Rain Bird MDC2 Instructions Manual

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Programming and Operation, continued339. Use the right arrow to move to the Limit fieldand select OK to activate it.10. Use the up and down arrows to set the limit andselect OK.11. Use the right arrow to move to the secondalarm field and select OK to activate it.12. Use the up and down arrows to choose betweenthe Leak and Disable and select OK.Note: If you choose Disable, select OK and thenselect - to exit the screen.13. If you choose Leak, select OK.14. Use the right arrow to move to the Limit fieldand select OK to activate it.15. Use the up and down arrows to set the limit andselect OK.16. Use the right arrow to move to the Action fieldand select OK to activate it.17. Use the up and down arrows to decide whataction you want to take place if the leakthreshold is reached and select OK.18. Use the right arrow to move to the Object fieldand select OK to activate it.19. Use the up and down arrows to choose amongstDecoder, Schedule or Pump to be affected by thedefined alarm condition and select OK.20. Use the right arrow to move to the Object IDfield and select OK to activate it.21. Use the up and down arrows to choose thespecific Decoder, Schedule or Pump to beaffected by the defined alarm condition andselect OK.22. Select - to return to the Main Menu.Setting up an auxiliary sensorAn auxiliary sensor works with rain or alarmsensors. If the rain sensor is installed far from thecontroller or if your system uses a pump alarm,you will also need an auxiliary sensor activated bya sensor decoder. Remember, auxiliary sensorscan only tell if a switch is open or closed. Once anauxiliary sensor activates, irrigation stops.1. From the Sensor Decoder menu, move theindicating arrow to 5. Aux. Sensor DecoderAddress and select OK. The two alternatingblinking markers indicate the Sensor DecoderAddress field is ready for you to program in theAddress.2. Use the up and down arrows to matchthe Decoder your system is using for theAuxiliary Sensor.Note: The Address should be recorded on theirrigation drawings.3. Select OK to store the Address and move themarkers to the Active field. A blinking black boxindicates the field is ready for you to program.Not Install is the default setting.4. Use the up and down arrows to select eitherNormally open or Normally closed.Note: Select Normally open if the auxiliary sensoris open all the time. Select Normally closed if theauxiliary sensor opens only when it receives a signal.5. Select OK to return to the Sensor Decodermenu.6. Moving the indicating arrow to 6. Return, andselecting OK, or selecting minus (-) returns youto the Set-up Data menu.