Controller Programming; Setting Current Date And Time; Setting Program Start Times; Setting Station Run Times (Length Of Watering For Each Station) - Hunter i-core IC-600PL Owner's Manual And Installation Instructions
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CONTROLLER PROGRAMMING
Setting Current Date and Time
The
SET CURRENT DATE AND TIME
dial
position
allows you to set the
current date and time in your
I-Core
controller.
1.
Turn
the dial to the
SET CURRENT DATE/TIME
position.
2.
The
yea
r
will be flashing
in
the display. Use the
+
I
-
button to change
the
year.
Press the
.,.
button to proceed.
3.
The month will be flashing
.
Use the
+I
-
button to change the month.
Press
the
.,.
button
to
proceed.
4.
The day will
be
flashing.
Use
the
+
I -
button to change the day.
Press
the
.,.
button to proceed
and
set the time.
5.
Use
the
+
I -
button to
select AM, PM,
or
24
HR.
Press
the
.,.
button
.
6.
Use
the
+
I -
button to set the hour.
Press
the
.,.
to set the minutes.
Use
the
+I -
button to
change
the minutes until they are
correct.
The
correct date and time have now been
set.
A
lways
return the dial to
the
RUN
position when
you
are finished programm ing the controller.
Setting Program Start Times
The
SET
PROGRAM START TIM ES
mode allows you to program start times
for each of the four programs (A,
B, C,
or
D)
in dependently.
Up to eight
start times per
day
can be set for each program.
1.
NOTE:
Two programs are allowed to run at the same
time if there Start Times coincide or
overlap.
This is an
important element to consider when programming the
Start Times if the hydraulics of your system do not allow
for more than one station to run at the same time
.
Turn the
dial
to
the
SET PROGRAM START TIMES
position.
2.
Program A
and
start
time
1
will be displayed. If necessary, you can
select
Program B,
C, or
D
by pressing the
PRG
button.
3.
The
program
start
time will be flashing. Use the
+
I -
button to
change the
start
time
.
The
time will change
in
15 minute
increments.
Press
the
.,.
button to select an additional start time if you would
like
more than one watering cycle per day to occur for that program
.
Programs
A,
B,
C have eight
start
times per day, while program D has
16 start times. Press the
PRG
button to change between programs A,
B,
C, and
D
to
assign
a start
time to
the particular program
.
4.
To
eliminate a program start
time
turn the dial to the
SET PROGRAM
START TIMES
position, use the
PRG
button to select the program and
the
.,.
button to select the
start
time you would
like
to eliminate. Press
the
+
I -
button until you reach
12:00
AM
.
Press
the
-
button once more
and the display
will show dashed
lines
--:--, indicating
no start time.
If
a
program start time is skipped (for example, a start time
is
set for 1 and
3), the start time will be accepted, but when returning to this dial position,
the start times will be moved to sequential order (the
Start
Time
3
will be
moved to 2).
If an earlier start time
is
set for a higher-numbered start (for example,
start time
1
is set to
4:00
AM, and start time
2
is
set to
3:00
AM). when
returning to this dial position the start times will
have
been reorganized in
chronological order. The
lowest
numbered start time will always have the
earliest time of day (in the example, the start time 1 will be at
3:00
AM and
start time
2
at
4:00
AM)
.
NOTE: One start
time
will activate all stations
sequentially that are assigned
t
o a
program.
Multiple
start times are typically used when separate
morning,
afternoon, or evening watering cycles are required
.
You
cannot enter a start time for
each
station.
If you only
want to water your stations once a day within a particular
program, you would only program start time
1
.
The rest
of the start times 2 through 8 would be left blank
-:--.
The I-Core controller has the ability to operate five
Hunter
valves at one
time, and, therefore, allows for more than one program to run at the same
time. Only two programs can be allowed to run concurrently.
If
you set two
programs to have the same start time, or their start times overlap, both
programs
w
ill
run concurrently. This
is
a great feature if you have a
short
water window and the available water
to
feed multiple stations; however, it
could
become
an
issue if the
fl
ow of your
irrigation
system cannot support
operating multiple stations at the same time
.
If you do
not
have the available water to operate multiple stations at one
time, you will need to
consider
and
calculate
when each program will
finish,
or
review
the
Total
Watering Time for each program within the
ADVANCED
FEATURES
dial position.
Each Program
's
Start
Time
must be programmed
to start after the previous Program finishes
in order
to eliminate the
possibility of multiple
Programs
watering at once.
Setting Station Run Times
(Length of Watering for Each Station)
The
SET
STATION RUN TIMES
mode allows you to enter a
length
of run
time for each station assigned to
a
particular program. Each station that
has a run time associated with a program will
be
activated and operate one
after another sequentially with each start time for that program.
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.
3.
Use the
+I
-
button to change the station run time on the display.
4.
Use the
.,.
button to advance to the next station for which you would
like
to
enter a
run time
.
5.
When finished entering run times,
rotate the
dial to the
RUN
position.
By pressing the
PRG
button, you can move between programs while
staying on the same station. However,
it is
recommended that one program
is
completed before going on to the next program.
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