Gardena 1243 User Manual

GARDENA

Art. 1243

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GB Operating Instructions

Central Radio Control Unit

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Intended use

GARDENA Central Radio Control Unit

Welcome to the Garden of GARDENA...

Please read these operating instructions carefully and observe the notes given. Use these instructions to familiarise yourself with the Central Radio Control Unit, its correct use and the notes on safety.

For safety reasons, children under the age of 16 as well as persons not familiar with these operating instructions should not use this Central Radio Control Unit.

v Please keep these operating instructions in a safe place.

1. Where to Use Your GARDENA Central Radio Control Unit

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2. For Your Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

3. Key Functions and Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

4. Quick Reference Operating Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

5. Creating a Control Plan

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6. Labelling Irrigation Valves and Radio Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

7. Operating the Control Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8. Special Functions

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9. Trouble-Shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

10. Putting Out of Operation

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11. Technical Data

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12. Service

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1. Where to Use Your GARDENA Central Radio Control Unit

This Central Radio Control Unit is part of a controlling system and can be used to control the following receivers:

• Radio Receiver Art. 1244/1245 in combination with Irrigation Valves Art. 1251 /1252/ 1253 allows fully-automatic control of watering systems with several subsystems.

• Radio Switch Art. 1246 for controlling 230 V electrical devices such as a garden pump for supplying water for an irrigation system, outdoor lighting or a pond pump.

Contents

3. Key Functions and Display

Key Functions

Key Function

▲ / ▼ For changing or advancing specific data already

entered. (If you hold down one of the ▲-▼ keys the display runs through the hours or minutes, for example, more quickly.)

OK Confirms the values set using the ▲-▼ keys.

Reset Deletes all data (reset).

Setup For the system settings

(e.g. registering receivers).

Menu + / Changes the display level Menu – (main level, time level, programme level).

Test Activates the test functions (e.g. battery status).

Man For opening or closing individual channels

On/Off manually (test radio range).

Channel Changes display from channels to sensors

Sensor and sensor configuration.

System Displays

Radio Reception Display 9:

is displayed

ERROR and V flashing

= good reception = poor reception

Battery Status Display of Central Radio Control Unit:

If the voltage falls below a certain level, the battery status display 0of the Central Radio Control Unit flashes until the battery is replaced.

Battery Status Display of Radio Receiver:

If the voltage falls below a certain level, the battery status display

and the arrows V in front of the channels of the

Radio Receiver flash until the battery is replaced.

If the battery status display flashes the valves are closed automatically.

Frost Warning Display:

If the temperature of a receiver falls below +5°C, the frost warning symbol

and the arrows V before the channels of

the receiver flash and the Central Radio Control Unit beeps. v Press the OK key to confirm the frost warning.

The control signals are transmitted to the receiver. Frequent data transfer between the Central Radio Control Unit and the Receiver ensures reliable operation.

There is no danger of interference with other 433 MHz devices (e.g. garage door opener) or other radio remote controls (e.g. owned by your neighbours).

Compliance with the operating instructions provided by GARDENA is a prerequisite for proper use of the Central Radio Control Unit.

The Central Radio Control Unit must only be used for controlling the Radio Receiver for GARDENA Irrigation Valves and the Radio Switch.

Please note

2. For Your Safety

Only use four 1.5-volt alkaline AA batteries to achieve the specified maximum operating time when the unit is not connected to the mains. We recommend Varta and Energizer batteries.

The LCD display may go blank if the outside temperature falls below – 10°C or rises above 60 °C. This has no effect whatsoever on data storage or the correct transfer of data. The LCD display will function normally again when the outside temperature returns to the normal operating range (– 10 °C to 50 °C).

v If the battery status symbol flashes on the display you must

replace the batteries immediately.

To ensure good radio reception, position your Central Radio Control Unit near a window if you prefer to keep it indoors.

The range of the radio control unit depends on the material that must be penetrated. Concrete walls or buildings made of sheet metal can limit the range considerably.

Extreme weather conditions (fog, rain) can also restrict the range.

v Protect the Central Radio Control unit against moisture.

The Radio Receivers are installed in the valve boxes of the Irrigation Valves and are safe against flooding.

The valve box must be installed such that is it safe against flooding.

v Always ensure that the cover is closed.

LCD display:

Central Radio Control Unit:

Radio Receiver:

The 3 Display Levels

Main Level Time Level Programme Level

Changing the Display Level:

v Press the Menu + key.

The display changes to the next level.

If you do not press another key within 2 minutes, the main level appears automatically on the display.

4. Quick Reference Operating Instructions

v Enter the data for the watering programmes on the control plan

(see Appendix).

v Label the irrigation valves and radio switches corresponding to

the channels of the watering plan using the stickers provided.

1. Mount aerial.

2. Connect the Central Radio Control Unit to the mains via the power pack and insert the batteries (use 1.5-volt alkaline AA batteries only).

The batteries prevent loss of data if a power failure occurs.

1. Set the hours using the ▲-▼ keys and confirm by pressing the OK key.

2. Set the minutes using the ▲-▼ keys and confirm by pressing the OK key.

3. Set the day of the week using the ▲-▼ keys and confirm by pressing the OK key.

1. Press the Setup key (e.g. using the tip of a pen).

2. Insert batteries in just one

Radio Receiver

– or – just one Radio Switch.

3. Set channel number(s) using the ▲-▼ keys and confirm by pressing the OK key.

4. Repeat steps 1 to 3 for each receiver until you have registered all receivers.

1. Press the Menu + key twice.

2. Select the programme memory location using the ▲-▼ keys and confirm by pressing the OK key.

1. Create control plan:

2. Label irrigation valves and radio switches:

3. Put Central Radio Control Unit into operation:

4. Enter current time and day of the week:

5. Register Receiver:

6. Set the Control Programme (

PROG

5. Creating a Control Plan

v Enter the data of the watering programme in the control plan

(see appendix).

Example of a Control Plan:

Receiver Channels PROG START-TIME RUN -TIME 3rd 2nd Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su Sensors

Sprinkler-

1 1 5:00 1:00 X 1

System

2 2 7:00 1:00 X 1

3 3 18:00 1:00 X 1

Micro-Drip-

4 19:00 0:30 XXXXXXX 4

System

5 6:00 0:30 XXXXXXX 4

Lightline 5 6 20:00 2:00 XXXXXXX –

Pond

7 9:00 3:00 XXXXXXX –

pump

8 13:00 5:00 XXXXXXX –

Garden

pump

M– – – –

1. Set the hours for the programme start time using the ▲-▼ keys and confirm by pressing the OK key.

2. Set the minutes for the programme start time using the ▲-▼ keys and confirm by pressing OK.

1. Set the hours for the programme run time using the ▲-▼ keys and confirm by pressing OK.

2. Set the minutes for the programme run time using the

▲-▼ keys and confirm by pressing OK.

Every 2nd or 3 rd day: v Set the arrow L to 2

or 3rdusing the ▲-▼ keys and confirm

by pressing OK.

Any day of the week:

v Set the arrow L to the correct day using the ▲-▼ keys and

confirm the day by pressing OK.

1. Set the arrow V to the channel you require using the ▲-▼ keys and activate the channels by pressing OK.

2. Press Menu + to return to the program selection screen.

1. Press the Man On / Off key.

2. Set the V to the channel using the ▲-▼ keys and open or close the channel by pressing OK.

The opening time is set to 30 minutes as a default but the opening time can be set manually as required (see 8.1

Opening/Closing

Channel Manually

7. Set programme start time (

START-TIME

8. Set the programme run time

(

RUN-TIME

9. Set the watering days :

10. Assign the programme

to the channels:

11. Manual Operation :

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