3 –THE BASESTATION 1000 INTERFACE ....................................................................................... 23
Controller Front Panel Layout ........................................................................................... 23
On-Screen Help ................................................................................................................. 24
Zone Status Report ........................................................................................................... 24
Understanding Zone Statuses ........................................................................................... 24
BaseManager Message ..................................................................................................... 25
4 – CONFIGURING DEVICES ................................................................................................................ 26
Searching for and Assigning biCoders (including Powered biCoders) ............................... 26
Setting Up Zones............................................................................................................... 27
Changing the Drive Level for a Device ............................................................................... 28
Searching For and Assigning Master Valve and Pump Start biCoders ................................. 28
Setting Up Master Valves/Pumps ...................................................................................... 29
Searching For and Assigning Soil Moisture Sensors (biSensors) .......................................... 30
Setting Up Moisture Sensors ............................................................................................. 30
Searching For and Assigning Flow biCoders ....................................................................... 31
Setting Up Flow biCoders .................................................................................................. 31
Searching For and Assigning Event Switch Devices ............................................................. 32
Setting Up Event Switches ................................................................................................ 33
Searching For and Assigning Air Temperature Sensors ....................................................... 33
Setting Up Air Temperature Sensors ................................................................................. 34
Unassigning a Device ........................................................................................................ 34
5 –PROGRAMMING THE CONTROLLER ........................................................................................... 36
Restarting the Controller .................................................................................................. 36
Setting the Controller Date and Time ................................................................................ 36
Checking the Firmware Version on Your Controller ........................................................... 37
Setting Up Programs ......................................................................................................... 38
Setting Up Zone Runtimes for a Program .......................................................................... 39
Setting a Start Condition for a Program ............................................................................ 40
To Set a Day and Time Start Condition ........................................................................ 40
To Set a Moisture Start Condition ................................................................................ 42
To Set an Event Switch Start Condition ........................................................................ 44
To Set a Temperature Start Condition ......................................................................... 44
To Remove a Start Condition from a Program ............................................................. 45
Setting a Seasonal Adjustment for a Program ................................................................... 46
Setting Up Soak Cycles for a Program ............................................................................... 47
Setting Up Water Windows for a Program ........................................................................ 48
Setting the Number of Zones that Can Run at One Time .................................................. 49
Enabling or Disabling Programs ......................................................................................... 49
Setting a Pause Condition for a Program .......................................................................... 50
Setting a Stop Condition for a Program ............................................................................. 52
Setting Up a Master Valve/Pump Start for a Program ........................................................ 55
Setting Up a Water Source for a Program .......................................................................... 55
Setting Up a Rain Delay ..................................................................................................... 56
Setting Up Event Days ....................................................................................................... 57
6 – FLOW MANAGEMENT & MONITORING ..................................................................................... 58
Assigning a Flow Sensor to a Water Source ....................................................................... 58
Assigning a Master Valve/Pump Start biCoder to a Water Source ...................................... 59
Limiting Zones by Flow for a Water Source ........................................................................ 59
Setting a High Flow Limit for a Water Source ..................................................................... 60
Setting an Unexpected Flow Limit ..................................................................................... 61
Enabling Flow Variance ..................................................................................................... 62
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