Getting To Know Your Rain Dial Controller - Irritrol Rain Dial-R Guide De L'utilisateur

F Getting to Know your Rain Dial Controller
To take full advantage of your new Rain Dial-R controller, take a
few moments to become familiar with its many features:
• Modular design – Provides easy access to valve connection ter-
minals and battery storage . Snap-out design enables the control
module to be easily removed for "Armchair Programming ."
• Remote control ready – Built-in RJ-11 jack for direct connection
to Irritrol CMR-KIT or KSR-KIT handheld remote control systems .
• Non-volatile memory – Keeps all user-defined watering programs
stored in memory for several years—without power!
• "Super Cap" – Provides a backup power source to sustain current
time and date during a power outage lasting up to 24 hours .
• Battery back-up – Maintains current time and date a during
power outage lasting longer than 24 hours . Also enables "Armchair
Programming" of the controller prior to installation .
• Three independent watering Programs – Enables automatic
watering Programs to be specifically tailored for various portions of
the landscape; e .g ., lawns, shrubs and trees .
• Three Start Times per Program – Enables operation of each auto-
matic Program up to three times per scheduled watering day .
• Skip Days scheduling – Enables watering days to be scheduled
by interval, ranging from 1 (everyday) to 31 (once every 31 days) .
• Odd/Even date scheduling – Enables a watering day schedule to
be defined by all odd- or even-numbered calendar days .
• Day Exclusion – Enables specific weekdays to be excluded from
an Odd/Even date or Skip Days watering schedule .
• Program Stack/Overlap – Provides the option to limit operation
to one Program/station at a time (Stack), or enable up to three
Programs or stations to operate concurrently .
• Station Test Feature – A convenient test-cycle feature operates
each valve station in sequence for a selected run time from 1–10
minutes . Perfect for new installations!
• Live programming – Enables programming changes to be made
at any time—even during watering!
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