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Introduction
Welcome to Rain Bird
Thank you for choosing the ESP-RZ Controller from
Rain Bird.
For more than seven decades, Rain Bird has led the irrigation
industry by providing the highest quality products and
services available for state of the art water management.
ESP-RZ Controller
Your new Rain Bird controller is designed to provide
many years of advanced irrigation control.
In this manual are step by step instructions for how to
install and operate your ESP-RZ Controller.
Display Screen
Displays programming
information and active
irrigation status.
Next/Back Keys
Select programming
options.
Off
Cancel all active watering
immediately and disable
automatic irrigation.
Seasonal Adjust
Increase or decrease
watering duration (Run
Times) for all Zones.
Manual Watering
Start watering
immediately for all Zones
or for any single Zone.
Zone Schedule
Create customized
irrigation schedules to
run automatically at
specific times, durations
and intervals.
Auto
Watering occurs automatically
according to programmed irrigation
schedules.
Controller Features
The ESP-RZ controller has a variety of advanced water
management features, including:
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Zone based programming allows independent
irrigation scheduling for different areas (Zones), based
on the specific water requirements for each area.
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Programs can be set to water on selected days of
the week, odd or even calendar days, or at custom
intervals, allowing enhanced flexibility and control of
irrigation schedules.
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Multiple Watering Start Times allow you to run the
same program multiple times on the same day.
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Seasonal Adjust allows quick adjustment of watering
duration based on weather or other conditions.
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Manual Water feature to allow immediate watering of
all Zones or else one Zone at a time.
Controls and Indicators
The easy to program user interface allows quick and
efficient setup of customized irrigation schedules.
Key Functions
Date/Time
Set the current calendar
Date and Time of day.
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NOTE:
Press and
HOLD
+ or
–
to
accelerate setting
adjustments.
+
or
–
Keys
Adust program settings.