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Plus Residential/Light Commercial Irrigation Controller Plus Owner’s Manual and Plus Programming Instructions 600i 6-station Indoor Model 601i 6-station Indoor Model (International) 900i 9-station Indoor Model 901i 9-station Indoor Model (International) ®...
TABLE OF CONTENTS ......................INTRODUCTION AND INSTALLATION Introduction ........................................1 SRC Plus Components ....................................2-3 Mounting Controller to Wall ................................... 4 Connecting Valves and Transformer................................5 Connecting the Battery....................................6 Connecting a Master Valve ..................................... 6 Connecting a Pump Start Relay ..................................7 Connecting a Weather Sensor ..................................
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Manually Run a Single Station .................................. 21 Manually Run All Stations ..................................21 One Touch Manual Start and Advance ............................... 22 Hunter Quick Check™....................................22 Clearing Controller's Memory / Resetting the Controller ..........................22 TROUBLESHOOTING AND SPECIFICATIONS Troubleshooting Guide .................................... 23-24 Specifications......................................
Finally, there’s an affordable controller for your home. Hunter Industries is pleased to present the SRC Plus – a Simple and Reliable Controller for residential applications. Designed with the needs of the customer in mind, the SRC Plus offers simplified dial programming and an impressive range of features typically found in controllers costing twice as much.
SRC PLUS COMPONENTS ...................... S TATION RUN TIME YEAR YEAR MONTH MONTH PROGRAM PROGRAM Plus RUNNING RUNNING Plus START START TIMES TIMES STATION RUN TIME 24 HR 24 HR YEAR MONTH PROGRAM SU MO TU WE FR SA EVEN/ODD RUNNING START TIMES 24 HR...
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D – Control Dial This section will give you a brief overview of some of the components on the SRC Plus faceplate. Each item will be discussed in further detail A key feature of the SRC Plus is its clear, easy-to-use dial design that later, however this section can be helpful in getting acquainted with the makes programming a snap.
MOUNTING CONTROLLER TO WALL................... NOTE: The SRC Plus is not water or weather resistant. The controller must me installed indoors or in a protected area. 1. Select a location as close as possible to a standard electrical outlet, one that is not controlled by a light switch. The location should be protected from moisture and direct sunlight.
CONNECTING VALVES AND TRANSFORMER ..............1. Route control wires between control valve location and controller. 6. Secure the white valve common wire to the screw on the terminal marked C. With the valve common wire connected, connect the Typically it is recommended that an 18 AWG multi-wire sprinkler connection cable be used.
CONNECTING THE BATTERY....................The battery allows you to program the SRC Plus Controller without having AC power available. However, the battery will not be able to RESET activate any of the station valves. Electrical power must resume before AC AC R RS C MV 1 watering will continue.
When a pump is to be operated by the controller, a To Pump pump start relay must be used. Hunter offers a full range of pump start relays for most applications. 1. Route a wire pair from the pump relay into the controller housing.
CONNECTING A WEATHER SENSOR ................... Weather Sensor Bypass A Hunter Mini-Clik rain sensor can be connected to the SRC Plus. ® The purpose of this sensor is to stop watering when precipitation is With this built-in feature, there is RUN (BYPASS SENSOR) sufficient.
CONNECTING A SRR OR ICR REMOTE CONTROL (not included) ........ The Hunter SRC Plus is remote-ready for use with the SRR or ICR NOTE: Any extension of the wiring on the remote remote control system. The remote makes it possible for contractors...
Hunter line-up, from the SRC Plus to the Pro-C to the ICC. Plus, systems at athletic fields, fountains at shopping centers–as well as it’s a system that’s easy and affordable to upgrade, making it possible...
SPRINKLER SYSTEM FUNDAMENTALS................There are three main components that are involved with all automatic water that can be pumped to the location. Each valve is connected via sprinkler systems that are made today. They are the controller, valves, wire to the terminal strip area inside of the controller. Here the wire is and the sprinklers.
CREATING A WATERING SCHEDULE ................... For most consumers, it is much easier to plan your specific watering NOTE: It is usually good to water one or two hours schedule onto paper before actually programming the information before sunrise. Water pressure will be at optimum into the controller.
WATERING SCHEDULE FORM EXAMPLE ................PROGRAM A PROGRAM B PROGRAM C SU MO TU WE TH FR SA SU MO TU WE TH FR SA SU MO TU WE TH FR SA WATERING CALENDAR SCHEDULE ODD/EVEN EVEN EVEN EVEN LOCATION ZONE RUN TIME ZONE RUN TIME ZONE RUN TIME...
WATERING SCHEDULE FORM....................PROGRAM A PROGRAM B PROGRAM C SU MO TU WE TH FR SA SU MO TU WE TH FR SA SU MO TU WE TH FR SA WATERING CALENDAR SCHEDULE ODD/EVEN EVEN EVEN EVEN LOCATION ZONE RUN TIME ZONE RUN TIME ZONE RUN TIME STATION...
Let’s say you have a program start time set for 6:00 . Stations 1 and needs, so at Hunter we equipped the SRC Plus with three different 2 are going to have a run time of 15 minutes and station 3 is set for 20 programs A, B, and C.
PROGRAMMING FUNDAMENTALS EXAMPLE ..............Program A PROGRAM A Station 1 SU MO TU WE TH FR SA WATERING CALENDAR 15 min. 1st Program Start Time at SCHEDULE 6:00 ODD/EVEN EVEN Automatically Sprinklers On Sprinklers Off advances to LOCATION ZONE RUN TIME STATION Station 1 begin to Station 1 turns off...
PROGRAMMING THE CONTROLLER ................... The SRC Plus Controller is simple to program. The easy to understand A full three programs, each with the ability to have four daily start times, dial design allows you to step through the process of programming and permit plants with different watering requirements to be separated activate manual watering with a twist of the dial.
PROGRAMMING THE CONTROLLER (continued) .............. Setting the Date and Time 6. Hours will be flashing. STATION RUN TIME YEAR Press the button MONTH PROGRAM 1. Turn the dial to the SET CURRENT to change the hour shown RUNNING DATE /TIME SET CURRENT DATE/TIME START TIMES...
Setting Station Run Times (Length of Watering for Each Area) NOTE: One start time will activate all stations 1. Turn the dial to the SET STATION sequentially in that program. This eliminates the RUN TIMES position. need to enter each station’s start time. Multiple start 2.
PROGRAMMING THE CONTROLLER (continued) .............. Selecting Odd or Even Days Setting Days To Water STATION RUN TIME YEAR PROGRAM MONTH This feature will use a numbered 1. Turn the dial to SET DAYS RUNNING day of the month for watering START TO WATER.
Manually Run All Stations System Off 1. Turn dial to MANUAL-ALL Valves currently watering will be SYSTEM OFF STATIONS. shut off after the dial is turned MANUAL - ALL to the SYSTEM OFF position for 2. You can select program A, B, or C STATIONS two seconds.
Instead of having to physically check each field wiring circuit for potential problems, the user can run the Hunter Quick Check™ circuit test procedure. This circuit diagnostic procedure is very beneficial because of its ability to aid in quickly identifying "shorts"...
TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE ....................PROBLEM CAUSES SOLUTIONS Controller waters the same area more than Too many start times entered in program One start time activates a complete cycle. one time or cycles continuously. (user error). See "Setting Program Times" (page 18). The display reads “No AC”...
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TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE (continued) ................PROBLEM CAUSES SOLUTIONS The display reads a station number and ERR There has been a fault with the wire leading Check station wire for continuity. Replace or to the valve. repair shorted wire. Check that all wire con- nections are good and watertight.
SPECIFICATIONS ........................Operating Specifications • Station Run Time: 0 to 99 minutes in 1-minute increments • Start Times: 4 per day, per program, for up to 12 daily starts • Watering Schedule: 7-day calendar or odd-even programming with 365-day clock/calendar Electrical Specifications •...
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