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Setting Cycle + Soak
The Cycle + Soak feature is designed to con-
serve water that might puddle in tight soils such
as clay, or end up as runoff on slopes. Cycle +
Soak lets you break up the total watering time of
a station into shorter cycles with a soak time be-
tween cycles. You set the
maximum
watering
time length and the
minimum
soak time. This
setting affects all programs in which the station is
included.
For example, if you want to water a station for a
total of 20 minutes, but runoff begins to occur af-
ter 5 minutes, you can set the station for 5-
minute maximum cycles, and a minimum of 25
minutes between cycles. While the station is in
soak mode, the controller operates other stations
in the program.
Note:
If there is nothing left for the controller to
do but wait until a soak time elapses, the display
shows SOAK.
Note:
The Test program does not respond to Cy-
cle and Soak settings.
To set Cycle + Soak:
1.
Rotate the dial to CYCLE + SOAK. The dis-
play shows the station number, the length of
time to water, and the length of time to soak.
The station number is flashing, indicating
that it is ready to be set.
2.
Use the arrow keys to select the station.
3.
Press MAN START/ADV. The length of time
to water flashes, indicating that it is ready to
be set.
4.
Use the arrow keys to set the maximum
length of time to water from 1 to 60 minutes.
5.
Press MAN START/ADV. The length of time
to soak flashes, indicating that it is ready to
be set.
6.
Use the arrow keys to set the minimum
length of time to soak for from 1 to 60 min-
utes.
STATION
WATER TIME
STATION
WATER TIME