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SmartLine Controller Owner’s Manual (vG5) 

Controller Program Template 

Controller Basic Watering Schedule Template 

Controller Smart Watering Schedule Template 

1.0 Getting Acquainted With
Your SmartLine® Controller

SmartLine® is the smart choice for water conservation and beautiful landscaping. The “get acquainted”
information in this section will make programming your unit easier and faster.

1.1 Getting Acquainted With Your Control Panel

The SmartLine® Controller LCD Display provides the following information when the controller is set to
RUN, SYSTEM OFF, or when there is no active watering operation underway (display with program in IDLE
mode):

SmartLine Owner’s Manual

Содержание SmartLine

Страница 1: ...rt choice for water conservation and beautiful landscaping The get acquainted information in this section will make programming your unit easier and faster 1 1 Getting Acquainted With Your Control Panel The SmartLine Controller LCD Display provides the following information when the controller is set to RUN SYSTEM OFF or when there is no active watering operation underway display with program in I...

Страница 2: ...d C as Program D is intended for micro irrigation with low flow and long run times Sprinkler zones should be assigned to A B or C Care must be taken when programming In order to not exceed your irrigation system s hydraulic capacity double check the strength of your piping and points of connection Exceeding this capacity could lead to fault indications and interrupted irrigation schedules The elec...

Страница 3: ...sor s are no longer pausing your system operation Note No watering will take place when the RAIN FREEZE SENSING LED is RED This indicates a Rain Freeze or other type sensor has tripped and programs are prevented from running An ORANGE MODE LED means watering is paused temporarily due to run soak master valve delay zone to zone delay or omit time A program in operation will also pause if you turn t...

Страница 4: ...Sensor Smart mode gives you the power to reduce water waste Many water districts are offering rebates for Smart mode users Check with your local district Both the BASIC mode and SMART mode operate based on the user s programmed start times watering days omit times days and several Advanced Menu features rain delay zone to zone delay and master valve settings Important Note Zone run times must be e...

Страница 5: ...y will read day month year Your SmartLine controller has a 100 year calendar so when you have entered the correct date the SmartLine controller will automatically display the correct day of the week Your SmartLine controller will automatically adjust for leap years and USA daylight savings time See DS TIME in Advanced Menu to to turn the feature on off and change the DST schedule 2 3 Program Start...

Страница 6: ...g However in this position you are only required to set minutes or hours and minutes for each zone as desired for operation time Seconds are not selectable Use NEXT and BACK buttons to select zone for run time setting All zones are selectable from 1 minute to 9 hours and 55 minutes Run times of OFF to 59 minutes are selectable in one minute increments Run times of 1 hour to 9 hours 55 minutes are ...

Страница 7: ...month and February 29th of a leap year to prevent two consecutive watering days 31st and 1st or 29th and 1st 2 6 Omit Times Days Dates Optional The omit settings are used to set a watering blackout period For example if you live in a municipality that restricts outdoor watering between 10 00 am and 6 00 pm you can blackout that time period If a watering program in progress is paused for a blackout...

Страница 8: ... COMPLETE FOR BASIC OPERATION RETURN THE DIAL TO THE RUN POSITION Note When the SmartLine controller is in SMART mode this feature is voided SMART mode will change zone watering times daily 3 0 Manual Start Functions The SmartLine controller has two dial positions for manual system starts 3 1 Manual Zone Manual Zone allows user to water a single zone for specified period of time Use NEXT and BACK ...

Страница 9: ...et ZIP Code or Latitude SMART operation first requires that the SmartLine Controller know where in the world it is located Users in the USA can set location by ZIP Code Users outside of the USA can set location by latitude Use UP and DOWN buttons to select ZIP Code USA or LATITUDE To find your latitude see World Latitudes in the Reference section If you are setting a ZIP Code push NEXT Display wil...

Страница 10: ...g Sprinkler Type Program features and operations are supported with STD zones including Run Soak and STD zones may run within SMART programs or separately 4 2 2 Plant Type for Zones This position is used to specify the type of plant material to be watered by each zone as an important component of determining the watering needs for each zone Use the UP and DOWN buttons to select plant type or perce...

Страница 11: ...t Clay Loam or Sandy soil type for each zone After you have selected a soil type for a zone push NEXT button to advance to the next zone Slope for each zone can also be set in the Soil Type menu From the Soil Type menu use the UP and DOWN buttons to select Slope Using the NEXT button select the degrees of slope elevation change for each zone Set each zone for 0 to 25 degrees of slope based on the ...

Страница 12: ...oller via an SLHUB transceiver Install the SLHUB by inserting the pins of the HUB into the connector located at the top right of the controller cabinet On the SLW Weather Sensor press and hold down the Rain Sense test tab in the center of the rain sensor for 15 seconds 4 2 6 WATERING MODE Button Press the WATERING MODE button on the control panel to place the SmartLine controller in the SMART mode...

Страница 13: ...ach valve Scroll BACK to OUTPUTS display to move to next diagnostic function Typical range is 15 to 35 Amps per valve with a valve connected An OPEN or SHORT message indicates a problem with a zone Note If you have more than one valve on a zone the SmartLine controller will measure total current for the combined valves 5 1 3 24V PWR Use the UP button to select 24V PWR Push Next button once to read...

Страница 14: ...t corrected the controller will continue to skip watering a zone with a fault and will resume the flashing FAULT icon on the display each time that zone is operated If additional faults are present repeat the procedure to remove them from the panel Once the faults have been cleared the screen will read no faults present However if the cause of the fault is not corrected the controller will continu...

Страница 15: ...ontroller 5 8 1 MODEL Displays the model name of the controller 5 8 2 VERSION Displays current version of the controller s software 5 8 3 BUILD Displays current build version of the controller 5 8 4 SER NUM Displays the controller s serial number 5 8 5 HW VERSION Displays the hardware version of the controller 5 8 6 NUM ZONES Displays the maximum number of zones that can be created 5 8 7 EEPROM Di...

Страница 16: ... 12 CON PGM Programs will prioritize in the order of Programs Start Times unless they are all set to start at the same time In this example the priority would be pgm D and then A B and C Program D is set to the highest priority 5 13 NC NO MV Enter this menu to select between normally open or normally closed master valves for MV1 and MV2 Check with your valve manufacturer on the Model that has been...

Страница 17: ...me for daylight saving time DST The factory default setting is OFF and has been preset for the current USA schedule To turn DST adjust ON press the next button at DS TIME the NEXT button at ON OFF then select ON The DS Time feature can be customized to match any international DST schedule Press the NEXT button at DS TIME in advanced functions Select DS SETUP and press the NEXT button again You wil...

Страница 18: ...efault is ON 5 22 MIN DEF This feature allows a Minimum Deficit to be set The feature requires that a zone deficit be greater than the MIN DEF setting in order to run during a scheduled program The setting is global for all zones in SMART The range for the global setting is 0 00 to 0 50 inches The factory default is 0 15 inches 5 23 FLOW The Flow menu must be accessed by first activating a SmartLi...

Страница 19: ... increase the factory default hours turn the dial to Advanced Menu and use an UP and DOWN button to select SLW DLY Press the NEXT button and 48 hours will show in the display Use the UP and DOWN buttons to eliminate the delay or to select a different number of hours 0 99 hours Note The SLW DLY begins after the SLW rain sensor has reset following a rain event Accumulation of new water deficits will...

Страница 20: ...allows the user to review expected Run Soak schedules that will occur when the controller is in the SMART mode Turn the dial to Advanced Menu Use the UP button to go to REVIEW and press the NEXT button Use the UP button to advance to RUN SOAK Press the NEXT button and zone 01 will show in the display Press NEXT again and RUN with a time will show This is the maximum RUN time the controller can do ...

Страница 21: ...he zone positions use the NEXT button one more time to take you back to the TOTL RUN screen 5 27 8 CLR TOTL CLR TOTL is used to clear and reset the total run time for each zone shown in the TOTL RUN menu From the CLR TOTL menu press NEXT and the display will show KEEP If you want to clear the TOTL RUN time and reset the accumulation date press either the UP or DOWN button to display CLEAR With CLE...

Страница 22: ...LEM Display shows 0 ZONES PROBLEM Controller keeps repeating a watering cycle PROBLEM Display shows zone is running but no sprinklers are operating PROBLEM FAULT icon on display PROBLEM No Display PROBLEM Controller won t allow to SMART and or no antenna icon on display ...

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