Rain Bird The Freedom System for Maxicom, Instruction Manual

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Command name Format Description Examples
Command 1
Turn on station(s)
##1#cc#ss
Turns on stations(s)
ss ##1#3#5#11#13##
{#ss#ss}#tt##
on channel
cc
for
tt
Turns on stations 5 and 11 on channel 3 for
13 minutes. If you enter more than one station,
then the time must be entered.
##1#5#12##
Turns on station 12 on channel 5 for
two minutes. If you enter only one station and
do not specify any time, then the default time is
two minutes.
Command 2
Turn off a channel or site
##2##
Turns off the entire site.
##2##
Turns off the entire site. If you turn off the entire
site, all of the stations will turn off.
##2#cc##
Turns off the channel cc.
##2 #19##
Turns off channel 19. If you turn off a specific
channel, only the stations that are manually run
turn off; stations run by schedules remain on.
Command 3
Turn on a contiguous
##3#cc#ss#ss#
Turns on stations ss through
##3#8#9#21#10##
block of stations
tt##
ss on channel cc for tt minutes. Turns on stations 9 – 21 on channel 8 for
(i.e., stations 1-10) 10 minutes.
Command 4
Advance a channel
##4#cc##
Turns off all stations on channel
##4#9##
cc and turns on the next available Turns off the stations on channel 9 that are
station.
currently on and turns on the next available
station. Use commands 3 and 4 together. For
example, to verify that each station on a
channel works properly, use command 3 to turn
on stations 1– 24 for one minute each. After a
station turns on and you verify that it is works
properly, you can advance to the next channel
without waiting the entire minute.
“5X Commands” – Commands 52, 55 and 56
5X commands are diagnostic tools rather than irrigation supplements. If there is a problem with a particular head, you can turn it on
with command 51, interrupt it with command 55, work on it, and then resume with command 56.
Command 51
Turn on a single station
##51#cc#ss##5
Turns on station ss on channel cc
##51#21#5##
for 5 minutes. Turns on station 5 on channel 21 for five
minutes. This command differs from command 1
because:
– it only applies to one station.
– the station started by this command can be
paused, interrupted, or turned off by the other.