Controller Operation
The Automatic mode is selected when the control dial is in the RUN 
position. While in the automatic mode, the display will show two types of information:
status and operation.
The GreenKeeper 212 controller has three modes of operation: Automatic, Manual and Off. In the Automatic mode the controller tracks the time and day and oper- ates the automatic watering schedules. The Manual mode enables the watering programs to be started and controlled manually at any time. The Off mode shuts off all watering activity and prevents any zones from operat-
This illustration shows the status display. In this example the current time is 2:45 PM and the current day is Monday. Programs A and B are active on Monday.
PM |
MO |
ing automatically or manually.
The Rain Delay and Season Adjust control features are
When watering starts, the operating display appears and is shown for the duration of the program.
provided to enable quick, temporary changes in operation to help compensate for variables in weather and season.
Each of the operating modes and control features are explained in this section of the guide and can be found on the following pages:
• | Automatic Operation, page 26 |
• | Manual Operations, page 27 & 28 |
In this example, program A is operating. Station 1 is watering and has 10 min- utes of run time remaining. Zones 2, 3 and 4 will oper- ate during this program.
| Flashing |
5 | 6 |
Flashing |
|
• Turning Off The GreenKeeper 212, page 29 | |
• | Using the Rain Delay Feature, page 29 |
• | Using the Season Adjust Feature, page 30 |
Automatic Operation
In the Automatic mode, the GreenKeeper 212 keeps track of the current time, day of the week and the auto- matic watering program schedule. Automatic operation will occur whenever a programmed watering day and
26start time match the current time and day.
Note: If the control dial remains in any other position (except OFF) for more than 8 minutes, the controller reverts to the Automatic mode.
The PROGRAMS switch is not functional in the Automatic Mode.
