Wire Layout ................................................................................................................. 23
Wire Burial ................................................................................................................... 24
Removing a Two-Wire Device ........................................................................................... 24
4 – THE BASESTATION 3200 INTERFACE ...................................................................................... 25
Controller Front Panel Layout ........................................................................................... 25
Online Help ...................................................................................................................... 26
RUN Main Screen .............................................................................................................. 26
Status Colors .................................................................................................................... 27
On-Screen Reports ............................................................................................................ 27
Power Cycling or Restarting the Controller ........................................................................ 27
Setting the Controller Time and Date ................................................................................ 28
Checking the Firmware Version on Your Controller ........................................................... 28
5 – CONFIGURING DEVICES ................................................................................................................ 29
Searching For and Configuring Zone biCoders .................................................................... 29
Searching For biCoders (including Powered biCoders) ...................................................... 29
Assigning Valve biCoders to Zone Numbers ...................................................................... 30
Zone Numbers are Pre-Assigned in R-Series ................................................................ 30
To assign biCoders to zones ......................................................................................... 30
To clear a previous zone number assignment .............................................................. 31
Configuring Zone Settings ................................................................................................. 31
Adjusting the Valve Power Level for a biCoder ................................................................. 33
Searching For Start, Stop, & Pause Devices ........................................................................ 34
Searching For and Assigning Event biCoders ..................................................................... 34
Searching For and Assigning Soil Moisture Sensors (for Start, Stop, Pause Conditions) .... 35
Searching For and Assigning Air Temperature Sensors ..................................................... 35
Searching For and Assigning Other Devices ....................................................................... 36
Searching For and Assigning biSensors ............................................................................. 36
Searching For and Assigning Pump Start Devices and Master Valves................................ 37
Searching For and Assigning Flow Meters ......................................................................... 38
6 – INITIAL PROGRAMMING .............................................................................................................. 39
Setting Up Time-Based Watering ...................................................................................... 39
Setting Up a Timed Zone ................................................................................................... 39
To set up a timed zone................................................................................................. 39
Setting Up a Primary Zone ................................................................................................ 41
Prerequisites ................................................................................................................ 41
To assign a primary zone ............................................................................................. 41
Linking Zones (Creating a Scheduling Group) .................................................................... 42
Adjusting the Water Time Tracking Ratio of Linked Zones ................................................ 43
Using Soak Cycles ............................................................................................................. 44
To set up soak cycles for a zone ........................................................................................ 44
To disable soak cycles ....................................................................................................... 45
Setting Up Programs ......................................................................................................... 46
To set up the start times for a program ............................................................................ 46
To set up the start days for a program .............................................................................. 47
To set up program start days based on a historical calendar ............................................ 48
Prerequisites ................................................................................................................ 48
Instructions .................................................................................................................. 49
To set up the water windows for a program ..................................................................... 49
To set up concurrent zones for a program ........................................................................ 51
To set the priority for a program ....................................................................................... 52
To adjust programs for seasonal variations ...................................................................... 52
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