In the up position the programs run in chronological (earliest clock time) order. ADDITIONAL FEATURES No backup battery needs to be purchased. An internal lithium battery is supplied. The expected life of the battery is up to seven (7) or more years. The battery backs up the customer entered programs (memory) and clock time in the event of a temporary AC power failure. No fuse is required with this controller. It is state-of-the-art technology with automatic circuit surge protection, automatic r

To stop watering at any time, push the OFF button. OPERATING YOUR CONTROLLER Automatic Operation Whenever your controller is programmed with START TIMES, WATER DAYS, and ZONE RUN TIMES it is ready to automatically water (so long as the rotary dial is not pointing to the OFF/RAIN position). Manual Operation (Turning on your sprinklers right now) There are three ways to turn on your sprinklers manually: 1. PRESET ALL PROGRAM WATERING: with the rotary dial at the ALL MANUAL position, push the RUN b

This would usually be zone 1. Determine how long you want the sprinklers to water depending on the type of sprinklers (impacts: 30 - 45 minutes, pop-ups: 10 - 15 minutes) and the type of vegetation (see EFFICIENT RUN TIMES in the next section for more detail). Each zone can run from 1 to 60 minutes in 1-minute increments, and from 1 hour to 12 hours in 10-minute increments (generally for drip systems). Use the . (to increase) or . (to decrease) buttons to set the run time for each zone you wish

•Turn the dial to YEAR and set the current year, starting at ‘98’ for 1998. ‘00’ is the year 2000 and so on. The calendar is accurate for the life of the controller (including leap years and the turn of the century). With the internal lithium battery, all programs and current time will be retained for up to seven (7) years or longer even with occasional power interruptions. When the calendar is set, the current day of the week will have a bracket around it. [W] for example. Factory Set/Default P

We trust it will give you years of dependable service as it was built to very high standards. It is technologically state-of-the-art, easy to program, and a real value. If you should have any questions please call us at (800) 33-CHAMP [800-332-4267]. The “Water Champ” controllers are available in 4, 6, 9, 12 & 15 zone indoor/outdoor models, and have 3 independent programs, A, B, and C, of which any one can be used for the lawn, one for shrubs, and one program for a drip system. Among the other f

Wiring Your Valves Use color-coded 18 gauge (16 or 14 gauge can also be used) plastic jacketed sprinkler wire to connect the controller to your valves. If you plan to bury the wire, use a route that will not be disturbed later by digging. Each valve has two wires. Use one wire for power and one for common, it doesn’t matter which one you use. Connect the common wires from all the valves to one of the color-coded sprinkler wires (usually the white wire). Connect the other wire from each valve to