......22 UL listed Option 3: Programming Water Time in Hours ......(23 These are just a few of the many features of the Dial Series Controllers. Option 4: Loop Watering ..........2 4 Please review your manual before beginning programming.
LOCATION OF PARTS Function Dial: For selecting programming and operating functions Water Budget: For single-entry increase or decrease of watering times for all stations within a program by a selected percentage (does not alter program) Program Erase: For erasing programmed information Options: For selecting additional features, 6-day watering schedule, seconds, loop and/or hours Valve Test: For running a valve test for all stations from 1 to 9 minutes...
INSTALLING AND WIRING - CONTINUED THE CONTROLLER MOUNTING THE CONTROLLER This section includes instructions for installing the controller and hooking up the electricity. To ensure safe operation, it is important to WALL MOUNT: For wall mounting, install the controller vertically follow the instructions carefully.
- CONTINUED - CONTINUED HOOKING UP THE VALVES A maximum of 20 VA (0.8 amps) may be output on each station. A maximum of 36 VA ( 1.5 amps) may be programmed to operate simultaneously (including master valve). Strip the solenoid wires approximately l/2 inch (do not bend exposed end).
24-volt AC relay, such as an no need to reprogram following a power failure. Essex #184-20105-101Z (IrriTrol part number I 1001). This controller is also equipped with a timekeeping circuit. This allows...
PROGRAMMING THE - CONTINUED CONTROLLER FOR WATERING To set up a regular watering schedule, follow the steps below. This HOW THE ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT section covers the following topics: BREAKER WORKS Developing a watering plan The controller is equipped with an electronic circuit breaker. If the Setting the current time and day controller detects a short circuit, the shorted station (valve) will be Erasing any prior programs...
- CONTINUED - CONTINUED ERASING ANY PRIOR PROGRAMS Number of Watering Cycles Available Programs A and B can have up to 3 watering cycles each. For example, This process erases all watering times, watering start times, the watering program A in the sample has three watering cycles. The first starts at day schedule and resets water budget to 100%.
“8:OF’ indicates Sunday of 2nd week is not a watering day. SELECTING THE DAYS TO WATER NOTE: OF = OFF. The Dial Series controller has a 14-day watering schedule DELETING A PROGRAMMED (6-day schedule instructions are listed in Advanced Features, WATERING DAY page 21).
- CONTINUED - CONTINUED PROGRAMMING WATERING CANCELLING A WATERING START TIME START TIMES Select the desired program, A or B. Set the dial to the Watering Start Times, position 1,2 or 3. Use this feature to set the time for watering to start on the scheduled watering days.
MANUAL OPERATION - CONTINUED RAIN Manual operation allows you to perform a one-time watering function without affecting the programmed watering plan. For example, you Use this feature to temporarily turn off watering, such as when it is might want to turn off sprinklers on a rainy day but have watering raining.
- CONTINUED USING ADVANCED FEATURES SEMI-AUTOMATIC WATERING The Dial Series controller offers several advanced features for sophisti- cated watering applications. These advanced features include: feature to activate a given station and all subsequent stations in Use this Water budgeting (programs A & B) a program.
- CONTINUED - CONTINUED OPTION 3: PROGRAMMING OPTION l: SIX-DAY WATER TIME IN HOURS WATERING SCHEDULE This feature changes all stations’ watering times in program B to hours. To give you greater flexibility, the watering calendar may be changed The watering time duration is from 0.1 hour to 9.9 hours in 0.1 -hour from its factory setting of 14 days to 6 days.
TROUBLESHOOTING - CONTINUED Solution.. . OPTION 4: LOOP OPERATION All Valves Will 1. Verify program: station watering time, This feature allows you to repeat the watering cycle for a specified Not Turn on watering start times, watering days schedule, length of time. Using this option allows you to have unlimited start current time, current day, and water budget.
- CONTINUED INDEX Solution.. . Advance Buttons ..............2, Advanced Features, Using ............. .2 Make sure dial is not in the Rain Off Turn On All Stations Watering Time position and is not in the programmed ............2, Auto Run Rain Off mode.
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N T I N U E D - CONTINUED Watering (continued) Power Schedule Connecting the ..............5 Selecting Watering Days Failure .................9 ................LL Six-Day Program B Watering ..............j~~~~~~~ :! ..............Program Erase ....
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