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Rain Bird TBOS-II User Manual

Field transmitter radio/ir compatible
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TBOS-II™ FIELD TRANSMITTER
Field transmitter (Radio/IR compatible)
868 (EU, South Africa)
915 (US, Canada, Mexico, Australia)

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  • Page 1 TBOS-II™ FIELD TRANSMITTER Field transmitter (Radio/IR compatible) 868 (EU, South Africa) 915 (US, Canada, Mexico, Australia)
  • Page 2 NOTICE CONSOLE TBOS-II IC STATEMENT STATEMENT RF EXPOSURE RSS Gen / Transmitter Antenna. This device complies with FCC RF and Industry Canada Under Industry Canada regulations, this radio transmitter may radiation exposure limits set forth for general population. only operate using an antenna of a type and maximum (or This device must be installed to provide a separation distance lesser) gain approved for the transmitter by Industry Canada.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    - Testing watering on all channels New features of the TBOS-II™ system ............- Rain Delay ON/OFF position - General menu of the TBOS-II™ field transmitter - Saving the general program in the TBOS-II™ - Interactions between the TBOS-II™ field transmitter field transmitter and the TBOS-II™...

  • Page 4: A - Presentation Of The Tbos-Ii™ Radio System

    INTRODUCTION RAIN BIRD thanks you for having purchased a TBOS-II™ series field transmitter. This new transmitter is universal and is compatible with the entire TBOS™ range (old and new generation). Adding a radio interface unit enhances the programming of the old generation TBOS™ modules.

  • Page 5: Description Of The System

    TBOS™ controller • Transmitter name customisation Field transmitter (FT) <- > TBOS™/TBOS-II™ interactions • Rain Delay (1 to 31 for TBOS-II™ model and 1 to 6 for model TBOS™) • Consultation and modification of the following parameters: • Check program −...

  • Page 6: Presentation Of The Tbos-Ii™ Field Transmitter

    4. Presentation of the TBOS-II™ field transmitter Radio • Size 160*70 • Thickness 30 mm Backlit dot matrix • Dark grey ABS housing (P430) • Waterproof 7-key keypad • UV-resistant plastic • Operating temperature: between -10° and +65° C • Allowable air humidity: 95% max (de 4°C to 49°C) •...

  • Page 7: B - Field Transmitter Start-Up / Configuration

    B – FIELD TRANSMITTER START-UP / CONFIGURATION 1. Charging the battery When using the field transmitter for the 1st time, or when changing the batteries, it will be necessary to set the time and the date of the transmitter (see next paragraph “2/ Field transmitter configuration –...
  • Page 8 - Increase or decrease the hours or minutes using the ON & OFF keys and confirm by pressing OK. Changing Time Format: - Select “Time Format“ + press OK. - Select 12 or 24 hours. Changing the date: - Select “Date“ + press OK. - Move from Day to Month to Year by pressing arrows.

  • Page 9: Setting Screen Lighting Time

    It has 6 memory storage areas that can store 6 different programs: 3 are dedicated to old model TBOS™ modules and the 3 others to the TBOS-II™ modules. It also allows the deletion of the programs contained in any TBOS™...

  • Page 10: Creating Irrigation Schedules

    Note: a station can be assigned to only one program, either A, B or C in the case of an old generation TBOS™ field transmitter, but to one or more programs in the case of the TBOS-II™ field transmitter.

  • Page 11: Start Times

    • Watering run time Each station can be assigned to the 3 programs A, B and C, with different times for each program (TBOS-II™ controllers only). Then select “Programs“ from the Infrared welcome menu and confirm by pressing OK.
  • Page 12  Then select “per program“ and confirm by pressing OK.  Then choose to which of the programs A, B or C to assign the water budget. Modify the permitted watering run times in 1% increments (from 0 to 300%) and confirm by pressing OK. By default: 100% = no change to watering run times >...

  • Page 13: Manual Actions

    - Program run times (programs A, B and C) - Station run times (1 to 6) Transmitting a watering program to the control module Once programs A, B and C have been set, they can be sent via infrared to the connected TBOS control module. ...

  • Page 14: Starting A Channel Manually

    OFF keys, and confirm by pressing OK to transmit the program data to the control module. Rain Delay ON/OFF position The TBOS-II universal filed transmitter has an “OFF“ function that allows you to disable watering (e.g. when it rains) regardless of programming. To re-enable watering, the default position is “ON“.

  • Page 15: Saving The General Program In The Tbos-Ii

    “ON“ option. Saving the general program in the TBOS-II™ field transmitter The new TBOS-II™ universal field transmitter contains an internal memory that can store up to 3 different programs (irrigation + names).
  • Page 16 “active“ program. Both are stored in the memory in case of a power failure. Changing the names of the TBOS-II™ control modules and stations The different control modules and watering stations can be individually named for ease of identification, and thus simpler programming system operation.

  • Page 17: D - Using The Tbos-Ii™ Field Transmitter Via Radio

    As indicated in the foreword, the addition of a radio interface unit enhances the programming of old generation TBOS™ control modules and allows the transfer of programs by radio to the new TBOS-II™ control modules. This simply requires the radio interface unit to be mounted on the old or new generation TBOS™ control module.

  • Page 18: Special Tagging Of Old Tbos™ Products

    3. Changing the network number of TBOS-II™ products Each TBOS-II™ field transmitter and each radio interface unit is assigned a network number of “9999“ in the factory. This user-modifiable number is stored in the memory of the TBOS-II™ field transmitter and the radio interface unit even when switched off.

  • Page 19: Automatic Radio Search Of Existing Tbos™ Control Modules

    4. Automatic radio search of existing TBOS™ control modules This is an essential step for communicating by radio with all radio interface units mounted on a TBOS™ or TBOS-II™ control module. This search will automatically detect all nearby TBOS™ control modules; up to a limit of 32 products (the first 32 control modules detected will be listed).

  • Page 20: Transmitting A Program By Radio

    Failure code 3: TBOS™ module type reading error A radio interface unit has been placed on a TBOS™ controller then moved onto a TBOS-II™ controller. This error will continue to appear until the radio interface unit’s battery is changed. Failure code 4: Authentication problem.
  • Page 21 Tel: (90) 216 443 75 23 Fax: (34) 91 632 46 45 rbd@rainbird.eu - www.rainbird.de Fax: (90) 216 461 74 52 rbib@rainbird.eu - www.rainbird.es rbt@rainbird.eu - www.rainbird.com.tr portugal@rainbird.eu - www.rainbird.pt www.rainbird.eu ® Registered Trademark of Rain Bird Corporation. RBE-11-GE-06 © 2011 Rain Bird Corporation. 03/11...

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