User's Manual

Soil Moisture Setting
The UG1000C
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A controller has the ability to automatically determine your soil characteristics helping it
decide on what the soil type setting should be and the moisture range that is optimal for the health
and growth of your lawn and landscape. You also have the option of manually configuring the soil type
setting and/or adjusting the UgMO determined setting. For best system operation, use the UgMO auto
calibration and then make adjustments to the settings if necessary.
How the auto calibration phase works is, each zone will run for a predetermined amount of time with
soak times in-between until the soil reaches the saturation point and the field capacity is determined.
This is done by measuring the level of the soil moisture over time and how each irrigation cycle affects
it. You can expect to see a lot of water running and very wet conditions during this event which should
only last a couple of days. Once completed, the UG1000C-A will begin to water in accordance to soil
moisture needs and the availability of allowable water windows by observing the scheduled black out
watering times.
The next page will walk you through setting the soil type both automatically and manually.