Calsense 500 Series, ET2000 Programming Manual

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® ET2000 (500 SERIES) PROGRAMMING GUIDE

ET2000 (500 SERIES)

IRRIGATION CONTROLLER

PROGRAMMING GUIDE

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SECTION 1 CONTROLLER DESCRIPTION

I. ET2000 KEY PAD DESCRIPTION

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1 STOP – The STOP key will stop any currently

running Scheduled watering Cycle, Manual Cycle, Test Cycle, Manual Programs. 2 MANUAL – The MANUAL key will perform Manual Water, Test, Master Valve Override, Manual Program 1 & 2, Walk-thru, and Use Hold-over. 3 NO WATER – The NO WATER key is used for

turning the controller Off and to set No Water

Days. 4 ? – The ? key is used to access the controller Help screens. 5 ENGLISH / ESPANOL – The ENGLISH / ESPANOL key allows you to toggle the displayed text between English and Spanish. 6 BACK – The BACK key will go back to the previous screen.

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5 6 7

7 MAIN MENU – The MAIN MENU key is used to

access the different program features of the controller. 8 MENU KEYS – MENU keys are used to select

the different features of commands in the various screens. The text in the screen will point towards the MENU key that needs to be

pressed. 9 LEFT / RIGHT ARROW KEYS – The LEFT / RIGHT ARROW keys move the highlighted cursor around the different screens when setting up or editing the controller’s features and options. 10 PLUS / MINUS KEYS – The PLUS / MINUS keys are used to increase or decrease values or answer Yes or No questions in the different screens.

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® SECTION 1 / II. WHAT CAN BE PROGRAMMED AT EACH SCREEN

Programs & Stations

Select Program Set Program Start Time

Programs & Stations

Start Times & Water

Days

Station

Programming

Station-To-Station

Copy

Station-By-Program

Weather

ET Gage

Rain Bucket

Select Program Description (optional) Set Number Of Water Day s in Schedule Set Water Days Set Program Stop Time (optional)

If 12 Month Schedule Is Enabled:

Set All The Above For Each Month Of The Year Select Stop Time

If Not In Daily ET Mode:

Set Station Program Assignment Set Total Minutes Set M i n utes Per Cycle Set Soak-In-Time Set No Water Days Test Station

If In Daily ET Mode:

Set Station Program Assignment Set % ET Set M i n utes Per Cycle Set Area (Sq . F t. ) Set No Water Days Test Station

Copy Statio n-To-Station Copy Station-To-Program

View Station By Program Move Station From Program To Program

Select Irrigation Day Window Select To Use ET Gage Select To Log Et Pulses Reset Full ET Gage Manually Set Gage Amount In Inches Set Skip Tonight

Set Minimum Rai n Set Maximum Hourly Rain Set Maximum 24 Hour Rain Set Maximum Total Rain Set Use Of Rain By Program

Flow

Line Fill & Valve

Close Times

Alert Actions

Master Valve

Pump

Flow Meter

Mainline Capacity

On-At-A-Time

Manual Programs

Manual Water

Test

Master Valve

Override

Flow

Line Fill By Program Valve Close By Program

Set High Flow Alert Actions By Program Set Low Flow Alert Actions By Program

Select Type Of Master Valve

Select Use Of Pump (By Program)

Select To Use A Flow Meter Select To Use List Or Enter Own Parameters Set Flow Meter Size / Set Own parameters Learn Expecteds By Program

Set Mainline Break Numbers Set System Maximum Flow Rates

Set Valves On At A Time Within Program Set Valves On At A Time Within Controller / System (IF More Than One Controller)

Manual Water A Station Manual Water A Program Cycle And Soak During Manual

Learn The Expected At A Station Test Station Test Station Moisture Sensor

Open Master Valve For Hours Weekly Schedule For Opening Master Valve

Weather

Select The Use Of Wind Gage

Wind Gage

Rain Switch

ET

Budget Select Budget By City ET

Moisture

ET County / City

Set Wind Speed For Pausing Irrigation Set Wind Speed to Resume Irrigation Respond To Wind By Program

Select To Use A Rain Switch Device

Select To Use Daily ET (By Program) Select To Use ET Averaging (By Program) Crop Coefficients In Use Setting

Select To Use A Budget Select Budget By Square Footage

Select Budget By Monthly Direct Enter Calculate Budget

Select To Use Moisture Sensors Assign Sensor Slaving To Valves

Select County And City For ET Enter Your Own ET Numbers View Historical ET Totals

Manual Programs

Learn Expected

Manual Program 1

Manual Program 2

Walk-Thru

Use Hold-Over

Learn The Expected By Program

Schedule Water Days For Manual Program 1 Set Up To 6 Start Times For Manual Program 1 Set Run Duration From / To Set Station Times

Schedule Water Days For Manual Program 2 Set Up To 6 Start Times For Manual Program 2 Set Run Duration From / To Set Station Times

Set Walk Thru Count Down Set Station Run Times Set Walk-Thru Station Order Begin Countdown

Select Use Hold-Over Set Start Times For Hold-Over Use Set Stop Time For Hold-Over Use Select Water Days For Hold-Over

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SECTION 1 / II. WHAT CAN BE PROGRAMMED AT EACH SCREEN

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Setup

Select If Part Of FLOWSENSE® Chain

Communications

Part & Serial

Number

Setup

Date & Time Change Date & Time

Stations In Use

12 Month Mode Turn On Twelve Month Mode

Access Control

Select Number Of Controllers In Chain Set Communication s Address View Controller Information

View R.O.M. Version View Controller Baud Rate View Part Number View Serial Number View CC4 Version Required View Expected Communication Signal Levels

View Current Date & Time

Use Day Light Savings Time

Select To Activate A Station Select To Deactivate A Station

View Current Access Level Enter Your Access C ode

Miscellaneous

This Month / Last

ET & Rain Tables

Reports

Station History

Use Vs. Budget

Live Screens

Month

24 Month

Hold-Over

Alerts

Reports

View Water Usage And Irrigation Time

View Yearly Water Usage & Budget Totals

View Station Hold-Over Clear All Hold-Over Clear Station Hold-Over

View Or Edit ET Tables View Rain Table

View Controller Alerts

View Station History

View Actual & Expected Water Usage Compared To Budget

View Irrigation Activity View Irrigation Details View Real-Time Flow

No Water

Miscellaneous

Lights

Radio Remote

Station Alerts

Controller Alerts

Status

Set Up Four Separate Lights Schedules Manually Start Lights For 4 hours

Enable Radio Remote

View And Clear Station Alerts

View And Clear Controller Alerts

View Current Status Of Controller View Next Scheduled Irrigation Turn Controller ON (If It Has Been Turned OFF)

No Water

Turn Controller OFF Apply No Water Days To Program No Water Days By Station

No Water

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III. USING THIS GUIDE WITH THE ET2000 CONTROLLER

This guide will explain the operation and programming of the ET2000 Controller. The following describes the conventions used throughout this guide. When instructed to press a key, the name of the key will be CAPITALIZED AND BOLD. The illustration below shows the name and location of keys used for operating and programming the ET2000 Controller.

MENU KEYS:

indicates the choice available and will change with each screen. The arrow will point to the Menu key that is to be pressed, and the name of the key will be CAPITALIZED AND BOLD.

HOT KEYS: MANUAL, NO WATER, HELP, ENGLISH / SPANISH, BACK, and MAIN MENU key.

PLUS / MINUS & ARROW KEYS:

keys. When a screen is accessed, certain information on the screen can be changed. There will be a highlighted cursor on the screen, which you can move with either ARROW key. A change can only be made to a setting while it is highlighted by the cursor. Once a setting is highlighted, use the PLUS or MINUS key to make the change. If the setting is a number, you can quickly scroll to the desired setting by holding down the PLUS or MINUS key.

The Controller’s screen in the illustration below shows the Main Menu, which can be accessed at any time by pressing the MAIN MENU key. The description on the screen with the arrows, point to the Menu keys which can be pressed to access the various parts of the controller’s programming (See Enclosure 1 ET2000 IRRIGATION CONTROLLER SCREEN MAP). You can always return to a previous screen by pressing the BACK key.

The eight (8) blue keys located on either side of the controller screen. The text next to the key

The eight (8) keys in a horseshoe shape directly below the display screen. They are the STOP,

The last four (4) keys are the PLUS key, MINUS key and the two (2) ARROW

Month UP key

Month DOW N key

Menu keys

Help key

No Wate r k ey

Manual key

Stop key

Menu Key Name Controller Screen Showing M ain Menu

CALSENSE WATER MAN A G EMENT SYSTEM

Programs & Stations Lights

W eather Reports

Flow Radio Remote

Setup Status

Arrow key

ET2000 Irrigatio n C o ntroll er K ey Pl acement and D escription

Plus or Mi nus k ey

Station UP key

Station DOWN key

Menu Keys

English / Spanish key

Star key

Back key

Main Menu key

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SECTION 2 SETUP

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SECTION 2: SETUP

The Setup section of the controller is used for programming the following:

• Communication addresses

• Accessing the controller’s Part & Serial

number information

• Setting Time & Date

• Activating stations in use

• Utilizing a 12 month schedule

• Inputting access codes

A. COMMUNICATIONS

Skip communication setup section if controlle r(s) has

no communications option installed.

The Communications screen can be used to set the communications address in the controller. This address is used for communicating back to a central computer, and is also used to differentiate one controller from another in a communications chain.

From the MAIN MENU screen.

1.

Press the SETUP Menu key.

The GENERAL SETUP screen is displayed (Figure 2.1).

ET2000-40 -MSR-RR (576.i

Communication 12 Month Mode

Part & Serial Numbers

ET-40-MSR-RR

This is not a -FL controller.

FLOWSENSE irrigation between multiple

controllers is not availible.

Communications Addr ess: ! ! A

Controller Info

576.i

Figure 2.2

1.

Press the blue ARROW keys to

highlight the Communications address.

2.

Press the PLUS or MINUS keys to

set the first character.

3.

Press the blue ARROW keys to move

the cursor to the next character. Repeat the process described above until all three

characters are set (The character furthest to the right must be a letter).

Note: With multiple controllers one of the controllers must be the Master with an address ending in a Capitol “A”. All other controllers will have addresses ending in B, C, D, etc. No two controllers can have the same exact address when communicating to the same central computer. The Master controller must be the controller communicating back to the central.

To view the controller’s communications

information:

Date & Time

Stations In Use Access Control

Figure 2.1

2. Press the COMMUNICATION Menu key, the COMMUNICATION screen will appear.

1. Controller(s) with central communication:

Note:

If FLOWSENSE® option is installed (This can be verified by looking for a (-FL) in the part number of the controller section 1B) See Section 11 for detailed instructions.

The communication screen should look like the one in Figure 2.2 if your controller does not

FLOWSENSE

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4.

Press the CONTROLLER INFO

Menu key. The PART & SERIAL NUMBERS screen is

displayed (Figure 2.3).

576.i s=6 c=6 A=14400 B=14 400 ET2000-40-MSR-RR

Serial Num: 0 0000 CC4 Ver: 4.0.11.26

(the normally expected signal levels) RTS CTS DTR DSR CD RI

: L L L L L L

B: L L L L L L

PART & SERIAL NUMBERS

Figure 2.3

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B. PART & SERIAL NUMBER

This screen contains part & serial number information along with communication information for the controller.

From the MAIN MENU screen.

1.

Press the SETUP Menu key.

2.

Press the PART & SERIAL NUMBERS

Menu key.

The PART & SERIAL NUMBERS screen is displayed (Figure 2.4).

576.i s=6 c= 6 A=14400 B=14400 ET2000-40-MSR-RR

Serial Num: 12345 CC4 V er: 4.0. 11.26 (the normally expected signal levels)

RTS CTS DT R DSR CD RI A: L L L L L L

B: L L L L L L Copyright Calsense I n c. 1987- 2005

PART & SERIAL NUMBERS

Figure 2.4

THIS CONCLUDES THE PART A& SERIAL

NUMBER SECTION

C. DATE & TIME

The Date & Time setting on a new controller will be set to Pacific Standard Time and will need to be changed to the local time by the customer upon receipt.

From the MAIN MENU screen.

1. Press the SETUP Menu key.

2. Press the DATE & TIME Menu key. The DATE AND TIME screen is displayed

(Figure 2.5).

DATE & TIME

Current Da te & Time : Oct 28 2005, Fri 10:49:49AM

Date & Time to S et: Oct 28 2005, Fri 10:49:49AM

PUSH here to SET IT

Use Day Light Savings? YES

3.

Press the PLUS or MINUS keys to

change the Month setting.

4.

Press the blue ARROW keys to move

the cursor to the next entry.

5. Press the PLUS or MINUS keys to change the next entry. Continue on until the correct date and time are displayed.

Use this same method to highlight the “Use Day Light Savings?” entry and change it to the desired setting. If you select YES the controller will automatically change time for Day Light Savings.

6. Once you have completed this press the PUSH HERE TO SET IT Menu key.

IMPORTANT:

The changes do not take effect until this button is

pressed.

THIS CONCLUDES THE DATE AND TIME

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D. STATIONS IN USE

At this screen you can turn-off non-required station outputs. These stations will no longer be visible for programming in any other screen.

From the MAIN MENU screen.

1. Press the SETUP Menu key.

2. Press the STATIONS IN USE Menu key.

The STATIONS IN USE screen is displayed (Figure 2.6)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 - - - - 16 17 18 - - 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40

STAT IONS IN USE

Figure 2.5

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3. To turn a station off press the blue ARROW keys to move the cursor to the desired station.

4.

Press the PLUS or MINUS keys to turn off the station, two dashed lines will appear instead of the station number. In figure 2.6 station 14, 15, and 19 are turned off. To turn them

back on,

5.

Press the blue ARROW key to highlight the station.

6.

Then press the PLUS or MINUS key, the station number will reappear.

THIS CONCLUDES THE STATIONS IN USE

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E. 12 MONTH MODE

The 12 Month Mode feature allows you to preprogram an irrigation schedule for each month of the year. Each month can be programmed with different Start Times, Water Days, Number of Days in Schedule, Total Minutes, Minutes Per Cycle and Soak in Time.

Note:

A 12 month schedule is not required to water

all year around.

Note:

As soon as 12-Month Schedule is enabled,

the controller will copy the current irrigation schedule to all twelve months of the year. All of the months will keep this schedule until you re-program each month’s schedule. If you enable 12-Month schedule before the controller has been programmed with an irrigation schedule, there will be no Start Times, water Days or Run Times on all twelve months of the year. Be sure an irrigation schedule has been programmed for all twelve months of the year.

From the MAIN MENU screen.

1.

Press the SETUP Menu key.

2.

Press the 12-MONTH MODE Menu

key. The USE OF 12 MONTH MODE screen is displayed

(Figure 2.7)

Using 12-Month mode in addition to "Daily ET" may not be necessary.

To Use 12-Month mode requires support from you as a user. Y ou m ust understand the mode and be prepar ed to enter water days, start ti m es, and irrigation amount f or each month of the year.

Use 12 Month Schedling ? NO

USE OF 12 MONTH MODE

Figure 2.7

3.

Press the PLUS or MINUS key to

change the setting. If you select YES you will have to return to the

START TIMES & WATER DAYS and STATIONS screens and enter the information for each month accordingly. This can be accomplished by using the two upper most blue Menu keys to the left of the display screen.

THIS CONCLUDES THE 12 MONTH MODE

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F. ACCESS CONTROL

Using the Calsense Command Center software, a three character password can be sent to the controller, once a password has been sent, the user will only be able to make changes to screens the operator has given him access to via the password entered by the user at the ACCESS CONTROL screen.

From the MAIN MENU screen.

1. Press the SETUP Menu key, the GENERAL SETUP screen will appear.

2.

Press the ACCESS Menu key.

The ACCESS CONTROL screen is displayed (Figure 2.8).

You may be blocked from making changes in areas of the con troller. If you have an access code you may be able to make those changes.

Current Access is Level 0

Enter Your Access Code: 0 0 0 and Push To Log In

CCESS CONTROL

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3. Enter the first character of the password by pressing the PLUS or MINUS key until the character appears.

4. the cursor to the next character, repeat the process described above until all three password characters appear.

5. Menu key, a message will appear confirming that the log in was successful and the LOG OUT prompt will appear.

THIS CONCLUDES THE ACCESS CONTROL

Press the blue ARROW Keys to move

Press the PUSH TO LOG IN

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SECTION 3: PROGRAMS & STATIONS

The Programs & Stations section of the controller is used for programming or viewing the following:

• Start Times & Water days

• Individual station programming

• Station to station copying

• Viewing stations by program

A. START TIMES & WATER DAYS

The Start Times & Water Days section of the controller is used to setup individual program start times, program name (optional),number of days in a schedule, schedule days, and stop times.

From the Main MENU screen.

1. Menu key.

2. WATER DAYS Menu key.

The START TIMES & WATER DAYS screen is displayed (Figure 3.1).

3. the cursor to the setting you wish to change.

4. change the highlighted setting.

Press the PROGRAMS & STATIONS

Press the START TIMES &

Program : PROG A Sart Time : 11:30PM

Number of Days in Schedule : 07

WEEK 1 on -- on -- on on on

STOP T IME : OFF

START TIMES & WATER DA Y S

Name : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri SAT

Figure 3.1

Press the blue ARROW keys to move

Press the PLUS or MINUS keys to

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5. When at the START TIMES & WATER DAYS screen the two (2) top right Menu keys can be used to scroll to the different programs. The following explains each setting on the START TIMES & WATER DAYS screen.

• PROG: Indicates the current program. Program A is being programmed in the example figure 3.1. The ET2000 Controller has seven (7) programs A, B, C, D, E, Drip1, and Drip 2.

• START TIME: The Start Time for scheduled irrigation on the current program. Program A has a 11:30 PM Start Time.

• NAME:

A program description can be selected which describes the type of plant material and irrigation heads assigned to that program (this setting is optional).

• DAYS IN SCHEDULE:

The ET2000 can be set with a 7-Day schedule (shown in figure 3.1), 14-Day Schedule, 21-Day Schedule or 28-Day Schedule.

• WATER DAYS:

The days of the week in

the schedule to irrigate. “on” represents a water day, “- -“ represents an off day.

• STOP TIME:

A time at which irrigation is forced to end, even if the scheduled irrigation cycle is not finished.

THIS CONCLUDES THE START TIMES & WATER

DAYS SECTION

B. STATIONS (STATION PROGRAMMING)

The stations section of the controller is used to setup the following:

• Individual station program assignments

• Total minutes

• Minutes per cycle

• Soak-In Times

• No water days

• % of ET (If in Daily ET mode)

• Expected Flow Rates (If in Daily ET mode, or

in Budgets mode)

• Area square footages (If in Daily ET mode)

• Precipitation rates (If in Daily ET mode)

Station description’s can be entered via the

Note:

Command Center software.

From the MAIN MENU screen.

1.

Press the PROGRAMS & STATIONS

Menu key.

2.

Press the STATIONS Menu key.

The STATION PROGRAMMING screen is displayed (Figure 3.2).

Station 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PR OG

Total Mins : 15.0

Mins per Cycle : 5

Soak-in Time : 60 No Water Day 0

Test

STATION PROGRAM MING

Figure 3.2

3.

Press the blue ARROW keys to move the cursor to the setting you want to change.

4.

Press the PLUS or MINUS keys to change the highlighted setting.

5. When at the Station Programming screen, the two (2) top right Menu keys are used for STATION UP and STATION DOWN . The following explains each setting on the STATION PROGRAMMING screen.

• STATION:

Indicates the current station

number (Station 1 is the example in figure

3.2).

• PROG:

Indicates the program that the

current station is assigned to (Program A is the example in figure 3.2).

• TOTAL MINS:

The total amount of

irrigation time that will be applied in each 24 our watering period.

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• MINS PER CYCLE: The amount of irrigation time applied in each cycle of a 24 hour watering period.

• SOAK-IN TIME:

The amount of time (In

Minutes) between multiple cycle starts.

1. Cycle and soak examples:

In the example shown in figure 3.2, station 1 will irrigate for 5.0 minutes (the Mins per Cycle setting) then wait 60 minutes (the Soak-in Time setting), it will repeat the process two (2) more times until the total irrigation applied is 15 minutes ( the Total Mins setting), this feature is called Cycle and Soak. Each station’s Cycle and Soak setting can be set independent of any other station’s settings. The following shows some examples of Cycle and Soak settings:

Example 1

Total Mins: 10.0 Mins per Cycle: 2.0 Soak-in Time: 15

In this example the controller will irrigate 5 cycles of 2 minutes, for a total of 10 minutes with a soak in time of 15 minutes between cycles.

Example 2

Total Mins: 10.0 Mins per Cycle: 10.0 Soak-in Time: 5.0

In this example the total minutes and the minutes per cycle are the same, therefore the controller will irrigate one cycle of ten minutes.

The soak in time will be ignored

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Example 3

Total Mins: 10.0 Mins per Cycle: 20.0 Soak-in Time: 10

In this example the controller will irrigate 1 cycle of 10 minutes. The Mins per Cycle Time and Soak-In Time will be ignored.

2. Test a Station at the Station Programming Screen

1. Press the TEST Menu key to turn the current station on. The run time will be the time set at the Valve Testing screen.

3. Set NO Water Days at the Station Programming Screen

No Water Days gives you the ability to turn a specific station off for a certain amount of days consecutively starting from today’s date. This setting will only affect the station involved.

1. To turn the current station off for 1 to 31 days, press the blue ARROW keys to highlight the NO Water day setting.

2.

Press the PLUS or MINUS keys to set the number of NO Water Days desired.

THIS CONCLUDES THE STATION PROGRAMMING

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C. STATION-TO-STATION COPY

The Station to Station Copy feature allows you to copy programming from one station to another, copy the programming from one station to all stations, or any program.

The settings that are copied are:

• Total Minutes (except in Daily ET mode)

• Minutes Per Cycle

• Soak-In Time

From the MAIN MENU screen.

1.

Press the PROGRAMS & STATIONS

Menu key.

2.

Press the STATION – TO –

STATION COPY Menu key. The STATION TO STATION COPY screen is

displayed (Figure 3.3).

Items copied from Station to Station: Total M ins*

Mins per Cycle Soak-in T ime

* except to Daily ET stations

Copy from Station 6 to Station 7

Copy Station 6 to PROG A Station s

STAT ION T O ST ATION COP Y

2.

Pressing the STOP key at anytime will

end the test.

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1. Copy a Station to another Station

1.

At the Station To Station Copy screen press the PLUS or MINUS key until the station you want to copy is highlighted. (station 6 was selected in figure 3.3).

2.

Press the blue ARROW keys to highlight the station you want to copy to.

3.

Press the PLUS or MINUS keys to change the station to copy to.( station 7 was selected in the example above).

4.

Press the COPY FROM STATION TO STATION Menu key, the station will be copied and you will be asked to press any key to continue.

2. Copy a Station to All Stations on a Program, or All Stations on the Controller:

1. At the STATION TO STATION COPY screen press the Blue ARROW keys to move the cursor.

2.

Press the PLUS or MINUS key to select all stations or a specific program.

The PROGRAM ASSIGNMENT SUMMARY screen is displayed (Figure 3.4).

PROGRAM ASSIGNMENT SUMMARY

PROG A: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1

PROG B: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

PROG C: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

PROG D: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Move Station (move cursor to see more)

Figure 3.4

2.

Press the PLUS or MINUS keys to

scroll through the programs.

3.

Press the blue ARROW keys to highlight the station that you want to move.

4.

Press the MOVE STATION Menu

key. The CHANGE STATION PROGRAM ASSIGNMENT

screen is displayed (Figure 3.5)

CHANGE S TAT ION PROGRAM ASSIGNMENT

Change Station 1:

FROM: PROG A: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

TO: PROG B: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Make the Change

Press ANY key except the one above

to leave screen WITHOUT maki ng

the change.

3.

Press the COPY STATION TO PROG Menu key, the station will copy and you will be asked to press any key to continue.

THIS CONCLUDES THE STATION TO STATION

COPY SECTION

D. STATIONS-BY-PROGRAM

This section of the controller allows you to view each station, by program, that it is currently assigned to. You can also move individual stations from one program to another.

1. At the PROGRAMS & STATION screen press the STATIONS-BY-

PROGRAM Menu key.

Figure 3.5

5.

Press the PLUS or MINUS keys to

change the program.

6.

Press the MAKE THE CHANGE Menu key to change the station to It’s new program.

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SECTION 4: FLOW

The Flow section of the controller is used for setting up the following:

• Line Fill & Valve close times

• Alert Action settings

• Master Valve type

• Use of Pump by program

• Flow Meter size and K & Offset values

• Flow Checking parameters

• Mainline Capacity parameters

• Valve On-at-a Time settings

From the MAIN MENU screen.

1.

Press the FLOW Menu key.

The FLOW METER, MASTER VALVE & PUMP screen is displayed (Figure 4.1).

FLOW METER, MASTER VALVE & PUMP

Flow Meter

1. Estimated Water Usage

The Estimated Water Use setting is set to YES only if there is NO flow meter installed, and the following items are turned off:

• System Capacity

• Daily ET

• Budgets

If none of these items are in use, and you want to track estimated water usage, change the DO YOU WANT TO TRACK ESTIMATED WATER USE FOR REPORTS? setting to YES, return to the Station Programming screen and set the flow rate for each station (the flow rate setting appears on the station programming screen only when the estimated water use setting is set to YES).

The FLOW METER screen is displayed (Figure 4.2).

Is a Flow Meter in use ? NO

Do you want to track estimated water use for Reports? NO

FLOW METER

Master Valve Mainline Capacity

Pump On-at-a-Time

Figure 4.1

A. FLOW METER SETUP

The flow meter setup is used to enter the type and size of a single, or multiple flow meters assigned to this controller. You can also enter the K & Offset values for FMBX style flow meters.

Note:

The multiple flow meter option will only be available if the (-F) option is installed in the controller. See section 12 for more information.

From the FLOW METER, MASTER VALVE & PUMP screen (Figure 4.1).

1. Press the FLOW METER Menu key.

Figure 4.2

If Using a Flow Meter use the following directions:

1.

Press the PLUS or MINUS keys to change the IS A FLOW METER IN USE ? to YES.

The Flow Meter screen will appear (It will appear as shown in Figure 4.3 only after the Flow Meter In Use setting is set to YES).

Is a Flow Meter in use ? YES Use your own K & Offset ? NO

METER 1 SIZE: FM-1

(Expected Flow Rates can be automatically learned.) Learn Expecteds

FLOW METE

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2. Press the blue ARROW keys to move the cursor to the USE YOUR OWN K & OFFSET setting, which is set to NO as the default.

If using a FMBX flow meter see:

2. FMBX flow meter setup

If using a regular flow meter see:

3. Regular flow meter setup

2. FMBX flow meter setup

If the flow meter installed on the system is a Calsense FMBX, change the “Use your own K & Offset” to YES, (The screen will appear as shown in Figure 4.4).

Is a Flow Meter in use ? YES Use your own K & Offset ? YES METER 1 K: 10.000

OFFSET: 0.200

(Expected Fl ow Rates can be automatically learned.) Learn Expecteds

FLOW METER

Figure 4.4

3. Regular flow meter setup

If the answer to Use your own K & Offset is NO.

1.

Press the blue ARROW keys to move

the cursor to the SIZE setting.

2.

Press the PLUS or MINUS keys to

change the flow meter type. Refer to the chart (Figure 4.5), to choose the correct

flow meter type.

MODEL NUMBER SIZE

FM-1 FM-1B FM-1.25B FM-1.5 FM-2 FM-3

1” PLASTIC FLOW METER 1” BRASS FLOW METER 1 ¼” BRASS FLOW METER 1 ½” PLASTIC FLOW METER 2” PLASTIC FLOW METER 3” PLASTIC FLOW METER

Figure 4.5

4. Learn Expecteds (Flow rate)

The Learn Expecteds option on the controller will learn the expected flow rate for each station on each program selected.

1.

Press the blue ARROW keys to

move the cursor to the K: setting.

2.

Press the PLUS or MINUS keys to

change the number.

3.

Press the blue ARROW keys to move the cursor to the OFFSET: setting.

4.

Press the PLUS or MINUS keys to change the number.

Note:

The two settings that must be set are the K value and the Offset. If you know these values enter them now. If not, Call Calsense at 1-(800)-572-8608 for assistance.

1.

After you have entered the appropriate

Flow Meter(s) select the LEARN

EXPECTEDS Menu key (Figure 4.6).

Is a Flow Meter in use ? YES Use your own K & Offset ? NO

METER 1 SIZE: FM-1

(Expected Flow Rates can be automatically learned.) Learn Expecteds

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The LEARN THE EXPECTED FLOW RATES screen is displayed (Figure 4.7).

LEARN THE EXPECTED FLOW RATES

At the next program start , turn on each station and use the measured flow to set the expected flo w rate.

Learn The Expected Flow Rates for:

PROG A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NO

PROG B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NO

PROG C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NO

PROG D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NO

PROG E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NO

DRIP 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NO

DRIP 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NO

Figure 4.7

• LEARN EXPECTEDS:

This allows you to

learn the expected flow rate for each station at the next program start. Once the flow rate has been recorded the entry on the screen will default back to NO.

2.

Press the PLUS or MINUS keys to

select the program.

The LINE FILL & VALVE CLOSE TIMES screen is displayed (Figure 4.8).

LINE FILL & VALVE CLOSE TIMES

Line Valve Fill Close

PROG A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 60

PROG B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 60

PROG C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 60

PROG D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 60

PROG E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 60

DRIP 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 60

DRIP 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 60

( times are in seconds )

Figure 4.8

• LINE FILL TIMES: The delay time in seconds that the controller will wait to check flow rates on a station allowing the flow to stabilize.

• VALVE CLOSE TIMES: The delay time in seconds that the controller will wait to check flow on the very next valve allowing time for the previous valve to close.

3.

Press the blue ARROW keys to

change the setting.

THIS CONCLUDES THE FLOW METER

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B. LINE FILL & VALVE CLOSE TIMES

The Line Fill & Valve Close times are used to allow each valve time to stabilize before checking flow.

After you have enabled the flow meter on the FLOW METER screen as described on the previous page:

1.

Press the BACK key twice to return to the FLOW METER, MASTER VALVE, & PUMP screen (Figure 4.1).

2. Press the LINE FILL & VALVE CLOSE TIMES Menu key.

3.

Press the blue ARROW keys to move the cursor to the PROG A LINE FILL TIME.

4.

Press the PLUS or MINUS keys to set the desired seconds.

Note:

Use this same method to change the VALVE CLOSE TIME for program A and then repeat these steps for each program on the list.

5.

Press the BACK key to return to the FLOW METER, MASTER VALVE, & PUMP SETUP screen (Figure 4.9).

THIS CONCLUDES THE LINE FILL & VALVE

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C. MASTER VALVE

This section of the controller allows you to select from two types of master valves available:

• Normally Open

• Normally Closed

From the FLOW METER, MASTER VALVE & PUMP SETUP screen (Figure 4.1).

1.

Press the MASTER VALVE Menu

key. The TYPE OF MASTER VALVE screen is displayed

(Figure 4.9).

TYPE OF MASTER VALVE

The MASTER VALVE is NORMALLY CLOSED

Figure 4.9

The Master Valve default setting is for a normally closed Master Valve. There are two (2) settings,

• NORMALLY CLOSED:

A normally closed master Valve is in the closed position until voltage is applied to open it.

• NORMALLY OPEN:

A normally open Master Valve is in the open position until voltage is applied to close it.

Note:

Be sure to select the correct type of Master Valve installed, if it is incorrect the Master Valve will close whenever a station is irrigated and no water will flow when a valve is turned on .

D. PUMP

If you are using a pump for any one of your valves you will have to set the controller to recognize that there is a pump in use and on which program it will be used on.

From the FLOW METER, MASTER VALVE & PUMP screen (Figure 4.1).

1.

Press the PUMP Menu key.

The WHICH PROGRAMS USE THE PUMP screen is displayed (Figure 4.10).

WHIC H PROGRAMS USE THE PUMP

For each program, select YES if you would like to use the pump

PROG A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . YES

PROG B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . YES

PROG C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . YES

PROG D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . YES

PROG E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . YES

DRIP 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . YES

DRIP 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . YES

Figure 4.10

2.

Press the blue ARROW keys to move the cursor to the Program desired.

The default setting is set to YES on all programs. This means that the controller’s pump output will be activated whenever a station on any program is activated.

3.

Press the PLUS or MINUS keys to

change any Program.

Note:

If the Pump Output Enabled setting is set to NO on a program, the pump output will not activate when a station on that program is activated.

2.

Press the BACK key to return to the FLOW METER, MASTER VALVE, & PUMP SETUP screen (shown Figure

4.1).

THIS CONCLUDES THE MASTER VALVE

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4.

Press the BACK key to return to the Flow Meter, Master Valve & Pump screen (See figure 4.1).

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E. MAINLINE CAPACITY

System capacity is defined by the max flow rate of water that your system can operate at during irrigation.

From the FLOW METER, MASTER VALVE & PUMP screen (Figure 4.1).

4.

Press the MAINLINE CAPACITY

Menu key. The MAINLINE BREAK SETTINGS screen is

displayed (Figure 4.11).

Dur ing Irr igation 400 gpm ALL Other T imes 150 gpm

----------------------SYSTEM CAPACITY SETTINGS---------------------- Use capacity to limit the number of stations on? NO

MAINLIN E BR EAK SETT INGS

Figure 4.11

5. move the cursor to the DURING IRRIGATION gpm.

6. change the number.

Use the same method to change the ALL OTHER TIMES number.

• DURING IRRIGATION:

• ALL OTHER TIMES:

• USE CAPACITY TO LIMIT THE NUMBER OF

This will open up the portion of the screen dealing with Capacity with or without Pump (Figure 4.12).

Press the blue ARROW keys to

Press the PLUS or MINUS keys to

The during irrigation number is the mainline break number used while the controller is irrigating.

The all other times number is the mainline break number used when the controller is not irrigating.

STATIONS ON ?: If you want to use capacity to limit the number of stations on change to YES.

7.

Press the PLUS or MINUS key to

change the capacity numbers.

During Irrigation 400 gpm ALL Other Times 150 gpm

----------------------SYSTEM CAPACITY SETT INGS---------------------- Use capacity to limit the number of stations on? YES

Capacity with Pump 200 gpm Capacity without Pump 100 gpm (set which programs use the p ump )

MAINLINE BREA K SETTINGS

Figure 4.12

Capacity with pump: When a program irrigates by

use of pump the GPM limit set will not be exceeded. Capacity without pump: When a program irrigates

without the use of a pump the GPM limit will not be exceeded.

Note:

Pump and non-pump programs will not run

simultaneously on the same controller / system.

8.

If you did not select SET WHICH PROGRAMS TO USE PUMP in the pump section of this manual then press the SET WHICH PROGRAMS TO USE THE PUMP Menu key (Figure 4.12).

See Part D of this section for instructions.

THIS CONCLUDES THE MAINLINE CAPACITY

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F. ON – AT – A – TIME

The On-at-a-Time section of the controller is used to set up the number of valves that you want to come on simultaneously within a program, and also within a controller.

From the FLOW METER, MASTER VALVE & PUMP screen (Figure 4.1).

1.

Press the ON-AT-A-TIME Menu key.

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The STATIONS ON-AT-A-TIME screen is displayed (Figure 4.13).

STATION S ON-AT-A-TIME

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PROG A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1

PROG B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1

PROG C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1

PROG D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1

PROG E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1

DRIP 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1

DRIP 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1

An "X" means don't use this On-At-A-Time as a limit

Figure 4.13

2.

Press the blue ARROW keys to move the cursor to the Program and Within Program setting desired.

Note: The default setting is set to 1 on all programs.

3. To change the settings press the PLUS or MINUS keys for any number to change the setting.

• WITHIN PROGRAM:

This section allows you to choose the amount of valves that you want to set as a limit to come on at a time within a program.

• WITHIN CONTROLLER:

This section allows you to choose the amount of valves that you want to set as a limit to come on at a time within the controller.

Example:

Within Program Program A 1 2

Program B 1 2

Within Controller

This example allows the user to set up one (1) valve on at a time for Programs A and B. The controller will allow both Programs to have one (1) valve each run simultaneously for a total of two (2) on within controller.

Example:

Within Program Program A 1 1

Program B 3 3

Within Controller

This example allows the user to set up one (1) valve on at a time for Programs A. The controller will only allow one valve to operate while program A is running. Program B is set up to operate 3 valves on at a time, and will only operate up to three valves when Program B is running.

4. Press the BACK key to return to the FLOW METER, MASTER VALVE, & PUMP screen (See figure 4.9).

THIS CONCLUDES THE ON AT A TIME SECTION

G. FLOW CHECKING

Flow checking allows you to have the controller compare the flow of each station during irrigation to the learned expected flow and alert you of any problems.

From the FLOW METER, MASTER VALVE & PUMP SETUP screen (Figure 4.1).

1.

Press the FLOW CHECKING Menu

key The FLOW CHECKING screen is displayed

(Figure 4.14).

FLOW CHECKING

When Irrigating COMPARE the flow rate to the expected? NO

Figure 4.14

This will open up the ALLOWABLE portion of the screen when you select YES to the WHEN IRRIGATING COMPARE THE FLOW TO THE EXPECTED ? question (Figure 4.15).

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When Irrigating COMPARE the flow rate to the expected? YES

A LLOWA BLE Below 30 gpm -5 / +5 From 30 gpm to 100 gpm -10 / +10 Above 100 gpm -15 / +15 (-gpm / +gpm)

Figure 4.15

2.

Press the blue ARROW keys to change the Allowable settings. The default settings are:

BELOW: -5 / +5 FROM / TO: -10 / +10 ABOVE: -15 / +15

Note:

The above settings are defaulted in the

controller and can be changed by the user.

3.

To change the settings press the PLUS or MINUS keys for any number to change the setting.

Below:

This section allows you to enter the fluctuation

range for the low end of your normal operating flow. Use the (-) and (+) entries to set the range.

Example:

If you set the below limit at 30 gallons per minute.

Then set your (-) limit at 5, and your (+) limit at 5.

You will be alerted if the flow at the low end of the

scale fluctuates by more than five gallons per minute

in either direction.

That is less than 25 gpm or more than 35 gpm

From / to:

This section allows you to set the

fluctuation limits for the full range of flow. In this box you want to enter the normal operating range of water flow. Then in the (-) and (+) blocks enter the range of fluctuation that you deem normal.

Example:

If you set the limit at 30 gpm to 100 gpm.

Then set your (-) limit at 10, and your (+) limit at 10.

You will be alerted if the flow at the middle of the scale

fluctuates by more than ten gallons per minute in

either direction.

That is less than 20 gpm or more than 110 gpm

Above: This section allows you to enter the fluctuation range for the high end of your normal operating flow. Use the (-) and (+) entries to set the range.

Note:

You will want to set this allowable range up a

little wider due to the amount of water flow.

Example:

If you set the above limit at 100 gallons per minute. Then set your (-) limit at 15, and your (+) limit at 15.

You will be alerted if the flow at the high end of the

scale fluctuates by more than fifteen gallons per

minute in either direction.

That is less than 85 gpm or more than 115 gpm

4. Press the BACK key to return to the FLOW METER, MASTER VALVE, & PUMP screen (Figure 4.1).

Note:

Notice that the Alert Actions option has now

been added to this screen (See figure 4.16).

FLOW METER, MASTER VALVE & PUMP

Line Fill Flow Meter & Valve Close Times

Alert Acti ons Flow Checking

Master Valve Mainline Capacity

Pump On-at-a-Time

Figure 4.16

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H. ALERT ACTIONS

The Alert Actions section of the controller allows you to setup the way in which you want the controller to inform you of any problems. The Alert Actions setting defaults with Alert / No Action set for all programs. There are three possible settings:

• Alert / No Action:

An alert is displayed on the screen but the valve continues to irrigate.

• Alert / Shut-Off:

An alert is displayed on the

screen and the value is shut off.

• No Alerts:

No alert is displayed and the

valve continues to irrigate.

From the FLOW METER, MASTER VALVE & PUMP screen (Figure 4.1).

1.

Press the ALERT ACTIONS Menu

key. The ALERT ACTIONS screen is displayed

(Figure 4.17).

SECTION 5: WEATHER

The weather section of the controller is used to set up the ET Gage, Rain bucket, Wind Gage, Rain switch, budgets, and Moisture sensors.

A. ET GAGE

The ET Gage setting in the controller is used for:

• Setting ET irrigation day

• *Selecting ET gage Usage

• *Logging ET Gage Pulses

• *Setting Gage fill percentage

• **Manually entering pulses

• **Skipping tonight’s entries

* Only if (-G) option installed in controller and an ET Gage is connected. ** Used for troubleshooting, or servicing ET Gage.

1. ET Gage setup

From the MAIN MENU screen (Figure 5.1).

1.

Press the WEATHER Menu key.

ALERT ACTION S

HIGH FLOW LOW FLO

PROG A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alert / No Action Alert / No Action

PROG B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alert / No Action Alert / No Action

PROG C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alert / No Action Alert / No Action

PROG D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alert / No Action Alert / No Action

PROG E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alert / No Action Alert / No Action

DRIP 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alert / No Action Alert / No Action

DRIP 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alert / No Action Alert / No Action

Figure 4.17

2.

Press the blue ARROW keys to move the cursor to the Program HIGH FLOW and LOW FLOW settings.

3.

Press the PLUS or MINUS keys to change the settings.

4.

Press the MAIN MENU key to return

to the MAIN MENU screen.

THIS CONCLUDES THE ALERTS / ACTIONS

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CALSENSE WAT ER M ANAGEM ENT SYSTEM

Programs & Stations Lights

Weather Reports

Flow Radio Remote

Setup Status

Figure 5.1

The WEATHER SETUP screen is displayed (Figure 5.2).

ET Gage ET

Rain Bucket Budget

Wind Gage Moisture

Rain Switch

WEATHER SETUP

Figure 5.2

2.

Press the ET GAGE Menu key.

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The ET GAGE screen is displayed (Figure 5.3).

ET GAGE

Irrigation Day is from 8:00PM to 8:00PM

Is there an ET Gage? NO

If YES is selected the screen will change to read: (Figure 5.5).

ET GAGE

Irrigation Day is from 8:00PM to 8:00PM

Is there an ET Gage? YES Log Pulses? NO Gage is 99% full GAGE=.00 inches Skip tonight? YES

Figure 5.3

• Irrigation Day is from 8:00PM to 8:00PM: This setting is for the time period that you want your ET information to be collected for each day. Keep in mind that you want this time to be before your first irrigation Start Time for that day so that you are using the most current ET information.

3.

Press the PLUS or MINUS keys to

change the setting.

Note:

Following steps are for (-G) option only.

4.

Press the blue ARROW keys to move the cursor to the IS THERE AN ET GAGE? (Figure 5.4).

Irrigation Day is from 8:00PM to 8:00PM

Is there an ET Gage? NO

ET GAGE

Figure 5.5

6.

Press the blue ARROW keys to move the cursor to the LOG PULSES? entry (Figure 5.6).

Irrigation Day is from 8:00PM to 8:00PM

Is there an ET Gage? YES Log Pulses? NO Gage is 99% full GAGE=.00 inches Skip tonight? YES

ET GAGE

Figure 5.6

• Log Each Pulse?:

The default is set to NO. Changing to the YES setting gives you the option of keeping a record of each ET Gage pulse sent to the controller. This information is located in the diagnostic log. This is helpful when first setting up the ET Gage to make sure that it is working properly, but can be set to NO after you are sure the ET Gage is working properly.

Figure 5.4

5.

Press the PLUS or MINUS keys to

change the setting.

7.

Press the PLUS or MINUS keys to

change the setting.

8. Press the blue ARROW keys to move the cursor to the GAGE IS 99% FULL setting (Figure 5.7).

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Irrigation Day is from 8:00PM to 8:00PM

Is there an ET Gage? YES Log Pulses? NO Gage is 99% full GAGE=.00 inches Skip tonight? YES

ET GAGE

Figure 5.7

• Gage is 99% full:

The percent full counter is used to reset the counter after the ET Gage has been refilled during periodic maintenance.

9. Press the PLUS or MINUS keys to change the setting.

10.

Press the blue ARROW keys to move the cursor to the GAGE=.00 INCHES setting (Figure 5.8).

Irrigation Day is from 8:00PM to 8:00PM

Is there an ET Gage? YES Log Pulses? NO Gage is 99% ful l GAGE=.00 inches Skip tonight? YES

ET GAGE

Figure 5.8

• The “GAGE=.00 inches ”

: This option allows you to edit the amount of inches. Some of the reasons for editing this number:

o Servicing the ET gage and removing

erroneous logged pulses.

o Gage temporarily not working and a

need to log pulses for that day.

o Editing number up or down due to

specific circumstances.

Note:

Daily pulses show at this location.

11.

Press the PLUS or MINUS keys to

change the setting.

12.

Press the blue ARROW keys to

move the cursor to the SKIP

TONIGHT? (Figure 5.9).

Irrigation Day is from 8:00PM to 8:00PM

Is there an ET Gage? YES Log Pulses? NO Gage is 99% full GAGE=.00 inches Skip tonight? YES

ET GAGE

Figure 5.9

• SKIP TONIGHT?:

Selecting YES

causes the GAGE=inc hes nu mbe r to be left out of the ET table for this twenty four hour period, a historical value will be entered instead.

Note:

The Skip Tonight option is used for troubleshooting the ET gage. Pulses created during troubleshooting will not be entered into the ET Table if YES is selected.

13.

Press the BACK key to return to the WEATHER SETUP screen (Figure 5.2).

THIS CONCLUDES THE ET GAGE

SECTION

B. RAIN BUCKET

The Rain Bucket setting in the controller is used for recording the amount and rate of rainfall, and calculating station run times accordingly by use of the following:

• Setting irrigation rain stop value

• Set Maximum rain in one hour value

• Set Maximum rain in 24 hour value

• Set rain build up value

• Set use of rain by program

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If the controller in use has a (-RB) option installed and a Rain Bucket connected see:

1. Rain setup with Rain Bucket installed

.

If the controller in use does not

have the (-RB)

option installed see:

2. Rain setup (Without Rain Bucket installed) and you are sharing rain to controller.

1. Rain setup with Rain Bucket installed

From the WEATHER SETUP screen (Figure 5.2).

1.

Press the RAIN BUCKET Menu key.

The RAIN BUCKET SETUP screen is displayed (Figure 5.10).

STOP Irrigation After 0.10 inches MAXIMUM Rain in ONE Hour is 0.20 inches MAXIMUM Rain in 24 Hours is 0.60 inches

Let Rain Only Build up to 1.50 inches

Set U se of Rain by Program

RAI N BUCKET SETUP

Figure 5.10

The four (4) settings on the screen determine how much actual rainfall will be placed into the rain table, which is used to offset irrigation run times. The following is a description of each:

Note:

Each value in the following definitions denoted in red is a default setting and can be adjusted by the user.

• Stop irrigation after:

This setting determines how much rain must fall, before the controller will start accumulating rainfall values in the rain table. It also determines when to halt any on going irrigation. In figure 5.10, (0.10) inches of rain will have to fall before any rain data starts to accumulate in the rain table, or irrigation is stopped.

• Maximum Hourly Rain:

This setting determines the maximum amount of rain that will be put in the rain table after a period of one (1) hour of rain. In figure 5.10, a maximum of (0.20) inches of rain will be put into the rain table, no matter

how much rain falls in a one (1) hour period. The amount of rain from this setting put into the rain table, will increase only until it reaches the 24 HOUR TOTAL setting.

• Maximum 24 Hour Total: This setting determines the maximum amount of rain that will be put into the rain table in a 24 hour period. In figure 5.10, a maximum of (0.60) inches of rain will be put into the table, no matter how much rain falls in a 24 hour period. The amount of rain from this setting put into the rain table, will increase only until it reaches the LET RAIN ONLY BUILD UP TO :setting.

• Let Rain Only Build Up to: This setting determines the maximum amount of rain that will be stored in the rain table. In figure 5.10, the controller will stop storing rain data in the rain table if the Maximum 24 Hour Total reaches

1.50 inches of rain.

2. Press the PLUS or MINUS keys to

change the settings.

3.

Press the blue ARROW key to

move the cursor to the next entry.

• Set Use of Rain by Program: This section describes how to enable the use

of rain in the ET2000 controller. Each Program can be set individually to either use or not use rain to offset irrigation run times.

From the RAIN BUCKET SETUP screen (Figure 5.10).

4.

Press the SET USE OF RAIN BY

PROGRAM Menu key. The USE OF RAIN BY PROGRAM screen is

displayed (Figure 5.11

Rain causes negative hold-over to build

which acts to cancel irrigation. Allow RAIN on the following:

PROG A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .YES

PROG B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .YES

PROG C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .YES

PROG D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .YES

PROG E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .YES

DRIP 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . YES

DRIP 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . YES

).

USE OF RAIN BY PROGRAM

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You have the option of enabling or disabling the use of rain (negative hold over) for any of the controller’s seven programs. If you select YES, rain (negative hold over) will be used for that program to reduce irrigation run times. If you select NO, rain will have no effect on irrigation run times for that program. If there is no rain bucket installed and you are not sharing rain data through the Calsense Command Center program, these settings will have no effect on irrigation.

5.

Press the PLUS or MINUS keys to

change the setting.

6.

Press the blue ARROW keys to

move the cursor to the next entry.

7.

Press the MAIN MENU key to return to the MAIN MENU screen (Figure 5.1).

THIS CONCLUDES RAIN SETUP WITH RAIN

BUCKET INSTALLED

2. Rain setup ( Without Rain Bucket

installed ) and you are sharing rain to controller.

From the WEATHER SETUP screen (Figure 5.2).

1. The RAIN BUCKET SETUP screen is displayed

(Figure 5.12).

Press the RAIN BUCKET Menu key.

Rain Bucket controllers have 3 more setings. This controller does not have a -RB interf ace.

Let Rain Only Build up to 1.50 inches

RAIN BUCKET SETUP

If a controller is not wired to a rain bucket, the RAIN BUCKET SETUP screen will only have one setting (Figure 5.12). This setting is described below:

• Let Rain Only Build Up to:

This setting determines the maximum amount of rain that can be stored in the rain table. In figure 5.12 the controller will stop storing rain data in the rain table if the Maximum 24 Hour Total reaches 1.50 inches of rain.

If you are not sharing rain data using the Calsense Command Center software, this setting will have no effect on irrigation.

2.

Use the PLUS or MINUS key to

change the setting.

• Set Use of Rain by Program:

This

section describes how to enable the

use of rain in the ET2000 controller. Each program can be set individually to either use or not use rain to offset irrigation run times.

From the RAIN BUCKET SETUP screen (Figure 5.12).

3.

Press the SET USE OF RAIN BY

PROGRAM Menu key. The USE OF RAIN BY PROGRAM screen is

displayed (Figure 5.13).