Hunter I-CORE Quick Start Manual

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Setting Current Date and Time
1. Turn the dial to the SET CURRENT DATE/TIME position.
2. The year will be flashing in the display. Use the
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Press the button to proceed.
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3. The month will be flashing. Use the
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Press the button to proceed.
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4. The day will be flashing. Use the or
to proceed and set the time.
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5. Use the or button to select AM, PM, or 24 HR. Press the
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6. Use the or button to set the hour. Press the
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7. Use the or button to change the minutes.
Setting Program Start Times
Note: A single watering start time will start the program (A,B,C,D), and all stations assigned to the program
will run sequentially. Multiple start times can be used to activate multiple waterings in a day. The I-CORE
controller can operate two programs at the same time. If the start times coincide or overlap across
programs, they will operate simultaneously.
1. Turn the dial to the SET PROGRAM START TIMES position.
2. Select program A, B, C, or D by pressing the PRG button.
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3. Use the or button to change the start time. Press the
time, if required, or press the PRG button to change between Programs A, B, C, and D to assign
a start time to another program.
4. To eliminate a PROGRAM START TIME, press the
dashed lines --:-- , indicating no start time (between 11:45 PM and midnight).
Setting Station Run Times
1. Turn the dial to the SET STATION RUN TIMES position.
2. The display will show the station number and program. Use the PRG button to select a program.
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3. Use the or button to change the station run time on the display.
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4. Use the button to advance to the next station for which you would like to enter a run time.
Setting Days to Water
The days to water can be programmed individually for each of the four Programs.
1. Turn the dial to SET DAYS TO WATER position.
2. Use the PRG button to select your desired program (A, B, C, or D).
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3. Use the or button to change from: Specific Days of the Week, Odd Day Watering, Even Day
Watering, or Interval Day Watering. Each program can only be assigned one type of water day.
Selecting Specific Days of the Week to Water
1. Use the PRG button to select your desired program (A, B, C, or D).
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2. Use the or button to select DAYS Of ThE WEEk watering mode. Water days will be
displayed at the bottom of the screen. Press the
cancel watering for that day. A ✔ indicates a water day.
Selecting Odd or Even Days to Water
1. Use the PRG button to select your desired program (A, B, C, or D).
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2. Press the or button until ODD DAYS or EvEN DAYS is shown on the display.
3. You can select NO WATER DAYS when watering will NOT take place. Use the
navigate to that day. Press the + button on a specific day, an X will appear indicating that the day
is a NO WATER DAY. Note: The 31st of any month and February 29th are always Off days when
Odd watering is selected.
Selecting Interval Watering
1. Use the PRG button to select your desired program (A, B, C, or D).
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2. Press the or button until INTERvAl DAYS is displayed. The interval will be flashing.
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Use the or button to select the interval of days on which watering will occur.
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3. Press the button to program days remaining until the next watering. One day remaining means
it will begin watering the next day.
4. In the interval mode you can select NO WATER DAYS when watering will NOT take place. Use
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the or buttons to navigate to that day. Press the
indicating that the day is a NO WATER DAY.
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or button to change the year.
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or button to change the month.
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button to change the day. Press the
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button.
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to set the minutes.
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button to select an additional start
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or button to set the start time off with
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button to activate the day or the
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button on a specific day, an X will appear
Seasonal Adjustment
Seasonal Adjustment can be used to make run time changes without having to reprogram all of the
individual station run times. Three separate seasonal adjust modes that can be used independently
for each program.
1. Turn the dial to SET SEASONAl ADJUSTMENT. Use the PRG button to select the desired
program.
button
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2. Press the or
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3. Use the or
Global Seasonal Adjust (PRG Global) – A program global seasonal adjustment, which increases
or decreases all station run times within a program by a fixed % from 0% to 300%.
Monthly Seasonal Adjust – All of the seasonal adjustment values for the full year can be
pre-programmed into the controller. Each month, the controller will automatically switch to the new
seasonal adjust value.
Solar Sync Adjust – This mode allows seasonal adjustment to occur on a daily basis when a
Hunter Solar Sync is connected to the controller.
Set Pump Operation
The Pump/Master Valve circuit is set ON or Off by station, regardless of which program the station
is assigned.
1. Turn the dial to SET PUMP OPERATION position.
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2. Press the or
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3. Use the or
4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 for all necessary stations.
Cycle and Soak
Cycle and Soak allows you to split each station's run time into shorter watering durations.
This feature is particularly useful when applying water to slopes and tight soils so that water is
applied more slowly, helping to prevent run off from occurring.
1. Turn the dial to CYClE AND SOAk position.
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2. Use the or
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3. Use the or
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4. Use the button to select the soak time. Use the
Manual Operation
Enables immediate operation of a single station or a program. You may run more than one manual
program or station at the same time (up to 5 stations). To initiate multiple events you will need to
turn the dial from MANUAl OPERATION to RUN and then return to the MANUAl dial position to
begin the initiation of another event. Use the
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button to
selections. When the
select the feature.
Rain Sensor Bypass
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or buttons to
If the sensor is preventing system operation and irrigation is required, move the rain sensor bypass
switch to BYPASS to deactivate the sensor input to the controller.
Advanced Features
The I-CORE controller has a wide variety of more advanced features in addition to standard
programming. Please consult your I-CORE owners manual for more details on how to use
these features.
button to select seasonal adjust mode.
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buttons and or buttons to program seasonal adjustment values.
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buttons to select a particular station.
button to turn the Pump/Master Valve circuit ON or Off for a particular station.
buttons to select the station that you would like to program cycle and soak.
button to set the cycle time.
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or
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or buttons to navigate through the manual feature
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cursor is pointing to the selection you want, simply press the
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button to set the soak time.
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button to
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