WeatherTRAK ET Pro3 User manual

Getting Started Guide v1.1
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Getting Started Guide
 •Warranty
 •InstallationInstructions
 •QuickStartProgrammingGuide
 •FlowReferenceGuide
 •Troubleshooting
SiteProleWorksheets
QuickReferenceGuide
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WeatherTRAK ET Pro3 Warranty
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Our Promise to You
WeatherTRAK Product Series Warranty
HydroPointDataSystemsInc.warrantstothepurchaserofitsWeath-
erTRAKproducts,whenshippedin itsoriginalcartonthatthey will
befreefromdefectsinmaterialsandworkmanshipforthetimepe-
riodsetforth below.During the warrantyperiod,HydroPoint Data
Systems,Inc.will,atitsoption,eitherrepairthedefectorreplacethe
defectiveproductorpartthereofatnochargetothepurchaserfor
partsduringthewarrantyperiod.
The WeatherTRAK ET Pro3 series has a ve (5) year
warranty from date of purchase.
Thiswarrantydoesnotapplytoanyproductwhichhasbeendam-
aged, defaced, subjected to misuse, abnormal service or handling
(includingshippingdamage),orwhichhasbeenalteredindesignor
construction.
Thiswarrantydoesnotcoversurfacediscolorationonstainlesssteel
enclosures.Surface discoloration can occur from a varietyof envi-
ronmentalconditionsoutsideofHydroPoint’scontrolsuchaswind-
blownsoils,waterquality,andcontaminants.
Thewarrantydescribedaboveisinadditiontowhateverimpliedwar-
rantymaybegrantedtopurchaserbylaw.(Allimplied warranties,
includingthewarrantyofmechantabilityandtforuse,arelimitedto
theperiod(s)fromdateofpurchasesetforthabove).
Neithersalespersonnelofthesellernoranyotherpersonisautho-
rizedtomakeanywarrantiesotherthanthose describedabove,or
toextendthedurationofanywarrantiesbeyondthetimeperiodde-
scribedherein.
The warranty described above shall be the sole and exclusive war-
rantygrantedbyHydroPointDataSystems,Inc.andshallbethesole
andexclusiveremedyavailabletothepurchaser.
Correction of defects, in the manner and period of time described
herein, shall constitute complete fulllment of all liabilities and re-
sponsibilities of HydroPoint Data Systems, Inc. to the purchaser
withrespecttotheproduct, and shall constitutefullsatisfactionof
allclaims,whetherbasedoncontract,negligence,strictlyliabilityor
otherwise.
InnoeventshallHydroPointDataSystems,Inc.,beliableorinanyway
responsible,foranydamagesordefectsintheproductwhichwere
causedbyrepairsorattemptedrepairsperformedbyanyoneother
thanHydroPointDataSystems,Inc.
NorshallHydroPointDataSystems,Inc.,beliableor in anywayre-
sponsibleforanyincidentalorconsequentialeconomicorproperty
damage.Somestatesdonotallowtheexclusionofincidentalorcon-
sequentialdamages,sotheaboveexclusionmaynotapplytoyou.
Thiswarrantydoesnotapplytoimproperinstallationorgrounding,
acts of God, such as lightning strikes and/or electrical line power
surges,oods,earthquakes,hurricanes,tornados,vandalism,vermin
suchasslugs,ants,rodentsetc.,orimproperelectricalconnections.
Warranty Service Procedures
In order to enforce the rights under this limited warranty, the pur-
chasermustnotifyHydroPointDataSystems,Inc.,ofawarrantyclaim
by contacting (800) 362-8774.  At that time, the purchaser will be
askedtoprovidedatedproofoforiginalpurchase.Acceptableforms
ofthisshallbeaphotocopyorscannedimageofthedatedoriginal
invoice faxedor emailed toHydroPointDataSystems,Inc.Thepur-
chaserwillalsoneedtoprovideafulldescriptionofthetypeofprob-
lemoccurring,acontactname,addressandtelephonenumberand/
oremail.Ifrequested,purchasermustreturnthedefectiveproduct
attheirownexpense.
Table of Contents
Warranty ...........................................................................2
Installation Instructions................................................... 3
GettingtoknowWeatherTRAK........................................ 4
WallInstallation..................................................................... 6
Activation................................................................................ 10
Programming......................................................................... 10
Quick Start Programming Guide..................................... 11
ActivationorHelp ................................................................ 12
Programming......................................................................... 12
MaintenanceTips ................................................................. 14
Flow Reference Guide....................................................... 17
Function................................................................................... 18
Setup......................................................................................... 18
LearningStationFlow......................................................... 20
Troubleshooting Guide .................................................... 23
WeatherTRAKETPro3CentralAlerts............................. 24
DenitionofAlerts............................................................... 25
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WeatherTRAK ET Pro3 Installation Instructions
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Getting to Know WeatherTRAK
ET Pro3
Inthissection,controllernavigationandnewhardwarefeaturesare
identied.
Navigation
Theuserinterfaceincorporatesvemainfunctions:
1. Thedisplay
2. Themenubuttons
3. Theleftvandrightlarrowbuttons
4. Theplusgandminus…buttons
5. The*button
Figure 1
Controller Front Panel
Thecontrollerusesa5-line,24-characterdisplay.Thescreencon-
trastcanbeadjustedintheSETUPmenuforlowandbrightlight
conditions.Theupperlinedisplaysthesub-functionsofanyoneof
the4mainmenubuttonsasshowninFigure1.Thesecondorlower
linecommonlydisplayschoicesofvalueswithineachsub-function.
Thethirdlineiscommonlyusedtodisplayalertsoridentifyabbre-
viationsofAlerts.
Pushingtheleftorrightarrowbuttonsallowsyoutoscrollthrough
allofthesub-functionswithinamenu.Pushingtheplusandminus
buttonsallowsyoutoselectchoicesforeachsub-function.Press-
ingandholdingthe*buttoninsomelimitedsub-menuswithinthe
SETUP,STATIONS,FLOWandMANUALmenuswilldisplayadditional
information.IntheCOPYmenuthe*buttonexecutesthe“copy”
function.
Controller Hardware
TheWeatherTRAKETPro3seriesdeliversuniquehardwarefeatures
tosimplifyinstallation,elddiagnosticsandtroubleshooting:
• Interchangeabletransformerandgroundluglocation
• Easilyremovablecommandmodule—withouttheneedfor 
handtools.
• ModularStationhardwarekeystoincreaseordecreasestation
count.
Station Output Design
ThenumericalvaluescorrespondtotheFigure2linedrawingofthe
stationoutputboardsforfasterrecognition.
1. Heavy-dutypush-intypeterminalblocks;twoinputspersta-
tionrequirenotoolstoconnectordisconnecteldwire.(This
makesiteasiertoteststationoutputvoltageorresistanceto
troubleshootwiringissues).Terminalblocksareononehori-
zontalplaneforfasterinstallationwithmultiplevalvecommon
wireterminations.Apumpstartcanbeassignedasanystation
output.
2. Dedicatedowsensorinputsandseparatemastervalveoutput.
3. CorrespondingstationoutputgreenLED’sforconrmationof
valveoperationduringscheduledirrigation,manualoperation
orvalveeldwireintegritytesting.AblueLEDdesignatesa
mastervalveoutputwhenprogrammed.
4. Removablerainsensorand24-VACterminalblockforfaster
eldwireconnection.
5. Stationmodularitythatprovides6-stationcountexibilityby
simplyinsertingahardwarekeytoactivateadditionalstations.
AdditionalkeyscanbepurchasedfromHydroPointoryourlocal
HydroPointdistributor.
6. Replaceable3.0ampslo-blowfuseprotectiontoprotectthe
transformerfromeldwireshorts.
7. TroubleshootingyellowandgreenLED’sonthestationinput/
outputboardsindicate24-and5-Voltpowerrespectively
conrmingpropervoltagehasreachedoneorbothstation
outputboards.
8. DirectremotecompatibilitywitheitheraRainMaster™ProMax
UAwithEX32cableassemblyorTRC™CommanderorSidekick
serieshand-heldremotes
Note:Smallmechanicalfootprintmakesiteasytoinstalland
providesawiderangeofapplicationsparticularlywherespace
islimited.

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Figure 2
Station Output Board Design
Note:Stationoutputboards12-24and25-48areidentical,but
donotsupporttworainsensors.Terminatetheowsensor
andrainsensorwiresinthe12-24stationoutputboardonly.
Interchangeable Transformer
TheWeatherTRAKETPro3shipswiththetransformerontheright
sideoftheenclosure.Thisenclosuredesignallowsthetransformer
tobemovedtotheleftsidetoaccommodateelectricalconnections
asneeded.Themountingbracketisinterchangeabletosimplify
relocatingthetransformertotheleftsidewhennecessary.
Figure 3
Interchangeable Transformer and Ground Lug
Note:Ifthetransformerisre-locatedtotheleftside,thenrelo-
catethegroundlugtotherightsideasshowninFigure3.
Center Drill Points for Rain Sensor Mounting
Thebottomleftandrightoutersidesoftheenclosurehavetwo
setsofdrillingcenterpoints.Thesedrillingpointsareforenclosure
mountingforspecicIrritrolorTorowirelessorwiredrainorrain/
freezesensors.Two(2-qty)self-tappingstainlesssteelscrewsare
tapedtotheinsideoftheenclosuretomountarainsensorreceiver
whenneeded.
Figure 4
Drill Points for Rain Switch Mounting
Note:Mounttherainsensorreceiverontheoppositesideof
thetransformerlocationtoavoidreceptionissuesforwireless
models.
Removable Command Module
Thefaceplateorcommandmodulecanbeeasilyremovedorslid
downintoalowerpositionbylooseningthecaptivescrewsbyhand.
Removingthecommandmoduleprovidesaccesstotherainswitch
inputand24-VACsource.
Note:Ifpanelremovalisnecessary,supportitwithonehand,
thendisconnectthecableswiththeotherhandandsetit
asidecarefully.
Figure 5
Removable Command Module

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Station Keys
TheWeatherTRAKETPro3incorporatesstationcountmodularityby
usingstationkeys.Thestationinput/outputboardsareavailable
intwocongurations,uptoeither12to24stationsor12to48sta-
tions.Toincreasethestationcountfrom12to18stationsorhigher,
insertastationkeyintothestationoutputboardfromlefttoright
(seeFigure6).Thestationkeywillilluminatewhenactivated.The
controllerwillautomaticallydiscovertheexpandedstationcount
within30seconds.
Figure 6
Station Keys
Toprogramadditionalstations:
• Increase“MaxActiveStations”intheSETUPmenu.Additional
stationscanbeprogrammedfromthecontrollerorremotelyvia
www.weathertrak.net.
• Toincreasetheoverallnumberofstationsabove24,addan
additionalstationexpansionboardwiththecorrespondingsta-
tionkeys.ContactHydroPointoryourlocaldistributorforthis
servicekit.
Controller Electrical Specications
• TransformerSize:3.0amp,80VA,ULlisted
• InputPower:120VAC(60Hz)or220VAC(60Hz)
• StationOutputSpecications:
• 24VAC(60Hz)
• 1.0amps(1000milliamps)max.perstationoutput/pump
output
• 1.0amps(1.0milliamps)maxmastervalveoutput
• 3.0ampsmaximumallowableload
Wall Installation
Note:AvoidpotentialelectricshockbyconrmingtheAC
poweris“o”beforestartingthiswork.
Wall Mounting Instructions
Locatethe2mountingholesonthebackoftheenclosure.Thetwo
uppermountingholesarekeyholes.Thisdesignallowsthetwo
upperfastenerstobeinstalledrst.Theenclosureisthenslipped
overandpusheddowntocompletetheinstallation(seeFigure7).
Usetheenclosedblue-coloredpapertemplatetolocatetheseholes
accurately.Typicalmountingheightforawall-mountenclosureis
between41”and48”aboveanishedsurface.
Figure 7
Example of Wall Mount Drilling Template
Athirdmountingholecanbefoundinthecenteroftheenclosure
belowthestationinput/outputboard.
Beforedrilling,verifythatthecontrollerislevelandvertically
straightbeforeinstalling.
Step 1. Removetheouterdoortogainbetteraccesstotheinterior
oftheenclosurebyslidingitupwards,thenplaceitina
location to prevent damage.
Step 2. Markanddrillnewmountingholesusingtheblue-colored
papertemplate,thendrillappropriatelysizedholeswitha
hammer-drillasneeded.Useplasticinsertsandmounting
screws(tapedtothecontrollerwiththeenclosurekeys)to
securethecontroller.
Step 3. Hangtheenclosureonthesefastenersandverifytheen-
closureismountedlevelbothverticallyandhorizontally.
Step4. Locatethethirdcentermountingholeandinsertthelast
fastener.Tightenallfastenerstotheenclosuretosecureto
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Connecting the Controller to AC Power
ThefollowingwiringdiagramsandinstructionsindicateACpower
connectionstobothwall-mountandpedestalstylecontrollers.
TheWeatherTRAKETPro3seriescontrollerincorporatesadualvolt-
agepowersupplyforawiderangeofcommercialapplications.The
controllercanbeconnectedtoasinglephase120Vorsinglephase
220Vsource.
Theinputsideofthetransformerhas5color-codedconductors.A
labelisattachedtothetransformerbodywithidenticationforeach
conductor.Twooftheconductors(specicto220Vconnections)
havebeenterminatedwithwirenuts,shortenedandtiedtogether
withazip-tietoavoidconfusionfor120Vinstallations.
Note:BeforemakingaconnectiontoyourWeatherTRAKET
Pro3seriescontroller,disconnectthepowertoavoidelectric
shock.Thisinstallationshouldbemadebyaqualiedelectri-
cianandshouldmeetstateandlocalelectricalcodes.
Step 1. Conrmthecontrollerhasbeensecurelyfastenedtoaat,
verticalsurfacebeforestartingthiswork.
Step 2. Opentheenclosuredoorandlocatethetransformer
mountedtothechassis.Threadanapprovedweatherproof
plasticorgalvanizedmetaljunctionboxontothe1/2”
nippleandsecurewithaconduitlocknut.
Step 3. Connectapprovedconduittotheundersideofthejunc-
tionbox.
Step4. Pulltherequirednumberofconductorsandterminate
theminthejunctionboxwithsucientlengthsothatwire
nutconnectionscanbemade.
Step5. Removeapproximately1/2”ofthewireinsulationofthe
conductoranduseanappropriatelysizedwirenutbased
onthenumberofwireconnectionsbeingmade.Adhereto
localandstateelectricalcodes.
Step6. Thegroundwireshouldbeterminatedwithanappro-
priatelysizedeyelet(includedongroundingstud)and
securedwithanutwiththeintegralstarwasherlocated
withinthejunctionbox(seeFigure8).
Figure 8
Typical 120 Volt Wiring Diagram
Note:Blueandbrownwiresaretiedowithaziptieandwire
nuts.
Note:For120Vwireapplications,connectthefollowing
conductorsfromtheprimarysideofthetransformertowiring
fromanapprovedelectricalsource(seeFigure8).Theunused
blueandbrownwiresarecutshortandterminatedwitha
wirenut.
Note:For220V,single-phaseapplicationsconnectthe
followingconductorsfromtheprimarysideofthetransformer
towiringfromanapprovedelectricalsource(seeFigure9).
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Typical 220 Volt Wiring Diagram
Note:Secureeachgroundwirewithitsownindividuallocking
nutandintegralstarwasher.Theunusedblackandbrown
wiresshouldbeterminatedwithawirenutseparately.
Rain Switch Installation
TheWeatherTRAKETPro3seriescontrolleriscompatiblewiththe
followingmanufacturersofnormallyclosedwiredorwirelessrainor
rain/freezeswitches:
• ToroTMwiredandwirelessrainswitches
• IrritrolTMwiredandwirelessrainswitches
• Hunter Mini-ClikTM
• HunterwirelessRain-ClikTMrainswitches
• RainBird®WR2wirelessrainswitches
TheETPro3seriesisnot compatible withthefollowingrain
switches:
• RainBirdRainCheckTMseries
• RainBirdTippingBucketTMmodels
• RainMasterTippingBucketTMmodels
• WaterConservationServices’RainGuardTMseries
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Note:Whenawirelessrainswitchisusedwithametalen-
closure,installtherainsensorreceiveroutsidetheenclosure
toensurereceptionfromaremotelymountedrainswitch
transmitter.
Irritrol Wireless Rain Switch Installation
Step 1: Mounttherainswitchreceiverwhereitcanbeeasily
accessedandobserved.
Note:Donotinstallawirelessrainsensor
withinmetalenclosureswheresignalstrength
isdiminished.
Step 2: Forwall-mountinstallations,routethereceiverwires
throughthebottomoftheenclosureintotheinterior
oftheenclosure.Deburranyelddrilledthrough
holesandinserta¼”insidediameterrubbergrommet
toprotecteldwiring.Addasmallamountofsilicone
sealantwherethesensorwireentersthegrommetfor
addedprotection.Avoidshortingwiresfromanopen
thru-holewithoutagrommet.Ashortedwirecan
causepermanentdamagetothecontrollerelectron-
ics,anissuenotcoveredunderwarranty.
Step 3: Locatetherainsensorinputterminalblockinthe
upper-leftcornerofthe24-stationinput/output
board.Thisterminalblockisdesignedtoberemov-
abletofacilitatefasterconnectionofrainsensorwir-
ing.Toremove,simplywiggletheterminalblockside
toside.Remove the rain switch wire jumper before
installing the rain sensor wire.(SeeFigure10).
Figure 10
Rain Switch Terminal Block with Loop
Step4: Removeapproximately3/8”ofwireinsulationto
exposethesolidorstrandedconductor.
Step5: Conrmtheleverofthescrewlessterminalisinthe
uporunlockedposition.Inserttheexposedwireand
presstheleverdownwardtolock.Conrmcontactby
gentlypullingdownontheinsertedwire.

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Step6: Connecttheredwirestothe24-VACterminalstored
coloredterminals.Theseterminalsarenotpolarized;
eitherwirecanbeinsertedintoeitherofthetwofar
leftterminalpositions.
Step7: Insertthewhitewireintothewhiteterminalandthe
browncoloredwireintoblackterminalasshownin
Figure11.
Note:Conrmtheleverhasnotclampeddown
onthewireinsulationwhichcanresultin
electricalcontinuityandoperationoftherain
switch.
24 Rain Rain Flow
24 Input Input Sensor
VAC RS1 RS2
Figure 11
Irritrol Wireless Rain Switch Series
Step8: Locatetherainswitchtransmitterwithinthemanu-
facturer’srecommendedrange.Locatethetransmit-
terwhereitwillreceiverainfallwithoutobstruction.
Conrmcommunicationtothereceiverbefore
mountingpermanently.
Step9: Testtherainsensorfunctionbypressingthetest
switchontopofthetransmitterforabriefperiodof
time.Conrmthecontrollerdisplays“RainSwitch”in
theRUNmenuwhenthetestswitchisdepressed.
Note:Forothercompatiblerainswitchwiring
diagrams,pleasereadthemanufacturer’s
installationinstructionsfornormallyclosedrain
switches.
Connecting a Flow Sensor
TheWeatherTRAKETPro3seriesiscompatiblewithDataIndustrial
(BadgerMeter)IR220series,CreativeSensorTechnologyandNeta-
m(usingreedswitchregisters)irrigationowsensors.
To connect a ow meter:
Step 1: Locatethesix-positionterminalblockinthemiddle
oftherst12-stationoutputboardandlocatetwo
inputsforowsensingonthefarright.Theseare
labeled“FL1”/”VC”andreectthecoloroftherecom-
mendedshieldedowsensorwire(seeFigure12).
Figure 12
Flow Sensor Input
Step 2: Remove3/8”ofwireinsulationandplaceintotheap-
propriateterminalblockbyconnectingtheredwire
to“FL1”(orthe“+”terminal)andblackwiretoVC(or
the“-“terminal).
Step 3: Closeorpushdowntheterminalblocklever.
Step4: ConsulttheFlowReferenceGuideinthispacketfor
instructionsonhowtosetupow.
Connecting a Hand-Held Remote
WeatherTRAKETPro3seriescontrollerscomestandardwithhand-
heldremotecapability.Compatibilityissimplyplugandplaywith
noadditionalwiring,software,activationorprogrammingrequired.
TheWeatherTRAKETPro3seriesisdirectlycompatiblewiththefol-
lowinghand-heldremotes:
• RainMasterTM PROMAX-UA with 32 EX extension cable
(soldseparately)
• TRCTM-TRCommanderorSidekickSeries(soldseparately)
Note:Theseproductsareavailablethroughlocaldistributors
andarenotpartoftheWeatherTRAKproductline.
Bothhand-heldremoteproductsareintendedforportableuseand
requirethatthetransceiverwithantennabelocatedoutsidethe
enclosuretoensureconsistentoperation.ThestationLED’swill
slightlyilluminatewhenthehand-heldreceiverispluggedin.Ablue
LEDwillilluminatewhenamastervalveisactivatedfromtheremote
indicatingithasbeenactivated.

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Note:Ifpermanentmountingofthetransceiverisrequired,
installtheantennaoutsidetheenclosure.
BoththeRainMasterandTRCremotecablescanbepluggedinto
eitheroneoftheverticallyoriented32-pinconnectorsoneither
stationoutputboard,(seeFigure13).Theconnectorscorrespondto
stations1-24orstations25-48asneeded.
Note:Forstations25-48,youmustenterstation1for25,2for
26,…24for48usingtheremoteinterface.
Figure 13
Hand-held Remote Connectors
Note:Hand-heldremotekitscanbepurchasedthroughyour
localirrigationdistributor.
Note:Functionalityofeitherremoteislimitedtomanual
on/o,stationupordownandmastervalveon/o.
Followthehand-heldremotemanufacturer’sprogramming
sequencewhenanormallyopenmastervalveisinuse.Another
alternativeistousetheMaintenanceTimeoutfeaturefoundinthe
ADVANCEDmenutoopenthemastervalvein½hourincrements
from½hourto8hours.
Manual Valve Test
Toensurealleldwiringisproperlyconnectedandallstationsare
operatingproperlyconductaeldwireintegritytest.
Step 1. PressthemainmenubuttontoMANUAL.
Step 2. Presstheminusbuttonuntilthe“ValveTest”screenap-
pears.
Step 3. Presstherightarrowbuttonuntilthefollowingscreen
appears:
RUNVALVETEST—RTVT:OFF
 00SH00NCFaults
Step4. PresstheSELECTbutton,thenpressthe“*”buttontostart
thetest.Itwilltakeabout15secondstoverifycontinuity
toallstationsandthemastervalve.
Step5. Ifanyeldwiringissuesexist,theywillbeidentiedasa
“Fault”.Avalvefaultcouldbe“SH”(ValveShort)froma
failingsolenoidOC(overcurrent)fromvalvesdrawing
morethan1000mAoran“NC”(ValveNo-Connectoropen)
reectingabrokenwireorwirethatisnotmakinggood
contactinthecorrespondingstationterminal.
Activation
Inordertoreceivedailyweatherupdates,yourcontrollermustbe
activated.Toactivate,callHydroPointCustomerServiceat(800)
362-8774.
For a faster call, complete the blue activation card inside the
controller before calling HydroPoint Customer Service.
Programming
RefertothelaminatedQuickStartProgrammingGuideforprogram-
minginstructionsinbothEnglishandSpanish.Freeonlinetrainingis
availableat:http://hydropoint.com/training/
Visithydropoint.comor[e-mail]toaccessand
printadditionalcopiesofthisInstallationGuide.
Note:RainMasterTMisaregisteredtrademarkofRainMasterIrrigation;PROMAXTMisregisteredproductofRainMasterIrrigation;TRCTMisaregisteredtrademarkof
RemoteControlTechnologies.

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Date: Year,Month,Day
Time: Hour(conrmamorpm),minutes
Time Zone:Selectyourlocaltimezone
Auto Daylight Savings:Automaticallyupdatescontrollertwicea
year,unlessyoupressthebuttonto“No.”
Maximum Active Stations:Numberofstationsphysicallywired
intothecontroller.
Stack or Overlap: WhenStackisselected,allprogramsoperate
oneafteranother.Thestarttimeandwaterwindowforallpro-
gramsisassignedtoProgramA.WhenOverlapisselected,each
programcanhaveitsownstarttimeandwaterwindow.Seethe
OwnersManualformoredetail.
The following SETUP functions are optional:
Master Valve: SelectthetypeofMasterValveifused.
Note:ItisimportanttoselectNoneifamastervalvedoesnot
exist.SelectingNormallyOpenorNormallyClosedwhenyou
donothaveamastervalvemaycauseaValvealertthatcan
prevent irrigation.
Assign Pump Start Output:Anystationoutputmaybeselected.
Ifapumpstartisnotrequired,leavethissettingasNotAssigned.
Runtime Valve Test:  Default setting is“Yes”.  See the Owner’s
Manualformoredetails.
Max Backup ET:Representsthe worst-caseweeklyETforyour
areaforthemonthofJuly.Ifyouarenotsurewhatthisnumber
shouldbe,callourCustomerService800numberforhelp.
Days / Times
Inthismenuastarttime,waterwindowandawaterdaymodecanbe
assignedtooneoffouravailableprogramsA-D.Ifapumpstarthas
beenassignedasastationoutput,anyoneofthreeprogramscanbe
excludedfromapumpstart.
Note:CheckforSTACKorOVERLAP(SeeSETUPforStackor
Overlap.):IfStackisset;programsB,CandDwillhavethe
samestarttimeasprogramA.Programswillrunsequentially
startingwithprogramA.IfOverlapisset,dierentstarttimes
maybesetforeachprogram.
Exclude a Program from a Pump Start (only when assigned)
Anyoneofthreeprogramscanbeexcludedfromapumpstartwhen
astationoutputhasbeenassignedasapumpstart.Thefactoryde-
faultisallprogramsareassignedto a pumpstartunlessotherwise
selected.Thisfeaturemightbe used whendripemittersand rotor
usethesamemainlinebutonlyonesprinklertypeneedstheadded
deliverypressure.
Set Start Times and Water Windows
PresstheDAYS/TIMESMenubutton.Presstheplusorminusbutton
toselectprogramA,B,CorD.Presstherightorleftarrowbuttonto
SETSTARTS/WINDOWS.PresstheSELECTbuttontoedit1stSTART/
WINDOW.Pressthearrowandplusorminusbuttoninsequenceto
Activation or Help
Call Customer Service
1-800-362-8774
ThecontrollermustbeactivatedtoreceivedailyETinformation
(localweatherinformation).Tospeedupactivation,completethe
Activationcardincludedwiththemanualsandotherdocumenta-
tionbeforecallingCustomerService.
CONTROLLERMUSTBEACTIVATEDTOUSE
AUTOMATEDBYWEATHERTRAKORUSERWITHET.
Programming
Setup
The following SETUP functions must be setup for the controller
to operate properly. PresstheSETUPMenubutton.Presstheleft
orrightarrowbuttonstomovetoeachfunction.Presstheplusor
minusbuttonstochangetheunderlinedvalue.

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setthestarttimeandthewaterwindow.Ifa2ndstarttimeisneeded
presstherightorleftarrowbuttonto2ndSTARTTYPE.Presstheplus
or minus button to set either High ETor O. Repeatthis procedure
foreachprogramused.1stand2ndstarttimescannotoverlapandthe
maximumwaterwindowis24hrs.
Selecting Water Day Mode
PresstheDAYS/TIMESMenubutton.Presstherightorleftarrowbut-
tontoWATERDAYMODE(forProgramA,B,CorD).Presstheplusor
minusbuttontoselectoneofthefollowingsevenwaterdaymodes:
Optimized by WeatherTRAK:ETandindividualstationsettings
determinewateringdaysautomatically.Presstheplusorminus
buttontoexcludeadayifneeded.
Odd/Even:WatersbasedonOddorEvencalendardays.Press
theplusorminusbuttontoselectOddorEvendays.
Interval:WhenIntervalisselected,presstherightorleftarrowto
WATER DAY INTERVAL. Presstheplusorminusbuttontosetthe
dayinterval.Dayintervalscanbesetfrom1to30days.
Days of Week: Usesa7-daycalendarSundaythroughSaturday.
Presstherightarrowtomovethrougheachdayoftheweek.Press
theplusorminusbuttontoturndaysooron.(Odaysshown
asadash“—“).
Days of Week by Month:Usesa7-daycalendarSundaythrough
Saturdayforeachmonthoftheyear.Presstherightarrowbutton
to Jan OKTOWATER ON. Press the right arrow button to move
througheachdayoftheweek.Presstheplusorminusbuttonto
turndaysooron.Presstherightarrowbuttontomovetothe
nextmonth.Followtheaboveprocedureforeachmonthofthe
year.
O:WhenOisselected,thecontrollerwillignoreprogrammed
startsfortheselectedprogramuntiladierentwater-daymode
isselected.
Stations
Individual stations are assigned to a program (start time(s), water
windowandwaterdaymode),andstationmode.Therearefoursta-
tionmodestoselectfrom:AutomatedbyWeatherTRAK,Userw/ET,
User No ET and O. Select the station mode based on the type of
landscapetobeirrigated.
Note:Thesamestationcannotbeassignedtodierent
programs.
Programming for Existing Landscapes
Automated by WeatherTRAK
Automatically calculates run times, cycle and soaks for each zone
basedonzone-specicattributes.DailyETupdatesthenadjustthe
calculatedruntimestoreectcurrentweatherconditions.Runtimes
willvaryasweatherchanges.
Note:Tonavigatethroughthenextseveralscreens,pressthe
rightarrowbuttontomovetoeachunderlinedheadingand
presstheplusorminusbuttontoselectachoicewithineach
function.
Select Station:Locatethestationtobeprogrammed.
Select Station Mode: Select AutomatedbyWeatherTRAK.
Note:ToPreviewabbreviatedAutomodestationsettingsfor
thisspecicstation,pressandholdthe*button.
Select a Program: Assignthestationtoaprogramthathasastart
timeandwaterdaymode.
Use Water Window:Ifthisstationcanirrigateoutsideofthewa-
terwindow,select“No”.
Usable Rainfall:Ifastationisunderaroof,heavytreecanopyor
semi-porousroof,selecteither“None”orapercentofrainfallthat
isactuallyused.When“None”isselected,thespecicstationwill
waterduringRainPause.
Sprinkler Type: Select 1 of 13 industry-recognized sprinkler
types.Whenasprinklertypeisselected,adefaultprecipitation
rateandsprinklereciencyvalueisautomaticallyassigned.Both
valuescanbechangedinthenexttwoscreensifdierentthan
thedisplayeddefaultrates.
Precipitation Rate:IshowmuchisappliedinInchesperHour.
Changing the precip rate will change run times.  Lower Precip
rates=highruntimes,HigherPreciprates=lowerruntimes.
Sprinkler Eciency:Everysprinklerapplieswaterwithaspecic
eciency based on its design and performance and spacing. If
headorrowspacingisstretched,eciencyisless.(Higher=less
water;Lower=morewater).
Soil Type:Select1of5soiltypesdeterminedbytheUSDA.
Plant Type: Select1of17 planttypes thatbestrepresentsthe
valvezonebeingirrigated.
Root Depth:Presstheplusorminusbuttontoselectrootdepth.
(Shallowroots=morefrequentwatering;deeproots=lessfre-
quentwatering.)
Microclimate:Select1of4levelsofsunexposureofthevalve
zonebeingirrigated.
Slope:Select1of5slopegradients.Thesteepertheslopethe
highernumberofcycleswillbeapplied.
Sprinkler Location on Slope:Select1of5choicesidentifying
sprinklerlocationsonaslope.
Next Station: Presstherightarrowbuttontogotothenextsta-
tionoruseCOPYtoduplicatesettingstolikestations.

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Maintenance Tips
Manual Watering
Stations can be operated individually with specic run times or all
stationswithoneruntime.PresstheMANUALMenubutton.Select
“SpecicStations”or“AllStations”bypressingtheplusorminusbut-
ton.
Manual Water Specic Stations:  Press the right or left arrow
buttontotherststationyouwanttowater.Presstheplusormi-
nusbuttontotheminutesdesired.Theselectedstationwillstart
immediately.Toaddmorestations,presstherightorleftarrow
buttontothenextstationdesired.
Manual Water All Stations:Presstheplusorminusbuttontothe
desiredruntime.Station1willstartimmediately,andallotherac-
tivestationswillfollowsequentiallyforthesameruntime.
Note:TostopastationthatisoperatingmanuallypresstheOFF
Menubuttonfor5secondsthenbacktoRUN.
% Adjust - More or Less Water
Adjust Water Amount
Adjustsindividualstationsformoreorlesswater.A0%settingmeans
thereisnoadjustmentforthatparticularstation.
Pressthe%ADJUSTMenubuttonifvalvezoneistoowetortoodry.
Presstheplusorminusbuttontoselectthestationtoadjustin5%
incrementsfrom-50%to+25%.
Adjust Day Frequency
Increasesordecreasesthe number ofdaysof the weekperstation
whenwaterisappliedanddoesnotincreasetheamountbeingap-
pliedunlessETincreases.A0%settingmeansthereisnoadjustment
forthatparticularstation.
Pressthe plusor minusbuttonto Day Frequency/Depletion. Press
therightorleftarrowbuttontoADJDAYS(MAD).Presstherightor
leftbuttontoselectthestationtoadjust.
Note:UsingeitherAdjustfunctionadjustsETorMADwhichwill
adjustruntimesorfrequencyofirrigation.
Rain Pause - Suspend Irrigation
Pause Controller: This feature is useful for major rain events,
scheduledactivitiesoranyothereventwherewateringmustbe
suspendedforasetperiodoftime.RainPausestopsallirrigation
(except manual watering). Press the RAIN PAUSE Menu button.
Presstheplusorminusbuttontosetthenumberofdaystobe
paused(upto200days).RainPausecanbereducedoreliminat-
edbyusingpressingtheplusorminusbuttontoremovepaused
days.
User With ET
Set run times, number of cycles and the soaks between cycles.  It
thenautomaticallyincreasesordecreasesruntimebasedonthedaily
weatherinformationdenedasET.
Select Station: Locatethestationtobeprogrammed.
Select Station Mode:SelectUserw/ET
Select a Program:Assignstationtoaprogram(withastarttime,
waterwindowandwaterdaymode).
Use Water Window:Ifthisstationcanirrigateoutsideofthewa-
terwindow,select“No”.
Usable Rainfall: Ifastationisunderaroof,heavytreecanopyor
semi-porousroof,selecteither“None”orapercentofrainfallthat
isactuallyused.When“None”isselected,thespecicstationwill
waterduringRainPause.
Set Runtime: Setadesiredcycleruntime.
Set Number of Cycles and the Soak Time:  Select from 1-20
cyclesandSoaktimesfrom0to480minutesin10minuteincre-
ments.
Reference ET:  Set a reference ET that is appropriate for the
schedulejustset.ThenumberyouseeinparenthesisisETforthe
pastweekandisthevaluetoenterasPart1and2.Alternately,
youcansettheprogramyouwouldruninJulyanduseaweekly
referenceETthatisnormalforyourareainJuly.
Other Stations:Repeatthesestepsforotherstationsassignedto
thisstationmode.
Programming for New Landscapes
User No ET
UserNoETiscommonlyusedforplantestablishmentperiodswhen
overwateringisrequiredtoestablishnewroots.Runtimes,cycle
andsoakperiodsarealluserdenedinthisstationmode.UserNo
ETsetsupthesameasUserWithETexceptthereisnoreferenceET.
ActivationisnotrequiredforUserNoET.
Copy
Thisfunctionletsyouquicklycopyallstationsettingsfromanypar-
ticularstationtoanyotherstationortoallstations.PresstheCOPY
Menubutton.Presstherightorleftarrowbuttontoselectthestation
tocopyfrom.  Presstheplus or minus button to select the station
tocopyto.(“AllStations”isoneofthechoices.)Pushthe(*)button
untilCOPYINGisdisplayed.Repeattheprocessforeachstationtobe
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Note:After11:59PMonthelastpausedday,thecontrollerwill
startirrigationatthenextscheduledstarttime.
Preview
ThismenuPreviewsprogrammingchangesofindividualstationdata
orFlowparameters(ifaowsensorisusedandsetup).
Station Data
Press the right or less arrow button to view station data. Press the
rightorleftarrowbuttontochangethestationnumberandtheplus
or minus button to view projected water days (based on current
ET)inoneweekincrementsfrom1-8weeks.Displayedstationdata
includes run time, cycle and soak periods, station mode, % adjust-
ments,projectedwaterdaysonaweeklybasis.
Flow Data
PresstheplusorminusbuttontoviewFlowData.Presstherightorleft
arrowbuttontoviewpreviouslysetupFlowparameters.(Ifaowsensor
issetupandused).
Manual Valve Test
Manual Valve Test Function
Thisfeatureconrmswireintegritybetweenthecontrollerandvalves
intheeld.Thistestcanquicklyidentify,onastationbasis,wherean
electricalfaultexists.
Run Manual Valve Test
PresstheMANUALMenubutton.Presstherightorleftarrowbutton
toRUNVALVETEST.Presstheplusorminusbuttontochangefrom
SkiptoView.Pressthe(*)buttontoruntheManualValveTest.You
willhearthecontrollerbrieysendasignaltoeverystationincluding
themastervalve.Presstherightorleftarrowbuttontoviewtherst
eightvalves.Pressthe rightorleft arrowbuttontoviewadditional
stationsingroupsofeight.“?”meansthetesthasnotbeenoperated
and“--“meansthestationdoesnothaveanelectricalfault.Thistest
cannotberunifanyvalveisoperating.TheControllerwillidentifya
(SH)“Short”(currentdrawexceeding1000mA)or(NC)“NoConnect”
reectingabrokenwire.
Note:ValvealertsmustbeclearedintheALERTmenutoensure
stationswilloperate.Failuretoclearanalertcouldsuspend
watering.Ifarelayispresent,thecontrollerwilldisplayan“SH”
becausetherelaycannotopenandclosefastenoughforthe
durationofthistest.
Viewing Solenoid Current Draw
Thecontrollerwilldisplaythemilliampdrawofanystationsolenoid
inthistest.
Step 1. PressthemainmenubuttontoSETUP.
Step 2. Presstherightarrowbuttonuntilthefollowingscreen
appears:
RUNVALVETEST—RTVT:OFF
Skip00SH00NCFaults
Step 3. Presstheminusbuttontochangetheword“Skip”to“View”,
thenpressthe“*”buttontostartthetest.Itwilltakeabout
15secondstoverifycontinuitytoallstationsandthe
mastervalve.
Step4. Ifanyeldwiringissuesexist,theywillbeidentiedasa
“Fault”.Avalvefaultcouldbe“SH”(ValveShort)fromafail-
ingsolenoidoran“NC”(ValveNo-Connectoropen)reect-
ingabrokenwireorwirethatisnotmakinggoodcontact
inthecorrespondingstationterminal.
System Shutdown
ThisfeaturecanbefoundintheOFFmenuwhenacatastrophic
eventoccurs.Thisfeatureisnotintendedforwinterizationbutwill
stopscheduledirrigationuntilemergencyrepairscanbemade.
PresstheOFFMenubutton.Presstheplusorminusbuttontolocate
“SystemShutdown”.Thecontrollerwillimmediatelystopallsched-
uledirrigationandcloseanormallyopenmastervalveuntilresetby
pressingthe(*)buttoninthissubmenu.

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Flow Alert Clearing
Thisscreenprovidesachoicebetween(a)allowingthecontrollerto
automaticallyclearowalertsatthebeginningofthescheduledPro-
gramAstarttime,or(b)requiringtheusertoclearowalertsmanual-
ly.Ifmanualoperationisselected,irrigationwillnotoccuronalerted
stationsuntiltheeldissueisfoundandresolved.Ifthereisaow
alertonthemastervalve,allirrigationwillbesuspendeduntiltheis-
sueisresolvedandalertscleared.
Press the minus button to change this value as needed.  Press the
rightarrowbuttontomovetothenextscreen.
Set Flow Meter Size
Thechoicesofowmetersizesare1”,1.25”,1.50”,2.00”,3.00”,4.00”and
InsertType.Presstheminusbuttontoselectthesizethatmatches
theowsensorinstalled.Ifaowsensorsmallerthan1”isused,then
select“Insert-Type”andentertheKandOsetvalueforthesizebe-
ingusedasfoundinthemanufacturer’sinstallationmanual.Pressthe
rightarrowbuttontomovetothenextscreen.
View /Edit K and Oset Values
Whenaowsensorsizeisselected,itscorrespondingdefaultKand
Osetvaluesaredisplayedintwoconsecutivescreensandrepresent
PVCpipingvalues.Ifanotherpipingmaterialisbeingused,theseval-
uescanbeedited.Whenedited,thecontrollerwilldisplaythedefault
andeditedvaluesforcomparison.
Note:Ifaowsensor’sKorOsetvalueiseditedandadierent
sizeowmeterisselected,theeditedvaluewillreplacethe
defaultvalueuntilrevised.
PresstheSELECTbuttontoedit.Allcharacterscanbeeditedinclud-
ingthe“+”and“-“values.Presstheplusorminusbuttontochange
thevalueandtherightarrowbuttontomovetothenextvalue.Press
therightorleftarrowtoexitthesubmenu.
Ifusingothercompatibleowsensorsasidentiedinthechartbe-
low,edittheKFactorandOsetvaluesfromthecontroller’sdefault
settings.
Function
WeatherTRAKPro3oersaowmonitoringfeaturecalled“Learned
Flow.”Thisfeaturecomparesindividualstationowsagainsta
previously“learnedow”valueandwilltriggeranalertmessageifa
denedowthresholdanddelayperiodisexceeded.
Setup
AlloftheLearnedFlowsetupfunctionscanbefoundin the“Flow”
menu.To utilize this feature,acompatibleowsensormustbein-
stalledandsetupproperly.(Seelistofcompatibleowsensorbelow.)
Note:WeatherTRAKETPro3seriesiscompatiblewithData
Industrial“IR”seriesandCreativeSensorTechnologyow
sensormodelsinvarioussizes.
Tocongureowmonitoringandlearnedowfunctions,followthe
enclosedsequenceofscreensandsubmenus.Startbypressingthe
Flowmenubutton.
Measured Flow
This screen displays measured ow at all times, regardless of how
manystationsarecurrentlyoperating.Ifmorethanonestationisop-
erating(scheduledormanualstations),thedisplaywillindicatethe
combinedowrate.Ifnoirrigationiscurrentlyoperating,butow
isbeingindicated,thevaluemayindicatealeaksituationthatneeds
attention.Presstherightarrowbuttontomovetothenextscreen.
Select Flow Meter Mode
Toinitiateanyowmonitoringfunctions,theowmetermodemust
rst be changed from the factory default setting of“O”. Press the
minusbuttontochangetheowmetermodefrom“O”to“1.”Press
therightarrowbuttontomovetothenextscreen.

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Compatible Flow Sensor – K and Oset Values
Manufacturer
Flow
Sensoror
Hydro–
Meter Size KFactor Oset
CreativeSensor
Technology(001
series)
1” +00.320 +00.022
1-1/2” +00.650 +00.750
2” +01.192 +00.938
DataIndustrialPVC
models
735series ½” +00.07800 +00.90
735series ¾” +00.1563 +00.90
735series 1” +00.261119 +01.200
228series 1-/12” +01.697 -00.316
Netam(Register-
Typeonly)
1” +06.00 +00.0000
1-1-/2”,2”,
3”&4”
+60.00 +00.0000
Edit Excluded Stations from No Flow Alerts
Insomeapplicationstheowratevarieswidelybasedonthetypeof
sprinklersinstalled.Insomecasestheowrateofthedripemittersis
toolowtobereadaccurately.Thecontrollerwilloperatestations,but
willnotbeabletorecordanaccurateowrateandmayfalselyposta
NoFlowAlert.Toavoidthisoccurrence,selectstationstobeexcluded
fromNoFlowAlerts.
PresstheSELECTbuttontoviewtherst8stations.Presstheplusor
minusbuttontochangethevaluefrom“-“to“EX”forexclude.Press
therightarrowbuttontomovetothe nextstationornext setof8
stationsuptothecontroller’smaxactivestations.Pressingthe*but-
tononthesescreenswillalternatebetweenselectingallstationsand
selectingnostations.Presstheleftorrightarrowbuttontotheend
toexitthesubmenu.
Settingowthresholdsaccuratelywillreducethepotentialforfalse
owalerts.Thefollowingrulesofthumbaresuggestionstoreduce
thisoccurrence.Takingafewmomentstorecordeachstationsow
ratewillprovideareferencetomakethresholddecisionseasierand
faster.
•Mainline Break Threshold – Generally, selecting a value 20%
higher than the station with the highest ow rate will suce. 
This value is set in GPM.  If two or more stations are being
operatedatonetime,selectaGPMthatcombinesthestation(s)
withthehighestowrate.
•StationHighFlowThreshold–Twochoicesareavailable;1)select
a%abovethe“learnedow”rate.The%isappliedtoallstations
globally.2)EnterindividualstationhighowthresholdsinGPM.
Eithermethodcanbeusedforeachstation.
•NoFlowThreshold–Selectingaowvalueatleast15-20%less
thanthestationwiththelowestowratewillsuce.Reference
thelearnedowvaluestomakethisdetermination.
•Leak Detect Threshold – If a site incorporates quick couplers,
hosebibsorallpipeforapond,selectathresholdGPMhigher
thanthisdemand.
•Setting a Delay Period –This represents a time length of how
longthecontrollerwillwaitforowtostabilize.Whenthedelay
expiresandaowthresholdisexceeded,thecontrollerwillraise
analertandtakecorrectivemeasures.Thefactorydefaultperiod
is3minutes.Therangeis1-6minutesin1minuteincrements.
Set Mainline Break Threshold and Delay
The mainline break threshold should be higher than the station(s)
withthehighestowrate.Forexampleifthestationwiththehighest
owis60GPM,then20%higherwouldbeapproximately75 GPM.
Forthresholdsof30GPMandlower,theGPMvaluecanbesetin1
GPMincrements,andforGPMvalueshigherthan35GPM,theincre-
mentis5GPM.
Presstheplusorminusbuttontoincreaseordecreasethefactoryde-
faultvalueof50GPM.PresstherightarrowbuttontoselecttheDelay
Period.Thisvaluecanbechangedbypressingtheplusorminusbut-
ton.Presstherightarrowbuttontothenextscreen.
Note:AnyFlowMonitoringfeaturecanbeturned“O”
independentlyofotherowmonitoringfunctionsbypressing
therightorleftarrowbuttontothezerovalue,whichwill
displayas“O”.
Set No Flow Threshold and Delay
TheNoFlowThresholdisintendedtonotifyauserifapumpstation
fails,the backow devicehas been shut-o,a remotecontrolvalve
failstoopen,orifanisolationvalveinthemainlinehasbeenturned
o.  Set theNo Flowthresholdat least 15% lowerthan the station
withthelowestowvalue.
Presstheplusorminusbuttonincreaseordecreasethefactoryde-
faultvalueof5GPM.PresstherightarrowbuttontoselecttheDelay
Period.Thisvaluecanbechangedbypressingtheplusorminusbut-
ton.Presstherightarrowbuttontomovetothenextscreen.

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Set Leak Detect Threshold and Delay
The controller will continuously monitor for leaks when irrigation
isoandduringscheduledirrigationwithlongsoakperiodswhen
noirrigationisactuallyoperating.Thecontrollerwillsimplypostan
alertofaleak,butthecontrollerwillnottakefurtheraction.Usethe
“ExtendedLeak”featuretoisolatethemainlinewhennormallyopen
mastervalvesareinuse.
Presstheplusorminusbuttontoincreaseordecreasethefactoryde-
faultvalueof15GPM.PresstherightarrowbuttontoselecttheDelay
Period.Thisvaluecanbechangedbypressingtheplusorminusbut-
ton.Presstherightarrowtomovetothenextscreen.
Set Extended Leak Delay
This feature is exclusive to irrigation systems that incorporate nor-
mallyopenmastervalveswherealeakisdetected.Correctiveaction
isneededtopreventwaterwastageorpropertydamagefromsatu-
ratedsoilfromacontinuousleak.
IfaleakpersistsbeyondtheLeakDetectdelayperiodandthenbe-
yondtheExtendedLeakDelayperiod,thecontrollerwillimmediately
postanExtendedLeakAlertandcloseanormallyopenmastervalve.
Anexampleofhowthisworksmightbewhenawindowwashercon-
nectsintoaquickcouplerontheirrigationmaintollbucketsofwa-
terinordertowashwindows.Fillingthebucketsinitiallymaycause
aLeakDetectAlert.IfthewaterisleftonbeyondtheExtendedLeak
delaytimeperiod,thecontrollerwilltakecorrectiveaction.
TheExtendedLeakalertallowsnormalirrigationtooccurassched-
uled.Ifthewindowwashercorrectstheconditionbyturningthewa-
tero,thecontrollerwillautomaticallyclearthealertafterthenext
irrigationcycle.
While remaining in the“Leak Detect” screen press the right arrow
buttontotheeldfollowing“+”toselecttheExtendedLeakDetect
DelayPeriod.Thisvaluecanbechangedfrom“O”toaselectedvalue
bypressingtheplusorminusbutton.Therangeis1-240minutesin
one-minuteincrements.Presstherightarrowbuttontomovetothe
nextscreen.
Set Station High Flow Oset %
Thestationhighowthresholdvaluecanbesetusingapercentage
thatappliesgloballyforallstations.Thepercentagerangesfrom5%
to80%aboveeachstation’s“LearnedFlow”or“AssignedStationFlow”
(ASF)value.Thepercentagevaluecanbesetin5%increments.
Press the plus or minus button to increase or decrease the station
highowoset%.Presstherightarrowbuttontomovetothenext
screen.
Note:TheStationHighFlowOsetisusedinthefollowing
“StationFlow”submenu.Thissubmenuletstheusercongure
eachstationwitha“learnedow”valueusingtheoset,orwith
aspecicuser-denedthresholdGPM.
View Station Flow
Inthissubmenuthecontrollerwilldisplaya“learnedow”valueor
“AssignedStationFlow”(ASF)foreachstation.Thisvaluecanbe(a)
avaluemeasuredduringlearning,or(b)auser-denedvalue.Ifthe
stationscreendisplays“Unk”,thevalueisnotlearnedoruser-dened,
andis“unknown.”
Use the arrow buttons and plus and minus buttons to navigate as
follows:Ifthe“AssignedStationFlow”istobeedited,presstheplus
or minus buttons to set a user-dened value.  If a value has been
“learned”andtheASFisnotcurrentlythe“learned”value,thiswillbe
indicatedonthethirddisplayline.The“learned”valuecanbesetby
pressingthe*button.
Press the right arrow button to select Station High FlowThreshold
(SHFT).Thisvaluecanbesetto(a)theASFvalueplustheOsetset
previously,or(b)auser-denedvalue.Presstheplusorminusbutton
tosetauser-denedvalue.IftheASFvalueisnot“Unk”,pressingthe
*buttonsetsSHFTtotheASFplusosetvalue.Presstherightarrow
buttontomovetothenextstation.
Learning Station Flow
Select Stations to Learn Flow
Thissubmenu lets the user select stationson whichto Learn Flow.
Thefactorydefaultis“NoLearnStations.”Learningeachstation’sow
rateisrequiredforthecontrollertooperate,storeandthencompare
foraccurateowmonitoring.Oneormorestationscanbeselected.
Pressingthe*buttonwillalternatebetweenselectingallstationsand
selectingnostations.
Note: Ifastation’sowratehasbeenpreviouslylearned,the
controllerwillonlydisplaythemostrecentlylearnedvalue.
Theglobalstationosetpercentageisappliedtothisvalue.
ToselectastationtoLearnFlow,presstheSELECTbuttontoviewthe
rst8stations.Presstheplusorminusbuttontochangethevalue
underthecorrespondingstationnumberof“—“to“LF”forLearnFlow.
Presstherightarrowbuttontomovetothenextstation.Repeatthis
processasoftenasneeded.Presstherightorleftarrowbuttontothe
end(ineitherdirection)toexitthesubmenu.
Set Delay Before Learning
Thisdelaytimecorrespondstohowlongthecontrollerwillallowow
tostabilizebeforerecordingastation’slearnedowvalue.Another
waytothinkabout this isselecting thestations run-time. This isa
globalsettingappliedtoallstationsthatarelearning.If some sta-
tionsrequirealongerdelayperiodtoensureaccuraterecording,they
willneedtobelearnedseparatelywithalongerdelayperiod.Allow-
ingtoolittletimeforlearningcouldleadtofalseHighStationFlow
Alerts.
Therangeofthedelayperiodis3-10minutesin1-minuteincrements
andthefactorydefaultvalueis3minutes.