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PL4/PSL4 Control Systems User’s Guide
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PL4/PSL4 Control System Outdoor Control Panel Controls (Continued)
Menu/back button (Power On - Wireless Controller): Usethisbuttontoaccess,saveandexitfroma
currentmenuorsub-menusettings.Also,whileinamenuorsub-menuitems,usethisbuttontogoback
toapreviousmenuleveloritem.Ifnomenuactivityisdetectedafterveminutes,themainscreenis
displayed.Allmenusettingsarepermanentlysavedandretainedinthecontrolpanelevenafterpoweris
removedfromthecontrolpanel.Controlpanelbuttonsaredisabledwhileinthemenumode.
Right button:WheninpoolorspamodeusetheLeftandRightbuttontoadjustthetemperaturelevel.
PresstheRightbuttontoraisethesetpointwatertemperature.PresstheFilterPump(F)buttonto
displaythecurrentwatertemperature.UsetheRightbuttontoselectasub-menuitemforediting.After
pressingtheMenubuttontoaccessthemainmenuitems,usetheRightbuttontoselectthemenuitem
andaccessthesub-menuitemsforadjustment.Whileeditingasettings,pressandholdtheRightbutton
tofastforwardthroughsettingsandvalues.
Filter Pump (F) button/LED: Switchesasinglespeedlterpumponandoffin“Pool”or“Spa”mode.
PresstheValves(V)buttontotogglebetween“Pool”and“Spa”modeandrotatevalves.If“Heater”is
enabledinthe“Heat”menu(seepage30),pressingtheFilterPumpbuttonwillalsoenabletheselected
heatsource(Heater/SolarLEDon).Thedefaulttimebeforethelterpumpwillswitchoffis12hours.
Thisbuttonoperatesin“Auto”or“Service”mode.
Single-Speed Filter Pump: Ifthepumpiscurrentlyoff,presstheFilterPumpbutton(LEDon)to
switchthepumpon.PresstheFilterPumpbuttonagaintoswitchthepumpoff.However,iftheheater
isoperating,andadelayisenabledforvalves,thisallowstheheatertocooldown(heatercool-down),
thenwhenyoupresstheFbuttontoswitchoffthepump,onlytheheaterwillturnoff,thenthelter
pumpwillautomaticallyswitchoffafter10minutestoallowtheheatertocooldown.PentairWaterPool
andSpaheatersdonotrequireacooldowntime.Tooverridethe“heatercool-down,”presstheFilter
Pumpbuttonagaintoswitchoffthepump.
Two-Speed Filter Pump: PresstheFilterPumpbutton(LEDon)toswitchthetwo-speedpumponin
highspeed.Ifyouswitchthepumpofftolowspeedshortlyafterswitchingittohighspeed,thelter
pumpwillautomaticallyremaininhighspeedforafewminutesbeforeswitchingbacktolowspeedto
allowthepumptoprimeandestablishnormalwaterow.Inordertousethe“2-SpeedPump”menu
assignments(seepage47),the2-SpeedrelayoptionmustbeinstalledintheEasyTouchPL4/PSL4
ControlSystemPowerCenter.
Freeze Protection:Thisfunctionprotectsthepool,plumbing,andequipmentagainstfreezedamage.If
theoutsideairtemperaturesensorfallsbelow36°F,“FreezeProtection”isactivatedandtheFilterPump
relayisswitchedontocirculatethepoolwater.Toenablefreezeprotectionforacircuit,seeSettings
Menu:CircuitFunction,onpage44.
Mode button: UsethisbuttonforservicepurposestomanuallycontroltheEasyTouchPL4/PSL4
ControlSystem.Pressthisbuttononceactivate“Service”mode,toallowAUXcircuitbuttons,Filter
Pump,Valves,HeaterandSolarbuttonstobeoperatedmanually.Pressthebuttonasecondtimeto
enable“Timeout”mode.Thismodeissimilarto“Service”modeexceptthatthesystemwillautomatically
returntonormaloperation(Auto)afterthreehours.Pressthebuttonathirdtimetoreturnthesystem
to“AUTO”mode.ThecurrentoperatingstatusisshownintheLCDdisplay.Themenubuttons,remote
controllers,andmenuscheduledoperationsaredisabled(exceptforswitchingoffequipmentmanually
foremergencies)whilethesystemisin“Service”mode.
Auto:InAuto (automatic)modethesystemisinnormaloperatingmodeandiscontrolledbythemain
controlpanelLCDmenufeatures.
Service: Usethismodetoservicepoolequipmentandtooperateequipmentmanually.
Timeout: Samefunctionalityas“Service”mode,exceptthatthesystemwillautomaticallyreturnto
normaloperation(Auto)afterthreehours.
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