Chapter 8 Manual System Control
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1. will indicate the specific stations and devices that were running at the time of failure The Multi Station feature exercises the stations or devices which isolates the specific problem area Example Assume a warning condition occurred as the result of running an automatic program The warning appears in the display as follows WARNING SHORT CIRCUIT 06 27 96 12 05AM STA PUMP MV 1 5 IVI IA Figure 120 Warning Short Circuit The warning indicates that the Pump Master Valve 1 station 1 and station 5 were all running at the time of failure A short circuit condition may exist in any of the listed items The following procedure provides a way to isolate which output is shorted Diagnostic Procedure Step 1 Examine the warning message to identify station numbers Master Valves Pump etc Record all identified items If multiple short circuit warnings appear the problem is most likely a short in the Master Valve and or Pump circuit Page 142 Chapter 8 Manual System Control Rain Master Irrigation Systems DX2 User Manual Step 2 Advance to the Multi Station option display as follows TATION ON CONCURRENTLY TATION ON SEQUENTIALLY Figure 121 Multi Station Options Step 3 Select FI STATION ON CONCURRENTLY The following screen is displayed RUNTIME 10 ENTER TIME 0 59 MINUTES Figure 122 Run Time Entry Step 4 To run for 10 minutes enter 10 then press ENTER The following screen is dis2. 127 Run Time Entry The station will start The screen displays the following information Station Number Station On Off Status Count down of Run Time Master Valve Pump if applicable Electrical current in amps I X XX Page 146 Chapter 8 Manual System Control Rain Master Irrigation Systems DX2 User Manual STATION 1 ON 0 04 25 1 0 05 F4 ON OFF F2 NEXT F3 PREVIOUS 4 Figure 128 Station Run Status Note Prior to a station turning on the station is analyzed by the controller to determine if the station is used in an existing program If the station is used in a program and the program includes a Master Valve or Pump the controller will activate the Master Valve or Pump with the station If the station is not used by any program no Master Valve or Pump will be activated for that station Step4 F1 ON OFF The F1 ON OFF toggle key alternately turns the station on and off Press FI ON OFF and verify that the station status changes accordingly The run time will continue to count down whether the station is on or off Step5 F2 NEXT The F2 NEXT key turns off the current station and turns on the next station The process continues until the last station of the controller is reached Press the F2 NEXT key and verify that the next station turns on The Run Time will continue to count down regardless of station number Chapter 8 Manual System Control Page 147 Rain Master I
3. M toggle key to select AM or PM and then press ENTER START TIME FOR WINDOW 5 00 PM ENTER TIME HH MM F1 AM PM A Figure 132 No Water Window Time Enter the end time for no watering period to occur in Hour Minutes HH MM format then press ENTER Note Any scheduled start times which occur during the no water window period will be ignored Also attempting to start a program with the PROGRAM ON OFF key will have no effect Step 5 Programmable Rain Shutdown allows a controller to be off for a specified number of days Select F3 PROGRAMMABLE RAIN SHUTDOWN NUMBER OF RAIN SHUTDOWN DAYS 3 ENTER NUMBER OF DAYS 1 7 Figure 133 Programmable Rain Shutdown Enter the number of days for no watering rain shutdown then press ENTER Chapter 8 Manual System Control Page 151 Rain Master Irrigation Systems DX2 User Manual The Manual On Off menu options are displayed Press the QUIT key to return to the base menu Once programmable rain days have been entered the base menu shows RAIN SHUTDOWN DAYS LEFT X where X is the number of programmed days entered This number automatically decrements at 12 00 AM each day Note Non irrigation programs are not affected by rain shutdown and will continue to operate as programmed This completes the procedure for Manual Rain Off Page 152 Chapter 8 Manual System Control
4. Page 144 Chapter 8 Manual System Control Rain Master Irrigation Systems DX2 User Manual This completes the Multi Station Diagnostic procedure Press the QUIT key to return to the base menu F1 Main Menu F4 Manual amp Rain Off F3 Station Manual station feature turns on any station for a specified time and automatically selects usage of the proper Master Valve and or Pump for this station The valve solenoid electrical current is displayed Use Station to manually control a single station and or sequence through the stations using the next previous station key prompts Procedure Step 1 Advance to the station Number Entry screen as follows S Ft main Menu F4 Manual amp Rain Off F3 Station STATION OR ISC NUMBER ENTER STATION NUMBER 1 12 Figure 125 Station Number Entry Step 2 Enter the station or ISC number then press ENTER The following option screen is displayed Chapter 8 Manual System Control Page 145 Rain Master Irrigation Systems DX2 User Manual F1 TURN ON STATION F 2 CANCEL ISC STATION Step 3 STATION Figure 126 Station Options There are two options Select TURN ON STATION to turn on the selected station Select CANCEL ISC STATION to cancel operation of an Individual Station Control ISC station Select FI TURN ON STATION Enter the run time in Hour Minutes HH MM format Then press ENTER 1 RUNTIME ENTER TIME HH MM Figure
5. RRENTLY to operate several stations at the same time or to run a station independent of any Master Valve and or Pump e Select STATION ON SEQUENTIALLY to operate each station in sequential order Select FI STATION ON CONCURRENTLY Enter the Run Time then press ENTER Run time must be between 0 and 59 minutes Enter the station number The number must be between 1 and 48 then press ENTER The station will turn on Enter zero 0X to select the master valve pump 01 MVI1 02 MV2 03 N O MV 04 Pump Enter additional station numbers as necessary Stations selected are shown on the display Note Stations may be alternately turned On Off toggled Step 7 by re entering the station number followed by the ENTER key At the end of the run time the Multi Station Option menu is displayed or presses the Up Arrow key to display the previous menu Manually Entered Program Allows user to enter a one time program to be run immediately or scheduled for later in the day The Page 138 Chapter 8 Manual System Control Rain Master Irrigation Systems DX2 User Manual manual program is independent of automatic programs and will start only one time To manually enter a consecutive list of stations to sequentially run one after the other Select F2 STATION ON SEQUENTIALLY TATION ON CONCURRENTLY TATION ON SEQUENTIALLY Figure 117 Station on Sequentially Note This one time program will execute either
6. Rain Master Irrigation Systems DX2 User Manual Chapter 8 Manual System Control Manual control is used to operate a program a single station group of stations or all stations Manual control is also used to select the rain shutdown option which stops watering for an indefinite amount of time There are four options e Select TEST to operate all stations sequentially for a selected length of time The TEST mode provides extensive information showing both the electrical current and the gallons per minute used e Select MULTI STATION to manually control several stations at once This mode allows independent control of the station and the master valve and or pump e Select STATION to manually control a single station This mode turns on any station and automatically selects the proper master valve and pump e Select RAIN OFF to stop watering for up to an indefinite amount of time SS Ft main Menu F4 Manual amp Rain Off MANUAL F1 TEST F2 MULTI STATION F3 STATION F4 RAIN OFF I Figure 113 Manual Main Menu TER o c 0 o o amp O amp Chapter 8 Manual System Control Page 133 Rain Master Irrigation Systems DX2 User Manual F1 Main Menu F4 Manual amp Rain Off F1 Test Manual test mode allows the user to automatically advance from station to station using manually entered run time while displaying valve solenoid electrical current for each
7. if the station is used in an existing program If the station is used in a program and the program includes a master valve or pump the controller will activate the master valve pump with the station If the station is not used by any program no master valve or pump will be activated for that station This completes the Manual Test procedure Press the QUIT key to return to the base menu Page 136 Chapter 8 Manual System Control Rain Master Irrigation Systems DX2 User Manual F1 Main Menu F4 Manual amp Rain Off F2 Multi Station Manual multi station mode allows any single station or output to be turned on individually or in combination with any other station s Valve solenoid electrical current is displayed Use Multi Station to manually control several stations at once Multi Station can also be used to operate stations independent of any Master Valve or Pump Multi Station is additionally useful in analyzing problems by locating defective stations or devices refer to Multi Station Diagnostics procedure page 8 9 Procedure Step 1 Proceed to the Multi Station option display as follows 1 STATION ON CONCURRENTLY F F2 STATION ON SEQUENTIALLY Figure 116 Multi Station Options Chapter 8 Manual System Control Page 137 Rain Master Irrigation Systems DX2 User Manual Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 The screen displays two options e Select STATION ON CONCU
8. immediately or at a future time Once executed the stations must be re entered in order to operate again Four options are given e Select ENTER STATIONS to enter the station numbers to be turned on e Select CLEAR ALL to remove all stations from sequential manual control e Select START NOW to start manual operation immediately e Select START LATER to enter a time for the stations to be operated Step 8 Select FI ENTER STATIONS Enter the station number The number must be between 1 and 48 Then press the ENTER key Chapter 8 Manual System Control Page 139 Rain Master Irrigation Systems DX2 User Manual Note The maximum number of stations is determined by Step 9 the total stations installed in the associated satellite controller The maximum number will appear on the Station Number Entry Display screen Enter the Run Time Run time must be in Hour Minutes HH MM format then press the ENTER key STATION RUN TIME ENTER TIME HH MM Step 10 Step 11 Step 12 Figure 118 Station Run Time Enter additional station numbers and run times as necessary You may enter up to 10 stations If the station is not used by a program or ISC you are then prompted to select whether the Master Valve is to be used with the station If required choose a selection from the four Master Valve options F1 MV1 F2 MV2 F3 N 0 F4 None If a Master Valve is selected select one of the two Pump option
9. ned to the automatic mode e Select NO WATER WINDOW to enter a period of time up to 23 hours and 59 minutes to establish a time period during the day when watering is not allowed e Select PROGRAMMABLE RAIN SHUTDOWN to stop watering from one to seven days Chapter 8 Manual System Control Page 149 Rain Master Irrigation Systems DX2 User Manual Step 2 Select FI RAIN SHUTDOWN RAIN SHUTDOWN OFF F14 ON_ F2 OFF AUTOMATIC MODE IA Figure 131 Rain Shutdown Press F1 ON to place the controller in rain shutdown mode Warning When rain shutdown is ON No Watering will occur assuming the program has rain WN shutdown enabled See Setup Program Rain Shutdown Chapter 4 Note During rain shutdown the base screen displays RAIN SHUTDOWN in place of the valid programs list To start automatic watering operations again rain shutdown mode must be turned Off Step 3 Press F2 OFF to return the controller to automatic mode Step 4 If ano water window is desired select F2 NO WATER WINDOW NO WATER WINDOW selects a period of time up to 23 hours and 59 minutes to establish a time period during the day when watering is not allowed Page 150 Chapter 8 Manual System Control Rain Master Irrigation Systems DX2 User Manual Enter the start time for when the no watering period is to occur in Hour Minutes HH MM format If 12 hour time format is selected for the controller use FI AM P
10. played ON ENTER STATION NUMBER 1 48 OX MV la Figure 123 Station Device Entry Step 5 The Master Valve Pump is selected by any number between 1 and 4 which is preceded by a 0 zero The Master Valve Pump selections are e MVI 01 Chapter 8 Manual System Control Page 143 Rain Master Irrigation Systems DX2 User Manual e MV2 02 e N O 03 e Pump 04 Enter the station or device numbers from the warning display one at a time Press the ENTER key after each entry As each entry is made the result appears on the display as depicted in Figure 8 12 ON PUMP MV1 1 5 ENTER STATION NUMBER 1 49 OX MV Figure 124 Station Device Entry Example Enter the following short circuit warnings 04 lt ENTER gt pump 01 lt ENTER gt MVI 1 lt ENTER gt Station 1 lt ENTER gt Station 5 When a problem is detected in a station or device the Multi Station operation is immediately aborted and the display returns to the base menu The base menu will then display the warning Step 6 The station or device is now identified and can be corrected accordingly Step 7 IMPORTANT To clear all warnings from the base screen select the FA WARNING to display the first problem in the list Continue to press the Down Arrow to display any additional warnings if present After the last warning is displayed press F1 CLEAR REPORT MESSAGES to Clear Report Messages All problems in the list are erased
11. rrigation Systems DX2 User Manual Controllers are equipped with station configurations that range from 6 to 48 in increments of six stations If the last station is displayed the F2A NEXT key advances to station 1 Step 6 F3 PREVIOUS The F3 PREVIOUS key turns off the current station and turns on the previous station If currently at station 1 the F3 PREVIOUS key decrements to the last station in the controller configuration The Run Time will continue to count down regardless of the station number Step 7 Press the Up Arrow to return to the Manual On Off menu options MANUAL F1 TEST F2 MULTI STATION RAINOFF F F2 F3 STATION F4 Figure 129 Manual Operations Menu This completes the Manual Operations procedure Press the QUIT key to return to the base menu Page 148 Chapter 8 Manual System Control Rain Master Irrigation Systems DX2 User Manual F1 Main Menu F4 Manual amp Rain Off F4 Rain Off Use the Rain Off mode to stop watering for either a programmed amount of days or to turn off the controller for an indefinite amount of time Procedure Step 1 Proceed to the Rain Off Option menu as follows IS F1 Main Menu F4 Manual amp Rain Off F4 Rain Off AIN SHUTDOWN F2 NO WATER WINDOW ROGRAMMABLE RAIN SHUTDOWN Figure 130 Rain Off There are three options e Select RAIN SHUTDOWN to stop all watering indefinitely until manually retur
12. s F1 Pump F2 None Press the Up Arrow key to return to the Station On Sequentially menu Page 140 Chapter 8 Manual System Control Rain Master Irrigation Systems DX2 User Manual Clear All If a programming error is made select F2 CLEAR ALL All station numbers and run times are cleared Return to FI ENTER STATIONS and re enter the correct stations and run times Step 13 The Start Now option immediately executes the entered stations Select F3 START NOW The stations selected are run in numerical order When completed the screen returns to the previous menu Step 14 Start Later postpones or delays the manual execution Select F4 START LATER Figure 119 Start Later Time Step 15 Enter the start time Enter times in 12 hour or 24 hour format If 12 hour time format is selected use the F1 AM PM toggle key to select AM or PM To change time format go to Setup Controller User Options Time Date Press ENTER The base menu is displayed The stations will turn on at the specified time in a sequential fashion Chapter 8 Manual System Control Page 141 Rain Master Irrigation Systems DX2 User Manual Multi Station Diagnostics Using Multi Station for diagnostics is an effective tool in locating station field wiring problems Detected problems that produce warning messages may be checked and isolated through manual testing Warning messages displaying failures in stations Master Valves Pump etc
13. station as well as station flow in GPM Use Test to operate all stations sequentially for a specified length of time Procedure Step 1 Advance to the Test Time Per Station screen as follows iS F1 Main Menu F4 Manual amp Rain Off F1 Test OPERATION TIME PER STATION ENTER TIME PER STATION HH MM Figure 114 Operation Time Step 2 Enter the run time Enter the run times in Hour Minutes HH MM format Press ENTER key Page 134 Chapter 8 Manual System Control Rain Master Irrigation Systems DX2 User Manual The test starts with the following display Figure 115 Program Testing The screen displays e Test Station Number e Count down of the specified run time e Electrical current in amps I X XX drawn by the field valve solenoid e Flow in Gallons Per Minute GPM When completed the controller is incremented to the next station and the test is repeated The completion of the last station returns to the Manual Main Menu screen Step 3 Press FI NEXT anytime during the test routine to turn off the current station and turn on the next sequential station if any Step 4 Press F2 PREVIOUS anytime during the test routine to turn off the current station and turn on the previous station if any Chapter 8 Manual System Control Page 135 Rain Master Irrigation Systems DX2 User Manual Note Prior to a station turning on the station is analyzed by the controller to determine
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