CONTROL OPERATIONS
Manual Station Operation
Manual controller operations will override all currently active automatic operation
and sensor input. Any automatic program start time that occurs during a manual
operation will be cancelled.
Manual operation enables any stations to be given a temporary station run time
duration. Manual operation stops any running watering cycle.
1. Press the Manual Station
button.
The selected station number and a Manual run time will be displayed.
Press either the
or
button to select the desired station number. Station
numbers go from 1 to the maximum number of stations of the TEMPUS Controller
model: 4, 6 or 8.
2. To manually start a station that is currently OFF (the symbol
the station is OFF), press either the
minute (0:01) to 8 hours (8:00) and press the Start/Stop
is turned on to indicate the station is ON. Note: if the maximum number of
stations that can be turned ON has been reached, pressing the Start/Stop
button. The symbol
is turned on to indicate the station is ON.
Note: The temporary station run time will not affect the station's run time within
any automatic program.
3. To manually stop a station that is currently ON (the symbo
the station is ON), press the Start/Stop
The symbol
is turned off to indicate the station is OFF.
4. Repeat steps 2–4 for additional stations.
5. Press the Auto
button when finished.
is off to indicate
or
button to set the run time from 1
button. The symbol
is on to indicate
button to stop the selected station.
Manual Program Operation
Manual program operation enables automatic watering programs to be manually
started.
1. Press the Manual Program
button.
The selected program number will be displayed.
2. Press either the
or
button to select the desired program, A or B, to be
turned ON manually.
3. To manually start a watering cycle for a program that is currently OFF (the symbol
is off to indicate the program's watering cycle is OFF) press the Start/
Stop
button. The symbol
is turned on to indicate the watering cycle
is ON.Note: if the maximum number of stations that can be turned ON has been
reached, pressing the Start/Stop
the display shows STACK. The watering cycles will be delayed (STACKed) until the
current watering cycle is finished.
4. To manually advance through the station sequence, for the selected program,
press the
button.
5. To manually cancel the STACK condition for the selected program and set it back
to OFF, press the Start/Stop button.
6. To manually terminate a watering cycle for a program that is currently ON (the
symbol
is on to indicate the program's watering cycle is ON), press the Start/
Stop
button. The symbol
is turned off to indicate the watering cycle is
OFF.
7. Repeat steps 2–6 for additional programs.
Press the Auto
button when finished.
Toro TEMPUS Controller 4 _ 6 _ 8
button will not start the watering cycle and
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