Baseline Systems BaseStation 3200 - Manual (Page 53)

BaseStation 3200 Advanced Irrigation Controller Manual
To assign a primary zone
1. Turn the dial to the Zone Water Times position.
2. Press the + or – button to select the zone that you want to assign as a
primary zone.
3. Press the NEXT button to move to the Zone Mode field.
4. Press the + or – button until Primary displays in the Zone Mode field.
5. Repeat steps 2 – 4 for each primary zone with a biSensor.
After you assign the primary zone, if you turn the controller dial to the
biCoder Menu, you will notice a P next to the zone number of the
primary zone.
Linking Zones (Creating a Scheduling Group)
To make programming easier and more structured, the BaseStation 3200 provides a way to group zones that have
similar watering requirements. You create a scheduling group by designating the lowest zone number of the group
as the primary zone and then configuring each of the following zones in the group as linked. These settings allow
you to change the program for the primary zone and automatically apply those changes to each of the linked
zones. For example, if your group has 10 zones, you only need to make changes to the primary zone, and then all
the changes will be automatically applied to the other 9 zones.
1. Perform the procedure in Assigning a Primary Zone (on page 44) first.
2. Turn the dial to Zone Water Times.
3. Press the + or – button to select the zone that you want to link.
4. Press the NEXT button to move to the Zone Mode field.
5. Press the + button to change the entry in the field so it shows Link to
Primary Zone #.
6. To continue linking zones, press the ENTR button to move to the next
zone.
7. Repeat steps 4 and 5 until you have linked all the zones in the group to
the primary zone for that group.
8. When you have finished making changes, turn the dial to the Auto Run position.
Adjusting the Water Time Tracking Ratio of Linked Zones
You can change the water time tracking ratio of a linked zone in order to allow different run times for zones within
a group of linked zones. When the tracking ratio of a linked zone is set to 75% of the primary, the zone will run for
that percentage of the run time of the primary zone (for example, if the primary zone is set to water for 60
minutes and the linked zone tracking ratio is set to 75%, the linked zone will water for 45 minutes because 75% of
60 is 45). If you change the run time for the primary zone, each linked zone will be adjusted according to its
tracking ratio value.
1. Turn the dial to Zone Water Times.
2. Press the + or – button to select the zone that you want to adjust the
water time tracking ratio for.
3. Press the NEXT button to move to the Water Time field.
4. Press the + button to change the entry in the field.
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