Manual operation allows irrigation to start immediately for individual stations. You can specify the number of minutes you would like to manually run stations for. Only one manual station can be on at a time.

Manual Operation for Specific Stations

Manual operation can be set for specific stations to operate with the same or varying run times.

1.  Press MANUAL TEST.

2.  Press + or – to select By Station.

3.  Press ß or à to select the station you want to manually water.

4.  Press + or – to select the number of minutes you would like to manually water for. Irrigation will begin immediately.

5.  If you need to stop irrigation during a manual run for any reason, press the – button to set the minutes back to 0. You can also press and hold OFF for 5 seconds, then press RUN to finish.

6.  Repeat steps 3-4 to enable other desired stations to run manually. The controller will operate selected stations in the order in which they were programmed.

Manual Operation for All Stations 

Manual operation can be set for all stations to operate with the same run times. Irrigation will start immediately on Station 1. The display will change to reflect the current irrigating station.

1.  Press MANUAL/TEST.

2.  Press + or – to select All Stations.

3.  Press ß or à to select the station you want to manually water.

4.  Press + or – to select the number of minutes you would like to manually water for. Irrigation will begin immediately. The controller will immediately begin to irrigate stations 01 through the Max Active Stations for the selected runtime in numerical order.

5.  If you need to stop irrigation during a manual run for any reason, press – to set the minutes back to 0. You can also press and hold OFF for 5 seconds, then press RUN to finish.

Manual Log

WeatherTRAK controllers maintain a log of station runtimes when manually irrigating. To view a manual log:

1.  Press MANUAL/TEST.

2.  Press + or – until the Manual Log screen displays.

3.  Press à. If manual irrigation has occurred, the station number, program, and runtime will be displayed for the last time manual irrigation occurred.

4.  To navigate to subsequent stations, press à.

5.  If no stations have been operated manually, the controller will display “Manual Log is empty.”