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C. UsingtheFieldTransmitterviaInfraRedConnection(IR)
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Thefieldtransmitterisabletocommunicateviainfraredwithalltypesofoldornewgeneration
TBOS™controlmodules.Certainexclusivefunctionsareonlyaccessiblewhenthefieldtransmitteris
connectedtoaTBOS‐II™IRcontrolmodule,i.e.:
‐ Waterbudget,
‐ Assignmentofastationtoseveralprograms,eachwithadiff
erenttime,
‐ Stationtest,
‐ 1to31daycyclicalirrigationschedules(1to6daysfortheTBOSmodel),
‐ CustomisationofTBOS‐IImoduleanditsstationsnames,
‐ Savingofprograminthecontrolmodule
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Thefieldtransmittercanalsoaddthe"RainDelay"fun
ctiontoallTBOS™controlmodules.Ithas6
memorystorageareasthatcanstore6differentpro grams:3arededicatedtooldmodelTBOS™
modulesandthe3otherstotheTBOS‐II™modules.Italsoallowstocancelallorindividualprograms
containedinanyTBOS™module(TB
OS™modulereset).
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1. ProgrammingTBOSII
TM
FieldTransmitter
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Beforeprogrammingprocess,youMUSTconnectthefieldtransmitterinfraredcordonthe
TBOS
TM
/TBOS‐II
TM
ControlModuleInfraredconnector.
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‐ Towake‐uptheFieldTransmitter,pressHomeduring2sec.
‐ PresstheOKkey,select"TBOSIRinfrared"withÕÖandconfirmbypressingOKinorderto
readtheprogramdatacontainedinyourTBOS™ControlModule.Thereadingofprogram
datacantakebetween2and12secondsaccordin
gtotheTBOS™moduleversion(oldor
new).
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Thefirstinfraredwelcomescreenindicatesthestatusofthevariousexternalitems(TBOS™module
sensororbattery),ON/OFFstate,oftheWaterbudgetorthewateringoperationinprogress(TBOS‐
II™only).
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CreatingIrrigationSchedules–WateringDays
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Thefieldtransmittercontains3independentprograms(A/BandC).Separatewateringdays,start
timesandwateringruntimescanbesetforeachprogram.
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Note
:astationcanbeassignedtoonlyoneprogram,eitherA,BorCinthecaseofanoldgeneration
TBOS™fieldtransmitter,buttooneormoreprogramsinthecaseoftheTBOS‐IIfieldtransmitter.