There is a simple example on the Quick Reference Guide attached to the inside face of the front door of the controller.
7.0 A Complex Example
The following complex example demonstrates how you may fully utilize the controller. The example is this: Your house has a large area of grass, a flower garden and rows of trees along the sides and back. All together you have 7 stations controlling the irrigation of your landscape and you have a 7 station controller. You decide to water and program as follows:
Program 1: The lawn area is to be watered every 3 rd
day beginning this Wed.
Station 1 for 10 minutes Station 6 for 15 minutes
Station 2 for 10 minutes
The program is to start at 6 AM.
Station 7 for 8 minutes
Program 2: The flower garden is to be watered every day except Sun.
Station 4 for 6 minutes
The program is to start at 7 AM and 1 PM.
Station 5 for 6 minutes
Program 3: The trees are to be watered once a week on Fri.
Station 3 for 9 hours
The program is to start at 7:30 AM.
First, let’s set the time of day and the day of the week. The time is 2:00 PM, Sat.
Press:
SET
TIME
SAT
7
MON
2
ENTER
0 0
AM
PM
ENTER
The clock goes back to the Automatic mode.
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You want to replace information in Program 1 first and it already has information in it, perhaps from the simple example you tried earlier. You wish to clear it out because you are going to place new information in it.
To select and clear the entire contents in Program 1.
Press:
PROGRAM
SUN
1
CLEAR
The clock goes back to the Automatic mode.
7.2.1 Watering Day Selections
Set the watering days for Program 1 to skip 2 days, for every third day watering, and to start it this Wed.
Press:
SKIP
DAYS
MON
2
ENTER
WED
4
ENTER
The clock goes back to the Automatic mode.
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7.2.2 Stations
Set the stations and their watering lengths for Program 1 to water station 1 for 10 minutes, station
2 for 10 minutes, station 6 for 15 minutes, and station 7 for 8 minutes
Press:
STATIONS
SUN
1
ENTER
SUN
1
0
ENTER
MON
2
ENTER
SUN
1
0
ENTER
FRI
6
ENTER
SUN
1
THU
5
ENTER
SAT
7
ENTER
8
ENTER
Press: QUIT
The clock goes back to the Automatic mode.
7.2.3 Start Time
Set the start time for Program 1 to start at 6:00 AM.
Press:
START
TIMES 1
FRI
6
0
The clock goes back to the Automatic mode.
0
ENTER
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Select Program 2
Press:
PROGRAM
MON
2
ENTER
The clock goes back to the Automatic mode.
7.3.1 Watering Day Selection
Set the watering days for Program 2.
Press:
WATER
DAYS
MON
2
ENTER
TUE
3
ENTER
WED
4
THU
5
FRI
6
SAT
7
ENTER
ENTER
ENTER
ENTER
Press:
QUIT
The clock goes back to the Automatic mode.
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7.3.2 Stations
Set the watering stations and their watering lengths for Program 2.
Press:
STATIONS
WED
4
ENTER
FRI
6
ENTER
THU
5
FRI
6
ENTER
ENTER
Press:
QUIT
The clock goes back to the Automatic mode.
7.3.3 Start Time
Set the start times for Program 2.
Press:
START
TIMES 1
SAT
7
Press:
START
TIMES 2
SUN
1
0
0
The clock goes back to the Automatic mode.
0
0
ENTER
AM
PM
Select program 3.
Press:
PROGRAM
TUE
3
ENTER
The clock goes back to the Automatic mode.
ENTER
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