Rain Bird ESP-LXD User manual

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ESP-LXD Controller

Troubleshooting Guide

2Rain Bird ESP-LXD Controller Troubleshooting Guide Table of

Contents

For product manuals, instructional

videos and FAQs, please visit:

www.rainbird.com/esplxseries

For free professional support for programming and

troubleshooting, please call: 1-866-544-1406

Local Rain Bird Contact Information

Distributor Manager:

Email:

Phone:

Area Speciﬁcation Manager

Public Agency Manager:

Email:

Phone:

Contractor Account Mgr:

Email:

Phone:

Water Conservation Mgr:

Email:

Phone:

3Rain Bird ESP-LXD Controller Troubleshooting Guide

Contents

Local Rain Bird Contact Information...............2

Useful Tools ...................................................... 4

Controller Features ......................................... 6

Front Panel...............................................................6

Setup Wizards .........................................................7

Test All Stations/Check System.........................7

Cabinet Components ..................................... 8

Basic Programming ........................................ 9

Troubleshooting............................................ 10

Getting Started.................................................... 10

Alarm: No Water Days, No Run Times, ….. 11

Short Finding Mode...................................... 12

System Amperage Calculation ...................... 16

Duplicate Decoder Address ........................ 17

Manual Short Finding Mode ....................... 18

Flow Alarms.................................................... 20

Decoder Test................................................... 22

Decoder Ping Test ......................................... 25

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Useful Tools

• Milliamp Meter

Recommended Model: Armada Pro 93

• As-Built Drawing

Don’t have it, make it using a cable

locator

• Wire Stripper

For video showing proper wire

splice instructions and other

installation tips, please visit:

www.rainbird.com/landscape/

products/controllers/ESP-LXD.htm

• LXD Troubleshooting Tools

Like the one you are holding in

your hands

We recommend using:

• Rain Bird MAXI

Cable as your 2-Wire

communications cable.

• Rain Bird DBR/Y splice

kits for ALL electrical

wiring connections.

NOTE: If installing or repairing communications

wiring for IQ Software, do not install the

communications cables in the same conduit as the

2-Wire path wiring.

Milliamp

Meter

Wire

Stripper

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NOTE: Rain Bird HV, DV, and JTV Series

residential valves are not compatible with ESP-

LXD decoders.

Use only Rain Bird commercial series valves for ESP-

LXD installations:

• PGA Series

www.rainbird.com/landscape/products/valves/PGA-

series.htm

• PEB Series

www.rainbird.com/landscape/products/valves/PEB_

PESBseries.htm

• EFB-CP Series

www.rainbird.com/landscape/products/valves/EFB-

CP.htm

• BPE Series

www.rainbird.com/landscape/products/valves/BPES.htm

A list of ESP-LXD Controller Troubleshooting Videos can

be found here:

ESP-LXD Controller Troubleshooting

www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKH-

77cPRcpnuhsym3t_NbUjAqLu1G-9He

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Controller Features

Front Panel

PROGRAMMING

DIAL

WEATHER SENSOR

SWITCH

PROGRAM SELECT

SWITCH

DISPLAY

PROGRAMMING

BUTTONS

ALARM

LIGHT

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Setup Wizards

Test All Stations/Check System

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Cabinet Components

OPTIONAL IQ

MODULE

TRANSFORMER

JUNCTION

BOX

STATION EXPANSION

MODULES

INDICATOR

LIGHTS

BASE STATION

MODULE

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Basic Programming

The ESP-LXD Controller oers Setup Wizards to help

get you started and guide you through each step of

the installation and hardware setup process.

It’s most eective to use the Setup Wizards in the order

in which they appear on the screen, as follows:

1. Valve Types

2. Master Valves

3. Weather Sensors (if present)

4. Station Setup

5. Flow Sensors (if present).

For more information see the

Installation, Programming &

Operation Guide

that came with the ESP-LXD Controller.

Or else download the Programming Guide at:

www.rainbird.com/esplxseries

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Troubleshooting

Getting Started

Turn the dial to AUTO and

press the Alarm button

Call the

ESP-LX Series

HOTLINE at

+1-866-544-1406

No Water Days

No Run Times

No Start Times

No PGM will...

More Exit

Short

Finding

Mode

Duplicate

Decoder

Address

Valve Shorts/

Open Circuit

(Decoder

Test)

Flow

Alarms

END - Job

Well Done!

What does

the screen

display?

Is the LXD front

panel Alarm

Light on?

Is the LXD

front panel

Alarm Light

still on?

Go to

page

Go to

page

Go to

page

Go to

page

Go to

page

Go to

page

YES NO

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