit, copy, and delete the machine configuration files.

MACHINE SETTING
On “Machine setup...”, you can set the Machine configuration files including “GPS Comms Configuration”, “GPS
Precisions”, “GPS radio configuration”, and “GX-55 Light_Bars”.
This setting needs to be set again only when GNSS receiver is replaced, GPS precision is changed, or setting
of GNSS radio device or base station is changed.

SET FOR CONNECTING TO MACHINE

1. Press the power ON/OFF and menu switch to display the
main menu.
2. On “Control” menu, press “Machine setup...” and select.

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3. On “Machine files” screen, press “New...”.

4. On “Komatsu Advanced Dozer” screen, press the input

section for “Configuration name:”.
5. Input the setting name by using the alphanumeric key-
board.
6. Press “Next”.

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7. On “GPS Comms Configuration” screen, set “Connection:”

to “UDP/IP”, and press “Defaults”.
8. When the value in the figure is reached, press “Next”.

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9. On “GPS Precisions” screen, input “Max. GPS errors (rov-

ing):” and “Max. GPS errors (point measurement):”, and
press “Next”.

10. On “GPS radio configuration” screen, select the radio infor-

mation, then press “Next”.
(Example of the setting)

11. On “GX-55 Light_Bars” screen, set the display of LED indi-

cator.
• “Top:”, “Left:”, “Right:”
You can set the contents displayed on the LED indica-
tors which are located at upper part and right and left
sides of control box screen.
• “None”
The display function of LED indicator is not used,
and no LED lights up.
• “Cut/fill”, “Cut/fill left”, “Cut/fill right”
Cut Fill amount (distance) at the current blade
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When “Cut/fill” has been set, the reference height should be the one according to the automatic
best-fit blade control or the single point blade control that have been set on “Blade Control” screen.
For the automatic best-fit blade control or single point blade control, see “BLADE CONTROL”.
When “Cut/fill left” or “Cut/fill right” has been set, the reference height should be the left end or the
right end of the blade.
• “Cross-slope”
Deviation (angle) in the current inclination of blade against the inclination of the Surface is dis-
played.
When “Cross-slope” has been set, the reference should be the section view (lateral inclination of
machine).
• “Steering x-track”
Distance from the steering polyline is displayed.
The points of reference, functions, and offsets which have been set on “Steer Indication” screen
has been displayed. For the setting method of the Steer Indication, see “STEER INDICATION OP-
TIONS”.
• “Precision:”
The displaying precision of each LED indicator can be set in 5 stages (1 through 5). For the relation-
ship between the set precision and the On-grade (green LED lighting) display width, see the following
table.
Unit 1(Fine) 2 3 4 5(Coarse)
Cut/fill
mm ±7 ±10 ±15 ±25 ±50
Steering x-track
Cross-slope % ±0.5 ±1 ±2 ±3 ±4
12. After setting on “GX-55 Light_Bars” screen, press “Finish”.

METHOD FOR SETTING AS-BUILT CONTROL OPTIONS

On “As-Built Control” screen, you can perform the setting of Server/Local for As-Built Control management and
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• When “Managed by Sitelink3D server” is selected

The control box reads the AsBuilt data from the server.
• When “Local as-built only” is selected
The control box manages the AsBuilt.
In this setting, the server does not renew the AsBuilt data.
You can perform the Addition/Deletion of the locally man-
aged As-Built Surface.

METHOD FOR ADDING AND SETTING AS-BUILT SURFACE DISPLAY

This function enables you to control the as-built surface of “Elevation” and “Pass Counts” displayed by the cur-
rent surface with the internal memory of the server or the control box.
1. Press the power ON/OFF and menu switch to display the
main menu.
2. On “Control” menu, press “As-built control...” and select.

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3. On “As-built Control” screen, check that a check mark is in-

putted on “Local as-built only”.
"Local" means the internal memory of the control box.
4. Select “<new as-built layer>” on “Layer:”, and press “Ok”.

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5. On “Add As-built Layer” screen, press the input section of

“Layer name”.
6. Input the layer name by using the alphanumeric keyboard.
7. Input the cell size of As-built Surface, and press “Ok”.

As-built Surface added to “Layer:” is set.

8. On “As-built Control” screen, press “Advanced...”.

On “Local As-built Data” screen, you can check the profile

of As-built Surface.
9. Press “Ok”.
The screen returns to “As-built Control” screen.

METHOD FOR DELETING AS-BUILT SURFACE DISPLAY

When deleting As-built surface display in the internal memory of the control box, perform the following proce-
dure.

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1. Press the power ON/OFF and menu switch to display the

main menu.
2. On “Control” menu, press “As-built control...” and select.

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3. On “As-built Control” screen, select the As-built Surface to

be deleted, then press “Trash” button.

The warning screen is displayed.

4. Press “Yes”.
The screen returns to “As-built Control” screen.

5. On “As-built Control” screen, press “Ok”.

The screen returns to the main window.

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BLADE CONTROL
METHOD FOR SETTING AUTOMATIC BEST-FIT BLADE CONTROL
Using Automatic best-fit blade control enables blade control and reference of the whole blade elevation.
If there is a break line (a broken portion or a sharply changing portion of topography) in the design data, use
Automatic best-fit blade control to prevent the blade edge from digging in the design surface when performing
simple grading.
1. Press the power ON/OFF and menu switch to display the
main menu.
2. On “Control” menu, press “Blade control...” and select.

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3. On “Blade Control” screen, check “Best-fit (whole blade)”.

4. Press “Ok”.

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METHOD FOR SETTING SINGLE POINT BLADE CONTROL

Using single point control enables blade control and reference of the selected one point on the blade.
When finish-leveling to a range where the surface is smaller than the blade width, use the single point blade
control.
1. Press the power ON/OFF and menu switch to display the
main menu.
2. On “Control” menu, press “Blade control...” and select.

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3. On “Blade Control” screen, check “Control using single

point on blade”.
4. Press “Ok”.

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WHEN YOU CHANGE BLADE CONTROL POINT ON BLADE CONTROL SCREEN

When “Control using single point on blade” is selected, you can change the blade control point by using the slid-
er button or the right/left arrow on “Blade Control” screen.
1. On “Blade Control” screen, check “Control using single
point on blade”.
2. Select an arbitrary point on the blade by moving the slider
button from side to side, or using RIGHT/LEFT arrows.
3. Press “Ok”.
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WHEN YOU CHANGE BLADE CONTROL POINT QUICKLY

You can change the blade control point quickly while the profile is displayed on the main window.
1. When setting the blade control point to the left end (or right
end) of the blade edge, press left end (A) (or right end (B))
of the blade edge at the top of the screen.
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3. When setting the blade control point to any point of the

blade edge, press any point (in the range of (C)) of the
blade edge at the top of the screen.
4. Press “Move control”.

STEER INDICATION OPTIONS

METHOD FOR SETTING STEER INDICATION OPTIONS
With 3DMC, polylines in the line work file can be used as a guide to display the route that the machine should
travel, or to control the blade during the operation. Generally, a file containing the alignment file is used for oper-
ations of the route.
Polyline is used to display the characteristic stuffs such as bases of buildings, curbs, sidewalks, tops and bases
of slopes, borders of projects, etc. Also, it is used to display the centerline of the alignment data. If each point
constituting the polyline has three-dimensional information, it can be selected on the main screen. For the se-
lecting method of the polylines, see “METHOD FOR USING POLYLINE”. The selected polylines are used as
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1. Press the power ON/OFF and menu switch to display the

main menu.
2. On “Control” menu, press “Steer indication...” and select.
REMARK
“Steer indication...” menu is displayed only when the Align-
ment file has been selected.
For the selecting method of Alignment, see “METHOD
FOR SELECTING AN ACTIVE ALIGNMENT FILE”.

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3. On “Steer Indication” screen, select or input the following

parameters.
• “Point of interest :”
Select the blade edge position to display the Steer In-
dication.
• “Alignment feature :”
Select the position where the polyline as a landmark
for the Steer Indication is in the Alignment data.
• “Additional steer offset :”
Input the distance to offset the target position from the
position which has been set on “Alignment feature :”.
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This function is disabled for this machine. Select
“None”.
4. Press “Ok”.

ADJUST WEAR AMOUNT

For adjustment of wear amount of the blade, see “METHOD FOR INPUTTING WEAR AMOUNT OF BLADE
EDGE AND TRACK SHOE”.

DOZING CONTROL
For the dozing mode setting, see “DOZING MODE SETTINGS”.

ADJUST BLADE ELEVATION

For adjustment of blade elevation, see “ADJUST BLADE ELEVATION”.

CALIBRATE BLADE POSITION

Perform calibration related to the blade.
Calibration of pitch rod
For details, see “INPUT PITCHING ROD LENGTH”.
Machine calibration step A
For machine calibration step A, contact your Komatsu distributor.
If you select it, press “Cancel” and return to the main window.
Machine calibration step B
For machine calibration step B, contact your Komatsu distributor.
If you select it, press “Cancel” and return to the main window.

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TOOLS MENU
On “Tools” menu, you can measure the coordinate of blade position or configure the radio.

RADIO DEVICE SETTINGS

For the settings of radio, see “METHOD FOR CONFIGURING RADIOS”.

POSITION SETTINGS
METHOD FOR CHECKING BLADE ELEVATION
When checking the blade elevation, perform the following procedure.
1. Press the power ON/OFF and menu switch to display the
main menu.
2. On “Tools” menu, press “Position check...” and select.

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3. On “Position Check” screen, select “Point:”.

Select the setting position of blade edge from “Blade: Left”,
“Blade: Middle”, and “Blade: Right”.
4. Press “Measure...”.
After the measurement is finished, the coordinates of the
measuring point of the selected blade edge is displayed on
“Position Check” screen.
5. Press “Save”.

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6. On “Position Details” screen, select “Layer:” (name of layer

to use) and “Point description:” (explanation of point).
• When you select “<new description>” as “Point de-
scription:”, you can set the point description by using
the alphanumeric keyboard.
• If you cannot change the layer on “Position Details”
screen, disable the Topo survey function. For detail,
see “PERFORM TOPOGRAPHIC SURVEYS”.
7. Press “Ok”.
The screen returns to the “Position Check” screen.
8. Press “Ok”.
The screen returns to the main window.

NAVIGATE POINTS
You can select a navigation/survey point and navigate the machine to that point.
As a navigation/survey point, you can select a point of any layer in the project file.

METHOD FOR NAVIGATING TO POINTS

You can navigate to points by using the pop-up menu as well.
When using the pop-up menu, see “METHOD FOR NAVIGATING TO POINTS (POP-UP MENU)”.
1. Press the power ON/OFF and menu switch to display the
main menu.
2. On “Tools” menu, press “Navigate...” and select.

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3. Press “Add/Remove...”.
The point is added/deleted to/from the list.
4. Select a point
5. Press “Ok”.

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The survey point information is displayed on the main win-

dow.
The machine is drawn together with an arrow to navigate
to the reference point.

When the point to navigate to and the machine are dis-

played on the same screen, the arrow goes out.

6. When stopping navigation to the point, press “Tools” and

“Stop navigation” in order from the main menu on the main
window, and select.
Navigation to the point is stopped.

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REMARK
When the “Navigate to the point” is performed, one of the left end, center, and right end of blade edge is used as
a reference point which has been set in “Point of interest :” of “Steer Indication” screen or in the Steerpoint of
the Pop-up menu.
To set or change the reference point for Navigation, see “STEER INDICATION OPTIONS” or “OPERATION US-
ING POP-UP MENU”.

TOPO SHOT FOR TOPOGRAPHIC SURVEY

PERFORM TOPOGRAPHIC SURVEYS
The coordinate of the blade position can be measured and recorded continuously in certain interval or in pref-
erable timing.

TAKE A TOPO SHOT OF BLADE ELEVATION FOR TOPOGRAPHIC SURVEY IN

CERTAIN INTERVAL
1. Press the power ON/OFF and menu switch to display the
main menu.
2. On “File” menu, press “Layers...” and select.

3. On “Project Layers” screen, make a new layer for record-

ing topographic survey.
4. Press “Ok”.

5. Press the power ON/OFF and menu switch to display the

main menu.
6. On “Tools” menu, press “Topo survey...” and select.

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7. On “Topo Survey” screen, input information.

• “Project layer for topo:”
Select the layer for recording topographic survey.
• “Log at:”
Select a blade position where you record topographic
survey.
• “Auto-Topo:”
Select “Minimum horz. distance”.
• “Minimum horz. distance”
Press the input section for “Minimum horz. distance”,
and then input “Minimum horz. distance” by using the
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• “Lower elevations by:”
Press the input section of “Lower elevations by:” and input the value to be offset to the Elevation by
using the numeric keyboard.
Offset the Elevation Coordinates of blade edge (of which position is measured) and save the data.
• “Topo button:”
Select “Pause/resume auto-topo”.
8. Press “Ok”.
The screen returns to the main window, and the topographic survey recording function starts.
When the machine starts moving, the topographic survey recording is displayed.
(Example) Mark ☆ on main window

9. When stopping the topographic survey recording function,

press “Tools” and “Topo survey...” in the main menu on the
main window and select.

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10. On “Topo Survey” screen, select “Not active” for “Auto-

Topo:”.
11. Press “Ok”.
3DMC continues the topographic survey recording until
“Not active” is selected for “Auto-Topo:”.

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REMARK
There are following 2 types of topographic survey recording.
• Topographic survey recording by minimum horizontal distance
This is useful for recording of the blade locus.
• Topographic survey recording by fixed (time) intervals
This is useful for recording the blade edge position continuously to grasp the dispersion of the blade edge
position based on the satellite capturing position.
(The use for recording the blade locus is similar to the method by the minimum horizontal distance.)
REMARK
• You can pause/resume the topographic survey recording
by pressing “Take a topo shot”.
• If topo shot point is not displayed when “Take a topo shot”
is pressed and pause/resume is switched, see “OPERA-
TIONS WHEN POINTS FROM TOPO SURVEY FILE IS
NOT DISPLAYED”.

OPERATIONS WHEN POINTS FROM TOPO SURVEY FILE IS NOT DISPLAYED

1. Press the power ON/OFF and menu switch to display the
main menu.
2. On “Display options” menu, press “Points...” and select.

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3. On “Point options” screen, check “Show point symbols”.

4. Press “Ok”.

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TAKE A TOPO SHOT OF BLADE ELEVATION FOR TOPOGRAPHIC SURVEY IN

PREFERABLE TIMING
You can select “Topo shot (prompt for details)” or “Topo shot (no prompt)” with “Topo button:” on the “Topo Sur-
vey” screen.

WHEN SELECTING PROMPT FOR DETAILS

1. Press the power ON/OFF and menu switch to display the
main menu.
2. On “Tools” menu, press “Topo survey...” and select.

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3. On “Topo Survey” screen, select “Not active” for “Auto-

Topo:”.
4. Select “Topo shot (prompt for details)” for “Topo button:”.
5. Press “Ok”.

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6. On the main window, press “Take a topo shot”.

7. On “Position Details” screen, select “<new description>”

for “Point description:”.

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8. Input information of the point with the alphanumeric key-

board.
9. Press “Ok”.

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10. Check that the information of the point is input to “Point de-
scription:”, and press “Ok”.

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The topographic survey recording is displayed.

(Example) Mark △ at left end of blade on main window

• Each time you press “Take a topo shot” on the main win-
dow, the coordinate of blade position is measured and re-
corded.
Input the information of the point of “Position Details” every
time.
• You can check the contents of “Point description:” by “De-
scription” on “Points” screen.
To display “Points” screen, press “File” and “Points...” in or-
der in the main menu on the main window.
• Use only numerals for “Name” of point. Set the information
of the point by the comment in “Description”.
• On the main window, each time “Take a topo shot” is
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pressed, “Position Details” screen is displayed.
You can change the setting of “Point description:” every
time.

WHEN SELECTING NO PROMPT

1. Press the power ON/OFF and menu switch to display the
main menu.
2. On “Tools” menu, press “Topo survey...” and select.

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3. On “Topo Survey” screen, select “Not active” for “Auto-

Topo:”.
4. Select “Topo shot (no prompt)” of “Topo button:”.
5. Press “Ok”.

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6. On the main window, press “Take a topo shot”.

“Auto-Topo:” (information set on detailed position screen)

and topographic survey recording are displayed.
For the information set on “Position Details” screen, see
“WHEN SELECTING PROMPT FOR DETAILS”.
(Example) Mark ○ at left end of blade on main window

METHOD FOR SETTING Sitelink3D

With “Sitelink3D”, you can perform the setting for Network Connection, Operator, Activity, Delay, Material, Export
Data, and Message.
To execute “Sitelink3D” menu, the control box must be connected to the Internet.
In addition, it is necessary to create a site, to issue a one-time registration code of the Sitelink3D, and to create
a task from the WebPortal of the Sitelink3D that is the Topcon construction management system. For the opera-
tion method of the WebPortal, see the Topcon materials.
REMARK
If a large capacity of data is saved in the control box, hard disk is used fully and the control box may not operate
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1. Press the power ON/OFF and menu switch to display the

main menu.
2. On “Tools” menu, press “Sitelink3D” and select.
“Sitelink3D” menu is displayed.

SETTING CONTENTS BY Sitelink3D MENU

On “Sitelink3D” menu, you can set the following.
(1) “Network connection...”
You can perform the setting for connecting the control box to
the Sitelink3D.
(2) “Operator” (*)
You can select the operator.
(3) “Activity” (*)
You can select the name of activity.
(4) “Delay” (*)
You can select the delay information.
(5) “Material” (*)
You can select the soil type information.
(6) “Export data...”
You can send the Surface file via network to the devices (control box, 3D-Office, etc.) which are connected to
the Sitelink3D.
(7) “View messages...”
You can view or delete the received messages.
(8) “Tasks...”
You can open the task menu of the Sitelink3D.
(*): The list of information set at the WebPortal is displayed. Select the item from the list. For the item which is
not set at the WebPortal, only “<none>” is displayed.

METHOD FOR REGISTERING ON Sitelink3D

To perform the following procedure, you need to connect the network modem to WebPortal of Sitelink3D before-
hand. For the details, consult your Komatsu distributor.
In order to register on the Sitelink3D, issue the one-time registration code with the WebPortal of Sitelink3D in
advance.
After issuing the one-time registration code, register the control box on the Sitelink3D according to the following
procedure.

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1. Press the power ON/OFF and menu switch to display the

main menu.
2. On “Tools” menu, press “Sitelink3D” and “Network connec-
tion...” in order.

3. On “Sitelink3D Connection” screen, press “Registration...”.

The message “Please have your one-time Sitelink3D regis-

tration code ready. Press Ok to enter code...” is displayed.
4. Press “Ok”.

5. By using the numeric keyboard, input the one-time regis-

tration code issued with the WebPortal of Sitelink3D, and
press “Ok”.
• When the registration of code is succeeded
The message indicating the success of registration is
displayed.
• When the registration of code is failed
The error message is displayed.
Check the one-time registration code and press “Ok”
again.
6. After completing the registration, hold down the power
ON/OFF and menu switch to turn off the power, and hold
down the power ON/OFF and menu switch again to restart
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The registered settings become effective.

METHOD FOR CONNECTING TO Sitelink3D

To connect to Sitelink3D, the registration of the control box to Sitelink3D must have been completed.
In addition, write the address and site number of server with the WebPortal of Sitelink3D in advance. (Example:
172.30.0.10/21251)
1. Press the power ON/OFF and menu switch to display the
main menu.
2. On “Tools” menu, press “Sitelink3D” and “Network connec-
tion...” in order.

3. Press the “wrench mark” button on “Sitelink3D Connec-

tion” screen.

4. Input the address of the server and the site No. which
have been checked in the WebPortal, and press “Ok”.

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5. Press “Ok” on “Sitelink3D Connection” screen.

The control box is connected to Sitelink3D, and the screen
returns to the main window.

6. Press the power ON/OFF and menu switch to display the

main menu.
7. On “Tools” menu, press “Sitelink3D” and “Network connec-
tion...” in order.

8. On “Sitelink3D Connection” screen, check that the control

box is connected to the Sitelink3D.
When the control box is connected to the Sitelink3D, “Sta-
tus:” is changed to “Connected to Sitelink3D !”, and “Site
ID:” is displayed.
9. Press “Ok”.

Each setting item in “Sitelink3D” menu becomes Enabled.

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METHOD FOR SETTING CONSTRUCTION INFORMATION

Once the construction information (Operator, Activity, Delay, Material) are set, the current construction informa-
tion can be checked at the office.
To enable the setting of construction information, the control box must be connected to the Sitelink3D.
In addition, the setting of construction information must be completed as well at the WebPortal of Sitelink3D.
1. Connect to the Sitelink3D.
2. Press the power ON/OFF and menu switch to display the
main menu.
3. On “Tools” menu, press “Sitelink3D” and select.
4. Press “Operator”, “Activity”, “Delay”, or “Material” and se-
lect.
A list for selection is displayed. Press the desired item to
select it.

REMARK
The construction information set at the WebPortal of Sitelink3D
is displayed in the list for selection.
For the item with no setting of construction information, only
“<none>” is displayed.

METHOD FOR OUTPUTTING DATA

You can select the necessary information from the active Project File and export the Design Surface File to the
devices (control box, 3D-Office, etc.) connected to the same site of Sitelink3D.
To export the data, the control box must be connected to the Sitelink3D.
1. Connect to the Sitelink3D.
2. Press the power ON/OFF and menu switch to display the
main menu.
3. On “Tools” menu, press “Sitelink3D” and “Export data...” in
order.

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4. Select all the Surfaces to be exported on “Surface(s)”

screen, and press “Next”.
On “Surface(s)” screen, the list of Surfaces in the active
Project Files is displayed.

5. Select the export method of Linework(s) included in the ac-

tive Project File on “Linework(s)” screen, and press “Next”.
• “None”: Exports none.
• “All polylines”: Exports all the polylines.
• “Selected polylines only”: Exports the selected poly-
lines.
• “Polylines by layer”: Exports the polylines which are
included in the selected Layer.

6. Select the export method of Point(s) included in the active

Project File on “Point(s)” screen, and press “Next”.
• “None”: Exports none.
• “All points”: Exports all the Points.
• “Selected points only”: Exports the selected Points.
• “Points by layer”: Exports the Points which are includ-
ed in the selected Layer.

“Control data” screen is displayed.

7. To export the Control data included in the active Project
File, tap the check box to put a tick in it, and press “Next”.
NOTICE
When the Control data is exported, all Localization
File, Control Point(s), and mmGPS data are exported.
In addition, the active Project at Recipients is overwrit-
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8. Select the device of Recipients, and press “Next”.

REMARK
Put a tick in the check box of “Show offline clients”, and the
devices currently in offline are also displayed.

9. Select if you import the exported data to the active Surface

at Recipients of data, and press “Next”.
(1) “Import into recipients current active project”
Exported data to the active Project at Recipients is import-
ed.
(2) “Overwrite surface w. same name”
The Surface with the same name is overwritten.
(3) “Replace all lines in layer w. same name”
All lines in the Layer with the same name are replaced.
(4) “Replace all points in layer w. same name”
All points in the Layer with the same name are replaced.
On “Summary” screen, the Summary of Export Data set-
ting is displayed.
10. Press “Finish”.
The data exporting starts.

During the data exporting, “Sitelink3D messaging” mark on the

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When the data exporting is completed, “File send : succeeded!”

message is displayed and the color of “Sitelink3D messaging”
returns to the original color.
NOTICE
While transmitting/receiving the data, do not change the
Project File or Sitelink3D setting.

METHOD FOR SENDING MESSAGE

You can send the message to the devices (control box, 3D-Office, etc.) which are connected to the same site of
Sitelink3D.
To send the message, the control box must be connected to the Sitelink3D.
1. Connect to the Sitelink3D.
2. Press the power ON/OFF and menu switch to display the
main menu.
3. On “Tools” menu, press “Sitelink3D” and “View messag-
es...” in order.
REMARK
Even if “View messages...” is pressed when no message
has been received, the message reception screen is not
displayed. In this case, press “Sitelink3D messaging” on
main window to display the message sending screen.

The message reception screen is displayed.

4. Press “New...”.

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The message sending screen is displayed.

5. Press the drop-down list beside “To :”, and select the de-
vice name of the message destination.
The list of devices currently connected to the same site is
displayed in the drop-down list.

6. Input the message by using the alphanumeric keyboard,

and press “Ok”.
The message will be sent.

METHOD FOR CHECKING RECEIVED MESSAGE

1. Connect to the Sitelink3D.
2. Press the power ON/OFF and menu switch to display the
main menu.
3. On “Tools” menu, press “Sitelink3D” and “View messag-
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The received message is displayed.

4. Check the received message.
5. When checking the other received messages, press
“Next”.

REMARK
Press “Reply...” or “New...”, the message sending screen opens
and you can send the message.
When pressing “Reply...”, the destination of the message is set
to the source of the received message.

When the messages are sent from other devices, the received
messages are displayed on the main window.

At the same time, “Sitelink3D messaging” on the main window

becomes yellow.
When pressing “Sitelink3D messaging”, the received message
is displayed.

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METHOD FOR DELETING RECEIVED MESSAGE

1. Connect to the Sitelink3D.
2. Press the power ON/OFF and menu switch to display the
main menu.
3. On “Tools” menu, press “Sitelink3D” and “View messag-
es...” in order.

The received message is displayed.

4. Display the message to be deleted, and press “Delete”.

The confirmation screen is displayed.

5. Press “Ok”.
The message will be deleted.

TASK MENU
With the task menu, you can perform the check of task information, check of task progress, check of task pro-
ductivity, and check of task status.

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(1) Name of the currently selected task

The task name which is currently selected is displayed.
(2) Task list
The currently selectable tasks are displayed.
(3) “Select task”/“Deselect task” button
You can select or deselect the tasks.
The position (1) shows the task name which is being selected.
(4) “Ok” button
Saves the setting which has been set in the task menu.
(5) “Cancel” button
Finishes the task menu.
(6) Display of task information
When pressing the "+" button, the task information at the left of
the task is displayed.
• Design pad information of the Task
• Soil type of the Task
• Number of regions of the Task
• Amount of soil assigned to the Task
• Duration of the Task

(7) Display of task state

When “Status” tab is pressed, the current task state is dis-
played.
• Starting time of the Task
• Amount of soil completed for the Task
• Progress of the Task
• Progress of the Task target
• Productivity of the machine

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(8) Check of the Task regions

When “Map” tab is pressed, you can check the size of task re-
gion with a map of reduction scale.

SUPERVISOR MODE
Supervisor mode allows a supervisor to enable or disable the operation of menus, buttons, and the main screen
by the operator.
A password is required to use the supervisor mode.
The password differs, depending on the case.
Default password: topcon

METHOD FOR USING SUPERVISOR MODE

1. Press the power ON/OFF and menu switch to display the
main menu.
2. On “Tools” menu, press “Supervisor...” and select.

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3. Input the password by using the alphanumeric keyboard.

4. Press “Ok”.

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The message screen is displayed.

5. Press “Ok”.

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6. Press the power ON/OFF and menu switch to display the

main menu.
7. On “Tools” menu, press “Supervisor...”, and select a menu
to operate.

METHOD FOR LOCKING MENUS, BUTTONS AND SCREEN ITEMS

You can lock the menu, buttons, and screen items of 3DMC so that they cannot be operated.
• Menu
Menus selected from“ File”, “Control”, “Tools”, and “View”
• Button
Buttons displayed on various screens
(Example) “Edit” button, etc. which is displayed on “Machine files” screen
• Screen items
Alphanumeric input section or drop-down menu
1. Enable the supervisor mode.
For the method for setting the supervisor mode, see “METHOD FOR USING SUPERVISOR MODE”.
2. Press the power ON/OFF and menu switch to display the
main menu.
3. On “Tools” menu, press “Supervisor...”.
4. Press and select an item to lock (“Lock menus”, “Lock but-
tons”, or “Lock screen items”).

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The message screen is displayed.

5. Press “Ok”.

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6. Press the item to lock (menu, button, or screen item).

The locked item is indicated in red.
7. When unlocking an locked item, press that locked item
again.
The unlocked item is not indicated in red any more.

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You can unlock all the locked items by selecting “Release all
locks”.

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METHOD FOR CHANGING THE PASSWORD

1. Enable the supervisor mode.
For the method for setting the supervisor mode, see “METHOD FOR USING SUPERVISOR MODE”.
2. Press the power ON/OFF and menu switch to display the
main menu.
3. On “Tools” menu, press “Supervisor...” and “Change pass-
word...” in order, and select.

The message screen is displayed.

4. Press “Ok”.

5. Input a new password twice by using the alphanumeric

keyboard.
6. Press “Ok”.

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7. Press “Ok”.
The screen returns to the main window.

METHOD FOR FINISHING LOCK MODE

When finishing the use of supervisor mode, finish the lock mode.
1. Press the power ON/OFF and menu switch to display the
main menu.
2. On “Tools” menu, press “Supervisor...” and “Exit lock
mode” in order, and select.
The lock mode is finished.

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VIEW MENU
3DMC can display several types of screen. Each screen contains useful information.
On the main window, select “View” in the main menu, and you can operate the screens.

MAIN WINDOW DISPLAY

On “Main window”, you can display “Plan”, “Section”, or “Profile”.

METHOD FOR DISPLAYING MAIN WINDOW DISPLAY

When displaying the main window, perform the following procedure.
1. Press the power ON/OFF and menu switch to display the
main menu.
2. On “View” menu, press “Main window”.
3. Press and select necessary displays.
The check mark of each display indicates that the display
is being displayed.

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(Plan view)
A picture of the machine and the selected surface seen from
the side of the machine are shown.

(Section view)
A picture of the rear side of the blade and a lateral section of
the selected surface are shown.

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(Profile view)
A picture and a longitudinal section of the machine seen from
the side of the machine are shown.

LEFT WINDOW DISPLAY

On “Left window”, you can display “Profile”, “Section”, or “Grade indicator”.

METHOD FOR DISPLAYING LEFT WINDOW DISPLAY

When displaying the left window display, perform the following procedure.
1. Press the power ON/OFF and menu switch to display the
main menu.
2. On “View” menu, press “Left window”.
3. Press and select necessary displays.
The check mark of each display indicates that the display
is being displayed.

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(Profile view)
A picture and a longitudinal section of the machine seen from
the side of the machine are shown.

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(Section view)
A picture of the rear side of the blade and a lateral section of
the selected surface are shown.

(Grade indicator)
The cut/fill amount is displayed by the fill indication (blue), on-
grade (green), and cut indication (red).
When “Invert colors” is checked, the fill indication is red and the
cut indication is blue.
For the change of “Invert colors”, see “METHOD FOR CHANG-
ING HIGHLIGHT COLOR”.
For the change of indication of the grade indicator, see “METH-
OD FOR CHANGING GRADE INDICATOR DISPLAY”.

RIGHT WINDOW DISPLAY

You can display the “Grade indicator” on the “Right window”.

METHOD FOR DISPLAYING RIGHT WINDOW DISPLAY

When displaying the right window, perform the following procedure.
1. Press the power ON/OFF and menu switch to display the
main menu.
2. On “View” menu, press “Right window”.
3. Press “Grade indicator” and select.
The grade indicator is displayed.

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The cut/fill amount is displayed by the fill indication (blue), on-

grade (green), and cut indication (red).
When “Invert colors” is checked, the fill indication is red and the
cut indication is blue.
For the change of “Invert colors”, see “METHOD FOR CHANG-
ING HIGHLIGHT COLOR”.
For the change of indication of the grade indicator, see “METH-
OD FOR CHANGING GRADE INDICATOR DISPLAY”.

LOWER WINDOW DISPLAY

On “Lower window”, you can display “Profile”, “Section”, or “Light bar”.

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METHOD FOR DISPLAYING LOWER WINDOW DISPLAY

When displaying the lower window, perform the following procedure.
1. Press the power ON/OFF and menu switch to display the
main menu.
2. On “View” menu, press “Lower window”.
3. Press and select necessary displays.
The check mark of each display indicates that the display
is being displayed.

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(Profile view)
A picture and a longitudinal section of the machine seen from
the side of the machine are shown.

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(Section view)
A picture of the rear side of the blade and a lateral section of
the selected surface are shown.

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(Light bar)
Indicates the right and left directions of the machine.
For the change of indication of the light bar, see “METHOD
FOR CHANGING DISPLAY OF LIGHT BAR”.

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DISPLAY OPTIONS
In “Display options”, you can select various data display methods depending on the file selected for display.

METHOD FOR DISPLAYING DISPLAY OPTIONS

When displaying available display options, perform the following procedure.

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1. Press the power ON/OFF and menu switch to display the

main menu.
2. On “View” menu, press “Display options” and select.
3. Press a necessary menu.

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METHOD FOR SETTING WORKING SURFACE DISPLAY

When using a surface file, perform the following procedure.
1. Press the power ON/OFF and menu switch to display the
main menu.
2. On “View” menu, press “Display options” and “Working
surface...” in order, and select.

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3. On “TIN” tab, press “Color”, and change “Show triangle

mesh”, “Show boundaries/breaklines”, or “Show contours
at interval”.
You can change the colors of the lines individually.
You can set Display/Non-display of the lines by checking
or unchecking their check boxes.

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4. On “Color Selection” screen, select a color, and press

“Ok”.

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5. On “Section” tab, press “Color”, and change “Section/

profile line color :” or “Show grade transitions :”.
You can change the colors of the lines or points individual-
ly.
You can set display/non-display of the slope-change point
marker displayed in the section view and profile view, and
the function labels by checking or unchecking the check
box.
6. Press “Ok”.

METHOD FOR SETTING ALIGNMENT DISPLAY

When using an alignment file, perform the following procedure.
1. Press the power ON/OFF and menu switch to display the
main menu.
2. On “View” menu, press “Display options” and “Alignment...”
in order, and select.
REMARK
“Alignment...” menu is displayed only when the Alignment
file has been selected.
For the selecting method of Alignment, see “METHOD
FOR SELECTING AN ACTIVE ALIGNMENT FILE”.

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3. On “Road” tab, press “Color”, and change “Alignment cen-

terline color :”, “Alignment feature-line color :”, and “Show
regular station lines”.

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4. On “Color Selection” screen, select a color, and press

“Ok”.

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5. On “Section” tab, press “Color”, and change “Section/

profile line color :” or “Show grade transitions :”.
You can change the colors of the lines or points individual-
ly.
You can set display/non-display of the slope-change point
marker displayed in the section view and profile view, and
the function labels by checking or unchecking the check
box.
6. Press “Ok”.

METHOD FOR SETTING AS-BUILT SURFACE DISPLAY

When changing the setting of as-built surface display, perform the following procedure.

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1. Press the power ON/OFF and menu switch to display the

main menu.
2. On “View” menu, press “Display options” and “As-built sur-
face...” in order, and select.

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3. Select or input necessary options on “As-built Surface”

screen, and press “Ok”.
4. Press any “Interval” button, and change the color.
REMARK
You can use 13 colors in total for cut/fill operation and
number of operation (number of passes).
5. Press “Ok”.

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METHOD FOR SETTING POINT DISPLAY

When changing the display setting of the points, perform the following procedure.
1. Press the power ON/OFF and menu switch to display the
main menu.
2. On “View” menu, press “Display options” and “Points...” in
order, and select.
You can set the display of the points and control point.
(Example) You can display the symbol or number of a
point during topo survey.

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3. On “Point options” screen, check the check boxes of the

necessary displays, and press “Ok”.

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METHOD FOR SETTING SHORTCUTS DISPLAY

You can set shortcuts display on the main window.
1. Press the power ON/OFF and menu switch to display the
main menu.
2. On “View” menu, press “Display options” and “Shortcuts...”
in order, and select.

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3. On “Shortcuts” screen, select the item of “Description” and

press “check mark” button.
• When a check mark is inputted to “Show”, a shortcut
is displayed on the main window.
• When no check mark is inputted to “Show”, no short-
cut is displayed on the main window.
4. Press “Ok”.
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5. Check the shortcut on the main window.

METHOD FOR SETTING BACKGROUND COLOR DISPLAY

When changing the background color of the main window, perform the following procedure.
1. Press the power ON/OFF and menu switch to display the
main menu.
2. On “View” menu, press “Display options” and “Background
color...” in order, and select.

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3. On “Color Selection” screen, select a color, and press

“Ok”.

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METHOD FOR SETTING DISPLAYED UNITS

When setting the displayed units for work, perform the following procedure.

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1. Press the power ON/OFF and menu switch to display the

main menu.
2. On “View” menu, press “Display options” and “Display
units...” in order, and select.

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3. On “Display Units” screen, select the units to be displayed,

and press “Ok”.
REMARK
When changing the number of decimal places related to
distance or grade, change “*d.p.” in “Distances:” or
“Grades:”.

METHOD FOR SELECTING LANGUAGE

When the language of the control box is not the one which you want to use, perform the following procedure.
1. Press the power ON/OFF and menu switch to display the
main menu.
2. On “View” menu, press “Display options” and “Language
Selection...” in order, and select.

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3. On “Language Selection” screen, select the language to

display, and press “Ok”.
(When English is selected)

4. Finish 3DMC, and then start it again.

After changing the language, load the selected language into 3DMC.

3DMC
You can display 3DMC information in “About 3DMC...”.

METHOD FOR DISPLAYING 3DMC INFORMATION

When displaying information related to 3DMC, perform the following procedure.
1. Press the power ON/OFF and menu switch to display the
main menu.
2. On “View” menu, press “About 3DMC...” and select.

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Information related to 3DMC is displayed.

3. Press “Ok”.
The screen returns to the main window.

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MAIN WINDOW DISPLAY

The following is displayed on the control box screen.
• Main window (Differs depending on selected file and display options)
• Shortcut button (Icons of frequently used functions)
• Pop-up menus of various functions (Differs depending on type of open file and selected information)

ELEVATION CONTROL KEY

“Elevation control key” indicates “Cut/Fill offset” and “Cut/Fill reading” at the blade elevation.
“Elevation control key” also indicates the state of the connected sensor by graphics, information messages, and
colors.
(1) GNSS status
(2) Radio status
(3) Cut/Fill offset (*1)
(4) AUTO indicator
(5) Cut/Fill reading
(6) Sitelink3D indicator (*2)
*1: “Cut/Fill offset” means the offset quantity of elevation of Sur-
face in the cut/fill direction.
The elevation of Surface can be adjusted finely and temporari-
ly, and it is the same as the value input to “Elevation set point”.
• “Cut/Fill offset” (3) indicates the current cut/fill offsets quantity setting, and you can change it at any time.
When the machine cannot cut to the design elevation, the operator adjusts the cut/fill offsets quantity setting
and changes the design elevation so that the machine can cut/fill.
• “Cut/Fill reading” (5) indicates the current cut/fill amount.
“Cut/Fill reading” (5) is constantly updated, according to the difference between the blade elevation and cur-
rent Surface elevation (height).
REMARK
The current cut/fill amount means the distance from the current blade elevation to the current design eleva-
tion (design surface height adjusted by the cut/fill offsets quantity setting).
• The background color of “elevation control key” indicates the state of the sensor.
Green: Displays the optimum state of sensor for grading.
Red: Displays the error state, where automatic control is disabled.
Orange: Displays that GNSS accuracy is low.
• Icon status
Marks X on “GNSS status” (1) and “radio status” (2) indicates that the corresponding sensors/receivers are
not available.
Flashing of “GNSS status” (1) and “radio status” (2) indicates that the radio connection has been tried for 3
to 10 seconds. (The radio link signal level is low.)
*2: “X” is displayed when the Sitelink3D function is not effective.

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SLOPE CONTROL KEY

(1) Angle of blade
(2) Design cross-slope (*)
(3) Type of control
(4) AUTO indicator
(5) Back grade mode indicator
*: Lateral slope angle of Surface against travel direction of ma-
chine.

When “Slope control key” is pressed, “Adjust Slope” screen is

displayed.

The values of “Blade slope”, “Heading Offset”, “Mainfall slope”,

and “Body slope” have been adjusted according to the machine
body when the machine is shipped from the plant.
Do not change these values. If these values are changed, the
accurate automatic control of the blade becomes unavailable.

• “Blade slope”
Inclination of blade in right and left directions (Body slope
+ blade tilting angle)
• “Heading Offset”
Compensation value of machine orientation (yawing angle)
• “Mainfall slope”
Inclination of machine body in longitudinal direction (pitch AJD02684
angle)
• “Body slope”
Inclination of machine body in lateral direction (rolling angle)
When it is required to keep the blade at a certain inclination angle, use the slope fixing function, regardless of
inclination of the Surface.
Press “Set” on the right of “Slope locked”, and input the value of inclination angle to be fixed.
Check the check box of “Slope locked”, and “Slope locked” becomes effective.
At this time, “Lock mark” (6) is displayed on “Slope control key”.

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REMARK
The slope locked function is useful when current surface (S) is
apart from design surface (T) and you want to cut roughly in
the course of dozing.
(L) Lateral slope angle which is set to 3DMC when the slope
locked function is used

SHORTCUT ON THE MAIN WINDOW

“Toggle As-built mode”

“Start/Stop As-built updates”

“Dozing mode selection”

“Blade load selection”

“Take a topo shot”

“Task detail”

“Sitelink3D messaging”

“Sitelink3D activity”

“Material selection”

TOGGLE AS-BUILT MODE

You can change the as-built mode view to “Cut Fill”, “Pass Counts”, or “<none>” by pressing “Toggle As-built
mode” on the main window.

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(Screen of “As-Built: Cut Fill” or “As-Built: Pass Counts”)

(Screen of “As-Built: <none>”)

START/STOP AS-BUILT UPDATES

You can start or stop updating the as-built surface by pressing “Start/Stop As-built updates” on the main window.

Start of as-built surface update

Stop of as-built surface update

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DOZING MODE SELECTION

You can set the dosing mode by pressing “Dozing mode selec-
tion” on the main window.
For detail, see “DOZING MODE SETTINGS”.

BLADE LOAD SELECTION

You can set the blade load mode by pressing “Blade Load se-
lection” on the main window.
For detail, see “BLADE LOAD MODE SETTINGS”.

TAKE A TOPO SHOT

On the main window, you can set the topographic survey by
pressing “Take a topo shot”.
For detail, see “PERFORM TOPOGRAPHIC SURVEYS”.

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TASK DETAIL
On the main window, press “Task detail” and you can check the
tasks of the Sitelink3D.
For details, see “METHOD FOR SETTING Sitelink3D”, “TASK
MENU”.

Sitelink3D MESSAGING
On the main window, press “Sitelink3D messaging” and you
can create and view the messages of the Sitelink3D.
For details, see “METHOD FOR SETTING Sitelink3D”, “METH-
OD FOR SENDING MESSAGE” or “METHOD FOR CHECK-
ING RECEIVED MESSAGE”.

Sitelink3D ACTIVITY
On the main window, press “Sitelink3D activity” and you can
set the activity of the Sitelink3D.
For details, see “METHOD FOR SETTING Sitelink3D”, “METH-
OD FOR SETTING CONSTRUCTION INFORMATION”.

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MATERIAL SELECTION
Press “Material selection” on main window, and you can set
and check the soil condition of Sitelink3D.
For details, see “METHOD FOR SETTING Sitelink3D”, “METH-
OD FOR SETTING CONSTRUCTION INFORMATION”.

PAN OF MAIN MAP VIEW

With the pan function, you can pan the main window by holding down the main window. By using this function,
you can see places far from the machine without reducing the display.
You can use it while “Plan” is selected.

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OPERATION ON MAIN MENU

METHOD FOR DISPLAYING GNSS INFORMATION
When checking GNSS information, perform the following procedure.
1. On the main window, press “elevation control key”.

2. On “Adjust elevation” screen, press “GPS info...”.

The following tabs are displayed.

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• “Fix” tab (State and accuracy of GNSS)

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• “Position” tab (Position of blade edge)

• “Satellites” tab (Capturing of satellites and input of

mask angle)
The green circle indicates GPS satellite, the yellow cir-
cle indicates GLONASS satellite, and the red circle in-
dicates the satellite that is not used to receive location
information.

• “Info” tab (Display of receiver information or resetting

of receiver)

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• “Planning” tab (Satellite plan information)

The red vertical line indicates the current time.
(A) Error is large (Low accuracy)
(B) Error is small (High accuracy)
(T) Time

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• “Advanced” tab (Advanced GNSS options)

You can choose either to use the GLONASS satellite
or not to use it by this setting. This setting applies to
all GLONASS satellites, not individual GLONASS sat-
ellites.

When both of the machine and the base station use GLONASS and the base station is not manufactured by
Topcon, select an applied base station manufacturer such as Sokkia, Trimble, etc. from “Base manufacturer:”
list.

METHOD FOR ADJUSTING CUT/FILL OFFSETS

When adjusting the cut/fill offsets quantity setting, perform the following procedure.
By using the pop-up menu, you can adjust the cut/fill offset quantity setting as well.
When using the pop-up menu, see “METHOD FOR ADJUSTING CUT/FILL OFFSETS (POP-UP MENU)”.
1. On the main window, press “elevation control key”.

“Adjust elevation” screen is displayed.

(“Set” is displayed in red.)
2. Press the input section for “Elevation set point”.
3. Input a value by using the numeric keyboard.
4. Press “Set” and lock “Elevation set point” (cut/fill offsets
quantity setting).
5. Press “Ok”.

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REMARK
• When inputting “Elevation set point”, you can set by using Up and Down arrow keys.
• By using the matching function, you can quickly offset the Design surface to the height of blade edge.
For the operating method, see “METHOD FOR USING AUTOMATIC BLADE CONTROL”, “SET SCRAP-
ING DEPTH FROM CURRENT GROUND SURFACE”.

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METHOD FOR CHANGING GRADE INDICATOR DISPLAY

You can display the grade indicator on the left window or on the right window.
1. Press the power ON/OFF and menu switch to display the
main menu.
2. On “View” menu, press “Left window” (or “Right window”)
and “Grade indicator” in order, and select.

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METHOD FOR CHANGING SLOPE DISPLAY

You can set the cut/fill control point by selecting “Grade display” and referring to 1 point on the blade edge.
1. Hold down the grade indicator and display the grade indi-
cator menu.
2. Press “Grade display”, and press “At left edge” (“At right
edge”) or “In from edge”.
• “At left edge” (“At right edge”)
For the grade indicator, see the left end (right end) po-
sition of the blade.
• “In from edge”
For the grade indicator, see the position at the dis-
tance from the input blade left end (right end).
Input the distance from the left end (right end) by us-
ing the numeric keyboard.

METHOD FOR CHANGING ON GRADE

“On-grade” (** m) indicates the current on-grade (green) width.
1. Hold down the grade indicator and display the grade indi-
cator menu.
2. Press “On-grade” (** m).
3. The numeric keyboard is displayed. Change the on-grade
width.

METHOD FOR CHANGING RANGE

“Extents” (** m) indicates the current scale (gradation intervals) of the grade indicator.

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1. Hold down the grade indicator and display the grade indi-
cator menu.
2. Press “Extents ”(** m).
3. When the numeric keyboard is displayed, change the gra-
dation intervals.

METHOD FOR CHANGING HIGHLIGHT COLOR

You can highlight the grade indicator color by selecting “Invert colors”.
1. Hold down the grade indicator and display the grade indi-
cator menu.
2. Press “Invert colors”.
The grade indicator color is highlighted.

METHOD FOR CHANGING DISPLAY OF LIGHT BAR

You can change the display of the light bar.
1. Press the power ON/OFF and menu switch to display the
main menu.
2. On “View” menu, press “Lower window” and “Light bar” in
order and select.
The light bar is displayed.
3. Hold down the light bar and display the light bar menu.
4. Press “Green”, “Yellow”, or “Extents”, and change the color
and range of the light bar.

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OPERATION USING POP-UP MENU

DISPLAY EXTENDED STATUS TEXT IN PLAN/PROFILE/SECTION
Hold down the main window, and the menu is displayed. You can set the extended functions of each screen.
On “Display text” menu, the sub-menus related to the pressed screen and the pressed section of the screen are
displayed.
Select a menu, and its information is displayed at the related section in the screen.
(Example) When you set the main window to the section view and hold down the left side, center, or right side of
the screen, the following menus are displayed.

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• If you hold down the left side of the main window, the
screen shown at right is displayed.

• If you hold down the center of the main window, the screen
shown at right is displayed.

• If you hold down the right side of the main window, the
screen shown at right is displayed.

REMARK
When you select the longitudinal or lateral display in the left window or lower window, menus are displayed simi-
larly.

METHOD FOR ADJUSTING CUT/FILL OFFSETS (POP-UP MENU)

By using the pop-up menu, you can adjust the cut/fill offset quantity setting quickly from the main window.

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1. Hold down any point of the main window.

2. Press “Enabled (left)” in “Set points”.
“Cut/Fill offsets” is displayed at the bottom left of the
screen.

3. Press “Cut/Fill offsets”, change the cut/fill offsets quantity

setting, and adjust the cut/fill amount.

4. Hold down any point of the main window.

5. Press “Increment” (** m) in “Set points”.
By using the numeric keyboard, you can set the intervals
of increase/decrease when “Cut/Fill offsets” is pressed.

REMARK
If you press “Enabled (right)” in “Set points”, “Cross slope ad-
justment” is displayed.
You can adjust the lateral slope angle of Surface freely to a cer-
tain angle by pressing “Cross slope adjustment”.

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However, when adjusting the lateral slope angle of Surface,

you are required to use the slope fixing function.
On “Adjust Slope” screen, check the check box of “Slope
locked”, and display “lock mark” (1) at the “slope control key”.

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METHOD FOR NAVIGATING TO POINTS (POP-UP MENU)

Press a point on the main window and display the pop-up menu, and you can navigate the machine to that
point.
1. On the main window, hold down the target point, and dis-
play the menu.
2. Press “Navigate to point” from “Point(s)” and select the tar-
get point.

The result of navigation to the point is displayed on the

main window.

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When the point to navigate to and the machine are dis-

played on the same screen, the arrow goes out.

3. When stopping the navigation to the point, hold down the

place where no point is displayed on main window, and
display the menu.
4. Press “Stop navigation”.
Navigation to the point is stopped.

METHOD FOR USING POLYLINE

For the explanation of function and application of the polyline, see “STEER INDICATION OPTIONS”.

STEERING OPERATION TO POLYLINE

When using the polyline for steering, perform the following procedure.

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1. On the main window, hold down the polyline and display

the menu.
2. Press the “Polyline”.
A horizontal line perpendicular to the selected polyline is
displayed.

3. Press the power ON/OFF and menu switch to display the

main menu.
4. On “Control” menu, press “Steer indication...” and select.
The setting of the Steer Indication can be changed.
For the setting method, see “STEER INDICATION OP-
TIONS”.

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5. Hold down the Section view screen, and display the menu.
6. Press “Display text”.
You can display the additional steering information on the
Section view screen.

GRADING OPERATION TO POLYLINE

1. On the main window, hold down Polyline for Simple Grad-
ing and display the menu.
2. Press “Extend grade...” in “Polyline”.
3. Input the grade of the leveling ground by using the numeric
keyboard.
The leveling ground surface (cross-sectional surface)
which has the inputted grade is displayed on the Section
view screen, and a horizontal line perpendicular to the
polyline of Plan view screen is displayed.

4. Start Simple Grading.

Repeat step 1 for other polylines.

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MOVE THE STEER POINT (POP UP MENU)

By using the pop-up menu, you can move and set the Steerpoint: a point of reference when performing “Steer
Indication” or “Navigate to point”.
1. Display “Plan view” on the main window, and hold down
the vicinity of blade shown in the figure.
Pop-up menu appears according to the position which is
held down.
2. Press “Move Steerpoint to Left” or “Move Steerpoint to
Mid” or “Move Steerpoint to Right”.
Steeropint is moved to the selected blade edge position,
and setting has done.

• If you hold down the left vicinity (A) of blade, the screen
shown in the figure is displayed.

• If you hold down the center vicinity (B) of blade, the screen
shown in the figure is displayed.

• If you hold down the right vicinity (C) of blade, the screen
shown in the figure is displayed.

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REMARK
You can as well set the Steerpoint on “Steer Indication” screen.
On “Point of interest :” of “Steer Indication” screen, select the blade edge position of which you are going to set
the Steerpoint.
For the setting method of the Steer Indication, see “STEER INDICATION OPTIONS”.

METHOD FOR SETTING ISOLATE SURFACE REGION

Based on any triangular mesh of the active TIN data, you can isolate a region of triangular mesh which has a
certain grade, and set it as the region to be controlled. The triangular meshes out of the region are ignored as
out of the design area. You can freely change and enlarge the region of the selected triangular mesh.
1. On the main window, hold down the triangular mesh to be
selected from TIN data, and display the menu.
2. Select “Isolate surface...”.

3. On “Isolate Surface Region” screen, set the triangular

mesh region to be isolated from the active TIN data.
• “Maximum grade transition :”
Based on the triangular mesh which is held down, se-
lect the triangular mesh region whose grade is within
the inputted grade.
• “Extend grade at edge by :”
Enlarge the region to be controlled by the inputted
width from the outer edge of the isolated triangular
mesh region.
• “Surface color :”
Set the color of the isolated triangular mesh region.
• “Extension color :”
Set the color of the enlarged region to be controlled.
4. Press “Ok”.

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The screen returns to the main window.

5. After finishing the work, hold down the main window, and
display the menu.
6. Select “Stop isolating”.

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SPECIFICATIONS
SPECIFICATIONS : D61EXI-24
With ROPS cab, air conditioner
Item Unit D61EXI-24
Machine weight kg 18560
Komatsu SAA6D107E-3 diesel
Engine model -
engine
SAE J1995 (gross) 127 / 2200
kW /
Rated horsepower ISO 14396 126 / 2200
min-1
ISO 9249 / SAE J1349 (net) 125 / 2200
A Overall length mm 5480
B Overall height mm 3340
C Overall width mm 3250
Travel speed Forward (1st/2nd/3rd) km/h 3.4/5.6/9.0
(Quick shift mode) Reverse (1st/2nd/3rd) km/h 4.1/6.5/9.0
Travel speed Forward km/h 0.8 to 9.0
(Variable shift mode) Reverse km/h 0.8 to 9.0
Ambient temperature working range for operation and
°C -20 thru 40
storage

SPECIFICATIONS : D61PXI-24
With ROPS cab, air conditioner
Item Unit D61PXI-24
Machine weight kg 19500
Komatsu SAA6D107E-3 diesel
Engine model -
engine

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Item Unit D61PXI-24

SAE J1995 (gross) 127 / 2200
kW /
Rated horsepower ISO 14396 126 / 2200
min-1
ISO 9249 / SAE J1349 (net) 125 / 2200
A Overall length mm 5480
B Overall height mm 3340
C Overall width mm 3860
Travel speed Forward (1st/2nd/3rd) km/h 3.4/5.6/9.0
(Quick shift mode) Reverse (1st/2nd/3rd) km/h 4.1/6.5/9.0
Travel speed Forward km/h 0.8 to 9.0
(Variable shift mode) Reverse km/h 0.8 to 9.0
Ambient temperature working range for operation and
°C -20 thru 40
storage

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INDEX
Symbols Blade edge - Take a topo shot of blade elevation for
topographic survey in preferable timing.........4-54
3DMC....................................................................4-86 Blade edge and track shoe - Input wear amount.. 3-24
3DMC - Exit ..........................................................4-37 Blade elevation - Check........................................ 4-48
3DMC information - Display.................................. 4-86 Blade load mode - Set.......................................... 3-42
Blade load selection..............................................4-91
A Brightness and volume control................................4-7

Actions when automatic blade control is activated.......

.......................................................................3-31
C
Actions when carry mode is activated...................3-38 Carry and compact soils....................................... 3-56
Active alignment file - Select.................................4-36 Carry mode........................................................... 3-38
Active file...............................................................4-36 Carry mode - Effective use................................... 3-43
Active surface file - Select.....................................4-36 Carry mode - Phenomena and actions................. 3-44
Adjust blade elevation...........................................4-47 Carry soils to hole................................................. 3-55
Adjust blade wear amount.................................... 4-47 Checks and adjustment before starting engine.....3-16
Alignment display - Set......................................... 4-80 Checks before starting.......................................... 3-25
Angle cylinder - Reset stroke end......................... 3-19 Construction information - Set.............................. 4-62
Applicable operations by blade control lever with cut- Control box..............................................................3-5
ting and carry mode....................................... 3-40 Control box - Phenomena and actions..................3-71
Applicable operations by tilting blade control lever Control box - Set for connecting to machine.........4-38
with cutting and carry mode...........................3-41 Control box name....................................................3-4
As-Built control options - Set.................................4-40 Control menu........................................................ 4-38
As-built surface display - Add............................... 4-41 Control point files.................................................. 4-17
As-built surface display - Delete........................... 4-42 Control point files - Import.....................................4-17
As-built surface display - Set................................ 4-81 Controls and gauges names................................... 3-3
Ative as-built view - Select.................................... 4-37 Crown road surface files - Create......................... 4-30
Auto/Manual switch.................................................3-7 Cut/fill offsets - Adjust........................................... 4-96
Automatic best-fit blade control - Set.................... 4-44 Cut/fill offsets - Adjust (pop-up menu)...................4-99
Cut/fill offsets switch............................................. 3-10
B Cutting and carry operation...................................3-55
Cylinder - Reset stroke end.......................... 3-17,3-25
Back grade mode - Handle................................... 3-32
Back grade mode switch....................................... 3-11
Back grade work................................................... 3-64
D
Background color display - Set............................. 4-84 Data - Output........................................................ 4-62
Battery disconnect switch - Turn off before long-term Display extended status text in plan/profile/section.....
storage...........................................................3-69 .......................................................................4-98
Blade - Activate automatic control........................ 3-29 Display options......................................................4-78
Blade - Adjust elevation........................................ 3-28 Display options - Display.......................................4-78
Blade - Change lower edge position in cutting in..3-48 Displayed units - Set............................................. 4-84
Blade - Check / Adjust elevation........................... 3-26 Dozing control....................................................... 4-47
Blade - Check elevation........................................ 3-26 Dozing mode selection..........................................4-91
Blade - Control automatically................................ 3-21
Blade - Handle automatic control..........................3-29 E
Blade - Operate to travel reverse in automatic control.
.......................................................................3-32 Elevation control key.............................................4-87
Blade - Set dozing mode.......................................3-37 Engine - Stop........................................................ 3-19
Blade - Set load mode.......................................... 3-45 Exit 3DMC.............................................................4-37
Blade - Stop automatic control..............................3-35 Explanation of components.....................................3-5
Blade automatic control - Preparations.................3-21
Blade calibration................................................... 4-47 F
Blade control......................................................... 4-44
Blade edge - Take a topo shot of blade elevation for File menu.............................................................. 4-13
topographic survey in certain interval............ 4-51 Finishing operation of bank soil............................ 3-64
Flat surface files - Create......................................4-25

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Function related with machine monitor blade auto- Machine setting.....................................................4-38

matic control.................................................. 3-49 Main menu - Display............................................. 4-12
Main window - Display.......................................... 4-75
G Main window display.....................................4-75,4-87
Material selection.................................................. 4-93
Gain of automatic blade control - Adjust.......3-49,3-50 Menus, buttons and screen items - Lock.............. 4-71
General precautions common to operation and main- Message - Send....................................................4-65
tenance............................................................ 2-2 Method for finishing lock mode............................. 4-74
General view........................................................... 3-2 Method for inputting with alphanumeric keyboard 4-10
GNSS antenna......................................................3-13 Mode - Set............................................................ 3-37
GNSS information - Display.................................. 4-94
GNSS radio device............................................... 3-13
GNSS receiver...................................................... 3-14
N
Grade indicator display - Change......................... 4-97 Natural ground side-cutting operation...................3-61
Grading operation to polyline.............................. 4-103 Navigate points..................................................... 4-49
Network modem......................................................3-6
H Numeric keyboard - Input......................................4-11

Handle control box.................................................. 4-1

Highlight color - Change....................................... 4-98
O
On-grade - Change............................................... 4-97
I Operation on main menu...................................... 4-94
Operation using pop-up menu.............................. 4-98
If Sitelink3D message is displayed on control box3-75 Operations and checks after starting engine........ 3-17
intelligent Machine Control......................................1-7 Operations when point from topo survey file is not
intelligent Machine Control system......................... 3-5 displayed........................................................4-53
Introduction....................................................... 1-7,4-5 Other equipment................................................... 3-15
Isolate surface region - Set................................. 4-105 Other trouble......................................................... 3-71

K P
Keyboard function................................................... 4-9 Pan of main map view...........................................4-93
Komatsu machine operator privacy policy.............. 1-3 Password - Change.............................................. 4-73
Perform topographic surveys................................ 4-51
L Pitching rod - Input length..................................... 3-23
Point data..............................................................4-22
Language - Select.................................................4-85 Point data - Register............................................. 4-22
Layers................................................................... 4-20 Point display - Set................................................. 4-82
Layers - Import......................................................4-20 Points - Navigate...................................................4-49
LED indicator.......................................................... 4-7 Points - Navigate (pop-up menu)........................ 4-101
Left window display...............................................4-76 Polyline - Use......................................................4-102
Left window display - Display................................4-76 Position setting......................................................4-48
Leveling work........................................................ 3-62 Power on/off and menu switch................................4-5
Lift cylinder - Reset stroke end............................. 3-18 Precautions for blade automatic control..................2-2
Light bar display - Change.................................... 4-98 Precautions for check and maintenance.................2-5
Lower window display........................................... 4-77 Precautions for cold weather.................................. 2-4
Lower window display - Display............................ 4-78 Precautions for getting on or off machine............... 2-2
Lunch box fixing belt............................................. 3-15 Precautions for GNSS antenna...............................2-5
Precautions for long-term storage.........................3-69
M Precautions for maintenance.................................. 2-5
Precautions for operation........................................2-4
Machine - Dozing.................................................. 3-53
Precautions when leaving machine........................ 2-2
Machine - Scrape levelly.......................................3-53
Precautions when standing up from operator's seat....
Machine - Scrape natural ground..........................3-55
.........................................................................2-2
Machine - Scrape soils in short distance.............. 3-54
Precautions when using blade automatic control..3-52
Machine equipment name.......................................3-2
Preparations in conformity to each site condition. 3-21
Machine features.................................................... 1-7
Project file - Create............................................... 4-14
Machine operations and controls.......................... 3-16
Project file setting..................................................3-22
Machine outside equipment name.......................... 3-2
Project files........................................................... 4-13

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Project files - Export..............................................4-15 T

Project files - Import / Set......................................4-13
Push and turn operation........................................3-60 Take a topo shot....................................................4-91
Task detail............................................................. 4-92
R Task menu.............................................................4-68
Tilt cylinder - Reset stroke end..............................3-18
Radio - Configure..................................................3-21 Toggle As-built mode............................................ 4-89
Radio antenna - Remove...................................... 3-68 Toggle main view switch......................................... 4-6
Radio device settings............................................4-48 Tools menu............................................................4-48
Raising ground level operation (pushing up soils) 3-59 Topo shot for topographic survey..........................4-51
Range - Change....................................................4-97 Transportation....................................................... 3-68
Read this manual.................................................... 1-2 Triangulated surfaces - Create from a topo survey file
Received message - Check.................................. 4-66 .......................................................................4-32
Received message - Delete..................................4-68 Troubles and actions.....................................3-44,3-71
Recommended applications and modes...............3-53
Right window display............................................ 4-77 V
Right window display - Display............................. 4-77
View menu............................................................ 4-75
S
W
Safety information................................................... 1-6
Scraping depth - Set from current ground surface3-46 When finishing concave inflection point vertically. 3-65
Select active file.................................................... 3-29 When finishing convex inflection point.................. 3-66
Set base point for checking blade elevation......... 3-25 When finishing slope surface by operating horizontal-
Set base station.................................................... 3-21 ly.................................................................... 3-65
Setting contents by Sitelink3D menu.................... 4-58 When message is displayed on control box - Action....
Shortcut on main window......................................4-89 .......................................................................3-72
Shortcuts display - Set.......................................... 4-83 When pop-up message is displayed on control box -
Single point blade control - Set............................. 4-44 Action.............................................................3-75
Sitelink3D - Connect............................................. 4-60 When selecting no prompt.................................... 4-56
Sitelink3D - Register............................................. 4-58 When selecting prompt for details.........................4-54
Sitelink3D - Set..................................................... 4-57 When spreading soils to places higher than blade
Sitelink3D activity..................................................4-92 edge...............................................................3-58
Sitelink3D messaging........................................... 4-92 When spreading soils to places lower than blade
Slope control key.................................................. 4-88 edge...............................................................3-57
Slope display - Change.........................................4-97 When you change blade control point on blade con-
Sloping surface files - Create................................4-28 trol screen...................................................... 4-45
Smooth start................................................. 3-43,3-47 When you change blade control point quickly.......4-45
Smooth start - Select............................................ 3-49 Working surface display - Set............................... 4-79
Specifications..........................................................5-2
Specifications - D61EXI-24..................................... 5-2 Z
Specifications - D61PXI-24..................................... 5-2
Spreading operation..............................................3-57 Zoom in switch........................................................ 4-5
Start engine.............................................................2-4 Zoom out switch......................................................4-5
Start or stop As-built updates................................4-90
Steer indication options.........................................4-46
Steer indication options - Set................................ 4-46
Steer point - Move (pop-up menu)...................... 4-104
Steering operation to polyline............................. 4-102
Subgrade of an existing alignment - Create..........4-34
Super elevation operation..................................... 3-67
Supervisor mode...................................................4-70
Supervisor mode - Use......................................... 4-70
Surface file............................................................ 4-23
Surface files - Create after reflecting raise or lower
amount of an existing surface........................4-33
Surface files - Import.............................................4-23
Switches - Function.................................................4-5

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