Rain Bird PC-204 Owners Manual / Operating Manual / Installation Manual

Manual is about: Dual Program Sprinkler Timer

Summary of PC-204

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    1 dual program sprinkler timer owners manual / operating guide / installation guide for model numbers: pc-204 4 station pc-206 6 station pc-204-ps 4 station with pump start pc-206-ps 6 station with pump start rain bird national sales corporation customer support center 6991 e. Southpoint rd., bldg. ...

  • Page 2: Introduction

    2 congratulations! Yournew dual program rain bird sprinkler system timer makes automated watering a reality for you. The state-of-the-art features will enable you to precisely program how you want your sprinkler system to operate. The rain bird pc-200 series timer allows you to match your landscapes...

  • Page 3: Eypad

    3 k eypad f unctions if you're already familiar with this rain bird timer, here's a quick guide to what each key does when programming the pc-200 series. For step by step explanations, turn to the following pages. Note: use the arrow keys to adjust any of the following func- set clock & program stat...

  • Page 4: Mounting Instructions

    4 sets run time per station from 1 to 99 minutes £ press once to set station 1 £ press again to set station 2 £ repeat for other stations £ to remove a station from watering on a program, set time to "00" station timing allows watering cycle or station to be manually started £ press once to set stat...

  • Page 5: Wiring Instructions

    5 running the sprinkler wire (wire not included) for runs of less than 800 feet long, use 18-gauge plastic jacketed "thermostat" or "direct burial" control wire, installed alongside your piping runs. Thermostat wire uses a pvc jacket and is suitable for most indoor and underground installations. Dir...

  • Page 6: Transformer and Battery

    6 connect the transformer refer to figure 2 and connect the yellow wire to the terminal marked "yellow, red wire to "red," and blue wire to "blue". Tip! To avoid short-circuiting the transformer, always connect the wires to the terminal before plugging in the transformer. Install the battery a 9-vol...

  • Page 7: Step 1:

    7 pgm a / c step 1: set current time and select program “a” or “c” the pc-200 series holds a seven day program which repeats after the sev- enth day. The days of the week relate to a number as follows: this timer displays in military time. To convert from am/pm time to military time, see the referen...

  • Page 8: How to Select A Program

    8 pgm a / c 1-d: select the “a” or “c” program example to select program a, adjust the display to read “p a.” set clock & program again press and adjust the right two digits by pressing: or program “a” how to select a program this step selects which program will be set by completing steps 2 to 4 on ...

  • Page 9: How to Set The Watering Days

    9 step 2: set the watering day schedule when shipped from the factory, the pc-200 series is preset to water every day on program "a" and no days on program "c." the pc-200 series can be set to water either on specific days of the week (i.E. Mon- wed-sat) or on an interval of days (i.E. Every third d...

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    10 2-b: watering on an interval of days press and set day 1 to “on” by pressing: day 1 program a on which days to water now press and set day 2 to “off” by pressing: day 2 program a off which days to water now press and set day 3 to “off” by pressing: day 3 program a off which days to water now pres...

  • Page 11: How to Set The Start Times

    11 step 3: set the time of day to start watering the pc-200 series can be set to water once, twice or three times per day on each program. All stations on a program will run in sequence at each start time. For example, if stations 1,2,& 3 are on program a, and program a has start times of 8:00 a.M. ...

  • Page 12: How to Set Station Run Times

    12 step 4: set the length of watering time per station each station on the pc-200 series can be set to water from 0-99 minutes, in one minute increments. When shipped from the factory, all stations are preset to run for 10 minutes on program a only. If a station is watering on both programs, you can...

  • Page 13: Step 5: Manual Operation

    13 step 5: manual operation manual start & advance press once station 1 should start operating and the display should change to: station 1 program a 10 minutes “blinks” the timer will now water through the cycle. You can advance to the next station by pressing “manual start” again and you can stop w...

  • Page 14: Limits And Troubleshooting

    14 limits and troubleshooting what should be done in the winter? If you live in an area where you don't use the timer in the winter, we recommend removing the battery, unplugging the transformer and possibly storing the timer. Do not use the "auto/off" rain shutdown mode because it is possible to ha...