Baseline Systems BaseStation 6000 - Manual (Page 56)

BaseStation 6000 Site Controller Manual
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• If you want to set up your seasonal adjustments based on a combination of days and percentages, select Monthly
Adjust-Time and Days. In the Seasonal Adjustment Factors for Watering Time and Watering Days group box, first
select Edit Watering Days, and then in the fields for the months when you want to adjust by days, type the number of
days that you want the system to wait before it waters again. Then select Edit Watering Time Adjustment Percent, and
in the fields for the months when you want to adjust by percentages, type a number that represents the percentage of
the maximum watering time that you want to be used.
Note: If you want to restore these fields to the default values provided by the system, click the Load Default Values
button.
5. Click the Return button to save your changes and close the Set System Parameters window.
6. If you selected an option other than Straight Time Only, go to the Adjust Zone tab and enable the automatic seasonal
adjustment in the Total Min On and the Day Interval fields as needed.
a. Depending on the seasonal adjustment option that you selected, double-click in the Total Min On and/or the Day
Interval fields to enable the automatic adjustment.
b. Click Yes in the confirmation message box.
7. To view the seasonal adjustment that is currently being applied, go to the Adjust Zone tab and review the field at the
bottom of the Sprinkler Settings column. The field might display something like Sys = 3 D or 77%, which means that the
watering days for this time period are set to 3, and the adjustment percentage for this time period is set to 77 percent of
normal.
Note: Regardless of whether you have a seasonal adjustment currently enabled, information about any previous seasonal
adjustment displays in the field at the bottom of the Sprinkler Settings column. If you have enabled a seasonal adjustment,
the background color in the Total Min On and/or the Day Interval fields changes to light blue (cyan) to match the
background color of the field at the bottom of the Sprinkler Settings column.
Shutting Down the System at the End of the Watering Season
Depending on your location and watering needs, sometimes you will need to shut off watering for a period of time. Instead of
making adjustments to many different zones and programs, you can simply halt the system indefinitely until you decide to
restart operation. This option is called Seasonal Shutdown.
1. On the Main Page of the BaseStation 6000 software, click the Information tab to activate the Main Menu.
2. On the Main Menu, click Utilities, and then click Seasonal Shutdown. A confirmation message displays.
3. Click Yes to stop all watering. Another confirmation message displays.
4. Click Yes again. A check mark displays next to the Seasonal Shutdown option on the Utilities menu. “Seasonal Shutdown”
displays in the upper-left corner of the main page, and the Pause button is highlighted in yellow.
To resume watering after a seasonal shutdown
1. On the Main Page of the BaseStation 6000 software, click the Information tab to activate the Main Menu.
2. On the Main Menu, click Utilities, and then click Seasonal Shutdown. A confirmation message displays.
3. Click Yes to resume all watering. The check mark next to the Seasonal Shutdown option on the Utilities menu is removed.
“System Active” displays in the upper-left corner of the main page, and the Run button is highlighted in green.