This manual explains
how to install your
Lawn Genie sprinkler
controller and program
it for the watering
schedule that's right
for you. The following
sections are arranged
to match the most
efficient installation
sequence. Refer to
them in the order pre-
sented for best results.
Introduction ............................................................... 3
Features
...................................................................... 5
Installation
Installing the controller.. ................................................
6
Connecting the valves.. ................................................. 7
Connecting the transformer and battery ...................... 8
Programming
Setting the current time.. .............................................. 9
Selecting the right Program ........................................ 10
Setting the start times ................................................ 11
Setting the run time and Program for each Zone ......... 12
Setting the day schedules ........................................... 14
Typical program for lawn & garden ............................. 16
Additional information
Installing a pump-start relay ....................................... 17
Special functions.. ...................................................... 19
Trouble-shooting ......................................................... 20
Watering considerations.. .......................................... 21
Warranty..................................................................... 22
Zone Legend ............................................................... 24
Your Lawn Genie sprinkler
controller is the heart of
your automated watering
system. It lets you supply
different parts of your lawn
and garden with precisely
the water they require,
exactly when they require
it. All without any effort on
your part once you’ve pro-
grammed your system.
This Lawn Genie controller
gives you four ways to con-
trol how you distribute water
to various parts of your yard.
Here’s how they work:
Zone
control
Lawns, shrubs, flower beds
and other foliage all need
different amounts of water.
You can tailor the water
delivered to different parts
of your yard by assigning
a different run time to one
or more sprinkler valves.
Each valve and the sprinklers
it controls are called a Zone.
The L60204 lets you divide
your yard into as many as four
Zones; the L60206P allows
up to six; and the L60208P
permits a maximum of 8 Zones.
Programming options
Certain parts of your yard may
need water every day. Other
parts may need water only
twice a week. Dual program-
ming lets you divide your
Zones into two different
groups, and assign each
group a different interval
between days or different
specific days of the week to
water. For example, Program
A may water Zones 1,3,4
and 5 every third day, and
Program B may water Zones
2 and 6 only on Monday
and Friday. For details, see
“Selecting the right
Program” on page 10.
Start
times
This controller lets you
specify up to six different
times to start watering
the Zones it controls. Start
times may be shared
between Program A and
Program B in any combi-
nation, for example, two
start times in Program A;
4 in Program B. and so on.
Watering run time
To deliver the correct
amount of water to each
Zone, you can program
each Zone to shut off after
a specified period of time-
from 1 to 99 minutes.
Here’s how the controller connects to your system
Plug-in Controller unit Automatic Automatic
transformer anti-siphon
in-line valve
valve (some installations)
