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Champion Irrigation Products R-120 manual

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  • Page 1

    1 “WATER CHAMP” CONTROLLER OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS 9-Zone, 12-Zone & 15-Zone Outdoor / Indoor Irrigation Controllers Covering Models: R-90, R-120, R-150 WC-9INO, WC-12INO, WC-15INO Champion Irrigation Products 1460 Naud Street Los Angeles, CA 90012 (800) 33-CHAMP www.championirrigation.com[...]

  • Page 2

    2 Dear Customer, The people at Champion Irrigation Products thank you for purchasing this produc t. We trust it will give you years of dependable service as it was built to very high stan dards. It is technologically state-of-the-art, easy to pr ogram, and a real value. If you should have any questi ons please call us at (800) 33-CHAMP [800-332-426[...]

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    3 INSTALLATION Indoors Locate your controller indoors near a standard 110v AC outlet. The outlet should not be controlled by a switch or share the same circuit with a garage door opener, electric dryer, or other large appliance or inductive motor. The location should be protected fro m m oisture and temperatures exceeding 120 o Fahrenheit. Outdoors[...]

  • Page 4

    4 Attach the wire to the right side of the screw, under the clip, or wrap the wire around the screw before tightening. Attach the wire for zone #1 to the zone marked “V1. Attach the remaining zone wires in the same manner. Note: the zone wires come in from the top of the terminal modules. Caution: wire only one valve to each terminal to avoid dam[...]

  • Page 5

    5 Setting the Current Calendar Time, Month, Day, & Year Start programming your controller by setting the CA LENDAR TIME (current time A.M. or P.M., MONTH [01 = Jan., 02 = Feb., and so on] , DAY [day of the month], and YEAR [98=1998 , 00=2000, and so on]). • Turn the rotary dial counterclockwise (left) to the TIME position. The display will re[...]

  • Page 6

    6 Setting Start Times • Turn the rotary dial to START TIMES position 1. Move the PROGRAM switch left to the ‘A ’ position. • To set START TIME 1 (factory set/default is set at 5:00 AM, suggested setting: between 4:00 A.M. and 6:00 A.M.) push the σ UP (to advance) or τ DOWN (to recede) buttons to change the displayed starting time. • Use[...]

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    7 in the program you are setting. (NOTE: The factory set/default program has each zone set at 10 minutes in Program A. Make sure the run times for the zon es you are not using are set to OFF by pressing the OFF button while the rotary dial is pointing to that zone). Each zone can ONLY be assigned to ONE program. Zone 1 for example, cannot be used i[...]

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    8 The advantage of this 10-second delay is the demand for electrical current does not come on all at the same time if 2 zones or the pum p start come on simultaneously. It also allows time to do a visual check of your zones to see if they are watering properly. When the controller is watering, the display will show the active zone number and the co[...]

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    9 times can go as short as 10% of one ( 1) minute (equivalent to six seconds) for nursery application or ne wly seeded lawns. Zone Test By pushing both σ and τ arrows at the same time, a zone test sta rts with zone 1 to check if there is a bad zone, a short on the wires, or a faulty solenoid. Th e test has a ten (10) second dela y then counts dow[...]

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    10 SOLUTIONS TO COMMON PROBLEMS PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSES & SOLUTIONS One valve does not turn on, all others work correctly. Wiring to valve broken. Solenoid faulty - test valve with good one. Program set for OFF watering time for that valve. Flow control on valv e adjusted to off. Solenoid port clogged in valve, clean wit h paper clip. All valve[...]

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    11 PROGRAM INFORMATION STATION RUN TIMES STATION STATION RUN TIME No. LOCATION PGM A PGM B PGM C 1 2 3 4 5 6 START TIMES WATERING DAYS S M T W T F S SKIP DAYS PGM A PGM B PGM C START TIME 1 START TIME 2 START TIME 3 START TIME 4 PGM A PGM B PGM C[...]

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    12 Limited 3-y ear warrant y Champion Irri gation Pro ducts hereinafte r called “Cham pion” warrants that parts m anufacture d by it shal l be free from defects in m aterial and workm anship, under norm al use, and service for a perio d of 3 years from date of purchase. T his three-year period shall be known as th e “warranty period.” Ch am[...]