Baseline Systems BaseStation 6000 - Manual (Page 42)

BaseStation 6000 Site Controller Manual
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Using Multi Program View
• To change the programs that are displayed in the individual panes, click the arrow in the program number field above the
pane, and then click a different program number from the list.
• To create a group of six programs, make sure that the programs that you want to group are displayed in the individual
panes in the lower part of the window. In the program group field at the bottom of the window, click the number of the
program group that you want to use, and then click Save Group. To create another group, change the individual panes to
display the programs that you want in a separate group. In the Program Group field, click an unused group number, and
then click Save Group.
Note: Groups are only used for viewing. They do not affect the system in any way.
• To change watering times in the individual pane for a program:
 Increase watering time by clicking in a blank space to add a blue dot.
 Decrease watering time by clicking on a blue dot to remove it.
 If timed watering starts are enabled for your program, you can add a start time by clicking in a blank space to add a
blue dot.Then click the dot again to change it to green, which represents start time.
• To save your changes and close the Program View window, click Return at the bottom of the window.
Controlling Total Active Zones (Concurrent Zones)
The BaseStation 6000 system is capable of activating multiple zones at one time. The number of concurrently operating zones
depends on the available electricity to operate valves as well as the available water supply and the flow rate. A flow device is
required for this setup.
If your site requires that more than one zone waters at once, and you know the gallons per minute available from your source
and the gallons per minute output of each zone, you can set each of those limits appropriately. For example, if you know that
your water source provides 100 gallons per minute, and each zone waters at a maximum of 25 gallons per minute, then you can
operate 4 zones concurrently. When the system runs the concurrent zones, it ignores any master valves, which could result in
an overcurrent alert.
Note: To understand how the settings for total active zones correspond with the flow management features of the BaseStation
6000, refer to the Managing and Optimizing Flow section beginning on page 68.
You can configure the following methods for controlling how many zones can be activated at any time:
• By the total zones the entire system can have activated
• By the number of zones each Remote Base Unit can have activated
• By the total zones each program can have activated
Example: You can run one zone at a time on the program that operates the football field, and four zones on the drip program.