Toro 12, 48, 36, 12-Station, 24-Station User Manual

Intelli-Sense

User’s Guide

Professional Controllers

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

TIS-PRO

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The Toro Company
Technical Support

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WeatherTRAK

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ET Everywhere Subscription & Technical Support

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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

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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.

The following checklist provides the basic steps required for
Intelli-Sense Professional Controller installation, setup,
programming and operation.

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.

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Chapter 1

Getting Started

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.

Activate the WeatherTrak ET Everywhere subscription service.
This necessary and important step enables the Intelli-Sense to

receive daily ET updates.

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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MV/
PUMP

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VC/
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VC/
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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

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17a

14 - Function dial - 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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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

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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 configura­tion, 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 Overlapoption,
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 desig­nated as the pump start output.

Set Maximum Backup ET

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

Turn the Lower Line knob to adjust the decimal number value.

MAX BACKUP ET Part 1

2.00

The Maximum Backup ET value is a failsafe measure used by the
controller to calculate daily watering requirments in the event that
current ET Everywhere data is not recieved for an extended period.

2.

The Maximum Backup ET default value of 2.00 is automatically
entered to help compensate for seasonal weather changes.

The whole number of the Maximum Backup ET value is selected
by default. To adjust the value from 1 – 3, turn the Lower Line
knob.

Note: The Maximum Backup ET is adjustable from 0.50 – 3.99.
The whole number is only adjustable to 0 when the decimal
number value is .50 or higher.

4.

Turn the Upper Line knob right one stop to select the decimal
number.

3.

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The controller features a Valve Test feature that will test each station
for a short-circuit condition each time it is activated. If a fault is detected,
an Alert will be posted, enabling identification and repairs to be made.

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

2. Turn the Lower Line knob to select Yes or No as preferred.

RUNTIME VALVE TEST
No (Check Fuse Often)

Set Runtime Valve Test Option

Notes

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Chapter 3

Set Program Schedule

1. Turn the Function dial SCHEDULE to view the following
display:

Program A is selected by default. The current watering day
schedule, start time and water window information is shown
for Program A.

SELECT PROGRAM
A (Optm S12:00am W16:00)

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Select Program

2. To change the program selection, turn the Lower Line knob to

select program B, C or D.

Note: The abbreviated display information indicates the following:
Optm = Watering day schedule is Optimized by WeatherTRAK
S12:00am = Start Time is 12:00 a.m.
W16:00 = Water window duration is 16 hours.

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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The Intelli-Sense Professional Controller enables four independent
program schedules (A, B, C and D) to be defined by one or two start
times with associated water window and a specific watering day
schedule. Each station is then assigned to one of the programs in
the Station Data function.

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SET STARTS/WINDOWS PRG A
Skip (Button to View)

Set Program Start Start Time and Water Window

1. Within the Schedule menu, turn the Upper Line knob to select
the following display:

2. Skip is selected by default. To edit the selected program, turn the
Lower Line knob to select Edit.

SET STARTS/WINDOWS PRG A
Edit (Button to View)

(Button to View)

3. Turn the Upper Line knob to select the following display:

4. The start time hour is underlined and flashing, indicating that it

can be edited. Turn the Lower Line knob to set the start time
hour, or turn the Upper Line knob right to select next element

of the screen to be edited.

1st Start/Window PRG A
Start 12:00am Win 16:00

START 1 S12:00am W16:00
Off

Note: To review the current start time/water window settings,

Start 1 = 12:00 a.m., water window is 16 hours in duration,
and Start Time 2 is turned off.

press the Copy button. The abbreviated information will be
displayed as shown in the example below.

Repeat the editing procedure used to enter the 1st start time
andwater window.

8.

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(Button to View)

5. Turn the Upper Line knob right to select water window duration.

1st Start/Window PRG A
Start 12:00am Win 16:00

(Button to View)

2nd Start/Window PRG A
Start 07:00pm Win 05:00

7. Turn the Upper Line knob right to select the 2nd Start Type screen.
The High ET start time option is Off by defualt. To program, turn the
Upper Line knob right to display the following setup screen.

Note: Water window is the duration of time allotted for all stations,
assigned to the program to complete their programmed watering
cycle(s). The water window duration is adjustable from 1 hour to
23 hours and 59 minutes. The controller provides the water window
end time by factoring the selected start time and duration.

6. Turn the Lower Line knob to adjust number of hours, or turn the

Upper Line knob right to select minutes and edit as preferred.

Note: A second program start time/water window is provided for
automatic syringe watering where compensation for higher than
normal ET is desired. Labeled High ET start, the controller
automatically reduces the total station watering amount during this
syringe operation to 25% of normal.

To prevent operational conflicts due to overlapping watering
cycles, the following setup criteria must be considered:

• The 2nd start time cannot occur within the 1st start time cycle

• The combined water window duration cannot exceed 23 hours
and 59 minutes.

If an Overlap condition alert is posted, the source of the conflict
must be resolved. If not corrected, the 2nd start time will default to
the Off mode. Press the Copy button to compare settings. Also
refer to the Alerts function on page 44 for additional information.

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WATER DAY MODE PRG A

Optimized by WeatherTRAK

WATER DAY MODE PRG A

Odd/Even

1. With the Function dial in the SCHEDULE position, turn the
Upper Line dial to view the following display:

Set Program Water Day Mode

Each program can be assigned to unique water day schedule using
one of the following options:

• Optimized by WeatherTRAK - Water day schedule selected

automatically by the Intelli-Sense scheduling engine.

• Odd/Even - Odd or Even numbered calendar days.

• Interval - Water days set by frequency ranging from 1 to 30 days.

• Days of Week - Specific days of the week (same all months)

• Days of Week by Month - Specific days of the week for each month.

• Off - Turn program off.

3. Turn the

that enables a weekday to be excluded from operation.

Upper Line knob to select the Day Exclusion feature

4. Turn the Lower Line

knob to display the day name or None.

1. Turn the Lower Line knob to select Odd/Even.

2. Turn the Upper Line knob to display Odd.

3. Turn the Lower Line

knob to select Even.

2. Optimized by WeatherTRAK is selected by default.

To use this mode, continue at step 3. To use an alternate
mode, continue at the appropriate following section.

Odd/Even

Days of Week

By default, every day is an active watering day. To remove days
from the schedule, turn the Upper Line knob to select the day
indicator, then turn the Lower Line knob to replace the indicator
with a dash (as shown in the following example).

WATER DAY INTERVAL PGM A

01 (Everyday)

WATER DAY MODE PGM A

Days of Week

OK TO WATER ON PGM A

S M T W T F S

1. Turn the Lower Line knob to select Interval.

1. Turn the Lower Line knob to select Days of Week.

2.3.Turn the Upper Line knob to view the following display:

Interval

2. The default Interval is 01 which schedules every day as active.
To select an Interval from 02 – 30, turn the Lower Line knob.

:etoN The current day is the first active day of the Interval
schedule. For example, if today is Saturday and a 02 interval
(water every-other-day) is set, today will be active. The next
active watering day will be Monday.

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OK TO WATER ON PGM A

S M - W T - S