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Lawn Genie Lawn Dial LD-4 Operator's Manual

Manual is about: 4/6 Valve Controller

Summary of Lawn Dial LD-4

  • Page 2: Sample Watering Plan

    Introduction: what is a watering cycle? Each watering cycle opens and closes all the valves assigned to a program, in sequence, starting with the lowest valve number. For example, in the sample watering plan shown, program a has two start times which initiate two watering cycles. All four valves in ...

  • Page 3

    Ii. Guided programming (optional) in guided programming, the controller display prompts you to enter data for items by flashing the appropriate a. It automatically prompts you to supply information about the current time and date, program start time(s), valve run time(s) and watering days for progra...

  • Page 4: III. Dial Programming

    Return the dial to the run position after you have completed programming. Note: programs a and b each program is simply a set of instructions that direct which valve to run for how long and on which days. If you need four start times or extra long watering times, you will need to use both programs. ...

  • Page 5

    Canceling a program start time 1. With the dial set to the start time position, use the + and - buttons to set the start time to off, (which is between the times of 1159pm.. .Off.. .12:00am.. .12:01 am.. .). To accomplish this, you can go forward or backward in time. 2. If a program has both start t...

  • Page 6

    Selecting days to water 1. Set the dial to water days. 2. Select program a or b. 3. The controller displays currently programmed day information. This dial position provides three different water day options: specific days of the week, odd days, or even days. Selecting odd or even days selecting spe...

  • Page 7: IV. Manual Programming

    Off use this dial position to turn off watering, such as when it is raining or you don’t want watering. As long as the dial is in the off position, watering programs will not be activated automatically. The off position is also used to terminate all running program a or b watering cycles, whether ma...

  • Page 8: V. Installation

    6. Turn the dial to the off position for longer than 2 seconds to discontinue the manual program cycle. (always return dial to run position to enable automatic operation.) manual valve use this feature to start one or more valves watering sequentially for a selected period of time. To select valves ...

  • Page 9

    Do not plug transformer into power source until the controller is mounted and all valves have been connected. 3. If you have not already done so, connect a 9-volt alkaline battery clip. Do not use a rechargeable battery. The display will illuminate under normal conditions. If any unexpected display ...

  • Page 10

    Warning: make sure the power transformer is unplugged while making connections to any station or master valve/pump output terminal. Warning: a maximum load of 6va, (which is equivalent to one lawn genie, hardie, or richdel valve), may be connected to each numbered valve terminal. A maximum load of 1...

  • Page 11

    Do not connect the master valve output terminal directly to the pump start terminals. This will damage the controller. Master valve/ pump start the master valve/pump start will operate whenever any valve is on. This allows a pump to draw water from a well or other source, or opens the master valve w...

  • Page 12

    Fcc this equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class b digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the fcc rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can rad...