4
14” (36 cm)
minimum
11-1/4”
(28.8 cm)
Cabinet is
6-5/8” (17 cm)
To Fuse
Box
Wall
Floor
Valve Wiring in Conduit
120 Volt AC
Wiring in Conduit
11-3/8”
(28.2 cm)
Locate for
easy access
and for
comfortable
Typical Wall-mount Installation
Page 1: ...g your new state of the art Rain Bird controller For more than six decades Rain Bird has led the irrigation industry in meet ing all of your water management needs by providing the highest quality pro...
Page 2: ...on resistant design Four independent programs Cycle Soak feature for water conservation and erosion control Program and time keeping during power outage Diagnostic circuit breaker that identifies a st...
Page 3: ...lectrical codes Select an area protected from vandalism where the user can easily reach the con troller We recommend placing the controller in a utility room Select a location that has access to 120 v...
Page 4: ...inimum 11 1 4 28 8 cm Cabinet is 6 5 8 17 cm To Fuse Box Wall Floor Valve Wiring in Conduit 120 Volt AC Wiring in Conduit 11 3 8 28 2 cm Locate for easy access and for comfortable Typical Wall mount I...
Page 5: ...te from its hinges by pushing up gently on the panel until the lower hinge comes up out of its hole Slide the faceplate down and away to clear the upper hinge from its hole Set the faceplate aside 5 R...
Page 6: ...e controller to the cluster control unit Important All wiring must be installed and connected in accordance with local codes Connections to the Field Valves Each valve that is controlled by the ESP MC...
Page 7: ...er the same way you connected the other wires Note MV2 master valve 2 is enabled when any station operates MV1 master valve Personal Wiring Notes ______________________________________________________...
Page 8: ...used for the valve wires 2 Loosen the screw on the copper earth ground terminal and place the ground wire into the terminal Tighten the screw so that the ground wire is secure Connections to the Main...
Page 9: ...m the power source to the junction box Main Power Wire Connections Connections to an Optional Sensor The ESP MC controller allows you to connect an optional sensor The ESP MC works with any open or cl...
Page 10: ...charging clip from its retainer at the back of the face plate Snap the recharging clip onto the 9 volt battery supplied Then push the battery into the bat tery holder The ESP MC fully charges the nick...
Page 11: ...the sensor or there is no sensor connected to the controller set the switch to OFF p p ON Press to turn a setting on or to advance the setting in the display q q OFF Press to turn a setting off or to...
Page 12: ...ERING START TIME Set the dial here to set a program s watering start times Eight start times are available for each program MV PUMP START Set the dial here to enable or disable Master Valve 1 MV1 for...
Page 13: ...amming your ESP MC con troller The controller comes from the factory without a pre set default program Before you begin programming it is a good idea to chart your watering schedule on a piece of pape...
Page 14: ...dicating that it is ready to be set 6 Use the arrow keys and the MAN START ADV key to set the month day and year the same way you set the hour and minutes 7 Press MAN START ADV to return to the time o...
Page 15: ...CYCLICAL The display shows the number of days remaining and the number of days in the cycle The number of days in the cycle is flashing indicating that it is ready to be set The display shows USED if...
Page 16: ...ve specified Note The 31st day of the month defaults to ON so if you do not want to water on the 31st you must set that day to OFF Step three Setting the length of a station s watering time Within the...
Page 17: ...o eight start times per day available on the quarter hour To do so 1 Rotate the dial to WATERING START TIME The display shows the program the number of the start time and the start time The num ber of...
Page 18: ...urn the dial to AUTO The controller re turns to the time of day Step five Setting programs to stack or overlap You can set a program to stack run one at a time or overlap run simultaneously The ESP MC...
Page 19: ...lay to continue setting stations 6 When you are finished setting stations re turn the dial to AUTO The controller returns to the time of day Setting Rain Delay The ESP MC allows you to delay watering...
Page 20: ...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...
Page 21: ...centage 4 Return the dial to AUTO The controller re turns to the time of day display The default percentage for all programs is 100 When the water budget for a program is set to other than 100 WATER B...
Page 22: ...erate it manually from time to time When you operate the ESP MC manually you do not disturb any of the programmed instructions Operating Automatically To operate the controller automatically 1 Rotate...
Page 23: ...gram the station num ber and any watering time remaining on that station 2 Press PGM until the program you want is displayed 3 Use the arrow keys to select the station you want to operate 4 Press MAN...
Page 24: ...suspending any work in progress 5 If you want to add other programs to the test with the dial set to TEST PROGRAM press PGM to select the program Then press MAN START ADV to stack the new program aft...
Page 25: ...short circuit and skips that station The controller skips to the next station but flashes the skipped station number and FAULT in the display Once you have corrected the problem push the FAULT RESET...
Page 26: ...g automatically performed by the PC program Master valve MV An electrically operated valve located on a system s main line that controls the flow of water to all other electric and manual valves downs...
Page 27: ...vailable in some controllers and central control systems allowing adjust ment of water application times without reprogramming each station or irrigation schedule Watering cycle Central Computer Cellu...
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