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1 Introduction
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How to Read this Manual
9
How to Irrigate Efficiently
9
Soil Moisture Content
10
How to Use Soil Moisture Sensors Successfully
11
Choosing the Primary Zone for a Scheduling Group
12
Choosing the Sensor Location
13
Dealing with Slopes and Berms
13
Optimal Bisensor Placement for Slopes and Berms
13
Burying the Bisensor
13
Turf Grass
14
Newly Seeded Turf Grass or New Sod
14
Trees and Shrubs
14
Installing Bisensors with New Trees
15
Shrubs and Other Ornamental Plants
15
Gardens and Crop Plants
15
Watering Strategies
15
Root Depth and Plant Water Efficiency
16
Understanding Soak Cycling
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Precipitation Rates Vs. Infiltration Rates
17
Precipitation Rates for Common Sprinkler Types
17
Estimated Infiltration Rates for Common Soil Types
17
Distribution Uniformity
18
2 System Components
19
Cabinet Options
19
Remote Communications Options
19
Basemanager
19
BL Commander
20
Two-Wire Devices
20
Total Supported Devices and Limits
21
Maximum Concurrent Valves
22
Maximum Wire Distances for 3200R and 5200R Series Bicoders
22
Installing the Basestation 3200 Enclosure
22
C-Series Wall Mount Cabinets
22
Connecting Power and Ground
23
X/XS-Series Wall Mount Cabinets
23
Connecting Power and Ground
24
Remote Connection Modules and Antennas
24
P-Series Pedestal Cabinets
24
Mounting the Pedestal to a Concrete Platform
24
Remote Connection Modules and Antennas
25
3 Wiring Guidelines
26
Conventional Irrigation Wiring Installation
26
Conventional Wiring Modules
26
Connecting Valve Wires and Moisture Sensors over Valve Wires
27
BL-5200 Series Powered Bicoder Wiring Example with One Bisensor
27
Expanding with Two-Wire
28
Connecting to BL-5200R Series Wall Mount Bicoders
29
Example Wiring Diagram
29
Two-Wire Installation
29
Two-Wire Serial Numbers
30
Two-Wire Connections and Layout
30
Wire Connections
30
Wire Lengths
30
Wire Layout
31
Wire Burial
31
Installing Two-Wire Devices
32
Wiring a Valve Bicoder
32
Wiring Surge Protection and Lightning Arrestors
33
Installation Instructions
33
Wiring a Soil Moisture Sensor (Bisensor™)
34
Wiring a Temperature Sensor (Bisensor™)
34
Wiring a Pump Start Relay
35
Wiring a Flow Device
35
Wiring a Flow Device +NOMV
36
Wiring a Water Meter
37
Pause Devices
38
Wiring a Pause Button
38
Wiring a Pause Bicoder
38
Wiring a Rain Switch and Other Normally Closed Sensing Devices
39
Connecting a Rain Switch to the Basestation 3200
39
Pause Behavior for the Different Connections
39
Watering Behavior for the Different Ports
39
Wireless Rain Sensors
40
Removing a Two-Wire Device
40
4 -Basestation 3200 Interface
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Controller Front Panel Layout
41
On-Screen Help
42
Auto Run Main Screen
42
Status Colors
43
On-Screen Reports
43
5 Configuring Devices
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Searching for Devices
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Searching for Bicoders (Including Powered Bicoders)
44
Searching for Bisensors
45
Searching for Flow Bicoders (Including those Associated with a Master Valve)
45
Searching for Pause Bicoders and Temperature Sensors
45
Assigning Valve Bicoders to Zone Numbers
46
Zone Numbers Are Pre-Assigned in R-Series
46
Assigning Bicoders to Zones
46
Clearing a Previous Zone Number Assignment
46
Understanding Zone Statuses
47
Adjusting the Valve Power Level for a Bicoder
47
Configuring Other Devices
48
Assigning Soil Moisture Sensors (Bisensors) to Primary Zones
48
Configuring Pause Devices
48
Configuring Flow Bicoders, Flow Meters, and Flow Sensors
49
Configuring a Master Valve/Pump Start Bicoder
49
Associating a Master Valve/Pump Start Bicoder with Programs
49
6 Initial Programming
50
Power Cycling or Restarting the Controller
50
Setting the Controller Date and Time
50
Checking the Software Version on Your Controller
50
Setting up Time-Based Watering
51
Setting up a Timed Zone
51
To Set up a Timed Zone
51
Modifying the Default Settings for a Zone
51
To Modify the Default Settings for a Zone
52
Assigning a Primary Zone
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Prerequisites
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To Assign a Primary Zone
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Linking Zones (Creating a Scheduling Group)
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Adjusting the Water Time Tracking Ratio of Linked Zones
53
Using Soak Cycles
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To Enable the Default Soak-Cycle Settings
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To Change Soak-Cycle Settings for Timed Zones
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To Disable Soak Cycles
55
Setting up Programs
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To Set up the Start Times for a Program
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To Set up the Water Windows for a Program
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To Set up the Day Intervals for a Program
57
To Set up Historical ET-Based Watering for a Program
57
Prerequisites
57
Instructions
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To Adjust the Water Budget for Programs
58
Associating Zones with a Program
59
Setting up Soil Moisture Sensor Based Watering
59
Prerequisites for Watering with Soil Moisture Sensors
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To Configure Your Bisensors and Set up Watering Strategies
60
Understanding Upper and Lower Limit Watering Strategies
61
Lower Limit
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Manual
61
Auto
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Upper Limit
62
Manual
62
Auto
62
Complying with Water Restrictions
63
Setting up Event Days
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To Add a New Event Day
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To Edit Existing Event Days
64
To Remove an Event Day
64
7 Flow Management & Monitoring
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Configuring a Flow Device
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Flow Device Limits and Monthly Budget
66
To Configure the Flow Device Limits
67
Mainline Setup
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To Set up the Mainline
69
Managing Concurrent Zones
69
Example
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To Manage Concurrent Zones by Controller and Program
70
Learning Flow
70
Learning the Flow by Program
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Learning the Flow by Zone
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Multiple Flow Devices and Mainlines
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To Assign Mainline Numbers to Your Flow Devices and Programs
72
8 Manual Operations
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Manually Running a Program
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Forcing a Program to Start
73
Stopping an Active Program
73
Setting the Next Start Date for a Program
74
Watering Manually
74
Manually Running One Zone
74
Manually Running All Zones
75
Manually Running the Zones of a Program
76
Setting up a Rain Delay
77
To Set up a Rain Delay
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To Clear a Rain Delay
77
Setting the System to off
77
9 System Management
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Setting up a Passcode
78
Changing the Serial Number of Your Controller
78
Using the USB Data Functions
79
Backing up Your System
79
Restoring Your System
79
Exporting Log Files
80
Importing Log Files
80
Updating the Controller Software
81
To Download the Software from the Baseline Web Site
81
To Unzip the Compressed Update File
81
To Copy the Update Folder to Your USB Drive
81
To Update the Software on the Controller
82
Using the Clear All Option
82
10 Reports, Messages, Alerts, & Logs
83
Zone Status
83
Program Status
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To Display the Program Status Report
84
Moisture Sensor Data
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To Display the Soil Moisture Sensor Data Report
85
Water Used
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To Display the Water Used Reports
85
Pause Conditions
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To Display the Pause Conditions Report
87
Operator Messages
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To Display the Messages
87
Viewing Exported Log Files
88
Saving Exported Log Files to a Computer
88
11 Troubleshooting
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Testing Zones, Valves, and Bicoders
90
Testing Soil Moisture Sensors (Bisensors)
91
Testing All Devices
92
Troubleshooting the Two-Wire: High Current or Shorted
93
Repairing Device Assignments and Addresses
93
Troubleshooting: Lost Devices | no Response
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12 Appendix
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Warranty
95
BL-3200-R Hydrozone Worksheet
96
Existing Irrigation Controller Information
96
Additional Information for Existing Programs
97
Programming Information for the Basestation 3200 Controller
97
Additional Information for New Programs
98
Glossary of Terms
99
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