Toro Sentinel User Manual

SENTINEL FIELD CONTROLLER User Guide

CHAPTER 2: BASIC CONTROLLER PROGRAMMING This section will provide the information on how to program the basic elements for automatic irrigation to occ

Hit the Down Arrow ( ), once to access the Utility Submenu and the first submenu option of Time & Day: Hit Enter ( ) to access the Time &

Hit the Down Arrow ( ), once to access the submenu option of Day Change Hour: IMPORTANT: From this point forward in the User’s Guide, we will not

Position the cursor using the Right and Left Arrow keys ( , or ) under the digit being dited. Use the numeric keys on the keypad to ) to save aft

II. SCHEDULE SETUP • Run Days Schedule refers to the days of the week you want a program to run. Up to 16 unique efined in the Sentinel Controller.

As example, a Visual Representation of an every other day schedule follows: SU MO TU WE TH FR SA WK1 ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF ON WK2 OFF ON OFF ON O

Use the CLUSTER/SCHEDULE SELECT ( ) and the PROGRAM SELECT ( ) keys to select the desired cluster & program, respectively. Use the Left and R

Slot-Stn-Time Submenu Edit Mode: The second line of the display indicatesCAP1 = Cluster A, Program 1 as follows: 01-01-0:10 = Slot 1 - Statio

ROGRAM DATA → Percent Scale → Edit Mode PPercent Scale Adjusts the run time of all stations assigned to the program by percentage ranging from 0 to 2

PROGRAM DATA → Continuous Run → Edit Mode Selecting Continuous Run will automatically repeat the program cycle continuously for the defined Water Win

TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1: SENTINEL CONTROL MODULE... 4 I. CONTROL MODULE OVERVIEW ...

Use the CLUSTER SELECT and the PROGRAM SELECT keys to select the desired cluster program. Use the Right and Left arrow keys to position the cursor

IMPORTANT! At this point, you have completed the required steps for Automatic Irrigation to occur. The remaining instructions in this

CHAPTER 3: ADVANCED PROGRAMMING This section covers Menus and Submenus not covered as part of Basic Programming. I. OPERATIONS MENU • Manual • Au

Rain Off Days This menu item allows you to disable any program for a specific number of days. Select the Rain Off Days menu using the Right and Left

Manually clearing the station times in all 16 programs can be time consuming without this option. Wireless Group Function Not Used – Removed in Firm

Current Flow Selecting this menu item will display the current flow meter reading in gallons per minute. Press ENTER to update the display as often

IV. ALARMS MENU • Master Minimum • Unexpected Flow • Over Flows • Over Currents • Clear Flow Alarms • Clear Fuse Alarms • Clear Map Alarms •

Clear the alarm by selecting the desired station and pressing the OFF key. A station may be disabled or eliminated from auto operation by manually tu

V. ZONE / ET DATA MENU • Plant Factor • Application Rate • Default ET • Maximum ET • Program ET Toggle • Station Type • Map Station Note: The

Program ET Toggle Set to ON for any programs you wish to run based on ET values, for time-based watering set to OFF. Station Type The following stat

IV. ALARMS MENU... 26Master Minimum ...

Set PPP = 000 Set CCC = unit code of map to universal field unit Set NN = map to universal output number BASELINE: SS corresponds to the Baseline

CHAPTER 1: SENTINEL CONTROL MODULE I. CONTROL MODULE OVERVIEW Your Sentinel Controller Interface has three main elements to use throughout the pr

Other visible elements of the satellite control module include the radio antenna connector, the station output ports (up to four 15-pin connectors), a

CLUSTER / SCHEDULE SELECT Key This button will be described in more detail in later parts of this guide. Used for selecting Clusters (groups of 4 pr

The standard indicators in the display are as follows: TIME HH:MM Hours : Minutes (12-hour format) A AM P PM DAY SU Sunday MO Monday TU Tuesday W

III. PROGRAMMING OVERVIEW & NAVIGATION The Sentinel Controller is programmed by navigating through a Main Menu which includes seven options: Ope

• Start Times • Slot-Station-Time • Percent Scale • Repeats • Repeat Delay time • Continuous Run • Water Window • Assigned Schedule • Pla