Manual watering- to water a selected Zone
To water a single Zone at a time, press
once,
then repeatedly press
or
to advance to the
Zone number you wish to water. Press
once to
begin watering the selected Zone. The display will flash
MAN, the Zone number being watered, and the minutes
remaining. Only this Zone will water. Cancel the manual
mode at any time by pressing
Semi-automatic watering-to water all Zones
A. To water all Zones in Programs A and B, press
once, then
once. The display will flash
MAN, the Zone number being watered, and the minutes
remaining. Cancel the manual mode at any time
by pressing
B. To water only the Zones in Program A, press
twice, then
once. The display will flash MAN, the
Zone number being watered, and count down the minutes
remaining. All Program A Zones will water once in
sequence. Cancel the manual mode at any time by
pressing
C. To water only the Zones in Program B, press
three times, then
once. The display will flash MAN,
the Zone being watered, and count down the minutes
remaining. All Program B Zones will water once in
sequence. Cancel the manual mode at any time
by pressing
NOTE: The controller will automatically revert to
your programmed schedule after watering has
finished in manual or semi-automatic mode.
Interrupting the watering cycle- Pause Function
To freeze a manual or semi-automatic watering cycle at
any point in the Zone’s run time, press
The display
will flash
To resume the watering cycle, press
again, and the Zone’s count will continue.
NOTE: If PAUSE is activated and forgotten, the
controller will automatically reset itself at
midnight and resume its normal programmed
schedule.
Turning off the system
To prevent automatic watering when no cycle is in
progress (for example if rain is expected, or during the
winter), press
once. The display will flash
Press
again to resume automatic watering,
(programming is automatically retained). To conserve
backup battery, do not unplug controller during extended
period in the OFF mode.
Electronic circuit breaker operation
If the controller detects a short circuit, it will
automatically turn off power to the shorted Zone’s
automatic valve. The display will alternately flash
and the shorted Zone’s number and run time. The con-
troller will continue to automatically water all other
Zones under the programmed watering cycles, while the
display continues flashing the Zone number with the
short circuit.
To return the controller and display to normal operating
mode after repairing the short, press
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