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ESP-RZXe Controller
Installation Guide and Operations Manual
LNK WiFi
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  • Page 1 Rain+Birdt ESP-RZXe Controller Installation Guide and Operations Manual LNK WiFi Ready D Y Y Y Y * sold separately D Y Y Y Y English...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Rain+Birdt ESP-RZXe Controller Installation Guide and Operations Manual Contents Introduction Installation ESP-RZXe Controller Features ......1 Indoor Model ........... 7 LNK WiFi Enabled.............. 1 Mount Controller .............. 7 Controls and Indicators ........1 Connect Power ..............7 Key Functions ..............1 Outdoor Model ..........

  • Page 3: Introduction

    ESP-RZXe Controller Features LNK WiFi Enabled The ESP-RZXe controller has a variety of advanced water The LNK WiFi Module allows remote connection to a Rain Bird management features, including: ESP-RZXE Controller using an Apple iOS or Android compatible • Zone based programming allows independent irrigation smart device.

  • Page 4: Normal Operation

    Normal Operation Auto Cancel all active watering immediately and disable automatic irrigation. Press the OFF key to immediately cancel all active Watering occurs automatically according to pro- watering. grammed irrigation schedules. Press the AUTO key to resume normal operation whenever programming is completed and to moni- tor active watering.

  • Page 5: Zone Schedule

    – Set Watering Run Times Press to set the hour (ensuring that AM/PM setting is correct); then press NEXT to select and set Watering Run Times are durations (for example, 20 the minutes. minutes) set for watering. NOTE: Run Times can be set between 1 to 199 min- utes.

  • Page 6: Set Watering Start Days

    Press ON or OFF to set each subsequent day of the Set Watering Start Days week as desired. Watering Start Days are the calendar days or intervals Odd Days (for example, Monday, Wednesday and Friday) on which watering is allowed. –...

  • Page 7: Additional Features

    Additional Features – Press key to set the desired Day Cycle; then press NEXT. Manual Watering Start watering immediately for ALL Zones or for any ONE Zone. CYCLE Water ALL Zones: Press the MANUAL WATERING key. ALL Zones appears as the default selection; press NEXT to continue.

  • Page 8: Water One Zone

    Water ONE Zone: Seasonal Adjust Press the MANUAL WATERING key. – Press to select any ONE Zone; then press Increase or decrease watering duration (Run Times) for NEXT. all Zones. Press the SEASONAL ADJUST key. – Press to increase or decrease the SEASONAL ADJUST percentage setting.

  • Page 9: Installation

    Installation Locate the keyhole slot on back of the controller unit and hang the unit securely on the mounting screw. KEYHOLE Indoor Model Mount Controller Choose a suitable mounting location on an indoor 1/8 IN. wall within 6 feet (1.8 meters) of a grounded electrical outet.

  • Page 10: Outdoor Model

    Connect Power The ESP-RZXe outdoor controller has an internal trans- former that reduces supply voltage (120 VAC in U.S. models; 230 VAC in international models; 240 VAC in Australian mod- els) to 24 VAC.
  • Page 11 Locate the transformer wiring compartment in the Power Wiring Connections lower left corner of the controller unit. Use a screw- 230 VAC driver to remove the cover and expose the trans- 120 VAC (US) (International) former connection wires. Black supply wire (hot) Black supply wire (hot) to the black transformer to the black transformer...

  • Page 12: Wiring Connections

    Wiring Connections Connect Master Valve Connect the valve wires for each Zone and for (optional) Connect an optional Master Valve to the ESP-RZXe Master Valve, Pump Start Relay or Rain Sensor. controller. NOTE: If installing an outdoor model, route all field...

  • Page 13: Connect Pump Start Relay

    Connect Pump Start Relay Connect Rain Sensor Connect an optional Pump Start Relay to the ESP-RZXe Connect an optional rain sensor to the ESP-RZXe con- controller. troller. Pumps are used in some places to draw water from a well or On the terminal board, remove the jumper wire from other source.

  • Page 14: Options And Special Features Install Batteries

    The controller can be set manually to either OBEY or Install Batteries IGNORE a Rain Sensor. NOTE: Rain Sensor Bypass settings cannot be The ESP-RZXe can keep Date and Time if batteries are changed while the controller is irrigating. installed for backup. NOTE: Your programming is stored in Non-Volatile...

  • Page 15: Troubleshooting Error Detection

    Troubleshooting Error Detection The ESP-RZXe controller has a built-in error detection that senses a electrical short circuit or overload condition on a Zone’s output line. In the event of an error condition, the following steps take place regarding the error: •...

  • Page 16: Programming Chart

    Programming Chart Enter Watering Start Times (up to six total). Before programming your controller, plan the watering sched- Select Watering Start Days (checkbox). If Custom Days is ule for each Zone using the Programming Chart and keep it for selected, circle the days of the week to water. If Cyclic Days reference.
  • Page 17 As a hardware manufacturer, Rain Bird has met its na- tional obligations to the EU WEEE Directive by register- If the electrical cord for models RZXE4-AUS, ing in those countries to which Rain Bird is an importer. on the Web RZXE6-AUS, RZXE8-AUS is damaged, it needs...

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