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Rain Bird Corporation Consumer Products

6991 E. Southpoint Road, Bldg #1 Tucson, Arizona 85706, U.S.A.

Expert Advice: 1800 RAINBIRD • http://www.rainbird.com

Irrigation System Manager

ISM SPRINKLER TIMER

ISM INSTRUCTION MANUAL

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Page 1: ...d Corporation Consumer Products 6991 E Southpoint Road Bldg 1 Tucson Arizona 85706 U S A Expert Advice 1800 RAINBIRD http www rainbird com Irrigation System Manager ISM SPRINKLER TIMER ISM INSTRUCTION...

Page 2: ...e of important operating and mainte nance servicing instructions in the literature accompanying the product ATTENTION UN DISJONCTEUR OU UN INTERRUPTEUR DOIT ETRE INSTALLE SUR LE PRIMAIRE POUR ISOLER L...

Page 3: ...ules 18 Select Program A B or C 19 Set Watering Day Cycle 20 Select the Watering Days 21 2 3 4 5 or 6 Day Watering Cycle 22 Set Program Watering Start Time s 23 Delete Program Watering Start Time s 24...

Page 4: ...easonal adjust feature across all programs Battery backup to retain time date and programming during power outages Three year Customer Satisfaction Policy Sprinkler Timer Stations The Rain Bird ISM is...

Page 5: ...ISM Installation Programming Operation Guide Page 5...

Page 6: ...ery five days A 2 day cycle repeats every other day Days to water The specific days within the watering day cycle when watering takes place In a 7 day cycle you may select multiple watering days withi...

Page 7: ...mer is installed in an area that is not readily accessible This feature also allows you to enter program information before installing the timer To program the ISM sprinkler timer under battery power...

Page 8: ...power supply NOTE Make sure the timer is connected to an AC power supply when replacing the battery or you will lose all programming information including date and time To install the battery 1 Remov...

Page 9: ...ISM Installation Programming Operation Guide Page 9...

Page 10: ...n today During programming shows the results of your commands During watering shows the station that is running the minutes remaining in the station s run time and whether another program is waiting t...

Page 11: ...r convenience a check off box is provided for each step Fill out the Programming Chart page 12 Set the current year month day time page 15 For each program A B C Select pre programmed schedules page 1...

Page 12: ...cycle 3 You may also choose three special wate ring day cycles that do not require you to select watering days These cycles are Ev Waters only on even numbered days of the month Od Waters only on odd...

Page 13: ...ontrol valve This example shows six currently assigned stations but your ISM may be able to control more or less depending on the model 7 In the Station Duration column for each program enter the numb...

Page 14: ...ISM Installation Programming Operation Guide Page 14...

Page 15: ...sconnect the battery clip from the battery 3 Wait 10 seconds 4 Reconnect the battery clip to the battery 5 Plug the transformer back into the wall AM 12 00 will appear in the display All previous prog...

Page 16: ...ay appear as 01 01 with the first 01 flashing representing the month A cursor will appear under the Set Month icon 3 Press the or buttons to set the current month 1 through 12 4 Press Enter 5 The seco...

Page 17: ...ppears in the display The display will also show AM or PM for example 12 01 AM A cursor will appear under the Set Times icon 3 Press the or buttons to set the current hour 1 through 12 AM or PM 4 Pres...

Page 18: ...es 6 Turn the Programming Dial back to the SYSTEM ON position Use this procedure if you want to select a pre programmed schedule If you want to set your own custom watering schedule go directly to Sel...

Page 19: ...re programmed 1 Turn the Programming Dial to SET WATERING DAY CYCLE 2 The letter of the currently selected program A B or C appears in the display 3 Press the Prog ABC button until the desired program...

Page 20: ...ng day cycles include 7 day Custom Waters on a weekly cycle any day of the week can be a watering day Ev Waters only on even numbered days Od Waters only on odd numbered days Od31 Waters only on odd n...

Page 21: ...the number 1 in the day cycle flashes day 1 is Monday day 2 is Tuesday etc 3 The display shows the program s letter A B or C 4 A number appears indicating the today number the day on which you are pr...

Page 22: ...r 6 day watering cycle the row of days in that cycle appears in the display with a box around day 1 NOTE The only watering day in a 2 3 4 5 or 6 day cycle is day 1 3 The display shows the program s le...

Page 23: ...program Each subsequent station will then run in sequence There is a 2 second delay between the activation of stations 1 Turn the Programming Dial to SET WATERING START TIME 2 The program letter A B o...

Page 24: ...r 1 2 3 or 4 you want to delete NOTE Watering start times appear in chronological order The earliest watering start time is number 1 the next later watering start time is number 2 and so on If you del...

Page 25: ...er A B or C the number 1 indicating the station number and 0 appear in the display 3 Press the or buttons to set the amount of time you want it to run for station number 1 You can set a station to run...

Page 26: ...st feature to increase or decrease the run time of all programs by a selected percentage in 10 increments You may also wish to run a test program to make sure all sprinklers in the system operate prop...

Page 27: ...B or C scheduled to run today The station number currently running The duration time remaining for that station A B C if there is a Seasonal Adjust setting other than 100 4 If a problem or short is d...

Page 28: ...For example if a station is programmed to run for 10 minutes and you set the SA to 80 the station will only run for 8 minutes 80 of 10 minutes If you set the SA to 120 that same station will run for...

Page 29: ...gram letter The percent sign appears on all programs A B and C even if they are not selected 5 After setting the desired SA percentage turn the Programming Dial back to SYSTEM ON All station run times...

Page 30: ...ation s 1 Turn the Programming Dial to RUN STATIONS MANUALLY 2 The number 1 followed by 0 appears in the display This means that station number 1 is set for zero manual run time 3 If you want to manua...

Page 31: ...programs A B and C to operate manually by pressing Enter after selecting each program Programs will run in order in which they are entered 5 Turn the Programming Dial back to SYSTEM ON The station cu...

Page 32: ...30 2 The number 2 appears in the display representing a two minute test run per station Adjust the test time per station using the or buttons from 1 minute to 10 minutes 3 Press Enter to start the al...

Page 33: ...5 feet 1 5m of an electrical wall outlet NOTE To minimize electrical interference select a location at least 15 feet 4 6 m away from high draw motors such as air conditioners refrigerators or pool pu...

Page 34: ...ail to tap a small pilot hole on each pencil mark for the mounting fasteners Using the mounting fasteners provided drive the top two fasteners into the wall 3 Use the keyhole shaped slots on the back...

Page 35: ...e timer CAUTION To avoid electrical shock DO NOT plug in the transformer until you have connected it to the timer To connect the transformer cable to the terminal strip in the timer cabinet 1 Make sur...

Page 36: ...inkler Timer on page 15 The wires coming back to the timer from the electric valves in the field can be routed into the timer through the hole in the bottom of the cabinet Fig A shows the various wire...

Page 37: ...ISM Installation Programming Operation Guide Page 37 Fig A...

Page 38: ...ther malfunction 5 Programming Dial is set to the SYSTEM OFF position Re establish power to the timer If the current time is not shown or your program is no longer in memory reprogram the timer Press...

Page 39: ...eck the start times entered for the program If the start time is missing or incorrect enter it as described on page 23 If today is a watering day for a program the program letter appears in the displa...

Page 40: ...me See the instructions beginning on page 23 for setting and deleting start times Check to see if another program s start time began during the previous program s run cycle The overlapped program woul...

Page 41: ...tected by the controller Locate and repair the cause of the short circuit Press enter with dial in SYSTEM ON position when Err is displayed See correction for Cause 16 SYMPTOM POSSIBLE CAUSE CORRECTIO...

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