Thank you for choosing the Toro DDC (Digital Dial Controller) irrigation controller. The DDC incorporates the lates programming technology in an easy-to-use, "digital dial" display. The following instructions will help you get started. As you follow the simple steps, please pay attention to the important NOTES, which will give you helpful hints and programming advice to maximize the feature capability of the DDC.
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS: MULTILINGUAL LCD INLAY - To place or replace look at instructions inside the plastic bag. DIGITAL DIAL advancement button TRANSFORMER RESET BUTTON RESET Install in a SENSOR protected area. 9 volt Battery MASTER VALVE C O M M O N A L L V A L V E S Remove the lower cover of the DDC controller.
To connect a rain sensor, remove the jumper wire from the sensor terminal and connect one wire of the Toro Rain Switch to the C-common terminal and the other wire to the N.C. (normally closed) terminal. As soon as the Rain Switch contacts change from the N.C.
Block Diagram presentation of the programming sequence of the 3 irrigation parameters: Run Time, Days and Starts for each program. Run Time Run Time Run Time Prog. A Prog. B Prog. C DAYS DAYS DAYS Prog. A Prog. B Prog. C Starts Starts Starts...
PROGRAMMING: It is recommended to press the RESET button to clear the memory. Press DIAL to advance to SET TIME/DAY SET TIME/DAY Dial Position: SET TIME/DAY Set the current YEAR, MONTH, DAY & TIME. Set the YEAR with +/ON or -/OFF Press NEXT Set the MONTH with +/ON or -/OFF Press NEXT...
Dial position: WATER DAYS WATER DAYS Calendar Interval Even Interval Prog. A Prog. A Prog. A Prog. A start There are 4 choices for your days selection: CAL - Select days of the week. (All days are ON as the default) Int - Select days interval, 1-7 days, and the 1st day to start the interval Odd - Irrigation on Odd days (31st day is skipped) En - Irrigation on Even days.
Dial position: % SCALING (Seasonal adjust) In this dial position you can increase or decrease the RUN TIME of all stations in that program by percentage scaling from 0% to 200% in 10% % SCALING increments. Press PROG to select the program you wish to scale. Press +/ON or -/OFF to change.
Dial Position: SEMI-AUTO SEMI-AUTO The SEMI-AUTO mode allows the immediate start of an entire program (A, B or C). When using the SEMI-AUTO feature, the DDC will essentially override the normal start time and begin immediately. Using SEMI-AUTO does not affect the previously scheduled run times. They will begin as programmed once the SEMI-AUTO feature has completed its cycle.
Press NEXT to set next function OR Press DIAL to move to AUTO-RUN PROGRAM ERASE – You can erase all program information for a selected program. This can be done for any selected program. Press NEXT to select the program to erase. Press +/ON to erase.
Self Diagnostic Circuit Breaker The Toro DDC controller will detect a short circuit caused by a defective solenoid or a short in the valve wiring. As soon as the short is detected, that station is turned OFF. The next station in the watering sequence is turned ON and the shorted station number icon together with OFF will start flashing.
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