Setting Station Run Time Duration; Setting The Water Budget; Special Settings; Setting Scheduled Days Mode - Toro TEMPUS 53828 User Manual

Toro TEMPUS Controller
PROGRAMMING

Setting Station Run Time Duration

The station run time duration is the amount of time a station will operate once it has
been started. A station is assigned to a program when it is given a designated run
time duration ranging from 1 minute to 8 hours. Each station can have a different run
time duration in each program.
1. Turn the control dial to the Run Time position
2. Press P+ or P- button to select the desired program A or B. The selected station
run time number and the program letter A or B will be displayed.
3. Press either the or button to select the desired run time number from 1 to
the maximum number of stations of the TEMPUS controller model: 6 or 8.
4. Press either the or button to set the run time.
• To remove the station from the program, decrease the run time duration to less
than 1 minute to display OFF.
5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 for each run time number, if desired.
6. Repeat steps 2–5 for each program as needed.
7. Press the Auto button when finished.

Setting the Water Budget

Water Budget enables you to conveniently decrease or increase the run time duration
currently set for each station assigned to a selected program. The adjustment can be
made in 10% increments from 0% (program Off) to 200% of the normal (100%) run
time.
Note: Water budget is applied to programs A and B independently. For example,
applying water budget to program A will not alter the run time duration of any
stations assigned to Program B.
1. Turn the control dial to the Water Budget
2. Press P+ or P- button to select the desired program A or B. Program A or B and
the currently set percentage for the program will be displayed.
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Note: if SEASONAL has been selected in SETTINGS, the percentage shown is the
factory pre-set value, the same for Program A and B. No manual adjustment is
allowed.
3. Press either the
or button to select the desired adjustment percentage;
i.e., 90% equals a 10% reduction of station run time and 200% doubles the station
run time.
4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 for each program as needed.
5. Press the Auto button when finished.
Note: During operation, the display will show the adjusted run time for each
station as it starts running. As a reminder of water budget setting (other than
100%), the % symbol will be displayed with the current time.

SPECIAL SETTINGS

Additional settings are available to better meet your needs.

Setting Scheduled Days Mode

• Press the button to access the controller's settings.
• Press the or button to select DAY MODE
• Press the or button to set the type of watering schedule:
WEEKLY: indicate which day(s) of the week watering is desired
CYCLIC: indicate the desired day cycle number
EVEN / ODD: indicate that watering will occur on the even or odd day of the month.