Manual Operation - Orbit 57096 User Manual

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• Turn the rotary dial to Watering Interval. The cursor will blink
to the left of the word Interval [See Figure 8].
figure 8: LCd display with Watering Interval
• Press and hold the + or - keys to select the number of days
between watering. Example: If you want to water once every
10 days, set the interval at 10.
• To activate the watering interval, press enter.
Note: If an interval of "3" is entered today, the Timer will water for the
first time today, and then again every "3" days.
• To select odd or even day watering, press next. The cursor will
move to either the odd or even setting, then press enter.
• To erase a schedule, press clear. To enter a new schedule,
press next.
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reviewing and Changing Your Program
The Orbit Timer lets you easily review a complete watering plan.
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For example, to review Program-A watering start times, simply
turn the rotary dial to the Start Times position in Program-A and
check the times that have been entered. Using the next key, you
can advance through the schedule without fear of disturbing any
programming.
If you want to change the start times, watering days, or interval,
simply follow the directions for that program.
After reviewing or changing a watering schedule, remember
to turn the rotary dial back to auto if you want the Timer to
automatically follow your program.
ready for Automatic Operation
After programming is complete, turn the rotary dial to auto
[See Figure 9].
The Timer is now fully programmed and ready to use in the
automatic mode. In automatic mode, each program will operate
sequentially, starting with Program-A.
figure 9: ready for Automatic Operation.
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SEMI-AUtOMAtIC And

MAnUAL OPErAtIOn

The Orbit Timer has the ability to override the automatic program
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without disturbing the preset program.
Using the Semi-Automatic Mode (All stations cycle once both
A & B programs)
• Turn the rotary dial to auto, then press the manual key. The
display will show "AB", "MANUAL", and "ALL" will be blinking
[See Figure 10]. This indicates all six (or twelve) stations in
the A and B programs will semi-automatically water for their
assigned durations in sequence.
figure 10: Semi-Automatic Watering for Stations
Assigned to A and b Programs
• To activate the assigned water durations in the A and B
programs for each station, press enter.
Assigned to A and b Programs
Note: Water durations assigned to station 1 in program A will water
first, then move to station 1 in program B before advancing to the
second station and will continue alternating. Only those stations
assigned a watering duration will water when using the manual or
semi-automatic mode [See Figure 11].
figure 11: Semi-Automatic Watering Entered for A and b
Programs, All Stations
All Stations
(All stations cycle once, A program only)
• To activate each stations assigned watering durations for the A
program only, press the manual key, followed by the next key.
This will activate stations with assigned watering durations in the
A program only. To initiate this semi-automatic watering, press
enter [See Figure 12].
(All stations cycle once, B program only)
• To activate each stations assigned watering durations for the B
program only, press the manual key, followed by pressing the
next key two distinct times. This will activate only those stations
with assigned watering durations in the B program only. To
initiate this semi-automatic watering, press enter.
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