Irritrol Dial Series User Manual

TABLE OF
CONTENTS
Table of Features ................................................................
1
Location of Parts
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.2
Installing and Wiring the Controller
.......................................... .4
Selecting the Site
...........................................................
.4
Mounting the Controller
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.5
Connecting the Power
.....................................................
.5
Hooking Up the Valves ....................................................
.7
Hooking Up a Pump Start Relay
........................................... .8
How the Backup System Works
........................................... .9
Installing and Using Sensor Ports
......................................... .9
How the Electronic Circuit Breaker Works
.............................
.I0
Programming the Controller for Watering
..................................
.I1
Developing a Watering Plan
..................................................
.I1
Setting the Current Time and Day
...................................... .12
Erasing Any Prior Programs
..............................................
.I3
Setting the Station Watering Time
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.13
Selecting the Days to Water
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.I4
Programming Watering Start Times
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.16
Program B Watering
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.I7
Manual Operation ............................................................
..18
Manual Onn
...............................................................
..18
Manual Off
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18
Rain Offf
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..19
Semi-Automatic Watering
...............................................
.20
Using Advanced Features
....................................................
.2 1
Water Budgeting
..........................................................
,2 1
Option 1: Six-Day Watering Schedule
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.22
Option 2: Programming Water Time in Seconds
.......................
.22
Option 3: Programming Water Time in Hours
.........................
(23
Option 4: Loop Watering
................................................
24
Troubleshooting
...............................................................
.25
Index
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.27
TABLE OF
FEATURES
Thank you for purchasing a Dial Series Controller. Listed below are
some important features you should be aware of before you begin
programming. Details on how to implement these features are described
on the following pages.
Two independent programs that can run concurrently
6
- or 14-day calendar
Station watering time in seconds, minutes or hours
Non-volatile memory that retains programmed information
indefinitely
9-volt battery to ensure accurate time during power failures
Water budgeting
Valve test for easy system testing of each station for 1 to 9 minutes
Remote ready for upgrading to an IrriTrol remote control system
Selectable loop option for continuous cycling of program
Electronic circuit breaker that identifies and overrides bad stations
Single-entry “All stations watering time”
Semi-Automatic and true manual operation
Rain off programmable to 7 days
Rain off sensor hook-up
Sensor start hookup in program B for water conservation systems
Start time stacking overlap protection within each program
UL listed
These are just a few of the many features of the Dial Series Controllers.
Please review your manual before beginning programming.

Irritrol Dial Series Specifications

General

Start Times	3 start times per program
Enclosure	Indoor/Outdoor
Rain Sensor Compatible	Yes
Master Valve/Pump Start	Yes
Cycle and Soak	Yes
Manual Operation	Yes
Enclosure Rating	NEMA 3R
Zones	4, 6, 12
Programs	3 independent programs
Watering Schedule	7-day calendar
Power Source	AC power
Backup Battery	9V battery
Mounting	Wall mount
Programming	Dial
Water Budget	10% to 200%
Watering Duration	1 minute to 6 hours per zone
Backup Memory	Non-volatile memory