Calsense ET1 User manual

® RAIN BUCKET SETUP
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RAIN BUCKET
ET1 RAIN BUCKET SETUP

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RAIN BUCKET
ET 1 RAIN BUCKET SET-UP
ET1 SETUP KEY SEQUENCE: After the Calsense
Rain Bucket is installed, it must be enabled in the
Controller Set-up program. Enter set-up using the
following.
ET1 SET-UP CHANGE KEY SEQUENCE: All
Changes in Set-up are made using the following
procedures:
Press the ENTER
key until the Daily ET
: RAIN BUCKET screen appears
(shown on next page). This is the first in
a series of screens that will need to be
programmed if a Rain Bucket is
installed. Each screen is shown along
with a description of the different
options that can be set.
ET1 SETUP KEY SEQUENCE
Press IRRIGATE ON /OFF (if the
controller is turned off, this is not
necessary)
Press STATION UP.
Press STATION DOWN.
Press ON / UP ARROW, the set-up
program screen will appear.
IRRIGATE
ON / OFF
STATION
UP
ON / OFF
ON
ENTER
STATION
DOWN
ET1 SETUP CHANGE SEQUENCE
Press ON / UP ARROW to change a
highlighted item.
Press CHANGE key to move the
highlight to another item.
Press ENTER when all changes have
been made, and to move on to the next
screen.
CHANGE
ON
ENTER

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RAIN SETUP:
This section describes the steps necessary to set-up the controller to use rain. To use this feature, the controller
must be connected to a Rain Bucket, or have the ability to share rain data through the Calsense Command
Center software.
Cycle through the SETUP screens until you come to the DAILY ET CONT’D: RAIN BUCKET screen. (Figure 1).
Figure 1
The four (4) settings on the screen determine how much actual rainfall will be placed into the rain table, which are
used to offset irrigation run times. The following is a description of each: (Figure 1).
Stop irrigation after: This setting determines how much rain must fall before the controller will start accumulating
rainfall values in the rain table. It also determines when to halt any on going irrigation. In figure 1, 0.10 inches of
rain will have to fall before any rain data starts to accumulate in the rain table.
Maximum Hourly Rain: This setting determines the maximum amount of rain that will be put in the rain table
after a period of one (1) hour of rain. In figure 1 a maximum of 0.20 inches of rain will be put into the rain table, no
matter how much rain falls in a one (1) hour period. The amount of rain from this setting put into the rain table, will
increase only until it reaches the 24 hour setting.
Maximum 24 Hour Total: This setting determines the maximum amount of rain that will be put into the rain table
in a 24 hour period. In figure 1 a maximum of 0.60 inches of rain will be put into the table, no matter how much
rain falls in a 24 hour period. The amount of rain from this setting put into the rain table, will increase only until it
reaches the Let Rain Only Build Up to setting.
Let Rain Only Build Up to: This setting determines the maximum amount of rain that can be stored in the rain
table. In figure 1 the controller will stop storing rain data in the rain table if the “Maximum 24 Hour Total” reaches
1.50 inches of rain.
Use the or key to change the setting.
Daily ET
cont’d : RAIN BUCKET
Stop Irrigation after 0.10 inches
Maximum Hourly Rain is 0.20 inches
Maximum 24 Hour Total is 0.60 inches
Let Rain Only Build UP to 1.50 inches
ON
O
FF

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Press the button to move to the next entry.
Press the button to move to the next screen.
Figure 2
Hold Over Time: The Hold-over time setting is used to force the controller to end a program’s irrigation cycle at a
specific time. If the irrigation cycle is forced to end before it has finished, any unfinished irrigation will be saved as
hold-over time. The controller will then try to use up this hold-over time during subsequent irrigation cycles. If the
controller has accumulated hold-over time, you can view it or delete it at the IRRIGATION DETAILS screen. This
feature is used when you want to make sure that no irrigation will occur after a certain time in the morning. Each
of the seven (7) Programs in the ET1 have independent hold-over time settings. The default setting is “YES”. You
can change the setting to “NO” to choose not to use hold-over for a program. (Figure 2).
Use the or key to change the setting.
CHANGE
ENTER
Daily ET cont’d :
RAIN CAUSES NEGATIVE
HOLD-OVER which subtracts from upcoming
Irrigations. With a ‘YES’ enable this
Feature for each program.
A YES D YES D1 YES
B YES E YES D2 YES
C YES
ON
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Press the button to move to the next entry.
Press the button to move to the next screen.
Figure 3
Rain Switch: If a Rain Switch, Mini-Clik, or other Rain device other than a rain bucket is connected to the
controller select YES, if not the default setting is NO. (Figure 3).
Use the or key to change the setting.
Press the button until you exit the setup mode.
RAIN SWITCH (Rain Guard, Mini
-
Clik, etc)
Controller has a RAIN SWITCH : NO
ON
O
FF
ENTER
CHANGE
ENTER

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