Rain Master RME EAGLE, User Manual

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Rain Master Irrigation Systems RME EAGLE User Manual
Chapter 5 Function and Execution Key Operations Page 47
NOTE: The maximum time and soak time entered will be used for all the stations
in the block, as well as all other Cycle and Soak programs within the
controller.
5.6 WATER % BUDGET FUNCTION KEY
Usage:
The Water % Budget key is used in conventional irrigation programs to change or
review the global increase or decreases in an irrigation program’s base watering
schedule.
The Water Percentage Budget function provides an easy method of increasing or
decreasing the station runtimes within a program with one simple entry. The Water
Percentage Budget function is particularly useful during abnormally dry, hot, cold or
wet periods.
The Water Percentage Budget is, by default, set to 100 percent in all four programs.
Unless changed, each station in a program will run for 100 percent of its
programmed time (the station runtime length entered by you).
The Water Percentage Budget may be set from 0 to 300 percent, in increments of 1
percent and can be independently applied on a per program basis.
As an example, setting the Water Percentage Budget in a program to 161 will
increase the base runtime of each station by 61 percent Setting the Percentage to 70
will decrease the base runtime of each station by 30 percent.
NOTE: In ET irrigation controller mode this key provides a review of the
global increase or decreases in base watering schedule. In ET
irrigation controller mode the operator cannot change this value; it
is automatically calculated by the controller.
Press the WATER % BUDGET key; then using the DATA ENTRY KEYS enter a
value between 0 - 300 to increase or decrease the programs base watering runtime,
then press ENTER to complete the
action. The controller returns to the Automatic
Mode.
If you wish to terminate the Water % Budget entry at any point, press the QUIT key
to return to the Automatic Mode.
WATER %
BUDGET