AMX RADIA LIGHTING CONTROL ENCLOSURE WORKSHEET GUIDE Specifications download pdf (Page 73)

10. Glossary

Rain Bird

ET Manager Series - Installation and Operation Manual 73

10. Glossary

Accuracy: The ET Manager looks at the last two weeks

of weather signals and reports the accuracy of the

weather signal. An accuracy level less than 65% will

create an attention condition.

Attention Indicator Light: A yellow light signals a con-

dition that you should be aware of. An attention mes-

sage is displayed on the Home screen.

Automatic Mode: Automatic mode is the standard

Control Mode setting. In this mode all automatic func-

tions are active and your ET Manager will operate as

programmed.

Automatic Window: The Automatic Window is pro-

grammed to match the first start time programmed in

your sprinkler controller, and to stay open until your

sprinkler controller has completed watering all cycles.

A status message on the Home screen indicates when

the Automatic Window is open. Watering is either

interrupted or enabled during the Automatic Window.

If watering is enabled (Valve Indicator Light(s) is green),

a current sensor is used to verify that the sprinkler con-

troller operates during the time period.

Available Watering Days: The days available for

watering are programmed in your ET Manager or

your sprinkler controller. Typically Available Watering

Days are set to “all” or everyday.

Clear Data: The ET Manager stores two weeks of

weather signal data. Records can be cleared if needed.

Clearing the data will erase all of the stored data.

Clearing data will also reset moisture levels to zero.

Clearing Data will not change any settings.

Control Mode: Normally your ET Manager should be

set to operate in the Automatic mode. Other modes

include Disabled and Historical ET. This menu allows

you to select the control mode.

Crop Coefficients (Kc): A factor percentage to modify

based on a specific plant type. It is used to adjust

an ET value to meet the specific needs of a plant, ET

x K

= ET

. There are both local and seasonal varia-

tions in K

values.

Cursor: The “

” symbol indicates the current cursor

location.

Daily Window: The Daily Window is a period of time

programmed in your ET Manager corresponding to the

time period the sprinkler controller is programmed to

water BUT NOT based on ET control. Watering is

allowed every day during the Daily Window. When the

Daily Window “opens” it enables or allows watering on

both Valve Groups A and B. The Daily Window period

operates outside the Automatic Window.

Decoder Failure: Your ET Manager uses signal decoder

to receive the weather signal. The Attention Light will

come on and “Decoder Failure” will appear if your ET

Manager is experiencing decoder problems.

Disabled Mode: The ET Manager can be disabled. This

can be selected from the Control Mode menu. When

Disabled all automatic functions are suspended. The

weather signal will continue to be received and logged,

ET will be calculated, while all outputs are disabled and

the indicator lights will be off.

Effective Rain Settings: Effective rain is the amount of

rain that is an effective or available source of water for

the plant. When rainfall amounts and intensities are

extreme, not all rainfall will stay within the root zone.

To restrict the amount of rain recognized by the system,

two effective rainfall limits should be programmed:

Max Hourly Rain and Saturation Allowance (see defini-

tions for Max Hourly Rain and Saturation Allowance).

Elevation: Your ET Manager uses elevation above sea

level when calculating ET.

Enable: The ET Manager uses this Output Method to

control the days a sprinkler controller is allowed to water.

It will enable watering when it is needed. This mode

bypasses the common output of the controller.

1 ... 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80

Comments to this Manuals

No comments

AMX RADIA LIGHTING CONTROL ENCLOSURE WORKSHEET GUIDE Specifications Page 73

Comments to this Manuals