Bauer Ecostar 6000 User manual

Version V1-9 / XI-2018
Software V04.18 or higher
EN

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Table of Contents
1OPERATION AND INPUT.......................................................................................................................... 3
1.1 SLEEP MODE ................................................................................................................................................... 3
1.2 DIALOG WINDOW........................................................................................................................................... 3
1.3 KEYBOARD ...................................................................................................................................................... 4
1.4 ENTERING THE PIN.......................................................................................................................................... 4
2MAIN SCREEN......................................................................................................................................... 5
2.1 INFO SCREEN................................................................................................................................................... 7
2.1.1 Sprinkler.............................................................................................................................................8
2.1.2 Signal Lamp ........................................................................................................................................9
3MAIN MENU......................................................................................................................................... 10
3.1 IRRIGATION MENU ....................................................................................................................................... 11
3.2 BASE SETTINGS ............................................................................................................................................. 14
3.3 MACHINE DATA ............................................................................................................................................ 16
3.4 SMS/MODEM MENU .................................................................................................................................... 19
3.4.1 SMS Commands and Messages .......................................................................................................21
3.5 SYSTEM SETTINGS......................................................................................................................................... 22
3.5.1 Language Menu: ..............................................................................................................................23
3.5.2 Energy management........................................................................................................................25
3.6 SERVICE MENU ............................................................................................................................................. 27
3.7 INFO .............................................................................................................................................................. 28
3.7.1 Water consumption.........................................................................................................................29
3.7.2 Show activities .................................................................................................................................29
3.8 BACKUP MENU ............................................................................................................................................. 30
4CONNECTION PLAN .............................................................................................................................. 32
5BUTTON COMBINATIONS ..................................................................................................................... 34
6SOFTWARE UPDATE.............................................................................................................................. 35
7REPLACING A FUSE ............................................................................................................................... 37
8ACTIVATING SMARTRAIN...................................................................................................................... 37
9ERROR SOURCES AND SOLUTIONS ........................................................................................................ 39
10 TECHNICAL DATA AND DETAILS............................................................................................................. 39

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1OPERATION AND INPUT
The ECOSTAR is operated with the touchscreen. In addition, the ECOSTAR 6000 also has five physical
buttons that can be used for operation. These physical buttons perform the same function as the button on
the screen that is shown directly above each physical button.
Each menu contains a “back” button in the lower left corner. Pressing this takes you back to the previous
menu. Pressing the back button for three seconds will take you back to the main screen.
The buttons and move between the pages within a menu. These arrows are only shown if there
is a next or previous page in the respective menu.
1.1 SLEEP MODE
The Ecostar enters into sleep mode after a certain length of time (configurable). In sleep mode, the display
and the electronics themselves are largely deactivated. To restart the Ecostar, press the touchscreen.
Pressing a physical button will not reactivate the Ecostar.
1.2 DIALOG WINDOW
The dialog window opens every time you would like to change a value or select an option. It appears after
you press the value that you would like to change and serves for entering a value or selecting an option.
A numerical value can be entered in the left dialog window with the number block.
Entered numbers can be deleted with the button.
In the right dialog, you can select from among multiple options. When an option is pressed, it appears in
the provided field and can then be confirmed.
To confirm the entry, press the button; or to cancel the entry, press the button.

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1.3 KEYBOARD
The keyboard opens every time you want to change a value that is entered as text. The keyboard appears
after you press the value that you would like to change.
The button closes the keyboard without saving the input.
The “BS” (Backspace) button deletes individual letters.
The “DEL” button deletes the entire entry.
Use the “OK” button to close the keyboard and save the entry.
1.4 ENTERING THE PIN
The PIN code for the individual menus is set at the factory to 8570 and can be changed in the software at
any time.
Before opening a menu, you will be asked to enter a PIN code. Every menu offers the option of changing
the PIN code for the respective menu. There is also a master PIN code that allows you to access every
menu.

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2MAIN SCREEN
In the main screen, you can start and stop the irrigation. The desired speed (irrigation amount) for the
retraction can be configured here. You can also configure a pre- or post-irrigation or set a time when the
irrigation should start automatically.
In the top line next to the time, the current irrigation status or an error message is displayed in color. If an
error occurs, the info button begins to flash red in addition to the error message.
The current battery status is shown under the time. At less than 50%, this display is yellow; at less than 30%
it is red. At less than 20%, the display flashes red. During an active download, the download progress is also
shown here.
Buttons:
Menu: Takes you to the menu
Start: The irrigation is started immediately as long as no start time or stop time is configured
Stop: The irrigation is stopped immediately. If the irrigation has already ended before the button is
pressed, the ECOSTAR executes the shutdown sequence (turbine closes).
+ / - : Increases / decreases the retraction speed without opening a dialog window
Info button: In order to obtain more information about the current irrigation activity and any error
messages, press the Info button in the upper right corner. This takes you to the
Info screen, which will be described in more detail later.

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Pre/post irrigation:
A pre/post-irrigation is activated by pressing the button once briefly. The left button is for pre-irrigation
and the right button for post-irrigation. To deactivate the pre/post-irrigation, the button must be pressed
again once briefly.
If pre/post-irrigation is activated, the button turns green and displays the text “on”.
To configure the pre/post-irrigation, the button must be pressed and held for thee seconds, which opens
the following dialog window:
In this dialog window, you first enter the distance after which the pre-irrigation should be started, then
press the button (left). For post-irrigation, first enter the desired distance of the arm to the machine
then confirm this with the button.
Next, enter the time in minutes for which the machine should irrigate in place and then press the
button.
Start time:
To activate a start time, briefly press the button next to start time. To configure a time, the button must be
held down. You can then enter a time at which the machine should start automatically. If the start button is
pressed now, the machine switches to the status “waiting to irrigate” and the irrigation will start at the
configured time.
Stop time:
The stop time calculated based on the configured speed is shown in the button next to the stop time.
Pressing this button will also switch from display of the stop time to the irrigation duration. Press it again or
restart the control to display the stop time again.

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2.1 INFO SCREEN
Various information about the irrigation is displayed in the Info screen.
The configured and current speed (target / actual) as well as the currently extended length and the
calculated stop time are displayed. It is also possible to configure a sprinkler and a signal lamp here. This is
done by pressing the corresponding button once briefly to open the menu of the sprinkler or the signal
lamp. If the button is lit green, the sprinkler and/or the signal lamp is active. When deactivated, the button
is gray.
Pressing the button with the arrow takes you to the logs.
The value for the pressure is only shown if the pressure sensor option is activated in the base settings.
The Open and Close Valve buttons can be used to manually open or close the valve. This is useful for
blowing out the machine, for example.
Gear shift:
With the gear shift button in the upper right corner, it is possible to lower the turbine speed to change the
gear. The turbine slows its speed for as long as the button is pressed or until the speed is 0.

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2.1.1 SPRINKLER
There are a number of different options for programming the sprinkler.
It is only ever possible to select and program one option.
Status: The sprinkler is activated or deactivated here.
Option 1: x minutes after the start, for x meters over which the sprinkler is retracted, the sprinkler is
activated.
Based on this example: 10 minutes after the start, the irrigation is activated and remains
activated until the sprinkler has been retracted 100 meters.
Option 2: Once only x meters of pipe is still deployed, the sprinkler is activated up until the end of the
irrigation.
Based on this example: At a remainder of 300 meters deployed pipe, the sprinkler valve is
activated until the end.
Option 3: At hh/mm, the sprinkler switches on for x minutes.
Based on this example: At 10:00, the sprinkler switches on for 20 minutes.

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2.1.2 SIGNAL LAMP
The signal lamp serves to give a visual signal during extension of the machine when a certain length has
already been extended.
To activate the signal lamp function, select the option activated in the first line (status) after pressing the
adjacent button. Under distance, specify how many meters of extension should cause the signal lamp to
light / flash. The duration specifies how long the signal lamp should light / flash.

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3MAIN MENU
From the main menu, it is possible to navigate to any other menu.
Irrigation menu
Irrigation programs are selected and created here
Base settings
Various settings of the machine as well as the extended pipe
length can be found here
Machine data
Machine parameters are configured here
Protected by PIN code
SMS/Modem
Telephone numbers and SMS settings are configured here
System settings
Settings at the system level, such as the date / time and the
language, are found under system settings
Protected by PIN code
Service
Information that is required for troubleshooting the machine can
be found here.
Protected by PIN code
Info
The operating hours, the water consumption and the battery
voltage are displayed here
Backup
In the backup menu, you can reset the ECOSTAR to the factory
settings as well as save or load parameter sets
Protected by PIN code