Toro SENTINEL SATELLITE User manual

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TORO®SENTINEL®SATELLITE
QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE 
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Version:6‐3‐2010
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CONTROL MODULE KEYPAD
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TheSentinelControlModulehasa24‐buttonkeypadforuseastheprogramminginterface:
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Thiskeypadincludesnumericbuttons1–9and0usedfornumericdataentry.Alsousedin
programmingandoperationsare:
ON/YES&OFF/NOKeys
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Usedformanualoperationsaswellas
enteringON/OFForYES/NOin
programming.
ESC(Escape)Key
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UsedforexitingmenusorEditModeand
returningtonormaloperations(default
screen)
ENTERKeyUsedforfunctionslikeenteringaselected
submenuorsavinginformation.
Arrow(Navigation)Keys
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UsedfornavigatinginMenus,Submenus,
andEditModes,aswellanincrementing
valuesinprogramming.
CLUSTER/SCHEDULESELECT
Key
ThisbuttonisusedforselectingClusters
(groupsof4programs)orschedules(run
days)whenprogramming.
PROGRAMSELECTKey
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Thisbuttonisusedforselectingthe
Program(1‐4)associatedwithaClusters
whenprogramming.
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AlsoincludedarefourF‐keysareprovidedonthecontrolmodulekeypadtoconvenientlyperformthe
followingfunctions:
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F1Key‐Displaysthetime.
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F2Key‐Displaysthestatusoftheautomaticprograms.
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F3Key‐Shutsdownanythingthatisrunning(panicbutton).
IMPORTANT:TheF3keyisnotfunctionalwhileintheEditmode.
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F4Key‐DisplayscontextsensitivehelpwhileintheEditmode.
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CONTROL MODULE DISPLAY
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TheSentinelControllerhasatwo‐lineLCDfordisplayofinformation.Whenyoufirstwalkuptoyour
Sentinelcontroller,thedisplayshouldbeinitsstandardmodeshowingcurrenttime,day,week(of
schedule),actualflow(ifanythingrunning)andexpectedflow.Thisdisplayshouldlooksomethinglike
thefollowing:
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DefaultDisplayUpperLineLowerLine
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Time–07:18P(7:18PM)
Day–MO(Monday)
Week(ofschedule)–W1(Week1)
Sensor–Nocurrentsensorindication
Remote–L(Locked)
ActualFlow–00000(0GPM)
ExpectedFlow–00000(0GPM)
FlowStatus–Nocurrentflow
indicator
AlarmStatus–A(AlarmExists)
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Thestandardindicatorsinthedisplayareasfollows:
TIMEHH:MMHours:Minutes(12‐hourformat)
AorPAMorPM
DAYSU,MO,
TU,WE,
TH,FR,SA,
orSU
Two‐letterDesignationofDayofWeek
WEEKW1toW6Week1(one)ofScheduleuptoWeek6(six)ofSchedule
SENSOR1SensorActivated‐SwitchsensorisinalternateofitsNormalcondition.
E.g.IfNormallyOpen,then1=SensorClosed.
ODrycontact(switch)sensorisOpen
CDrycontact(switch)sensorisClosed
REMOTELFieldUnitisinremote“Locked”mode.Handheldradiowillnot
activatewateringfunctionswithinthisunit.
AFieldUnitisprogrammedfor“AllCall”handheldradiooperation.
Controllerwillrespondtoanyandallhandheldcommands
transmitted.
SFieldUnitisprogrammedfor“Secure”handheldradiooperation.
Controllerwillrespondonlytohandheldcommandsaddressedtoits
unitcode.
ACTUALFLOW000005‐digitnumericindicatorofcurrentflowthroughconnectedflow
sensor
EXPECTED
FLOW
000005‐digitnumericindicatorofexpectedflowbasedoncurrentstations
operatingandtheirexpectedflows.
FLOWSTATUS+Actual>Expected(Overflow)
 ‐‐ Actual<Expected(Underflow)
:)Actual=Expected(Flowishappy)
AFlowAlarmExists
ALARMSTATUSAAlarmExists–BlankOtherwise
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PROGRAMMING OVERVIEW
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TheSentinelControllerisprogrammedbynavigatingthroughaMainMenuwhichincludesseven
options:Operations,Utility,Alarms,Flow,ScheduleData,ProgramData,andZone/ETData.Eachof
theseMainMenuoptionshasaSubmenuforenteringandchangingdata.Thisstructureisdetailed
belowaswellasbeingshownontheProgramInstructionsCardonthecontrolmoduleitself.
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MAINMENUSUBMENUS
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•Manual
•AutoSlot/Station
•RainOffDays
•AllManualsOff
•AllAutosOff
•StationDaysOff
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•Time&Day
•DayChangeHour
•UnitCode
•StationCount
•ProgramClear
•N/OMaster
•Two‐Wire/IrritrolMode
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•MasterMinimum
•UnexpectedFlow
•OverFlows
•OverCurrents
•ClearFlowAlarms
•ClearFuseAlarms
•ClearMapAlarms
•ClearPowerFail
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•KFactor
•OffsetFactor
•CurrentFlow
•ExpectedFlows
•MaximumFlows
•FlowProcessing
•ReadFlowTotals
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•RunDays
•ScheduleLength
•ClearSchedule
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•StartTimes
•Slot‐Station‐Time
•PercentScale
•Repeats
•RepeatDelaytime
•ContinuousRun
•WaterWindow
•AssignedSchedule
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•PlantFactor
•PrecipitationRate
•DefaultET
•ProgramETToggle
•MaximumET
•StationType
•MapStations
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NAVIGATION 
•ToentertheMainMenufromthisdefaultscreen,youneedtohitanyofthearrowkeysonthe
keypad:,,,or.ThiswillbringuptheOPERATIONSoptionoftheMainmenu.
•TonavigatethroughtheMainMenu,usetherightorleftarrowkeys:or.
•ToenterasubmenuforanyoftheMainmenuoptions,usetheupordownarrowkeys:or.
•Whenthedesiredsubmenuisreached,presstheenterkeytovieworchangedatainthe
submenu.
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IMPORTANT:Whenenteringdataintooneofthesubmenus,thecontrollerisintheEditMode.The
controllerwillnotbeginanyscheduledoperationuntilyouhaveexitedtheEditMode.Programsthatare
runningpriortoenteringtheEditModewillcontinuerunning.Anytimeyouenterorchangeanydata,
youmustpresstheENTERkeytosavethedata.Otherwise,thenewlyentereddatawillnotbesaved.
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ToexittheEditMode,presstheESCkey(EscapeKey)onceortwiceasnecessarytoreturntonormal
mode(default)screen.IfyouforgettopresstheESCkey,thecontrollerwillautomaticallyrevertto
normalmodeaftertwominutes.
SETTING CURRENT TIME & DATE
1. Fromthedefaultscreen(pressESCtwicetoreachscreenifnotinit),presstheRightArrowKeyon
thecontrollerkeypaduntilUTILITYisdisplayedinthescreen.
2. PresstheDownArrowKeyuntilTime&Dayisdisplayedinthescreen
3. PresstheEnterKeytoviewtheTime&Dayentryscreen.
4. PositionthecursorusingtheRightandLeftArrowKeysunderthevaluebeingeditedandusethe
keypadtosetthetime,date,andweeknumber.Enterthecurrenttime,date,ansetasW1(Week
1).
5. PressENTERKeytoSave.
6. PresESCKeytwicetoreturntoDefaultscreen.
SETTING CONTROLLER UNIT CODE
IMPORTANT:TheunitcodeisrequiredforCentralControloperations.Evenifmostofthesatellite
programmingwillbefromthecentralsoftware,youneedtosettheUnitCode.Allothercontroller
settingscanbemadefromtheSentinelSoftware.
1. Fromthedefaultscreen(pressESCtwicetoreachscreenifnotinit),presstheRightArrowKeyon
thecontrollerkeypaduntilUTILITYisdisplayedinthescreen.
2. PresstheDownArrowKeyuntilUnitCodeisdisplayedinthescreen
3. PresstheEnterKeytoviewtheUnitCodeentryscreen.
4. PositionthecursorusingtheRightandLeftArrowKeysunderthedigitbeingedited.Usethe
numerickeysonthekeypadtoenterdigits.Enterauniquethree‐digitUnitCodefrom001‐999.
5. PressENTERKeytoSaveUnitcode.
6. PresESCKeytwicetoreturntoDefaultscreen.
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MANUAL [SINGLE] STATION OPERATION
1. Fromthedefaultscreen(pressESCtwicetoreachscreenifnotinit),presstheRightArrowKeyon
thecontrollerkeypaduntilOPERATIONSisdisplayedinthescreen.
2. PresstheDownArrowKeyuntilManualisdisplayedinthescreen
3. PresstheEnterKeytoviewtheManualOperationsscreen.
4. PresstheUpArrowKeytodisplaytheStationthatyouwant.
5. PresstheON/YESKeytoturnthedisplayedstationon.
6. Thedefaultmanualtimeis30minutes.Ifadifferenttimeisdesired:PresstheRightArrowKeyand
enterthedesiredruntimeusingthenumerickeypad.
7. PressENTERKeytosetnewmanualruntime.
8. Toturnthestationoff,presstheOFF/NOKey.
9. PresstheESCKeytwicetoreturntoDefaultscreen.
MANUAL PROGRAM OPERATION
Note: Sentinel Controllers have 16 Programs. These Programs are divided into 4 Groups
(Clusters A, B, C, & D) with 4 Programs, each. Program Designation follows the following
Format: Cluster X, Program Y = CXPY where X can be A, B, C, or D and Y can be 1-4.
CAP1CAP2CAP3CAP4CBP1CBP2CBP3CBP4CCP1CCP2CCP3CCP4CDP1CDP2CDP3CDP4
12345678910111213141516
1. Fromthedefaultscreen(pressESCtwicetoreachscreenifnotinit),presstheRightArrowKeyon
thecontrollerkeypaduntilOPERATIONSisdisplayedinthescreen.
2. PresstheDownArrowKeyuntilAutoSlot/Stationisdisplayedinthescreen.
3. PresstheEnterKeytoviewtheAutoSlot/StationScreen.
4. PresstheCLUSTER/SCHEDULESELECTKeyandthePROGRAMSELECTKeytochoosetheCluster
andProgram#tostart.
5. PresstheON/YESKeytoturnthedisplayedprogramon.Note:Theprogramwillstartatthetopof
thenextminute.
6. Toturntheprogramoff,presstheOFF/NOKey.
7. PresstheESCKeytwicetoreturntoDefaultscreen.

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CHANGE WATERING (RUN) DAYS
Note:BeforeEditingRunDays,verifyincontrollerdefaultscreenwhatcurrentweekof6‐weekschedule
is.IfcurrentweekisWeek6(W6),thenWeek1willbenextweek(looping6‐WeekSchedule).
1. Fromthedefaultscreen(pressESCtwicetoreachscreenifnotinit),presstheRightArrowKeyon
thecontrollerkeypaduntilSCHEDULEDATAisdisplayedinthescreen.
2. PresstheDownArrowKeyuntilRunDaysisdisplayedinthescreen.
3. PresstheEnterKeytoviewtheRunDaysEditScreen.
4. PresstheUpArrowKeytoSelecttheWeek(1‐6)youwanttoedit.
5. PresstheRightArrowKeysothecursorisontheDay.
6. PresstheUpArrowKeytoSelecttheDayofTheWeek.
7. UsetheON/YESKeytomakethatdayawateringDayorusetheOFF/NOKeytomakethatDaya
non‐wateringday.
8. Makedesiredchangesforall6weeksoftheschedule.
9. PresstheENTERKeytosavechanges.
10. PresstheESCKeytwicetoreturntoDefaultscreen.
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CHANGE START TIMES
Note:Eachofthe16Programscanhaveupto8StartTimes.
1. Fromthedefaultscreen(pressESCtwicetoreachscreenifnotinit),presstheRightArrowKeyon
thecontrollerkeypaduntilPROGRAMDATAisdisplayedinthescreen.
2. PresstheDownArrowKeyuntilStartTimesisdisplayedinthescreen.
3. PresstheEnterKeytoviewtheStartTimesEditScreen.
4. PresstheCLUSTER/SCHEDULESELECTKeyandthePROGRAMSELECTKeytochoosetheCluster
andProgram#toedit.
5. PresstheUpArrowKeytoSelecttheStartTime(ST1‐8)toenteroredit.
6. PresstheRightArrowKeytomovetheCursortotheTime.
7. UsetheNumericKeypadtoentertheStarttimeandtheUporDownArrowKeytoselectAMor
PM.
8. PresstheENTERKeytosavechanges.
9. PresstheESCKeytwicetoreturntoDefaultscreen.
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CHANGE STATION RUNTIMES
Note:Eachofthe16Programshas48stationpositionscalled“Slots.”EachSlotcanhaveastationanda
runtime.
1. Fromthedefaultscreen(pressESCtwicetoreachscreenifnotinit),presstheRightArrowKeyon
thecontrollerkeypaduntilPROGRAMDATAisdisplayedinthescreen.
2. PresstheDownArrowKeyuntilSlot‐Stn‐Timeisdisplayedinthescreen.
3. PresstheEnterKeytoviewtheSlotEditScreen.
4. PresstheCLUSTER/SCHEDULESELECTKeyandthePROGRAMSELECTKeytochoosetheCluster
andProgram#toedit.
5. PresstheUpArrowKeytoSelecttheSlottoenteroredit.
6. PresstheRightArrowKeytomovetheCursortotheStation.
7. PresstheUpArrowKeytoSelecttheStationtoaddruntimeforinthatSlot..
8. PresstheRightArrowKeytomovetheCursortotheRuntime.
9. UsetheNumericKeypadtoenterthestationruntime(H:MM)
10. PresstheENTERKeytosavechanges.
11. PresstheESCKeytwicetoreturntoDefaultscreen.
RAIN OFF DAYS
1. Fromthedefaultscreen(pressESCtwicetoreachscreenifnotinit),presstheRightArrowKeyon
thecontrollerkeypaduntilOPERATIONSisdisplayedinthescreen.
2. PresstheDownArrowKeyuntilRainOffDaysisdisplayedinthescreen.
3. PresstheEnterKeytoviewtheRainoffDaysEditScreen.
4. PresstheCLUSTER/SCHEDULESELECTKeyandthePROGRAMSELECTKeytochoosetheCluster
andProgram#toturnoff.
5. UsetheNumericKeypadtoenterthenumberofRainDaysthatyouwantthatprogramtobeofffor.
Note:TodayisDay1,soif1dayisentered,irrigationwillbeallowedtocommenceaftermidnight.
6. PresstheENTERKeytosavechanges.
7. PresstheESCKeytwicetoreturntoDefaultscreen.
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ForAdditionalInformationonSentinelControllerProgramming,
refertotheSentinelControllerUserGuide.
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