Manual
Power-Up Diagnostics
Upon power-up, the controller will display:
e TDC-100/200 will initiate a diagnostic test automatically during power-up. is function will take ap-
proximately ten seconds and it cannot be bypassed. If a problem is detected during the diagnostic test, it will be
indicated on the display.
When completed, information will be displayed momentarily on the screen for ve seconds. is status informa-
tion cannot be edited. e information is as follows:
Line 1: TDC-100/200 Firmware Version and Revision Date
Line 2: Detect: [xx stations, yy sensors] (xx = number of stations detected, yy = number of sensors detected)
Line 3: Last Power Downtime Date and Time
Example:
e default Home display will follow after the diagnostic display has timed-out.
Home display example:
Home Key
Pressing the Home Key will revert to the default display. When editing irrigation programs, Station or System
settings, pressing the Home Key will save any setting modications and return the user to the Home display.
Home display example:
Sun 06/26/11 10:50am
Sec: 45
Day Change: 12:00am
Sun 06/26/11 11:15am
Sec: 50
Rain Hold LowPres
Day Change: 12:00am
e Day Change line will display the next program start time (Next Start: HH:MM) if the current day is an active
watering day. If the controller is running a program, the Day Change line will display Running XX programs to
indicate the number of active programs.
e following example display has two programs running with two stations manually activated, the display will read:
Mon 06/27/11 06:50am
Sec: 32
Running 02 Programs
P01 Sta01 %00:05:00
P01 Sta02 00:05:00
P01 Sta03D 00:05:00
P02 Sta10P 00:10:00
Man Sta18S 00:05:00
Man Sta19S 00:10:00
(The “%” symbol before the runtime indicates that station 1 is percent adjusted.)
(P01 indicates Program 01 is currently active)
(The “D” symbol after the station number indicates that station 3 is disabled.)
(The “P” symbol after the station number indicates that program 02 is paused.)
(“Man” indicates Manual Watering is currently active)
(The “S” symbol after the station number indicates that programs 18 & 19
are stacked.)
GDC–200 System
Booting
Rev: 02.08, 06/25/11
Detecting Stations
PD 05/15/11 10:51:20
Rev: 02.08, 06/25/11
Capacity: 200 stas
PD 02/01/09 10:51:20
Sat 06/25/11 10:50am
Sec: 45
Day Change: 12:00am
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Rain detected indicator for rain sensor
equipped Decoder systems
Low Pressure detected indicator for flow
sensor equipped Decoder systems










