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BaseStation 3200 Advanced Irrigation Controller Manual To set up the start times for a program 1. Turn the dial to the Start Times position. 2. Press the + or – button to select the program that you want to set up start times for. 3. Press the NEXT button to move to one of the start time fields. 4. Press the + or – button to set the time in the field. 5. Press the CLR button to remove a start time from the field. 6. When you have finished making changes, turn the dial to the Auto Run position. To set up the water windows for a program Water windows tell the controller when watering is allowed and not allowed. You can set water windows for either Weekly (shown on the screen shot) or daily – when moving from weekly to daily, the weekly settings are copied to each day of the week. Selecting daily water windows gives you hourly control of watering for each day of the week, and for each program. A white square will pause watering for that hour. 1. Turn the dial to the Start Times position. 2. Press the + or – button to select the program that you want to set up water windows for. 3. Press the NEXT button to select the Set Water Windows option, and then press the ENTR button. The Water Windows screen displays. 4. Press the NEXT button to move to the Water Windows field, and then press the + or – button to select either Weekly or Daily. Note: If you use “Weekly” to set up the water windows and then you decide to convert to “Daily,” the weekly settings are copied to each day of the week. Selecting daily water windows gives you hourly control of watering for each day of the week and for each program. 5. Press the NEXT button to move to the Set All To field, and then press the + or – button to select either ON or OFF. These settings change all the boxes in the grid to blue (allow watering) or white (do not allow watering). 6. To make changes to the individual boxes in the grid, press the NEXT button. The color of the number in the first box of the grid changes to red (indicating that you can change the setting in that box). a. If you want to change the water setting for the time/day represented by that grid, press the + button. b. If you want to move to next box in the grid, press the NEXT button. Note: If you want to set up daily water windows, start by setting a basic profile in weekly mode, and then change to daily mode to modify specific days (like a mow day). Pressing the ENTR button will maintain the current selected field and advance through the days of the week. 7. Press the CLR button to return to the Start Times screen. 8. When you have finished making changes, turn the dial to the Auto Run position. Page 48
BaseStation 3200 Advanced Irrigation Controller Manual To set up the day intervals for a program 1. Turn the dial to the Day Intervals position. 2. Press the + or – button to select the program that you want to set up day intervals for. 3. Press the NEXT button to move to the field where you select the interval that you want. 4. Press the + button to move through the options, and then stop when the option that you want to use is displayed in the field. Note: Refer to the topic for setting up the Historical ET Calendar mode on page 49. 5. For some options, you need to set up the schedule. Press the NEXT button to move to the schedule. The selected day is highlighted blue. 6. Press the + or – button to change that day from a watering day (indicated by Y for “yes”) to a non-watering day (indicated by – for “no”). 7. When you have finished making changes, turn the dial to the Auto Run position. Note: A program that is started on one day will continue to run until it completes, even if it needs to continue to the next day, which may or may not be a watering day. For example, if a six-hour program starts at 10 PM on Monday, it will finish at 4 AM on Tuesday, even if Tuesday is not a watering day. To set up historical ET-based watering for a program In the BaseStation 3200, one of the Day Interval modes for a program is Historical ET Calendar. Evapotranspiration (ET) refers to the loss of moisture from the soil by evaporation and by the transpiration of plants. Factors such as air temperature, humidity, solar radiation, and wind speed affect the rate at which ET occurs. Scientists with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) continuously monitor climate data in all regions of the United States. When this data is averaged over a 30 year period, historical ET values are generated for each month of the year. The Historical ET Calendar mode enables you to set up a watering schedule for the entire year that compensates for seasonal changes without your having to adjust times and frequency multiple times throughout the year. Bear in mind that a historical ET-based watering schedule works best in regions where landscapes are irrigated all year. If you set up a run time that applies ½ inch of water and then you change the frequency of watering based on the historical ET needs for your area, the controller will water deeply and less frequently and encourage the roots of your plants to grow deep. Prerequisites • Set zone water times that will apply ½ inch of water during each watering cycle. • Get the historical ET deficit data for your region. Consult with your local Agricultural Cooperative Extension office – you can find a national register of the extension offices at: http://www.csrees.usda.gov/Extension/ • Split each month of the year in half and determine how frequently you will need to water in order to replace, but not exceed, the amount of moisture used by your plant material since the last irrigation event. Use the ET deficit data to determine the watering frequency. Note: If you combine the Historical ET Calendar mode with the upper limit watering strategy using biSensors, you will have a very effective watering schedule. The biSensor will monitor the soil moisture in real-time and compensate for non-historical weather behavior by making fine adjustments to the run time. Page 49
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