Installation and Programming Guide

If the battery fails during a power interruption, your program will be lost. When power is

restored, the Rain Dial controller will automatically default to its fail-safe mode. Upon

restoration of power, the fail-safe mode will default to Sunday, 12:00 p.m. and the clock

resumes from that point. Unless reprogrammed, the controller will energize each valve for

10 minutes, beginning at 7:00 a.m. (controller clock time) everyday. This feature is

designed to protect lawns and plants from dying out when a power outage occur while

you are away from home for a prolonged period of time.

Note: In freeze prone areas, disconnect the controller while you are away to prevent

activation of the fail-safe program.

Step 1 - Set the Multi-Function Dial to CURRENT TIME.

Step 2 - Position the Function Switch to SET PROGRAMS.

Step 3 - Use the +/- Buttons to set the current time.

Step 4 - Turn the Multi-Function Dial to TODAY.

Step 5 - Use the +/- Buttons to select the current day from the MO–SU options. If using

the Skip Days option, select a numerical number to designate what day today

should be according to your planned schedule. For example, if you want to

water every 8 days and you watered 4 days ago, you would enter the number 4

in the Today setting so that in 4 more days, watering cycle will begin.

Step 6 - Return the Multi-Function Dial to the CURRENT TIME position and the

Function Switch to the RUN position when finished.

Step 1 - Set Program Switch to A.

Step 2 - Move Function Switch to SET PROGRAMS.

Step 3 - Turn the Multi-Function Dial to valve number 1.

Step 4 - Use the +/- Buttons to enter how long the valve will water during program A.

Step 5 - Repeat Sept 3 for valve number 2, valve number 3 and so on. Set unused

valves to OFF.

Repeat the above steps if you wish to use programs B and C.

Step 1 - Set Program Switch to the desired program (A, B, or C).

Step 2 - Move Function Switch to SET PROGRAMS.

Step 3 - Turn the Multi-Function Dial to the START TIMES number 1.

Step 4 - Use the +/- Buttons to enter the time when you want the program to start.

Step 5 - If you want the selected program to water more than once a day, turn dial to

START TIME number 2 and repeat step 3. To turn off a start time, press

the + button until OFF is displayed. OFF is displayed after 11:59 PM.

Fail Safe Mode

Setting the Current Time and Day

Setting Valve Run Times

Setting Program Start Times