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Manual Starts
You can quickly start one or more stations in the
controller with the Manual button. Since more
than one station can be started with this com-
mand, this is often called a Manual Program.
The Manual Program is temporary and is not
retained in memory after the Program has
finished running.
You must specify a time for each station to run.
If you enter multiple stations, you may choose
whether to run them sequentially, or simulta-
neously.
You can create a Manual Program for up to 20
stations, although the controller only has the
electrical capacity to operate 8 to 12 typical
solenoids simultaneously. Decoder controllers
may operate up to 20 decoders simultaneously.
Manual does not interrupt Automatic or Semi-
automatic FCPs or other Programs which may be
running. Any solenoids or decoders activated by
other Programs must be taken into account when
determining how many stations to turn on.
To start a Manual Program: Press the
MANUAL button on the keypad. The display
will show:
Type the number of the station you want to
start, and press ENTER. The cursor will then
move to the minutes section of the run time
section (00:00) of the display. Type the amount
of time you want the station to run for, and
press ENTER. The display will briefly show
“OK!”
, and then:
You may now enter more stations to start
manually, if you wish. If you only want to start
one station, simply press ENTER again, in-
stead of entering another station. If you are
starting multiple stations, continue entering the
stations and run times until the Manual Pro-
gram is complete, and then press ENTER
again. The display will show:
This selection determines whether the Pump
output (or decoder station #0, in decoder
systems) from the controller will also be
activated along with the Manual stations. Press
the TOGGLE button to change
YES
to
NO
if
you do not want the Pump active during the
Manual Program. When the Pump setting is
correct, press ENTER.
If you have only entered one station, the
display will briefly show
“OK!”
and the station
will begin running for the specified time.
If you have entered more than one station, the
display will show: