Toro 24 User manual

Intelli-Sense

User’s Guide

TIS3348A 4/23/07 3:12 PM Page i

Professional Controllers

12-, 24-, 36-, and 48-Station Models

TIS-PRO

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The Toro Company

Technical Support

(877) 345-8676

WeatherTRAK

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ET Everywhere Subscription & Technical Support

(800) 362-8774

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Table of Contents

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Chapter 1 - Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Controller Hardware Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Control Module Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Chapter 2 - Controller Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Adjust Display Contrast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Set Controller Date and Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Select Time Zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Select Auto Daylight Savings Option. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Set Maximum Active Station Count. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Select Stack or Overlap Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Select Master Valve/Pump Start Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Select Run Time Valve Test Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Set Maximum Backup ET . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Chapter 3 - Set Program Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Select Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Set Program Start Times and Water Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Set High ET Start / Water Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Set Program Water Day Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Chapter 4 - Station Data Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Station Setup Mode: Automated by WeatherTRAK . . . . . . 24

Select Station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Select Station Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Select Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Select Water Window Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Select Usable Rainfall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Select Sprinkler Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Set Precipitation Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Set Sprinkler Efficiency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Assign Pump Start Outpt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

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Chapter 4 (continued)

Select Soil Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Select Plant Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Set Root Depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Set Microclimate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Select Slope Factor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Select Sprinkler Location. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Completing Station Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Station Setup Modes: User Defined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Select Station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Select Station Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Select Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Select Water Window Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Select Usable Rainfall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Set Station Runtime. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Select Number of Cycles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Set Soak Time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Set Reference ET Value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Set Reference Month . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Using the Review Function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Review Station Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Review Flow Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Using the Copy Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Restoring Station Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Restoring Program Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Restoring Setup Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Using the % Adjust Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

% Adjust by Water Amount . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

% Adjust by Day Frequency/ Max. Allowable Depletion . . . . . 45

Using the Alerts Function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Using the Flow Monitor Function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Set Station Exclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Edit Flow Sensor K Value and Offset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Set Threshold and Delay Values. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Setting the High Flow Threshold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Setting the No Flow Threshold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Setting the Leak Detection Threshold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Copy Station Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Chapter 5 - Support Functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

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Using the Reports Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Weekly Stations Report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Monthly Station Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Flow Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Using the ET Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Edit Custom Plant Kc Value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Edit Custom Turf Kc Value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Set Weekly ET. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Using the Help / ET Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Rain Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

View Group Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Days Since Last ET. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Current Depletion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Run Valve Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Using the Manual Watering Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Manually Operate Specific Stations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Manually Operate All Stations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

The Run Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

The Off Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Using the Maintenance Timeout Function 55

Using the Rain Pause Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Appendix A - Troubleshooting Guide . . . . . . . . . 65

Appendix B - Glossary of Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Appendix C - Installation Procedures. . . . . . . . . 71

Selecting the Installation Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Mounting the Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Connecting the Power Wires. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Connecting an Earth Ground Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Connecting the Station Wires (includes Pump Relay). . . . . . . 74

Toro Rain Sensor Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Flow Sensor Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Toro TMR-1 Handheld Remote Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Fuse Replacement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Warranty Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

FCC Compliance Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

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Notes:

• Reliable Toro-built irrigation controller.

• WeatherTRAK’s exclusive irrigation scheduleing software.

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• Four independent irrigation programs

• Integrated flow management and reporting utilities with

flow sensing and leak detection at station and system

level.

• User alerts relating to flow, valves, communications,

scheduling and more.

• Station-specific programming of watering days, run times,

start times and cycle/soak periods.

• Automatic syringe irrigation for high ET-rate conditions.

• Toro Handheld Remote and Rain/Freeze Sensor ready.

• Large, easy-to-read liquid crystal display.

• Built-in surge protection.

• Non-volatile memory.

• Weather and vandal-resistant heavy-gauge steel cabinet.

• Weather-proof external antenna.

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Introduction

Congratulations on selectingToro, the proven leader in smart

irrigation. Twenty public agency studies and thousands of

customers make it clear— the Toro Intelli-Sense Commercial

controllers with WeatherTRAK technology are #1 in saving

water, protecting landscapes, reducing runoff, and satisfying

customers. The Toro Intelli-Sense Professional controller series,

available in 12, 24, 36 and 48 station-count models, dynamically

adjust irrigation based on current ET (evapotranspiration)

conditions, received each day via radio transmission from

the WeatherTRAK ET Everywhere

®

subscription service.

Some Key Features of the TIS-PRO Controllers

The flexibility of 12, 24, 36 and 48 station-counts models

to meet a wide variety of irrigation system needs.

How the ET Everywhere Service Works

2 - Proven scientific modeling techniques are then used to

calculate and validate specific ET data down to one square

kilometer.

3 - The ET data is uploaded to a communications satellite

where it received nightly by the intelli-Sense controller to

automatically recalculate station-specific irrigation

parameters for the next scheduled watering day.

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1 - The WeatherTRAK ET Everywhere service collects data

from over 25,000 monitoring stations including the National

Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) network,

state and county networks, and private weather stations.

Important: The ET Everywhere subsciption service is

not included with the purchase of the Intelli-Sense controller.

For service subscription information, contact WeatherTRAK

customer service at 1-800-362-8774 during normal business

hours.

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The following checklist provides the basic steps required for

Intelli-Sense Professional Controller installation, setup,

programming and operation.

Thoroughly inspect the irrigation system for proper design,

installation and operating condition, leaks, as well as broken

heads and pipes. The performance of your new controller

depends on the integrity of the irrigation system design and

installation. You will maximize the performance of your

controller when the irrigation system is well maintained.

Install per the provided intallation instructions. (See Installation

Instructions beginning on page 69).

Fill out the Intelli-Sense Control System Profile spreadsheet with

as much accurate detail as possible. Have the spreadsheet on

hand when performing the controller setup and programming

procedures.

Program the controller. This manual provides step-by-step

instructions for programming the controller based on the infor-

mation captured on the System Profile spreadsheet.

Activate the WeatherTrak ET Everywhere subscription service.

This necessary and important step enables the Intelli-Sense to

receive daily ET updates.

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Chapter 1

Getting Started

TIS-PRO

Controller Hardware Overview

1 - Intelli-Sense Control Module - (See page 6 for details.)

3 - Weatherproof External Anatenna - Provides exceptional

reception in most locations.

4 - Hinged Access Panel Fasteners - Thumbscrew fasteners

secure hinged control panel for ease of access without

tools.

5 - Rain Sensor Control Switch - Slide switch provides

manual override control of auxiliary rain sensor.

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2 - Enclosure - Weather- and vandel- resistant heavy-gauge

steel cabinet with locking cover.

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PUMP

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PUMP

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COM

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25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36

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6 - Control Module Latch - Enables control module

to be

easily removed without disturbing controller installation.

7 - Fuse - 2A Slo-Blo fuse provides short-circuit protection

on the 24 VAC output circuit.

- Flow and Rain Sensor Connection Terminal Block

Quick release wire terminals for easy, secure connections.

- TMR-1 Handheld Remote Connections - Provides

RJ-11 plug receptacle and 24 VAC power source for

TMR-1 handheld remote reciever connection.

- Valve Wire Connection Terminal Blocks - Screwless,

quick release control wire terminals for easy installation.

11 - Earth-ground Lug -

Heavy-duty ground lug accepts

10 AWG solid-copper wire from earth ground device.

12 - Hot Post - Provides a constant 24 VAC power sou

rce

to assist in valve identification for initial installation,

system service and troublshooting procedures.

13 - Main Power Connection Terminal Block - Screw

terminals for 120 VAC input power wires.

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Control Module Overview

16a

17

16

15

14

18

17a

14 - Function dia l - Turn this dial in either direction to select

controller setup and operational functions:

RUN - The normal position for automatic operation.

Current time/date and controller activity is displayed.

SETUP - Select and define specific controller setup

and operating parameters.

SCHEDULE - Set up and adjust start times/water

windows and watering day schedules.

STATION DATA - Select and define specific station

setup and operating parameters.

REVIEW - Review current program information

for each station, and flow sensor setup and data log.

COPY - Transfer station or program information

from one station or program to another. Also used

reset station, setup and program default settings.

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to

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ALERTS - Display system problems and

operationalconflicts.

FLOW - Set flow meter attributes and operational

partameters.

REPORTS - Access and review station run time

and

flow data by day, week or month time periods.

RAIN PAUSE - Suspend automatic watering for a

period of 1 to 14 days.

ET - Display current daily and average weekly ET

values. Set custom Kc and weekly ET values.

HELP/INFO -

OFF - Terminate and suspend all watering activity.

MANUAL - Access manual watering operations.

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16 - Lower Line knob - This knob is used to select and/or

adjust data viewed on the lower line of the display

(16a).

17 - Upper Line knob - This knob is used to select setup and

program control options shown on the upper line of the

display (17a ).

18 - Information Line - The third line of the display provides

supplemental information including the Alert prompt.

Access various controller activation

setup data, operational preferences, and status

information.

Copy button – The Copy button is used in various

operations including copying and transferring station

and program data, restoring default settings and

reviewing various setup, station, and flow data.

ADJUST - Adjust station watering by 5% increase or

decrease of run time and/or watering days.

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Notes

Controller Setup

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• Set Time Zone

• Set Auto Daylight Savings option

• Set Maximum Active Stations

• Select Stack or Overlap option

• Set Master Valve Type/Pump Start option

• Select Runtime Valve Test

• Set Maximum Backup ET

ADJUST DISPLAY CONTRAST

224

Set Controller Clock

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Adjust Display Contrast

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About Controller Input

As you begin the controller setup procedures, you will find that

virtually all user-defined input is accomplished in the same

manner using the Function dial, Upper Line knob, and Lower

Line knob. For example, when you turn the Function dial to the

SETUP position, the first screen in the Setup menu will be

displayed. In this case, Adjust Display Contrast will be displayed

on the upper line and the default contrast value of 224 will be

displayed on the lower line.

The contrast value is underscorred and flashing, indicating that

it is selected and can be changed or edited by turning the Lower

Line knob. The information displayed on the screen when the

Upper Line knob or Function dial is turned in either direction,

enters the information into the controller memory.

Chapter 2

The SETUP function menu consists of 10 screens listed in

the following order:

Set Controller Clock

2. Turn the Lower Line knob to set the current year.

4. Turn the Lower Line knob to set the current month.

DATE (YEAR)

Feb 24 2008

DATE (MONTH)

Feb 24 2008

5. Turn the Upper Line knob right to select

6. Turn the Lower Line knob to set the current day.

Date (Day).

7. Turn the Upper Line knob right to select

8. Turn the Lower Line knob to set the current hour (am or pm).

Time (Hour).

9. Turn the Upper Line knob right to select

10. Turn the Lower Line knob to set the current minute.

Time (Minute).

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1. With the Function dial in the SETUP position, turn the Upper Line

knob to select the following display:

3. Turn the Upper Line knob right to select the next menu item,

Date (Month).

Note: Leave the Function dial in the SETUP position to continue

selecting and setting the remaining Setup menu items.

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1. Within the Setup menu, turn the Upper Line knob to view the

following display:

2. Turn the Lower Line knob to select your time zone from the

following choices:

• Pacific (default setting)

• Alaska

• Hawaii

• Atlantic

• Eastern

• Central

• Mountain

Select Auto Daylight Savings Option

1. W

The default selection is Yes which enables the controller to

automatically compensate for Daylight Savings time. To disable

this option, turn the Lower Line knob to display No.

ithin the Setup menu , turn the Upper Line knob to view the

following display:

2.

AUTO DAYLIGHT SAVINGS

Yes

TIME ZONE

Pacific

Set Time Zone

1.

2.

Within the Setup menu, turn the Upper Line knob to view the

following display:

Note: The active station count entered in this step will also determine the

number of stations that can be accessed within the Programming, Review

and Copy function procedures.

MAX ACTIVE STATIONS

01 (User Defined)

Set Maximum Active Station Count

The actual number of stations being used for irrigation must be entered

to enable accurate automatic scheduleing.

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To change the number of active stations, turn the Lower Line knob.

STA CONFIG FOUND ACIVE

36 36 36

Note: To review the current station configuration, press the Copy button

when SETUP function is selected.

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Note: The abbreviated display information indicates the following:

STA CONFIG = Controller model configuration of 36 or 48 stations

FOUND = Actual number of stations recognized by controller

ACTIVE = Maximum active station count selected.

Important: The Intelli-Sense Professional controller firmware

provides for the scheduling of 48 stations regardless of controller

output configuration. If the actual number of active stations is not

set accurately and/or set according to controller output configura-

tion, alert errors and reuced controller performace will result. For

example, setting the active station count higher than actual will

result in an alert error or will add unnecessary time to the Water

Window. Setting the station count lower than actual will cause

some stations to be skipped.

1. Within the Setup menu, turn the Upper Line knob to view the

following display:

STACK OR OVERLAP

Stack

Select Stack or Overlap Option

When the Stacking option is selected, the controller will be

constrained to operate one station at a time. The Water Window

start time and duration selected for Automatic Schedule A will

also be assigned to Automatic Schedule B, C and D.

When the Overlap option is selected, the constraint is removed,

allowing multiple programs to run simultaneously.

When Overlap is selected, Start time and Water Window options

are available in all schedules.

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2.

The Stack option isseleted by default. To select the Overlap option,

turn the Lower Line knob to displayOverlap.

Important: Prior to selecting the Overlap option,

confirm that the irrigation system hydraulic capacity and

the controller’s maximum current draw capacity (2.0A) will

not be exceeded if four stations and master valve circuit are

operated concurrently.

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Important: When the STACK option is selected within the

Setup menu, the start time and water window parameters

defined for Program A will apply to all progams, and can not

be edited by individual program.

If the OVERLAP option is selected, separate start time and

water window parameters can be defined for each program.

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1. Within the Setup menu, turn the Upper Line knob to view the

following display:

2. Turn the Lower Line knob to select the preferred option.

Note: If a pump station is in use but no master valve is required,

use the Normally Closed/Pump On option.

MASTER VALVE/PUMP START

Normally Closed/Pump On

ASSIGN PUMP START OUTPUT

NOT ASSIGNED

Set Master Valve/Pump Start Option

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• Normally Closed/Pump On (default)

• Normally Open/Pump Off

• None

Assign Pump Start Output

The controller features a dedicated master valve/pump start output

as a standard feature. The master valve is used to isolate the

mainline or a portion of the mainline when programmed as part of

flow monitoring. It enables the controller to troubleshoot and isolate

pipe malfunctions or other problems. Three choices provided are:

The controller allows the user to assign a pump start to a station output,

effectively decreasing the controller station count by 1. The assigned

station will be active with all stations. This feature is typically used in

combination with a normally-open (NO) type master valve to enable the

pump to operate while the NO master valve remains de-engerized (open).

1. Within the setup Menu, turn the Upper Line knob to view the

following display:

2. Turn the Lower Line knob to select the station number to be desig-

nated as the pump start output.

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