2.1 Getting Acquainted With Your SmartLine
®
Control Panel
SmartLine
®
Controller LCD
Display
Provides the following informa-
tion when the controller is set to
RUN, SYSTEM OFF, or when there is no active watering opera-
tion underway (display with program in IDLE mode):
Time of Day
Battery Strength: If battery
icon is solid black, the bat-
tery strength is good. If the
icon is an outline, you should
replace the battery. The
SmartLine
®
controller utilizes
a 9V alkaline battery to
maintain correct time during
a power failure. AC power is
required to operate valves,
but the 9V battery will tem-
porarily power the processor
and display. (The SL800 uses
a Real Time Calendar Clock
instead of a backup battery
to maintain correct time during a power outage. A battery
icon will not be seen in the display unless you turn the dial to
any Auto Adjust position to the check the battery in the
optional SLW.)
Communications: If you are utilizing the optional SLW
Series On-Site Weather Station, an antenna icon on the
display indicates a good link between the SLW weather
station and the SmartLine
®
controller. If the antenna
bands are flashing, this indicates communication has
occurred within the last 5 minutes. If no communication has
occurred for 5 days, the antenna icon will disappear and the
SmartLine
®
controller will utilize zone run times programmed
in the Standard watering mode.
Getting acquainted with your
SmartLine
®
Controller 2.0
Note: If you are
utilizing the
optional SLW
Series On-Site
Weather Station, you can
also use the same display
icon to check the status of
the 9V alkaline battery in
the SLW weather station. If
you turn the dial to any
Auto Adjust position, the
display battery icon will
show strength for the SLW
weather station battery.
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