6 – INITIAL PROGRAMMING ............................................................................................................. 42
Power Cycling or Restarting the Controller ................................................................................................... 42
Setting the Controller Date and Time ............................................................................................................ 42
Checking the Software Version on Your Controller ....................................................................................... 42
Setting Up Time-Based Watering .................................................................................................................. 43
Setting Up a Timed Zone ................................................................................................................................. 43
To set up a timed zone ............................................................................................................................... 43
Modifying the Default Settings for a Zone ...................................................................................................... 43
To modify the default settings for a zone .................................................................................................. 44
Assigning a Primary Zone ................................................................................................................................ 44
Prerequisites ............................................................................................................................................... 44
To assign a primary zone ............................................................................................................................ 45
Linking Zones (Creating a Scheduling Group) ................................................................................................. 45
Adjusting the Water Time Tracking Ratio of Linked Zones ............................................................................. 45
Using Soak Cycles .......................................................................................................................................... 46
To enable the default soak-cycle settings ....................................................................................................... 46
To change soak-cycle settings for timed zones .............................................................................................. 47
To disable soak cycles ..................................................................................................................................... 47
Setting Up Programs ..................................................................................................................................... 47
To set up the start times for a program .......................................................................................................... 48
To set up the water windows for a program .................................................................................................. 48
To set up the day intervals for a program ...................................................................................................... 49
To set up historical ET-based watering for a program .................................................................................... 49
Prerequisites ............................................................................................................................................... 49
Instructions ................................................................................................................................................. 50
To adjust the water budget for programs ...................................................................................................... 50
Associating Zones with a Program ................................................................................................................ 51
Setting Up Soil Moisture Sensor Based Watering .......................................................................................... 51
Prerequisites for Watering with Soil Moisture Sensors .................................................................................. 52
To configure your biSensors and set up watering strategies .......................................................................... 52
Understanding Upper and Lower Limit Watering Strategies ......................................................................... 53
Lower Limit ..................................................................................................................................................... 53
Manual........................................................................................................................................................ 53
Auto ............................................................................................................................................................ 53
Upper Limit ..................................................................................................................................................... 54
Manual........................................................................................................................................................ 54
Auto ............................................................................................................................................................ 54
Complying with Water Restrictions ............................................................................................................... 55
Setting Up Event Days ................................................................................................................................... 56
To add a new event day .................................................................................................................................. 56
To edit existing event days ............................................................................................................................. 56
To remove an event day ................................................................................................................................. 56
7 – FLOW MANAGEMENT & MONITORING .................................................................................. 57
Configuring a Flow Device ............................................................................................................................. 57
Flow Device Limits and Monthly Budget ........................................................................................................ 58
To configure the flow device limits ............................................................................................................ 59
Mainline Setup ................................................................................................................................................ 59
To set up the mainline ................................................................................................................................ 61
Managing Concurrent Zones........................................................................................................................... 61
Example ...................................................................................................................................................... 62
To manage concurrent zones by controller and program .......................................................................... 62
Learning Flow .................................................................................................................................................. 62
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