• the (8.) watering days (left hand column of the
display).
7. [ Fig. P10 ]: Select watering cycle with the
▼
-
▲
button (e. g. 2nd ) and confirm by pressing
OK.
8h / 12h / 24h: Watering every 8 / 12 / 24 hours
2nd / 3rd / 7th: Watering every 2nd / 3rd / 7th day
The display jumps to the watering programme on
the screen.
– or –
8. [ Fig. P11 ]: Select each watering day with the
▼
-
▲
button (E. g. Mo, Fr Monday and Fri-
day) and confirm by pressing OK.
Press the Menu button.
Display moves to the message “Activate /
deactivate watering programme” [Level 6].
If the following day is not a watering day,
then watering only takes place until 0:00.
(Ex. watering days = Monday, Tuesday, Friday;
Start time = 23:00; Water duration = 2h.
On Monday, watering takes place from 23:00 until
Tuesday 01:00.
On Tuesday and Friday, watering takes place from
23:00 until 0:00.)
Activate / deactivate watering programme
[ Fig. P12 ]:
The Prog
ON
must be selected so that the water-
ing programme can start. With Prog
OFF
auto-
matic watering is deactivated. Prog
ON
/
OFF
can
be independently selected for each valve. Also
with Prog
OFF
manual watering is possible.
1. Select Valve 1 (
ï
V1) or Valve 2 (V2
ð
)
with the
▼
-
▲
button (V1 / V2) (if a programme
was previously created then the valve cannot
be selected, the corresponding valve is auto-
matically selected).
2. Press Menu button 5 times [Level 6] (not neces-
sary if a programme was previously created).
3. Select Prog
ON
or Prog
OFF
with the
▼
-
▲
but-
tons and confirm with the OK button.
For 2 sec. Prog
OK
is shown and then the dis-
play moves to the Normal Display [Level 1].
Prog
ON
: The Water Control has now been pro-
grammed, i. e. the inbuilt valve opens and closes
completely automatically and thus waters at the
programmed time.
B) Direct sensor control
:
Prerequisite: at least one GARDENA Soil Moisture
Sensor is connected (see 3. INITIAL OPERATION).
Watering nights (20:00 – 06:00),
if the sensor registers dry. A previously set
scheduled watering programme is stored but
not carried out.
1. Select programme for Valve 1 (
ï
V1) or
Valve 2 (V2
ð
) with the
▼
-
▲
buttons (V1 / V2).
2. Press Menu button 3 times.
Run Time and the watering duration flash on the
display.
3. [ Fig. P13 ]: Set watering duration hours with the
▼
-
▲
buttons (e. g.
0
hours) and confirm with the
OK button.
Run Time and the watering duration minutes
flash on the display.
4. [ Fig. P14 ]: Set watering duration minutes with
the
▼
-
▲
buttons (e. g.
10
minutes) and confirm
with the OK button.
Watering cycle flashes on the display.
5. [ Fig. P15 ]: Select direct sensor control
with the
▼
-
▲
buttons and confirm with the
OK button.
After each watering, a 2-hour watering pause is
triggered in order for the Soil Moisture Sensor to
record the soil moisture.
Example:
Watering duration = 10 minutes
Watering begins when the sensor registers dry
(Sensor dry) between 20:00 and 06:00, and
ends when the sensor registers wet (Sensor wet)
or after 10 minutes at the latest. 2 hours after the
end of watering, if dry is registered (Sensor dry),
watering is again initiated and with wet
(Sensor wet) there is no further watering etc. for
2 hours up to max. 06:00. There is no watering
between 06:00 and 20:00.
The watering duration is preset at the factory to
30 minutes.
Emergency programme (the moon
flashes):
If no sensor is inserted in the direct sensor control,
or the connection cable is faulty, watering will
take place every 24 hours. The watering duration
depends on the set run time but is limited to
a maximum of 30 minutes.
Exit direct sensor control [Level 5]:
1. Press Menu button 4 times.
The moon flashes on the display.
2. Select a different watering cycle with the
▼
-
▲
buttons and confirm with the OK button.
Read / modify watering programmes:
If a value in a programme is to be changed, this
can be done without changing the other values in
the programme.
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