System Guide

Part 4 - Rain Days
The Rain Days control feature enables program operation to be suspended
for a defined period of time, ranging from 0 to 250 consecutive days, then
automatically resume operation when the delay period elapses.
The
Rain Days mode can be implemented by any one of three optional methods:
Unit (all programs), Select Programs or program Description.
• Assigning Rain Days by Unit suspends automatic operation of all defined
irrigation programs.
• Using the Select Programs option enables Rain Days to be assigned to any
program Cluster(s) or individual program(s) within a Cluster.
• The Description option enables Rain Days to be assigned based on the
program’s
Primary or Secondary description.
1. To begin, choose Rain Days under the Operations & Status directory to
open the Rain off window. The window will open at the Select programs &
Set Days Off tab and database tree expanded.
2. Choose
All Programs, Cluster or a specific Program. A text field will
appear next to the selection.
3. Enter the number of Rain Days (1 to 250) in the text field.
Note: In the example above, a 3-day Rain Days period is assigned to
Program A1. When saved, the assigned Rain Days number will be shown
in parentheses and bold type (see inset).
4. Press Return or choose Save to enter the selection(s).
The Rain Days Toolbar
Clear Selections clears all current selections.
Save enters the current selections into the database.
Refresh reloads the last saved database entry.
Delete removes all current selections from the database.
Rain Days Configuration Options
• After send, receive rain days for log - Checking this option prompts the
satellite to report back to the central after receiving a Rain Days upload. The
current Rain Delay status is posted in the Results window.
• Log Results automatically saves current results data to the events Log.
• Prior to send... restricts updates to the current Rain Days status to only
increase or cancel (zero) delay days .
Saved Shutdowns
The Saved Shutdowns feature enables the current Rain Day selections to be
saved and reloaded.
1. Once the Rain Day selections are made, enter a description text field, then
choose the Save button.
Note: When a Shutdown description is saved, it becomes available to load
into any satellite. Therefore, using a concise, specific description will help
determine if the particular Rain Day selections are applicable.
Only one Saved Shutdown entry (at a time) per satellite can be saved.
2. To load a Saved Shutdown entry, select the description from the drop-down
menu.
3. To delete a Saved Shutdown description and its associated selections,
choose the Delete button.
The Results Tab
1. Choose the Send and Receive buttons to update the program status.
2. Choose the
Results tab to view the results.
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