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PROGRAMMING A LOOP DELAY
Use station 88 to program a delay during loop watering. This special
station causes watering to pause between loops with the master valve off
for the amount of time you program.
1. Make sure the dial is in the Program 4 position.
2. Press 88.
3. Press the
Water Time
key.
4.
Use the number keys to key in the delay duration
(e.g., 20 for 20 minutes).
5. Press Enter.
N O T E : The loop delay is always 1 min. to 24 hrs.
in one-minute increments.
EXAMPLE A:
To keep a new lawn wet while seed
is germinating, you can water each
station for 2 min., pause for 20 min.,
and repeat this watering cycle from
6:00
A.M. to
5:00
P.M.
Make sure the
controller is programmed to water
every day. Program each station
to water for 2 min.; program
station 88 for 20 min. Turn the
dial to the Program 4 position:
PROGRAM
.
Key in the
start
time
by pressing:
Key in the
end
time
by pressing:
To program
loop delay
time, press:
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NOTE:
End time
MUST be
programmed for this loop feature to work
correctly. Otherwise, the controller will interpret cycle start
#2 as a regular cycle start (see page 17).
EXAMPLE B:
For plant propagation, you might want to water each station for
8 seconds, pause for 10 minutes, and repeat this watering cycle from
8:00
A
.
M
. to
8:00 P.M. daily.
Make sure the watering time has been
changed to seconds and minutes using
Option #2 (see page 35) and
the controller is programmed to
water every day. Turn the dial to
’
the Program 4 position. Program
.
each station to water for 8 seconds;
program the cycle loop delay
(station 88) for 10 minutes.
PROGRAM
.
Key in the
start
time
by pressing:
Key in the
end
time
by pressing:
To program
loop
delay
time, press:
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