WeatherTRAK ET Pro3 Getting Started Manual - Getting to Know Weathertrak
WeatherTRAK ET Pro3 Installation Instructions
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Getting to Know WeatherTRAK
ET Pro3
Inthissection,controllernavigationandnewhardwarefeaturesare
identified.
Navigation
Theuserinterfaceincorporatesfivemainfunctions:
1. Thedisplay
2. Themenubuttons
3. Theleft
v
andright
l
arrowbuttons
4. Theplus
g
andminus… buttons
5. The*button
Figure 1
Controller Front Panel
Thecontrollerusesa5-line,24-characterdisplay.Thescreencon-
trastcanbeadjustedintheSETUPmenuforlowandbrightlight
conditions.Theupperlinedisplaysthesub-functionsofanyoneof
the4mainmenubuttonsasshowninFigure1.Thesecondorlower
linecommonlydisplayschoicesofvalueswithineachsub-function.
Thethirdlineiscommonlyusedtodisplayalertsoridentifyabbre-
viationsofAlerts.
Pushingtheleftorrightarrowbuttonsallowsyoutoscrollthrough
allofthesub-functionswithinamenu.Pushingtheplusandminus
buttonsallowsyoutoselectchoicesforeachsub-function.Press-
ingandholdingthe*buttoninsomelimitedsub-menuswithinthe
SETUP,STATIONS,FLOWandMANUALmenuswilldisplayadditional
information.IntheCOPYmenuthe*buttonexecutesthe“copy”
function.
Controller Hardware
TheWeatherTRAKETPro3seriesdeliversuniquehardwarefeatures
tosimplifyinstallation,fielddiagnosticsandtroubleshooting:
•
Interchangeabletransformerandgroundluglocation
•
Easilyremovablecommandmodule—withouttheneedfor
handtools.
•
ModularStationhardwarekeystoincreaseordecreasestation
count.
Station Output Design
ThenumericalvaluescorrespondtotheFigure2linedrawingofthe
stationoutputboardsforfasterrecognition.
1. Heavy-dutypush-intypeterminalblocks;twoinputspersta-
tionrequirenotoolstoconnectordisconnectfieldwire.(This
makesiteasiertoteststationoutputvoltageorresistanceto
troubleshootwiringissues).Terminalblocksareononehori-
zontalplaneforfasterinstallationwithmultiplevalvecommon
wireterminations.Apumpstartcanbeassignedasanystation
output.
2. Dedicatedflowsensorinputsandseparatemastervalveoutput.
3. CorrespondingstationoutputgreenLED’sforconfirmationof
valveoperationduringscheduledirrigation,manualoperation
orvalvefieldwireintegritytesting.AblueLEDdesignatesa
mastervalveoutputwhenprogrammed.
4. Removablerainsensorand24-VACterminalblockforfaster
fieldwireconnection.
5. Stationmodularitythatprovides6-stationcountflexibilityby
simplyinsertingahardwarekeytoactivateadditionalstations.
AdditionalkeyscanbepurchasedfromHydroPointoryourlocal
HydroPointdistributor.
6. Replaceable3.0ampslo-blowfuseprotectiontoprotectthe
transformerfromfieldwireshorts.
7. TroubleshootingyellowandgreenLED’sonthestationinput/
outputboardsindicate24-and5-Voltpowerrespectively
confirmingpropervoltagehasreachedoneorbothstation
outputboards.
8. DirectremotecompatibilitywitheitheraRainMaster™ProMax
UAwithEX32cableassemblyorTRC™CommanderorSidekick
serieshand-heldremotes
Note:Smallmechanicalfootprintmakesiteasytoinstalland
providesawiderangeofapplicationsparticularlywherespace
islimited.