Toro Plus Series Satellite specifications Set Current Time and Day, Set Station Run Time

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Set Current Time and Day

Synchronizing the controller's clock with the current time and day is an important first step in the programming

procedure. The timed events for all watering programs (when the satellite is in the Satellite Mode) are based on

the settings you will make here.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Use the following procedure to set the current time and day:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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AM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.

Press

 

 

 

as needed to select Time/Day indicator.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Press

 

– The hour digit(s) will begin flashing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.

Press

 

or

to increase or decrease hour digit(s).

 

 

 

 

 

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(Observe for correct a.m./p.m. time.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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4.

Press

 

– Minute digits will begin flashing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Week 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.

Press

 

or

to increase or decrease minute digits.

 

 

Example: Current Time 11:28 A.M.,

 

 

 

Current Day Tuesday (10) Week 2.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.

Press

 

– Day abbreviation will begin flashing.

 

 

 

 

 

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AM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.

Press

 

or

to select current day in either week of 14-day cycle.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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ENTER

 

 

 

 

8.

Press

 

 

 

to store new information into controller memory.

 

 

 

 

 

Week 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Week 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Set Station Run Time

Note the following Station Run Time characteristics:

Run time can be set from one minute to eight hours and 59 minutes in one-minute increments.

Each station can have a different assigned run time within each of 16 programs.

1.Press to select the Programs indicator. The Run Time

indicator will light. The program and station number will be shown in the

Program No.

Run Time

left display, and the station run time will be shown in the right display.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Press

or

to select the desired program number (1–16).

 

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Note: If the station run time has been adjusted to a value other than 100%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

using the % Adjust feature, the right display will alternate between the

 

Station No.

Hours

 

programmed run time and the adjusted run time. The % Adjust LED will

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Minutes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

light momentarily when the adjusted run time is displayed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Example Shown: Program 1, station 2, run time 1 hour and 23 minutes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. Press

– The station number digits will begin flashing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4. Press

or

to select the desired station number

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Note: The controller will automatically determine the number of station

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

modules installed and limit the display accordingly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.Press to select the run time display. The hours digit will begin

flashing.

 

 

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6. Press

or

to select the desired hours of run time (0–8).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note: If station operation is not desired during a particular program,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

enter 0:00 run time.

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.Press – The minutes digits will begin flashing.

8. Press

or

to select desired minutes of run time (0–59).

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ENTER

 

 

 

 

 

9. Press to enter the information.

START

10.Repeat steps 48for each station as required.

11.Press – Repeat steps 211for all programs.

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Contents Power Specifications Table of ContentsHardware Features Fuses and Circuit BreakersController Components 6 5 4 3 2 Selecting Control OptionsAbout the Controller’s Memory… Set Satellite Operating ModeBefore Programming the Controller… Set Station Run Time Set Current Time and DaySet Program Start Times To Set a Calendar schedule Set Active Day Watering SchedulesTo set an Interval schedule Interval ScheduleSet Program Repeat and Soak Manual Control Operations Program Operation Pause and CancelCycle Mode To syringe from 10% 99% of station run time Syringe ModeTo syringe all stations from 1 30 minutes Multi-Manual Mode Set Satellite Address Set Percent AdjustSpecial Functions Reviewing Program InformationSelf Test InitializationLink Monitor Radio Calibration TestTo Perform Radio Calibration Test Wait 30 secondsProblem Probable Cause Remedy TroubleshootingLithium Battery installation optional ProcedureRemoving and Installing 8-Station Modules Manual Output Switch OperationPower Indicator Lamps Interval Program Data Reference FormNetwork Ltctm Plus Series Satellite

Plus Series Satellite specifications

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