Rain Bird WPX User Manual
WPX Battery-Operated Controller
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WPX Battery-Operated Controller
Controls and Indicators .................... 2
Operating Modes ..................................... 2
Introduction ..................................... 2
Operation and Setup ........................ 2
Contractor Rapid ProgrammingTM ......... 2
Set Date & Time .......................................2
Set Irrigation Schedule ........................... 3
Select Zone ................................................................. 3
Set Zone Watering Run Times ..............................3
Set Zone Watering Start Times ............................3
Set Zone Watering Days ......................................... 3
Custom Days .........................................................3
Watering Day Options .......................................3
Cyclic Days ........................................................ 3
Odd Days / Even Days .................................... 4
Auto Run .................................................. 4
O ............................................................. 4
Manual Watering ..................................... 4
One-touch Manual Start ......................... 4
Seasonal Adjust ....................................... 4
Special Features ............................... 5
Delay Watering ........................................5
Contractor Default Save.......................... 5
Contractor Default Restore ..................... 5
Factory Default Restore .......................... 5
Rain Sensor Bypass ................................. 5
Installation ....................................... 5
Valve Wiring ............................................. 5
Batteries ................................................... 6
Replacing Batteries .................................................. 6
Optional Rain Sensor .............................. 6
Troubleshooting ............................... 7
User Manual - Table of Contents
WPX Battery-Operated Controller
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Controls and Indicators
Operating Modes
Set Date & Time - Set the current Date and
Time of day (select 12 hour or 24 hour format).
Set Irrigation Schedule - Edit customized
irrigation schedules that run automatically.
Seasonal Adjust - Increase or decrease watering duration (Run Times) by a percentage
for all Zones.
Auto Run - Watering occurs automatically according to programmed irrigation schedules.
Manual Watering / Off
Manual Watering - Start watering immediately for ALL Zones or for any ONE Zone.
Off - Stops any active watering and disables
automatic irrigation.
+
or – Buttons
Adjust settings
Button
Cycles through
Manual Watering, Off and
Auto mode
Mode Button
Cycles through
Operating Modes
One-touch
Manual Start
Water all zones
immediately
according to
their scheduled
run times
Button
Advance
to the next
setting
Battery Indicator
Shows the remaining
battery life
Introduction
Thank you for choosing Rain Bird’s WPX Battery-Operated Controller.
The WPX is designed to provide worry-free automatic irrigation in the
absence of AC power or in areas where installing new eld wires is not
practical.
Operation and Setup
Contractor Rapid ProgrammingTM
At initial programming, the controller automatically copies the start
times and watering days from Zone 1 to all other zones.
NOTE: If multiple zones have the same or overlapping watering
times, the controller will water the zones in sequence (multiple
zones will not run at the same time).
NOTE: Changes to a zone’s schedule made after initial programming will only aect the zone being modied.
NOTE: You may re-activate the Contractor Rapid ProgrammingTM
feature by resetting factory defaults (see page 5).
Set Date & Time
Press the MODE button until the Set Date & Time screen is displayed.
SET
DAT E
SET
TIME
SELECT
TIME
FORMAT
Press
+
or – to set the time format (12 hour or 24 hour); then
press
Press + or – to set the hour (ensure that AM/PM set-
ting is correct when using 12 hour format); then press
to set the minutes; then press
Press + or – to set the year (YYYY); then press to set the day
(D), then month (M). If 12 hour format is selected, the date format
will be shown as M/D/YYYY.
WPX Battery-Operated Controller
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Set Irrigation Schedule
Press the MODE button until the Set Irrigation Schedule screen is
displayed.
1
Select Zone
SELECT
ZONE
Press + or – to select the Zone Number; then
press
2
Set Zone Watering Run Times
SET ZONE
RUN TIME
Press
+
or – to set the Run Time (in minutes); then
press
NOTE: Run Times can be set between 1 to 240
minutes.
3
Set Zone Watering Start Times
ZONE 1
(START TIME 1)
ZONE 1
(START TIME 2)
Press + or – to set the 1st Start Time for the selected Zone (set to
06:00 by default); then press
Press + or – to set the next Start Time, or press
again to advance to Set Watering Days.
REPEAT to set additional Start Times, up to six for that Zone.
NOTE: Adjustments are set in 10 minute increments.
NOTE: To remove a Start Time, press + or – until
-:-
(OFF) is dis-
played. (
-:-
is just before 0:00 or 12:00 AM.)
NOTE: The controller will not water multiple zones at the same
time. If two or more zones have the same (or overlapping) start
times, the controller will wait until the rst zone is nished watering before starting the rest of the zones in sequence. This method
is called “start time stacking”.
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Set Zone Watering Days
SELECTION
DAY
Custom Days
Press + (to enable) or – (to disable) the blinking Selection Day.
The cursor will automatically advance to the next Selection Day.
REPEAT to set each day of the week as desired.
REPEAT Steps 1-4 for additional Zones as desired.
When programming is complete, press the MODE button until the
AUTO RUN screen is displayed.
Watering Day Options
Additional Watering Day options are also available:
Cyclic Days (1-30)
Odd Days (Will NOT water on the 31st of the month)
Even Days
To change a zone’s watering day type, simply press the
+
and
–
buttons at the same time while setting Zone
Watering Days.
Cyclic Days
SET
DAY
CYCLE
SET
START
DAT E
Press + or – button to set the number of days in the watering
cycle; then press
Press + or – to set the next Watering Day; then
press
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