Rain Bird ESP-9V User manual

ESP-9V Battery-Operated Controller
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ESP-9V Battery-Operated Controller
User Manual - Table of Contents
Controls and Indicators.................... 2
Operating Modes..................................... 2
Introduction ..................................... 3
Operation and Setup........................ 3
Contractor Rapid ProgrammingTM ......... 3
Set Date.................................................... 3
Set Time.................................................... 3
Set Zone Watering Start Times ............... 3
Set Zone Watering Days.......................... 4
Custom Days ..............................................................4
Watering Day Options ............................................4
Cyclic Days .............................................................4
Odd Days................................................................4
Even Days ...............................................................4
Set Zone Watering Run Times................. 5
Auto Run .................................................. 5
O ............................................................. 5
Manual Watering ..................................... 5
One-touch Manual Start ......................... 5
Seasonal Adjust....................................... 6
Special Features............................... 6
Delay Watering ........................................ 6
Contractor Default Save.......................... 6
Contractor Default Restore..................... 6
Factory Default Restore .......................... 6
Rain Sensor Bypass ................................. 6
Installation....................................... 7
Valve Wiring............................................. 7
Batteries................................................... 7
Replacing Batteries..................................................7
Optional Rain Sensor .............................. 7
Troubleshooting............................... 8

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Controls and Indicators
Battery Indicator
Shows the remaining
battery life
+or –Buttons
Adjust settings
Button
Cycles through Manual Watering,
Off and Auto mode
Mode Button
Cycles through
Operating Modes
One-touch Manual Start
Water all zones immediately
according to their scheduled
run times
Button
Advance to the next
setting
Operating Modes
 Set Date - Set the current Date.
 Set Time - Set the current Time of day.
 Set Start Times - Set up to six Start
Times for each Zone.
 Select Watering Days - Set Watering
Day options (Custom, Cyclic, Even or
Odd) for each Zone.
 Set Run Times - Set Run Times for each
Zone.
 Seasonal Adjust - Increase or decrease
watering duration (Run Times) by a per-
centage for all Zones.
 Auto Run - Watering occurs automati-
cally according to programmed irrigation
schedules.
Manual Watering / Off
 Manual Watering - Start watering imme-
diately for ALL Zones or for any ONE Zone.
 Off -Stops any active watering and dis-
ables automatic irrigation.

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Introduction
Thank you for choosing Rain Bird’s ESP-9V Battery-Operated Controller.
The ESP-9V is designed to provide worry-free automatic irrigation in
the absence of AC power or in areas where installing new eld wires is
not practical.
Operation and Setup
Contractor Rapid ProgrammingTM
At initial programming, the controller automatically copies the start
times and watering days from Zone 1 to all other zones.
 NOTE: If multiple zones have the same or overlapping watering
times, the controller will water the zones in sequence (multiple
zones will not run at the same time).
 NOTE: Changes to a zone’s schedule made after initial program-
ming will only aect the zone being modied.
 NOTE: You may re-activate the Contractor Rapid ProgrammingTM
feature by resetting factory defaults (see page 6).
Set Date
Press the MODE button until the Set Date screen is displayed. The
last two digits of the year will begin to flash.
SET
DATE
Press +or –to set the year (YYYY); then press
Press +or –to set the month (M), press
Press +or –to set the day (D).
Press the MODE button again to enter the Set Time screen.
Set Time
Press the MODE button until the Set Time screen is displayed.
SET
TIME
Press +or –to set the hour (ensure that AM/PM setting is cor-
rect); then press
Press +or –to set the minutes.
Press the MODE button again to enter the Watering Start Times
screen.
Set Zone Watering Start Times
Press the MODE button until the Watering Start Times screen is
displayed.
ZONE 1
(START TIME 1)
ZONE 1
(START TIME 2)
Press +or –to select the Zone Number; then
press
Press +or –to set the 1st Start Time for the selected Zone; then
press
Press +or –to set the next Start Time, or press
again to select another Zone.
 REPEAT to set additional Start Times, up to six for each Zone.
Press the MODE button again to enter the Watering Days screen.
 NOTE: Adjustments are set in 10 minute increments.
 NOTE: To remove a Start Time, press +or –until -:- (OFF) is
displayed. (-:- is just before 12:00 AM.)
 NOTE: The controller will not water multiple zones at the same
time. If two or more zones have the same (or overlapping) start
times, the controller will wait until the rst zone is nished water-
ing before starting the rest of the zones in sequence. This method
is called“start time stacking”.

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Set Zone Watering Days
Press the MODE button until the Watering Days screen is displayed.
SELECTION
DAY
SELECT
ZONE
Custom Days
Press +or –to select the Zone Number; then
press
Press +(to enable) or –(to disable) the blinking Selection Day.
The cursor will automatically advance to the next Selection Day.
 REPEAT to set each day of the week.
 REPEAT for additional Zones as desired.
Press the MODE button again to enter the Watering Run Times
screen.
Watering Day Options
Additional Watering Day options are also available:
 Cyclic Days (1-30)
 Odd Days (Will NOT water on the 31st of the month)
 Even Days
To change a zone’s watering day type, simply press the
+and – buttons at the same time while setting Zone
Watering Days.
Cyclic Days
SELECT
ZONE
SET
DAY
CYCLE
SET
START
DATE
Press +or –to select the Zone Number; then
press
Press +or –button to set the number of days in the watering
cycle; then press
Press +or –to set the next Watering Day; then
press
Odd Days
SELECT
ZONE
Press +or –to select the Zone Number; then
press
When ODD 1,3,5...29 is blinking, press
 NOTE: ODD schedules will not water on the 31st of the month.
Even Days
SELECT
ZONE
Press +or –to select the Zone Number; then
press
When EVEN 2,4,6...30 is blinking, press

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Set Zone Watering Run Times
Press the MODE button until the Watering Run Times screen is
displayed.
SET ZONE
RUN TIME
SELECT
ZONE
Press +or –to select the Zone Number; then
press
Press +or –to set the Run Time (in minutes); then
press
 REPEAT for additional Zones as desired.
 NOTE: Run Times can be set between 1 to 240 minutes.
When programming is complete, press the MODE button until
the AUTO RUN screen is displayed.
Auto Run
Press the MODE button until the AUTO RUN screen is displayed.
In AUTO RUN mode, the ESP-9V will irrigate each zone per its pro-
grammed schedule. If any zones are scheduled to run at the same time
and day, your controller will place those zones in a queue and irrigate
one valve at a time, starting with the lowered numbered zone rst.
 NOTE: After 5 minutes of inactivity, the controller will revert to
AUTO RUN mode (unless the controller is in OFF) and turn o the
display. Press any key to turn the display back on.
Off
Press the button until the OFF screen is displayed.
Selecting the OFF mode will cancel any active watering and prevent
any irrigation from starting automatically.
 NOTE: Select the AUTO RUN mode to resume normal operation.
Programmed irrigation schedules will NOT run if the controller is
left in OFF mode.
 NOTE: If you intend to stop automatic irrigation only for a few
days, we suggest you use the “Delay Watering” feature described
in page 12.
 NOTE: To re-initiate watering, press the button again to re-
turn to AUTO RUN mode.
Manual Watering
Press the button until the Manual Watering screen is
displayed.
SET
RUN
TIME
CHOOSE
ALL ZONES
OR ANY
ONE ZONE
Press +or –to select ALL Zones or ONE zone; then
press
Press +or –to set the Run Time for the selected Zones; then
press to begin watering.
 NOTE: To water the scheduled runtime for each zone: Press –
when setting manual runtime until the screen shows “SCH” MIN.
One-touch Manual Start
Water ALL zones immediately according to their previously
scheduled run times:
ONE-TOUCH
MANUAL START
With the controller in AUTO RUN mode, press and hold for
3 seconds to begin watering all zones that have a programmed
runtime.

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Seasonal Adjust
Press the MODE button until the Seasonal Adjust screen is
displayed.
ADJUST
SETTING
The SEASONAL ADJUST mode allows you to increase or decrease the
run times for all zones by a certain percentage (10% to 200%).
Press +or –to increase or decrease the setting.
 NOTE: SEASONAL ADJUST applies to ALL automatic watering.
Special Features
Delay Watering
Delay automatic irrigation for up to 9 days.
Press the MODE button until the AUTO RUN screen is displayed.
(Unit must NOT be watering.)
Press and hold +for 3 seconds, then press +or –to select the
number of DAYS to delay irrigation, up to 9 days.
To cancel, press –until DAYS is set to 0. (Controller will revert to
AUTO RUN.)
SYMBOL and DAYS remaining are displayed while Rain Delay is
in eect.
Contractor Default Save
Save irrigation schedules for future retrieval.
Press the button until the OFF screen is displayed.
Press and release both and +buttons at the same time.
The“OFF”symbol will ash briey to conrm schedules are saved.
Contractor Default Restore
Restore previously saved irrigation schedules.
Press the button until the OFF screen is displayed.
Press and release both +and buttons at the same time.
The “OFF” symbol will ash briey to conrm schedules are re-
stored.
Factory Default Restore
Restore the controller’s factory default settings.
 CAUTION: All programmed irrigation schedules currently stored
in memory will be lost. However, Contractor Default settings re-
main stored in separate memory and are not aected by Factory
Default Restore, and can be recalled after restoring Factory De-
faults.
Press the MODE button until the Seasonal Adjust screen is dis-
played.
Press and release both and buttons at the same time.
Rain Sensor Bypass
Set sensor to Active or Bypass for all zones.
Press the MODE button until the AUTO RUN screen is displayed.
Press and release both –and buttons at the same time to
toggle between OBEY and IGNORE.
SYMBOL is displayed when IGNORE is selected.

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 NOTE: The ESP-9V can be mounted on a DC latching
solenoid using the included solenoid bracket,
or on a wall using the optional wall-mount bracket
(Model: 9VMOUNT).
Batteries
The Rain Bird ESP-9V uses two alkaline 9-Volt batteries (not included) to
operate.Your controller will function using either one or two 9-Volt bat-
teries. Under normal conditions, the expected life is 1 year for a single
battery and two years when using two 9-Volt batteries.
Replacing Batteries
1. Remove the battery compartment cap.
2. Install one or two 9-Volt alkaline batteries on the battery clips
provided.
3. Re-install the battery compartment cap.
 NOTE: Do not mix new batteries with old ones. Doing so could
reduce the battery life and cause the controller to stop working
prematurely.
Optional Rain Sensor
Cut the yellow loop in half and remove about 1/2”of insulation
 NOTE: Cut the yellow wire loop only when installing a rain sen-
sor.
Connect the sensor to the terminals with waterproof connectors.
JUMPER
WIRE
WATERPROOF
CONNECTORS
BACK OF CONTROLLER
Installation
Valve Wiring
Wires may be extended up to 100 feet (30 meters) (18 AWG / 0.75
mm² minimum wire size) from the controller. All wire connections
should be made using appropriate water-proof splice kits (not pro-
vided).
Attach the black wires from each solenoid to the black (common)
wire(s) on the ESP-9V.
Attach one red wire from each solenoid to the appropriate zone
wire on the ESP-9V.
Connect an optional Master Valve.
VALVE WIRING

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Troubleshooting
Problem Possible Cause Possible Solution
No Display Display is in sleep/power save mode. Press any key to wake up display.
Batteries are dead. Replace batteries.
Automatic irrigation not starting Missing start time, run time or watering days. Set start time, run time and watering days.
Sensor wire loop cut but no rain sensor installed. Re-connect the sensor wires or bypass the sensor operation.
Rain Delay is set. De-activate rain delay.
Automatic irrigation started but
no watering occurs
No water pressure. Turn on main water supply.
Faulty wiring. Check for open/short circuits in wiring.
Faulty Solenoid. Replace solenoid.
Incompatible Solenoid. Must use a 9V-latching solenoid (Rain Bird K80920) or other
compatible DC latching solenoid.
Controller is watering more than
expected
Excessive Start Times, Run Times or Watering Days. Modify Start Times, Run Times or Watering Days as desired.
Seasonal adjust set. Reduce the seasonal adjust value as needed.
“Manual Watering ALL” is not
watering some zones or isn’t
available as an option
One or more zones don’t have a programmed start
time or run time.
Program a start time and run time for all desired zones.