Toro TDC-100/200 manual Grow In Irrigation Program Setting, 0400pm

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Grow In Irrigation Program Setting:

Grow In Irrigation Program example: Create program 3 with stations 21–30 for 5 minutes each with no percent adjustment. Set the start time at 6:30 am and the end time at 4:00 pm. Set the delay for 2 hours and 15 minutes and the maximum simultaneous active station to 5.

1. Press the Scheduled Watering Key . The cursor is initially located at the program selection field. Use the

Input Dial to select the program (P01–P10) you want to create or modify. For this example, select program 3.

2. Press the Right Arrow Key to advance to the Percent Adjust field. Normally this setting will be 100% unless weather or other condition suggest that less or more irrigation is needed. Use the Input Dial

to adjust the setting. For this example, no adjustment is needed.

3.Press the Down Arrow to advance the cursor to the Hold: field. Use this function to suspend program operation. Select from None, Today, 0230days or Permanent. For this example, select None.

4. Press the Down Arrow

to advance the cursor to the Type: field. Use the Input Dial

 

to adjust

 

the setting. For this example, set the Type to Grow-In.

 

 

5. Press the Down Arrow to advance the cursor to the Start: field. This start time will indicate the starting

point of the Grow-In cycle. Use the Input Dial to select the start time value. Use the Left and Right

Arrow Keys to navigate between the Hours and Minutes fields. For this example, set the start time to 06:30am.

6. Press the Down Arrow to advance the cursor to the End: field. This end time will indicate the end point of

the Grow-In cycle. Use the Input Dial to select the end time value. Use the Left and Right Arrow

Keys to navigate between the Hours and Minutes fields. For this example, set the end time to

04:00pm.

7. Press the Down Arrow to advance the cursor to the Delay: field. This delay time will determine the wait

time between program cycles. Use the Input Dial to select the delay time value. Use the Left and

Right Arrow Keys to navigate between the Hours and Minutes fields. For this example, set the delay time to 02:15.

8. Press the Down Arrow

to advance the cursor to the Sta#: field. Use the Input Dial

 

to select

 

the correct value of the first station being irrigated. For this example, select station 21.

 

 

9.Press the Right Arrow to advance the cursor to the next value. This value will indicate the last station of the range. If irrigating only one station, this value should be the same as the first value. For this example, select station 30.

10.Press the Right Arrow to advance the cursor to the next entry field. This entry field will indicate the

runtime in hours, minutes and seconds (HH:MM:SS). Use the Input Dial

 

and the Right Arrow Key

 

to select the appropriate runtime value. For this example, set the runtime to 00:05.

 

 

11. Press the Down Arrow

to advance the cursor to the Simult: field. Use the Input Dial

 

to select

 

the maximum allowable simultaneous active station. For this example, set the value to 05.

 

 

When finished, the display should read:

P03 100% 00:50:00

Hold: None

Type: Grow In

Start: 06:30am

End:

04:00pm

Delay: 02:15(hr:min)

Sta#: 21–30 00:05

Sta#: ----- --:--:--

Simult: 05

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Contents TDC-100/200 User’s Guide Page Index General Editing IntroductionTDC-100/200 Timing MechanismMother Board Components Mother BoardDaug hter Board Daughter Board ComponentsTDC-100/200 System Booting Power-Up DiagnosticsHome Key Rev D1.21, 04/25/06 Detect200sta, 00sen PD 05/24/06Units System SettingsDisplay Adj SensorReset All Stations To defaults Stop to escape Reset All Programs To defaults Stop to escapeReset All Defaults Stop to escape Reset Sta Disables Stop to escapeStation Settings Scheduled Watering Standard Irrigation Program SettingPress the Down Arrow To selectP02 100% Hold None Type Standard When finished, the display should read0400pm Grow In Irrigation Program SettingManual M-Manual Sta# 01-12 Simult Press Start to water Manual WateringMulti-Manual Station Activation Directions Manual Start Prog Program Press Start to water Manual Syringe Runtime 02 min Program Press Start to waterManual Syringe Activation Directions Manual Program Activation DirectionsPercent Adjust Global100% Program P01 100% Station S01 100% Percent AdjustMulti-Manual Starting Stop to cancel Syringe Starting Program Stop to cancelResume Prg Press Pause to pause 01 Programs Paused Pause / Resume KeyPause / Resume Function Directions Stop Key Cancelling P01 Stop to escapeStop Function Directions Diagnostics Controller Specifications Fuse & Circuit Breaker SpecificationsElectromagnetic Compatibility

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