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Rain+Birdt ESP-RZ Controller Installation Guide and Operations Manual AUTO SEASONAL DATE/TIME ADJUST D Y Y Y Y MANUAL SCHEDULE ESP-RZ BACK NEXT English...
Rain Bird. management features, including: l Zone based programming allows independent For more than seven decades, Rain Bird has led the irrigation industry by providing the highest quality products and irrigation scheduling for different areas (Zones), based services available for state of the art water management.
Normal Operation Auto Cancel all active watering immediately and AUTO disable automatic irrigation. Watering occurs automatically according to Press the OFF key to immediately cancel all programmed irrigation schedules. active watering. Press the AUTO key to resume normal operation whenever programming is completed and to monitor active watering.
– Press Set Watering Run Times to set the hour (ensuring that AM/ PM setting is correct); then press NEXT to select Watering Run Times are durations (for example, and set the minutes. 20 minutes) set for watering. NOTE: Run Times can be set between 1 to 199 minutes.
Press ON or OFF to set each subsequent day of Set Watering Start Days the week as desired. Watering Start Days are the calendar days or Odd Days intervals (for example, Monday, Wednesday and Friday) on which watering is allowed. –...
Additional Features – Press key to set the desired Day Cycle; then press NEXT. Manual Watering MANUAL EVERY Start watering immediately for ALL Zones or for CYCLE any ONE Zone. DAYS, STARTING Water ALL Zones: D Y Y Y Y Press the MANUAL WATERING key.
Water ONE Zone: Seasonal Adjust Press the MANUAL WATERING key. SEASONAL ADJUST – Press to select any ONE Zone; then press Increase or decrease watering duration (Run NEXT. Times) for all Zones. Press the SEASONAL ADJUST key. –...
AUTO SEASONAL DATE/TIME ADJUST MANUAL SCHEDULE ESP-RZ BACK NEXT Drive a second mounting screw through the 6 FEET open hole inside the wiring bay and into the MAX. wall. Verify that the unit is fastened securely to the wall.
Connect Master Valve NOTE: If installing an outdoor model, route all field wires through conduit or through the Connect an optional Master Valve to the ESP-RZ knock-out on back of the unit. controller. Connect the power wire from the master valve...
Connect Pump Start Relay Connect Rain Sensor Connect an optional Pump Start Relay to the ESP- Connect an optional rain sensor to the ESP-RZ RZ controller. controller. On the terminal board, remove the jumper wire Pumps are used in some places to draw water from a well or other source.
Install Batteries NOTE: Rain Sensor Bypass settings cannot be changed while the controller is irrigating. The ESP-RZ can keep Date and Time if batteries are installed for backup. Set Bypass for All Zones NOTE: Your programming is stored in Non- Press the AUTO key.
Troubleshooting Error Detection The ESP-RZ controller has a built-in error detection that senses a electrical short circuit or overload condition on a Zone’s output line. In the event of an error condition, the following steps l All irrigation for the affected Zone is cancelled and...
Programming Chart Enter the Watering Run Time for that Zone. Before programming your controller, plan the watering Enter Watering Start Times (up to four total). schedule for each Zone using the Programming Chart and keep it for reference. Select Watering Start Days (checkbox).
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