Controlling the Umbrella Lock

The Umbrella Lock is activated by pressing and holding the Umbrella key while in the Idle Mode. When it is first pressed, the display will show “To set ulock hold for 3s or press Enter”.

To move the Umbrella Lock zone, momentarily press the Umbrella key at any point within the current zone. This will cause the Umbrella Lock zone to center itself on your position, releasing some shields from the zone and adding other shields to the zone. Also, the display will give instructions on canceling the Umbrella Lock.

If the key is held for 3s or the Enter key is pressed following the Ulock key, the Umbrella Lock will be cancelled.

Hold for 3s or press Enter to activate Umbrella Lock.

Press to move Umbrella Lock

Hold for 3s or follow with the Enter key to de-activate Umbrella Lock

The size of the Umbrella Lock zone is set by parameter "Umbrella Lock Distance". When the zone is activated or moved, the set number of shields on each side becomes part of the active Umbrella Lock zone. The display will indicate if the Umbrella Lock zone runs into another Umbrella Lock zone or the end of the face. The display also shows how many more shields are included in the Umbrella Lock zone.

Active Umbrella Lock Displays

These display lines are shown as the default display; line2 of the display will continue to show the normal sensor and shearer position information.

Display Help Text

#129 ULOCK !!! Umbrella Lock is active; this is the center shield.

#129 ULOCK >X more

#129 ULOCK Overlap Umbrella Lock is active here and X shields to the right.

This shield is in two umbrella lock zones; zones cannot be cleared or moved from this shield.

Umbrella Lock Messages

These displays are shown when the Umbrella Lock zone is initiated or moved. They only display for Key-time and then they go away.