This manual explains
how to install your
Lawn Genie sprinkler
controller and program
it for the watering
schedule that’s right
for your garden. The
folllowing sections are
arranged to match the
most efficient instal-
lation sequence.
Refer to them in the
order presented for
best results.
2
Introduction
3
Features
4
Installation
Installing the controller.. ................................................
6
Connecting the valves.. .................................................
7
Connecting the battery .................................................. 8
Programming
Setting the current time and day ................................... 9
Setting the run times and daily schedule. .................... 10
Setting the start times .................................................
12
Water considerations .................................................. 13
Typical program for lawn & garden.. ............................ 14
Additional information
Installing a pump-start relay.. ...................................... 15
Special functions.. ........................................................ 16
Trouble-shooting .........................................................
19
Warranty .................................................................... 21
Your watering schedule .............................................. 24
Your Lawn Genie sprinkler
controller is the heart of
your automated watering
system. It lets you supply
different parts of your lawn
and garden with precisely
the water they require,
exactly when they require
it. All without any effort on
your part once you’ve pro-
grammed your system.
The Lawn Genie L80306P
controller gives you four
ways to control how you
distribute water to various
parts of your yard. Here’s
how they work:
Zone control
Lawns, shrubs, flower beds
and other foliage all need
different amounts of water.
You can tailor the water de-
livered to different parts of
your yard by assigning a dif-
ferent day schedule and run
time to one or more sprink-
ler heads controlled by a
single valve. Each valve and
the sprinklers it controls are
called a Zone. The L80306P
lets you divide your yard
into as many as six Zones.
Programming options
Certain parts of your yard
may need water every
other day. Other parts may
need water twice a week.
Multiple programming lets
you assign each of your
Zones a separate watering
day schedule. You can pro-
gram a combination of spe-
cific days of the week or
day intervals-whichever
best suits your needs. For
example, Zone
1
may water
Mondays only, Zone 3 may
water Tuesdays and
Thursdays only, Zones 4
and 5 may water every
other day, and Zones 2 and
6 may water daily. For
details, see “Setting the
days to water” on page 11.
Start times
You can specify up to four
different times per day for
your system to start water-
ing. Each start time you set
will water in sequence all
Zones programmed for that
day, beginning with the
lowest numbered Zone.
Zones set to water on other
days will start at these
same times on the days for
which they’re programmed.
Watering run time
To deliver the correct
amount of water to the
foliage within each Zone,
you can set each Zone to
shut off after a specified
period of time-from
0 to 12 hours, 59 minutes.
Here’s how the controller connects to your system
Plug-In
Controller unit Automatic Automatic
in-line valve
(some installations)
Sprinkler
