Irritrol MC-E - Manual (Page 23)


Skip Days watering schedule will activate the program within the specified interval. You can designate skip days from
1 through 59 days between watering days. The entered value will be the number of days the controller will skip until an
active watering day. If you enter a value of 3, MC-E skip watering for 3 consecutive days and water on the fourth day.
MC-E will repeat the schedule after the active day.
Set Skip Days Program Schedule
Step 1 – Place the Function Dial to the SET PROGRAM position.
Step 2 – Enter the program number (1–8) being modified. Press the to activate the selection.
Press the button to clear any “Key Entry Error”.
Step 3 – Press the button to activate Skip days watering schedule. Default settings are “0” days and “0” skips.
Step 4 – Enter the designated Skip day number and press the button. (1 = skip 1 day then water the next day,
2 = skip 2 days then water the next day, etc.)
Example: Set the program to skip 4 days before activating. Press .
Step 5 – Enter today’s designation number and press the button. This number represents the current day’s position
within the schedule interval. This number will increment on a daily basis starting from 0 (zero) until the
skip day number designation is met. When the skip day number and the “Today” number are equal, then the
controller will regard that day as the program’s watering day.
Example: With skip day set to 4, the program is set to skip days 0, 1, 2 and 3. Set today so that the controller
will water the next day. Enter
and press the button.
To return the program’s scheduling to Weekdays, press the buttons.
Step 6 – Return the Function dial to AUTO/RUN position to exit SET PROGRAM.