Richdel 446PRi Installation And Operating Manual Download Page 2

Zone Control: Turns sprinkler valves on and off automatically in sequence.

Easy At-A-Glance Settings: Makes it simple to set watering lengths

and programs.

Dual Programming: Allows you to water your lawn and garden on

separate time schedules.

Two Separate Day Schedules: Let you water the lawn and garden on
independant days.

Multiple Watering Times: Let you water up to four times per day -
ideal for new lawns.

Variable Watering Periods: Let you water up to 99 minutes per zone.

Pause: Makes it easy to interrupt watering cycles for yard activities.

Manual Operating Mode: Lets you manually water one zone at a time.

ILLUSTRATION OF TIMER PARTS

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INSTALLING YOUR NEW TIMER 

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STEP 1: SELECT THE LOCATION
STEP 2: MOUNT THE TIMER
STEP 3: WIRE THE VALVES
STEP 4: CONNECT THE VALVE WIRES TO THE TIMER
STEP 5: CONNECT THE TRANSFORMER
STEP 6: CONNECT THE BATTERY

PROGRAMMING THE TIMER

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STEP 1: SET THE CLOCK TO THE CURRENT TIME
STEP 2: SELECT THE RIGHT PROGRAM
STEP 3: SET THE TIMES OF DAY YOU WANT TO WATER

Pump Start: Automatically turns water pump or master valve on and

off. (Requires a pump start relay, Model SR-1)

TO USE YOUR NEW TIMER MOST EFFECTIVELY, PLEASE 

READ THIS

MANUAL CAREFULLY BEFORE USE AND REFER TO THE 

MANUAL IF

ANY DIFFICULTIES ARISE.

STEP 4: SET HOW LONG YOU WANT TO WATER EACH ZONE
STEP 5: SET THE DAYS YOU WANT TO WATER
SAMPLE PROGRAM

CONNECT THE PUMP START RELAY
OR MASTER VALVE

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SPECIAL FUNCTIONS 

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MANUAL WATERING
SEMI-AUTOMATIC WATERING
INTERRUPTING THE WATERING CYCLE

TURNING OFF THE SYSTEM

ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT BREAKER

TROUBLE-SHOOTING GUIDE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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ZONE LEGEND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PAGE 15

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Summary of Contents for 446PRi

Page 1: ...Richdel 446PRi HYBRID IRRIGATION CONTROLLER INSTALLATION AND OPERATING GUIDE ...

Page 2: ...N STEP 2 MOUNT THE TIMER STEP 3 WIRE THE VALVES STEP 4 CONNECT THE VALVE WIRES TO THE TIMER STEP 5 CONNECT THE TRANSFORMER STEP 6 CONNECT THE BATTERY PROGRAMMING THE TIMER PAGE 8 STEP 1 SET THE CLOCK TO THE CURRENT TIME STEP 2 SELECT THE RIGHT PROGRAM STEP 3 SET THE TIMES OF DAY YOU WANT TO WATER Pump Start Automatically turns water pump or master valve on and off Requires a pump start relay Model...

Page 3: ...ram A and 2 on Program B PAUSE SEMI AUTO KEY Temporarily interrupts a watering cycle in progress or allows you to start a semi automatic watering cycle ZONE MINUTES SWITCHES Allow you to choose a separate watering time for each zone from 2 minutes to 99 minutes ZONE PROGRAM SWITCHES Let you set a different program for each zone A B or AB PROGRAM DAY SWITCHES Let you set up different day intervals ...

Page 4: ...circuit breaker Do not connect a combination of valves requiring an inrush current of more than 1 AMP at 24 VAC Two valves maximum STEP 4 CONNECT THE VALVE WIRES TO TIMER A Bring valve wires up through the hole on the bottom of the timer B Connect the wire from valve number 1 to the terminal screw on the timer marked 1 valve number 2 to terminal 2 and so forth NOTE The terminal designation is mark...

Page 5: ...t the program selections have been made the times that each program should start need to be set This is done by using the START keys located under the display Note that there are 4 keys to choose from j l m and m I j There are 2 start times for all A zones and 2 start times for all B zones The two keys marked with the letter A will start all the zones where the program switch islocated onthe lette...

Page 6: ...Time 2 99 Min 3 4 5 5 6 6 0 7 10 8 10 9 6 0 WATERING DAYS Choose 1 only Every 4th day 4 Every 3rd day 3 Every 2nd day 2 X Every day 1 OFF If you plan on connecting timer to a well pump or master valve use the following instructions A Bring two wires up through the same hole used for the valve wiring B Connect one wire to the terminal marked PUMP C Connect the second wire to the terminal marked COM...

Page 7: ...cycle press them key and then within 10 seconds press the M key The watering in progress will stop and the display will show OFF for 10 seconds before returning to the clock mode INTERRUPTING THE WATERING CYCLE When an automatic or semi automatic watering cycle is in progress press m to freeze the cycle at that point of the zone s run time The display will alternately flash PAUSE and the zone s nu...

Page 8: ... down too far 1 Faulty solenoid 2 Poor or shorted wire connection 1 2 3 4 No battery Weak or bad battery Timer on a circuit controlled by a switch Timer is on the same circuit as a high power user refrigerator air conditioner etc 1 Start times and the total combined zone run times have overlapped 1 One or more zone switches are in the OFF position 2 The common wire is not hooked up 3 Valve flow st...

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