ESP-9V Battery-Operated Controller
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Introduction
Thank you for choosing Rain Bird’s ESP-9V Battery-Operated Controller.
The ESP-9V is designed to provide worry-free automatic irrigation in
the absence of AC power or in areas where installing new field wires is
not practical.
Operation and Setup
Contractor Rapid Programming
TM
At initial programming, the controller automatically copies the start
times and watering days from Zone 1 to all other zones.
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NOTE:
If multiple zones have the same or overlapping watering
times, the controller will water the zones in sequence (multiple
zones will not run at the same time).
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NOTE:
Changes to a zone’s schedule made after initial program-
ming will only affect the zone being modified.
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NOTE:
You may re-activate the Contractor Rapid Programming
TM
feature by resetting factory defaults (see page 6).
Set Date
Press the MODE button until the Set Date screen is displayed. The
last two digits of the year will begin to flash.
SET
DATE
Press
+
or
–
to set the year (YYYY); then press
Press
+
or
–
to
set the month (M), press
Press
+
or
–
to set the day (D).
Press the
MODE
button again to enter the Set Time screen.
Set Time
Press the MODE button until the Set Time screen is displayed.
SET
TIME
Press
+
or
–
to set the hour (ensure that AM/PM setting is cor-
rect); then press
Press
+
or
–
to set the minutes.
Press the
MODE
button again to enter the Watering Start Times
screen.
Set Zone Watering Start Times
Press the MODE button until the Watering Start Times screen is
displayed.
ZONE 1
(
START TIME 1)
ZONE 1
(START TIME 2)
Press
+
or
–
to select the Zone Number; then
press
Press
+
or
–
to set the 1st Start Time for the selected Zone; then
press
Press
+
or
–
to set the next Start Time, or press
again to select another Zone.
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REPEAT
to set additional Start Times, up to six for each Zone.
Press the
MODE
button again to enter the Watering Days screen.
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NOTE:
Adjustments are set in 10 minute increments.
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NOTE:
To remove a Start Time, press
+
or
–
until
-:-
(OFF) is
displayed. (
-:-
is just before 12:00 AM.)
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NOTE:
The controller will not water multiple zones at the same
time. If two or more zones have the same (or overlapping) start
times, the controller will wait until the first zone is finished water-
ing before starting the rest of the zones in sequence. This method
is called “start time stacking”.