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Chapter 7. Troubleshooting from the
Ranger Converter 3000
7.1. Testing Stations
This section describes the various ways you can troubleshoot your stations from the Ranger Converter 3000.
7.1.1. Testing Individual Stations
There are two ways to test if a single station is working correctly:
1. If you don't have access to the station - maybe it's buried in the landscape - you can run the test program
(see Section 7.1.2, “Running the Electrical Test” [39]).
2. If you have physical access to the station, you can detach it from the two-wire, take it to the Ranger
Converter 3000, and perform a station test by connecting the decoder to the
STATION PROGRAMMING
terminals. The display will then inform you of the status. Refer to Section 3.1.8, “Connecting Decoders
for Programming” [15].
If this test fails, the station must be replaced.
7.1.2. Running the Electrical Test
The Ranger Converter 3000 has a built-in test that will activate each station in turn for just one second in
order to check if they are responding correctly. The stations must be connected to the solenoids that activate
valves in the landscape, and the test can tell whether the stations and solenoids are working correctly in
conjunction.
Procedure 7.1. Running the station test
1. Scroll sideways to the Main menu, then scroll down to the Tests menu, and press ENTER.
2. Scroll down to the ST Electrical command, and press ENTER.
Now you'll be prompted to select the station you wish to start from: