BaseStation 3200 User Manual - Baseline Systems

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C h a p t e r 2 – B a s i c P r o g r a m m i ngEven within a group of zones there will be a need to have different run times. This isaccomplished by changing the tracking ratio of the linked zone. When the water time trackingratio of a likned zone is set to 75% of the primary, it will run for that percent of the run time ofthe primary zone (75% of one hour will be 45 minutes). Changing the run time for the primaryzone will then get set for each linked zone, by their individual tracking ratio values.Using Soak-CyclesThe use of soak-cycles is very important to get the full benefit of the sprinkler run time. Eachtype of soil has a different rate at which it can absorb water. Applying water at 0.4” per hour,when the soil has a high clay content and can only absorb water at 0.2” per hour will result isrun-off. The water being applied to an areaisn’t getting into the soil at that area. This isrun-off becomes even more of an issue if thereis a slope.Soak cycle settings can be set quickly bypressing the CLR key once the dial has beenset to the Soak Cycle position. If there are nosoak-cycle values, this action will set the cycletime to 1/3 rd the zone run time and the soaktime to twice the cycle time. These values canbe seen on the screen shot to the right for a 60minute zone run time. The soak and cycletimes can be changed as needed based on the zone conditions (soil type and slope). Setting the soak-cycle times for a primary zone will set this for all linkedzones The cycle time of linked zones will be the tracking ratio of theprimary zone cycle time. The soak times will be the same as that of theprimary zone.In this example, zone 1 will water for 20 minutes and then go into a soak cycle, allowing otherzones to run. After the 40 minutes soak cycle time, zone 1 will be allowed to run another 20minutes when any running zones either finish their cycle or run times. Zone 1 will then run anadditional 20 minutes, and then move into its soaking time. Zone 1 will complete its 1 hour ofwatering in three 20 minute segments, with at least a 40 minute soak time between them. Withmany zones in a program, zones will be cycled and soaked until all have been completed. Zonesthat have completed their soak cycles are prioritized higher that zones that are still waiting towater so the first zones to start watering will be the first to complete.ProgramsThe BaseStation 3200 supports twentyprograms. A program provides a schedule whenzones will water, or when they may be allowedto water. There are three key programmingareas for each program: start times, waterwindows, and day intervals.Start TimesEach program can have up to eight start times ina 24 hour period. Start times are set in 15Page 36Baseline 3200
C h a p t e r 2 – B a s i c P r o g r a m m i n gminute increments from the top of the hour. If there is no start time, then the program isconsidered to be OFF or disabled and no watering will be allowed on the zones of that program.Start times are set from the Start Times dial position. To add a start time, highlight an emptystart time and use the + or – keys to set the time. A start time can be cleared by pressing the CLRkey.Water WindowsWater windows are used to further select whenwatering will be permitted or when it is notallowed. Each hour of the day can be set toallow watering, or to keep from watering. Thereis a unique set of water window setting for eachprogram and water windows can be set on aweekly basis (having the same water widowsettings for each day of the week), or they canbe set separately for each day of the week.Water windows are programmed from the StartTimes dial position. Highlight the Set WaterWindows menu item and press ENTR. This willshow the programming screen as seen on theright. The water windows can be set for eitherWeekly (shown on the screen shot) or daily –when moving from weekly to daily, the weeklysettings are copied to each day of the week.Selecting daily water windows gives you hourlycontrol of watering for each day of the week,and for each program. A white square willrestrict watering for that hour. Use white squares to enforce watering restrictions.Use the Set All To function to set all the windows ON or OFF and then select the individualwindows to change using the NEXT/PREV keys to select the window and the +/- keys to changethe setting. When setting daily water windows, start by setting a basic profile in wekolymode, then change to daily mode to modify specific days (like a mow day).Pressing the ENTR key will maintain the current selected field and advancethrough the days of theweek. The CLR key willreturn you to the StartTimes menu.Day IntervalsTurning the dial to the Day Intervals position willpresent the screens for setting the wateringdays, as seen to the right. The default mode is aseven day schedule and the individual days ofthe week can be set to either yes or no (‘-‘). APage 37Baseline 3200
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