Schedules are water day patterns that you assign to stations within your landscape. Schedules must be set before any programming is to be done on individual stations. Schedules do not determine or affect run times; they simply tell your controller on which days to run. Run times, or the length of time that you want to water, are determined when you program each station.  There are three schedules available, labeled A, B, and U. These schedules are independent of each other, and you can choose have the schedules run consecutively (stacking) or simultaneously (non-stacking). The schedules you create are then assigned to each station within your landscape. Note that only one schedule can be assigned to each station.

Schedule A/B: Operates only in fully automated mode using our ET Everywhere service

Schedule U: User defined, can operate with or without our ET Everywhere service.

Fully Automated Mode

This means that you are connected to the ET Everywhere service and that your controller is receiving daily weather updates. These weather updates make automatic adjustments to your watering programs. The controller will water in accordance with the schedule you selected. Run times, cycle times, soak times and watering patterns are automated to meet your plant needs. Because weather data is being taken into consideration, you will experience varying water duration and water day patterns while operating in this mode.

User-Defined Mode

This mode requires that you determine your own irrigation program of run times, number of cycles, minimum soak times, and which days of the week to water. Within the user mode, there are two options:

• User With ET: Allows the controller to receive daily ET Everywhere updates and make appropriate adjustments automatically. You will experience varying water duration and water day patterns while in this mode.
  
  
• User No ET: Does not use the ET Everywhere service. Your programming will remain unchanged unless you change it. This mode always applies the same amount of water regardless of changing weather and changing landscape requirements.

Scheduling Options

Within each schedule, you are given the following options:

• Irrigation Start Time: the time you would like irrigation to start and whether you would like your programs to run simultaneously or consecutively.
  
  
• Stacking: Setting your schedules to run consecutively. For example: schedule A will operate in its entirety, then schedule B will operate in its entirety.
  
  
• Non-stacking: Setting your schedules to run simultaneously. For example: Schedule A and B can run together at the same time.
  
  
• Water Window: A window of time within which irrigation can occur.
  
  
• High ET Start Time: (schedules A and B only) The start time when the controller needs to water more than once per day to adjust for extreme weather conditions.
  
  
• Water Day Pattern: These are the days that you choose to water. You can choose to water on odd or even days, certain days during the week, or on an interval basis (for example: every 3rd day). If operating in schedules A or B note that irrigation may not occur on programmed days because weather data is being taken into consideration.