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F Table of Contents
Getting to Know Your Rain Dial Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–3
Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Battery Installation and Armchair Programming . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
Overview: Control Module Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7
Overview: Internal Controller Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9
Installation Procedures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10–15
Installing the Controller Cabinet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Connecting the Valve Control Wiring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10–11
Connecting a Rain Sensor (optional). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Connecting a Remote Control Unit (optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Connecting the Earth Ground Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Connecting the Power Source. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15–17
Indoor Models. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Outdoor Models. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16–17
Controller Station Test Feature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Getting the Most From Your Rain Dial Controller. . . . . . . 18–19
Sample Watering Plan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
What the Display Indicates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20–21
Basic Programming Procedures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22–25
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Setting the Current Time and Day. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Setting the Valve Run Time Duration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Setting the Program Cycle Start Time(s). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Setting the Program Watering Day Schedule . . . . . . . 23–25
To Set a Weekday Schedule: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
To Set a Skip Day Schedule:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
To Set an Odd/Even Date Schedule. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24–25
Day Exclusion Feature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25