Rain Bird STP4PL Installation guide
STP Plus Controller
Installation, Programming
& Operation Guide
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Simple to Program Plus Controller
Installation, Programming, and Operation Guide
Contents
Safety and Regulatory Information .............................................................2
Introduction .................................................................................................3
Welcome to Rain Bird....................................................................................... 3
Controller Features .......................................................................................... 3
Controller Functions........................................................................................ 4
Programming ...............................................................................................6
Set Clock............................................................................................................ 6
Set Date ............................................................................................................. 6
Schedule Watering........................................................................................... 7
Manual Water Zone.......................................................................................... 9
Manual Water All ............................................................................................ 10
Rain Delay ....................................................................................................... 11
Adjust Water ................................................................................................... 12
Normal Operations ........................................................................................ 13
Installation .................................................................................................14
Mount Controller............................................................................................ 14
Connect Field Valve Wires............................................................................. 15
Install Master Valve or Pump Start Relay.................................................... 16
Connect Rain Sensor...................................................................................... 18
Connect Power................................................................................................ 19
Troubleshooting.........................................................................................20
Watering Issues .............................................................................................. 20
Electrical Issues .............................................................................................. 21
Reset ................................................................................................................ 21
Programming Chart ...................................................................................22
Declaration of Conformity .........................................................................23
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Safety and Regulatory Information
Symbols
NOTE: Symbol alerts the user to important
operating, functionality, installation or
maintenance instructions.
WARNING: Symbol alerts the user to the presence
of electricity or electromagnetic energy which may
constitute a risk of electric shock, radiation exposure
or other hazard.
CAUTION: Symbol alerts the user to important
instructions or conditions that could seriously
aect irrigation eectivity or device operation.
DIAL: Symbol alerts user of requirement to turn
the dial on the device to an appropriate setting in
order to follow subsequent instructions.
REPEAT: Symbol indicates that a repetition of
previous steps or actions may be required in
order to continue or complete the process of
programming the device.
Safety Information
WARNING: Date and time are retained by a lithium
battery which is to be disposed of in accordance with
local regulations.
Regulatory Information
This equipment has been tested and found to comply
with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant
to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed
to provide reasonable protection against harmful
interference in a residential installation.
Disposal of Electronic Waste
This symbol indicates that it is your responsibility to
dispose of waste equipment (including batteries) by
handing it over to a designated collection point for the
recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment.
For more information about where you can drop o your
waste equipment for recycling, please contact your local
city oce, your waste disposal service or the shop where
you purchased the product.
For technical assistance contact Rain Bird at 1-800-247-3782.
Visit us on the web at www.rainbird.com
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Welcome to Rain Bird
Thank you for Purchasing the Rain Bird Simple To
Program Controller! In the following pages, you
will nd step by step instructions on how to use
every function included in your STP Plus Controller.
Thanks again and we hope you enjoy your new
Controller.
Controller Features
Rain Bird’s Simple-to-Program (STP) controllers
are indoor controllers that have 4, 6 or 9 zone
capability. Custom irrigation schedules are entered
for each zone to match specic irrigation needs.
Simple to use “At-a-Glance” programming displays
all of the irrigation schedule information for each
specic zone at the same time on the controller.
Key features of the STP Plus Controller:
Independent zone control gives the
exibility to create individual, specic
watering schedules for each zone.
The STP Plus controller provides multiple
start times per day (with user selectable
osets) on an individual zone basis.
The Adjust Water feature allows the increase
or decrease of irrigation run times for all
zones quickly.
In the event of a prolonged rain, the irrigation
schedule can be delayed up to 72 hours
using the controller’s Rain Delay feature.
The Water All and Water Zone buttons
manually water all zones or a specic zone
without impacting any zone’s previously
set schedule.
To help manage water restrictions, the
controller can be set up to only water on
specic days of the week or“odd or even”days.
The irrigation schedule is saved in the
controller’s non-volatile memory in case
there is a power outage. Date and time are
stored with an internal lithium battery for
up to seven days.
Extra 24 volt terminals are available on
the terminal strip to allow attachment of a
Wireless Rain Sensor (not included) or other
powered accessories.
Introduction
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CYCLES PER DAY
Select how many times per day the
displayed zone is watered, and determines
the delays between multiple start times.
ZONE OFF
Shuts o the displayed watering zone.
UP/DOWN ARROWS
Use UP/DOWN arrows on left or right to set
time, date, run time, 1st start time, etc.
WATER ZONE
Manually waters an individual zone.
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WATER ALL
Manually waters all zones.
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ZONES
Select individual zone to program. (4 Zone
model is shown, 6 and 9 zone models are
available.)
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ADJUST WATER
Adjusts watering amount (%).
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RAIN DELAY
Delays watering for up to 72 hours.
Controller Functions
This section is a guide to the displays,
controls, and indicators on the STP Plus
Controller.
OFF
Turns o all watering features.
AUTO
Set dial here to run all programmed settings.
SET TIME
Set current time of day.
SET DATE
Set current date.
DISPLAY SCREEN
LCD displays program information and
status.
WATER DAYS
Select which day(s) the displayed zone is
watered.
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Set Clock
To input the correct time into the Controller,
follow these steps:
Turn the dial to SET TIME
The Current Time screen appears. Use the
left UP/DOWN arrows to adjust the time.
(Verify that the AM/PM setting is correct.)
NOTE: Press and hold the UP/DOWN arrow
to accelerate settings.
When nished, turn the dial to AUTO
Programming
Set Date
To input the correct date into the Controller,
follow these steps:
Turn the dial to SET DATE
The Current Date screen appears. Use the
left UP/DOWN arrows to adjust the year.
Use the right UP/DOWN arrows to adjust the
month and day.
NOTE: Press and hold the UP/DOWN arrow
to accelerate settings.
When nished, turn the dial to AUTO
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Schedule Watering
To set up a watering schedule for each zone,
follow these steps:
Turn the dial to the desired ZONE
The Schedule Watering screen appears with
the selected zone displayed. Use the left
UP/DOWN arrows to program the watering
Start Time.
Use the right UP/DOWN arrows to program
the Duration (run time) for the selected zone.
NOTE: The STP Plus Controller is designed
to prevent any two zones from watering
at the same time. This feature is called
“Program Stacking”. If more than one zone
is scheduled to irrigate at the same time,
the next zone will begin irrigating when the
previous zone has nished.
Using the WATER DAYS buttons on the right
side of the controller, select the days (or only
ODD/EVEN days) of the week for the zone to
be watered.
NOTE: The days that are currently selected
for watering will be lit. Press the button to
enable or disable watering for a specic
day. If the ODD (1,3,5) or EVEN (2,4,6) button
is selected, all other days of the week will
automatically turn o.
Using the CYCLES PER DAY buttons, select
the number of times per day to water. The
default setting is one time per day. (The
ZONE OFF button will turn o watering for
that zone.)
NOTE: If a multiple start times (2X, 3X, 4X)
button is selected, there are several user-
selectable osets (hours from rst start time)
available. Successive presses of a CYCLES
PER DAY button will cycle through the list of
available osets (see Table 1). The selected
oset will be displayed on the screen.
Turn the dial to each active zone and repeat
steps 1-4.
When nished, turn the dial to AUTO
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Table 1 - Watering Time Offsets
Cycles
Per Day
List of Available Watering Time Offsets (Hours)
for each Cycles Per Day button
2X +6 , +1, +2, +3, +4, +8, +9, +12
3X +4 +8 +3 +6
+1 +2 +6 +12
4X +3 +6 +9 +2 +4 +6
+1 +2 +3 +4 +8 +12
NOTE: Successive presses of a CYCLES PER DAY button
will cycle through the list of available osets. Examples
of multiple watering start times are provided in Table 2.
Display with a Watering Time Offset selected:
User-Selected Offset
Table 2 - Watering Start Times with Offsets
Cycles Offset 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
2X +3 8:00 AM 11:00 AM --
3X +4 +8 8:00 AM 12:00 PM 4:00 PM -
4X +2 +4 +6 12:00 PM 2:00 PM 4:00 PM 6:00 PM
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Manual Water Zone
This option can be used to water any single
zone on demand instead of waiting for the
programmed schedule:
Turn the dial to the desired ZONE
The Schedule Watering screen appears with
the selected zone displayed.
Press the ZONE button to start watering for
a default 10 minutes.
ZONE
Button
The display will show the current watering
zone and the time remaining.
Use the right UP/DOWN arrows to increase
or decrease the watering time remaining.
To stop watering before the time is up, turn
the dial to OFF.
NOTE: This function will not aect the
normal watering schedule.
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Manual Water All
This option can be used to water all zones
consectutively instead of waiting for the
programmed schedule:
Turn the dial to AUTO
The AUTO screen appears.
Press the ALL button to start watering. The
rst zone will start watering for its currently
programmed run time.
ALL
Button
The display will show the current watering
zone and the time remaining. When the
current zone completes watering, the next
zone will begin.
To end irrigation on the current zone before
it is complete and advance to the next zone,
press the ALL button.
To stop watering before the time is up, turn
the dial to OFF.
NOTE: This function will not aect the
normal watering schedule.
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NOTE: Once the Controller has waited the
amount of time you select for Rain Delay, it
will resume normal scheduled watering. Any
scheduled watering that falls into the delay
period will not occur.
Rain Delay
This option can be used to suspend watering
for up to 3 days (72 hours) due to weather or
other reasons:
Turn the dial to RAIN DELAY
The Rain Delay screen appears. Use the right
UP/DOWN arrows to adjust the amount of
delay time.
Turn the dial to AUTO The current time
and the number of rain delay hours that are left
until scheduled watering resumes is displayed.
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Adjust Water
This option can be used to make run time
adjustments that account for seasonal
weather variation, without changing the
initial zone settings:
Turn the dial to ADJUST WATER
The Adjust Water screen appears. Use
the left UP/DOWN arrows to adjust the
percentage increase or decrease to all zone
run time settings.
When nished, turn the dial to AUTO
NOTE: If a zone is scheduled to water for
10 minutes and you set ADJUST WATER
to +50%, then the zone run time will be
increased to 15 minutes. Scheduled start
times will not be aected.
It is important to note that the baseline
schedule is set at 0% and not 100%.
When an ADJUST WATER value is entered,
the percentage is displayed on the AUTO
screen.
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Normal Operations
When programming is complete and the dial
is placed in AUTO, the screen will display one
of the following:
Normal Operation
The screen displays current time, the zone that is
scheduled to be watered next, and the date and
time it will be watered.
With Rain Delay
Screen displays current time and the number
of rain delay hours that are left until regularly
scheduled watering resumes.
Watering Now
Screen displays current time, which zone is
currently being watered, and the number of
minutes remaining in the cycle for that zone
Error Detected
When an error is detected, the aected
Zone is displayed in upper-left corner.
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Installation
Drive a screw into the wall, leaving an 1/8"
gap between the screw-head and the wall.
(Use the supplied wall anchors if necessary).
Locate the plastic bracket on the back of
the controller, and hang it securely on the
exposed screw.
Remove the wiring bay cover at bottom of
controller and drive a screw through the
center hole as shown.
Mount Controller
Mount the STP Plus Controller in an accessible location indoors.
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Connect Field Valve Wires
Connect the valve wiring for every zone to the STP Plus controller.
Connect the valve power
wire from each zone to the
corresponding zone number on
the terminal block.
Every zone valve should be
connected to one common
wire. Connect this common
wire to one of the COMMON
terminals.
Zone 3
Zone 2
Zone 1
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Install Master Valve or Pump Start Relay
This example shows a typical Master Valve connection. A Pump Start Relay connects to the
controller the same way, but connects differently at the water source.
STP Plus Controllers allow a Master Valve
or Pump Start Relay to operate whenever
a valve is operating (pumps are used in
some places to draw water from a well
or other source). If you are activating a
pump from the controller, you must install
a Pump Control Relay.
NOTE: The controller does NOT
provide main power for a pump.
Connect the color-coded “hot” wire
from the Master Valve (or Pump Start
Relay) to the controller terminal
marked MSTR VALVE.
Connect the common wire (usually
white) from the Master Valve (or
Pump Start Relay) to one of the
COMMON terminals.
Master Valve
Water Source
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Additional instructions for connecting a Pump Start Relay.
To avoid possible pump damage
when using a Pump Start Relay,
connect a short jumper wire from
any unused zone terminal(s) to the
nearest zone terminal in use.
For example: if a 4 zone controller
model is in use with only two zones
conected, route the terminals for
Zones 3 and 4 to the nearest active
terminal (in this example, Zone 2).
NOTE: Make sure that the total draw
of the Master Valve or Pump Start
Relay, plus the draw of the valves
does not exceed 0.650 Amps at
24VAC, 60 Hz.
Jumper Wires
Active Terminal
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Connect Rain Sensor
Connect an optional Rain Sensor to the STP Plus Controller.
Remove the jumper wire from the
Rain Sensor terminals.
Connect both Rain Sensor delay
wires to the terminals marked
RAIN SENSOR.
NOTE: The Rain Bird WR-2 and
SMRT-Y models also connect to the
24V power connection.
24 VAC
ACC. POWER
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Connect Power
Connect the power cord and any optional accessories.
Attach the transformer connector to the
24VAC POWER pin connection on the
terminal strip. (The connector is keyed to
t one way only.)
NOTE: DO NOT plug in the transformer
until you have completed and checked
all wiring connections. Also, do not
attempt to link two or more Controllers
together with a single transformer.
Plug the transformer into the wall socket.
NOTE: Do not plug the controller into a
socket that is controlled by a secondary
ON/OFF light switch or GFI outlet.
If an optional Wireless Sensor (not
included) is to be used, attach the
connector to the 24 VAC ACC. POWER
terminal connections on the terminal strip.
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