Key Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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 Wires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10–11
Connecting the Earth Ground . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Connecting the Power Source. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13–15
Indoor Models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Outdoor Models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14–15
Station Test Run Feature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Getting the Most From Your Rain Dial Controller . . . . . . . 16–17
Why Three Programs? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Sample Watering Plan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
What the Display Indicates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18–19
Basic Programming Procedures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20–23
Setting the Current Time and Day. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Setting the Valve Run Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Setting the Program Cycle Start Time(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20–21
Setting the Watering Day Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21–23
To Set a Weekday Schedule:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
To Set a Skip Days Schedule: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
To Set an Odd/Even Date Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Day Exclusion Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
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