Operation Manual

Program
Begins at
6:00 AM
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Program
Ends at
6:50 AM
Station 1
Station 2
Station 3
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Sprinklers at
Station 1 begin to
water at 6:00 AM
Sprinklers at
Station 1 turn off
at 6:15 AM
Sprinklers at
Station 2 begin to
water at 6:15 AM
Sprinklers at
Station 2 turn off
at 6:30 AM
Sprinklers at
Station 3 begin to
water at 6:30 AM
Sprinklers at
Station 3 turn off
at 6:50 AM
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PROGRAMMING FUNDAMENTALS .....................................................................................
For the controller and it’s selected program to operate automatically,
there are three components that must exist: 1. When to water—or
Watering Start Times. 2. How long to water—or Station Run Times.
3. What day of the week to water—or Days to Water.
We have included an example that will better illustrate the operation
of a program. Let’s say you have a program start time set for 6:00
am. Stations 1 and 2 are going to have a run time of 15 minutes and
station 3 is set for 20 minutes. Please note that stations 4 and 5 have
not been included in this program, we will water them on separate
programs.
Going back to our previous example, at 6:00 am the controller will
activate the watering cycle. The sprinklers on station 1 will run for 15
minutes and then automatically shut off. The controller will automati-
cally activate station 2 sprinklers. These sprinklers will also run for
15 minutes and then shut off. Then, watering on station 3 will begin
automatically. The sprinklers will turn on for 20 minutes and shut off
automatically. Since no times were programmed for stations 4 and 5,
the controller skips them. This will conclude the program and end the
water cycle at 6:50 am.
As shown in the above example, only one program start time was re
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quired to run the three different stations. The controller automatically
moves to the next station without the need for additional start times.
We realize that many consumers will have variations in their plant
watering needs, so at Hunter we equipped the EC with three different
programs A, B, and C. These programs are completely independent of
each other and give you the ability to have three coexisting timers in
one controller.
For example, using more than one program would enable you to water
on odd days for lawn stations 1, 2, and 3 on program A, station 4 to
soak the flowers every day on program B, and station 5 and station
6 to water on even days on program C. However, it is not absolutely
necessary to use this feature. Many homes and businesses can have
all zones adequately watered on one program with the other programs
turned off for future use.