Owner’s Manual SL4800 SL1600 SL800 Models …

1 ControllerModelsSL800SL1600SL4800 Owner s Manual AUTO ADJUSTSTANDARDSTANDARDSENSORSENSORMODEMO DENEXTNEXTBACKBACKADJUST VALUEADJUST VALUERUN Manual PROGRAMRUN Manual PROGRAMACTIVEACTIVEBYPASSBYPASSADVANCED FUNCTIONSAUOADJTMORE/LESSZIPCODE or LATITUDESOIL TYPEPLANT TYPESPRINKLER TYPERUNMANUAL ZONEMANUAL TESTSYSTEM OFFSET ZONE RUN TIMESSET TIME/DATESET DAILY START TIMESSET WATERING DAYSSET OMIT TIMES/DAYSEASONAL % ADJUSTADJUST VALUEADJUST VALUEADJUST VALUEADJUST VALUEADJUST VALUEADJUST VALUE SL1600 Manual20J 4/18/06 9:29 PM Page 1 Congratulations! Your SmartLine irrigation controller isdesigned to maintain the health and quality of your landscapewhile conserving water to minimize your operation costs. TheSmartLine controller can perform Standard timed wateringschedules or, with the addition of the optional SLW Series On-Site Weather Station, the controller s Auto Adjust mode willanalyze on site weather data to automatically set optimumwatering times for each zone, based on Weathermatic s patent-ed methodology.

2 Auto Adjust will also save water by automati-cally setting run and soak cycles to minimize INSTALLER:PLEASE READ BEFORE INSTALLING AND SAVE THIS MANUALFOR SYSTEM controller is not intended for use by young children or theinfirm without supervision. Young children should be supervisedto insure they do not play with this the supply cord is damaged it must be replaced by the manu-facturer, the manufacturer s service agent or a similarly qualifiedperson in order to avoid a Patent No. 6,314,340 TRADEMARKS:WeathermaticSmartLine Smart Solutions for the ProfessionalIntroduction SL1600 Manual20J 4/18/06 9:29 PM Page Accessories .. Getting Acquainted With Your Smartline Controller .. Acquainted With YourSmartLine Control Panel .. Programming For Standard Watering Mode .. Time and Date .. Zone Run Times .. Daily Start Times.

3 Watering Days .. Omit Times/Days/Dates .. % Adjust .. Programming For Auto Adjust Watering Mode .. Manual Start Functions .. Advanced Functions .. FAULT .. TESTS .. OUTPUTS .. BATTERY .. 24V PWR .. LOCATOR .. REVIEW .. NEXT RUN .. DEFICIT .. TEMPDATA .. TOTL RUN .. CLR TOTL .. CLR DEF .. RAIN DLY .. RUN/SOAK .. ZN:ZN DLY .. MV:ZN DLY .. MV/ZONE .. CLR PGM .. Wireless .. About .. Troubleshooting ..21 Reset ProcedureFor Your SmartLine Controller .. SLW Series Weather Station9V Battery .. Checklist ..22 AppendixChart of World Latitudes ..25 Table of Contents SL1600 Manual20J 4/18/06 9:29 PM Page Accessories1 SLW Series On-Site Weather StationsSmartLine weather stations with rain and freeze sensingSLM4 4-Zone Modulefor SL1600 , SL1624, and SL4800No.

4 955 Rain SenseRain sensor for use when SLWS eries On-Site Weather Stationis NOT Modulefor SL800 SLHUBS martLine communication hub SLW20 SLM12 12-Zone Modulefor SL1624 and SL4800 SLW10 SmartLine accessories available through your professional Weathermatic installer. For more information and the Weathermaticdistributor directory, go to Manual20J 4/18/06 9:29 PM Page Getting Acquainted With Your SmartLine Control PanelSmartLine Controller LCDD isplayProvides the following informa-tion when the controller is set toRUN, SYSTEM OFF, or when there is no active watering opera-tion underway (display with program in IDLE mode):Time of DayBattery Strength:If batteryicon is solid black, the bat-tery strength is good. If theicon is an outline, you shouldreplace the battery. TheSmartLine controller utilizesa 9V alkaline battery tomaintain correct time duringa power failure.

5 AC power isrequired to operate valves,but the 9V battery will tem-porarily power the processorand display. (The SL800 usesa Real Time Calendar Clockinstead of a backup batteryto maintain correct time during a power outage. A batteryicon will not be seen in the display unless you turn the dial toany Auto Adjust position to the check the battery in theoptional SLW.)Communications:If you are utilizing the optional SLWS eries On-Site Weather Station, an antenna icon on thedisplay indicates a good link between the SLW weatherstation and the SmartLine controller. If the antennabands are flashing, this indicates communication hasoccurred within the last 5 minutes. If no communication hasoccurred for 5 days, the antenna icon will disappear and theSmartLine controller will utilize zone run times programmedin the Standard watering acquainted with your SmartLine Controller ADJUSTSTANDARDSTANDARDSENSORSENSORMODEMO DENEXTNEXTBACKBACKADJUST VALUEADJUST VALUERUN Manual PROGRAMRUN Manual PROGRAMACTIVEACTIVEBYPASSBYPASSADVANCED FUNCTIONSAUTOADJUSTMORE/LESSZIPCODE or LATITUDESOIL TYPEPLANT TYPESPRINKLER TYPERUNMANUAL ZONEMANUAL TESTSYSTEM OFFSET ZONE RUN TIMESSET TIME/DATE SET DAILY START TIMESSET WATERING DAYSSET OMIT TIMES/DAYSSEASONAL % ADJUSTADJUST VALUEADJUST VALUEPGMSUN MON TUE WEDFAULT12:00 PMNO ACZONE STARTABCDTHU FRISATPGM SUN MON TUE WEDFAULTNO ACZONE STARTABCDTHU FRISAT12:00 PMNote.

6 If you areutilizing theoptional SLWS eries On-SiteWeather Station, you canalso use the same displayicon to check the status ofthe 9V alkaline battery inthe SLW weather station. Ifyou turn the dial to anyAuto Adjustposition, thedisplay battery icon willshow strength for the SLWweather station SL1600 Manual20J 4/18/06 9:29 PM Page 5 Next Watering Day or Days:The display will show the wateringday or days in the current week for Program A. To view water-ing days for Program B, C or D just press the PGM button. Fault Indicator:Appears ONLY when a fault is detected. Turndial to Advanced Functions to view faults. Once you turn thedial to Advanced Functions, the fault indicator will stop flashingbut will continue to appear on the screen until the fault isremoved or user clears fault in Advanced Functions. If fault iscleared in Advanced Functions, it will appear again the nexttime the program runs if the fault is not AC: Appears when there is no AC supply to the Button:The SmartLine controller has 4 watering pro-grams (A, B, C, and D).

7 This is like having 4 controllers in can assign zones to any program you like or more thanone program except that zones assigned to Program D cannotbe given a run time in A, B, or C. Program D will operate con-currently with A, B, or C. Display will alternately show bothprograms while the concurrent schedule is running. Program Dis normally used for micro irrigation with low flow and long runtimes. Sprinkler zones should be assigned to A, B, or A, B, and C will stack operations. This means that ifyour run time for Program A overlaps B or C, then B will notstart until A is completed and so on. If you want exact starttimes for all programs, make sure your total run time for eachprogram can complete before the next program run is sched-uled to Manual PROGRAM Button:Press to initiate a watering operation when the programming dialis set in either the RUN or SYSTEM OFF position.

8 The SmartLine controller will run Program A. Or, you can push the PGM buttonbefore you push the RUN Manual PROGRAM button to selectthe program you want to run. You can use the NEXT button toadvance to other zones in a program that you have started. RunManual Program will override any omits, delays or sensor Feature: You can also use the RUN Manual PRO-GRAM button to start a continuous run operation. If you pressand hold the RUN Manual PROGRAM button for 15 seconds,the selected program will operate in a continuous loop. In otherwords, it will keep running the program continuously until thedial is switched to SYSTEM OFF. This feature is only operablein the Standard With Program Running:When a program is running,the screen will display: program that is operating; zone num-ber that is operating; and run time remaining. An ORANGELED indicates program is in PAUSE mode waiting for a pro-grammed delay in the controller to expire (run/soak, mastervalve delay, zone to zone delay, omit time).

9 The display willsay PAUSE while waiting to begin With Dial In SYSTEM OFF Position:When the SmartLine controller dial is in the SYSTEM OFF position, the processorand clock continue to operate and all program values areretained in the non-volatile memory. In the SYSTEM OFF posi-tion, there is no power to valves and no automatic wateringwill occur. If the dial is in the SYSTEM OFF position at 12 Getting acquainted with your Smartline Controller3 SL1600 Manual20J 4/18/06 9:29 PM Page 6am, all Auto Adjust wateringdeficits are cleared and nonew deficits will RUN Manual PRO-GRAM button can still beused to start a program. TheRED LED will be displayedwhen controller is turned toSYSTEM you move the dial to anyposition other than RUN orSYSTEM OFF, and there is nocontrol panel activity for 30minutes; the controller willreturn to the RUN mode, andthe display screen will showthe idle default screen or willreturn to a program inprogress that was Button: Used to selectAuto Adjust or Standardwatering.

10 During normaloperation the MODE LED willdisplay GREEN. It will change to ORANGE during a pause inoperation and will display RED when SmartLine controller dialis turned to SYSTEM Button: Used to activate or bypass optional sensors forrain, freeze, or wind. If these sensors are connected to yourSmartLine controller, they will override watering operations ifthe ACTIVE LED is selected. Ifyour sensor/s have pausedyour system operation, theACTIVE LED will be RED untilthe sensor/s allow wateringto resume. In the event of a rain pause, the LED willchange from RED toORANGE for 48 hours ofadditional pause time beforethe LED displays GREEN andsystem operation a sensor pause, AutoAdjust Watering deficits willdecrement to 0 at the rate of1" per hour. The sensor LEDwill display GREEN againwhen the sensor/s are nolonger pausing your you wish to deactivate the sensors, use the SENSOR button tolight the green BYPASS LED.