Toro 2-Wire User's Manual
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1. 20 Introduction The Toro GDC 200 combines modular flexibility ease of use and increased programmability in a single controller Modularity means flexibility The GDC 200 can control up to 200 stations The intuitive user interface is easy to use and includes a backlight 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 10 irrigation programs the GDC 200 allows programming flexibility General Editing Pressing a menu key on the GDC 200 will display menu items Items with fields containing values that can be edited are called Entry Fields Use the Arrow Keys D gt gt gt to navigate through the menus and entry fields Modify any selected value by scrolling through the selection using the Input Dial AR 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 controller will automatically save any modifications and revert back to Home display Timing Mechanism a Ff O N TORO GDC 200 STATION MANUAL O DIAGNOSTICS WATERI WATERING SETTINGS C PAUSE STOP SYSTEM RESUME SETTINGS gt Left and Right Arro2. GDC 200 User s Guide TORO GDC 200 Introduction 5 22 eee eee eee eee ee 4 General Editing 4 Timing Mechanism Components 5 Mother Board Components 6 Daughter Board Components 6 Power Up Diagnostics cr rrr errr eres 7 Home Key 2 2 ner erent ee eee eee 7 System Settings 22 rc rrr cere cece eeee 8 9 Station Settings eee nee een eeee 10 Scheduled Watering cr rrr rrr 11 13 e Standard Irrigation Program 11 12 e Grow In Irrigation Program 13 Manual Watering 7 14 15 e Multi Manual 14 e Manual Syringe 15 e Manual Program 15 Percent Adjust 2 2 e cee cece cee eee ere 16 Start Key 2c creer ree reece eceee 16 Pause Resume Key cccccccc rrr ceee 17 18 Stop Key 2 2 cece r rrr errr eet terre e eer eee 18 Diagnostics 22 r erect r eee eecee 19 Fuse and Circuit Breaker Specifications 20 Controller Specifications 20 Electromagnetic Compatibility
3. Ho avallable Information Sample Alarm Display During Normal Operation RAEE A mre GDC indicates Check A che Alarms Status when a fault is detected within the system Alarms Use this menu to clear alarm codes once it s been restored Use this menu to verify firmware version Use this menu to monitor the system s water usage You can use this information to adjust your system as necessary Use this menu to monitor mut LG Mer thor nui MA Monitor the system s voltages tery lind Col Uod lage Oil H to i se q Jae Station Alarms will list any detected system faults with descriptions for quick and easy system troubleshooting 19 Fuse amp Circuit Breaker Specifications Power Supply 1 5A On Off Switch Circuit Breaker Main Power Input 3 15A Fuse Slow Blow Field Output Mother Board 3 15A Fuse Controller Specifications Line Voltage 100 220 or 240 VAC 50 60 Hz 98 VA Current Draw no load 0 21A 100 120 VAC 60 Hz or 0 10A 200 240 VAC 50 Hz Current Draw maximum load 0 91A 100 120 VAC 60 Hz or 0 45A 200 240 VAC 50 Hz Current Load 28 VAC Maximum Current Available for Load 3 15A 90 VA Maximum Load Per Station 0 0036A 0 01 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 Electromagnetic Compatibility Radio complies with FCC
4. of the runtime in minutes For this example set the value to 02 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 to select the correct program to syringe For this example select program 03 5 Once finished press the Start Key gt to activate or press the Home Key A 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 Start Program Select Start Prog to activate a watering program regardless of its set start time Manual Program Activation Directions Start Program example Manually activate Program 08 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 Y 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 field Use the Input Dial to select the correct program value For this example select program 08 4 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 15 16 Percent Adjust e The
5. 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 Important The settings do not override each other instead they multiple each other to get the effective adjustment Example Controller is set at 150 Program is set at 125 and Station is set at 90 The effective watering adjustment is calculated to be 1 5 x 1 25 x 0 9 1 68 or 168 z lt lt Global will adjust from 1 250 Program will adjust from 10 250 lt lt Station will adjust from 0 250 Adjust Directions 1 Press the Adjust Key ej The cursor is initially located at the System Adjust field Use the Input Dial 2N to adjust the controller watering up to 900 or down to 1 Note The controller adjustment will affect all stations and programs universally Do not adjust the System 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 to select the program being adjusted Press the Right Arrow to advance the percent adjustment field Use the Input Dial 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 D
6. watering to a specific percentage range The user can specify percentage adjustment for the system programs and stations 11 Start Key will execute selected program or manual operation 12 ay Pause Resume Key will pause currently activated program s Press the key while in pause and select Resume to continue operation 13 Stop Key will cancel currently running program s or station s 14 System Settings Menu Key allows the user to modify the controller parameters Users can specify the hold duration for controller s activity set language time date day change station delay maximum number of stations to run simultaneously adjust display contrast and specify sensor type Within this menu the user can also reset all programs reset the station parameters and reset all disables Mother Board MOREE TT d D ooo Lp Daughter Board 02 CI IBER WIRE i d NEN DD 8 Mother Board Fuse 3 15A Slow Blow Station Watering LED Pump ON LED Pump Pressure LED Rain Sensor LED Power LED PC Connection LED Tx LED 9 RxLED SEN TNTENTENTNTNTN 10 28 VAC Terminals Used to power optional accessories OnNOaAAND 11 Timing Mechanism Cable Socket 12 Toro Maintenance Remote TMR Receiver Plug 13 RS 232 Fiber Wire Switch
7. 14 PC Driven Models Only Synchronization Terminal Connect to second Gateway 15 Pump Output 16 Pump Pressure Input 17 Rain Switch Input 18 RS 232 Fiber Adapter Daughter Board Components 19 Power LED 20 Daughter Board Fuse 8 3 15A Fast Blow Power Up Diagnostics Upon power up the controller will display The GDC 200 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 When completed information will be displayed momentarily on the screen for five seconds This status information can not be edited The information is as follows Line 1 GDC 200 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 The default Home display will follow after the diagnostic display has timed out Home display example Sur G Dany Ch Aj Pressing the Home Key will revert to the default display When editing irrigation programs Station or System settings pressing the Home Key will save any setting modifications and return the user to the Home display Home display example EEE Rain detected indicator for rain sensor equipped Decoder systems yo Change The Day Change line will display the next p
8. Italian Clock Set Use this function to set the current time Clock Mode ___ Use this function to select the clock mode between Am Pm 12 Hour and 24 Hour mode Date Use this function to set the current date Day Change Use this function to set the day change time The day change is the specified time that the controller 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 System Mode Use this function to toggle between Golf and Commercial modes LP Shutdown The GDC system can be equipped with a low pressure system to detect system failure Use this function to set the wait time until the controller reevaluates the low pressure condition before shutting the whole system down This delay will eliminate system shutdown when pressure intermittently fluctuates Sta Delay Use this function to set the controller s station delay The station delay determines the wait time before next station is activated when a station has concluded its watering cycle This delay is used to allow the system to normalize between station activations Max Sim Sta Use this function to set the maximum number of simultaneously operating stations This threshold will be applied to all programs and manual irrigation functions Each program ca
9. 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 residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense 2009 The Toro Company Irrigation Division e An ISO 9000 Certified Facility Form Number 373 0442 Rev B
10. 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 6 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 ee a to activate X or deactivate blank the selection For this example activate M monday W wednesday and F friday only MWF of the 1st and 2nd week should have an X mark under while the rest are blank 7 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 n 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 z N to select the start time in hours and minutes HH MM Repeat Step 7 for additional start times For this example set start time 01 to 05 45am Continued to the next page 11 12 Press the Down Arrow gt to advance the cursor to the Sta Dly field Use the Left and Right Arrow Keys gt to navigate between the Hour and Minute fields Use Input Dial as to set the Station Delay
11. delay time will determine the wait time between program cycles Use the Input Dial me 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 8 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 9 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 30 10 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 gt d to select the appropriate runtime value For this example set the runtime to 00 05 11 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 05 When finished the display should read 14 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 Wate
12. djust and the simultaneous activate stations can be specified in this program To utilize these programs automatically or manually each program must be configured Standard Irrigation Program Setting Standard Irrigation Program example Create Program 02 with stations 6 10 running 15 minutes each and stations 15 20 running 10 minutes each with no percent adjustments Set the start time at 6 30 am with five maximum simultaneous active station 1 Press the Scheduled Watering Key D The cursor is initially located at the program selection field Use the Input Dial to select the program P01 P10 you want to create or modify For this example select 2 2 Press the Right Arrow Key gt to standard 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 function 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 lt to adjust the setting For this example set the Type to Standard 5 Press the Down Arrow gt to advance the cursor to the Days field Use the Input Dial AN to select the program activation interval from 01 30 days
13. duration Station delay is the wait period when a station finished watering and when the next station is activated In most situations station delay is used to allow slow shutting valves time to fully close before activating another station and also to allow the water source such as a well to recover For this example set Station Delay to remain at 00 Press the Down Arrow gt to advance the cursor to the Syringe field Use the Input Dial ae to set the Syringe duration When a syringe duration 0 99 minutes is set an asterisk is placed in front of the start time number to indicate that this start time is a syringe start During a syringe the stations will all activate for the syringe duration regardless of their assigned runtimes For this example do not set a Syringe duration Press the Down Arrow gt to advance the cursor to the Repeats field Use the Input Dial to enter the number of times the program will repeat the cycle For this example set Repeat to remain at 00 Press the Down Arrow gt to advance the cursor to the Soak field Use the Input Dial to enter the soak duration before the station is reactivated For this example set a soak duration of 00 10 00 Press the Down Arrow gt to advance the cursor to the Sta field Use the Input Dial to select the first station being irrigated in the sequence For this example select station 06 Press the Right Arrow to advance the cursor to the next val
14. he program P01 P10 you want to create or modify For this example select program 3 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 function 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 lt 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 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 to select the end time value Use the Left and Right Arrow Keys gt to navigate between the Hours and Minutes fields For this example set the end time to 04 00pm 7 Press the Down Arrow gt to advance the cursor to the Delay field This
15. i manual Allows any program or manual start If a new syringe is activated for the same paused syringed program the pause will 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 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 All 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 controller has no current activity pressing the Stop key will have no effect Stop Function Directio
16. inutes 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 6 Press the Down Arrow gt 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 03 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 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 be 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
17. lected station Cycl Edit Hames Decoder Station Color Codes RED Station 1 GREEN Station 2 ORANGE Station 3 BLUE Station 4 Select the correct wire path 1 or 2 Enter wire path 01 for stations connected to the 1st daughter board and wire path 2 for the 2nd daughter board Use this function to disable station operation by selecting Yes from the menu Resume station operation by selecting No from the menu Use this function to designate the station to operate as a Master valve up to 6 by selecting Yes Suggestion Assign station number that will not interfere with your programming such as 100 or 200 Use this function to assign a station to run with a specific master valve Not available if the station is desgnated as a Master Valve This function will display the total scheduled station runtime for the current day This function will display the total station runtime that has occurred for the current day Use this function to assign the selected station to a switch When the switch station is activated the Master Valve or Pump will not actuate Use this function to delay operation for this station Select the hold duration from 01 30 days Permanent or None This function is useful when a specific station needs to be deactivated without affecting any of the programs For future use Use this function to assign a name description to the station In Golf mode the naming format is XX AA YYY where XX represen
18. n then be set with a lower limitation if necessary Example The controller is set with a maximum simultaneous active stations of 7 All programs in the controller will adhere to the 7 maximum active stations and each can be adjusted with a lower limit 6 5 4 etc Units Use this function to change the controller units between English U S Standard and Metric units Display Adj Use this function to adjust the contrast of the LCD screen Use the Input Dial a to darken or lighten the text display Sensor For future use Hold For Reset Prg s Reset Sta s Reset Unit Reset Disab Use this function to suspend controller operation and choose the suspension duration from Today 02 30 days Permanent or None Use this function to reset all controller irrigation program by selecting Yes After selecting Yes press the Up or Down Arrows gt gt to activate The following will display All program data will be erased after a successful reset Use this function 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 All station settings will be erased after a successful reset Use this function to reset the controller settings by selecting Yes After selecting Yes press the Up or Down Arrows gt gt to activate The following will display After the 10 second countdown the contr
19. ns Stop Function Example Program 01 is activated automatically Cancel watering for program 01 1 Press the Stop 2 Use the Input Dial until the desired program or station to be cancelled is displayed For this example select Cancel Prg 01 The sat should read 3 Press the Stop key to finalize the program cancelation When finished the display should read Danc ellir Fel W The diagnostics function allows the user to monitor Radio Link status check the firmware version troubleshoot stations using the Sequence Stations options monitor the system s water usage monitor all system s sensor status monitor system s voltages check alarm status clear alarms and execute a self diagnostics to the system Use this menu to check Meru ation Alarma alarm codes that have Ho Station Alarms been activated Use the codes to troubleshoot for possible errors and faults Use this menu to run the Meru Runlliagrmastics system s self diagnostic to troubleshoot the system Use this menu to troubleshoot the system by sequencing through all the stations for 5 sec 30 sec 1 min 2 min or 5 min While the controller is in the station sequence process you can navigate to the next station or previous station by using the Right or Left arrows gt V TEETE Use this menu to monitor Menu Sensor Monitor sensors Flow pressure and alarm sensor information will be displayed here
20. oller will reboot Resetting the unit will erase all user defined program data and configuration values in the controller s memory Use this function to reset all stations that are disabled by selecting Yes to the selection After selecting Yes press the Up or Down Arrows gt to activate The following will display 10 Station Settings aS 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 lt gt to advance to the next entry field on the same menu line Use the Input Dial to select values when editing S01 100 Decoder Addr DecSta Path Disable Set Sta as a MV Assn Sta to MV Sched today Water today Is Switch Hold Sta Cycles Edit Name Flow Sens Output Volts Select the station you want to edit in this field Choose from Station 01 through the controller maximum station count of 200 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 Enter the decoder s 5 digit address code that corresponds to the selected station If using a 2 or 4 station decoder select the decoder station to designate to the se
21. own Arrow gt to advance the cursor to the Station field The first entry field will be the station selection field Use the Input Dial ae to select the station being adjusted Press the Right Arrow to advance to the percent adjustment field Use the Input Dial n 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 gt The Start key is used to execute a manual function Note Pressing the Start key while the controller is idle will prompt the Manual Watering menu Multi Manual Start Display Manual Start Program Display Pause Resume Key W 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 2 4 Press the Pause Hj key 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 01 Press the Down Arrow a to advance the cursor to the for field Use the Input Dial and the Right Arro
22. ring 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 Manual 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 controller In cases where a program is running and a multi manual activated the controller will activate all stations specified in the multi manual in addition to the currently activated stations Thus the multi manual will allow the controller 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 01 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 m
23. rogram start time Next Start HH MM if the current day is an active watering day If the controller is running a program the Day Change line will display Running XX programs to indicate the number of active programs The following example display has two programs running with two stations manually activated the display will read Bunning 2 Programs The symbol before the runtime indicates that station 1 is percent adjusted P01 indicates Program 01 is currently active The D symbol after the station number indicates that station 3 is disabled The P symbol after the station number indicates that program 02 is paused Da dad Etat rel Man indicates Manual Watering is currently active The S symbol after the station number indicates that program 02 is stacked Note Program stacking occurs when the controller is running a program where the maximum simultaneous station limit is surpassed Additional scheduled programs will be stacked delayed until an available station can be activated System Settings i System Settings allows you to set controller 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 to select values when editing Language Default English Future option Spanish French German and
24. ts 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 you can easily figure out where and what area the station is watering Area Description Acronym Listing GR Greens DR Driving Range TE Tee CL Club House FW Fairways LA Landscape RF Rough PG Putting Green AP Approaches MS Misc In Commercial mode assign a 10 character name of your choice such as shrubs or back lawn For future use Use this function to select the controller s output voltage Select between 15 or 20 volts DC Important For proper operation install compatible DC latching solenoids only Scheduled Watering The GDC 200 features 10 fully independent resident programs With two types of programs to select from you can further custom fit your irrigation programs to any landscape e Standard Irrigation Program will activate a station or group of stations with six start times 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 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 Percent a
25. ue This value will indicate the last station in the sequence If irrigating only one station this value will be the same as the first value For this example select station 10 With 6 being the first station and 10 being the last station the program schedule will water stations 6 7 8 9 and 10 sequentially 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 15 Repeat Steps 8 10 to assign stations 10 20 with a runtime of 10 minutes 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 05 Note The Program s Simultaneous setting is limited to the System s Simultaneous value When finished the display should read AE mirn 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 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 t
26. w key to select the pause duration in hours and minutes For this example set the pause duration to 00 hr 30 min The display should read Note The default pause time is 00 hr 05 min minutes Press the Pause WW key to initiate the Pause function Resume Controller Activity example Reactivate Program 01 watering 1 2 Press the Pause A key Use the Input Dial lt until the correct program or multi manual operation is displayed For this example select Resume Prg 01 The display should read Press the Pause Hj key to release the Pause function 17 18 Pause Function Pause Program XX Pause Multi Manual Pause Syringe 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 GDC 200 Action 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 Allows any program or syringe start If a new multi manual is activated the previous will be canceled 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 mult
27. ws allow you to select the next entry field within the same menu line Any changes will be saved after you exit that entry field S gt Up and Down Arrows allow you to scroll up and down through the menu items LCD Panel is the display screen lt Input Dial allows you to scroll through the value selection within the selected entry field fi Home Key allows you to exit from any function menu and return the controller 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 create modify irrigation programs Use this function to assign the program type Standard or Grow In watering days start times end times delay times syringe duration repeats soak time stations run times and maximum simultaneous stations per program AX Diagnostics Menu Key allows you to run communications test with each decoder and solenoids m Station Settings Menu Key allows you to modify station parameters Within this setting you can set the station number and assign it to a specific decoder decoder station and path specify each station s percent adjust disable the station from any activity by placing a station hold for a specific number of days set the station type to a switch and create or edit the station description name 10 e Percent Adjust Menu Key allows you to adjust
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