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ESP-LXPlus

MON= Monday TUE= Tuesday WED= Wednesday THU= Thursday FRI= Friday SAT= Saturday SUN= Sunday

The illustration shows the controls ,switches, and indicators on the ESP-LX+ controller, including :

CONTROLS, SWITCHES, AND INDICATORS

Fault LED...flashes when the controller senses a station short circuit.

Reset Button...used to turn off the Fault LED after the fault has been corrected.

LCD Display...during normal operation, displays the time of day ; during programming,shows the result of your commands ; during watering, shows the station that is runningand the minutes remaining in its run time.

Manual Start / Advance Button...used to start a program manually or to manually advancewatering from one station to the next. Also used to make program changes.

PGM Button---used to select watering program A, B, C, or D-drip.

Arrow / ON-OFF Buttons...used to set times and days, and to make program changes.

Programming Dial...used to turn the controller off and on, and for programming.

Watering Suspended by Sensor... LED glows when watering is prevented by a sensor.

Sensor Bypass Switch...used to tell the controller to obey or ignore input from a sensorsystem. (Sensor systems are optional.)

Stations Slide Switch...used to select one of the station rows around the Programming Dial.For 12-, 16-, 20 and the 24-station models only.

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"TIME / CALENDAR"

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II - Set Today's Date

JAN = January ; FEB = February ; MAR = MarchAPR = April ; MAY = May ; JUN = JuneJUL = July ; AUG = August ; SEP = SeptemberOCT = October ; NOV = November ; DEC = December

I - Clock : set current time

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PROGRAMMING

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III - Select Program

Four programs are available : A, B, C, and D-drip.Stations assigned to the D-drip program cannot be assigned to any other program. The D-drip program can overlap, orrun concurrently, with programs A, B, or C.Programs A, B, and C are not allowed to overlap each other. If they are programmed to overlap, programs A, B, or C will"stack" (run in consecutive order upon the completion of the program in progress).

Tap repeatedly to select the program youwant to set.

IV - Set Watering Day Cycle

Each program can operate in one of four watering day cycles. Select the cycleyou wish and follow corresponding instructions.1. CUSTOM waters on the days of the week you select. See the instructionsbelow.

2. CYCLICAL waters on a selected daily interval (for example, every other day,or every third day).

3. ODD waters only on odd-numbered days of the month.4. EVEN waters only on even-numbered days of the month.

The displayshows thecurrentlyselectedprogram.

IV.1 - Custom

Press until theprogram you wantis displayed if youwish to changethe program.

"DAY CYCLE"

"CYCLIC"

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IV.2 - Cyclical

To set the number of days remaining before thenext watering day. "0" means that today is awatering day. So if you want watering to begintomorrow, set the days remaining to "1".

Press until theprogram youwant isdisplayed if youwish to changethe program.

The displayshows thecurrentlyselectedprogram.

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IV.3/4 - Odd/Even Cycle

ESP-12LX+ / 16LX+ / 20LX+ / 24LX+

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STATIONS

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APGM

You can set any station to run from 0 to 12hours. For the first two hours, you can setthe watering time in one-minuteincrements . For the remaining 10 hours,you can set the watering time in 10-minuteincrements.

"WATERING TIME PER STATION"(STATION 1, 2, 3,…)

If "USED"appears, you can still set awatering time for the station unlessthe station has been previouslyassigned to the D-drip program.Stations assigned to the D-dripprogram cannot be used by any otherprogram.

Repeat steps 2 - 5 for allstations. If you do not want toinclude a station in theprogram, set the run time tozero.

V - Set Station Watering Times

Stations

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"WATERINGSTART TIMES"

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You may assign up to six start times to a program per day. A program may start on any quarterhour. Multiple start times allow you to run a program more than once on each watering day.

To eliminate a start time, selectthe OFF setting between 23:45and 24:00.

VI - Set Program Start Times

"WATER BUDGET"

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The water budget feature lets you increase or decrease the run times of all stations ona program by a selected percentage. You can set the percentage from 0% to 300%, inincrements of one percent . Each program can have a different water budgetpercentage.

Default percentage for all programs is 100%.

Water budget percentages are calculated on the normal programmed run times for each station in aprogram. For example, if a station is programmed to run for 10 minutes, and you set the waterbudget to 80%, the station will run for 8 minutes (80% of 10). If you set the water budget to 120%,that same station will run for 12 minutes (120% of 10).In addition, you can use the 0% setting to shut off a program temporarily.

To set water budgeting foranother program

until the program appears. thenrepeat step 4.

When the water budget for a program is set higher or lower than 100%,"WATER BUDGET" appears in the display whenever the program is selected.

VII - Set Water Budget

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The station delay feature lets you program a pause between the end of one station’s wateringoperation and the beginning of the next station’s operation. You may set a delay from onesecond to nine hours.You can use station delays to allow a water well to recover or slow-closing valves to turn offcompletely. If neither of these situations applies to your site, leave the station delay set to 0.

NOTE: The display initially shows the delaytime in seconds ("SEC"). When you advancepast 59 seconds, the display changes to "MIN"for minutes and seconds. When you advance

past 60 minutes, the display changes to "HOUR" forhours and minutes.NOTE: to cancel Station Delay, set the delay time to 0seconds.

NOTE: During the delay between stations,the master valve / pump relay is not active.

VIII - Set Station delays

"MV / PUMPSELECT"

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Skip this section if your system does not have a master valve or a pump start relay.You can assign the master valve or the pump start relay to each station. This means that any time the station operates,the relay assigned to it will also turn on. For example, if a specific station needs additional water pressure, you may wantto activate a booster pump whenever that station turns on.

The MV / Pump start setting affects the station in all programs to which it is assigned.

CAUTION: If an unused station is turned on and activates a pump start relay, the pump may overheat or cause a pipe toburst. To prevent operating a pump with no flow (deadheading), make sure all unused stations have a zero run time.

To set another station.repeat steps 2-6 for eachstation you want to set.

The display shows the station numberand "MV ON" or "MV OFF". The stationnumber flashes.The default value is "ON".

To select the station numberyou want to set.

IX - Set MV / Pump Starts

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"RAIN DELAY"

ESP-LX+ controllers let you manually delay watering for up to 14 days . For example, if rainy weather lasts for 2 or 3days, you can set a Rain Delay of 5 or 6 days to let the landscape dry out before resuming normal watering schedules.The Rain Delay setting applies to all programs. You can run programs manually during the Rain Delay period.

NOTE : The Rain Delay feature lets you set a delay period manually. If you have an automatic rain sensor attached toyour system, see "Set Sensor System and Bypass Switch".

The display shows "RAIN DELAY" and the number of days remaining until thenext watering day. If there is no Rain Delay set, zero will appear in the displayabove the words "DAYS REMAINING".

To set the number of days to wait until the next watering day. To cancel aRain Delay, set the number of days to zero.

X - Set Rain Delay

"TIME /CALENDAR"

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When an OFF day occurs, the displayshows "NON" (for non-watering day), andno watering occurs.

XI - Set Calendar Event Day(s) OFF

Temporarily suspend watering on a specific day of the month (selected up to 30 days in advance). For example, if youare planning a picnic on July 4th, you can set July 4th OFF, so no watering will occur . After July 4th passes, the fourth ofeach month will be automatically reset to ON.

A Calendar Day OFF setting applies to all programs.

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NOTE : When no sensor is attached, the jumpercable supplied with each controller must be inplace connecting the SENSOR terminals on thecontroller’s circuit board. If you set the sensorbypass switch to ACTIVE with neither a sensornor the jumper cable connected, the controllercan not operate the valves and no watering canoccur.

ESP-LX+ controllers let you connect a sensor system that interrupts watering when a "wet" condition is detected. Forexample, if you have a Rain Bird Rain Check™ sensor connected to the controller, it will be prevented from wateringwhen rainfall reaches the shutoff level in the sensor’s collector cup. No watering -automatic or manual-will occur.

XII - Set Sensor System and Bypass Switch

"TESTPROGRAM"

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The controller’s built-in test program will run each station that has a non-zero watering time assigned to it. When you runthe test program, the controller will operate each station in numerical sequence, from lowest to highest. You can use thisprogram to check out the operation of all the sprinklers in the system.

The display shows "TEST" and theamount of time each station will run. Therun time flashes. The default run time istwo minutes per station.

To increase or decrease the runtimes for the TEST PROGRAM(up to 10 minutes).

The display shows the number of the station that is running,along with its remaining run time. The controller runs eachstation in sequence, from lowest number to highest. Thetest program skips any stations that have zero wateringtimes assigned to them. When the test program is finished,the controller returns to automatic operation.

To cancel a test program after ithas started,

"OFF" for three seconds.

XIII - Run Test Program

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After you have programmed the controller, you will normally set it to operateautomatically.

You can also manually run one or more programs, and you can manuallyoperate a single station or several stations.

Operate Controller Automatically

XIV - Operating the Controller

ESP-12LX+ / 16LX+ / 20LX+ / 24LX+STATIONS

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to the station number youwant in the "WATERINGTIME PER STATION"section of the dial.

The display shows the currently selected program, the station number, and the station’s runtime. If the station is not used in the current program but is used in another program, theword "USED" will appear in the display instead of the run time.

After selecting all the stations you want to run,

To cancel the manual operation of all selected stations,

until the display shows a run time for the station.

The stations you have selected will operate for their programmed runtimes and then shut off.

XV - Run Station(s) Manually

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to operate the selected station. If you want to run additional stations, repeat steps 2 to 5. Each station youselect will run when the previous station has ended.

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To clear all program information from the controller,

for about seven seconds. You may thencompletely reprogram the controller. Begin withStep 1 (Set Time).

"OFF" for 3 seconds.

XVII - Clearing All Program Information

Make sure that you want to do this !

To display the program youwant to run.

If you want to run additionalprograms, repeat steps 3 and 4.Each program you select willrun when the previous programhas ended. You can "stack" allfour programs to run insequence.

The display shows the day of theweek and time of day.

To cancel all programs currently selected to run,

XVI - Run Program(s) Manually

"OFF" for 3 seconds.