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GENESIS OPERATIONS MANUAL 

  

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Begin an automatic Program/start at a particular station and run the balance of that Program 
automatically.  When a Program is running in semi-auto mode and you press this key again, it 
advances to the next station in that Start.   

Set and start from one to six stations in a temporary manual Program.  In the manual Program, the 
system prompts you to select stations, and then set separate Run Times for each (hrs:min or 
min:secs).  The stations can run either sequentially or simultaneously.     

When you activate the manual Program, it interrupts all other operations.  When the manual Program is finished, 
the other operations resume at the point where the interruption occurred.   

Stops all stations that are running, including those in manual operation, or engage the Rain Shutdown 
feature.     

Note: If you select a Program or a Program/Start before pressing OFF, only that Program will stop.  The Program 
that stopped will resume when the next scheduled start occurs.   

Choose numbers for Programs, Starts, Run Times, and all numerical entries.     

Clear the last entry in the display.  You can also press this key to clear error messages from the 
display.  

Saves Program or Program changes into memory, and deletes all previous entries in that position. 
You must also press this key to activate Manual or Semi-Auto operation.  

Use to select AM or PM when setting time of day (press repeatedly to change back and forth 
between AM and PM).  During option programming and manual programming, use this key to 
toggle between selections any time a question mark (?) appears in the display.   

If you press OPTIONS while the time of day is showing, the display window shows various  global 
options, which are options affecting the entire controller. Continue pressing the Options button to 
cycle through all the option choices. Press ENTER to choose an option to set.    

If you press OPTIONS after you've selected a Program, you can view different sets of options related to Programs. 
Press the OPTIONS key once to get to the option prompt.  Select options by number, or press the OPTIONS key 
repeatedly to advance through the options.  Press ENTER to choose an option to set.   

For more complete information on options, see these sections: How To Use the Program/Start Options and 
How to Use the Program Options.  

Summary of Contents for Genesis

Page 1: ...GENESIS OPERATIONS MANUAL Genesis Programming and Operations Manual ...

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Page 3: ...rt a Semi Automatic Run at a Particular Program Start or Station 14 2 Turn Off a Specific Program 15 3 Turn Off All Programs 15 4 Use the Rain Shutdown Feature 16 5 Operate a Station Manually 16 Options 17 How to Use Global Options 18 1 FC Info 18 2 Address 18 3 MR Runtime 19 4 MR Pump 19 5 Xmit Test 19 6 Default Program 19 How to Use the Program Options 20 1 Cluster On Times 21 2 Copy Run Times 2...

Page 4: ...s with the Genesis central system or with maintenance radio Genesis controllers are durable flexible and available in 20 to 60 station configurations But despite their advanced programming capabilities Genesis controllers are also easy to use With the Genesis controller system you can design the watering plan you need for your special requirements This Manual is for all Genesis Field Controllers S...

Page 5: ...gram THE DURABILITY YOU NEED A 10 year lithium battery retains all time and Program settings during power failure or interruption No more blown fuses caused by overloads The fuse is protected by sensing circuitry that shuts down valves during overload situations It reports the failure with a message that displays until you clear it Heavy duty input and output lightning protection see grounding req...

Page 6: ...w to interpret the messages that appear in the display window START UP SEQUENCE AND MESSAGES Upon power up or when the optional WalkPad is first connected to a Drone unit the display window shows a series of messages that identify and describe the controller this is called the billboard These messages tell the type version number size and address of the controller as well as other important inform...

Page 7: ...f the Options Read or change the days when each independent Program operates Select a Program first Then press WATER DAY YES for Y Yes or WATER DAYS NO for N No as the blinking cursor moves to each day in the schedule The display window shows only seven days at a time If there are more than seven days in the schedule the display rolls to the next string of days This continues if necessary up to 32...

Page 8: ...cal entries Clear the last entry in the display You can also press this key to clear error messages from the display Saves Program or Program changes into memory and deletes all previous entries in that position You must also press this key to activate Manual or Semi Auto operation Use to select AM or PM when setting time of day press repeatedly to change back and forth between AM and PM During op...

Page 9: ...ture If you press ENTER the local field controller radio will transmit a simple tone for approximately 5 seconds allowing test measurements to be made A hand held maintenance radio walkie talkie on the correct frequency will be able to hear the tone and verify that the field controller radio is transmitting Option 6 Default Program YES NO Choose whether the default Program will be loaded into memo...

Page 10: ...rlap the second Start time begins immediately after the first Start time finishes the third after the second and so on MasterCouple Start times within the entire field controller are not allowed to overlap Programs and Starts follow in their originally programmed order but no two Programs or Start times can run simultaneously Option 8 Pump YES NO Enable or disable turn on or off the controller pum...

Page 11: ...e set up Schedule Starts Run Times In most cases you can always use the Time key as an Escape key If you are unsure of your next step or get lost in a sub menu the Time key will bail you out it will exit the sub menu and restore the time display 1 CHANGE THE TIME OF DAY Puts the controller in the proper mode for setting the time The display shows the current time for example Time 01 07 AM Press th...

Page 12: ...position of the day number for example Sch day 12 28 Press the keys for the number you want to assign to today in the schedule this example shows day 1 Completes setting the day of schedule The display shows the current time of day change for example Day chg 06 PM_ The cursor is in the far right position of the time number Press the number keys for the time you want each irrigation day to change t...

Page 13: ...ng on the first day of the block of 7 days shown Each time you press WATER DAYS YES the letter Y shows at the cursor position and the cursor moves to the next day Each time you press WATER DAYS NO the letter N shows at the cursor position and the cursor moves to the next day A display showing YNYNYNY for example indicates a watering schedule that operates every other day You may also press AM PM S...

Page 14: ...ges the time to PM Controller assumes AM Press AM PM repeatedly to toggle between AM and PM Accepts the Start time setting Press START TIME again the display shows P2 T1E off The E in this display prompts for an optional End time If you enter an End time the controller will stop the watering cycle at that time no matter how many minutes of Run Time remain To enter an End time press the number keys...

Page 15: ...y shows P2 T2 S01 off S01 indicates station 1 If you press RUN TIME again that number advances Continue pressing RUN TIME until the number showing is the station you want to set the Run Time for Press number keys for the amount of time you want this station to run You can use the Option feature after entering all the Run Times to change between the minutes seconds and hours minutes modes The curso...

Page 16: ...number you want to run is displayed or press a number key from 1 to 5 If you press SEMI AUTO now the controller assumes Start 1 Station 1 The display will show the Program number Start number and actual Start time For example P2 T1 03 45 PM If you want to semi auto start a different Start within the Program continue to press START TIME until the number showing is the Start you want The semi auto c...

Page 17: ... to 5 The time display returns All Starts in the Program you selected are off If other Programs are set to run at the same time they will continue to run The Program you stopped will resume normal operation at the next Start time 3 TURN OFF ALL PROGRAMS When you press OFF without selecting a Program the display shows Rain Shutdown The time display returns All Programs are off This function affects...

Page 18: ...nd automatically resume use Option 6 Skip Days 5 OPERATE STATION S MANUALLY The Manual key allows you to operate from 1 to 6 stations manually either simultaneously or in sequence for a Run Time of your choosing If you choose to operate multiple stations manually Genesis will temporarily assign the manual stations a letter A through F for your reference while in the manual displays Note In the Man...

Page 19: ...t the time mode and if you ve chosen more than one station to run the display shows Sequential If you chose only one station the manual Program begins If you press ENTER here the stations you ve set will run one after the other in the order you entered them If you want to run them simultaneously press AM PM or AM PM SELECT to change the prompt to Simultaneous If you press AM PM repeatedly the disp...

Page 20: ...ield controller You cannot change anything from this option field it is strictly for information After the billboard information has cycled the display will return to the FC Info option display If this is the first time you have applied power to a field controller or if the controller has experienced a recent power outage the display will alternate between the Time and POWER OUTAGE Press CLEAR to ...

Page 21: ... use the AM PM SELECT or AM PM key to change the display to No and press ENTER Option 5 Xmit tst Radio Units Only This is a diagnostic radio test feature If you press ENTER the local field controller radio will transmit a simple tone for approximately 5 seconds allowing test measurements to be made A hand held maintenance radio walkie talkie on the correct frequency will be able to hear the tone a...

Page 22: ...es Seconds 8 Pump 4 Scale 9 Skip Days 5 Cycles PROGRAMMING OPTIONS Options Program Program Start 1 Cluster On Times x 2 Copy Run Times x 3 Minutes Seconds x 4 Scale x 5 Cycles x 6 Cycle Delay x 7 Program Classification x 8 Pump x 9 Skip Days x BEFORE YOU SET A PROGRAM OPTION Use the PROGRAM key to select a Program then press OPTIONS To select an option Press the number key for that option then ENT...

Page 23: ...n minutes Run Time 0 10M Note The time mode M or S is dependent on the setting of Option 7 If you want to change modes see Option 7 Sets the length of the Run Times in this group of stations The display shows From To Press the number key for the first station in the group If you press ENTER instead of entering a number the display shows 1 Completes your selection of the first station In this examp...

Page 24: ...Program to copy the Run Times from Program 1 Start 1 This display shows Copied Exits the function restores the time display Option 3 Hrs Min or Min Sec This option changes the time setting mode for all stations in a Program Start The M mode Hours Minutes ranges from 1 minute to 4 hours 15 minutes in one minute increments The S mode Minutes Seconds ranges from 1 second to 4 minutes 15 seconds in on...

Page 25: ...Scale With this option you can scale increase or decrease the Run Time of any Program start by a certain percentage Note To increase the time set the percentage at more than 100 To decrease the time set the percentage at less than 100 For example to increase watering time by 50 enter 150 Select the Program Start you want to change Then when you select option 4 the display shows Scale 100 Press num...

Page 26: ...epetitions you want In this example the display shows the cycle will repeat five times P1 T1 Cycles 5 Completes the option setting The display shows P1 T1 Cycles 5 Exits the function restores the time display Option 6 Cycle Delay This option sets the length of time between repetitions or cycles in a cycle Program see Option 5 Select the Program and Start you want to set the cycle delay for Then wh...

Page 27: ...ut no two Programs or Start times can run simultaneously You can set any number of Programs to any of these options For example Programs 1 and 4 could be MasterCouple 3 and 5 could be Couple and 2 Independent HOW OPTION 7 WORKS To better understand how these classifications work look at the sample Program settings below Then review the three diagrams that follow They show how the same set of Progr...

Page 28: ... the Independent classification Changes the classification to Couple If you press AM PM again the classification changes to MasterCouple If you press AM PM repeatedly the Program classification changes from Independent to Couple to MasterCouple It is not necessary to press ENTER to accept data ENTER toggles back and forth among the classifications as well Exits the function restores the time displ...

Page 29: ...ct the Program you want to skip days Then when you select option 9 the display shows P1 SkipDays xxx Press the number key s for the number of days you want the Program to skip In this example the display shows the Program will skip seven days then resume normal starts P1 SkipDays 7 Completes the Skip Days setting and changes the display to P1 SkipDays 7 Exits the function restores the time display...

Page 30: ...for your central interface for maintenance radio instructions Genesis Maintenance Radio is a valuable tool that allows remote control of your irrigation controller by means of a UHF hand held transceiver directly to any Genesis Radio series controller With the Genesis Maintenance Radio you can Manually control any valve of any Field Controller FC in your system Semi Auto start a Program start of a...

Page 31: ...o that you can operate multiple field controllers without logging on and off individual controllers The following commands are supported by Genesis Maintenance Radio Legend aaa Field Controller address from 1 to 999 nnn Station number from 1 to 60 103 in Viking versions p Program number from 1 to 5 s Start number from 1 to 4 ttt Run Time from 1 to 4 15 HH MM or MM SS One tone Successful command ac...

Page 32: ...tion step up down with acknowledgment at controller aaa aaa Step up to next station after field controller has been accessed with 992 command aaa Step down to next station after field controller has been accessed with 992 command aaa 992 Disable sequential station operation with acknowledgment at controller aaa ...

Page 33: ... started semi automatically beginning with station 1 When the semi auto sequence is finished the FC will return to normal operation aaa 97p s nn Program p start s will be started semi automatically beginning with station nnn When the semi auto sequence is finished the FC will return to normal operation aaa 976 This command stops all irrigation at the FC aaa aaa 992 Enables the sequential station o...

Page 34: ...r and wish to abort the command release the PTT button on the hand held and wait for 5 seconds An error message may be sent and then you can proceed with a new command When using command 992 only one station may be active If multiple stations are active when the 992 command is issued the first station turned on will be the one that is left active for step up and step down If no stations are runnin...

Page 35: ...me one day changes to the next for example Monday changes to Tuesday Adjusting the day change allows the calendar and the clock to work together more conveniently By setting the day change to a time later than midnight you can control the irrigation schedule to allow watering at night without disruption default Program Program 1 is set to All Days on Start 1 at 10 PM all station Run Times set to 1...

Page 36: ...ecify regardless of the programming already in the controller minutes seconds The mode in which the digits on the left represent minutes and the digits on the right represent seconds In this mode Run Times can range from one second to four minutes 15 seconds For longer cycles use the hours minutes mode The left digits represent hours and the right digits represent minutes option A feature that all...

Page 37: ...t the scale to a number greater than 100 To decrease Run Time set the scale to a number less than 100 schedule The number of calendar days in the irrigation pattern as well as identification of day in the pattern For example you can specify that today is day 5 of a 28 day schedule semi auto mode A feature that allows you to start a selected Start within a Program at any time regardless of the time...

Page 38: ...w of valve outputs is called the terminal strip Note Control wiring from other devices such as lights and fountains may also be attached to these contact points wall mount A controller installation where the cabinet is attached to a building surface By contrast a pedestal mount controller stands alone on a concrete base ...

Page 39: ... solenoid 3 Replace or repair wire 4 Return output board for repair 5 Review all Programs running and verify that the load at any one time does not exceed 3A A valve stays on 1 Continuous output voltage at controller 2 Valve is stuck or damaged 3 Programmed to run in hours not minutes 1 If valve goes off when disconnected replace and return triac board for repair 2 Repair replace valve 3 Review Pr...

Page 40: ...caused too many valves to come on more than 3 Amps 3 Wiring to valve is damaged 1 Replace solenoid at valve nn 2 Review all Programs and Starts for overlaps 3 Perform ground fault check on valve wiring and repair or replace if necessary Power Outage 1 Power to the field controller has been interrupted 1 Press CLEAR to remove message from display Fuse Open 1 Fuse has blown 1 Check all valve wiring ...

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Page 43: ...AL 41 Hunter Industries Incorporated The Irrigation Innovators 1940 Diamond Street San Marcos CA 92069 TEL 1 760 744 5240 FAX 1 760 744 7461 2001 Hunter Industries Incorporated www HunterIndustries com P N 562114 Rev D 10 01 ...

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