Baseline Systems BaseStation 6000 - Manual (Page 37)

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Setting up Scheduling Groups
Scheduling groups are made up of a primary zone and multiple linked zones within one hydrozone. After you have scheduling
groups configured, you can easily make changes to large groups of zones.
Creating Scheduling Groups
1. On the Main Page of the BaseStation 6000 software, click the Remote Base Unit where you want to create the scheduling
groups.
2. Click the Config Zone (1) tab.
3. Find the line that corresponds to the zone that you want
to establish as a primary zone.
4. Click the arrow in the field (2) under the Device Mode
column, and then click either Auto or Timed. Remember
that Auto requires that a biSensor be connected while
Timed enables the zone to run based on its timed
scheduling only.
5. Find the lines for the zones that you want to link to the
primary zone. On each line, click the arrow in the field (3)
under the Device Mode column, and then click Linked.
The Select Primary Zone – Auto or Timed dialog box opens.
6. Click the arrow in the Select Zone (4) field, and then click
the primary zone.
Note: The primary zone must be at an address with a
lower number than the linked zones.
7. Click the arrow in the Tracking Ratio (5) field, and then click the option that will
enable the linked zone to water correctly. You can choose an option that is more
or less than the primary zone.
8. Click OK (6) .
Programming a Scheduling Group
• After you create a scheduling group, notice that the Prog# field on the Config Zone tab is no longer active for the linked
zones. If you want to change the program that the group is using for watering, change the number in the Prog# field for the
primary zone.
• You can also adjust how a scheduling group runs by changing the Sprinkler Settings and Soak Cycle Adjust fields for the
primary zone on the Adjust Zone tab. For more information on setting up your needed scheduling and watering patterns,
refer to Grouping and Reordering Zones on page 30.
• If you notice that a zone within a scheduling group is being over or under watered, you can adjust how that zone runs based
on a percentage of its primary zone. Refer to Adjusting the Tracking Ratio of Linked Zones on page 41.