Controller Mounting; Back-Up Battery Installation - DIG 5004-I Four Station Instruction Manual

2. conTroller mounTing

•... Select...an...indoor...location...near...a...120...VAc...outlet....the...location...
should...be...protected...from...moisture...and...sunlight
•... remove...the...mounting...bracket...from...the...back...of......
the...controller
•... Place...the...mounting...bracket...slightly...below...eye...level....Secure...
the...bracket...with...#5...or...6...x...1"...screws...(note:...If...installing...on...
drywall,...install...screw...anchors)
•... Align...controller...housing...with...mounting...bracket....Slide...the...
controller...down...into...position...on...the...bracket.
DO NOT PLUG TRANSFORMER INTO POWER SOURCE UNTIL
THE CONTROLLER IS MOUNTED AND ALL VALVES HAVE BEEN CONNECTED.

3. back-uP baTTery insTallaTion

rotate...the...battery...compartment...cover...handle...to...the...11...o'clock...position...to...remove...
the...cover...(see...drawing)....Install...one...9-volt...alkaline...battery...into...terminal...clip...and...
insert...into...battery...compartment...and...replace...the...cover.......the...controller...display...
elements...will...briefly...appear....When...the...display...blinks...
"12:00",...the...controller...is...ready...to...program.
IMPORTANT: To replace the battery compartment
cover, insert it with the handle in the "11" o'clock
position to avoid possible cover guide
pin breakage.
the...battery...is...intended...for...irrigation...program...backup...
only....during...electrical...outages...the...program...will...not...be...erased,...however,...valves...will...
not...operate.
4. connecTing valves and Trnsformer
1....Install...control...wire...between...valve...location...and...controller.
2....At...the...valve,...connect...the...common...wire...to...either...solenoid...wire...of...all...valves....
connect...a...separate...wire...to...each...of...the...remaining...valve...wires...using...waterproof...
wire...splice...connections.
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3....remove...cover...from...controller...to...access...the...terminal...strip...area.
4....connect...valves...common...wire...to..."c"...(common)...and...individual...valve...wire...to...
appropriate...valve...#...on...the...controller...terminal...(see...Figure...1).
5....Insert...transformer...wire...through...the...hole...in...the...bottom...of...the...controller...and...
connect...the...wire...to...the...two...screws...marked..."Ac"....(Polarity...does...not...matter.)
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Sensor Transformer
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N.O. 120 VAC
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Do not plug transformer into power source until the controller is mounted.
5. connecTing a masTer valve or PumP sTarT relay
Mount...the...controller...10...to...15...feet...away...from...the...pump...start...relay...and...the...pump....
notE:...to...operate...a...pump,...a...pump...start...relay...must...be...used.
connect...either...wire...from...pump...start...relay...to...controller...terminal..."M",...connect...other...
wire...to...the..."c"...(common)...terminal.
Do not connect controller directly to pump start, it can damage the controller.
Connecting the controller to a pump is to be performed by a qualified
electrician only.
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