Hunter XC Hybrid Operating instructions

Setting the Date and Time
①Turn the dial to the CURRENT TIME/DAY
position.
②Use the or buttons to change the year.
Press the button to proceed to setting
the month.
③Use the or buttons to change the month.
Press the button to proceed to setting
the day.
➍Use the or buttons to change the day.
Press the button to proceed to setting
the time.
➎Use the and buttons to select AM, PM,
or 24 hour. Press the button to move to
hours. Use the and buttons to change the
hour shown on the display. Press the button
to move to minute. Use the and buttons
to change the minutes shown on the display.
The date, day, and time have now been set.
Setting the Program Start Time(s)
①Turn the dial to the START TIMES position.
②The factory preset is set on program A. You
can select program B or C by pressing the
button.
③Use the or button to change the start
time. (The start times advance in 15-minute
increments).
➍Press the button to add an additional start
time, or button for the next program.
NOTE: One start time will activate all stations
sequentially in that program. This eliminates
the need to enter each station’s start time.
Setting Station Run Times
①Turn the dial to the Run Times position.
②The display will show the last program selected
(A, B, or C), the station number selected. You
can switch to another program by pressing the
button.
③Use the or button to change the station
run time on the display from 0 to 4 hours.
➍Press the button to advance to the next
station.
Setting Days To Water
①Turn the dial to the WATER DAYS position.
②The display will show the last program selected
(A, B, or C) switch to another program by
pressing the button.
③The controller will display the seven days of the
week. Each day will have a icon or a icon
above the day. The icon would represent an
“On” water day, while a icon would represent
an “Off” watering day.
Selecting Specic Days of the Week to Water
①With the cursor on a specific day press the
button to activate a particular day of the
week to water. Press the button to cancel
watering for that day.
②Repeat step 1 until all desired days have been
selected. The selected days will show a to
indicate their status is ON.
Selecting Odd or Even Days to Water
This feature uses numbered day(s) of the month
for watering instead of specific days of the week
(odd days: 1st, 3rd, 5th, etc.; even days: 2nd, 4th,
6th, etc.).
①With the cursor on SU press the button
once. The icon and odd will be displayed.
②If odd day watering is desired, turn the dial
back to the run position.
③If even day watering is desired, press the
button once. The icon and EVEN will be
displayed. You can move back and forth from
ODD to EVEN by pressing the and buttons.
Selecting Interval Watering
With this option you can select interval watering
from 1 to 31 days.
①With the cursor on EVEN, press the button
once and the icon will appear and a 1
flashing in the display.
②Press the or button to select the number
of days between watering days (from 1-31 days).
The controller will water at the next start time
and will then water at the interval programmed.
Setting Event Day(s) O
The XCH allows you to program a Non-Water
Day(s). This feature is useful to inhibit watering
on specific day(s). For example, if you always
mow the lawn on Saturdays, you would designate
Saturday as a Non-Water Day so that you are not
mowing wet grass.
①Turn the dial to the WATER DAYS position.
②Enter an interval watering schedule as
described above.
③Press the button to scroll to the Non-Water
Days at the bottom of the display. MO will be
flashing.
➍Use the button until the cursor is at the day
of the week you wish to set as a Non-Water Day.
➎Press the button to set this day as a Non-
Water Day. The will illuminate over this day.
➏Repeat steps 4 and 5 until all desired event
day(s) are off.
Automatic Watering
After programming the XCH, set the dial to the
RUN position to enable automatic execution of
all watering programs and start times.
System O
Valves currently watering will be shut off after
the dial is turned to the SYSTEM OFF position for
two seconds. All active programs are discontinued
and watering is stopped. To return the controller
to normal automatic operation, simply return the
dial to the RUN position.
XC HYBRID
PROGRAMMING GUIDE

XC HYBRID
WATERING SCHEDULE
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LIT-511 XCH-SS 5/20
PROGRAM A PROGRAM B PROGRAM C
DAYS OF THE WEEK M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S
INTERVAL OR ODD/EVEN
NON-WATER DAYS
PROGRAM START TIMES 1
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A program is a watering schedule that includes a start time(s), run time(s), and water day(s).
A start time is the time of day the stations in the program start watering.
A run time is the watering length per station (zone).
One start time is needed to run the entire program.
STATION LOCATION STATION RUN TIME STATION RUN TIME STATION RUN TIME
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