Rain Bird WPX User manual

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

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Controls and Indicators
Operating Modes
 Set Date & Time - Set the current Date and
Time of day (select 12 hour or 24 hour format).
 Set Irrigation Schedule - Edit customized
irrigation schedules that run automatically.
 Seasonal Adjust - Increase or decrease wa-
tering duration (Run Times) by a percentage
for all Zones.
 Auto Run - Watering occurs automatically ac-
cording to programmed irrigation schedules.
Manual Watering / Off
 Manual Watering - Start watering immedi-
ately for ALL Zones or for any ONE Zone.
 Off -Stops any active watering and disables
automatic irrigation.
+or –Buttons
Adjust settings
Button
Cycles through
Manual Water-
ing, 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
Battery Indicator
Shows the remaining
battery life
Introduction
Thank you for choosing Rain Bird’s WPX Battery-Operated Controller.
The WPX 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 5).
Set Date & Time
Press the MODE button until the Set Date & Time screen is displayed.
SET
DATE
SET
TIME
SELECT
TIME
FORMAT
Press +or –to set the time format (12 hour or 24 hour); then
press
Press +or –to set the hour (ensure that AM/PM set-
ting is correct when using 12 hour format); then press
to set the minutes; then press
Press +or –to set the year (YYYY); then press to set the day
(D), then month (M). If 12 hour format is selected, the date format
will be shown as M/D/YYYY.

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Set Irrigation Schedule
Press the MODE button until the Set Irrigation Schedule screen is
displayed.
1 Select Zone
SELECT
ZONE
Press +or –to select the Zone Number; then
press
2 Set Zone Watering Run Times
SET ZONE
RUN TIME
Press +or –to set the Run Time (in minutes); then
press
 NOTE: Run Times can be set between 1 to 240
minutes.
3 Set Zone Watering Start Times
ZONE 1
(START TIME 1)
ZONE 1
(START TIME 2)
Press +or –to set the 1st Start Time for the selected Zone (set to
06:00 by default); then press
Press +or –to set the next Start Time, or press
again to advance to Set Watering Days.
 REPEAT to set additional Start Times, up to six for that Zone.
 NOTE: Adjustments are set in 10 minute increments.
 NOTE: To remove a Start Time, press +or –until -:- (OFF) is dis-
played. (-:- is just before 0:00 or 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”.
4 Set Zone Watering Days
SELECTION
DAY
Custom Days
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 as desired.
 REPEAT Steps 1-4 for additional Zones as desired.
When programming is complete, press the MODE button until the
AUTO RUN screen is displayed.
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
SET
DAY
CYCLE
SET
START
DATE
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

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Odd Days / Even Days
When ODD 1,3,5...29 (or EVEN 2,4,6...30)is blinking, press
 NOTE: ODD schedules will not water on the 31st of the month.
Auto Run
Auto Run
Press the MODE button until the AUTO RUN screen is displayed.
In AUTO RUN mode, theWPX will irrigate each zone per its programmed
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 number 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 10.
 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 RunTime 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
One-touch Manual Start
Water ALL zones immediately according to their previously
scheduled run times:
With the controller in AUTO RUN mode, press and hold for
3 seconds to begin watering all zones that have a programmed
runtime.
Seasonal Adjust
Press the MODE button until the Seasonal Adjust screen is dis-
played.
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

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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.
Set sensor to Active or Bypass for any individual zone.
Press the MODE button until the Set Irrigation Schedule screen is
displayed.
Press +or –to select the desired zone.
Press and release both – and buttons at the same time to
toggle between OBEY and IGNORE.
SYMBOL is displayed when IGNORE is selected.Installation
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 WPX.
Attach one red wire from each solenoid to the appropriate zone
wire on the WPX.
Connect an optional Master Valve.
VALVE WIRING

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 NOTE: The WPX 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 WPX uses two alkaline 9-Volt batteries to operate. Your
controller will function using either one or two 9-Volt batteries. 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 pro-
vided.
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 sensor.
Connect the sensor to the terminals with waterproof connectors.
BACK OF CONTROLLER
JUMPER
WIRE
WATERPROOF
CONNECTORS

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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 water-
ing 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 wa-
tering 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 pro-
grammed start time or run time.
Program a start time and run time for all desired zones.