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Introduction ..................................................................1
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WeatherTRAK ET Plus ................................................5
Overview of the Controller ............................................................6
Selecting and Adjusting the Settings ............................................9
WeatherTRAK ET Plus ..............................................13
Setting the Irrigation Start Time ..................................................14
Setting the Water Window............................................................14
Setting the High ET Start..............................................................15
Setting the Clock ............................................................................16
Setting the Time Zone ..................................................................16
Setting Auto Daylight Savings ....................................................17
Setting the Maximum Active Stations ........................................17
Viewing the Serial Number..........................................................18
Viewing the Phase Integrity ........................................................18
Setting the Lock Phase ..................................................................18
Displaying the Microzone ............................................................19
Displaying the WT Version ..........................................................20
Setting the Water District Number..............................................21
Setting the Radio Antenna............................................................22
WeatherTRAK ET Plus ..............................................25
Setting Schedules ........................................................................26
Introduction to Programming ....................................................30
Programming Fully Automated ................................................31
User Program With ET ................................................................42
User Program No ET ....................................................................49
Copying ..........................................................................................49
Reviewing ......................................................................................55
Adjusting ........................................................................................57
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Page 1: Table Of Contents
Introduction ..............1 ® Welcome to the World of WeatherTRAK ! ........1 Chapter 1: Getting to Know Your WeatherTRAK ET Plus ..........5 Overview of the Controller ............6 Selecting and Adjusting the Settings ..........9 Chapter 2: Setting Up Your WeatherTRAK ET Plus ..........13 Setting the Irrigation Start Time ..........14... - Page 2 Chapter 4: Using Special Features ......63 Appendix C: Site Gathering Data ......95 Running ..................64 Introduction ..................95 Using Rain Pause ................65 The Processes..................96 Operating Manually ..............67 Understanding Alerts..............71 Appendix D: FCC Information......103 Using ET..................73 Using Display Adjust ..............74 Index ................105 Using Help ..................75 Setting to Off ..................77 Activating the Rain Service ............78 Setting the Zip Code..............78...
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Page 3: Introduction
The WeatherTRAK ET plus Controller is smart irrigation made simple. For years, a multitude of independent field studies by water districts and other municipal groups has proven that the WeatherTRAK ET plus saves time, money, and water. Why Should I Care About Accurate Irrigation? Research has proven that over-watering is not only costly, but also threatens the life of your landscape. - Page 4 It will take time and a phased-in approach to develop What is the WeatherTRAK ET Solution? an optimal water schedule. But with the WeatherTRAK ET plus, you The WeatherTRAK ET plus offers three key solutions to your irrigation will begin to see dramatic results in water savings and plant health needs: within a few short weeks or months.
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Page 5: Chapter 1: Getting To Know Your Weathertrak Et Plus
The efficiency of your new controller depends on the condition of your system. By having an efficient system, you will gain the most from using the WeatherTRAK ET plus. Install your new controller. HydroPoint recommends that you have the controller installed and programmed by an irrigation professional. -
Page 6: Overview Of The Controller
Overview of the Controller Upper Line Dial Turn this dial left or right to select items on a list that appear on The main controls on the WeatherTRAK ET plus are: the upper line of the display. • a Function Selector (1), •... -
Page 7: Selecting And Adjusting The Settings
Help • Schedule Select “Help” to see the toll free phone number to call for • Program information about your WeatherTRAK ET plus controller. The • Copy “Help” feature also displays important activation and • Review troubleshooting information about your controller. - Page 8 Clock” on the upper line with the Upper Line dial, you actually change the clock settings on the lower line with the Lower Line dial. These changes appear in the second (lower) line of the display. The latest setting is automatically saved. Getting to Know Your WeatherTRAK ET Plus...
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Page 9: Chapter 2: Setting Up Your Weathertrak Et Plus
Chapter 2 Chapter 2: Setting Up Your WeatherTRAK ET Plus Now that you have installed your WeatherTRAK ET plus controller and you are familiar with the way to make changes to the settings, it’s time to set up the controller. -
Page 10: Setting The Irrigation Start Time
The lower line of the display shows the default setting of 23:00 hours. With the WeatherTRAK ET plus, once you set a start time, the rest of the irrigation calculations are done automatically. Turn the Lower Line dial to set the number of hours. -
Page 11: Setting The Clock
Setting the Time Zone window. This may cause unnecessary water window alerts. The WeatherTRAK ET plus receives a regular time broadcast, which is based on Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). •... -
Page 12: Viewing The Serial Number
To view the phase integrity, which indicates wireless reception strength, turn the Upper Line dial until you see: The microzone provides the specific location of the controller and enables the WeatherTRAK ET plus to receive its daily local ET updates. PHASE INTEGRITY A=68... -
Page 13: Displaying The Wt Version
Setting the Water District Number This information will be used for ET Everywhere Service activation only. HydroPoint provides a water district number if, and only if, you are a registered and willing participant in a water agency program. This To view this, turn the Upper Line dial until you see: may be set manually. -
Page 14: Setting The Radio Antenna
Please call your local distributor or HydroPoint Sales for more information. You are ready to activate your WeatherTRAK ET plus Controller! Please call us now at: (800) 362-8774. * Note: Activation should take 5 minutes to complete. Be sure to have your program settings worksheet and the serial number when you call. -
Page 15: Chapter 3: Programming Your Weathertrak Et Plus
WeatherTRAK ET plus. You will learn about: • Setting Schedules, • Introduction to Programming, • Programming Fully Automated, • User Program With ET, • User Program No ET, • Copying, • Reviewing, and • Adjusting. Programming Your WeatherTRAK ET Plus... -
Page 16: Setting Schedules
• Odd (default), or • Even. The WeatherTRAK ET plus will NOT water on the current day if it Turn the Lower Line dial to choose one of the following: does not meet the schedule. • Automated by WeatherTRAK (Default Setting), •... - Page 17 Jan S M T W T F S SCH B Note: The WeatherTRAK ET plus treats the current day as Day “0” and Y Y Y Y Y Y Y will water on that Day. Day “01” will start at 12:01 AM on the day –...
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Page 18: Introduction To Programming
The “User Program No ET” mode does not use the ET Everywhere Service and the program remains unchanged unless you change it. You need to program the WeatherTRAK ET plus in order to create an This mode always applies the same amount of water regardless of irrigation routine for each station at your site. - Page 19 The lower the precipitation rate, the longer the run times deeper into the soil. and/or more cycles required to apply the needed water. The WeatherTRAK ET plus adjusts the watering pattern to account • Please see “Appendix C: Site Data Gathering” on page 95.
- Page 20 This tells the controller whether this station should use the water • STA 1, 2, 3, etc. up to the Maximum Active Station number window you entered in “Setup”. The controller calculates the that you entered during “Setup.” end time. Programming Your WeatherTRAK ET Plus Programming Your WeatherTRAK ET Plus...
- Page 21 Note that the cursor has moved to the “5,” which can now be changed. Turn the Lower Line dial to choose one of the following precipitation rates: • 0 to 9. Programming Your WeatherTRAK ET Plus Programming Your WeatherTRAK ET Plus...
- Page 22 Mixed - High Water Use, • Sunny Most of the Day, • Mixed - Medium Water Use, • Shady Most of the Day, or • Mixed - Low Water Use, • Shady All Day. Programming Your WeatherTRAK ET Plus Programming Your WeatherTRAK ET Plus...
- Page 23 Steep > 20% Grade. Note: By default this feature will be inactive. Rain Service is only available in select regions and must be activated by HydroPoint Customer Service. If not activated, no % can be set. This feature Set Sprinkler Location is not the same as Rain Pause.
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Page 24: User Program With Et
25.0 Minutes edited as required. You can now change the lower line of the display to show the desired tenths of minutes. Programming Your WeatherTRAK ET Plus Programming Your WeatherTRAK ET Plus... - Page 25 The lower line of the display shows the default settings for January. Programming Your WeatherTRAK ET Plus Programming Your WeatherTRAK ET Plus...
- Page 26 “Apr S M T W T F S STA 02,” etc. through December. Set the irrigation days of the week for each month of the entire year. Turn the Upper Line dial until you see: PROGRAM COMPLETE STA 02 Programming Your WeatherTRAK ET Plus Programming Your WeatherTRAK ET Plus...
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Page 27: User Program No Et
Occasionally, you may wish to erase all of the programming you entered in your WeatherTRAK ET plus controller and start over. You can easily do this with “Copy Program Defaults.” Or, you may want After the irrigation interval is set, the entry process is finished. You to start over with the “Setup”... - Page 28 Station 3 to Station 4. (Turn the Upper Line dial to “COPY FROM Station number, and edit as needed. STA 03.”) COPY FROM STA 03 To STA 02 (Press COPY) Programming Your WeatherTRAK ET Plus Programming Your WeatherTRAK ET Plus...
- Page 29 Then the display will change back to this: Then the display will change to this: COPY PROGRAM DEFAULTS COPY SCHEDULE DEFAULTS To STA 02 (Press COPY) (Press COPY) The SCHEDULE defaults are now restored. Programming Your WeatherTRAK ET Plus Programming Your WeatherTRAK ET Plus...
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Page 30: Reviewing
“Increase ADJUST setting of 10% (see following section on ADJUST) , • there is a “High ET Start Time” in effect, and • there is a 30 minute Soak period between cycles. Programming Your WeatherTRAK ET Plus Programming Your WeatherTRAK ET Plus... -
Page 31: Adjusting
Station Number In the “Fully Automated” mode and the “User Programmed—With • 12.0 MIN Length of cycle ET” mode, the HydroPoint ET Everywhere Service Broadcast • Number of cycles automatically modifies the irrigation schedule to respond to current • U-NO Program Mode water requirements based on actual weather. - Page 32 STA 01 Station Number • Decrease Irrigation -40%, • 09.1 MIN Length of cycle • Decrease Irrigation -35%, • Number of cycles • Decrease Irrigation -30%, • AUTO Program Mode Programming Your WeatherTRAK ET Plus Programming Your WeatherTRAK ET Plus...
- Page 33 (4.8 x 4). If the maximum allowable cycle time to runoff is 4 minutes, the adjusted irrigation schedule will increase the number of cycles to 5 and reduce the cycle run time to 3.7 minutes (i.e. 3.7 * 5=19.2). Programming Your WeatherTRAK ET Plus...
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Page 34: Chapter 4: Using Special Features
Chapter 4 Chapter 4: Using Special Features In this chapter you will learn about many of the special features of the WeatherTRAK ET plus. These include: • Running, • Using Rain Pause, • Operating Manually, • Understanding Alerts, • Using ET, •... -
Page 35: Running
Station 3 is watering as set by user in setting except “Off” will allow automatic operation. MANUAL Note: WeatherTRAK ET plus can run up to 3 values at the same Here are some examples of what the display may look like when on time. -
Page 36: Operating Manually
The steps to use the Rain Pause feature are: Note: If your controller is in Rain Pause and you need to either increase or decrease the number of days before it resumes normal Rain Pause irrigation, turn the Function Selector dial to “Rain Pause” and change This turns off all stations of the controller. - Page 37 This is what the display looks like when Station 4 is set for 10.0 Manual Water Specific Stations minutes. Turn the Function Selector dial to “MANUAL.” MANUAL WATER SET STA 04 The display will look like this: 10.0 Minutes MANUAL WATER Specific Stations Repeat this pattern of selecting a station to manually water for the desired amount of time until complete.
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Page 38: Understanding Alerts
Station 3, etc. to the last Station on the controller. When all run times with the ADJUST feature, or allow more days to irrigate. irrigation is finished, the screen will change to this: To fix Communication Alerts: call Hydropoint Customer Service at MANUAL WATER ALL STATION 800-362-8774. 00.0 Minutes To see alerts: Turn the Function Selector dial to “Alerts.”... -
Page 39: Using Et
This will appear if the ET Everywhere Service has failed to the Run Time is under the window allotment, then there is not a communicate for 10 days. For these 10 days, WeatherTRAK ET plus warning, but this screen still shows the time and amount it is under. -
Page 40: Using Display Adjust
Representative at the number shown in the display. Help screens are tools to identify and/or troubleshoot any problems that may occur with the WeatherTRAK ET plus controller. You may be asked to look at these displays, write down what is stored in them, SET KC CUSTOM PLANT B and report this information to a HydroPoint Representative. -
Page 41: Setting To Off
Setting to Off The default is “No.” The controller will beep when it receives OFF stops all irrigation of your WeatherTRAK ET plus controller until any message. If this is changed to “Yes,”at midnight it will revert you return the Function Selector dial to “RUN” (or any other back to the default setting. -
Page 42: Activating The Rain Service
In most locations, you will not be required to set this at activation. Activating the Rain Service WeatherTRAK ET plus Rain Service monitors the rainfall in your area To set the ET zone number: with a sophisticated array of rain sensors and other weather devices. -
Page 43: Setting The Maximum Backup Et
Setting the Maximum Backup ET This value is used by the controller as a backup in the event that a communication failure occurs with the WeatherTRAK ET plus and daily ET values are not received. To set the Maximum Backup ET: Under “Setup,”... -
Page 44: Appendix A: Quick Reference Guide
Continue using the Upper and Lower Line dials to set the clock month, day, hour, minute, time zone and max active stations. Activate Call HydroPoint Data Systems Customer Service to activate your controller at 800-362-8774. Be sure to have the site data worksheet available. -
Page 45: Programs
Rotate the Upper Line dial to select the day pattern type. Copy The Copy feature allows you to quickly copy the program settings of Using the Lower Line dial, select the day pattern for the one station to one or more stations. selected schedule. -
Page 46: Adjust (Auto Mode Only)
Adjust (Auto Mode Only) Rain Pause The Adjust feature allows you to easily adjust (increase or decrease) The Rain Pause feature allows you to suspend irrigation for All the watering times per station in 5% increments. Adjust should be Stations for up to 14 days. After a Rain Pause setting has expired, used for fine tuning each station according to its specific watering normal irrigation will resume. -
Page 47: Appendix B: Troubleshooting Guide
Change the station program parameters or adjust to reduce the required amount of water for each zone. Communication alert: Call HydroPoint Data Systems Customer Service at: 800-362-8774. Electrical Alert Most likely, this is caused by a blown solenoid or wiring problem. -
Page 48: The Controller Programs Correctly But There Is No Station Output From The Controller
Two Beeps: The Controller Fuse May Be Blown. controller. Replace the fuse. Fuses are available from HydroPoint Data Systems distributors. Four Beeps: a good message has been received but it is for another controller. -
Page 49: The Display Is Frozen
If the controller was initialized: You must reenter all the setup, schedule and program information. You may need to reactivate the controller. Call HydroPoint Data Systems Customer Service at 800-362-8774. If COPY button was not stuck: The controller may need to be initialized. -
Page 50: Appendix C: Site Gathering Data
Appendix C Appendix C: Site Data Gathering Introduction HydroPoint Data Systems (HPDS) manufactures a line of ET-based irrigation controllers that allow the user to enter details about their landscape. This is done to calculate an economical irrigation schedule. Note: As with any irrigation schedule, an initial calculation of the... -
Page 51: The Processes
The Processes Precipitation Rate Gathering – Follow-Up Site Visit Process Review the landscape conditions. Precipitation Rate Gathering - Initial Controller Installation Process Closely check the condition of the landscape. Look for stress in the plant materials or other signs of under watering or over Review the System Installation watering such as soggy areas, puddles immediately after irrigation, etc. - Page 52 Enter the data on the PR gathering sheet and in the If the pressure at the heads appear to be too high or too low, WeatherTRAK ET plus controller. measure the pressure at a head closest to the valve and a head furthest from the valve.
- Page 53 Example: PR = (35 ml X 3.66) / (11 minutes X 16.5 sq.in.) = 128.1 / 181.5 = .71 in/hr Where the average measurement was 35 ml, the test took 11 minutes and the catch can throat size is 16.5 square inches. Efficiency = Avg.
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Page 54: Appendix D: Fcc Information
Appendix D Appendix D: FCC Information The equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rule. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. -
Page 55: Index
Index Activating the Rain Decrease Irrigation ....58 Service ........63, 78 Display Adjust, Using..63, 74 Adjust ........8, 58 Displaying the Group Adjusting ......25, 57 Number ........63, 79 Auto Daylight Savings ..13, 17 Drip Emitter ......36 Automatic Programming, Ending ........41 Efficiency, Setting....32, 37 ET Everywhere Service ..2, 3, 19, Bubbler ........36 20, 30, 31, 42, 49, 57, 73, 78... - Page 56 Lock Phase ......13, 18 Part Circle Impact ....36 Schedule ......2, 3, 7, 49 Understanding Alerts ..63, 71 Lower Line Dial ......7 Part Circle Rotor ......36 Schedule, Setting ....31, 35 Upper Line Dial ......7 Phase Integrity ....13, 18 Usable Rainfall, Setting..34, 41 Schedules, Setting ....25, 26 Plant Type, Setting....32, 38 Serial Number ....13, 18...
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