Semi-Automatic Watering; To Pause A Watering Cycle; Rain Delay; Extended Shutdown - Irritrol 500 Serie Guía De Instalación Y Operación

SPECIAL FUNCTIONS

Semi-Automatic Watering

The semi-automatic watering feature enables an automatic watering cycle to
be started manually. Each zone with its PGM switch in the A or B position, will
operate in sequence for its set run time.
To start a semi-automatic watering cycle, press the PAUSE / S-AUTO key.
To terminate watering, press the CLEAR / RAIN key. Watering will stop, and
the display will return to the time of the day.
To Pause A Watering Cycle In Progress
Press the PAUSE / S-AUTO key one time. Watering will stop and PAUSE will
begin flashing on the display.
To resume the watering cycle, press the PAUSE / S-AUTO key again.
Note: If the PAUSE / S-AUTO key is not pressed to resume a watering cycle, the
pause command will aut omatically be released at midnight.

Rain Delay

The Rain Delay feature is provided to prevent watering for prolonged periods
of time, such as during rain. Rain Delay places the automatic watering pro-
grams on hold until manually released.
To activate Rain Delay, press the CLEAR / RAIN key one time.
Watering will
stop and RAIN will begin flashing on the display.
To release Rain Delay, press the CLEAR / RAIN key again. Automatic water-
ing will resume with the next programmed start time.

Extended Shutdown

To prevent automatic watering operation for a prolonged period of time, such as
during winter months, place the PGM switch for each zone in the OFF position.
To resume automatic operation, reset the PGM switch for each zone to the
appropriate program A or B position.

Electronic Circuit Breaker

The 500 series controller features an electronic circuit breaker capable of
detecting a shorted valve solenoid or wiring condition.
If the controller detects a short circuit in one of the valve zones, the affected
zone will be automatically skipped during an automatic or semi-automatic
watering cycle. The display will alternately flash FUS ERROR, in addition to
displaying the affected valve zone number.
If the controller detects a short in the master valve/pump start circuit, the
watering cycle will be terminated, and the last active station number will be
displayed. Automatic watering will not occur until the controller is reset.
Refer to the Troubleshooting section on page 18. After determining and cor-
recting the cause of the problem, reset the controller for operation by pressing
the CLOCK key.
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