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ESPLXD-ET Controller
Contents
Section A - Introduction & Overview ................... 1
Welcome to Rain Bird .......................................................1
ESPLXD-ET Controller ......................................................1
Controller Features ..................................................................................1
Controls, Switches and Indicators ....................................................2
ET Manager Cartridge ......................................................3
Cartridge Features ...................................................................................3
Weather-Based Irrigation Control ....................................................3
WaterSense® Certification ....................................................................4
Controls and Indicators .........................................................................5
2-Wire Path Overview .......................................................6
Star Pattern ..................................................................................................6
Loop Pattern ...............................................................................................7
Decoders ......................................................................................................8
Types of Decoders ...............................................................................8
Field Decoder Addresses ..................................................................8
Valves (Stations) ........................................................................................9
Programming Overview .................................................10
Irrigation Controller Definitions .....................................................10
Programs ...............................................................................................10
Watering Days ....................................................................................10
Watering Start Time .........................................................................10
Station Run Time ...............................................................................10
Programming Guide ............................................................................10
Fill Out Programming Guide .......................................................10
Apply Decoder Address Labels ..................................................11
Storing the Programming Guide ...............................................11
Remote Programming ........................................................................11
Programming Checklist .....................................................................12
Set Up Hardware ...............................................................................12
Set Up Programs ................................................................................12
Set Up Programs (Optional) .........................................................12
Set Up ET Manager Cartridge .....................................................12
Review Setup ......................................................................................12
Optional Setup ...................................................................................12
AUTO ...............................................................................13
Automatic Operation ..........................................................................13
Alarm Conditions ..................................................................................14
Decoder Address Alarms ...............................................................14
FloWatch
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Alarms ............................................................................14
Review Alarm Messages ................................................................14
Resetting the Controller ....................................................................15
Resetting the ET Manager Cartridge ...........................................16
Optional Features ...........................................................17
Station Expansion Module (ESP-LXD-SM75) ............................17
Section B - Basic Programming .......................... 19
Set Current Date & Time .................................................19
Program Select Switch ...................................................20
Select Program .......................................................................................20
Setup Wizards .................................................................20
Valve Types Setup .................................................................................20
Master Valves Setup .............................................................................22
Weather Sensors Setup ......................................................................24
Set Up Decoder-Based Weather Sensors ...............................24
Weather Sensors Bypassed/Active Switch ............................25
Local Weather Sensors ...................................................................25
Custom Pause Sensors ...................................................................25
Custom Prevent Sensors ...............................................................25
Station Setup ...........................................................................................26
Flow Sensors Setup ..............................................................................28
Set Up Rain Bird Flow Sensor ......................................................28
Set Up Custom Flow Sensor ........................................................29
Set Watering Start Times ................................................31
Select Days to Water .......................................................32
Station Run Times ...........................................................33
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