Rain Bird WP 4 User manual

Technotes
WP SERIES
WP 2 / WP 4 / WP 6 / WP 8
09/2004
1
18
35
52
69
86
103
120
137

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Master valve :
The terminal marked “P” is used to activate a Master
Valve. It is STRONGLY RECOMMENDED to use a
Master Valve to ensure proper operation of your system
in case, for example, the valve wiring is accidentally cut,
etc
Important :
Maximum distance between the controller and the valves
using wire sized 1.5mm²: 30m
WIRING TO THE ELECTRIC VALVE
Controller capacity
1 Rain Bird 9V latching solenoid per station and possibility to use 1 master valve
equipped with a Rain 9V latching solenoid for the system
Make sure all wire from the controller to the valves is code-approved for
underground low voltage use. Select the suitable wire size. All connections to the
valve leads and any splice in the field must be watertight. Use Rain Bird Quick
Connect “King” connectors supplied with the product or “DBY” connectors.
See wiring diagram below.
Rain Bird 9V
latching
solenoid

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WIRING TO THE ELECTRIC VALVES
A
:Valve box
Use Rain Bird 9V
latching solenoid for
each valve.
B: master valve with
Rain Bird 9V latching
solenoid

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WIRING TO THE RAIN SENSOR
Active Rain Sensor input immediately stops watering if it rains.
Note: The icon will appear in all screens when the rain sensor is activated.
Rain Sensor RSD-BEx (option)

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CONNECT THE BATTERIES
Note: To prolong battery life, the screen automatically goes blank after 1 minute if no keys
are pressed.
Important : This icon means you must replace batteries. Use only a top quality
brand such as Varta or equivalent.
Always replace both batteries
simultaneously
Start-up / Programming:
Connect 2- top-grade 9V alkaline
batteries (6AM6/6LR61) Varta or
equivalent.
As soon as the batteries are
installed, this screen appears:

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ACCESS TO PROGRAMMING AND BASIC MENU
BASIC MENU
1/ Ecran par défaut (écran d’état)
2/ Réglage du Rain Delay
3/ Water Budget
4/ Démarrage manuel d’une station
5/ Démarrage manuel d’un cycle
6/ Test de toutes les stations
7/ Position ON/OFF
1/ Set Clock and current day
2/ Set water days
3/ Set length of watering time
4/ Set time to start watering
5/ Controller status screen
Or press simultaneously

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1.1/ PROGRAMMING MENU
WP-series have a « protected » programming menu to avoid
accidentally modifying the programming schedules. You can access
this menu by :
- Connecting the batteries
- Pressing both keys simultaneously and .
Note : As soon as you are in the programming menu, " PROG " appears on the screen.
Set clock and day
Note : if those 3 parameters are already set, press the key to move to next screen.
1.1.1/ Set current time of the day
Use the and keys to set the hours.
To confirm and move to next step press the key.
Use the and keys to set the minutes.
If you want to go directly to the next step and confirm this setting press the key.

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1.1.2/ Set current day.
Press the key to move the square cursor through the days of the week numbered 1 to 7 (
1= Monday, 2= Tuesday, etc.). Place the cursor on the current day of the week.
Example: Today is Wednesday. Place the cursor on « 3 ».
Press the key to confirm and move to the next screen.
1.2/ Set water days
Press the key to move the square cursor through the days of
the week numbered 1 to 7.
Use the and keys to set or cancel water days.
The key cancels water days and the square disappears.
To set a water day, place the cursor on the corresponding day number and press the
key.
Press the key to set water days for the next program if desired. Repeat the above steps to
set or cancel water days.
Press the to confirm and move to the next screen.

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1.3/ Set the length of watering time per station and assign each station to a
program
Use the and keys to set the station watering time from
1 minute to 12 hours in 1-minute increments.
The station watering time appears in hours and minutes
Move to the next station by pressing the key.
Repeatedly press the key to assign the station to the selected program.
Once you set station watering time and assign a station to a program, move to next screen by
pressing the key.

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1.4/ Set time of the day to start watering
You can start a watering cycle up to 8 times per day and per
program if you prefer short watering cycles. Select the desired
program by pressing the key to set the first start time;
Use the and keys to set the first start time. Then press
the key to move to the next start time.
Repeat above procedure;
Note: It is not necessary to use all 8 start times. The controller will
automatically file your start times in chronological order from 00:00
to 23:59.
To cancel a start time : Press the key to display the start
times. When you see the start time you want to cancel, press the
or keys until you see this screen (between 11 :59 and
12 :00 and between 23 :59 and 00 :00).
Once all start times are set for all your programs, basic programming is complete.
Press the key to leave the programming menu and move to controller status screen.