Rain Bird WP 4, WP 2, WP Series, WP 8, WP 6 Technotes

Technotes

WP SERIES

WP 2 / WP 4 / WP 6 / WP 8

09/2004

1

18

35

52

69

86

103

120

137

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Master valve :

The terminal marked “P” is used to activate a Master
Valve. It is STRONGLY RECOMMENDED to use a
Master Valve to ensure proper operation of your system
in case, for example, the valve wiring is accidentally cut,
etc

Important :

Maximum distance between the controller and the valves
using wire sized 1.5mm²: 30m

WIRING TO THE ELECTRIC VALVE

Controller capacity

1 Rain Bird 9V latching solenoid per station and possibility to use 1 master valve
equipped with a Rain 9V latching solenoid for the system
Make sure all wire from the controller to the valves is code-approved for
underground low voltage use. Select the suitable wire size. All connections to the
valve leads and any splice in the field must be watertight. Use Rain Bird Quick
Connect “King” connectors supplied with the product or “DBY” connectors.

See wiring diagram below.

Rain Bird 9V
latching
solenoid

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WIRING TO THE ELECTRIC VALVES

A

: Valve box

Use Rain Bird 9V
latching solenoid for
each valve.

B: master valve with
Rain Bird 9V latching
solenoid

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WIRING TO THE RAIN SENSOR

Active Rain Sensor input immediately stops watering if it rains.

Note: The

icon will appear in all screens when the rain sensor is activated.

Rain Sensor RSD-BEx (option)

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CONNECT THE BATTERIES

Note: To prolong battery life, the screen automatically goes blank after 1 minute if no keys

are pressed.

Important : This icon means you must replace batteries. Use only a top quality
brand such as Varta or equivalent

.

Always replace both batteries

simultaneously

Start-up / Programming:
Connect 2- top-grade 9V alkaline
batteries (6AM6/6LR61) Varta or
equivalent.

As soon as the batteries are
installed, this screen appears:

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ACCESS TO PROGRAMMING AND BASIC MENU

BASIC MENU

1/ Ecran par défaut (écran d’état)
2/ Réglage du Rain Delay
3/ Water Budget
4/ Démarrage manuel d’une station
5/ Démarrage manuel d’un cycle
6/ Test de toutes les stations
7/ Position ON/OFF

1/ Set Clock and current day
2/ Set water days
3/ Set length of watering time
4/ Set time to start watering
5/ Controller status screen

Or press simultaneously