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Irrigation System Controller

User’s Guide

Rain Dial Plus 6, 9 and 12 Station

Indoor and Outdoor Models

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Summary of Contents for Rain Dial Plus 12

Page 1: ...Irrigation System Controller User s Guide Rain Dial Plus 6 9 and 12 Station Indoor and Outdoor Models Espa ol P gina 25 Fran ais Page 49...

Page 2: ...l Works 13 Getting Started 14 Automatic Operation Step By Step 14 15 Special Features Clear Program Select Language 16 Water Budget 16 Review Your Program 17 Manual Program Start 17 Manual Valve Start...

Page 3: ...Input 24 V a c 60 Hz 30 VA domestic or 24 V a c 50 Hz 30 VA export and Australian Note Plug in transformer supplied with domestic models only All Models Output 24 V a c at 1 0A total maximum output 0...

Page 4: ...r to supplement watering if one program is not enough If you need extra water use more than one start time and or use the Water Budget Special Feature Avoid Creating a Low Water Pressure Condition Sta...

Page 5: ...SampleWatering Plan Program StartTime Valve Location Run Time Schedule A 1 5 00 a m 1 Front Lawn 15 min Odd 2 Back yard 15 min Odd 3 Side Yard 10 min Odd B 1 3 00 p m 4 Trees drip 2 hrs Mon C 1 4 00 a...

Page 6: ...m of a grounded electrical outlet The outdoor model can be installed almost anywhere but try avoiding exposure to direct sprinkler spray The controller must be powered by a grounded AC circuit which i...

Page 7: ...ingle common wire and attach that wire to the VC Valve Common terminal CAUTION Do not link the common wire of two or more controllers together Use a separate independent valve common wire for each con...

Page 8: ...ires from the sensor into the cabinet through the valve wire opening 2 Remove the jumper wire from the two Sensor terminals Connect the sensor wires to the terminals in either order Refer to Figure 3...

Page 9: ...ated wire connectors splice the mating wires as shown in Figure 4 5 Close and secure the conduit body cover 6 Apply power to the controller and check controller operation If the controller is not oper...

Page 10: ...removal steps Program settings are stored in a unique electronic device called non volatile memory and retained for up to 10 years even without battery power The battery maintains the current date and...

Page 11: ...am A B or C for programming an automatic watering schedules and for manual operation of an automatic watering program Semi Auto operation Function Switch Use Run for automatic operation Use Set Progra...

Page 12: ...rapidly advance to another setting Holding down either button for longer than 3 seconds causes the display to rapidly scroll through the digits Display Shows the value of the selected information Tim...

Page 13: ...The valve numbers correspond to the numbered terminals behind the module The valves run in numerical order when one finishes another begins You can set each valve to run from 0 to 59 minutes in 1 min...

Page 14: ...ction Switch to Set Program 2 Set the Program Selector Switch to A B or C program 3 Turn the Dial as follows to select ONE of the watering day schedule options Daily Schedule Turn the Dial to Sun Sund...

Page 15: ...p year 4 Turn the Dial to StartTimes Turn the Dial to Start Time 1 Press the Buttons to the time you want this Program to start Note OFF settings are located between 11 59 a m 12 00 p m and 11 59 p m...

Page 16: ...er position when you have completed the Clear Program process SELECT LANGUAGE 1 Set the Function Switch to Set Program 2 Turn the Dial to Spl Func 3 Press the Next Button 4 Press the Buttons until the...

Page 17: ...tart the selected program 5 Press the Next Button to advance through all active stations within a program Only stations that have run times will operate 6 When complete the Automatic schedule resumes...

Page 18: ...each Dial position shows Time Displays the current time in hours and minutes and indicates AM or PM Date Displays the current date as year month JAN DEC or date Valve RunTimes The selected watering ti...

Page 19: ...DAY and SKIP numbers are equal If a DAILY schedule has been selected OFF is displayed Odd Even Schedule ODD or EVN is displayed If a DAILY or a SKIP DAYS schedule has been selected OFF is displayed Wa...

Page 20: ...running it will show OFF even though time may be scheduled on a program Manual Valve Running With the Dial pointing to the appropriate valve the display shows M for MANUAL the valve number and the ti...

Page 21: ...Plus controllers can detect and identify any valve with an electrical wiring short circuit To test a valve 1 Set the Function Switch to Run 2 Turn the DIAL to the valve number you want to test 3 Press...

Page 22: ...Watering at wrong times Current Time of day Check and reset Current incorrectly set Time note AM or PM Start Times Check reset all Start incorrectly set Times See page 14 Program values won t Wrong f...

Page 23: ...Valve malfunction Check valve for leaks and or Function Switch Off internal debris Display is flashing This is a reminder the Use Dial to review OFF Function Switch is in the settings or switch to Ru...

Page 24: ...ntroller with respect to the receiver Move the irrigation controller away from the receiver Plug the irrigation controller into a different outlet so that the irrigation controller and receiver are on...