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Powering Harvest-Master for the First Time
Now it is time to power it all up. Turn on the power to all of the devices you have connected and then
power ON the Harvest-Master. Now Harvest Master will perform Room Calibration.
1)
SET CLOCK. At first power up, it will prompt you to set the clock. Adjust the time with the
arrow keys then press OK, or Press ‘EXIT’ to leave the time at 00:00, the start of the dark period.
2)
SETUP EQUIPMENT. At first start, it assumes that all possible devices are connected. During
Calibration and Climate Analysis, Harvest-Master will check all of these devices and their effect
on climate. To reduce calibration time, enable the devices you use (do nothing to them), set the
rest to “NOTHING”. E.g. if you HAVE a cooling device, do nothing. If NOT, then set the
COOLING (output 4) to “NOTHING”. Check the section on SETUP EQUIPMENT for more
help on how to do this.
3)
CLIMATE ANALYSIS. Once the internal clock is set and any changes made to the connection
list, Harvest-Master starts its Climate Analysis phase (Calibration). Harvest-Master tests the
system to determine what devices are connected and how they affect the climate. It collects
information on how your Green House warms, cools, fills with Carbon Dioxide, the rate it leaks
from the room etc. Calibration can take 20 mins to an hour so just leave it to get on with its work.
At the end of Calibration and Climate Analysis, Harvest-Master begins its normal climate control
mode. If there were devices shown in the connection list that could not be found, Harvest-Master will
display the message “Device Errors” for about four minutes. If you do not press any of the buttons for
four minutes, Harvest-Master removes those devices from the connection list and starts climate control.
If you want to see what devices were tested for but not found, the up arrow can be used to step through
the list. If you press Exit, the offending devices are removed from the list. If you press OK, the
devices stay in the connection list and Harvest-Master will try to use them to control the climate.
Set-up Equipment
The Harvest-Master Menu
The Harvest-Master MENU has eight options. These are:
•
Equipment - Control what is connected to Harvest-Master.
•
Climate - Change the climate parameters.
•
GrowCycle –To change the day and night periods
•
CO
2
State - Make CO
2
active or suspended (if installed)
•
Time - Set the time of day on Harvest-Master
•
Watering –Allows the Set up of eight watering times.
•
Outputs - Pro Plus model only - designate output types.
•
Reset Room - Only if in CO
2
cycle.
•
Calibrate - Calibrate all available sensors & devices connected
Note:
If the unit has been powered up prior to all the devices being connected
then the auto calibrate mode will not proceed.
You need to manually select “Calibrate” option)
Set up equipment allows you to manually set what devices you want on the climate outputs 3 - 8.
Outputs 1 & 2 are reserved for lights and fans respectively.