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Page 3: ...In addition your new RME HAWK controller maintains full support of independent pump and normally closed or normally open master valves All this was designed to protect one of our most precious resour...

Page 4: ...ystem check syringe cycle allows you to sequentially run stations for a user selectable time from 1 minute to 9 minutes Manually activated program cycle allows you to run a program independent of its...

Page 5: ...nutes Monitor and display measured station flow in GPM Automatic flow LEARN mode for setting individual station limits or manual entry or semiautomatic monitor set mode Global percentage adjust to aut...

Page 6: ...onds 4 minutes 15 seconds to allow slow closing valves to completely shut off Programmable security code allows you to enter a 1 4 digit number as a security code which will prevent entry by unauthori...

Page 7: ...ecked Total Gallons allows you to view the total accumulated gallons and to clear the total accumulated gallons Programmable flow percentage allows you to set up a global percentage from 5 to 80 which...

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Page 9: ...t on the back of the controller to the mounted bracket and hang the controller 3 Secure the bottom of the controller by placing a screw through the hole located in its back wall at bottom center CONTR...

Page 10: ...ry dry soil or sand it may be necessary to Dope the grounding rod Contact your Rain Master distributor or Rain Master for grounding pamphlet RMIS Grounding 4 Should the 8 grounding rod not penetrate c...

Page 11: ...The RME HAWK provides a variety of control options when selecting a Master Valve and Pump Because the pump and master valve can be assigned to any program and the master valve can be either a Normall...

Page 12: ...rograms 1 2 3 4 FIGURE 2 MASTER VALVE WIRING EITHER NORMALLY OPEN OR NORMALLY CLOSED TO TRANSFORMER YELLOW YELLOW WHITE BLACK MASTER VALVE 1 2 3 RAIN FLOW Simultaneous Normally Closed Master Valve and...

Page 13: ...GURE 4 SIMULTANEOUS NORMALLY CLOSED MASTER VALVE AND PUMP CONNECTION WITH ISOLATION RELAY TO TRANSFORMER YELLOW YELLOW COMMON BLACK MASTER VALVE 1 2 3 RAIN FLOW PUMP TO TRANSFORMER YELLOW YELLOW WHITE...

Page 14: ...tion for all programs which require it If more than one clock is going to control the Master Valve or pump the clocks must be isolated from each other Contact RMIS for the pamphlet on multiple clock i...

Page 15: ...r other shielded cable is required to ensure proper operation Polarity must be observed when connecting the sensor to the controller SPLICE WIRES WITH WATERPROOF TYPE CONNECTORS PROVIDED VALVE BOX EXA...

Page 16: ...ion terminal wire to see what valve in the field is connected to it This is damaging to both mechanical and solid state controllers and will cause the controller to go into a field wire fault detectio...

Page 17: ...output or 36 VA maximum total output 1 Amp per station of Master Valve Solenoids are rated in either Amps or VA The term VA stands for Volt Amps which is obtained by multiplying the Amps required by...

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Page 19: ...S STATIONS REVIEW WATER BUDGET QUICK STATIONS START TIMES CLEAR MANUAL SKIP DAYS 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 888888888 PROGRAM EXECUTE KEYS DATA KEYS FUNCTION KEYS RAIN SWITC...

Page 20: ...t which is the maximum flow when the controller is watering to be from 01 to 999 GPM Program the unscheduled flow limit which is the maximum flow when the controller is not watering to be from 0 to 99...

Page 21: ...d to look at the total gallons used Is used to allow you to turn on a program station or check all stations Additional uses include locking and unlocking the controller once a security access code has...

Page 22: ...PM TUE 3 FRI 6 9 DATA KEYS These keys are used to select days of the week when entering time and day and are used to select numbers such as runtimes delay times etc The number 1 key is also a toggle...

Page 23: ...y exits HELLO mode and removes the default watering program UNDER SETUP Master Valve Master Valve type is normally closed NC Master Valve type is normally open NO Pump Ensures that programs run one af...

Page 24: ...4 pipe Reserved for Rain Master use only Main line flow limit in GPM Unscheduled flow limit in GPM Flow check delay in minutes The total gallons used since the last time it was cleared displayflashes...

Page 25: ...urity code has been entered and enabled Requires reentry of the access code to unlock Low used in quick stations function High used in quick stations functions Inhibited used with the rain switch Leng...

Page 26: ...er is off and will not water Okay indicates an acceptance of an option Program P or station S used in manual function Program used in program function Percentage used in percentage function Skip days...

Page 27: ...several seconds but under very unusual circumstances can take several minutes Either an overcurrent or short circuit has occurred on one or more stations field wires or valve solenoids OR a flow limi...

Page 28: ...M will alternately appear in the display at a 1 second rate A in place of the program number indicates a program is running but all stations are off because the rain sensor is enabled and a wet condit...

Page 29: ...ontroller will stay in the Rain Mode after which it will go back to the Automatic Mode by itself EXAMPLE You wish the controller to stay off for 6 days Press The controller will display Each night at...

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Page 31: ...time is 2 00 PM Sat Press The controller goes back to the Automatic Mode EXAMPLE 2 The time is 10 35 AM Tue Press The controller goes back to the Automatic Mode PROGRAM This is used to select the prog...

Page 32: ...e set to either mode EXAMPLE Program 1 may be on a 7 day weekly basis but Program 2 might be on a skip days basis WATER DAYS To select watering days based on a 7 day week Watering will occur on the da...

Page 33: ...start it 4 days from now Press The controller goes back to the automatic mode To clear all Skip Days information Press the controller goes back to the Automatic Mode To review Skip Days information P...

Page 34: ...r goes back to the Automatic Mode To clear a station and its runtime such as Station 7 Press Press The controller goes back to the Automatic Mode To review selected Stations information Press An LED l...

Page 35: ...in the program will run for the full runtime and then the next station will run etc Note To configure a program for Cylce and Soak operation refer the SETUP Cycle and Soak on page 53 In a cycle and s...

Page 36: ...e of 1 hr and 5 minutes a maximum time of 35 minutes and a soak time of 45 minutes and station 6 for a runtime of 2 hrs a maximum time of 1 hr and a soak time of 20 minutes You must have previously se...

Page 37: ...ICK STATIONS for a cycle and soak program This is used to rapidly program a block of stations which all have the same runtime maximum watering time and soak time First the lowest station number is ent...

Page 38: ...normally dry hot cold or wet periods The Percentage is set to 100 in all four programs by default therefore unless changed each station in a program will run for 100 of its programmed time Percentage...

Page 39: ...tionally the controller allows you to select via Setup whether programs will be allowed to run one at a time Stack or run concurrently No Stack in the event that start times overlap with one another U...

Page 40: ...onvenience EXAMPLE You wish the program to start watering at 7 10 AM and 4 30 PM Press The controller goes to Start Time 2 The controller goes to Start Time 3 Press The controller goes back to the Aut...

Page 41: ...displayed Note When using the REVIEW function the total gallons screen records and updates measured gallons every 10 seconds It can be used to check for unscheduled flow 2 If the Rain Sensor has been...

Page 42: ...QUIT PROGRAM TUE 3 ENTER REVIEW QUIT 40 Press The controller goes back to the Automatic Mode EXAMPLE You wish to review program 3 only Press Press Press The controller goes back to the Automatic mode...

Page 43: ...ted station for a selected time EXAMPLE You wish to water station 6 for 25 min Press The display shows station and watering time As time elapses watering time will count down When time ends the statio...

Page 44: ...up then the display will show the current measured flow rate in GPM during the CHECK mode If the flow features are not enabled then CHECK will appear in the display To advance one station at a time Pr...

Page 45: ...details FAULT DETECTION OVERVIEW The RME Hawk has the ability to detect and take corrective action for a number of field related failure conditions The operator is informed of any fault condition whe...

Page 46: ...station s will not be turned on again Note If multiple stations are on simultaneously and the controller detects an overcurrent fault all running stations will be diagnosed as faulty Note If a short...

Page 47: ...ve and the possibility of supplemental watering due to quick coupler manual devices you have the option of setting a non zero value which shall be allowed when the controller does not have any active...

Page 48: ...again Note If multiple stations are on simultaneously and the controller detects an overflow fault all running stations will be diagnosed as faulty User Action 1 Check for a Stuck valve from a previou...

Page 49: ...UP function IMPORTANT When entering SETUP information the display will change but the controller will not actually accept the information until Enter or Clear for those SETUP functions that accept Cle...

Page 50: ...valve A normally closed master valve is the most common type used in irrigation If a normally open Master Valve is selected then it will not come on with any program but will come on when the control...

Page 51: ...Pump to go on when Programs 2 and 4 are running Successively Press until you see Press adds Programs 2 and 4 to having the Pump activated when these two programs come on you will see Press Subsequent...

Page 52: ...me between stations being turned on Successively Press until you see Press you will see Press Note Screen will read seconds only up to 255 seconds SECURITY CODE Note This feature should only be used w...

Page 53: ...to enter the security code every time you wish to operate or change your controller To disable the security code used in the example above Press Eliminating Security Code To eliminate the Security Cod...

Page 54: ...Dry the controlled program s will operate normally If Wet no irrigation will take place on those program s Additionally when a program is scheduled to operate an asterisk will appear in the leftmost...

Page 55: ...ows you to select the flow sensor features or not For a general description of how the flow features work see the FAULT DETECTION OVERVIEW section of this manual Note All the rest of the Setups after...

Page 56: ...IMIT This feature allows you to program the main line upper flow limit This is the maximum flow that the controller will allow whenever any station is on If the controller has been SETUP for NO STACK...

Page 57: ...lay after any change of stations for which no flow limits will be checked Whenever there is any change in which stations are on any station gets turned on or off the controller will not check for any...

Page 58: ...Setup feature Then at the end of the month Successively Press until you see followed by this is your total gallons for the month Press Note The totalizer will reset to 0 after 9 999 999 gallons FLOW P...

Page 59: ...6 GPM 1 15 x 40 Now setting the new flow percentage of 25 yields a new station limit of 50 GPM 1 25 x 40 Successively Press until you see Press you will see Press LIMITS This feature will allow you to...

Page 60: ...d will not have its limit changed During this time the LED will display which station is watering and the flow in GPM will be on the display When the controller is done you will see Press Note While e...

Page 61: ...look at it later it will be 54 EXAMPLE 1 You wish to set the upper station flow limit of Station 15 to 44 GPM Successively Press until you see Press you will see Press you will see You can now contin...

Page 62: ...has reached a stable value and you want to use that value adjusted up by the flow percentage for your limit Suppose the stable value is 45 GPM then your display will be Press you will see and your new...

Page 63: ...will update once every 10 seconds Station 7 will remain on and its flow will be monitored until you press MANUAL or QUIT when done monitoring Press you will see to begin watering again you can press M...

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Page 65: ...er and all wires are properly connected 2 Check secondary voltage of transformer for 24 VAC No stations turn on automatically A problem with either flow or station field wiring has occurred see page 4...

Page 66: ...MASTER FLOW SENSOR PART NUMBERS Use the following table to determine the part number for your pipe size Pipe Size inches Rain Master Flow Sensor Part Number 1 0 FS 100 1 25 FS 125 1 5 FS 150 2 FS 200...

Page 67: ...Check see Manual System Check Code display description 21 Concurrent Programs 49 Controller AC Connections 7 Default settings 47 Features 2 5 Mounting 7 Placement 7 Valves and Field Wiring Connections...

Page 68: ...duled Flow 54 Flow Limits 57 Flow Learn Mode 57 Flow Sensor Installation 13 Features Enabled Disabled 53 Function Keys 17 18 G Grounding Controller 8 Ground Rod 7 8 H Hello display description 21 Hi d...

Page 69: ...unctions 41 Master Valve 42 Program 41 Station 41 System Check Syringe Cycle 42 Master Valve Wiring Options Matrix 9 Electrical Connections Independent Normally Closed MV and Pump 12 Normally Closed 1...

Page 70: ...Selection 29 Programmable Features 4 5 Programmable Rain 27 Programming Quick and Basic 29 Advanced Setup 47 Pump Wiring 9 10 11 12 13 Setup 49 Q Quick and Basic Programming 29 Quick Stations Setup 33...

Page 71: ...Pipe Size 54 Pump 49 Unscheduled Flow Limits 54 Skip Days 19 31 Stack No Stack 21 49 Start Times 37 38 Stations 31 32 34 Manual 41 Quick Stations 33 35 T Troubleshooting 63 Totalizer 39 55 Type of Ma...

Page 72: ...herwise In no event shall Rain Master be liable or in any way responsible for any damages or defects in the product which were caused by repairs or attempted repairs performed by anyone other than a R...

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