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ACC2
BUILT TO COMMAND
EVEN THE LARGEST PROJECTS
Quick Start Guide

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  • Page 1 ACC2 BUILT TO COMMAND EVEN THE LARGEST PROJECTS Quick Start Guide...
  • Page 2 POWERFUL. INTELLIGENT. FLEXIBLE. THE ACC2 CONTROLLER DELIVERS ADVANCED WATER MANAGEMENT TO MEET THE DEMANDS OF LARGE-SCALE COMMERCIAL PROJECTS. Troubleshooting Need more helpful information on your product? Find tips on installation, controller programming and more. hunter.direct/acc2 1-800-733-2823 hunter.direct/ACC2help...
  • Page 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS Important Connections and Tips Sensors ..............18 Set Up Flow Monitor ............Facepack Clik Sensors ............18 Flow Zones ........................Sensor Response ..........19 Flow Map Reversing the Facepack ..................... Solar Sync ............20 Flow Limits Connecting and Disconnecting the Facepack .5 ............
  • Page 4 It contains the brain and memory of the controller. REVERSING THE FACEPACK The ACC2 facepack and controls can be reversed in the door frame, so they can be operated with the door open while looking at the modules and wiring.
  • Page 5 BATTERY The facepack cable connection is located just below the light The ACC2 has a replaceable internal lithium battery in the side on the Power Supply Board. Turn power to controller o of the facepack, used to backup time settings (only during power outages).
  • Page 6 Three captive screws (#2 Phillips) Do not connect the primary AC power earth ground wire to secure the board. Three modular wiring plugs connect the this lug. ACC2 provides safety ground connection inside the board to the controller. transformer wiring compartment.
  • Page 7 Important Connections and Tips ① ② ③ ④ ④ ⑤ ⑥ ➑ ➐ FLOW EXPANSION TRANSFORMER FUSE A2C-F3 ow expansion modules add 3 additional ow inputs The transformer uses a replaceable 5 x 20 mm electrical fuse, to the controller. These modules may only be added to the located next to the convenient on/o switch.
  • Page 8 Home will always return you to the Home screen view. When power is rst turned on (either with the power switch, or closing one of the slide locks), the Hunter logo screen Home screen shows the status of the controller, including appears, and the controller begins searching for any irrigation events it may have missed during a power outage.
  • Page 9 Home and Activity Screens VIEW MESSAGES Home and Activity Screens A ashing alarm symbol at the bottom of the display indicates The Home screen o ers basic information and so key that something unusual has been detected. When the symbol shortcuts to common functions.
  • Page 10 The so keys normally show Stop, Manual, View Flow (shows current ow if a ow sensor is installed and enabled), and Main Menu. Stop and Manual are described in the Basic Programming section. View Flow is described in detail in the Flow Operations section. hunter.direct/ACC2help...
  • Page 11 Select Settings, and dial to Regional Settings. Choose language, time and date formats, and units of ACC2 allows items to be named, with an on-screen keyboard measurement. Press Back or Home to exit. that appears in the Name eld (or from a mobile device, if the optional Wi-Fi module is installed).
  • Page 12 All P/MV outputs are set to Normally Closed operation, but they can be changed to Normally Open functions in the Devices menu. See P/MV Operation section on page The ow settings on this screen are not necessary for basic operations. hunter.direct/ACC2help...
  • Page 13 Basic Programming and Setup MANUAL STARTS AND TEST STOP COMMANDS On the Home screen, the Manual so key lets you start Any running irrigation can be stopped immediately from the stations, programs, or a test program. Once you press Home screen. The top so key o ers the following choices for Manual, there are three choices: stopping irrigation: MANUAL STATIONS...
  • Page 14 • Auto Start Times: Enter the time for the program to start. The faster you rotate the dial, the faster the times will change. Each program may have up to 10 start times. hunter.direct/ACC2help...
  • Page 15 It is possible to view the current draw of each station in the appear above it. Diagnostics menu. ACC2 can run any station or block in any order. Example: you RUN TIMES could insert station 3 between stations 1 and 2. The program You can access Run Times from the programming menu, or would run 1, 3, 2, in that order.
  • Page 16 Both Odd/Even and Interval also have Non Water Days, which Paste shortcuts permit copying the initial setup, and then can set a day (for example, a mowing day) on which watering pasting it to all similar programs. will never occur, regardless of the schedule. hunter.direct/ACC2help...
  • Page 17 Basic Programming and Setup PROGRAM RULES PROGRAM SUMMARY Program Rules customizes each program for special purposes. Once a program has start times, run times, and water days, it will run automatically without further setup. To see how the program is con gured, select Program Summary from the Programming screen.
  • Page 18 P/MV outputs it needs to run water. To set up a sensor, click the box for Enable Sensor. The ACC2 sensor inputs are already con gured as Normally Normally Open may also be selected, and is discussed further Closed, but this can be changed for other types of contact- in the Flow Operations section.
  • Page 19 There are three standard Clik sensor inputs on the Power In the Sensor Response menu, press the so key Supply Board. If a Hunter Solar Sync sensor has been for Rain Delay. This optional setting will cause watering to stay con gured, there are also settings for Solar Sync Rain and o for a set number of days a er the sensor activation is over.
  • Page 20 Check the box for either “Hunter” or “Other” ow meters. Hunter is checked, move to the Model eld and select the Hunter FCT model number for the diameter of the pipe. This is all that is necessary to calibrate the setup. Solar Sync Delay...
  • Page 21 Stations Menu Stations Menu STATION SETUP Allows stations to be named. Most other functions are described in more detail in the Flow Operations section. Pulse type: enter the amount equal to a single pulse. Enter the information for each ow sensor that is connected to a ow terminal.
  • Page 22 They can be mixed in a program with individual stations. • Programs with blocks are not limited in any way by other programs that are running. The controller will not turn on more stations than it can handle, so there are no arti cial rules governing the blocks. hunter.direct/ACC2help...
  • Page 23 Stations Menu STATION LIMITS STATION SUMMARY Station Limits set how many stations can run at once. The Station Summary is a report available for each station showing exactly how it is going to run, based on the current setup and programming. It is a report only, and does not allow changes to be made directly from this screen.
  • Page 24 FLOW SENSORS Flow Sensor setup is covered in detail in the Basic Programming, Sensors, and Flow Sensors section on page SOLAR SYNC Solar Sync setup is covered in detail in the Basic Programming, Sensors, and Solar Sync section on page hunter.direct/ACC2help...
  • Page 25 Flow Menu Flow Menu Settings Menu The ow menu includes all setup for the various ow functions. These are described in detail in the Flow Operations section on page TIME/DATE Sets time and date, see Basic Programming, and Time/Date section on page CLEAR FLOW ALARMS REGIONAL SETTINGS The Clear Flow Alarm function enables a MainSafe or Flow...
  • Page 26 Direct connections from a smart mobile device will allow remote control, text entry, and ow reporting within the range of the mobile device. Network: This option is not currently enabled. It is also possible to de ne di erent users, and individual PINs. hunter.direct/ACC2help...
  • Page 27 Diagnostics Menu Diagnostics Menu VIEW LOGS There are 3 types of logs, and a lter function to narrow the number of logs displayed. ALARM LOGS The controller will store up to 250 alarm logs, with date and time, beginning with the most recent alarm. Use the dial to advance forward and backward through the alarm list.
  • Page 28 Module Info screen. The facepack is still fully operational, and pressing the Home button can access all programming functions when the facepack is reversed. The controller will still run automatically if the facepack is le reversed. hunter.direct/ACC2help...
  • Page 29 Diagnostics Menu STATION-P/MV DIAGNOSTICS SOLAR SYNC DIAGNOSTICS Shows the electrical current draw in milliamps for all active Shows the last time the Solar Sync sensor communicated, stations and P/MV outputs. and the current state of its alarm sensors (Rain and Freeze). This so key is only shown if Solar Sync has been set up in the Devices menu.
  • Page 30 You can restore any one of them from the SD card by entering the correct le name. The SD card cannot display a list of the saved les, so be sure to enter the le name exactly as it is saved on the card. hunter.direct/ACC2help...
  • Page 31 FIRMWARE UPDATE Sometimes it is preferable to simply erase the controller, ACC2 can be updated whenever a new version of the to begin again from a clean start. There are several reset operating system or any of the internal modules is options.
  • Page 32 MainSafe provides a rapid shutdown response to prevent a prolonged serious leak. MainSafe can also be con gured to watch over separate, always-on manual watering pipes, and provide an emergency response if a break occurs. hunter.direct/ACC2help...
  • Page 33 Overflow/Underflow Alarm Limits: ACC2 sets the over If an X is in one of the P/MV boxes, it has already been and under ow limits for each station’s learned ow at the assigned to another Flow Zone, and is not available for this ow zone level.
  • Page 34 The operator must dial to the Flow menu, select Clear Flow Alarms, the Flow Alarms that should be cleared, and click Clear Selected. hunter.direct/ACC2help...
  • Page 35 Flow Operations FLOW MEASUREMENT SETTINGS STATION SETUP Dial to the Stations menu, and choose Station Setup. Each This is how the controller knows what the station should ow under normal conditions. It can either be entered manually, or station must be assigned to a Flow Zone to complete Flow learned automatically by the controller with a ow sensor.
  • Page 36 Report Press the so key for to verify that stations are ready to learn. This will show how many ow sensors are con gured, how many stations have run times, and how many already have ow rate data. hunter.direct/ACC2help...
  • Page 37 Flow Operations HYDRAULIC SUMMARY FLOW TOTALS Dial to the Flow menu, and select Hydraulic Summary. The Flow Totals are total amounts of water consumed over a Hydraulic Summary is a report of exactly how the controller speci ed time period. They may also be viewed at di erent levels, depending on how the controller is con gured.
  • Page 38 (shutting o the P/MV) in the Flow Zone. It waits 60 seconds a er the stations are paused, for the ow to drop to near 0. If the View Messages so key is active, you must clear the messages before the View Flow key appears. hunter.direct/ACC2help...
  • Page 39 Flow Operations STATION LEVEL ALARMS If ow does drop to near zero when the Flow Zone is paused, the controller then begins running the stations that were running at the time of the alarm, one by one, to test which station(s) are causing the high ow conditions.
  • Page 40 This is the only setting necessary at the Flow Zone menu for the Flow Manager function. Flow Manager will try to run enough simultaneous stations to stay at or near this rate of ow whenever there are programs available to run. hunter.direct/ACC2help...
  • Page 41 Flow Operations STATION SETUP FLOW PRIORITY Flow Manager requires: The priority setting helps the controller decide which stations to run sooner to achieve Flow Targets. Stations with the • The station’s Flow Zone assignment Priority box checked will be considered rst, so that less •...
  • Page 42 Flow Manager or other settings. The ACC2 conventionally- wired controller can run approximately 14 Hunter solenoids MainSafe zones generally require their own ow sensor, at once, including P/MV outputs.
  • Page 43 Flow Operations SETUP SCREEN ALARM CLEAR DELAY Press the so key for Setup. Sets the amount of time a MainSafe zone will remain shut down before allowing new automatic irrigation attempts. Set This allows the MainSafe to be named (recommended). in HH:MM format, the longest delay setting is 23 hours, 59 Check the box to enable Monitor Flow.
  • Page 44 This is an additional amount of ow that is permitted over all other ow rate limits for manual watering that may occur during automatic irrigation. An alarm will not occur until other limits, plus the amount entered here, have been exceeded. hunter.direct/ACC2help...
  • Page 45 Conditional Response Conditional Response SOS (STATUS OUTPUT STATION) Conditional Responses allow a sensor or condition to trigger An SOS is a dedicated station output that is only used with something to happen. This can be as simple as telling a station Conditional Response.
  • Page 46 An “If” statement is for a certain type of condition to function as a trigger. • A “Then” statement is for the action taken as a response to You must Review and Enable the statement (check the trigger. box) before the Conditional Response statement is active. hunter.direct/ACC2help...
  • Page 47 Conditional Response SET UP A CONDITIONAL RESPONSE Dial to Advanced Settings and select Conditional Response. “IF” Type Selection Condition (Trigger) “THEN” Actions Other Rules Clik 1 Alarm Start Station Manual/Auto Click Sensors Clik 2 Open Start Block Stop if Clears Yes/No Clik 3 Close Start Program...
  • Page 48 If the condition continues, a station or Block will run for the speci ed run time, and a program will run once for the duration of the program. If the box is not checked, the response will continue for the total run time or duration of the program. hunter.direct/ACC2help...
  • Page 49 Conditional Response Troubleshooting Symptom Solution Press View Messages, and/or View Logs Attention messages Continue troubleshooting based on log reports Non Water Window violation Review program start time and Non Water Window setup Won’t run programs/stations Review Program or Station Summary Make sure facepack cable is connected Make sure both slide locks are closed No display...
  • Page 50 Notes hunter.direct/ACC2help...
  • Page 51 Notes Built on Innovation ®...
  • Page 52 Helping our customers succeed is what drives us. While our passion for innovation and engineering is built into everything we do, it is our commitment to exceptional support that we hope will keep you in the Hunter family of customers for years to come. Gregory R. Hunter, President of Hunter Industries RESIDENTIAL &...