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Weathermatic SmartLine SL800 Owner's Manual

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  • Page 1 ® RUN MANUAL PROGRAM RUN MANUAL PROGRAM NEXT NEXT ® ADJUST VALUE ADJUST VALUE ADJUST VALUE ADJUST VALUE BACK BACK AUTO ADJUST ACTIVE ACTIVE MODE MODE SENSOR SENSOR STANDARD STANDARD BYPASS BYPASS Controller Models SL800 SL1600 SL1620 SL1624 SL4800 Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 2 Site Weather Station, the controller’s Auto Adjust mode will analyze “on site” weather data to automatically set optimum watering times for each zone, based on Weathermatic’s patent- ed methodology. Auto Adjust will also save water by automati- cally setting run and soak cycles to minimize runoff.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents 1.0 Accessories ....... . . 1 RAIN DLY ....... . 19 SLW DLY 19 2.0 Getting Acquainted With Your SmartLine®...

  • Page 4: Accessories

    & wireless and freeze sensing SLW Series On-Site rized TRC distributors. Contact TRC models Weather Station is NOT at 1-800-275-8558 or www.irriga- installed. tionremotes.com.) SmartLine ® accessories available through your professional Weathermatic installer. For the Weathermatic distributor directory, go to www.weathermatic.com.

  • Page 5: Getting Acquainted With Your Smartline® Controller

    Getting acquainted with your SmartLine Controller 2.0 ® 2.1 Getting Acquainted With Your SmartLine ® Control Panel Time of Day Note: If you Battery Strength: SmartLine® are utilizing the Controllers use a Real Time RUN MANUAL PROGRAM RUN MANUAL PROGRAM optional SLW Clock/Calendar instead of Series On-Site...
  • Page 6 2.0 Getting acquainted with your SmartLine ® Controller Next Watering Day or Days: The display will show the watering RUN MANUAL PROGRAM Button: day or days in the current week for Program A. To view water- Press to initiate a watering operation when the programming dial ing days for Program B, C or D just press the PGM button.
  • Page 7 Getting acquainted with your SmartLine Controller 2.0 ® can still be used to start a LED will change from RED to Note: No water- Note: The program. The RED LED will ORANGE for an additional ing will take SENSOR but- be displayed when controller pause time before the LED place when...

  • Page 8: Programming

    Rapid advance can also be used with the NEXT and STANDARD mode or Weathermatic’s patented Auto Adjust BACK buttons to rapidly advance through zones. mode. The Standard mode uses user assigned zone run times.

  • Page 9: Programming For Standard Watering Mode

    Programming for Standard Watering Mode 3.0 3.0 Programming for Standard Watering Mode 3.2 Program Start Times 8 start times are available per program (A, B, C and D). 3.1 Current Time/Date The program will start at the time you designate and water Use ▲...

  • Page 10: Zone Run Times

    3.0 Programming for Standard Watering Mode previous operation is completed, beginning with start time 1 in is for concurrent operation for Note: If you are Program A. If a concurrent program in D is running at the same micro irrigation zones. Zones using an SLW time as a program in A, B or C, the display will alternately assigned to Program D cannot...

  • Page 11: Days To Water

    Programming for Standard Watering Mode 3.0 controller will not water on the 31 st day of a month SmartLine 3.4 Days to Water ® and February 29 th of a leap year to prevent two consecutive In this dial position you can watering days (31 st and 1 st or 29 th and 1 st ).

  • Page 12: Seasonal % Adjust

    3.0 Programming for Standard Watering Mode arrow buttons. Then push NEXT. Display will show a day of the 100% time value. week with Omit or Allow flashing. Use ▲ and ▼ arrow buttons % settings in this mode are 0 to 300% in 5% increments. Use to select Omit or Allow.

  • Page 13: Programming For Auto Adjust Watering Mode

    4.0 Programming for Auto Adjust Watering Mode on page 25. Weathermatic’s patented Auto Adjust overrides user assigned zone run times and calculates zone run times based on the If you are setting a ZIP Code, push NEXT. Display will show location of the site, inputs by zone, and weather readings 5 numerical positions for ZIP Code settings.
  • Page 14 4.0 Programming for Auto Adjust Watering Mode Precipitation rate can formula uses cool turf SPRINKLER DEFAULT PLANT DEFAULT % be entered two ways: mowed at 4 to 6 inches TYPE PRECIPITATION RATE TYPE by sprinkler type or by tall as the base water- specific precipitation SPRAY 1.5 inch per hour...
  • Page 15 Programming for Auto Adjust Watering Mode 4.0 (also called Cycle/Soak) periods based on industry standard More/Less: formulas reduce wasteful runoff caused by watering more than When your SmartLine ® con- the soil can absorb. The Run/Soak feature included in Advanced troller is set in Auto Adjust Functions can be manually entered for use with the Standard mode, the Seasonal % Adjust...
  • Page 16 4.0 Programming for Auto Adjust Watering Mode reconnected when the temperature is again above 37 degrees Step 3: Activating the SLW Series On-Site Weather Station: F (1.5 degrees Celsius). However, after a rain event, the Verify the time and date are set and the ZIP Codes or Latitude SmartLine ®...

  • Page 17: Manual Start Functions

    Manual Start Functions 5.0 5.0 Manual Start Functions The Manual Test will also detect open circuits (less than 30 mA draw) on any used zone or a short on any output (master valve The SmartLine ® controller has two dial positions for manual or zone).

  • Page 18: Advanced Functions

    6.0 Advanced Functions 6.0 Advanced Functions DEFAULT Advanced Functions provide additional information and allow more technical inputs commonly used by professional installers. ABOUT Advanced Functions contains menus within menus. Each press of the BACK button will return you to a higher level until the top WIRELESS level of the Advanced Functions dial position is reached.
  • Page 19 Advanced Functions 6.0 SCROLLING FAULT FAULT DESCRIPTION MESSAGE ZONE XX SHORT OUTPUT SHORT CIRCUIT: A load placed on any output that results in a current draw exceeding the skip current setting will result in a fault after the output is turned on. The output will be skipped until the next watering program attempts to use it.

  • Page 20: Tests

    6.0 Advanced Functions battery in the optional SLW. Battery usage is only necessary 6.2 TESTS for the programming when the control panel is open or Your SmartLine ® controller can assist you with several diagnos- removed. tic functions by pressing NEXT when TESTS appears. 6.2.3 24V PWR 6.2.1 OUTPUTS This function displays output voltage at the transformer.

  • Page 21: Review

    Advanced Functions 6.0 for the programming when the control panel is open or by adjusting the SPRINKLER TYPE setting on the dial for precipita- removed. tion rate. 6.3 REVIEW 6.3.3 DEFICIT 6.3.1 NEXT RUN Deficit is the amount of water (displayed in inches) that needs to be replaced for your plant material due to water loss NEXT RUN is the total amount of run time Auto Adjust has through evapotranspiration –...

  • Page 22: Tempdata

    6.0 Advanced Functions zone after 255 hours of cumulative zone run time. 6.3.4 TEMPDATA TEMPDATA provides the daily high/low temperature read- ings in Fahrenheit (Celsius for 230V applications) from the 6.3.7 CLR DEF SLW weather station for the past 5 days. Press NEXT to view daily high and low readings for the prior day.

  • Page 23: Set Manual Run/Soak

    Advanced Functions 6.0 number of hours (0 –99 hours). Note: The SLW DLY begins 6.8 MV:ZN DLY Note: The after the SLW rain sensor has reset following a rain event. (Master Valve Advance Open Master Valve/ Accumulation of new water deficits will not begin until after and Delayed Close): Pump Start circuit the SLW DLY has cleared.

  • Page 24: Clr

    6.0 Advanced Functions 6.10 CLR PGM 6.12 WIRELESS This feature allows the user to clear all programmed values Reserved for future use with wireless remote options. specific to a selected program. All zone run times and daily start times will be set to OFF; watering days will default to Days of the Week (all on);...

  • Page 25: Troubleshooting 7.0

    Troubleshooting 7.0 7.0 Troubleshooting complete. Re-enter your controller settings. 7.1 Total Reset Procedure For The SmartLine ® controller 7.2 Replacing SLW weather A total reset will clear all programming data in the SmartLine ® station 9V Battery controller including the time/date setting. All settings will return to factory default.

  • Page 26: Watering Cycle Pause Functions

    7.0 Troubleshooting 7.3 Watering Cycle Pause MODE SENSOR Functions LED Color LED Color Display Message Reason SmartLine® controllers will Green Rain Rain sensor disks are wet. Cycle cancelled “pause” watering cycles in response to certain sensor Green Freeze Temperature is 37 degrees F or colder readings or program settings Green Orange...

  • Page 27: Troubleshooting Guide

    7.0 Troubleshooting Installation 2.0 PROBLEM CAUSES SOLUTIONS Controller won’t allow System requires installation of SLW weather station Install optional SLW weather station entry to Auto Adjust SLW weather station not initialized to controller Initialize SLW weather station according to instructions in Auto and/or no antenna icon Adjust section on display...
  • Page 28 2.0 Installation Troubleshooting 7.0 PROBLEM CAUSES SOLUTIONS FAULT icon on display No deficit accumulation in Auto Adjust mode Verify deficits as shown in Section 6.3.2 No recent communication Verify SLW weather station installation according to instructions in Auto Adjust Display shows zone is Water supply to system is shut OFF Turn on water supply to system running but no...
  • Page 29 7.0 Troubleshooting Installation 2.0 PROBLEM CAUSES SOLUTIONS SmartLine controller Sensor jumper is removed and no sensor is Install jumper wire between SEN terminals ® does not turn on connected (Sensor LED is red) Select BYPASS mode if desired zone when expected Sensor wires have been cut (Sensor LED is red) Repair wires Zone comes on at unexpected time...

  • Page 30: Appendix

    Appendix World Latitudes 80° N 70° N 60° N 50° N 40°N 30° N 20° N 10° N 0° 10° S 20° S 30° S 40° S 50° S 60° S 70° S 80° S...
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