Toro DDC Series User manual

INSTALLATION AND

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

DDC™ Series

Dial Digital Controller

Thank you for choosing theToro DDC (Digital Dial Controller)

irrigation controller.The DDC incorporates the lates programming

technology in an easy-to-use, "digital dial" display.

The following instructions will help you get started. As you

follow the simple steps, please pay attention to the important

NOTES, which will give you helpful hints and programming advice to

maximize the feature capability of the DDC.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Installation Instructions _____________________________

Sensor Connection and Operation _____________________

Block Diagram of Programming Sequence ______________

Programming _____________________________________

- SET TIME/DAY _________________________________

- RUN TIME ____________________________________

- WATER DAYS _________________________________

- START TIMES _________________________________

- % SCALING ___________________________________

- MANUAL _____________________________________

- SEMI-AUTO ___________________________________

- SYSTEM OFF _________________________________

- AUTO-RUN ___________________________________

Self Diagnostic Circuit Breaker _______________________

About the DDC Memory _____________________________

Power Failure Indication ____________________________

Custom Watering Plan ______________________________

Electrical Specifications _____________________________

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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS:

Remove the lower cover of the DDC controller. Place the unit on the wall using the

top screw slot.Level the controller, then insert screws into the two lower screws

holes under the terminal block.Connect the solenoid wires to the terminal block.

Connect one wire from the solenoid to its respective station number on the

terminal block and the other wire to the C-common terminal. Finally, connect the

transformer wires to the 24 VAC terminal.

9VDC battery. The 9 volt battery compartment is located between the sensor

terminal and the 24VAC terminal.The 9 volt battery powers the LCD display in the

absence of AC power and allows “Arm Chair Programming”.Program information

is retained during power outages by an on-board lithium battery.

Note: Only after all the wiring is completed and checked should the

transformer be plugged into AC power.

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MULTILINGUAL

LCD INLAY -

To place or replace

look at instructions

inside the plastic bag.

DIGITAL DIAL

advancement button

RESET

SENSOR 9 volt

Battery

RESET

BUTTON

COMMON TO ALL VALVES

MASTER

VALVE

Install in a

protected area.

TRANSFORMER

Quick Ref.

Card

Sensor connection and operation:

To connect a rain sensor, remove the jumper wire from the sensor terminal and

connect one wire of the Toro Rain Switch to the C-common terminal and the other

wire to the N.C. (normally closed) terminal. As soon as the Rain Switch contacts

change from the N.C. position to the N.O. (normally open) position, irrigation will

be suspended. Irrigation will resume as soon as the Rain Switch dries and its

contacts return to the N.C. position.

When irrigation is suspended due to the Rain Switch, the display shows: OFF

NOTE:When using theToro Rain Switch, follow the Basic Connection

Installation Instructions.

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RESET

SENSOR

9 volt

Battery

Install in a

protected area.

TRANSFORMER

Quick Ref.

Card

* As you press the "Prog." button, the dial

will jump back to the "RunTime" position.

Block Diagram presentation of the programming sequence of

the 3 irrigation parameters: RunTime, Days and Starts for each

program.

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Run Time

Prog. A

DAYS

Prog. A

Starts

Prog. A

Run Time

Prog. B

DAYS

Prog. B

Starts

Prog. B

Run Time

Prog. C

DAYS

Prog. C

Starts

Prog. C

% Scaling

Prog. A

PROGRAMMING:

It is recommended to press the RESET button to clear the memory.

Press DIAL to advance to SET TIME/DAY

Dial Position: SETTIME/DAY

Set the currentYEAR, MONTH, DAY & TIME.

Set theYEAR with +/ON or -/OFF

Press NEXT

Set the MONTH with +/ON or -/OFF

Press NEXT

Set the DAY with +/ON or -/OFF

Press NEXT

Set the TIME with +/ON or -/OFF

Press NEXT if you wish to go back toYEAR setting.

NOTE: If you press and hold either +/ON or -/OFF continuously, the digits

will advance more quickly.

Press DIAL to advance to RUN TIME

Dial Position: RUNTIME

The DDC has 3 independent programs:A, B & C.Program A

has an initial start-up program with each station set for a 5 minute run time and

a 0400 (AM) start time.This initial program can be erased by following the

“Program Erase” function described on page 10 or it can be modified by following

these programming steps.

Press PROG to select the program to be set.

Press +/ON or -/OFF to set the desired RUN TIME for the first station. Run time is

in one minute increments from 1 minute to 4 hours.

Press NEXT to advance to next station.

Continue to assign stations to a program by entering RUN TIMES for those

stations.Unselected stations in a program will remain OFF.

Enabling/Disabling MASTER VALVE

After the last station is the MASTER VALVE position. The display will show “ON”.

To disable the master valve/pump start for this program, press -/OFF. Press +/ON

to resume master valve/pump start operation.

NOTE: To turn off a station which has previously been programmed, press

both +/ON and -/OFF buttons and hold them for a few seconds.

Use this option if you have a station with RUN TIME and you want this station to

be OFF or if you have a start time and you want to cancel it (set it to OFF).

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SETTIME/DAY

RUNTIMES

Dial position:WATER DAYS

There are 4 choices for your days selection:

CAL - Select days of the week. (All days are ON as the default)

Int - Select days interval, 1-7 days, and the 1st day to start the interval

Odd - Irrigation on Odd days (31st day is skipped)

En - Irrigation on Even days.

In CAL position: Press +/ON for operating day or -/OFF to skip the day.

Press NEXT for Interval selection or DIAL for next

programming step.

In "Int" position: Press +/ON or -/OFF to select the watering day interval.

Press NEXT to select the 1st day to start the watering (using

the +/ON or -/OFF buttons).

In Odd position: Press NEXT to select Even days or DIAL.

In Even position: Press NEXT if you wish to go back to CALENDAR.

Press DIAL to advance to START TIME.

Dial position: STARTTIMES

3 start times per day are available for each program. (A, B or C)

Press +/ON or -/OFF to set the first start time.

Press NEXT for start 2 and use +/ON or -/OFF to set the time.

After setting start times, you can Press PROG to start entering data for another

program.The Dial position will automatically move back to the RUN TIME position

for that program.

Note: Start times are stacked to avoid operating more than 2 solenoids at a

time and exceeding the power output of the transformer.

Note:To reset the STARTTIME back to OFF press +/ON and -/OFF buttons

until display shows OFF.

Press DIAL to advance to the “% Scaling” position.

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WATER DAYS

STARTTIMES

Calendar

Prog. A Interval

Prog. A Odd

Prog. A Even

Prog. A

day

Interval

start

Dial position: % SCALING (Seasonal adjust)

In this dial position you can increase or decrease the RUNTIME of all

stations in that program by percentage scaling from 0% to 200% in 10%

increments.

Press PROG to select the program you wish to scale.

Press +/ON or -/OFF to change.

The Initial RUN TIME represents 100%.The controller will record the change, i.e.,

if a program was scaled down to 80%, next time you enter this dial position the

display will show 80%.

To set a program to "OFF"

If you wish to stop irrigation of a program, set percentage scaling to 0%.

The display will show that program is OFF.

To resume normal operation of that program, Dial to "% SCALING" and increase

the percentage to your desired value.Increasing to 100% will set RUN TIME to its

original value.

Press PROG to select the program.

Press DIAL to advance to MANUAL.

Dial position: MANUAL

The MANUAL mode allows immediate customized irrigation on one or more

zones.You can set an individual RUN TIME for each of the stations you wish to

start manually.The controller has a "programmable manual" function, so if you

manually operate more than one station, they will open in sequence.

Press +/ON or -/OFF to set the station RUN TIME.

Press NEXT to advance to next station.

To turn ON the 1st station in the sequence:

Press DIAL to AUTO-RUN position.

Press -/OFF (in AUTO-RUN position) to turn OFF the sequence.

All stations with a manually programmed RUN TIME will be displayed. Operating

stations will flash and the display will show the remaining RUN TIME of the station

(count down).

Press DIAL to advance to SEMI-AUTO.

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% SCALING

MANUAL

Dial Position: SEMI-AUTO

The SEMI-AUTO mode allows the immediate start of an entire

program (A, B or C).When using the SEMI-AUTO feature, the DDC will

essentially override the normal start time and begin immediately. Using

SEMI-AUTO does not affect the previously scheduled run times.They will begin as

programmed once the SEMI-AUTO feature has completed its cycle.

Press PROG to select the program you wish to operate.

The display will show all the stations programmed in the selected program

Press NEXT if you wish to select a different station as the 1st station.

Press +/ON to turn ON the sequence.

Press NEXT to skip from a station that is currently irrigating to the next one in the

sequence.

Press -/OFF to turn OFF the sequence (before it is completed).

The display will show the remaining RUN TIME of each operating station.

Press DIAL to advance to SYSTEM OFF.

Dial Position: SYSTEM OFF

3 main functions can be performed in this dial position.

ALL PROGRAMS OFF - Irrigation is suspended for all programs. It will remain

suspended as long as the DIAL stays in this position.

Press NEXT to set next function OR Press DIAL to advance to AUTO-RUN

RAIN DELAY: - Irrigation is delayed for the selected number of days.

Press +/ON or -/OFF to select the number of days.

The display will show the umbrella, DLY=DELAY and the day the irrigation will

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SEMI-AUTO

SYSTEM OFF

OFF

All Prog. Rain Delay

0-7 days

Prog. Er.

Prog. A

Press Prog. Er.

Prog. B

Press Prog. Er.

Prog. C

Press

Press NEXT to set next function OR Press DIAL to move to AUTO-RUN

PROGRAM ERASE –You can erase all program information for a selected

program.This can be done for any selected program.

Press NEXT to select the program to erase.

Press +/ON to erase. will flash 5 times.

Dial position: AUTO-RUN

The AUTO-RUN position is used to provide information regarding the controller's

operation as well as for reviewing all data stored in the irrigation programs.

The following is a list of information you can observe on the display:

• Current Time & Day

• A program(s) in OFF position

• Information regarding the operating station: program, station and start times

• Active Rain Delay

• If irrigation is suspended due to SENSOR input

• Circuit breaker cut off the operation of a station(s)

• Power failure indication

To turn OFF the working cycle, press DIAL to SEMI-AUTO and press -/OFF.

If you wish to review what data you have in each program:

Program Review: Press NEXT to PROGRAM REVIEW. Press PROG to select

the program.Press +/ON to start the review.

Status: If you wish to have a complete status report on the operating station:

Press NEXT to STATUS.

Remaining station RUN TIME will be displayed as well as the operating program.

Press NEXT to return to AUTO-RUN position.

Note: During programming, the dial will return to the AUTO-RUN position

automatically after 3 minutes of inactivity.

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AUTO-RUN

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