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2.

 Pull upward on the slid-

ing door (for controllers
with doors) to the latched
position that exposes the
face panel controls and
then with a firmer tug pull
the door upward and off
the controller. Remove the
lower access cover by
placing your fingers under
the door at the bottom of
the controller and your
thumb on top of the access
door on its latch hook.
Then, press gently down
on the latch hook and
swing the door outward
and downward away from
the controller. Turn the
controller upside down on
the edge of a flat surface
(see illustration).

3.

Place a flat blade screwdriver in the groove of the

knockout labeled "A" in the illustration. With the
palm of your hand, strike the end of the screwdriver
handle to punch in one side of the knockout. Repeat
the process on the other edge of the knockout and
remove it. One knockout hole is sized for 3/4" con-
duit. If the size and number of valve wires require
more than 3/4" conduit, punch out the second
knockout for 1 " conduit instead.

4.

 Slide the controller down over the mounting

bracket until lower mounting hole "D" aligns with the
hole in the back of the terminal strip compartment.
You may want to wait until after you have cut your
wire conduits to length before driving the last mount-
ing screw through the aligned holes to secure the
controller to the wall or stud.

Note 3: For installations with low overhead clearance
(and with no controller sliding door), slide the wall
bracket up and off the wall. Slide the

wall bracket up into its
tracks on the back of the
controller and, together,
mount the bracket and
controller back on the wall.
Make sure that hole "D" in
the bracket and the hole in
the back of the lower com-
partment of the controller
are aligned with each other
and with the pilot hole in
the wall's surface.

CONNECT MAIN POWER WIRES

WARNING:

 Make sure the power source is off before

connecting any power wires.

OUTDOOR CONTROLLER

The illustrated "side view" shows how the controller,
"J" box, conduit and fitting are used for outdoor in-
stallations.

The slide-in clip holds the "J" box to the controller,
however, the "J" box must be screwed to the wall.

Cut both the power supply conduit to the right length
and your valve wire conduit.

Summary of Contents for E-3

Page 1: ...Please read the in structions carefully and keep this manual in a handy location for future reference PROGRAMMING CONTROLS The following is a key to the buttons and icons on the E Class controller fa...

Page 2: ...ll struggling with your old sprinkler timer Having a hard time complying with local watering restrictions Upgrading to a new Rain Bird sprinkler timer is easier than you might think New timers are eas...

Page 3: ...6 will flash in the display Press or to set to the current year 3 Press ENTER ENTER to enter your selection 4 The digits for the current month will now flash 01 Press or to set to the current month 5...

Page 4: ...s with today s number and abbreviation The seven weekdays are dis played as a row of numbers For example Mon day is 1 Tuesday is 2 etc 1 2 The square around a day s number means it is a water day To t...

Page 5: ...ress ENTER until the start time you want to delete appears in the display 4 Move the start time to the blank screen just before midnight The E Class controller automatically arranges start times in th...

Page 6: ...pears A B or C and then start over with STEP II VI ADJUST WATER BUDGET PERCENTAGE 1 WATER BUDGET allows you to increase or decrease watering time length for all stations on a Pro gram with just one ad...

Page 7: ...of minutes you want Normal station running times in the Automatic Programs are not affected 2 STATION 2 4 STOP AT ANY STATION YOU WANT use or to set a running time for it Use ENTER ENTER to put the s...

Page 8: ...the first stacked Program will blink 4 IX TO RUN THE TEST PROGRAM 1 2 3 You can manually advance through the stations of any program by setting the dial to AUTO and repeatedly pressing the ENTER ENTE...

Page 9: ...ean method use this dial posi tion and the ENTER button XII MOISTURE SENSOR SETTING IF INSTALLED You can tell the controller to stop watering when an attached sensor reaches it s wet condition You can...

Page 10: ...r automatically shuts off the station with the fault After 30 40 seconds while the E Class unit is checking again to confirm the fault the controller advances to the next station in the program Every...

Page 11: ...the controller s micro processor Re establish power to the controller If the current time is not shown or your program is no longer in the memory reprogram the controller Open the lower access cover a...

Page 12: ...controller down over the wall mounting bracket on models with a sliding door this overhead clearance also allows the door to be removed or rein stalled Note 2 For indoor units that do not have a slidi...

Page 13: ...controller down over the mounting bracket until lower mounting hole D aligns with the hole in the back of the terminal strip compartment You may want to wait until after you have cut your wire conduit...

Page 14: ...etely bare cop per wire from the power source to the green yellow wire from the controller In a similar manner con nect each of the two remaining power source wires to one of the controller s input wi...

Page 15: ...VALVES NOTE The E Class residential controller is designed to work best with 18 gauge multi conductor cable that is approved for low voltage direct burial applications These cables usually have a whi...

Page 16: ...trip Then if a prolonged power outage outlasts the controller s memory protection and the controller activates its default program when the pump and stations 5 or 6 are running station 4 s valve allow...

Page 17: ...by one or more of the follow ing measures Reorient the receiving antenna Move the controller away from the receiver Plug the controller into a different outlet so that the controller and receiver are...

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