HydroPoint WeatherTRAK ET Pro3 2-Wire Getting Started Manual page 8

WeatherTRAK ET Pro3 2-Wire Installation Instructions
Programming for New Landscapes
User With ET
Set run times, number of cycles and the soaks between cycles.
It then automatically increases or decreases runtime based on
the daily weather information defined as ET.
Select Station: Locate the station to be programmed.
Select Station Mode: Select User w/ ET
Select a Program: Assign station to a program (with a start
time, water window and water day mode).
Use Water Window: If this station can irrigate outside of the
water window, select "No".
Usable Rainfall: If a station is under a roof, heavy tree canopy
or semi-porous roof, select either "None" or a percent of
rainfall that is actually used. When "None" is selected, the
specific station will water during Rain Pause.
Set Runtime: Set a desired cycle run time.
Set Number of Cycles and the Soak Time: Select from 1-20
cycles and Soak times from 0 to 480 minutes in 10 minute
increments.
Reference ET: Set a reference ET that is appropriate for the
schedule just set. The number you see in parenthesis is ET
for the past week and is the value to enter as Part 1 and 2.
Alternately, you can set the program you would run in July and
use a weekly reference ET that is normal for your area in July.
Other Stations: Repeat these steps for other stations
assigned to this station mode.
Programming for New Landscapes
User No ET
Commonly used for plant establishment periods when
overwatering is required to establish new roots. Run times,
cycle and soak periods are all user defined in this station
mode. User No ET sets up the same as User With ET except
there is no reference ET. Activation is not required for User
No ET.
Copy
This function lets you quickly copy all station settings from
any particular station to any other station or to all stations.
Press the COPY Menu button. Press the right or left arrow
button to select the station to copy from. Press the plus or
minus button to select the station to copy to. ("All Stations"
is one of the choices.) Push the
displayed. Repeat the process for each station to be copied.
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button until COPYING is
Maintenance Tips
Manual Watering
Stations can be operated individually with specific run times or
all stations with one run time. Press the MANUAL Menu button.
Select "Specific Stations" or "All Stations" by pressing the plus or
minus button.
Manual Water Specific Stations: Press the right or left arrow
button to the first station you want to water. Press the plus or
minus button to the minutes desired. The selected station will
start immediately. To add more stations, press the right or left
arrow button to the next station desired.
Manual Water All Stations: Press the plus or minus button to
the desired run time. Station 1 will start immediately, and all
other active stations will follow sequentially for the same run
time.
Note: To stop a station that is operating manually press the
OFF Menu button for 5 seconds then back to RUN.
% Adjust - More or Less Water
Adjusts individual stations for more or less water. A 0% setting
means there is no adjustment for that particular station.
Adjust Water Amount: Press the % ADJUST Menu button if a
station is too wet or too dry. Press the plus or minus button to
select the station to adjust in 5% increments from -50% to
+25%.
Adjust Day Frequency: Increases or decreases the number of
days of the week per station when water is applied and does
not increase the amount being applied unless ET increases.
A 0% setting means there is no adjustment for that particular
station.
Press the plus or minus button to Day Frequency/Depletion.
Press the right or left arrow button to ADJ DAYS (MAD). Press
the right or left button to select the station to adjust.
Note: Using either Adjust function adjusts ET or MAD which
will adjust runtimes or frequency of irrigation.
Rain Pause - Suspend Irrigation
If the controller is not connected to a rain switch, the rain
pause feature can be used to stop irrigation in the event of
rain. Irrigation stops immediately, and resumes or counts
down a day at the Program A start time. For longer pauses
select more days.
During a rain pause, all irrigation start times will be
suspended unless the Usable Rainfall station setting is set to
None. While paused, station depletions are held constant.
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