RAIN BIRD iQ4 ops Tab Owner’s Manual
- June 10, 2024
- RAIN BIRD
Table of Contents
iQ4 ops Tab
Owner’s Manual
iQ4
IQ4- Manual Ops (New Tab)
iQ4 ops Tab
IQ4 Manual Ops Tab
The Manual Ops tab is a feature that allows users to monitor and control all
manual irrigation from one location
- Irrigation queue of operating, soaking or Pending stations
- Flow Alarms monitoring and healing
- Start Programs and/or Stations
- Cancel All irrigation
- Advance selected station
- Review Events for the controller
- Review and initiate Diagnostics for the controller
- Monitor status of Weather Sensors and Master Valves
Setup items to complete before fully using the Manual Ops Tab
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Controller Setup
— Flow Sensors
— Master Valves
— Stations
— Programs
—Controller Level Simul Stations
— Flo Manager
— Flo Watch
—Controller parameters (Auto/Off, Auto Sync, Scheduled Sync, etc.) -
Program Setup
— Start time(s)
— Day(s) of operation
—Program Level Simul Stations
— ET Adjust, Program Adjust -
Station Setup
— Flow rate(s) -
Manual
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Learned flow (coming soon to IQ4)
—Base Runtime(s)
—Decoder/IVM addresses
—FL ozone assignments
Using the Manual Ops Tab
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The Manual Operations tab provides software tools to help you remotely control the operation of controllers using the IQ4 Software.
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Manual Operations include:
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Managing the irrigation queue by starting a station or program, or by cancelling irrigation
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Viewing and changing current settings
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Flow Alarm identification and healing alarms
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Using special commands: i.e. downloading updated firmware to satellite controllers and viewing controller event logs
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Tip: It is best to connect to the controller first, before attempting any manual commands
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Irrigation Queue Tab display
— Connect/Disconnect button: Makes a manual connection to the controller
— Settings button: displays (no editing) the controller settings
— Flow Alarm button: If there are any flow alarms, a red exclamation point will be displayed. Clicking the button will open the Flow Alarm dialog box to disposition
— Refresh button: Current settings and Irrigation Queue will update immediately
— Start button: Starts Program(s) or starts station(s) -
Manual Start Station — Activates one or more stations immediately
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Manual Start Program — Starts one or more programs immediately
— Cancel All button: Stops all irrigation on the controller immediately
— Advance button: Stops the selected station and activates the next pending station immediately -
Irrigation Queue Tab
– Once connected, the IQ Software retrieves Current Settings from the device: -
Satellite Status —The satellite can be either Auto (automatic) or Off. If the satellite is Off, watering is suspended. It does not mean that there is no power to the device.
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Rain Delay —The number of days remaining in a Rain Delay, as physically stored in satellite controller memory.
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Sensor Switch Status —This indicates the position of the Sensor Switch
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Sensor Status — Indicates the current status of watering based on the status of the installed sensor. The values are either Normal or Watering Suspended, along with the name of the sensor.
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Mode – Current irrigation mode
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Flo Watch – Current state of Flo Watch
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Flo Manager – Current state of Flo Manager
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2-Wire Path (ESP-LXIVM/ESP-LXD only) – Current state of 2-Wire Path
• Events Tab display
— Displays Events for the past 7 days for just this controller 
• Diagnostics display — ESP-LXME/ESP-LXME2
— Displays the local sensor name and status
— Displays the Master Valve name, type and status along with the Master Valve
Water Window setup 
• Diagnostics display — ESP-LXD
— Displays the local and 2-wire sensor name and status
— Displays the Master Valve(s) name, type and status along with the Master
Valve Water Window setup
— Displays the Line Survey Status including voltage and current 
• Diagnostics display — ESP-LXIVM/ESP-LXIVM Pro
— Displays the current and voltage for the 2-wire system
— Displays the status of each 2-wire path
Frequently Asked Questions
FAQs
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