Use and Care Manual / Installation Instructions

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TO START A GROWING CYCLE
On the HOME screen, select a seed for the zone you have just planted (Fig. 1), and you will enter the screen with the settings for that
zone (Fig. 2).
Press START CYCLE (may also say RESTART CYCLE if the same cycle has been started in the past) and a cycle will begin. Then press the
HOME button. Repeat for each zone that you have planted. Dierent zones can be started on dierent days, so not all have to be ac-
tive at the same time and you can stagger growing cycles.
The water pump will operate at the top of every hour to circulate the water and mix nutrients. In the GCV12, it will run for one minute.
Fig. 1
Fig. 2
OTHER FUNCTIONS IN THE ZONE SCREEN
If you plant something dierent or move trays from one zone to another, you
can change to the cycle for a dierent seed by pressing CHANGE SEED. This will
take you to your FAVORITES menu and you can select from your favorites.
If you would like to do an unscheduled watering, you can press the WATER
NOW button and start a watering cycle. Monitor the watering cycle and press
the WATER NOW button again when you would like the watering cycle to stop.
To cancel a growing cycle, go to the ZONE screen for the particular cycle you
want the cancel. Press RESTART CYCLE. This will cancel the existing cycle and
automatically start a new cycle. You will see the day counter on the top right of
the screen revert to DAY 00.
OTHER FUNCTIONS IN THE MAIN RESERVOIR SCREEN
From this screen, you can automatically drain and ll your cabinet using the DRAIN and FILL buttons. In addition to the regular DRAIN
and FILL functions, there is also a RECYCLE function. This function can be used when all you want to do is exchange old water for new
water in the cabinet.
CAUTION:
The cabinet MUST be hooked up to city water connection AND drain for doing any of these functions. It is equipped with a
“last chance” safety option to not do an automatic drain. This is built in to make sure you are hooked up to municipal wa-
ter and drain before you perform any drain or recycle operation. The screen will ask if you are sure before beginning the
draining process. A draining screen will appear for you to monitor the progress on the draining cycle.
The cabinet will automatically circulate the water in the reservoir every hour. However, the CIRCULATE H2O button can be used
when adding nutrients. It will activate the water pump to stir and distribute the water in the reservoir after adding nutrients. It will
run for one minute in the GCV12.
SETTING UP YOUR GROWING CYCLES