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Parts Identification

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  1 . 

Parts Identification

  1 . 

Top  Cover

  2 . 

Controller  Display

  3 . 

Bottom  Cover

  4 . 

Battery Compartment Cover

  5 . 

Solenoid

  6 . 

Drainage Openning

  7 . 

Valve Handle (Orange)

  8 . 

Bayonet

  9 . 

Water Flow Direction Arrow

  10 .  Hydraulic Valve

Figure 1

Before installation: make sure a filter is installed upstream to the
valve. (See list of additional accessories page 27.)

  2 . 

Setting Up the Irrigation Controller

  2 .   1 .  Valve and Solenoid Assembly

  1 . Shut the main irrigation system valve.
  2 . Before installing the hydraulic valve

[5] in the irrigation system, remove the
solenoid [1] from the valve with a 90°
counter-clockwise turn. Be careful not
to loose the seal (O-ring) [3].

  3 . Install the hydraulic valve in the

irrigation system, paying attention to
the correct water flow direction, as
indicated by the arrow [4] on the valve
cover.

Figure 2

  5 .  After installing the hydraulic valve [5], assemble the solenoid with a 90°

clockwise turn. Be sure to place the seal (O-ring) [3] in its proper
location.

Note: A small amount of water is expelled from the drainage opening on the

solenoid during valve activation (manual or automatic).

Summary of Contents for DCS Series

Page 1: ...igation Cycles in Cyclical program mode From Once a minute to Once a Month Withstands Harsh Climatic Conditions WP only Water resistant Simple Four Button Programming Single Valve DC1s to 4 Valve DC4s...

Page 2: ...Weekly Irrigation Schedule 14 4 Additional Programming Options 15 4 1 One Time Irrigation 15 4 2 Cyclical Irrigation 15 4 3 Setting Day of the Week and Time For Cyclical and One Time Irrigation 16 4...

Page 3: ...in irrigation system valve 2 Before installing the hydraulic valve 5 in the irrigation system remove the solenoid 1 from the valve with a 90 counter clockwise turn Be careful not to loose the seal O r...

Page 4: ...ions in 2 Way and 3 Way valves are reversed see drawing below Figure 3 2 Way Valve 3 Way Valve Important For automatic irrigation operation the valve handle must be in the middle AUTO position 2 3 Bat...

Page 5: ...gning the words TOP which are stamped on both the coupling and the plate see Fig 4 2 Press the mounting plate with the mounting coupling inserted against the irrigation controller back The controller...

Page 6: ...SN 1 Remove the bottom cover 1 from the irrigation controller 2 Connect the solenoid cables to the connection block 2 A three wire cable white red and black emerges from each solenoid Connect the Whit...

Page 7: ...able to the sensor 4 The controller and its connections are waterproof In order to maintain the waterproofing it is important to ensure the following Do not remove protective coverings from cables tha...

Page 8: ...onnect the red and black wires according to the same principle Refer to the diagram 4 Connect the remaining controller cables to the solenoid cables according to the number of valves in the system Mak...

Page 9: ...aid of 4 buttons Programming Step Selector used to select the desired programming mode e g clock setting mode Parameter Selection Button used to select the parameter to be changed e g hour minute etc...

Page 10: ...accessories in the irrigation system 1 Press a few times until appears 2 Press The hour digits blink Set the current hour with the aid of and Note AM and PM designations appear to the left of the hou...

Page 11: ...e the arrow to select the desired valve number by pressing or 4 Press to go to the next step 3 3 Setting the Irrigation Period This setting determines the length of time that the valve will remain ope...

Page 12: ...linking arrow will move one position to the right to appear at the next day of the week Select additional days of the week in the same manner 5 Canceling Scheduled Irrigation Days Press The arrow unde...

Page 13: ...ion time entered 3 Set the desired start with the aid of and Note AM and PM designation appears to the left of the hour digits Repeat this process to set start times 2 3 and 4 as required 4 To cancel...

Page 14: ...digit displays 2 Press The minutes digits blink Press or until the minutes digits display 30 6 Press will appear 7 Press A blinking appears at the top of the display under Sunday Press until the blin...

Page 15: ...inutes hours or days for the irrigation period as set in Section 3 3 1 Press until appears 2 Press a number of times for all the days of the week until appears and blinks on the display 3 With the dis...

Page 16: ...ogram starts tomorrow etc up to 30 days 1 Press until 1 appears The last opening time entered appears on the display 2 Press The hours digits blink 3 Set the desired opening time by pressing or Note A...

Page 17: ...ress until appears 3 Press a number of times for all the days of the week until appears blinking on the display 4 While the display blinks press or The display reads every X XY where X XY is the irrig...

Page 18: ...automatically close at the end of the irrigation period Note that the originally programmed irrigation schedule continues to function at the times set 1 DC4S models only Press until appears Select on...

Page 19: ...rd rAin will appear on the display if an attempt is made to operate a previously scheduled valve opening while the irrigation controller is suspended 4 7 Program Lockout Sensor This option is not incl...

Page 20: ...ntil appears next to SENSOR 3 Press to activate the sensor in the irrigation program for the selected valve With the sensor circuit closed i e the sensor detects the existence of a defined program loc...

Page 21: ...part of a day up to 23 hours in the cyclical irrigation mode only see Section 4 2 This function is useful when for example irrigation is only required during the hot hours of the day Make sure that ap...

Page 22: ...ntion to the AM PM designation If an irrigation cycle exceeding 24 hours has been programmed the irrigation window function is disabled To disable the irrigation window function 1 Press until appears...

Page 23: ...e irrigation controller the letter W Wait appears on the display The valve will open when another valve closes 5 2 Blinking Low Battery Warning A blinking battery icon appears on the display when the...

Page 24: ...irrigation controller activity Program data will be retained for approximately 15 seconds during battery changing 5 4 Missing Program Data During manual irrigation system operation via the irrigation...

Page 25: ...n Manual operation via the irrigation controller indicating that the sensor is activated see Section 4 7 and is currently inhibiting Manual irrigation via the controller see Section 4 5 In this situat...

Page 26: ...r 7 Troubleshooting and Solutions Table Problem Event Cause Solution Valve does not open during Automatic operation or during Manual operation via irrigation controller Valve Handle not in AUTO positi...

Page 27: ...Accessory Lockable Protective Housing Line Filter BSP Line Filter BSP 1 Spare Parts Kit Valve Solenoid 1 Valve Solenoid 1 Valve Solenoid 2 Valve Solenoid Solenoid Only Valve Bayonet 1 Valve Bayonet 1...

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