Troubleshooting; Manager Troubleshooting - Rain Bird ET Manager Series Installation And Operation Manual

7. Troubleshooting

If you have questions or problems with your ET
Manager or sprinkler system, this chapter will guide
you through possible scenarios that should be consid-
ered. The ET Manager Status Report Worksheet,
Appendix IX, will help you identify possible errors in
programming.
If you are unable to troubleshoot a situation, please
contact your installer, Rain Bird Authorized Distributor
or Rain Bird Customer Service at
www.rainbird.com/etmanager or call Rain Bird
Technical Services at 1-877-351-6588.
The following conditions are included in this chapter:
ET Manager Troubleshooting:
• The Display is blank.
• The Attention Indicator Light is on.
• The Valve Group Indicator Light(s) is red and
my ET Manager will not let the sprinklers
come on.
• The ET Manager is in Override, how do I stop it?
Water Management Troubleshooting:
• How often should my sprinklers come on?
• Evaluate your landscape.
• Are there dry or wet spots in your
landscape?
• Specific stations within the Valve Group are
too dry or too wet.
• Most stations within the entire Valve Group
are too dry or too wet.
• The site is watered every day.
• You want your sprinkler system to water on the
next cycle.
• After a rainstorm it resumes watering too soon.
• After a rainstorm it does not resume watering
soon enough.
• It was raining and the sprinklers were running.
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ET Manager Troubleshooting
The Display is blank.
1. Verify your ET Manager is connected and get-
ting power.
2. LCD Display contrast may need to be adjusted.
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Press ten times to get to the LCD contrast
screen. Then use
trast. You may have to press and hold the
Õ
for 10 seconds or until the LCD is readable.
3. If steps 1 and 2 do not work, reset your ET
Manager by disconnecting the power, and
restore the power after 15 seconds.
4. If your ET Manager display remains blank,
please contact your installer or Rain Bird.
The Attention Indicator Light is on.
On the Home screen,
a message will appear
explaining the
Attention condition.
Refer to chapter 5,
Routine Operation,
for information on
each Attention condition.
The Valve Group Indicator Light(s) is red
and my ET Manager will not let the
sprinklers come on.
If the A or B Indicator Light is red, your ET Manager is
interrupting the output of the sprinkler controller.
Press the Override button, and the Valve Group A and B
Indicator Lights will turn green enabling sprinkler out-
put. Your sprinkler controller can now be used to man-
ually start a valve.
An Override will allow watering for one hour, if more
time is needed press the Override button again or press
Œ
for each additional hour of Override. Once the over-
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Œ or Õ to adjust the con-
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