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WeatherTRAK ET Pro3 Warranty

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WeatherTRAK Product Series WarrantyHydroPointDataSystemsInc.warrantstothepurchaserofitsWeath-erTRAKproducts,whenshipped in itsoriginalcarton that theywillbefreefromdefectsinmaterialsandworkmanshipforthetimepe-riodset forthbelow. Duringthewarrantyperiod,HydroPointDataSystems,Inc.will,atitsoption,eitherrepairthedefectorreplacethedefectiveproductorpartthereofatnochargetothepurchaser forpartsduringthewarrantyperiod.

The WeatherTRAK ET Pro3 series has a five (5) year warranty from date of purchase.Thiswarrantydoesnotapplytoanyproductwhichhasbeendam-aged, defaced, subjected tomisuse, abnormal service or handling(includingshippingdamage),orwhichhasbeenalteredindesignorconstruction.

Thiswarrantydoesnotcoversurfacediscolorationonstainlesssteelenclosures. Surfacediscolorationcanoccur fromavarietyofenvi-ronmentalconditionsoutsideofHydroPoint’scontrolsuchaswind-blownsoils,waterquality,andcontaminants.

Thewarrantydescribedaboveisinadditiontowhateverimpliedwar-rantymaybegrantedtopurchaserby law. (All impliedwarranties,includingthewarrantyofmechantabilityandfitforuse,arelimitedtotheperiod(s)fromdateofpurchasesetforthabove).

Neithersalespersonnelofthesellernoranyotherpersonisautho-rized tomakeanywarrantiesother than thosedescribedabove,ortoextendthedurationofanywarrantiesbeyondthetimeperiodde-scribedherein.

Thewarrantydescribedabove shallbe the soleandexclusivewar-rantygrantedbyHydroPointDataSystems,Inc.andshallbethesoleandexclusiveremedyavailabletothepurchaser.

Correctionof defects, in themanner andperiodof timedescribedherein, shall constitute complete fulfillmentof all liabilities and re-sponsibilities of HydroPoint Data Systems, Inc. to the purchaserwith respect to theproduct,andshallconstitute full satisfactionofallclaims,whetherbasedoncontract,negligence,strictlyliabilityorotherwise.

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Thiswarrantydoesnotapplytoimproperinstallationorgrounding,acts of God, such as lightning strikes and/or electrical line powersurges,floods,earthquakes,hurricanes,tornados,vandalism,verminsuchasslugs,ants,rodentsetc.,orimproperelectricalconnections.

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Table of Contents

Warranty ........................................................................... 2

Installation Instructions ................................................... 3GettingtoknowWeatherTRAK ........................................4WallInstallation .....................................................................6Activation ................................................................................ 10Programming ......................................................................... 10

Quick Start Programming Guide ..................................... 11ActivationorHelp ................................................................ 12Programming ......................................................................... 12MaintenanceTips .................................................................14

Flow Reference Guide ....................................................... 17Function ...................................................................................18Setup .........................................................................................18LearningStationFlow ......................................................... 20

Troubleshooting Guide .................................................... 23WeatherTRAKETPro3CentralAlerts .............................24DefinitionofAlerts ...............................................................25

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Getting to Know WeatherTRAK ET Pro3

Inthissection,controllernavigationandnewhardwarefeaturesareidentified.

NavigationTheuserinterfaceincorporatesfivemainfunctions:

1. Thedisplay2. Themenubuttons3. Theleftv andrightlarrowbuttons4. Theplusgandminus… buttons5. The*button

Figure 1 Controller Front Panel

Thecontrollerusesa5-line,24-characterdisplay.Thescreencon-trastcanbeadjustedintheSETUPmenuforlowandbrightlightconditions.Theupperlinedisplaysthesub-functionsofanyoneofthe4mainmenubuttonsasshowninFigure1.Thesecondorlowerlinecommonlydisplayschoicesofvalueswithineachsub-function.Thethirdlineiscommonlyusedtodisplayalertsoridentifyabbre-viationsofAlerts.

Pushingtheleftorrightarrowbuttonsallowsyoutoscrollthroughallofthesub-functionswithinamenu.Pushingtheplusandminusbuttonsallowsyoutoselectchoicesforeachsub-function.Press-ingandholdingthe*buttoninsomelimitedsub-menuswithintheSETUP,STATIONS,FLOWandMANUALmenuswilldisplayadditionalinformation.IntheCOPYmenuthe*buttonexecutesthe“copy”function.

Controller Hardware TheWeatherTRAKETPro3seriesdeliversuniquehardwarefeaturestosimplifyinstallation,fielddiagnosticsandtroubleshooting:• Interchangeabletransformerandgroundluglocation• Easilyremovablecommandmodule—withouttheneedfor

handtools.• ModularStationhardwarekeystoincreaseordecreasestation

count.

Station Output DesignThenumericalvaluescorrespondtotheFigure2linedrawingofthestationoutputboardsforfasterrecognition.

1. Heavy-dutypush-intypeterminalblocks;twoinputspersta-tionrequirenotoolstoconnectordisconnectfieldwire.(Thismakesiteasiertoteststationoutputvoltageorresistancetotroubleshootwiringissues).Terminalblocksareononehori-zontalplaneforfasterinstallationwithmultiplevalvecommonwireterminations.Apumpstartcanbeassignedasanystationoutput.

2. Dedicatedflowsensorinputsandseparatemastervalveoutput.

3. CorrespondingstationoutputgreenLED’sforconfirmationofvalveoperationduringscheduledirrigation,manualoperationorvalvefieldwireintegritytesting.AblueLEDdesignatesamastervalveoutputwhenprogrammed.

4. Removablerainsensorand24-VACterminalblockforfasterfieldwireconnection.

5. Stationmodularitythatprovides6-stationcountflexibilitybysimplyinsertingahardwarekeytoactivateadditionalstations.AdditionalkeyscanbepurchasedfromHydroPointoryourlocalHydroPointdistributor.

6. Replaceable3.0ampslo-blowfuseprotectiontoprotectthetransformerfromfieldwireshorts.

7. TroubleshootingyellowandgreenLED’sonthestationinput/outputboardsindicate24-and5-Voltpowerrespectively confirmingpropervoltagehasreachedoneorbothstationoutputboards.

8. DirectremotecompatibilitywitheitheraRainMaster™ProMaxUAwithEX32cableassemblyorTRC™CommanderorSidekickserieshand-heldremotes

Note:Smallmechanicalfootprintmakesiteasytoinstallandprovidesawiderangeofapplicationsparticularlywherespaceislimited.



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25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 MV1 VC

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Figure 2 Station Output Board Design

Note:Stationoutputboards12-24and25-48areidentical,butdonotsupporttworainsensors.Terminatetheflowsensorandrainsensorwiresinthe12-24stationoutputboardonly.

Interchangeable Transformer TheWeatherTRAKETPro3shipswiththetransformerontherightsideoftheenclosure.Thisenclosuredesignallowsthetransformertobemovedtotheleftsidetoaccommodateelectricalconnectionsasneeded.Themountingbracketisinterchangeabletosimplifyrelocatingthetransformertotheleftsidewhennecessary.

Figure 3 Interchangeable Transformer and Ground Lug

Note:Ifthetransformerisre-locatedtotheleftside,thenrelo-catethegroundlugtotherightsideasshowninFigure3.

Center Drill Points for Rain Sensor MountingThebottomleftandrightoutersidesoftheenclosurehavetwosetsofdrillingcenterpoints.ThesedrillingpointsareforenclosuremountingforspecificIrritrolorTorowirelessorwiredrainorrain/freezesensors.Two(2-qty)self-tappingstainlesssteelscrewsaretapedtotheinsideoftheenclosuretomountarainsensorreceiverwhenneeded.

Figure 4 Drill Points for Rain Switch Mounting

Note:Mounttherainsensorreceiverontheoppositesideofthetransformerlocationtoavoidreceptionissuesforwirelessmodels.

Removable Command Module Thefaceplateorcommandmodulecanbeeasilyremovedorsliddownintoalowerpositionbylooseningthecaptivescrewsbyhand.Removingthecommandmoduleprovidesaccesstotherainswitchinputand24-VACsource.

Note:Ifpanelremovalisnecessary,supportitwithonehand,thendisconnectthecableswiththeotherhandandsetit asidecarefully.

Figure 5 Removable Command Module



Station KeysTheWeatherTRAKETPro3incorporatesstationcountmodularitybyusingstationkeys.Thestationinput/outputboardsareavailableintwoconfigurations,uptoeither12to24stationsor12to48sta-tions.Toincreasethestationcountfrom12to18stationsorhigher,insertastationkeyintothestationoutputboardfromlefttoright(seeFigure6).Thestationkeywillilluminatewhenactivated.Thecontrollerwillautomaticallydiscovertheexpandedstationcountwithin30seconds.

Figure 6 Station Keys

Toprogramadditionalstations:• Increase“MaxActiveStations”intheSETUPmenu.Additional

stationscanbeprogrammedfromthecontrollerorremotelyviawww.weathertrak.net.

• Toincreasetheoverallnumberofstationsabove24,addanadditionalstationexpansionboardwiththecorrespondingsta-tionkeys.ContactHydroPointoryourlocaldistributorforthisservicekit.

Controller Electrical Specifications• TransformerSize:3.0amp,80VA,ULlisted• InputPower:120VAC(60Hz)or220VAC(60Hz)• StationOutputSpecifications:

• 24VAC(60Hz)• 1.0amps(1000milliamps)max.perstationoutput/pump

output • 1.0amps(1.0milliamps)maxmastervalveoutput• 3.0ampsmaximumallowableload

Wall Installation

Note:AvoidpotentialelectricshockbyconfirmingtheACpoweris“off”beforestartingthiswork.

Wall Mounting InstructionsLocatethe2mountingholesonthebackoftheenclosure.Thetwouppermountingholesarekeyholes.Thisdesignallowsthetwoupperfastenerstobeinstalledfirst.Theenclosureisthenslippedoverandpusheddowntocompletetheinstallation(seeFigure7).Usetheenclosedblue-coloredpapertemplatetolocatetheseholesaccurately.Typicalmountingheightforawall-mountenclosureisbetween41”and48”aboveafinishedsurface.

Figure 7 Example of Wall Mount Drilling Template

Athirdmountingholecanbefoundinthecenteroftheenclosurebelowthestationinput/outputboard.

Beforedrilling,verifythatthecontrollerislevelandverticallystraightbeforeinstalling.

Step 1. Removetheouterdoortogainbetteraccesstotheinterioroftheenclosurebyslidingitupwards,thenplaceitinalocation to prevent damage.

Step 2. Markanddrillnewmountingholesusingtheblue-coloredpapertemplate,thendrillappropriatelysizedholeswithahammer-drillasneeded.Useplasticinsertsandmountingscrews(tapedtothecontrollerwiththeenclosurekeys)tosecurethecontroller.

Step 3. Hangtheenclosureonthesefastenersandverifytheen-closureismountedlevelbothverticallyandhorizontally.

Step4. Locatethethirdcentermountingholeandinsertthelastfastener.Tightenallfastenerstotheenclosuretosecuretotheverticalsurface.



Connecting the Controller to AC PowerThefollowingwiringdiagramsandinstructionsindicateACpowerconnectionstobothwall-mountandpedestalstylecontrollers.

TheWeatherTRAKETPro3seriescontrollerincorporatesadualvolt-agepowersupplyforawiderangeofcommercialapplications.Thecontrollercanbeconnectedtoasinglephase120Vorsinglephase220Vsource.

Theinputsideofthetransformerhas5color-codedconductors.Alabelisattachedtothetransformerbodywithidentificationforeachconductor.Twooftheconductors(specificto220Vconnections)havebeenterminatedwithwirenuts,shortenedandtiedtogetherwithazip-tietoavoidconfusionfor120Vinstallations.

Note:BeforemakingaconnectiontoyourWeatherTRAKETPro3seriescontroller,disconnectthepowertoavoidelectricshock.Thisinstallationshouldbemadebyaqualifiedelectri-cianandshouldmeetstateandlocalelectricalcodes.

Step 1. Confirmthecontrollerhasbeensecurelyfastenedtoaflat,verticalsurfacebeforestartingthiswork.

Step 2. Opentheenclosuredoorandlocatethetransformermountedtothechassis.Threadanapprovedweatherproofplasticorgalvanizedmetaljunctionboxontothe1/2”nippleandsecurewithaconduitlocknut.

Step 3. Connectapprovedconduittotheundersideofthejunc-tionbox.

Step4. Pulltherequirednumberofconductorsandterminatetheminthejunctionboxwithsufficientlengthsothatwirenutconnectionscanbemade.

Step5. Removeapproximately1/2”ofthewireinsulationoftheconductoranduseanappropriatelysizedwirenutbasedonthenumberofwireconnectionsbeingmade.Adheretolocalandstateelectricalcodes.

Step6. Thegroundwireshouldbeterminatedwithanappro-priatelysizedeyelet(includedongroundingstud)andsecuredwithanutwiththeintegralstarwasherlocatedwithinthejunctionbox(seeFigure8).

Figure 8 Typical 120 Volt Wiring Diagram

Note:Blueandbrownwiresaretiedoffwithaziptieandwirenuts.

Note:For120Vwireapplications,connectthefollowingconductorsfromtheprimarysideofthetransformertowiringfromanapprovedelectricalsource(seeFigure8).Theunusedblueandbrownwiresarecutshortandterminatedwitha wirenut.

Note:For220V,single-phaseapplicationsconnectthefollowingconductorsfromtheprimarysideofthetransformertowiringfromanapprovedelectricalsource(seeFigure9).

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Figure 9 Typical 220 Volt Wiring Diagram

Note:Secureeachgroundwirewithitsownindividuallockingnutandintegralstarwasher.Theunusedblackandbrownwiresshouldbeterminatedwithawirenutseparately.

Rain Switch Installation TheWeatherTRAKETPro3seriescontrolleriscompatiblewiththefollowingmanufacturersofnormallyclosedwiredorwirelessrainorrain/freezeswitches:

• ToroTMwiredandwirelessrainswitches• IrritrolTMwiredandwirelessrainswitches• Hunter Mini-ClikTM

• HunterwirelessRain-ClikTMrainswitches• RainBird®WR2wirelessrainswitches

TheETPro3seriesisnot compatible withthefollowingrainswitches:

• RainBirdRainCheckTMseries• RainBirdTippingBucketTMmodels• RainMasterTippingBucketTMmodels

• WaterConservationServices’RainGuardTMseries

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Note:Whenawirelessrainswitchisusedwithametalen-closure,installtherainsensorreceiveroutsidetheenclosuretoensurereceptionfromaremotelymountedrainswitchtransmitter.

Irritrol Wireless Rain Switch InstallationStep 1: Mounttherainswitchreceiverwhereitcanbeeasily

accessedandobserved.

Note:Donotinstallawirelessrainsensor withinmetalenclosureswheresignalstrength isdiminished.

Step 2: Forwall-mountinstallations,routethereceiverwiresthroughthebottomoftheenclosureintotheinterioroftheenclosure.Deburranyfielddrilledthroughholesandinserta¼”insidediameterrubbergrommettoprotectfieldwiring.Addasmallamountofsiliconesealantwherethesensorwireentersthegrommetforaddedprotection.Avoidshortingwiresfromanopenthru-holewithoutagrommet.Ashortedwirecancausepermanentdamagetothecontrollerelectron-ics,anissuenotcoveredunderwarranty.

Step 3: Locatetherainsensorinputterminalblockintheupper-leftcornerofthe24-stationinput/outputboard.Thisterminalblockisdesignedtoberemov-abletofacilitatefasterconnectionofrainsensorwir-ing.Toremove,simplywiggletheterminalblocksidetoside.Remove the rain switch wire jumper before installing the rain sensor wire.(SeeFigure10).

Figure 10 Rain Switch Terminal Block with Loop

Step4: Removeapproximately3/8”ofwireinsulationtoexposethesolidorstrandedconductor.

Step5: Confirmtheleverofthescrewlessterminalisintheuporunlockedposition.Inserttheexposedwireandpresstheleverdownwardtolock.Confirmcontactbygentlypullingdownontheinsertedwire.



Step6: Connecttheredwirestothe24-VACterminalstoredcoloredterminals.Theseterminalsarenotpolarized;eitherwirecanbeinsertedintoeitherofthetwofarleftterminalpositions.

Step7: InsertthewhitewireintothewhiteterminalandthebrowncoloredwireintoblackterminalasshowninFigure11.

Note:Confirmtheleverhasnotclampeddownonthewireinsulationwhichcanresultinelectricalcontinuityandoperationoftherainswitch.

24 Rain Rain Flow 24 Input Input Sensor VAC RS1 RS2

Figure 11 Irritrol Wireless Rain Switch Series

Step8: Locatetherainswitchtransmitterwithinthemanu-facturer’srecommendedrange.Locatethetransmit-terwhereitwillreceiverainfallwithoutobstruction.Confirmcommunicationtothereceiverbeforemountingpermanently.

Step9: Testtherainsensorfunctionbypressingthetestswitchontopofthetransmitterforabriefperiodoftime.Confirmthecontrollerdisplays“RainSwitch”intheRUNmenuwhenthetestswitchisdepressed.

Note:Forothercompatiblerainswitchwiringdiagrams,pleasereadthemanufacturer’sinstallationinstructionsfornormallyclosedrainswitches.

Connecting a Flow SensorTheWeatherTRAKETPro3seriesiscompatiblewithDataIndustrial(BadgerMeter)IR220series,CreativeSensorTechnologyandNeta-fim(usingreedswitchregisters)irrigationflowsensors.

To connect a flow meter:Step 1: Locatethesix-positionterminalblockinthemiddle

ofthefirst12-stationoutputboardandlocatetwoinputsforflowsensingonthefarright.Thesearelabeled“FL1”/”VC”andreflectthecoloroftherecom-mendedshieldedflowsensorwire(seeFigure12).

Figure 12 Flow Sensor Input

Step 2: Remove3/8”ofwireinsulationandplaceintotheap-propriateterminalblockbyconnectingtheredwireto“FL1”(orthe“+”terminal)andblackwiretoVC(orthe“-“terminal).

Step 3: Closeorpushdowntheterminalblocklever.

Step4: ConsulttheFlowReferenceGuideinthispacketforinstructionsonhowtosetupflow.

Connecting a Hand-Held RemoteWeatherTRAKETPro3seriescontrollerscomestandardwithhand-heldremotecapability.Compatibilityissimplyplugandplaywithnoadditionalwiring,software,activationorprogrammingrequired.TheWeatherTRAKETPro3seriesisdirectlycompatiblewiththefol-lowinghand-heldremotes:

• RainMasterTM PROMAX-UA with 32 EX extension cable (soldseparately)

• TRCTM-TRCommanderorSidekickSeries(soldseparately)

Note:TheseproductsareavailablethroughlocaldistributorsandarenotpartoftheWeatherTRAKproductline.

Bothhand-heldremoteproductsareintendedforportableuseandrequirethatthetransceiverwithantennabelocatedoutsidetheenclosuretoensureconsistentoperation.ThestationLED’swillslightlyilluminatewhenthehand-heldreceiverispluggedin.AblueLEDwillilluminatewhenamastervalveisactivatedfromtheremoteindicatingithasbeenactivated.



Note:Ifpermanentmountingofthetransceiverisrequired,installtheantennaoutsidetheenclosure.

BoththeRainMasterandTRCremotecablescanbepluggedintoeitheroneoftheverticallyoriented32-pinconnectorsoneitherstationoutputboard,(seeFigure13).Theconnectorscorrespondtostations1-24orstations25-48asneeded.

Note:Forstations25-48,youmustenterstation1for25,2for26,…24for48usingtheremoteinterface.

Figure 13 Hand-held Remote Connectors

Note:Hand-heldremotekitscanbepurchasedthroughyourlocalirrigationdistributor.

Note:Functionalityofeitherremoteislimitedtomanual on/off,stationupordownandmastervalveon/off.

Followthehand-heldremotemanufacturer’sprogrammingsequencewhenanormallyopenmastervalveisinuse.AnotheralternativeistousetheMaintenanceTimeoutfeaturefoundintheADVANCEDmenutoopenthemastervalvein½hourincrementsfrom½hourto8hours.

Manual Valve TestToensureallfieldwiringisproperlyconnectedandallstationsareoperatingproperlyconductafieldwireintegritytest.

Step 1. PressthemainmenubuttontoMANUAL.

Step 2. Presstheminusbuttonuntilthe“ValveTest”screenap-pears.

Step 3. Presstherightarrowbuttonuntilthefollowingscreenappears:

RUNVALVETEST—RTVT:OFF

00SH00NCFaults

Step4. PresstheSELECTbutton,thenpressthe“*”buttontostartthetest.Itwilltakeabout15secondstoverifycontinuitytoallstationsandthemastervalve.

Step5. Ifanyfieldwiringissuesexist,theywillbeidentifiedasa“Fault”.Avalvefaultcouldbe“SH”(ValveShort)fromafailingsolenoidOC(overcurrent)fromvalvesdrawingmorethan1000mAoran“NC”(ValveNo-Connectoropen)reflectingabrokenwireorwirethatisnotmakinggoodcontactinthecorrespondingstationterminal.

Activation

Inordertoreceivedailyweatherupdates,yourcontrollermustbeactivated.Toactivate,callHydroPointCustomerServiceat(800)362-8774.

For a faster call, complete the blue activation card inside the

controller before calling HydroPoint Customer Service.

Programming

RefertothelaminatedQuickStartProgrammingGuideforprogram-minginstructionsinbothEnglishandSpanish.Freeonlinetrainingisavailableat:http://hydropoint.com/training/

Visithydropoint.comorsupport@hydropoint.comtoaccessandprintadditionalcopiesofthisInstallationGuide.

Note:RainMasterTMisaregisteredtrademarkofRainMasterIrrigation;PROMAXTMisregisteredproductofRainMasterIrrigation;TRCTMisaregisteredtrademarkofRemoteControlTechnologies.

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Date: Year,Month,Day

Time: Hour(confirmamorpm),minutes

Time Zone:Selectyourlocaltimezone

Auto Daylight Savings:Automaticallyupdatescontrollertwiceayear,unlessyoupressthebuttonto“No.”

Maximum Active Stations:Numberofstationsphysicallywiredintothecontroller.

Stack or Overlap: WhenStackisselected,allprogramsoperateoneafteranother. Thestarttimeandwaterwindowforallpro-gramsisassignedtoProgramA.WhenOverlapisselected,eachprogramcanhaveitsownstarttimeandwaterwindow.SeetheOwnersManualformoredetail.

The following SETUP functions are optional:Master Valve: SelectthetypeofMasterValveifused.

Note:ItisimportanttoselectNoneifamastervalvedoesnotexist.SelectingNormallyOpenorNormallyClosedwhenyoudonothaveamastervalvemaycauseaValvealertthatcanprevent irrigation.

Assign Pump Start Output:Anystationoutputmaybeselected.Ifapumpstartisnotrequired,leavethissettingasNotAssigned.

Runtime Valve Test: Default setting is“Yes”. See theOwner’sManualformoredetails.

Max Backup ET: Representstheworst-caseweeklyET foryourareaforthemonthofJuly.Ifyouarenotsurewhatthisnumbershouldbe,callourCustomerService800numberforhelp.

Days / TimesInthismenuastarttime,waterwindowandawaterdaymodecanbeassignedtooneoffouravailableprogramsA-D.Ifapumpstarthasbeenassignedasastationoutput,anyoneofthreeprogramscanbeexcludedfromapumpstart.

Note:CheckforSTACKorOVERLAP(SeeSETUPforStackorOverlap.):IfStackisset;programsB,CandDwillhavethesamestarttimeasprogramA.ProgramswillrunsequentiallystartingwithprogramA.IfOverlapisset,differentstarttimesmaybesetforeachprogram.

Exclude a Program from a Pump Start (only when assigned)Anyoneofthreeprogramscanbeexcludedfromapumpstartwhenastationoutputhasbeenassignedasapumpstart.Thefactoryde-fault isallprogramsareassignedtoapumpstartunlessotherwiseselected. This featuremightbeusedwhendripemittersand rotorusethesamemainlinebutonlyonesprinklertypeneedstheaddeddeliverypressure.

Set Start Times and Water WindowsPresstheDAYS/TIMESMenubutton.PresstheplusorminusbuttontoselectprogramA,B,CorD.PresstherightorleftarrowbuttontoSETSTARTS/WINDOWS.PresstheSELECTbuttontoedit1stSTART/WINDOW.Pressthearrowandplusorminusbuttoninsequenceto

Activation or Help

Call Customer Service 1-800-362-8774

ThecontrollermustbeactivatedtoreceivedailyETinformation(localweatherinformation).Tospeedupactivation,completetheActivationcardincludedwiththemanualsandotherdocumenta-tionbeforecallingCustomerService.

CONTROLLERMUSTBEACTIVATEDTOUSE AUTOMATEDBYWEATHERTRAKORUSERWITHET.

Programming

Setup

The following SETUP functions must be setup for the controller to operate properly. PresstheSETUPMenubutton.Presstheleftorrightarrowbuttonstomovetoeachfunction.Presstheplusorminusbuttonstochangetheunderlinedvalue.



setthestarttimeandthewaterwindow.Ifa2ndstarttimeisneededpresstherightorleftarrowbuttonto2ndSTARTTYPE.Presstheplusorminusbutton to seteitherHighETorOff.Repeat thisprocedureforeachprogramused.1stand2ndstarttimescannotoverlapandthemaximumwaterwindowis24hrs.

Selecting Water Day ModePresstheDAYS/TIMESMenubutton.Presstherightorleftarrowbut-tontoWATERDAYMODE(forProgramA,B,CorD).Presstheplusorminusbuttontoselectoneofthefollowingsevenwaterdaymodes:

Optimized by WeatherTRAK:ETandindividualstationsettingsdeterminewateringdaysautomatically.Presstheplusorminusbuttontoexcludeadayifneeded.

Odd/Even: WatersbasedonOddorEvencalendardays. PresstheplusorminusbuttontoselectOddorEvendays.

Interval:WhenIntervalisselected,presstherightorleftarrowtoWATER DAY INTERVAL. Presstheplusorminusbuttontosetthedayinterval.Dayintervalscanbesetfrom1to30days.

Days of Week: Usesa7-daycalendarSundaythroughSaturday.Presstherightarrowtomovethrougheachdayoftheweek.Presstheplusorminusbuttontoturndaysofforon.(Offdaysshownasadash“—“).

Days of Week by Month:Usesa7-daycalendarSundaythroughSaturdayforeachmonthoftheyear.Presstherightarrowbuttonto JanOKTOWATERON.Press the right arrowbutton tomovethrougheachdayoftheweek.Presstheplusorminusbuttontoturndaysofforon.Presstherightarrowbuttontomovetothenextmonth.Followtheaboveprocedureforeachmonthoftheyear.

Off:WhenOffisselected,thecontrollerwillignoreprogrammedstartsfortheselectedprogramuntiladifferentwater-daymodeisselected.

StationsIndividual stations are assigned to a program (start time(s), waterwindowandwaterdaymode),andstationmode.Therearefoursta-tionmodestoselectfrom:AutomatedbyWeatherTRAK,Userw/ET,UserNoET andOff. Select the stationmodebasedon the typeoflandscapetobeirrigated.

Note:Thesamestationcannotbeassignedtodifferentprograms.

Programming for Existing LandscapesAutomated by WeatherTRAKAutomatically calculates run times, cycle and soaks for each zonebasedonzone-specificattributes.DailyETupdatesthenadjustthecalculatedruntimestoreflectcurrentweatherconditions.Runtimeswillvaryasweatherchanges.

Note:Tonavigatethroughthenextseveralscreens,presstherightarrowbuttontomovetoeachunderlinedheadingandpresstheplusorminusbuttontoselectachoicewithineachfunction.

Select Station:Locatethestationtobeprogrammed.

Select Station Mode: Select AutomatedbyWeatherTRAK.

Note:ToPreviewabbreviatedAutomodestationsettingsforthisspecificstation,pressandholdthe*button.

Select a Program: Assignthestationtoaprogramthathasastarttimeandwaterdaymode.

Use Water Window:Ifthisstationcanirrigateoutsideofthewa-terwindow,select“No”.

Usable Rainfall:Ifastationisunderaroof,heavytreecanopyorsemi-porousroof,selecteither“None”orapercentofrainfallthatisactuallyused.When“None”isselected,thespecificstationwillwaterduringRainPause.

Sprinkler Type: Select 1 of 13 industry-recognized sprinklertypes. Whenasprinklertypeisselected,adefaultprecipitationrateandsprinklerefficiencyvalueisautomaticallyassigned.Bothvaluescanbechangedinthenexttwoscreens ifdifferentthanthedisplayeddefaultrates.

Precipitation Rate: IshowmuchisappliedinInchesperHour.Changing the precip ratewill change run times. Lower Preciprates=highruntimes,HigherPreciprates=lowerruntimes.

Sprinkler Efficiency:Everysprinklerapplieswaterwithaspecificefficiencybasedon itsdesignandperformanceand spacing. Ifheadorrowspacingisstretched,efficiencyisless.(Higher=lesswater;Lower=morewater).

Soil Type:Select1of5soiltypesdeterminedbytheUSDA.

Plant Type: Select1of17planttypesthatbest representsthevalvezonebeingirrigated.

Root Depth:Presstheplusorminusbuttontoselectrootdepth.(Shallowroots=more frequentwatering;deeproots= less fre-quentwatering.)

Microclimate: Select1of4 levelsofsunexposureofthevalvezonebeingirrigated.

Slope: Select1of5slopegradients. Thesteepertheslopethehighernumberofcycleswillbeapplied.

Sprinkler Location on Slope: Select1of5choices identifyingsprinklerlocationsonaslope.

Next Station: Presstherightarrowbuttontogotothenextsta-tionoruseCOPYtoduplicatesettingstolikestations.



Maintenance Tips

Manual WateringStations canbeoperated individuallywith specific run timesor allstationswithoneruntime.PresstheMANUALMenubutton.Select“SpecificStations”or“AllStations”bypressingtheplusorminusbut-ton.

Manual Water Specific Stations: Press the right or left arrowbuttontothefirststationyouwanttowater.Presstheplusormi-nusbuttontotheminutesdesired.Theselectedstationwillstartimmediately. Toaddmorestations,presstherightorleftarrowbuttontothenextstationdesired.

Manual Water All Stations:Presstheplusorminusbuttontothedesiredruntime.Station1willstartimmediately,andallotherac-

tivestationswillfollowsequentiallyforthesameruntime.

Note:TostopastationthatisoperatingmanuallypresstheOFFMenubuttonfor5secondsthenbacktoRUN.

% Adjust - More or Less WaterAdjust Water AmountAdjustsindividualstationsformoreorlesswater.A0%settingmeansthereisnoadjustmentforthatparticularstation.

Pressthe%ADJUSTMenubuttonifvalvezoneistoowetortoodry.Presstheplusorminusbuttontoselectthestationtoadjust in5%incrementsfrom-50%to+25%.

Adjust Day FrequencyIncreasesordecreases thenumberofdaysof theweekper stationwhenwaterisappliedanddoesnotincreasetheamountbeingap-pliedunlessETincreases.A0%settingmeansthereisnoadjustmentforthatparticularstation.

Press theplusorminusbutton toDayFrequency/Depletion. PresstherightorleftarrowbuttontoADJDAYS(MAD).Presstherightorleftbuttontoselectthestationtoadjust.

Note:UsingeitherAdjustfunctionadjustsETorMADwhichwilladjustruntimesorfrequencyofirrigation.

Rain Pause - Suspend IrrigationPause Controller: This feature is useful formajor rain events,scheduledactivitiesoranyothereventwherewateringmustbesuspendedforasetperiodoftime.RainPausestopsallirrigation(exceptmanualwatering). Press the RAIN PAUSEMenu button.Presstheplusorminusbuttontosetthenumberofdaystobepaused(upto200days).RainPausecanbereducedoreliminat-edbyusingpressingtheplusorminusbuttontoremovepauseddays.

User With ETSet run times, number of cycles and the soaks between cycles. ItthenautomaticallyincreasesordecreasesruntimebasedonthedailyweatherinformationdefinedasET.

Select Station: Locatethestationtobeprogrammed.

Select Station Mode:SelectUserw/ET

Select a Program:Assignstationtoaprogram(withastarttime,waterwindowandwaterdaymode).

Use Water Window:Ifthisstationcanirrigateoutsideofthewa-terwindow,select“No”.

Usable Rainfall: Ifastationisunderaroof,heavytreecanopyorsemi-porousroof,selecteither“None”orapercentofrainfallthatisactuallyused.When“None”isselected,thespecificstationwillwaterduringRainPause.

Set Runtime: Setadesiredcycleruntime.

Set Number of Cycles and the Soak Time: Select from 1-20cyclesandSoaktimesfrom0to480minutesin10minuteincre-ments.

Reference ET: Set a reference ET that is appropriate for theschedulejustset.ThenumberyouseeinparenthesisisETforthepastweekandisthevaluetoenterasPart1and2.Alternately,youcansettheprogramyouwouldruninJulyanduseaweeklyreferenceETthatisnormalforyourareainJuly.

Other Stations:Repeatthesestepsforotherstationsassignedtothisstationmode.

Programming for New LandscapesUser No ETUserNoETiscommonlyusedforplantestablishmentperiodswhenoverwateringisrequiredtoestablishnewroots.Runtimes,cycleandsoakperiodsarealluserdefinedinthisstationmode.UserNoETsetsupthesameasUserWithETexceptthereisnoreferenceET.ActivationisnotrequiredforUserNoET.

CopyThisfunctionletsyouquicklycopyallstationsettingsfromanypar-ticularstationtoanyotherstationortoallstations.PresstheCOPYMenubutton.Presstherightorleftarrowbuttontoselectthestationtocopy from. Press theplusorminusbutton to select the stationtocopyto.(“AllStations”isoneofthechoices.)Pushthe(*)buttonuntilCOPYINGisdisplayed.Repeattheprocessforeachstationtobecopied.



Note:The controller counts down the pause days at the Program A Start time. A controller with 1 day pause will start irrigation right after the next Program A start time.

PreviewThismenuPreviewsprogrammingchangesofindividualstationdataorFlowparameters(ifaflowsensorisusedandsetup).

Station DataPress the rightor less arrowbutton to view stationdata. Press therightorleftarrowbuttontochangethestationnumberandtheplusor minus button to view projected water days (based on currentET) inoneweekincrementsfrom1-8weeks.Displayedstationdataincludes run time, cycle and soakperiods, stationmode,%adjust-ments,projectedwaterdaysonaweeklybasis.

Flow DataPresstheplusorminusbuttontoviewFlowData.PresstherightorleftarrowbuttontoviewpreviouslysetupFlowparameters.(Ifaflowsensorissetupandused).

Manual Valve TestManual Valve Test FunctionThisfeatureconfirmswireintegritybetweenthecontrollerandvalvesinthefield.Thistestcanquicklyidentify,onastationbasis,whereanelectricalfaultexists.

Run Manual Valve TestPresstheMANUALMenubutton.PresstherightorleftarrowbuttontoRUNVALVETEST.PresstheplusorminusbuttontochangefromSkiptoView.Pressthe (*)buttontoruntheManualValveTest.Youwillhearthecontrollerbrieflysendasignaltoeverystationincludingthemastervalve.Presstherightorleftarrowbuttontoviewthefirsteightvalves.Press the rightor leftarrowbuttontoviewadditionalstationsingroupsofeight.“?”meansthetesthasnotbeenoperatedand“--“meansthestationdoesnothaveanelectricalfault.Thistestcannotberunifanyvalveisoperating.TheControllerwillidentifya(SH)“Short”(currentdrawexceeding1000mA)or(NC)“NoConnect”reflectingabrokenwire.

Note:ValvealertsmustbeclearedintheALERTmenutoensurestationswilloperate.Failuretoclearanalertcouldsuspendwatering.Ifarelayispresent,thecontrollerwilldisplayan“SH”becausetherelaycannotopenandclosefastenoughforthedurationofthistest.

Viewing Solenoid Current DrawThecontrollerwilldisplaythemilliampdrawofanystationsolenoidinthistest.

Step 1. PressthemainmenubuttontoSETUP.

Step 2. Presstherightarrowbuttonuntilthefollowingscreenappears:

RUNVALVETEST—RTVT:OFF

Skip00SH00NCFaults

Step 3. Presstheminusbuttontochangetheword“Skip”to“View”,thenpressthe“*”buttontostartthetest.Itwilltakeabout15secondstoverifycontinuitytoallstationsandthemastervalve.

Step4. Ifanyfieldwiringissuesexist,theywillbeidentifiedasa“Fault”.Avalvefaultcouldbe“SH”(ValveShort)fromafail-ingsolenoidoran“NC”(ValveNo-Connectoropen)reflect-ingabrokenwireorwirethatisnotmakinggoodcontactinthecorrespondingstationterminal.

System ShutdownThisfeaturecanbefoundintheOFFmenuwhenacatastrophiceventoccurs.Thisfeatureisnotintendedforwinterizationbutwillstopscheduledirrigationuntilemergencyrepairscanbemade.PresstheOFFMenubutton.Presstheplusorminusbuttontolocate“SystemShutdown”.Thecontrollerwillimmediatelystopallsched-uledirrigationandcloseanormallyopenmastervalveuntilresetbypressingthe(*)buttoninthissubmenu.

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Flow Alert Clearing Thisscreenprovidesachoicebetween(a)allowingthecontrollertoautomaticallyclearflowalertsatthebeginningofthescheduledPro-gramAstarttime,or(b)requiringtheusertoclearflowalertsmanual-ly.Ifmanualoperationisselected,irrigationwillnotoccuronalertedstationsuntilthefieldissueisfoundandresolved.Ifthereisaflowalertonthemastervalve,allirrigationwillbesuspendeduntiltheis-sueisresolvedandalertscleared.

Press theminusbutton to change this valueasneeded. Press therightarrowbuttontomovetothenextscreen.

Set Flow Meter SizeThechoicesofflowmetersizesare1”,1.25”,1.50”,2.00”,3.00”,4.00”andInsertType. Presstheminusbuttontoselectthesizethatmatchestheflowsensorinstalled.Ifaflowsensorsmallerthan1”isused,thenselect“Insert-Type”andentertheKandOffsetvalueforthesizebe-ingusedasfoundinthemanufacturer’sinstallationmanual.Presstherightarrowbuttontomovetothenextscreen.

View /Edit K and Offset ValuesWhenaflowsensorsizeisselected,itscorrespondingdefaultKandOffsetvaluesaredisplayedintwoconsecutivescreensandrepresentPVCpipingvalues.Ifanotherpipingmaterialisbeingused,theseval-uescanbeedited.Whenedited,thecontrollerwilldisplaythedefaultandeditedvaluesforcomparison.

Note:Ifaflowsensor’sKorOffsetvalueiseditedandadifferentsizeflowmeterisselected,theeditedvaluewillreplacethedefaultvalueuntilrevised.

PresstheSELECTbuttontoedit.Allcharacterscanbeeditedinclud-ingthe“+”and“-“values. Presstheplusorminusbuttontochangethevalueandtherightarrowbuttontomovetothenextvalue.Presstherightorleftarrowtoexitthesubmenu.

Ifusingothercompatibleflowsensorsasidentifiedinthechartbe-low,edittheKFactorandOffsetvaluesfromthecontroller’sdefaultsettings.

Function WeatherTRAKPro3offersaflowmonitoringfeaturecalled“LearnedFlow.”Thisfeaturecomparesindividualstationflowsagainstapreviously“learnedflow”valueandwilltriggeranalertmessageifadefinedflowthresholdanddelayperiodisexceeded.

SetupAllof theLearnedFlowsetup functionscanbe found in the“Flow”menu. Toutilize this feature,acompatibleflowsensormustbe in-stalledandsetupproperly.(Seelistofcompatibleflowsensorbelow.)

Note:WeatherTRAKETPro3seriesiscompatiblewithDataIndustrial“IR”seriesandCreativeSensorTechnologyflowsensormodelsinvarioussizes.

Toconfigureflowmonitoringandlearnedflowfunctions,followtheenclosedsequenceofscreensandsubmenus.StartbypressingtheFlowmenubutton.

Measured FlowThis screen displaysmeasured flow at all times, regardless of howmanystationsarecurrentlyoperating.Ifmorethanonestationisop-erating(scheduledormanualstations),thedisplaywill indicatethecombinedflowrate.Ifnoirrigationiscurrentlyoperating,butflowisbeingindicated,thevaluemayindicatealeaksituationthatneedsattention.Presstherightarrowbuttontomovetothenextscreen.

Select Flow Meter ModeToinitiateanyflowmonitoringfunctions,theflowmetermodemustfirstbe changed from the factorydefault settingof“Off”.Press theminusbuttontochangetheflowmetermodefrom“Off”to“1.”Presstherightarrowbuttontomovetothenextscreen.




Compatible Flow Sensor – K and Offset Values

Manufacturer

FlowSensororHydro–

Meter Size KFactor Offset

CreativeSensorTechnology(001series)

1” +00.320 +00.022

1-1/2” +00.650 +00.750

2” +01.192 +00.938

DataIndustrialPVCmodels

735series ½” +00.07800 +00.90

735series ¾” +00.1563 +00.90

735series 1” +00.261119 +01.200

228series 1-/12” +01.697 -00.316

Netafim(Register-Typeonly)

1” +06.00 +00.0000

1-1-/2”,2”,3”&4”

+60.00 +00.0000

Edit Excluded Stations from No Flow AlertsInsomeapplicationstheflowratevarieswidelybasedonthetypeofsprinklersinstalled.Insomecasestheflowrateofthedripemittersistoolowtobereadaccurately.Thecontrollerwilloperatestations,butwillnotbeabletorecordanaccurateflowrateandmayfalselypostaNoFlowAlert.Toavoidthisoccurrence,selectstationstobeexcludedfromNoFlowAlerts.

PresstheSELECTbuttontoviewthefirst8stations.Presstheplusorminusbuttontochangethevaluefrom“-“to“EX”forexclude.Presstherightarrowbuttontomovetothenextstationornextsetof8stationsuptothecontroller’smaxactivestations.Pressingthe*but-tononthesescreenswillalternatebetweenselectingallstationsandselectingnostations.Presstheleftorrightarrowbuttontotheendtoexitthesubmenu.

Settingflowthresholdsaccuratelywillreducethepotentialforfalseflowalerts.Thefollowingrulesofthumbaresuggestionstoreducethisoccurrence.Takingafewmomentstorecordeachstationsflowratewillprovideareferencetomakethresholddecisionseasierandfaster.

•Mainline Break Threshold – Generally, selecting a value 20%

higher than the stationwith thehighest flow ratewill suffice.

This value is set in GPM. If two or more stations are being

operatedatonetime,selectaGPMthatcombinesthestation(s)

withthehighestflowrate.

•StationHighFlowThreshold–Twochoicesareavailable;1)select

a%abovethe“learnedflow”rate.The%isappliedtoallstations

globally.2)EnterindividualstationhighflowthresholdsinGPM.

Eithermethodcanbeusedforeachstation.

•NoFlowThreshold–Selectingaflowvalueatleast15-20%less

thanthestationwiththelowestflowratewillsuffice.Reference

thelearnedflowvaluestomakethisdetermination.

•Leak Detect Threshold – If a site incorporates quick couplers,

hosebibsorafillpipeforapond,selectathresholdGPMhigher

thanthisdemand.

•SettingaDelayPeriod–This represents a time lengthofhow

longthecontrollerwillwaitforflowtostabilize.Whenthedelay

expiresandaflowthresholdisexceeded,thecontrollerwillraise

analertandtakecorrectivemeasures.Thefactorydefaultperiod

is3minutes.Therangeis1-6minutesin1minuteincrements.

Set Mainline Break Threshold and Delay Themainline break threshold should be higher than the station(s)withthehighestflowrate.Forexampleifthestationwiththehighestflow is60GPM, then20%higherwouldbeapproximately75GPM.Forthresholdsof30GPMandlower,theGPMvaluecanbeset in1GPMincrements,andforGPMvalueshigherthan35GPM,theincre-mentis5GPM.

Presstheplusorminusbuttontoincreaseordecreasethefactoryde-faultvalueof50GPM.PresstherightarrowbuttontoselecttheDelayPeriod.Thisvaluecanbechangedbypressingtheplusorminusbut-ton.Presstherightarrowbuttontothenextscreen.

Note:AnyFlowMonitoringfeaturecanbeturned“Off”independentlyofotherflowmonitoringfunctionsbypressingtherightorleftarrowbuttontothezerovalue,whichwilldisplayas“Off”.

Set No Flow Threshold and DelayTheNoFlowThresholdisintendedtonotifyauserifapumpstationfails, thebackflowdevicehasbeenshut-off,a remotecontrolvalvefailstoopen,orifanisolationvalveinthemainlinehasbeenturnedoff. Set theNoFlow thresholdat least15% lower than thestationwiththelowestflowvalue.

Presstheplusorminusbuttonincreaseordecreasethefactoryde-faultvalueof5GPM.PresstherightarrowbuttontoselecttheDelayPeriod.Thisvaluecanbechangedbypressingtheplusorminusbut-ton.Presstherightarrowbuttontomovetothenextscreen.




Set Leak Detect Threshold and DelayThe controller will continuously monitor for leaks when irrigationisoffandduringscheduled irrigationwith longsoakperiodswhennoirrigationisactuallyoperating.Thecontrollerwillsimplypostanalertofaleak,butthecontrollerwillnottakefurtheraction.Usethe“ExtendedLeak”featuretoisolatethemainlinewhennormallyopenmastervalvesareinuse.

Presstheplusorminusbuttontoincreaseordecreasethefactoryde-faultvalueof15GPM.PresstherightarrowbuttontoselecttheDelayPeriod.Thisvaluecanbechangedbypressingtheplusorminusbut-ton.Presstherightarrowtomovetothenextscreen.

Set Extended Leak DelayThis feature is exclusive to irrigation systems that incorporate nor-mallyopenmastervalveswherealeakisdetected.Correctiveactionisneededtopreventwaterwastageorpropertydamagefromsatu-ratedsoilfromacontinuousleak.

IfaleakpersistsbeyondtheLeakDetectdelayperiodandthenbe-yondtheExtendedLeakDelayperiod,thecontrollerwillimmediatelypostanExtendedLeakAlertandcloseanormallyopenmastervalve.

Anexampleofhowthisworksmightbewhenawindowwashercon-nectsintoaquickcouplerontheirrigationmaintofillbucketsofwa-terinordertowashwindows.FillingthebucketsinitiallymaycauseaLeakDetectAlert.IfthewaterisleftonbeyondtheExtendedLeakdelaytimeperiod,thecontrollerwilltakecorrectiveaction.

TheExtendedLeakalertallowsnormalirrigationtooccurassched-uled.Ifthewindowwashercorrectstheconditionbyturningthewa-teroff,thecontrollerwillautomaticallyclearthealertafterthenextirrigationcycle.

While remaining in the“Leak Detect” screen press the right arrowbuttontothefieldfollowing“+”toselecttheExtendedLeakDetectDelayPeriod.Thisvaluecanbechangedfrom“Off”toaselectedvaluebypressingtheplusorminusbutton.Therangeis1-240minutesinone-minuteincrements.Presstherightarrowbuttontomovetothenextscreen.

Set Station High Flow Offset %Thestationhighflowthresholdvaluecanbesetusingapercentagethatappliesgloballyforallstations.Thepercentagerangesfrom5%to80%aboveeachstation’s“LearnedFlow”or“AssignedStationFlow”(ASF)value.Thepercentagevaluecanbesetin5%increments.

Press theplusorminusbutton to increaseordecrease the stationhighflowoffset%.Presstherightarrowbuttontomovetothenextscreen.

Note:TheStationHighFlowOffsetisusedinthefollowing“StationFlow”submenu.Thissubmenuletstheuserconfigureeachstationwitha“learnedflow”valueusingtheoffset,orwithaspecificuser-definedthresholdGPM.

View Station FlowInthissubmenuthecontrollerwilldisplaya“learnedflow”valueor“AssignedStationFlow”(ASF)foreachstation.Thisvaluecanbe(a)avaluemeasuredduringlearning,or(b)auser-definedvalue.Ifthestationscreendisplays“Unk”,thevalueisnotlearnedoruser-defined,andis“unknown.”

Use the arrowbuttons andplus andminusbuttons tonavigate asfollows:Ifthe“AssignedStationFlow”istobeedited,presstheplusorminus buttons to set a user-defined value. If a value has been“learned”andtheASFisnotcurrentlythe“learned”value,thiswillbeindicatedonthethirddisplayline.The“learned”valuecanbesetbypressingthe*button.

Press the right arrowbutton to select StationHighFlowThreshold(SHFT).Thisvaluecanbesetto(a)theASFvalueplustheOffsetsetpreviously,or(b)auser-definedvalue.Presstheplusorminusbuttontosetauser-definedvalue.IftheASFvalueisnot“Unk”,pressingthe*buttonsetsSHFTtotheASFplusoffsetvalue.Presstherightarrowbuttontomovetothenextstation.

Learning Station Flow

Select Stations to Learn FlowThis submenu lets theuser select stationsonwhich toLearnFlow.Thefactorydefaultis“NoLearnStations.”Learningeachstation’sflowrateisrequiredforthecontrollertooperate,storeandthencompareforaccurateflowmonitoring.Oneormorestationscanbeselected.Pressingthe*buttonwillalternatebetweenselectingallstationsandselectingnostations.

Note: Ifastation’sflowratehasbeenpreviouslylearned,thecontrollerwillonlydisplaythemostrecentlylearnedvalue.Theglobalstationoffsetpercentageisappliedtothisvalue.

ToselectastationtoLearnFlow,presstheSELECTbuttontoviewthefirst8stations.Press theplusorminusbuttontochangethevalueunderthecorrespondingstationnumberof“—“to“LF”forLearnFlow.Presstherightarrowbuttontomovetothenextstation.Repeatthisprocessasoftenasneeded.Presstherightorleftarrowbuttontotheend(ineitherdirection)toexitthesubmenu.

Set Delay Before LearningThisdelaytimecorrespondstohowlongthecontrollerwillallowflowtostabilizebeforerecordingastation’s learnedflowvalue.Anotherway to thinkabout this is selecting thestations run-time. This isaglobalsettingappliedtoall stations thatare learning. If somesta-tionsrequirealongerdelayperiodtoensureaccuraterecording,theywillneedtobelearnedseparatelywithalongerdelayperiod.Allow-ingtoolittletimeforlearningcouldleadtofalseHighStationFlowAlerts.

Therangeofthedelayperiodis3-10minutesin1-minuteincrementsandthefactorydefaultvalueis3minutes.




Note:Forsomestationsthatareend-fedfromavalvewithlonglateralruns,thedelaytimemayneedtobeextendedtoensurethesystemhasbalancedbeforeaflowvalueisrecorded.

Presstheplusorminusbuttontoincreaseordecreasethedelaype-riodin1minuteincrements.Presstherightarrowbuttontomovetothenextscreen.

Learn Flow (On/Off)Nowthatallof theLearnedFlow requirementsareconfigured, thecontrollercanoperateeachstationindependentlytorecordstation’slearnedflowrate.

Note:NootherirrigationshouldbeoperatingduringtheLearnFlowtimeperiodwhetheritisscheduledormanualirrigation.Thiskeepsthecontrollerfromrecordingfalseflowvalues.

TostarttheLearnFlowoperation,presstheplusorminusbuttontochangethevaluefrom“Off”to“On”.Thisoperationcanbeinterruptedatanytimebypressingtherightorleftarrowbackto“Off”.Ifthistaskisinterrupted,thecontrollerwillpreservethepreviouslyselectedsta-tionsthathaveyettobeoperatedandwillcontinuelearningwhenturnedback“On”.Thecontrollerwilldisplaythestationnumber,theremainingtimelefttorecordthestationlearnedflowvalue,andtheactualflowvalueinrealtime.

Note:Isitsuggestedthatthe“Flow”menupositionremainonuntilthisoperationiscompleted.Whenlearningisinprogress,thetext“LRNXX”(whereXX=stationnumber)isshowninthelowerright-handcornerofthescreen.

IfnostationshavebeenselectedtoLearnFlow,thesecondlineofthescreenwilldisplay(NoLearnStations).

PresstherightarrowbuttontomovethedisplaytothelastFlowsub-menuscreenor“FlowMenuComplete,”thenpresstheRunmenubut-tonoranotherpositionasneeded.

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WeatherTRAK ET Pro3 Central AlertsWeatherTRAKETPro3AlertsaresenttoourWeatherTRAKserverinatimelyfashionandcanalwaysbeviewedontheAlertswebpage.Userscanelecttobenotifiedbyemailortextmes-sagewhenthealertsareraisedandclearedbysettingupAlertNotificationsontheUserPref-erenceswebpage.

Allalertsindicatethatsomethingiswrongandshouldbeinvestigated.Criticalalertsrequireurgentattention.Majoralertsshouldbeinvestigatedpromptly.

AlertsaresummarizedbyAlertCategorylistedas:

System Alerts (Flow and Valve Alerts) Communication Alerts•MainlineBreak(MB)

•StationHighFlow(HF)*

•NoFlow(NF)

•Leak(LK)

•ExtendedLeak(EX)*

•ValveShort(SH)

•ValveOverCurrent(OC)*

•ValveNoConnect(NC)

•Hardware(HW)

•SystemOverCurrent(SOC)*

•ControllerOffline(OFL)

•NoETCommunication(CM)

•

Program Alerts Account Alerts Irrigation Alerts•WaterWindow(WD)

•WaterDay(DY)

• ETSubscription(SB) •ControllerOff(CO)*

•SystemShutdown(SD)*

•ControllerPaused(CP)

•ManualIrrigation(MI)

Notes about the automatic clearing of Flow Alerts• In5.0and5.6controllers,flowalertsareclearedautomaticallyattheProgramAstart

time.• In6.0+controllers,FlowAlertClearingcanbesettoAutoorManualonthecontroller.

• IfFlowAlertClearingissettoAuto,theFlowAlerts,excepttheExtendedLeakAlert,areclearedautomaticallyattheProgramAstarttime.

• IfFlowAlertClearingissettoManual,theFlowAlerts,exceptfortheLeakDetectAlert,mustbeclearedbytheuser.

• Automatic Leak Alert Clearing: The Extended Leak Alert will not be clearedautomaticallyatProgramAstarttime,butwillberetestedafterirrigationandmaybeclearedatthattime.TheLeakDetectAlertalwaysclearsautomaticallyatProgramAstarttime.

• ToclearFlowAlertsatthecontroller,presstheALERTSbuttononthemainmenu.PresstherightarrowbuttonuntilVIEWFLOWSTATUSappears.Pressthegreen*buttontoclearallFlowAlerts.

Notes about Valve Alerts• ValveAlertsareonlyreportediftheRTVTissettoOn,SetupMenuonthecontroller,

ProgramPageSetupPanelontheweb.In5.6and6.0+controllers,avalvetestisalwaysrunatProgramAstarttime.

• ToclearValveAlertsatthecontroller,presstheALERTSbutton.PresstherightarrowbuttonuntilVIEWVALVESTATUSappears.PresstheplusorminusbuttontochangeSkiptoView.Presstherightarrowbuttontoenterstatusscreen.Pressgreen*button.

• TocleartheSOCalertatthecontroller,presstheALERTSbutton.PresstherightarrowbuttonuntilVIEWVALVESTATUSappears.PresstheplusorminusbuttontochangeSkiptoView.PresstherightarrowbuttontoviewSYSTEMOVERCURRENT.Pressgreen*button.

Alerts - Controller BeepingWhy does a Controller Beep? Thecontrollerwillbeepat8:00amwhencommunicationhasnotbereceivedfor5consecu-tivedaysorWeatherTRAKCentralsubscriptionisabouttoexpireorhasexpired.

Note:Pressinganybuttonwillstopthebeepinguntil8:00amthenextday.BeepingwillstopwhencommunicationisrestoredorthesubscriptionisrenewedbycallingWeatherTRAKCustomerService.

AlertsTherearesixcategoriesofalerts:FL(Flow),VL(Valve),CM(Communication),WD(Window),DY(Day),HW(Hardware),SB(Subscription).“ER”indicatesanalertexistsforaparticularstation.“--“indicatesnoalertexists.

View / NavigationPresstheALERTSMenubutton. Thissummarywilldisplaythe7majorcategoriesofalerts.Presstherightorleftarrowbuttonfindthealertcategory.Presstheplusorminusbuttontochangefrom“Skip”to“View”.Presstherightorleftarrowbuttontoscrollalldatawithinthatparticular alert.

Clearing AlertsThefollowingAlertscanbeclearedbypressingthe*buttonwhileintheinthespecificAlertscreen:

• AllFlowAlerts• AllValveAlerts

ThefollowingAlertsmustbeclearedbychangingprogrammingparameters:• WaterDayAlerts• WaterWindowAlerts

ThefollowingAlertsmustbeclearedbyWeatherTRAKCustomerService:• SubscriptionAlerts• CommunicationAlerts

HardwarealertsmayrequireaservicecallifitcannotberesolvedoverthephonewithCus-tomer Service.




Definition of AlertsFlow AlertsTheWeatherTRAKETPro3softwarecancontinuouslymonitorforthefollowingflowcondi-tions:

• MB(MainlineBreak)—AMainlineBreakalertgenerallymeansamainlinepipeorfittinghasfailed.

• HF(StationHighFlow)—AstationHighFlowalertisgenerallywhenasprinklerheadorlateralpipeisbrokenorleaking.

• NF(NoFlow)—ANoFlowalertmeansanoperatingstationisnotrecordinganyflow.

• LK (Leak Detect)— A Leak Detect alert is when flow is observed during non-scheduledirrigationorduringscheduledirrigationwhennoirrigationisoperating.

• EX(ExtendedLeakDetect)whenaflowmeterisused—AnExtendedLeakDetectalertisifaleakexceedsauser-defineddelayperiodwithanormallyopenmasteraspartoftheirrigationsystem.

FormoredetailsaboutAlertsdefinitionsprinttheOwner’sManualforwww.hydropoint.com.Seethe“LearnedFlow”ReferenceGuideinthecontrollerliteratureforanoverviewofthisfeature.

Note:IfaFlowAlertisposted,confirmaflowmeterisinuse.IfnoFlowmeterexists,PresstheFLOWMenubuttontoturntheFlowMeterstatusto“Off”.Remembertoclearthisalert.

Valve AlertsTherearetwokindsofvalvealerts:

• SH(Short),afailedsolenoid• NC(NoConnect),abrokenwire

Note:Notclearingvalvealertsmaycausestationswithalertstonotoperate.

Communication AlertsAcommunicationalertindicatesthedailyETweatherupdatewasnotreceived.

Water Window AlertsThetotalruntimeforaprogramisgreaterthanthelengthofthewaterwindow.Thisprob-lemwillbecomeworseasETincreases.Increasethewaterwindoworassignsomestationstoanotherprogramtoremovethisalert.

Note:Enteringprogramsthatexceedthewaterwindowmaydamageyourlandscape.

Day AlertThisalertoccurswhenstationdepletionisreachedbeforethenextscheduledwaterday.Thishappenswhenarestrictivedaypatternisselectedoradayisexcludedformowing.Notre-solvingthisproblemmaycausedamagetoyourlandscape. Dayalertscanonlybeclearedbyremovingthedayrestrictionorbyturningoff-daystoon.Itisnormaltohaveadayalertinthesummeronaturfprogramwhereadayhasbeenomittedformowing.Removingtheexcludeddayisoptional.

Hardware AlertPresstherightorleftarrowbuttontoHARDWARE.ThisalertindicatesthatthecontrollerisseeinglessavailablestationsthanaresetinMaxActiveStations.Commoncausesarealooseribboncableoradamagedoutputboard. CallCustomerServicefortroubleshootingassis-tance.

Note:Hardwarealertscanonlybeclearedbycorrectingthehardwareproblem.CallWeatherTRAKCustomerServiceforassistance.

Subscription AlertThisalertindicatesthattheWeatherTRAKETEverywhere™subscriptionhasexpiredorisabouttoexpire.




System AlertsSystemAlertsreflectproblemswiththecontrollerhardwareandcouldaffectscheduledirrigation.

Alert Type Abbr. Severity Definition/Possible Causes Controller Action Possible Remedies How to ClearMainline Break

MB Critical FlowhasexceededtheMainlineBreakThreshold.

Duringcontroller-ini-tiatedirrigation:Thecontrollerclosesthestationvalve(s).

•Locateandfixbreak.

•Locateandreplacethebrokenfitting.

Atthecontroller,selecttheALERTSmenu.ViewtheFLOWSTATUSscreen.Pressthe*buttontoclearallflowalerts.

or

GotoManagepageinWeatherTRAK.netandselect“ClearFlowandElectricalalerts”

Seenotebelowabouttheautomaticclearingoftheflowalerts.

StationHighFlow*

HF Major FlowhasexceededtheStationHighFlowthreshold.

Possiblecauses:•Abrokensprinklerhead.

•Abrokenlateralpipe.

•TheStationHighFlowthreshold(SHFT)istoolow.

Thecontrollerstopsirrigationonthesta-tionthatwasirrigat-ing,raisestheStationHFalertonthatsta-tionandmovestothenextstation(s)inthescheduledsequence.ThecontrollerbemaysettoautomaticallyclearandretestforthisalertatthestartofProgramA.Seeowner’smanualforFlowAlertClearing.

•Locateandreplacethebrokensprinklerheads.

•Repairthebrokenlateralpipe

•ConfirmtheStationHighFlowThresh-oldsettingiscorrect.


or



NoFlow NF Major FlowhasdroppedbelowtheNoFlowthreshold.

Possiblecauses:•Thesolenoidplungernotliftingtoallowvalvetoopen.

•TheMasterValvenotopeningifinuse.

•ThePumpStartnotbeingacti-vated.

•Agatevalveorisolationvalveinthemainlinehasbeenclosed.

Thecontrollerstopsirrigationonthestation,raisesaNoFlowAlertonthesta-tionandthenmovestothenextstationinthescheduledsequence.IfthreeconsecutivestationshaveNoFlowalerts,thecontrollerstopsirrigation.

•Bleedthecorrespondingvalvemanu-allytodetermineifwaterpressureexists.

•VerifythePumpStartisoperatingcor-rectly.

•Locateandopenanyclosedgatevalves.






Alert Type Abbr. Severity Definition/Possible Causes Controller Action Possible Remedies How to ClearExtendedLeak*

EX Major FlowhasexceededtheLeakDetectthresholdcontinuouslyfortheextended leak period.

Possiblecauses:•Someoneisusingaquickcouplerorhosebib.

•Astuckopenvalve.

•Abrokenmainlinefitting.

ThecontrollerclosesaNormallyOpenMas-terValveandraisesanExtendedLeakAlert.Thenextirrigationwillstartasscheduledbutthealertwillnotbeclearedautomati-cally.

•Repairanyvalves,quickcouplersorhosebibs.

•Preventtheunauthorizeduseofaquickcouplerorhosebib.


or



Leak LK Major FlowhasexceededtheLeakDetectthresholdforthefirstleakdelayperiod.

Possiblecauses:•Someoneisusingaquickcouplerorhosebib.

•Avalveisnotclosingcompletelyandisleaking.

•Amainlinefittinghasacrackandisleaking.

•Amainlinepipehasdevelopedaslowleak.

•Aquickcouplerisstuckpartiallyopenorahosebibhasbeenleftopen.

Thisisaninformation-onlyalert.Noactionwillbetakenonthecontroller.

•Repairanyvalves,quickcouplersorhosebibs.Preventtheunauthorizeduseofaquickcouplerorhosebib.


or



ValveShort SH Major Thecurrentdrawforassinglevalvesolenoidhasexceeded3.0amps.

Possiblecauses:•Afailingsolenoid.

•Anickedwireisexposedtowetsoil.

•Abrokenwirehasbeenexposedtowetsoil.

Thecontrollerstopsirrigationforthespe-cificvalveandraisesaValveShortAlertonthevalve.IfthevalveistheMasterValve,allirrigationstops.IfitisthePumpStartvalve,irrigationstopsun-lesstheprogramhasPumpStartExcluded.

•DisconnectthesolenoidfromthefieldwireandconductanOhmstesttoseeifsolenoidisdefective.IfOhmsreadingislessthan10Ohmsreplacethesolenoid.

•Useawiretrackertolocateafieldwirespliceandreplace.

•Lookforobvioussignsofsitedisrup-tionthatcouldhaveleadtomechanicaldamagetoafieldwire.Replacethefieldwire.

Atthecontroller,selecttheALERTSmenu.ViewtheVALVESTATUSscreen.Pressthe*buttontoclearallvalvealerts.

or

GotoManagepageinWeatherTRAK.netandselect“ClearFlowandElectricalalerts”.

Seenotebelowabouttheautomaticclearingofvalvealerts.

System Alerts continued




Alert Type Abbr. Severity Definition/Possible Causes Controller Action Possible Remedies How to ClearValveOverCurrent*

OC Major Thecurrentdrawforassinglevalvesolenoidhasexceededthestationelectricalthreshold.Seecontrollermanualforspecificthreshold.

Possiblecauses:•Afailingsolenoid.

•Anickedwireisexposedtowetsoil.

•Twostationsarebridgedintoonestationoutputandthecurrentdrawistoohigh.

Thecontrollerstopsirrigationforthespe-cificvalveandraisesaValveOverCurrentAlertonthevalve.IfthevalveistheMasterValve,allirrigationstops.IfitisthePumpStartvalve,irrigationstopsunlessthepro-gramhasPumpStartExcluded.

•DisconnectthesolenoidfromthefieldwireandconductanOhmstesttoseeifsolenoidisdefective.IfOhmsreadingislessthan10Ohmsreplacethesolenoid.

•Useawiretrackertolocateafieldwirespliceandreplace.

•Removeoneoftwobridgedstations.


or



ValveNoConnect

NC Major Thecurrentdrawforavalvesole-noidisbelow75mA.

Possiblecauses:•ThenumberofMaxActiveStationsexceedsthenumberofstationsphysicallyconnectedtothecon-troller.

•AribboncablebetweenstationPCBsispartiallydisconnectedorstationkeysaremissing.

•Nofieldwireisconnectedtoaspecificstationoutput.

•Thefieldwireterminatedinthesta-tionoutputisnotmakingpropercontact.

•Thefieldwireisbrokenorthereisacorrodedorfailedsplice.

ThecontrollercannotoperatethisvalveandwillraiseaNoConnectAlertonthevalve.IfthevalveistheNormallyClosedMasterValve,noir-rigationwilloccur.

•ReducethenumberofMaxActivesta-tionsintheSETUPmenu.

•Re-insertorrepairtheribboncableandverifysufficientstationkeys.

•Ifvalvesolenoidshavelowcurrentdraw,bridgetwovalvestoonestationoutput.

•ConductanOhmstestonafieldwirewhilethesolenoidremainsdiscon-nected.IfOhmsvalueishigherthat10Ohms,afieldwireorbadspliceexists.IfOhmsreadingonsolenoidisgreaterthan100,replacethesolenoid.


or







Alert Type Abbr. Severity Definition/Possible Causes Controller Action Possible Remedies How to ClearHardware HW Major Thecontrollerisnotdetectingall

oftheuser-definedMaxActiveSta-tions.

Possiblecauses:•Theuser-definedMaxActiveSta-tionsexceedsthenumberofsta-tionsdetectedbythecontroller.

•OneormoreStation-Keysaremiss-ingorimproperlyinstalled.

•Theribboncablebetweenstationinput/outputboardsisdefectiveorconnectingpinsarebent.

•Astationoutputboardhasbeendamaged.

Thecontrollercannotirrigatestationsthatare not detected.

•VerifyMaxActiveStationsinSETUPmenu.

•Confirmribbonscablesareseatedproperly.

•VerifythenumberofStationKeysisadequatefortherequiredstations.

•Useanotherribboncableorun-bendtheconnectorpins.

•Lookforscorchmarksontheboardorastrongodorofburntcomponents.Replaceasneeded.

Approximately30secondsafterthesitua-tionisremedied,thecontrollerautomaticallyclearsthisalert.

SystemOverCurrent*

SOC Major Thecurrentdrawforagroupofstationshasexceeded2.7ampsor2700mA.

Probablecause:•Toomanystationsirrigatingatthesametime.

Thecontrollerau-tomaticallyreducesthenumberofvalvesirrigating,droppingmanual irrigation and less-depletedstationsfirst.

•Re-programthecontrollertoreducethenumberofstationsoperatingatthesametime.

TocleartheSOCalertatthecontroller,selectALERTS,thenVALVESTATUSthenSYSTEMOVERCURRENT.Pressthe*buttontoclear.

Communication AlertsCommunicationAlertsindicateproblemsexchanginginformationwiththecontroller.

Alert Type Abbr. Severity Definition/Possible Causes Controller Action Possible Remedies How to ClearController Offline

OFL Major ThecontrollerhasnotcommunicatedwiththeWeatherTRAKCentralserverrecently.

Possiblecauses:•Controllerpowerhasbeenturnedoff.

•Two-wayphaseintegritiesarelow.

•2-waycontrollersetto1-wayinADVANCEDmenu.

Unlessthepowerisoff,thecontrollerwillcontinuetoirrigateasscheduled,however,thecontrollermaynotre-ceiveETmessagesandthecontrollermaynolongerbesynchronizedwiththewebsite.

•RestoreACpoweriflost.

•Verifyphaseintegrities.

•SetcommunicationintheADVANCEDmenuto2-way.

Alertwillautomaticallyclearwhencommunicationisrestored.

NoETCommuni-catio

CM Major EThasnotbeenreceivedfor5days.

Possiblecauses:•Impropermicrozonehasbeenassignedtothe

controller.

•ETSubscriptionhasexpired.

ThecontrollercontinuestoirrigateallstationsusingthelastreceivedETmessagefor5days.After5daysthecontrollerwillusethebackupET.

•CallHydroPointCustomerServicetoverifymicrozoneandaskforanewETsignaltobesent.ConfirmETmes-sageisreceived

•RenewWeather-TRAKETEverywhereSubscription.

AlertwillautomaticallyclearwhenanewETmes-sageisreceived.





Program AlertsProgramAlertsindicatethattheirrigationschedulingneedsmodification.

Alert Type Abbr. Severity Definition/Possible Causes Controller Action Possible Remedies How to ClearWaterWin-dow

WD Minor Theuser-definedwaterwindowistooshortforthenumberofstationsassigned.

Possiblecause:•Currentweatherconditionsrequireruntimesthatexceedthelengthofthewaterwindow.

Thecontrollerproportionatelyre-ducesallstationruntimestofitwithintheuser-definedwaterwindow.Thelandscapemaybeatriskduetoinsuf-ficientirrigation.

•IncreasethelengthofthewaterwindowintheDAYS/TIMESmenu.

•Assignsomestationstoanotherprogram.

Re-programmingthecon-trollerwillprobablyclearthealert.

WaterDay DY Minor Somestationsareassignedtoaprogramthathastoofewdaysofirrigation.

Possiblecause:•Currentweatherconditionsrequiremorefrequentirrigation.

Thecontrollercontinuestoirrigate,tryingtocompensatebyextendingruntimeswherepossible.Theland-scapemaybeatrisk.

•Changetheprogram(DAYS/TIMESmenu)toincreasethenumberofwaterdays.

•Assignthestationstoaprogramwhichhasmorewaterdays.

Re-programmingthecon-trollerwillprobablyclearthealert.

Account AlertsAccountAlertsindicatethattheETEverywheresubscriptionhasexpired.

Alert Type Abbr. Severity Definition/Possible Causes Controller Action Possible Remedies How to ClearETSub-scription

SB Minor TheWeatherTRAKETEverywhereSub-scriptionServicehasexpired.

Thecontrollerwillcontinuetoirrigatebutat8:00AMeverymorning,theControllerwillstartbeepingevery30seconds.

•CallCustomerServiceandrenewtheWeatherTRAKETEverywhereSubscrip-tion.

•ChangeallstationstoUserNoET.

Renewingtheservicewillclearthealert.

Irrigation Status AlertsIrrigationStatusEventsindicatethatthecontrollerisOff,Shutdown,Paused,orinManualIrrigationmode.

Alert Type Abbr. Severity Definition/Possible Causes Controller Action Possible Remedies How to ClearController Off*

CO Low Auserhasturnedoffallirrigation.Thiswasdonebypressingthemainfunctionbuttonto“OFF.

Possiblecauses:

•Controllerhasbeenturnedoffforrepairs,pesti-cide/insecticideapplicationorspecialevent.

•Controllerhasbeenturnedoffforwinterization.

Thecontrollerstopsallscheduledirrigationindefinitelybutleavesanor-mallyopenmastervalveinthe“open”ordefaultposition.ThecontrollerwillcontinuetoreceivedailyET’sandcalculatestationspecificdepletion.

•Notapplicable Pressthemainmenubuttonfromthe“OFF”to“RUN”position.

SystemShutdown*

SD Low Auserhasturnedoffallirrigationandactuatedamastervalve.

Possiblereason:•Acatastrophiceventhasoccurredwhereauserneededtoensurethatthemastervalveisclosed.

Thecontrollerstopsallscheduledirrigationindefinitelyandclosesanormallyopenmastervalve.ThecontrollerwillcontinuetoreceivedailyET’sandcalculatestationspecificdepletion.

•Notapplicable Takethecontrolleroutofthe“Sys-temShutdown”modefromtheOFFmenubypressingthe*buttonandselecttoRUNmenu.




Alert Type Abbr. Severity Definition/Possible Causes Controller Action Possible Remedies How to ClearManual Ir-rigation*

MI Low Thecontrolleriscurrentlymanuallyirrigating.Todeterminewhichstation,gototheMANUALpageandview“ControllerOperatingStatus”fromWeatherTRAK.net.

Possiblecauses:•Auserhasstartedmanualirrigationonasinglestation,multipleorallstationsfromthecontrollerorfromtheWeatherTRAK.netcentral.

Thecontrollerwillrunallmanualstationsetupformanualirrigationprogram.Thecontrollercansupportbothscheduledandmanualirrigationatthesametime.

•Notapplicable Thiseventwillautomaticallyclearwhenmanualirrigationprogramiscomplete.Themanualirrigationprogramcanbestoppedim-mediatelyfromthecontrollerorWeatherTRAK.net.

Controller Paused

CP Low Thecontroller’sirrigationispausedeitherbyarainpauseorrainswitch.Somestationsmaystillirri-gateifthestation’suseablerainfallsettingisnone.

Possiblecauses:•ArainpausehasbeensetatthecontrollerorfromWeatherTRAK.netcentral.

•ArainpausewasautomaticallysetbyWeather-TRAK’sClimateCenter.

•Arainsensorhasbeenactivated.*

•Arainsensorhasfailedopen(norainhasoc-curred).

Thecontrollerstopsallscheduledirrigation(exceptstationswithuseablerainfallsettonone)andstopscalculat-ingdepletiononpausedstationsuntiltherainpausedurationhasexpired.

•None,ifithasrecentlyrained,thisisexpect-edcontrollerbehavior.Ifithasnotrainedandthepausewasgener-atedbyarainswitch,therainswitchshouldbechecked.

Setrainpausedurationto0daysonthecontrollerorfromWeather-TRAK.net.Bypasstherainswitch.

* These alerts are only available on the controllers with 6.0 or greater software.

Irrigation Status Alerts continued


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