User's Manual
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Advanced Functions
You can access the EVOLUTION
TM
controller’s advanced functions by pressing the ADVANCED button and then pressing
SELECT button to conrm. In the Advanced Functions, you can activate additional schedules, check and set runtimes and start times to all
schedules in one screen, set schedule and zone details, set rain sensors to the schedules, perform diagnostics test, check rmware version and
reset the controller to factory defaults.
Zone Runtimes
e Zone Runtimes function is where you can set any of the zones to any of the three schedules (A, B and C). All the zones are listed from
least to greatest. You can then set any zone to a schedule by entering a runtime to its corresponding schedule column.
Step 1 – While in the ADVANCED menu, use the Up
or Down arrows to select the ZONE RUNTIMES. Press SELECT
to access.
Step 2 – Use the Up
or Down arrows to select the zone you want to edit. Press SELECT .
ZONE RUNTIMES
A B CC
01
00:05 OFF OFF
02 00:10 OFF OFF
03 00:05 OFF OFF
Step 3 – Use the Left or Right arrows to navigate to the runtime you want to edit. Enter runtime using the Up or
Down
arrows. Moving to another parameter will save the changes as well as pressing the SELECT button.
Repeat Step 3 as necessary to assign runtimes to other schedules.
Note: e maximum runtime that you can assign to a zone is 12 hours. Water Adjustment will not increase the runtime
beyond 12 hours.
Step 4 – Repeat Steps 2 and 3 for the remaining zones as necessary.
Step 5 – To remove a zone from a schedule, set the runtime to OFF.
Step 6 – Press the BACK
arrow to return to the previous menu or HOME to return to the main screen.
Note: A schedule will also need a Start Time for the zone to be activated.
Zone Details
Step 1 – While in the ADVANCED menu, use the Up or Down arrows to select the ZONE DETAILS.
Press SELECT
to access.
Step 2 – Use the Up
or Down arrows to select the zone you want edit. Press SELECT .
Step 3 – Use the Up
or Down arrows to select the ZONE DETAILS you want to edit. Press SELECT .
ZONE 01
MV PUMP ON
CYCLE OFF
SOAK OFF
Step 4 – Use the Right arrow to navigate to the parameter. Use the Up or Down arrows to modify its values. Press
SELECT
to save and select the next zone detail.
.716.1 – Set to ON if a master valve is used in conjunction with this zone. Connect the master valve relay to MV PUMP
terminals. If no master valve is used in conjunction with this zone, set to OFF.
$:$-& and SOAK – is function is used to break the zone’s runtime into shorter cycles to allow the water to penetrate the
soil and avoid runo or wasted water.
e cycle time is the length of time the zone will run before entering a soak time.
e soak time is set as a delay between zone cycles. It is usually used to allow water to penetrate the soil into the root system.
Allowing a soak time prevents water waste from water runo during irrigation. Water runo can occur when the applied
irrigation is higher than the absord rate of the soil being irrigated. e excess water will then accumulate on top of the soil and
will form a runo stream carrying water away from where it should be applied.
e cycle and soak will continue until the total runtime for the zone has been met.
Step 5 – Press the BACK arrow to return to the previous menu or HOME to return to the main screen.