Setting Current Date and Time
1. Turn the dial to the
SET CURRENT DATE/TIME position.
2. The year will be flashing in the display. Use the
+
or
–
button to change the year.
Press the
►
button to proceed.
3. The month will be flashing. Use the
+
or
–
button to change the month.
Press the
►
button to proceed.
4. The day will be flashing. Use the
+
or
–
button to change the day. Press the
►
button
to proceed and set the time.
5. Use the
+
or
–
button to select AM, PM, or 24 HR. Press the
►
button.
6. Use the
+
or
–
button to set the hour. Press the
►
to set the minutes.
7. Use the
+
or
–
button to change the minutes.
Setting Program Start Times
Note: A single watering start time will start the program (A,B,C,D), and all stations assigned to the program
will run sequentially. Multiple start times can be used to activate multiple waterings in a day. The I-CORE
controller can operate two programs at the same time. If the start times coincide or overlap across
programs, they will operate simultaneously.
1. Turn the dial to the
SET PROGRAM START TIMES position.
2. Select program A, B, C, or D by pressing the
PRG button.
3. Use the
+
or
–
button to change the start time. Press the
►
button to select an additional start
time, if required, or press the
PRG button to change between Programs A, B, C, and D to assign
a start time to another program.
4. To eliminate a
PROGRAM START TIME, press the
+
or
–
button to set the start time off with
dashed lines --:-- , indicating no start time (between 11:45 PM and midnight).
Setting Station Run Times
1. Turn the dial to the
SET STATION RUN TIMES position.
2. The display will show the station number and program. Use the
PRG button to select a program.
3. Use the
+
or
–
button to change the station run time on the display.
4. Use the
►
button to advance to the next station for which you would like to enter a run time.
Setting Days to Water
The days to water can be programmed individually for each of the four Programs.
1. Turn the dial to
SET DAYS TO WATER position.
2. Use the
PRG button to select your desired program (A, B, C, or D).
3. Use the
◄
or
►
button to change from: Specific Days of the Week, Odd Day Watering, Even Day
Watering, or Interval Day Watering. Each program can only be assigned one type of water day.
Selecting Specific Days of the Week to Water
1. Use the
PRG button to select your desired program (A, B, C, or D).
2. Use the
◄
or
►
button to select
DAYS Of ThE WEEk watering mode. Water days will be
displayed at the bottom of the screen. Press the
+
button to activate the day or the
–
button to
cancel watering for that day. A
✔
indicates a water day.
Selecting Odd or Even Days to Water
1. Use the
PRG button to select your desired program (A, B, C, or D).
2. Press the
◄
or
►
button until
ODD DAYS or EvEN DAYS is shown on the display.
3. You can select
NO WATER DAYS when watering will NOT take place. Use the
◄
or
►
buttons to
navigate to that day. Press the
+ button on a specific day, an X will appear indicating that the day
is a
NO WATER DAY. Note: The 31st of any month and February 29th are always Off days when
Odd watering is selected.
Selecting Interval Watering
1. Use the
PRG button to select your desired program (A, B, C, or D).
2. Press the
◄
or
►
button until
INTERvAl DAYS is displayed. The interval will be flashing.
Use the
+
or
–
button to select the interval of days on which watering will occur.
3. Press the
▼
button to program days remaining until the next watering. One day remaining means
it will begin watering the next day.
4. In the interval mode you can select
NO WATER DAYS when watering will NOT take place. Use
the
▲
or
▼
buttons to navigate to that day. Press the
+
button on a specific day, an X will appear
indicating that the day is a
NO WATER DAY.
Seasonal Adjustment
Seasonal Adjustment can be used to make run time changes without having to reprogram all of the
individual station run times. Three separate seasonal adjust modes that can be used independently
for each program.
1. Turn the dial to
SET SEASONAl ADJUSTMENT. Use the PRG button to select the desired
program.
2. Press the
+
or
–
button to select seasonal adjust mode.
3. Use the
+
or
–
buttons and
▲
or
▼
buttons to program seasonal adjustment values.
Global Seasonal Adjust (PRG Global) – A program global seasonal adjustment, which increases
or decreases all station run times within a program by a fixed % from 0% to 300%.
Monthly Seasonal Adjust – All of the seasonal adjustment values for the full year can be
pre-programmed into the controller. Each month, the controller will automatically switch to the new
seasonal adjust value.
Solar Sync Adjust – This mode allows seasonal adjustment to occur on a daily basis when a
Hunter Solar Sync is connected to the controller.
Set Pump Operation
The Pump/Master Valve circuit is set
ON or Off by station, regardless of which program the station
is assigned.
1. Turn the dial to
SET PUMP OPERATION position.
2. Press the
◄
or
►
buttons to select a particular station.
3. Use the
+
or
–
button to turn the Pump/Master Valve circuit
ON or Off for a particular station.
4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 for all necessary stations.
Cycle and Soak
Cycle and Soak allows you to split each station’s run time into shorter watering durations.
This feature is particularly useful when applying water to slopes and tight soils so that water is
applied more slowly, helping to prevent run off from occurring.
1. Turn the dial to
CYClE AND SOAk position.
2. Use the
◄
or
►
buttons to select the station that you would like to program cycle and soak.
3. Use the
+
or
–
button to set the cycle time.
4. Use the
▼
button to select the soak time. Use the
+
or
–
button to set the soak time.
Manual Operation
Enables immediate operation of a single station or a program. You may run more than one manual
program or station at the same time (up to 5 stations). To initiate multiple events you will need to
turn the dial from
MANUAl OPERATION to RUN and then return to the MANUAl dial position to
begin the initiation of another event. Use the
▲
or
▼
buttons to navigate through the manual feature
selections. When the
►
cursor is pointing to the selection you want, simply press the
+
button to
select the feature.
Rain Sensor Bypass
If the sensor is preventing system operation and irrigation is required, move the rain sensor bypass
switch to
BYPASS to deactivate the sensor input to the controller.
Advanced Features
The I-CORE controller has a wide variety of more advanced features in addition to standard
programming. Please consult your I-CORE owners manual for more details on how to use
these features.
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