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19 Ec Controller
3. Press + to increase the Water Budget percentage, or press -
to decrease the Water Budget percentage.
4. When the Water Budget percentage is set to any figure other
than 100, all programs (A, B, and C) display a percent sign
(%) in front of the program letter.
5. After setting the Water Budget percentage, turn the
programming dial back to AUTO . All station run times will
be increased or decreased by the selected Water Budget
percentage.
Manually Run Stations and
Programs
DIAGRAM 22 & 23
You can manually run individual stations if you think a
particular area needs additional watering.
You can also run an entire program manually. Each station
assigned to the program will run for its allotted time.
Manually Run a Station(s)
1. Turn the programming dial to MANUAL STATION .
2. The number “1” followed by “0 00” appears in the display.
This means that station number 1 is set for zero manual run
time.
3. If you want to manually run a station other than number 1,
press ENTER until the desired station number appears in
the display.
4. If you want to manually run the displayed station, press +
or - to set the station’s manual run time (from one minute
to four hours).
5. Press ENTER to begin watering.
NOTE : You can “stack” higher numbered stations
to operate manually by pressing ENTER after
setting the run time for each station. Stacked
stations will run in consecutive order, even if they
are stacked in a different order (i.e., a lower
numbered station will not run if it is stacked after a
higher numbered station).
6. After setting the manual run time for all stations desired,
turn the programming dial back to AUTO . The number of
the first manually operated station appears in the display,
along with its remaining run time. You can press ENTER to
manually advance to the next station
When manual operation finishes, the controller returns to
AUTO mode and awaits the next scheduled program start time.