DIG 7001 User manual

Features
• Weekly or cyclical programming
• 4 operations per day in weekly program
• Irrigation duration – from 1 minute to 12 hours
• Irrigation frequency – from 8 times/day (every 3 hours) in weekly mode
to once a month in cyclical programming mode
• Withstands harsh climatic conditions
• Simple, four-button programming
• Optional manual operation
• Operation requires one 9V alkaline battery
Model 7001
Battery Operated Irrigation Controller
with Hose or Pipe Thread
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010102 DIG CORP 26-020
Printed in the USA
1210 Activity Drive
Vista, CA 92083, USA
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1-800-322-9146 FAX: [phone]
DIG CORPORATION 3 YEAR WARRANTY
DIG CORPORATION warrants these products to be free from defects in material and workmanship
for a period of three years from date of purchase. This warranty does not cover damage resulting
from accident, misuse, neglect, modification, improper installation or subjection to line pressure in
excess of 150 lbs. per square inch. This warranty shall extend only to the original purchaser of the
product for use by the purchaser. This warranty shall not cover batteries or any malfunction of the
product due to battery failure. The obligation of DIG CORPORATION under this warranty is limited to
repairing or replacing at its factory this product which shall be returned to the factory within three
years after the original purchase and which on examination is found to contain defects in material
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for repairs and shipping time. Repair of damaged units not otherwise within warranty may be
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INSTRUCTION MANUAL

INTRODUCTION
Thank you for purchasing a DIG Controller.
Please take the time to read through the enclosed instructions and follow them step by step. If you
have any questions, please call our customer service line 1-800-344-6641.
1. PARTS IDENTIFICATION
1) Top cover
2) Controller display
3) Mechanical operating handle
4) Programming & operating buttons
5) Water flow direction
6) Skirt
7) Hydraulic valve
2. SETTING UP THE IRRIGATION CONTROLLER
ASSEMBLY
Your 7001 controller has a 3/4" inlet and outlet with female pipe thread
and can be installed in line directly to 3/4" PVC male pipe thread fittings
as part of your sprinkler's valve manifold or as a stand-alone unit. (Fig. 1)
OR
The 7001 controller can be attached to a hose or faucet/spigot using the
two adapters that are included with the controller. (Figure 2)
Warning: Wrap all fittings with Teflon tape! Do not use pipe cement
on valve, this will damage the valve and void the warranty!
NOTE: The correct installation of the controller is where the orange handle is away from the faucet
and the controller's digital display reading is facing the faucet.
IMPORTANT: Make sure that the flow direction arrow engraved on the side of the controller is
pointed away from the water source.
3. INSTALLATION
3.1 IN-LINE INSTALLATION
1. Shut off main water supply.
2. Install a 3/4" ball or gate valve to a PVC pipe or to
the valve manifold before installing the controller
(Figure 1).
3. Turn water supply on to flush the line and then shut
the water off using the ball or gate valve that you
have installed.
4. Install the controller wrapping Teflon tape on all
male thread fittings (Figure 1).
5. Turn water supply on to pressurize the system,
the controller will open momentarily and then will
shut off.
6. Program the controller. (See Section 4 for
programming)
Figure 1
Figure 2
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Figure 3b
Figure 3a
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTiON ………………………………………………………………………………3
1 Parts Identification………………………………………………………………………3
2 Setting Up the Irrigation Controller ……………………………………………………3
3 Installation ……………………………………………………………………………3
3.1 In-line Installation …………………………………………………………………3
3.2 Faucet Installation …………………………………………………………………4
3.3 Battery Installation …………………………………………………………………5
3.4 Manual Mechanical Operation………………………………………………………5
4 Irrigation Programming ………………………………………………………………6
4.1 Programming Method………………………………………………………………6
4.2 Setting Current Time & Day of the Week ……………………………………………6
4.3 Programming a Weekly Irrigation Schedule …………………………………………7
4.4 Setting a Cyclical Irrigation Program ………………………………………………8
4.5 Computerized Manual Operation ……………………………………………………9
4.6 Manual Operation …………………………………………………………………9
4.7 Irrigation Controller Suspension (Rain Off) …………………………………………9
5 Additional Displays……………………………………………………………………10
5.1 Blinking Low Battery Warning ………………………………………………………10
5.2 Missing Definition in Irrigation Program ……………………………………………10
5.3 Programming Error ………………………………………………………………10
6 Maintenance …………………………………………………………………………10
7 Helpful Hints and Additional Information ………………………………………………10
To Order Replacement or Spare Parts ………………………………………………………11

5. Turn the faucet on, the controller will open momentarily and then will
shut off.
6. Program the controller. (See #4 – Irrigation Programming)
3.3 BATTERY INSTALLATION
1. Holding the upper section of the controller above the mechanical
handle, use a firm upward twist to release the controller from the
skirt.
2. Invert the controller and use firm pressure to lift the battery
compartment cover (1)
3. Insert the lower end of the battery (2) first, then press on the top end
(3) to ensure the battery is firmly in place.
Battery Removal
1. Remove the battery compartment cover (4).
2. Lift the lower end of the battery (5) first. If necessary, use the flat end of a small screwdriver.
• Removing the batteries from the top end may damage the connections.
• Use alkaline batteries only.
• Note: battery polarity is marked in the battery compartment.
Replace battery compartment cover in its proper place, ensuring a triangle is formed on the
underside of the controller.
3.4 MANUAL MECHANICAL OPERATION
The irrigation valve can be opened and closed independent of
controller operation. Manual operation is useful when irrigation is
required immediately but there is inadequate time and/or knowledge
for programming or the battery is unavailable. The manual operating
handle is located in the back, lower section of the skirt. It has two
settings: open (1) and automatic (2).
NOTE: The manual operating handle can only open the valve. It
cannot close the valve if the irrigation controller program opened it.
REMEMBER: The manual operating handle must be on automatic
(AUTO) for controller operated irrigation.
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3.2 FAUCET INSTALLATION
1. First attach the swivel female hose thread by male pipe thread adapter
to the inlet side of the controller, by threading the male side of the
adapter to the controller inlet, see arrow for water flow direction.
(Figure 4)
2. Attach the male hose thread by male pipe thread adapter to the outlet side of the controller by
threading the male pipe thread side of the adapter to the controller (finer thread). (Figure 4)
If vacuum breaker (antisiphon valve) is part of your faucet (new houses) do not install any other
vacuum breaker (antisiphon valve) to the faucet. If vacuum breaker (antisiphon valve) is part of
your city code and you have purchased a unit as part of your drip system, install the device with
the female hose thread to the faucet and the male thread to the swivel adapter (see Figure 5a
and 5b. For pipe thread outlet on the antisiphon, install the controller directly to the antisiphon.
3. Connect the controller to your faucet using the swivel adapter (Figure 5a) or to the vacuum
breaker (antisiphon valve) with hose thread if installed (Figure 5b) DIG Model #10.
4. After installation of the controller, if you use a drip system, first connect the pressure regulator
with hose thread DIG Model #4 to lower the incoming pressure to your drip system and then the
swivel adapter DIG Model #18 and then the drip line. See Figures 6a and 6b.
Drip system installed with filter. See Figures 7a and 7B.
Figure 5b
Figure 6b
Figure 7b
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Figure 4
Figure 5a
Figure 6a
Figure 7a
Swivel
Adapter Nipple Hose x Pipe Thread
Backflow
Preventer
#41 Pressure Regulator
with Hose Thread
#18 Swivel Adaptor to
Drip System
#3 Filter
#5 Pressure Regulator
with Pipe Thread
#72 Swivel Adapter
to Drip System

4.3 PROGRAMMING A WEEKLY IRRIGATION SCHEDULE
(Set Days of the Week)
Let's assume that we want to program the irrigation controller to water three times a day, at 8:30
am, 1 pm and 7 pm for 10 minutes each time, on Tuesday and Friday.
Programming Duration of Irrigation
1. Press until appears opposite “Duration”.
2. The hour digit is blinking (0). Press or to set
desired number of hours.
3. Press . The minute digits will blink. Press or
until the minute digits reach 10.
Programming Irrigation Days
1. Press . will appear opposite the word “Days”. If
you are programming the controller for the first time,
the word OFF will blink on the display.
2. Press . A blinking will appear under Monday in
the upper section of the display. Using , position
the blinking marker under Tuesday, and press . The marker under Tuesday will stop blinking
and move to the right, positioning itself under Wednesday. Press twice more until the
blinking marker reaches Friday. Press again. Droplets should appear only under days you
wish to irrigate.
Setting Irrigation Start Time/Date:
1. Press . START I and the blinking 12:00 am will
appear on the display.
2. Using or , set the start time at 8 AM (note the
AM and PM indicators). Press . Repeat and set the
minutes to 30. Press and repeat this operation for
the second irrigation period (START II) at 1:00 PM, and for the third irrigation period (START III) at
7:00 PM.
3. Press to continue to START IV and then program to the current time of the day and day of the
week.
To cancel one of the start times, select the start time by pressing , the hour digit blinks, press
or until the word OFF appears.
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4. IRRIGATION PROGRAMMING
This section contains examples of weekly and cyclical irrigation programs.
There are two options for setting irrigation frequency: Cyclical Mode (see 4.4), where watering
occurs after a pre-set interval, (one start time per day in this mode), or Weekly Schedule (see 4.3)
Mode, where watering occurs on specific days of the week (up to four start times per day in this
mode). You must select one or the other mode, not both.
Simply alter data in the example to adapt the program to meet your irrigation requirements.
4.1 PROGRAMMING METHOD
Programming step – used to select the appropriate programming mode (e.g.) clock setting
mode.
Data decrement (decrease) – lowers the value of the selected parameter
(e.g. deducts an hour).
Data increment (increase) – raises the value of the selected parameter
(e.g. adds on an hour).
Parameter selection – used to select the parameter to be changed
(e.g. hour, minute, etc.) To implement the change, the selected parameter must be blinking.
If no changes are implemented, the controller display will always revert to the main screen (clock).
Emergency Irrigation: If no buttons are pressed, the clock will blink continuously. After 10 minutes,
the controller will implement 5-minute duration on a 24-hour cycle (default mode).
4.2 SETTING CURRENT TIME & DAY OF THE WEEK
To enable the irrigation controller to operate the irrigation system at the required times, the current
time and day of the week must be set as shown below:
Setting the Clock:
1. Press several times until appears.
2. Press . The hour digits blink. Set the current hour with the aid of and . (Note: AM and
PM designations appear.)
To display the American/European clock, press concurrently on and buttons once the
hour digits stop blinking.
3. Press .The minute digits blink. Set the current minute with the aid of and .
Setting the Day of the Week
1. Press .A blinking drop will appear at the top of the display. Set the blinking drop on the
current day of the week by pressing and .
■Display digits will stop blinking after 10 seconds. If the last parameter stops blinking before you
have completed your programming, press to continue the process.
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Example:
If the cyclical irrigation program in section 4.4 begins on Monday and operates every 3 days:
This would be the order of the cycle in one week.
But if the program starts on Tuesday:
4.5 COMPUTERIZED MANUAL OPERATION
This option operates the valve for the defined irrigation period. The valve will close automatically at
the end of the irrigation period.
Note that the originally programmed irrigation schedule will continue to function at the set times.
This setting cannot be implemented when the display is blinking
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4.6 MANUAL OPERATION:
Press until current time is displayed. Press .
will appear next to the word “Manual”, and will appear
underneath it and the valve will open.
The days of the week and the irrigation duration that you
set in the program will appear on the display.
Canceling Operation:
Press again. The and symbols will disappear from the display.
• If the irrigation duration is set at zero (0:00) in automatic mode, irrigation will not occur.
• Manual irrigation cannot be performed when the controller is set for programming (display is
blinking).
4.7 IRRIGATION CONTROLLER SUSPENSION (Rain Off)
This option is used to temporarily suspend irrigation
controller operation, for example, while it is raining. The
irrigation operation schedule remains in the controller
memory but is not implemented until the suspension is
cancelled.
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Week 1 Week 2
Week 1 Week 2
4.4 SETTING A CYCLICAL IRRIGATION PROGRAM
Let's assume that we want to program the irrigation controller to open the valve at 10:45 am for a
period of 1.5 hours, once every three days, starting on Monday.
Setting Irrigation Duration
1. Press until appears near “Duration”.
2. Press . The hour digits blink. Press or until
the hour digit changes to 1. Press . The minute
digits blink. Press or until the minute digits
change to 30.
Setting Irrigation Cycle
1. Press until appears.
2. Press a number of times (go through all the days of
the week) until the word OFF blinks on the display.
3. Press as long as the display is blinking. will
appear on the display and the word OFF will blink.
4. Press until the word DAYS appears on the display
and the digit 3 is blinking.
NOTE: To return back to weekly cycle from cyclical hour or
day, press and until the OFF appears blinking.
Press the and current time and day will appear.
Follow 4.3 for programming Weekly Irrigation Days.
Setting Irrigation Start Time:
1. Press . START will appear and the start time will
blink.
2. Press or until the hour displayed reads 10 AM.
3. Press once. The minute display will blink.
4. Press or until the minutes displayed reach 45.
5. Press once. The marker under Monday will blink.
6. Press once.The blinking marker will blink on Tuesday and set Monday as the starting date.
NOTE: In a cyclical program, the irrigation days are liable to vary from week to week because of
cycle length.
NOTE: To get out of cyclical mode, press button until appears next to "starts". Press
button until "OFF" appears on the display, then press button again to return to current time
screen.
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Controller with Solenoid
$35.00
Controller Sleeve Body
$2.80
3/4" Plastic Valve
$8.00
3/4" Female Swivel
Adapter, FHT x MPT
$1.10
Bottom Sleeve
$1.20
Male Adapter
3/4" MHT x 3/4" MPT
$0.80
Bolts
$0.15
Cover for 3/4" Valve
$5.00
Springs for 3/4" Valve
$0.45
Diaphragm for 3/4" Valve
$4.00
Body for 3/4" Valve
$8.00
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Suspension:
Press for 3 consecutive seconds until the appears.
Cancel Suspension:
Press for 3 consecutive seconds to return irrigation system control to
the irrigation controller. The symbol will disappear.
■During suspension, the button will not function.
5. ADDITIONAL DISPLAYS
5.1 BLINKING LOW BATTERY WARNING
A blinking battery icon appears on the display when the
batteries are weak. At this point, the battery still contains a
limited amount of energy for valve operation. The battery
should be replaced promptly.
If the battery is not replaced, the irrigation controller will
continue to open the valve 8 additional times according to
the program. It will then suspend the program and OFF will appear on the screen.
Program data will be retained for 30 seconds during battery changing.
An irrigation controller without a battery will not operate the valve.
5.2 MISSING DEFINITION IN IRRIGATION PROGRAM
noPr will appear when programming irrigation days (see
section 4.3
‘Programming Irrigation Days’), if no irrigation
days have been specified.
In this case, the valve cannot be opened during the
computerized manual operation (see section 4.5).
5.3 PROGRAMMING ERROR
In the cyclical program (see section 4.4) if the irrigation
duration programmed is equal to or longer than the
irrigation cycle, the word Err will appear.
To cancel the error, press or to increase the
irrigation cycle.
6. MAINTENANCE
1. Remove batteries if the irrigation controller will not be used for a prolonged period.
2. Under normal usage, the battery (alkaline) should last for at least one year.
3. Recommended water pressure – 10-135 psi.
4. Remove timer when temperature drops below 32°F.
7. HELPFUL HINTS AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
1. Keep cover closed after programming.
2. Test valve in manual mode after programming.
3. Minimum flow rate is 30 gph.