Toro Network VP Satellite Series User's Manual
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1. to select the program P01 P64 you want to create or modify For this example select program 01 Press the Right Arrow Key gt to advance to the Percent Adjust field Normally this setting will be 100 unless weather or other condition suggest that less or more irrigation time is needed Use the Input Dial to adjust the setting For this example set the adjustment to 110 Note Changing the percent adjustment of Program 01 in the Scheduled Watering OJ settings will also change the settings of Program 01 in Adjust e settings Press the Down Arrow gt to advance the cursor to the Hold field Use this option to suspend program operation Select from None Today O2 30 days or Permanent For this example select None Note Programs placed on Hold can still be activated by Manual Watering Press the Down Arrow gt to advance the cursor to the Type field Use the Input Dial lt to adjust the setting For this example select Basic Press the Down Arrow gt to advance the cursor to the Start time field Use the Input Dial and the Right Arrow Key to select the appropriate program start time For this example set the start time to O6 30 am Press the Down Arrow gt to advance the cursor to the Sta field Use the Input Dial lt to select the correct value of the first station being irrigated For this example select station O1 Press the Right Arrow to advance the cursor to the next value This valu2. You can also enable or disable the station within this menu item Enabling or disabling the station in this screen will also be reflected in the Station Setting s Disable setting Enabling the station will also clear any corresponding over under current alarms for the station To disable select Yes in the Disable field using the Input Dial 27 To enable the station select No in the Disable field using the Input Dial Use this menu item to send Control Codes These control codes are set in SitePro To send a control code navigate to the Code field using the Down arrow gt and use the Input Dial a to select the code you want to send Press the Start key gt to send This menu item allows you to monitor the satellite s amperage voltages and temperature in real time This allows you to troubleshoot the satellite s internal circuit voltages This menu item will display the satellite s Event Code log You can clear the log from this option Navigate to the Clear field using the Down arrow gt select Yes using the Input Dial and press the Down arrow gt to activate Use this menu item to view the satellite s communication settings Parameters can not be edited here 25 Troubleshooting Guide Power Transformer WARNING AC Power Terminals nswcj i0 10 230 VAC ll LIQ N 0 nat Pump St
3. e Tripped 4 0A Circuit Breaker Loss of Power Supply Transformer Malfunction If the circuit breaker is tripped the Distribution board or Timing Mechanism most likely experienced a short circuit Check the fuses and replace as necessary 15 24 VAC Output LED Indicator One per Station The green station LED indicator will illuminate when the 8 station output module receives a command to activate a station either by manual irrigation irrigation program or by a hand held command It indicates that the output module received a signal and in response activated the corresponding relay It does not indicate the presence of 24 VAC in the station terminal The LED will not illuminate when using the manual switch to activate a station 16 24 VAC Output LED Indicator When illuminated it indicates the presence of 24 VAC across the 24 VAC Buss Bar supplied by the Green Black power wire assembly If the red LED is not illuminated check the fuse for that module If the fuse is blown a short circuit on the 24 VAC field wires or shorted solenoid could be the cause If all of the red LED s are not illuminated check for blown 3 2A fuse loose power cable connection to the 24 VAC Buss Bar or damaged solder joints between the fuse holder and the 24 VAC Bus Bar 17 Pump Output LED Indicator When illuminated it indicates voltage is present at the pump output terminal 18 5 Volt LED Indicator When illuminated it indicates the presence of 5 VDC t
4. controller s time and date for approximately 10 years without any additional power 1 Place the controller s power switch to OFF 2 Remove the timing mechanism from the cabinet by unscrewing the two retaining screws that secure the timing mechanism s face plate See first figure below 3 Disconnect the ribbon cable that connects the timing mechanism to the distribution board 4 Remove the timing mechanism s circuit board by pushing the retaining clip downward while carefully pulling onto the circuit board See second figure below 5 Replace the old Lithium battery and secure a new battery 6 Reattach the circuit board and ribbon cable into the timing mechanism 7 Reinstall the timing mechanism into the controller and place the power switch back to ON Electromagnetic Compatibility Radio complies with FCC Part 22 and Part 90 of the FCC Rules Domestic This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a FCC Class A digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment The equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to the radio communications Operation in a
5. you can easily figure out where and what area the station is watering Area Description Acronym Listing GR Greens DR Driving Range TE Tee CH ClubHouse FW Fairways LA Landscape RPF Rough PG Putting Green AP Approaches MS Misc Last On This menu item will display the last activation current value that the satellite recorded for the station Nominal This menu item will display the nominal current value that the satellite recorded for the station You can reset the value by selecting Reset Use the Input Dial to select Reset and press Up or Down arrows gt gt to select Once Reset is selected Nominal values will default to 0 Zero The satellite will record the new value on the next station activation Note Nominal values can also be updated by activating Setup Amps from the Satellite Settings menu or selecting Reset from the Nominal item under Station Amps menu in Diagnostics Performing these function will reset all of the station s nominal current values Tol Use this menu item to set the individual station s nominal current tolerance This value will determine the station s allowable current operating range If the satellite subsequently determines that the station is operating outside of the allowable range the satellite will disable the station and generate an alarm Alarm Events This menu item will display any alarm events incurred from previous activation Alarm event messages will di
6. 2 2 st ttt ttt tte eee eee ee ee eee eee 8 Start Key 22st etter tet ee ee eee eee eeee 9 Pause Resume Key 2 22 2222 2222e5 10 11 Stop Key 2 22 settee tte tee eee eee eee eee 11 Satellite Settings 77777725777 12 13 Station Settings 57 77 77575772227 2 14 15 Scheduled Watering 7 7 77575777 7 16 21 Basic Irrigation Program 17 e Advanced Irrigation Program 18 e Grow In Irrigation Program 19 GMM Group Multi Manual Function 20 e Station Based Flow Management 21 Manual Watering f2 sss stet cece 22 23 e Multi Manual 22s2eeeee 22 Manual Syringe sess eee eee eee 23 e Manual Program s s s2cscercecee 23 Percent Adjust sss 22 sess eee eee eee eee ees 24 Diagnostics 22 2 sss eee eee eee eee 24 25 Trouble Shooting Guide 5 26 27 Lithium Battery Replacement Back Cover Electromagnetic Compatibility Back Cover Radio Specifications Equipment Type Data radio MAXON model SD 125 U2 Frequency Band UHF RF Output Power 2 0 watt Current Consumption Standby Muted lt 65 mA Transmit 2 watts RF power lt 1 0A FCC License FCC ID MNT PC UC Fuse amp Circuit Br
7. Socket VP Timing Mechanism data cable connection socket Data Cable Socket For future use Power Source Socket 15 VAC input power cable from the satellite s transformer RS 232 Data Socket The RS 232 Data connector enables the satellite to interface with a laptop or Hand Held PC Output Board Components 1 Output Board LED Indicator When illuminated the LED indicates that power is present at the output board Station LED Indicator When illuminated the LED indicates that the corresponding station output has been activated IIll i Cao Output Board Fuse Each output board is equipped with a 3A fuse Placing individual fuse to each board enables the satellite to bypass any shorted output board and continue operation to the remaining output boards Fuse LED Indicator When illuminated the LED indicates that the fuse is functional Ble ay al fa al Standard Station terminal Connector If no additional surge protection is needed the E standard station terminal connector is sufficient for ge i station connection lrer terro Surge Output Board The surge output board is used in lightning prone areas where ae ol SEENEN NEEE ol a E additional surge protection is needed The Surge Output board also allows the user to manually activate or deactivate any st
8. of detected sensors It will also display the date and time of the last power down PD and last power up PU Press the Down arrow gt to scroll down the informations Menu Seq Stations This menu item allows you to activate all the stations sequentially Use the Input Dial to set the time duration from 0 01 sec 0 1 sec 0 5 sec 1 sec 5 sec 10 sec 1 min or 5 min The user can observe the operation of each station when troubleshooting the system using this option Menu Station Test Use this menu item to test individual stations Press the Down arrow gt to access the station number field Select the station you want to test and press START key gt You can step to the next or previous station number by using the Input Dial Menu Station Amps Menu Send Ctrl Code Menu VA Monitor Menu Event Codes Menu Link Settings Use this menu item to review each of the station s last recorded voltage amperage nominal amperage value tolerance value alarm events pump nominal amperage value Use the Input Dial to scroll through the available stations Use the Down arrow gt to scroll down to the data fields You can reset the Nominal amperage value within this menu item by selecting Reset using the Input Dial and pressing the Down arrow gt to activate You can modify the Tolerance Tol amperage value within this menu item by using the Input Dial lt to select the desired value
9. the Stop key will have no effect Stop Function Directions Stop Function Example Program 01 is activated automatically Cancel watering for program 01 1 Press the Stop key 2 Use the Input Dial until the desired program or station to be cancelled is displayed For this example select Cancel Prg O14 The display should read Cancel Prg 01 STOP to cancel water Running 01 programs P07 is running 3 Press the Stop key to finalize the program cancelation When finished the display should read Canceling P01 Watering 03 3 second countdown STOP to escape 11 12 Satellite Settings E Satellite Settings allows you to set satellite parameters such as Time Date and Language Use the Up or Down Arrows gt gt to navigate through the menus Use the Left and Right Arrow gt to advance to the next entry field on the same menu line Use the Input Dial Comm Mode Hold All Hold Rain Reset Prg s Reset Sta s Reset Unit Enable Sta s Reset Amps to select values when editing Use this menu item to select the satellite mode of operation between Central Local or Off mode Use this menu item to suspend satellite operation and choose the suspension duration from Today 02 30 days Permanent or None Use this option to suspend satellite operation and choose the suspension duration from Today 02 30 days Permanent or None When act
10. the text display 13 14 Station Settings i Station Settings allows you to set parameters specific to each station Use the Up or Down Arrows gt gt to navigate through the menus Use the Left and Right Arrow Keys gt to advance to the next entry field on the same menu line Use the Input Dial 27 R to select values when editing S01 Select the station you want to edit in this field Choose from Station 01 through the satellite maximum station count of 64 100 If weather or other condition requires irrigation program modification it can be easily adjusted by changing the percent adjustment Station operation can be reduced to 000 Off or increased up to 900 100 represents standard operation Sched Today This menu item will display the total scheduled station runtime for the current irrigation day Water Today This menu item will display the total station runtime that has occurred for the current irrigation day Note Runtime resulting from a station that is manually activated via the output hardware switch will not be captured Water Yestr This menu item will display the total station runtime that occurred for the previous irrigation day Note Runtime resulting from a station that is manually activated via the output hardware switch will not be captured Disable Use this menu item to disable station operation by selecting Yes from the menu Resume station operation by selecting No from the menu Enab
11. to select the next entry field within the same menu line Any changes will be saved after you exit that entry field oS Up and Down Arrows allow you to scroll up and down through the menu items Operation Mode LED Display will indicate the current satellite operation mode LCD Panel is the display screen Input Dial allows you to scroll through the value selection within the selected entry field Aj Home Key allows you to exit from any function menu and return the satellite to normal operation After pressing the Home Key all modifications to the settings will be saved Manual Watering Menu Key allows you to activate station s or program s manually Scheduled Watering Menu Key allows you to modify each irrigation program s parameter Use this function to assign the program start times end times delay times stations runtimes repeats and maximum simultaneous stations per program W Diagnostics Menu Key allows you to view the satellite s firmware version as well as sequentially activate each stations momentarily Use this function to troubleshoot the system a Station Settings Menu Key allows you to modify station parameters Within this setting you can specify each station s percent adjust disable the station from any activity hold station watering for a specific number of days set the station type to a switch and create or edit the station description name e Percent Adjus
12. to set the electrical current tolerance for each station This value will Language Clock Set determine the maximum and minimum threshold value for all stations in relation to their nominal current value Individual station amp setting can then be modified by using the Tol function within the Station Settings menu Default language is English Future option Spanish Use this menu item to set the current time Use the Left and Right Arrow Keys gt to select the Hours and Minutes parameters then use the Input Dial to modify the values Clock Mode Use this menu item to select the clock mode between Am Pm 12 Hour and 24 Hour mode Date Use this menu item to set the current date Use the Left and Right Arrow Keys gt to select the Month Date and Year parameters then use the Input Dial to modify the values Day Change Use this menu item to set the day change time The day change is the specified time that the satellite will advance the date The default day change is 12 00 am Adjusting the day change time will allow programs to start throughout the night on the same active day schedule Programs with runtimes beyond the day change time are allowed to finish CSG Address Use this menu item to set the CSG Central Satellite Group address SitePro uses this address to identify different satellite groups Identify all satellites that can be grouped together and assign them with
13. Grow In Start 06 30am End 04 00pm Delay 02 15 hr min Sta 21 30 00 05 00 Sta i i Simult 05 GMM Group Multi Manual Setting GMM example Create Group Multi Manual with two sequences Sequence 1 will have stations 1 5 7 and 9 with a runtime of 15 minutes per station Sequence 2 will have stations 2 3 4 11 12 and 13 with a runtime of 20 minutes per station The GMM will have two start times one at 9pm and the other at 3am GMM shall run only on Sundays Tuesdays Thursdays and Saturdays f Press the Scheduled Watering Key The cursor is initially located at the program selection field Use the Input Dial to select GIMM which is located between P64 and P01 Press the Down Arrow gt to advance to the Set Act days field This field allows you to select the days of the week the GMM will activate Use the Right and Left arrows gt lt gt to navigate between days of the week and use the Input Dial to activate deactivate a day All days are deactivated as the factory default To activate Sunday Tuesday Thursday and Saturday place an X under its corresponding initial Press the Down Arrow gt to advance to the Start field Use the Right and Left arrows gt to navigate to the start number and time Use the Input Dial a to select the Start number and enter the start time Set Start time O1 to 09 00pm and Start time O2 to 03 00am Press the Down Arrow gt to advance to the Seq field Use the
14. Hours and Minutes fields For this example set the end time to 04 00pm Continued to the next page 19 20 Press the Down Arrow gt to advance the cursor to the Delay field This delay time will determine the wait time between program cycles Use the Input Dial to select the delay time value Use the Left and Right Arrow Keys gt to navigate between the Hours and Minutes fields For this example set the delay time to 02 15 Press the Down Arrow gt to advance the cursor to the Sta field Use the Input Dial to select the correct value of the first station being irrigated For this example select station 21 Press the Right Arrow to advance the cursor to the next value This value will indicate the last station of the range If irrigating only one station this value should be the same as the first value For this example select station 3O Press the Right Arrow to advance the cursor to the next entry field This entry field will indicate the runtime in hours minutes and seconds HH MM SS Use the Input Dial and the Right Arrow Key to select the appropriate runtime value For this example set the runtime to 00 05 00 D Press the Down Arrow gt to advance the cursor to the Simult field Use the Input Dial to select the maximum allowable simultaneous active station For this example set the value to OS When finished the display should read P03 100 00 50 00 Hold None Type
15. Network VP 3 00 Satellite User s Guide 16 to 64 stations in eight station increments Field programmable for future upgrades Does not require EPROM s replacement perates as a stand alone controller or under the management of a central computer s Supports wireline or radio communications with the central computer Supports hybrid communication wireline and radio for increased flexibility and cost effectiveness ON 64 irrigation programs independent stand alone and central operation Basic Advanced and Grow in programs with unique capabilities to meet your needs Multi Manual Program Start and Syringe manual operations Operates up to 32 stations simultaneously Backwards compatible with Network 8000 Radio Specifications s ss ss ss sss s 5 3 Fuse and Circuit Breaker Specifications 3 Satellite Controller Specifications 3 Introduction sss see tee ee eee eee 4 Modes of Operation s s2s s2sssss2222e5 4 General Editing s2s 22 22 2222 22225 4 Timing Mechanism Components 5 Distribution Board Components 6 Output Board Components s s 5 6 Pump Common Board Components 7 Communication Board Components 7 Power Up Diagnostics ss2s ss sees eeeee 8 Home Key
16. Right and Left arrows gt to navigate between the Sequence number and runtimes Use the Input Dial to select the sequence number and set sequence station runtimes Set Sequence O1 to 00 15 00 of runtime Continued to the next page 5 Press the Down Arrow gt to advance to the Sta field Use this field to enter the station numbers that corresponds to the currently displayed sequence Use the Right and Left arrows gt to navigate between the station number fields Use the Input Dial to select station number Set Stations O1 O5 O7 and O9 to sequence O1 Repeat Steps 4 and 5 to set additional sequences Set a 20 minute station runtimes to sequence O2 Set stations O2 O3 O4 11 12 and 13 to sequence 02 Note Network VP will allow you to set a station that is already assigned to another sequence but it will delete that station number from the sequence it was previously assigned When finished the display should read GMM SMTWTFS _ 00 35 00 Set X X X X Act days Start 01 09 00pm Seq 01 00 15 00 St 01 05 07 09 Clear GMM No GMM SMTWTFS 00 35 00 Se X X X X Actdays Start 02 03 00am Seq 02 00 20 00 St 02 03 04 11 12 13 Clear GMM No 6 To clear GMM press the Down Arrow gt to advance to the Clear GMM field Use the Input Dial to No or Yes Select Yes if you want to clear the GMM parameters You must press the Up Arrow gt to after selecting Yes to activate selection Station Based Flow Managem
17. an available station can be activated gt Use the Start key to execute a manual function Note Pressing the Start key while the satellite is idle will prompt the Manual Watering menu Multi Manual Start Display Multi Manual Starting 03 3 second countdown STOP to cancel Manual Syringe Start Display Syringe Starting Program 01 03 3 second countdown STOP to cancel Manual Start Program Display Program 01 Starting 03 3 second countdown STOP to cancel Group Multi Manual GMM Start Program Display GMM Starting 03 3 second countdown STOP to cancel 10 Pause Resume Key Ww The Pause command is used to suspend active program or manual irrigation The Pause function allows the user to specify the pause duration Pause Resume Function Directions Pause function example Program 01 has been manually activated Pause program 01 for 30 minutes 1 Press the Pause H key 2 Use the Input Dial to select All M Man or Prg XX XX the program number If multiple programs are active use the Right Arrow key to tab to the program number field before using the Input Dial to select the correct program number For this example select Prg O14 3 Press the Down Arrow gt to advance the cursor to the for field Use the Input Dial a and the Right Arrow key to select the pause duration in hours and minutes For this example set the pause duration to OO hr 30 min The display should read Pause P
18. anual Station Activation Directions Manual station activation example Activate stations 1 12 with a runtime of 5 minutes each and limit watering to 3 stations simultaneously Note The Multi Manual function is limited to the maximum simultaneous station settings of the satellite In cases where a program is running and a multi manual activated the satellite will activate all stations specified in the multi manual in addition to the currently activated stations Thus the multi manual will allow the satellite to exceed the maximum simultaneous station settings 1 Press the Manual Watering Key Y 2 The cursor should be located in the Manual field use the Input Dial to select M Manual 3 Press the Down Arrow gt to advance the cursor to the Sta field Use the Input Dial to select the correct value of the first station being irrigated For this example select station O1 4 Press the Right Arrow to advance the cursor to the next value This value will indicate the last station of the range If irrigating only one station this value should be the same as the first value For this example select station 12 5 Press the Right Arrow to advance the cursor to the next entry field This entry field will indicate the runtime in hours minutes and seconds HH MM SS Use the Input Dial and the Right Arrow Key to select the appropriate runtime value For this example set the value to 00 05 00 6 Press the Down Arrow g
19. ation Common Output Board l Board MO RCN z a B B BBB B Electrical Protection 1 the incoming power line 2 Input Voltage Select Switch Set the input power supply to 115 VAC or 230 VAC 3 3 2A Slow Blow Fuse Protects the controller from a short circuit on the 24 VAC field common wire or from excessive simultaneous activated solenoids 4 4 0A Circuit Breaker Protects logic circuit boards such as the Timing Mechanism and Distribution Board from a short circuit 5 Distribution Board Power Socket Power supply connection to the Distribution Board and the 24 VAC Bus Bar 6 1 0A Fuse Protects the 24 VAC Pump Circuit from a short circuit Main Power Switch 1 5A Circuit Breaker Protects the controller from a short circuit on Station Output Board i i a 16 lij ije oo00 lij Ine no00 100 ige a q u lij il A M A es aif D di aif o poate a OM Tieceeeees EEEE FEE felfeleleeleleja ejlelelajele e a a HOOUDODOOUOODDO000000 a u a ti 2 er SES I Power Distribution Board 7 3 0A Fast Blow Fuse Protects the individual 8 station output boards from a 24 VAC field wiring short cir
20. ation with a switch Bot ty ty tty T Ui lawl De m m bet Pump Common Board Components 1 Pump Terminal Switch The Pump terminal can be placed in PUMP COMMON ON OFF or Auto with this switch 2 Common Terminal Switch The Common terminal can be placed in ON OFF or Auto with this switch Note The Common switch must be set to ON when activating a station using the output board station switch 3 Pump LED Indicator When illuminated the LED indicates activation of the pump terminal 4 Common LED Indicator When illuminated the LED indicates the activation of the 1st common terminal 5 Common LED Indicator When illuminated the LED indicates the activation of the 2nd common terminal 6 24 VAC Indicator When illuminated the LED indicates that the 24 VAC in the Pump Common output board and the fuse are functional 7 Pump Common Board Fuse The Pump Common output board is equipped with a 1A fuse 8 Output LED Indicator When illuminated the LED indicates the presence of voltage at the pump terminal output Communication Board Components 1 Communication Data Socket Timing mechanism interface N Power Supply Socket Pump Common board interface O 5A Fuse Communication Line Protection O 5A Fuse Communication Line Protection 7 5A Fuse Common Line Protection oo amp W O 5A Fuse Pump Line Prot
21. cuit shorted solenoid or excessive simultaneous activated solenoids Voltage Checks 8 Green Black Cable Assembly 24 VAC power supply It is protected by a 3 2A fuse 9 White Red Cable Assembly 13 VAC power supply It is protected by the 4 0A circuit breaker Power o iii Board ae i lel a EG 9 wea o leee 12 oO GND 12V 9V 5V D000 0000 Oooo ooon U a la io g Station Output Ei Board nan te ooon ere a rrr 8 88 8888 LED Indicators 10 Pump Relay LED Indicator When illuminated the pump relay is activated 11 Common Relay LED Indicator When illuminated the common relay number 1 is activated 12 Common Relay LED Indicator When illuminated the common relay number 2 is activated 13 24 VAC Output LED Indicator When illuminated it indicates the presence of 24 VAC across the 24 VAC Bus Bar supplied by the Green Black power wire assembly 14 8 Station Output Module Logic LED Indicator When illuminated communication between the Distribution board and the output module is present If any one of the output module s indicator is not illuminated check the ribbon cable for proper connection If all of the module s indicator are not illuminated check the following for possible causes
22. dnesday and F Friday only MWF of the 1st and 2nd week should have an X mark under while the rest are blank Press the Down Arrow gt to advance the cursor to the Start field The first entry field will indicate the start time number Each program can have a maximum of 24 start times Use the Input Dial AER to choose the start time being created or modified Press the Right Arrow Key to advance to the time entry field Use the Input Dial Cae to select the start time in hours and minutes HH MM Repeat Step 7 for additional start times For this example set start time O1 to 05 45am Press the Down Arrow gt to advance the cursor to the Syringe field Use the Input Dial to activate Syringe by entering a syringe runtime If activated the program will run all stations for the duration specified regardless of the individual station runtimes Leave the syringe runtime at OO min Press the Down Arrow gt to advance the cursor to the Repeats field Use the Input Dial lt to enter the amount of repeats the program will execute after activation Leave the Repeat value to O z Press the Down Arrow gt to advance the cursor to the Soak field Use the Input Dial to enter soak time The soak time will indicate the delay before the program will repeat or cycle again Leave the soak time to for no soak delay Press the Down Arrow gt to advance the cursor to the Sta field Use the Inpu
23. downloaded or locally configured irrigation programs In this mode the satellite will allow the central to edit time date and operation mode but will not allow modification of settings affecting irrigation programs Off Mode When placed in Off mode the satellite will not execute any watering operation whether it is program or manually initiated Any watering operation will terminate once the satellite is placed in Off mode Watering operations will resume once the satellite is placed back to Central or Local mode In this mode the satellite will allow the central to edit time date and operation mode but will not allow modification of settings affecting irrigation programs General Editing Pressing a menu key on the Network VP satellite will display menu items Items with fields containing values that can be edited are called Entry Fields Use the Arrow Keys gt lt gt to navigate through the menus and entry fields Modify any selected value by scrolling through the selection using the Input Dial a Values will be saved automatically when you exit an entry field or press another menu key Pressing the HOME Key Aj will also save any modification and revert back to Home display Additionally if no keypad activity is detected within five minutes the satellite will automatically save any modifications and revert back to Home display Timing Mechanism Components 10 11 12 13 14 15 c a Left and Right Arrows allow you
24. dvanced Hold Activate HOLD to suspend program activity Select from NONE TODAY 02 30 Days and PERMANENT Available for Basic Grow In and Advanced Type Select the type of program being created from Basic Grow In and Advanced Start time Enter the time to start the program cycle Advanced programs can have up to 24 Starts Available for Basic Grow In and Advanced End Enter the time the program will terminate watering Available only for Grow In programs Delay Enter the delay time between each program cycles Available only for Grow In programs Days Select the program s active days schedule ranging from Water Every 01 Days through 30 Days or selectively choose any Days of the Week to irrigate Available only for Advanced programs set gt When selecting Days of the Week to irrigate use set to activate or deactivate any days from the two week schedule Available only for Advanced programs Today s Day Select Today s designation when choosing the Water Every XX option Example When setting your program to water every 4th day and you want the cycle to start tomorrow set 03 for Today The TODAY number is increased at every Day Change until the Water Every number is met Available only for Advanced programs Sta Enter the stations and their runtimes that the program will activate Syringe Regardless of the programmed runtimes if the syringe duration is set at a value from 01 through 99
25. e configured to activate Manual Syringe 1 Press the Manual Watering Key Y 2 The cursor should be located in the Manual field Use the Input Dial to select Syringe 3 Press the Down Arrow gt to advance the cursor to the Runtime field Use the Input Dial to select the correct value of the runtime in minutes For this example set the value to O2 minutes Note The Runtime setting in Syringe will not affect the actual runtime in the program 4 Press the Down Arrow gt to advance the cursor to the Program field Use the Input Dial lt to select the correct program to syringe For this example select program O3 5 Once finished press the Start Key gt to activate or press the Home Key Aj to cancel and revert back to the default display Note Pressing the Home Key will save the entered values When finished the display should read Manual Syringe Runtime 02 min Program 03 Press START to water Start Program Select Start Prog to activate a watering program regardless of its set start time Manual Program GMM Activation Directions Start Program example Manually activate Program 36 Note An irrigation program must be configured to activate Manual Program A program on hold can still be manually activated 1 Press the Manual Watering Key 2 The cursor should be located in the Manual field Use the Input Dial to select Start Prog 3 Press the Down Arrow gt to advance the cursor to the Program f
26. e or modify For this example select program 02 Press the Right Arrow Key gt to advance to the Percent Adjust field Normally this setting will be 100 unless weather or other condition suggest that less or more irrigation is needed Use the Input Dial to adjust the setting For this example no adjustment is needed Press the Down Arrow gt to advance the cursor to the Hold field Use this option to suspend program operation Select from None Today O2 30 days or Permanent For this example select None Press the Down Arrow gt to advance the cursor to the Type field Use the Input Dial lt to adjust the setting For this example set the Type to Advanced Press the Down Arrow gt to advance the cursor to the Days field Use the Input Dial Ana to select the program activation interval from 01 30 days Select 01 for everyday 02 for every other day 03 for every third day and so on The example does not call for a set interval Leave the Days setting to SMTWTFS Press the Down Arrow gt to advance the cursor to the Set field Use the Input Dial a to select from any of the preset intervals All Alternate days Weekdays only Weekends only None or User set To create your own program activation interval select Set Use the Right Arrow Key to select the day of the week you want to irrigate and use the Input Dial 1N to activate X or deactivate blank the selection For this example activate M Monday W We
27. e the down arrow gt button to access hidden display lines on the screen P01 Sta01 00 09 46 P05 Sta25 00 19 51 The Day Change line will display the next program start time Next Start HH MM if the current day is an active watering day If the satellite is running a program the Day Change line will display Running XX programs to indicate the number of active programs If the satellite has an active running program the display will read Sun 04 02 06 02 31 pm Sat 001 001 Sec 57 Running 04 prg Man Running Multi Manual P01 Sta01 00 05 00 The symbol before the runtime indicates that station 01 is percent adjusted P01 Sta02 00 05 00 P01 indicates Program 01 is currently active P01 Sta03D 00 05 00 The D symbol after the station number indicates that station 03 is disabled P02 Sta10P 00 05 00 The P symbol after the station number indicates that program 02 is paused P03 Soak04 00 00 32 Soak indicates that Station 04 of Program 03 is active and in the soak transition GMM Sta35 00 15 00 GMM indicates that Group Multi Manual is active Man Sta21 00 10 00 Man indicates Manual Watering is currently active Man Sta22S 00 10 00 The S symbol after the station number indicates that program 02 is stacked Note Program stacking occurs when the satellite is running a program where the maximum simultaneous station limit is surpassed Additional scheduled programs will be stacked delayed until
28. e will indicate the last station of the range If irrigating only one station this value should be the same as the first value For this example select OS Press the Right Arrow to advance the cursor to the next entry field This entry field will indicate the runtime in hours minutes and seconds HH MM SS Use the Input Dial and the Right Arrow Key to select the appropriate runtime value For this example set the value to 00 25 00 Repeat Steps 4 8 for Group Station 11 20 with 15 minutes of runtime D Press the Down Arrow gt to advance the cursor to the Simul field Use the Input Dial to select the maximum allowable simultaneous active stations For this example set the value to OS When finished the display should read P01 110 05 02 30 indicates adjusted time of 5 hours 2 minutes amp 30 seconds total program runtime Hold None Type Basic Start time 06 30am Sta 01 05 00 25 00 Sta 11 20 00 15 0 Sta l i Simult 05 17 18 Advanced Irrigation Program Setting Advance Irrigation Program example Create program 2 with stations 6 10 for 15 minutes each with no percent adjustment Set the start time 01 at 5 45 am every Monday Wednesday and Friday only Set the maximum simultaneous active station to 5 1 Press the Scheduled Watering Key The cursor is initially located at the program selection field Use the Input Dial to select the program P01 P64 you want to creat
29. eaker Specifications Power Supply 1 5A On Off Switch Circuit Breaker Main Power Input 3 2A Fuse Slow Blow Field Output 4 0A Circuit Breaker Control Functions Timing Mechanism Output Board 3A Fuse Communication Board 0 5A Fuse Communication Line Protection 7 5A Fuse Common Line Protection 0 5A Fuse Pump Line Protection Pump Common amp Communication Surge Protection Module optional 1A Fuse Satellite Controller Specifications Line Voltage 115 120 or 230 240 VAC 50 60 Hz switchable 130 VA Current Draw no load 0 21A 115 120 VAC 60 Hz or 0 10A 230 240 VAC 50 Hz Current Draw maximum load 0 91A 115 120 VAC 60 Hz or 0 45A 230 240 VAC 50 Hz Current Load based on available 24 VAC Maximum Current Available for Load 3 0A 72 VA Maximum Load Per Station 0 75A 18 VA Maximum Load Per Pump Master Valve 1A 24 VA Operating Temperature 10 C to 60 C 14 F to 140 F Storage Temperature 30 C to 65 C 22 F to 149 F Introduction The Toro Network VP Satellite combines modular flexibility ease of use and increased programmability in a single controller Modularity means flexibility The Network VP is available from 16 to 64 stations and can expand in eight station increments to meet your needs Optional station switch capability and surge protection provide simple operation and added security The intuitive Network VP user interface is easy to use and includes a backligh
30. ection Power Up Diagnostics Upon power up the satellite will display Network VP Booting The Network VP Satellite will initiate a diagnostic test automatically during power up This function will take approximately ten seconds and it can not be bypassed If a problem is detected during the diagnostic test it will be indicated on the display These status information can not be edited The information is as follows Line 1 Network VP Firmware Version and Revision Date Line 2 Detect xx stations yy sensors xx number of stations detected yy number of sensors detected Line 3 Last Power Downtime Date and Time Example Rev 3 00 05 30 08 Detect 64sta 00sen PD 02 01 08 The default Home display will follow after the diagnostic display has timed out Home display example Sun 04 02 06 02 31 pm Sat 001 001 Sec 57 Day Change 12 00am A Pressing the Home Key will revert to the default display When editing irrigation programs Station or Satellite settings pressing the Home Key will save any setting modifications and return the user to the Home display Home display examples Sun 04 02 06 02 31pm Typical Home display with no active scheduled program Sat 001 001 Sec 57 Next start 03 00am Sun 04 02 06 02 31pm Home display with two active scheduled programs Sat 001 001 Sec 57 Running 02 programs Us
31. ent The SBF Station Based Flow screen can be accessed from the Scheduled Watering menu Follow the steps to access 1 Press the Scheduled Watering Key The cursor is initially located at the program selection field Use the Input Dial to select SBF List which is located between GMM and P01 Note The SBF List is only available after a successful download from SitePro 2 Use the Right arrow to navigate to the event number 3 Use the Input Dial to select the event number you want to review SBF Station Based Flow Sample Screen SBF List Event 001 1st line will indicate the Event Number Start 12 00am S22 2nd line will indicate the Start Time followed by the Station Number Run 00 10 00 P26 3rd line will indicate the Runtime Hrs Min Sec followed by the Program Number Program Start 80 4th line indicate Miscellaneous Functional Code Note Editing to the SBF List is not allowed in the satellite level SBF modifications must be made in SitePro and downloaded back to the satellite to update 21 22 Manual Watering Ww The Manual Watering functions are used for additional watering if the irrigation program is not sufficient They can also be used to troubleshoot each station for proper operation Pressing the Manual Watering Key will access three manual irrigation functions Multi Manual Syringe and Program M Manual Select M Manual to activate a station or group of stations with a specified runtime Multi M
32. ield Use the Input Dial to select the correct program value or GMM For this example select program 36 4 Once finished press the Start Key gt to activate or press the Home Key fi to cancel and revert back to the default display Note Pressing the Home Key will save the entered values When finished the display should read Manual Start Prog Program 36 Press START to water Note Manually starting a GMM will prevent subsequent scheduled GMM starts To reestablish the GMM scheduled starts you will be required to download the GMM program again from SitePro or reassign the GMM s active days at the satellite 23 24 Percent Adjust e The percent adjust function allows you to fine tune irrigation programs With weather conditions changing constantly Percent Adjust allows you to tune your system easily without changing all the values in the program Adjust Directions 1 Press the Adjust Key e The cursor is initially located at the Satellite Adjust field Use the Input Dial to adjust the satellite watering up to 900 or down to 1 Note The satellite adjustment will affect all stations and programs universally Do not adjust the satellite settings if adjustment is station or program specific 2 Press the Down Arrow gt to advance the cursor to the Program field The first entry field will be the program selection field Use the Input Dial a to select the program being adjusted Press the Right Arro
33. ion to 5 1 Press the Scheduled Watering Key Oj The cursor is initially located at the program selection field Use the Input Dial to select the program P01 P64 you want to create or modify For this example select program 03 2 Press the Right Arrow Key gt to advance to the Percent Adjust field Normally this setting will be 100 unless weather or other condition suggest that less or more irrigation is needed Use the Input Dial to adjust the setting For this example no adjustment is needed 3 Press the Down Arrow gt to advance the cursor to the Hold field Use this option to suspend program operation Select from None Today 02 30 days or Permanent For this example select None 4 Press the Down Arrow gt to advance the cursor to the Type field Use the Input Dial to adjust the setting For this example set the Type to Grow In 5 Press the Down Arrow gt to advance the cursor to the Start field This start time will indicate the starting point of the Grow In cycle Use the Input Dial Z to select the start time value Use the Left and Right Arrow Keys gt to navigate between the Hours and Minutes fields For this example set the start time to 06 30am 6 Press the Down Arrow gt to advance the cursor to the End field This end time will indicate the end point of the Grow In cycle Use the Input Dial se to select the end time value Use the Left and Right Arrow Keys gt to navigate between the
34. ivated Hold Rain will cancel any current watering along with suspending operation Use this menu item to reset all satellite irrigation program by selecting Yes After selecting Yes press the Up or Down Arrows gt gt to activate The following will display Reset All Programs to defaults 05 5 second countdown STOP to escape All program data will be erased after a successful reset Use this menu item to reset all station settings by selecting Yes After selecting Yes press the Up or Down Arrows gt gt to activate The following will display Reset All Stations to defaults 05 5 second countdown STOP to escape All station settings will be erased after a successful reset Use this menu item to reset the satellite settings by selecting Yes Select Yes using the Input Dial and press the Up or Down Arrows gt gt to activate The following will display Reset All Defaults 10 10 second countdown STOP to escape After the 10 second countdown the satellite will reboot Resetting the unit will erase all user defined program data and configuration values in the satellite s memory Use this menu item to reset all disabled stations with one execution This function will also clear all station alarms related to under over current conditions Select Yes All using the Input Dial TTN and press the Up or Down Arrows gt gt to activate Select No to cancel Individual stations can be enabled disabled by using the Disab
35. l be cancelled and activity will resume with the new runtime If a syringed program is on Pause All activating a new pause for the same syringe program will overwrite the remaining pause time with the new pause time for that syringed program Pause All Pause All Timed out Resume Program XX Resume Multi Manual Resume Syringe Resume All Cancel Stop Program XX Cancel Stop Manual Cancel Stop All All currently running programs multi manual and syringe will be suspended until the pause time out expires New start is allowed only for Manual functions Additional programs that are scheduled to start while Pause Alll is in effect will be stacked until the Pause time out expires All activity delayed by Pause All function will resume Programs and Manual functions that were paused after the Pause All function will resume when their pause time out expires Resumes program XX activity Resumes multi manual activity Resumes syringe activity Resumes all irrigation activity If Program XX is paused the pause status will be cancelled and activity terminated If the same program is stacked it will also be terminated If Manual activity is paused the pause status will be cancelled and the manual activity is terminated All paused activities will be cancelled and all watering will be terminated Use the Stop function to cancel program or manual irrigation If the Network VP satellite has no current activity pressing
36. le function within the Station Settings menu The Network VP 3 0 automatically monitors the electrical output current for each individual stations Network VP 3 0 ensures that each station operates properly by comparing the station s electrical current draw to a nominal value Use this menu item to reset all stations electrical current values Select Yes All using the Input Dial a and press the Up or Down Arrows gt gt to activate Select No to cancel Individual stations can be reset by using the Nominal function within the Station Settings menu Setup Amps Use this menu item to establish and update each of the stations nominal current value to the satellite s memory These values are used by the satellite for Current Reaction Management CRM and Current Prediction Management CPM CRM allows the Network VP 3 0 to react to an out of tolerance current condition This condition occurs when a station s electrical current exceeded the boundaries of the tolerance setting for that station CPM enables the Network VP 3 0 to manage output current of all the activated stations As a result Network VP 3 0 can prevent a station from activating if the total satellite output will exceed the maximum allowable current If a station is prevented from activating because of a possible electrical current overage the station will activate as soon as the required electrical current capacity is available Set Amp Tol Use this menu item
37. ling a station disable no will clear corresponding station alarms that resulted from over under current conditions Hold Sta Use this menu item to delay operation for this station Select the hold duration from 01 30 days Permanent or None This option is useful when a specific station needs to be deactivated without affecting any of the programs Is Switch Use this menu item to assign the station to a switch When the switch station is activated the Master Valve or Pump will not actuate The output will remain as 24 VAC Cycles Using this menu item will result in additional start times without increasing the station runtime Cycles will automatically divide the corresponding station runtime by the Station Cycles value and execute each resulting cycles after satisfying the program soak duration Select from 01 normal operation through 04 cycles or you can select Autocycle When selecting Autocycle the Max Cycle duration and Auto Soak duration must be entered Autocycle will then run the station up to the Max Cycle duration wait for the Auto Soak duration to expire then initiate another cycle until the total station runtime is completed Edit Name Use this menu item to assign a name description to the station The naming format is XX AA YYY where XX represents the golf course hole number AA represents the area description acronym and YYY represents the sprinkler number within the area By following the naming format
38. minutes all stations in that program will activate for that duration at start time Disable Syringe by assigning 00 min for the duration Available only for Advanced programs Repeats Program repeats can be set from 0 3 times The program s total runtime will be multiplied by the number of repeats Program repeat will activate immediately after the program soak duration is satisfied Available only for Advanced programs Soak Soak is the delay time that the controller will wait before executing a station cycle or a program repeat Soak is valuable to give irrigation time to penetrate the soil before continuing with the cycle Without soak time the soil will reach saturation resulting in water run off Soak time can range from 00 00 no delay to 11 59 Hours Minutes Available only for Advanced programs Simult Enter the maximum allowable stations that can simultaneously operate This parameter can not be greater than the Max Sim Sta Maximum Simultaneous Stations in the Satellite Settings Available for Basic Grow In and Advanced Basic Irrigation Program Setting Basic Irrigation Program example Create Program 01 with stations 1 5 for 25 minutes each and stations 11 20 for 15 minutes each with a program adjustment of 110 Set the start time at 6 30 am with five maximum simultaneous active station 1 Press the Scheduled Watering Key The cursor is initially located at the program selection field Use the Input Dial
39. o the logic circuits 5 VDC is used by the Modem Module Output Modules Pump Module and the Timing Mechanism 19 9 Volt LED Indicator When illuminated it indicates the presence of 9 VDC to the logic circuits 9 VDC is used by the Output Modules Pump Module and the Timing Mechanism 20 12 Volt LED Indicator When illuminated it indicates the presence of 12 VDC to the logic circuits The 12 VDC is used by the Modem Module and Timing Mechanism 21 DS2 LED Indicator This red LED will blink as an indication that the Timing Mechanism is receiving proper voltages and signals 22 DS3 LED Indicator This green TX LED will flash during communication transmission much like the modem TX LED 23 DS4 LED Indicator Not utilized 24 DSS5 LED Indicator This red RX LED will flash while receiving communication data much like the modem RX LED 25 5 9 amp 12 Volts LED Indicator When illuminated each LED indicates the presence of their corresponding voltages in the Timing Mechanism The ribbon cable assembly connected to the J10 socket provides the voltage supply 27 Lithium Battery Replacement Procedure WARNING DANGER OF EXPLOSION IF BATTERY IS INSTALLED INCORRECTLY REPLACE ONLY WITH THE SAME OR EQUIVALENT TYPE OF BATTERY ALWAYS DISPOSE OF USED BATTERIES ACCORDING TO THE MANUFACTURER S INSTRUCTIONS A 3 9V Lithium battery P N 363 2200 is installed behind the timing mechanism circuit board to sustain the
40. rcent adjust and the simultaneous activate stations can be specified in this program GMM Group Multi Manual will activate up to 64 Sequences with 6 stations per sequence Each station can only be assigned to one sequence GMM have a 5 day schedule with up to 24 start times Note A program must be configured with the proper settings in order to run either automatically or manually e Station Based Flow Management The Network VP supports station based flow management as downloaded by SitePro When station based flow management is utilized the downloaded station activity list can be viewed between GMM and P01 within the Scheduled Watering menu The station activity list cannot be edited at the satellite Upon receipt the satellite automatically creates traditional programs P01 to P64 from the information contained in the station activity list Traditional programs created from the station activity list are intended for manual irrigation and therefore do not include a start time Placing a start time on any traditional program will disable the station activity list and prevent it from executing The configuration parameters are as follows PO1 Select the program number being created or modified Network VP can have up to 64 programs plus a GMM 100 Percent adjustment parameter Adjust the percentage according to the proper weather or season changes You can adjust the program s watering from 10 250 Available for Basic Grow In and A
41. residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense 2008 The Toro Company e Irrigation Division e An ISO 9000 Certified Facility Form Number 373 0324 Rev D
42. rg 01 for 00 hr 30 min The default pause time is 00 hr 05 min minutes Press PAUSE to pause 00 Programs paused 4 Press the Pause H key to initiate the Pause function Resume Satellite Activity example Reactivate Program 01 watering 1 Press the Pause W key 2 Use the Input Dial until the correct program or multi manual operation is displayed For this example select Resume Prg 01 The display should read Resume Prg 01 Push PAUSE to resume 01 Programs paused 3 Press the Pause Hj key to release the Pause function Pause Function Satellite Action Pause Program XX Allow the start of other programs multi manuals and syringe If the start time of the paused program occur s again while still on Pause that runtime will be stacked delayed until the first occurrence is completed If Program XX is already on Pause or Pause All is in effect the new pause time out will override the remaining pause time for program XX Pause Multi Manual Allows any program or syringe start If the 1st multi manual is Paused and a second multi manual is started the 1st multi manual Paused will resume and the second multi manual that was sent will be stacked If Multi Manual is already on Pause or Pause All is in effect the new pause time out will override the remaining pause time for the multi manual Pause Syringe Allows any program or manual start If a new syringe is activated for the same paused syringed program the pause wil
43. sappear when the satellite detects that the fault has been fixed Pump Nom This menu item will display the pump output nominal current value This value can not be modified in this menu item To reset this value select Reset from the Nominal menu item This value will also reset when Setup Amps from the Satellite Settings menu is activated 15 16 Scheduled Watering The Network VP satellite features 64 fully independent resident programs With three types of programs to select from you can further custom fit your irrigation programs to any landscape e Basic Irrigation Program will activate a station or group of stations with one start time on a daily basis Each station will water for the duration specified in hours minutes and seconds Percent adjust and maximum number of simultaneous activate stations per program can be specified in this program e Advanced Irrigation Program will activate a station or group of stations with up to 24 start times The 2 week calendar scheduling can be varied from All daily Alternate Weekdays only Weekends only None Off or specific days dictated by you Percent adjust and the number of simultaneous active stations can be specified in this program e Grow In Irrigation Program will activate a station or group of stations for the length of their runtime The program will repeat the cycle after the specified delay time expires and will repeat continuously between the set Start and End times Pe
44. t to advance the cursor to the next entry field Notice that a new Station line was created Fill this line only if irrigating multiple ranges of stations otherwise leave this line blank 7 Press the Down Arrow gt to advance the cursor to the Simult field Use the Input Dial to select the maximum simultaneous irrigating stations For this example set the value to O3 8 Once finished press the Start Key gt to activate or press the Home Key Aj to cancel and revert back to the default display Note Pressing the Home Key will save the entered values When finished the display should read Manual M Manual Sta 01 12 00 05 00 Sta i Simult 03 Press START to water When reviewing the Multi Manual program by pressing the Manual Watering button the display will deduct the stations that watered or currently watering to the list Modifying the Multi manual will append the added stations to the currently running manual Currently running stations will not be affected VP will run the stations in sequential order disregarding the order it was entered Syringe Choose Syringe to activate all the stations in a selected irrigation program for a specified runtime Note The Maximum number of simultaneous stations set in the program still applies Manual Syringe Activation Directions Syringe activation example Manually activate all the stations in Program 3 for 2 minutes each Note An irrigation program must b
45. t Dial to select the correct value of the first station being irrigated For this example select station O6 Press the Right Arrow to advance the cursor to the next value This value will indicate the last station of the range If irrigating only one station this value should be the same as the first value For this example select station 10 13 Press the Right Arrow to advance the cursor to the next entry field This entry field will indicate the runtime in hours minutes and seconds HH MM SS Use the Input Dial lt and the Right Arrow Key to select the appropriate runtime value For this example set the value to 00 15 00 14 Press the Down Arrow gt to advance the cursor to the Simult field Use the Input Dial lt to select the maximum allowable simultaneous active station For this example set the value to O5 When finished the display should read P02 100 01 15 00 01 15 00 1 hours amp 15 minutes total program runtime Hold None Type Advanced Days SMTWTFSSMTWTFS Se gt XXXXXX Start 01 05 45am Syringe 00 min Repeats 0 Soak Sta 06 10 00 15 01 Sta i Simult 05 Grow In Irrigation Program Setting Grow In Irrigation Program example Create program 3 with stations 21 30 for 5 minutes each with no percent adjustment Set the start time at 6 30 am and the end time at 4 00 pm Set the delay for 2 hours and 15 minutes and the maximum simultaneous active stat
46. t Menu Key allows you to adjust watering to a specific percentage range The user can specify percentage adjustment for satellite programs and stations gt Start Key will execute selected program or manual operation W Pause Resume Key will pause currently activated program s Press the key while in pause and select Resume to continue operation Stop Key will cancel currently running program s or station s Aw E Satellite Settings Menu Key allows the user to modify the satellite parameters Users can specify the satellite communication mode hold duration for satellite s activity the language clock settings date day change CSG address satellite address station delay maximum number of stations to run simultaneously units and display contrast Within this menu the user can also reset all programs reset the station parameters and reset all disables Distribution Board Components N oo gt W 12V GND 12V SV 5V aa oooooooooonoooo i oS C T 3 Q Eram l bs ine nt 5V 9V and 12V LED Indicator When illuminated the LED indicates the presence of the corresponding voltage in the satellite s circuitry GND 12V 9V and 5V Sources Voltage source pins provide terminals for monitoring the satellite s internal voltages with the use of a digital multi meter or an oscilloscope Timing Mechanism Cable
47. t for improved visibility in low light conditions yet it is completely viewable in direct sunlight The faceplate s combination of menu keys navigation arrows and input dial allows for easy menu navigation and quick settings establishment With 64 irrigation programs the Network VP allows programming to the station level Discrete local and central modes make stand alone and central controlled operations independent from one another while the ability to run up to 32 stations simultaneously lets you deliver more water quicker than ever before Modes of Operation The Network VP satellite can be placed in three operating modes Central mode Local mode and Off mode In all three modes the satellite will accept communications from SitePro Select the mode of operation by pressing the Satellite Settings and selecting Comm Mode Select from the three modes using the Input Dial _ Central Mode When placed in Central Mode the satellite will allow SitePro to download irrigation programs edit time and date and modify the satellite s operation mode If communication between central and satellite is interrupted for more than one hour the Central Mode LED indicator will start flashing until communication is reestablished Note Only SitePro 2 1 or later can modify the satellite s operation mode Previous SitePro versions are not capable of this operation Local Mode When placed in Local mode the satellite will execute previously
48. the same CSG address When SitePro sends out a command to that CSG address all the satellites within that group will receive and execute the command Sat Address Use this menu item to set the satellite address Each satellite must be given a unique Sta Delay satellite address SitePro uses this address to identify individual satellites when sending satellite specific commands Use this option to set the satellite s station delay The station delay determines the wait time before the next station is activated after a station has concluded its watering cycle This time delay is used to allow the system to normalize between station activations Max Sim Sta Use this menu item to set the maximum number of simultaneously operating stations This Meas Units Display Adj threshold will be applied to all programs and manual irrigation functions Each program can then be set with a lower limitation if necessary Note Simultaneous setting in the Watering Schedule can not exceed the Satellite Settings Example The satellite is set with a maximum simultaneous active stations of 7 All programs in the satellite will adhere to the 7 maximum active stations and each can be adjusted with a lower limit 6 5 4 etc Use this menu item to set the satellite s unit system between English U S Standard and Metric units Use this menu item to adjust the contrast of the LCD screen Use the Input Dial _ gt to darken or lighten
49. w to advance the percent adjustment field Use the Input Dial a to adjust the program watering up to 250 or down to 10 Repeat step 2 to adjust additional programs Note Do not adjust the program setting if adjustment is station specific 3 Press the Down Arrow gt to advance the cursor to the Station field The first entry field will be the station selection field Use the Input Dial to select the station being adjusted Press the Right Arrow to advance to the percent adjustment field Use the Input Dial A to adjust the station watering up to 900 or down to 000 Repeat step 3 to adjust additional stations Note Adjusting the station s watering to 000 will prevent it from running within a program Multi Manual and Syringe are not affected by the Adjustment W The Diagnostics function of the Network VP satellite allows for easy system troubleshooting Within this function the user can monitor the satellite s internal voltages as well as check the satellite s firmware version Use the Input Dial to navigate through the menus while in the Menu field Menu Link Monitor This menu item allows you to monitor communication network traffic Menu System Monitor This menu item allows you to monitor all the satellites in the system Menu Revision This menu item will display the satellite firmware version and creation date Menu Power Up Detect This menu item will display the number of detected stations number
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