Irritrol MC-E - Manual (Page 13)

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Program SETUP
For a watering program to operate properly, it must have a station(s) with a runtime and a specific date and time to
activate. The following program parameters can be defined and/or modified in the SET PROGRAM
function:
• Assign Station and Runtime to a Program • Assign Watering Day Schedule
• Assign Station Delay Time - Exclusion Day
• Assign Program Start Time - Odd Day
• Assign Looping Start Time - Even Day
• Assign Water Budget - Interval Day
Set Program – Assign Station and Runtime to a Program
Assign Station and Runtime to a Program
Step 1 – Place the Function Dial to the SET PROGRAM position.
Step 2 – Enter the program number (1–8) you want to create or modify. Press to activate your selection.
Step 3 – Enter the station number being added or modified in the program and press the button.
Entering a station number that exceeds the controller’s station count will return an error message.
Press the button to clear any “Key Entry Error”.
Step 4 – Enter the station runtime in MM (Minutes), H MM (Hours:Minutes) or 0:SS (0:Seconds [10 seconds
minimum]) and press . To enter a station runtime in seconds, enter “0” first before entering the number of
seconds. For example, to enter 30 seconds of runtime you must press .
Repeat Steps 3–4 for additional stations and runtimes.
To assign similar runtimes to a group of stations, go to Step 2. After entering the program number (1–8) and
pressing
, press and press . Then enter the two-digit station number of the lowest station and
the two-digit station number of the highest station in the group (i.e. 0912 will designate stations 9 through 12
in the group) and press
again. Enter the length of runtime, then press . This procedure will replace all
station runtimes in the group with the new runtime.
Enter a runtime value of 0 minutes to delete.
Step 5 – Return the Function dial to AUTO/RUN position to exit SET PROGRAM.