WeatherTRAK ET Pro3 Getting Started Manual - page 15
WeatherTRAK ET Pro3 Quick Start Programming Guide
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Note:After11:59PMonthelastpausedday,thecontrollerwill
startirrigationatthenextscheduledstarttime.
Preview
ThismenuPreviewsprogrammingchangesofindividualstationdata
orFlowparameters(ifaflowsensorisusedandsetup).
Station Data
Press the right or less arrow button to view station data. Press the
rightorleftarrowbuttontochangethestationnumberandtheplus
or minus button to view projected water days (based on current
ET)inoneweekincrementsfrom1-8weeks.Displayedstationdata
includes run time, cycle and soak periods, station mode, % adjust-
ments,projectedwaterdaysonaweeklybasis.
Flow Data
PresstheplusorminusbuttontoviewFlowData.Presstherightorleft
arrowbuttontoviewpreviouslysetupFlowparameters.(Ifaflowsensor
issetupandused).
Manual Valve Test
Manual Valve Test Function
Thisfeatureconfirmswireintegritybetweenthecontrollerandvalves
inthefield.Thistestcanquicklyidentify,onastationbasis,wherean
electricalfaultexists.
Run Manual Valve Test
PresstheMANUALMenubutton.Presstherightorleftarrowbutton
toRUNVALVETEST.Presstheplusorminusbuttontochangefrom
SkiptoView.Pressthe(*)buttontoruntheManualValveTest.You
willhearthecontrollerbrieflysendasignaltoeverystationincluding
themastervalve.Presstherightorleftarrowbuttontoviewthefirst
eightvalves.Presstherightorleftarrowbuttontoviewadditional
stationsingroupsofeight.“?”meansthetesthasnotbeenoperated
and“--“meansthestationdoesnothaveanelectricalfault.Thistest
cannotberunifanyvalveisoperating.TheControllerwillidentifya
(SH)“Short”(currentdrawexceeding1000mA)or(NC)“NoConnect”
reflectingabrokenwire.
Note:ValvealertsmustbeclearedintheALERTmenutoensure
stationswilloperate.Failuretoclearanalertcouldsuspend
watering.Ifarelayispresent,thecontrollerwilldisplayan“SH”
becausetherelaycannotopenandclosefastenoughforthe
durationofthistest.
Viewing Solenoid Current Draw
Thecontrollerwilldisplaythemilliampdrawofanystationsolenoid
inthistest.
Step 1. PressthemainmenubuttontoSETUP.
Step 2. Presstherightarrowbuttonuntilthefollowingscreen
appears:
RUNVALVETEST—RTVT:OFF
Skip00SH00NCFaults
Step 3. Presstheminusbuttontochangetheword“Skip”to“View”,
thenpressthe“*”buttontostartthetest.Itwilltakeabout
15secondstoverifycontinuitytoallstationsandthe
mastervalve.
Step4. Ifanyfieldwiringissuesexist,theywillbeidentifiedasa
“Fault”.Avalvefaultcouldbe“SH”(ValveShort)fromafail-
ingsolenoidoran“NC”(ValveNo-Connectoropen)reflect-
ingabrokenwireorwirethatisnotmakinggoodcontact
inthecorrespondingstationterminal.
System Shutdown
ThisfeaturecanbefoundintheOFFmenuwhenacatastrophic
eventoccurs.Thisfeatureisnotintendedforwinterizationbutwill
stopscheduledirrigationuntilemergencyrepairscanbemade.
PresstheOFFMenubutton.Presstheplusorminusbuttontolocate
“SystemShutdown”.Thecontrollerwillimmediatelystopallsched-
uledirrigationandcloseanormallyopenmastervalveuntilresetby
pressingthe(*)buttoninthissubmenu.