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Technical Support: 1-800-RAIN BIRD
Controller Stations
The controller has several
stations
as shown in the illustration below. Each station is connected to a re-
mote control sprinkler valve. The valve opens when it receives a signal from the controller, and the
sprinklers connected to the valve turn on. When these sprinklers have run for their allotted time, the
controller shuts off the valve and opens the next valve in sequence.
For example, the illustration shows that station 1 is currently watering. When station 1 is finished, the
controller will shut it off and start station 2. In the same way, station 3 will begin watering when station 2
is finished.
Sample Station Layout
Controls and Switches
The illustration shows the programming controls on
the face of the ESP. These controls include:
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LCD Display
— during normal operation, displays
the time of day; during programming, shows the
results of your commands; during watering,
shows the station that is running and the minutes
remaining in its run time.
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Arrow ON-OFF Buttons
— used to set times and
days, and to make program changes.
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A / B Program Button
— used to select watering
program A or B. (On some ESP models, this but-
ton is labeled
PGM
.)
•
Manual Start / Advance Button
— used to start
the irrigation program manually or to manually
advance watering from one station to the next.
•
Programming Dial
— used to turn controller off
and on, and for programming.
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Schedule Slide Switch
— used to select one of
the fixed-interval watering schedules or a custom
watering schedule.