Baseline Systems WaterTec S100 - Manual (Page 5)

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WaterTec S100 Manual June08
Soil Moisture
Moisture Threshold/
Cycle Window
BYPASS
READ / SET
DRY /
ALLOW
BUSY
*
%
+
WETTER
-
DRYER
MADE IN USA
Soil Moisture Sensor
WaterTec
TM
S100
Soil Moisture
B
F
C G
D
A
E
Operational Features
A Soil Moisture: Water content present in the soil
● Value is displayed by default when no buttons are pressed or held.
● Press the “+” button to show current soil temperature.
● Press the “-” button to show the number of days since the last and previous to last
watering days. A number 1 will appear first, followed by the number of days since
the last watering date. A number 2 will appear next, followed by the number of days
since previous to last.
● Soil moisture level is displayed as volumetric, ranging from 0.0 to 50.0.
B Read / Set
● Brief button press: Causes the biSensor to take a moisture reading.
● Hold button: Displays current Moisture Threshold value.
C Bypass: Allows the sprinkler timer to operate without interruption from the S100.
Bypass mode is indicated by a periodic flashing of “OFF” on the S100 display and a double
flash from the Dry/Allow water light
● Brief button press: Toggle the Bypass function. When enabled the Dry/Allow
Water light will turn on and double blink.
● Hold button: Holding the Bypass button for 2 seconds displays the current Cycle
Window duration. Use (+)/(-) buttons while holding Bypass to change the Cycle
Window to a value between 0 and 24 hours. Default is 12 hours.
D Moisture Threshold: Soil moisture value at which the S100 will allow watering.
● While the Read / Set button is being held, use (+)/(-) buttons to change the moisture
threshold:
E Cycle Window: The cycle window is the amount of time for a complete water cycle to
finish. Remaining time in the cycle window and current moisture readings will alternate
being displayed while the cycle window is active.
F Busy: This light indicates that the valve is currently active (watering). No automatic
sensor readings will be taken while the busy light is on.
G Dry / Allow: This light indicates that the S100 is allowing your sprinkler timer to water
based upon its user defined settings (the system will begin watering at the next start
time programmed on the sprinkler timer).
Setup Operations: Calibration Cycle ( for initial installation or biSensor repositioning )
● Hold the (+)(-) and (Bypass) buttons simultaneously for 3 seconds. The screen will
flash between “CAL” “24 H” and the moisture reading. The “24 H” will count down, on
the hour, until the calibration is complete. Watering is paused during this time.
Communication Test: The S100 communicates with the biSensor for about two minutes,
checking for any potential errors.
● Hold the (+)(-) and (Read / Set) buttons simultaneously for 3 seconds. For more
information, see Step 1 on page 15 in the Troubleshooting section.