Programming; Setting Language; Setting Current Time And Date; Planning Your Watering Schedule - Irritrol LIFE Plus Controller 4 Manual Del Usuario

LIFE Plus Controller 4-8-12-16

Programming

Note: for best results it is recommended to customize the Controller's SETTINGS first.

Setting Language

• Press the button to access the Controller's Settings.
• Press the or buttons to select LANGUAGE.
Many display information can be viewed in any of the 5 languages:
ENGLISH, ITALIAN, FRENCH, SPANISH, DEUTSCH.
• press the or buttons to select the language.
• To exit Settings press the AUTO

Setting Current Time and Date

• Press the button to access the Controller's Settings.
• Press the or buttons to select 12H – 24H.
• Press the or buttons to select 12 H or 24 H.
• Press the button to select SET TIME.
• Press the or buttons to set the current time.
• Press the button to select SET DAY.
• Press the or buttons to set the day of the month.
• Press the button to select SET MONTH.
• Press the or buttons to set the month.
• Press the button to select SET YEAR.
• Press the or buttons to set the year.
• To exit Settings press the AUTO
12
button.
button.

Planning your watering schedule

It is often helpful to plan your watering schedule on paper before beginning the
programming steps.
Filling out the Watering Schedule Form
(for an example please visit our website: www.life.irritrol.it).
If you want to plan your irrigation you should include the following information on
your paper:
• Location - Identify the location of each watering station area and the type of
plant being watered.
Note: Enter the following information for each program. If the program is not needed,
leave its information column blank.
• Watering Day Schedule - For a Calendar schedule, indicate which day(s) of
the week watering is desired. For a Day Interval schedule indicate the desired
Interval number (1–31). For Odd or Even day watering schedule, simply mark the
appropriate box.
• Station Run Time Duration - Indicate the amount of run time
hours) for each station.
Note: If TIME MODE in Settings has been set to H-MM/MM-SS, the first 8 minutes can
be set in 1s increments. Set "Off" for any station which you do not want to run in the
program.
• Program Start Times - Indicate the time(s) of day to start the program. Each
program can have up to six start times per watering day.
Note: if LOOP MODE in Settings has been set for a specific Program, check Loop Mode
(1 minute to 8