Hunter X-Core Irrigation Controller User Guide

Hunter X-Core Irrigation Controller

The X-Core irrigation controller is a user-friendly device that allows you to control your sprinkler system with ease. It features several programming options, such as setting a program start time, station run time, water days, and seasonal adjust. It also has a sensor bypass switch that allows watering even when the sensor is shut down. Additionally, it has a manual single- station and program feature for convenient manual operation. For troubleshooting, the controller displays error messages for easy diagnosis.

Product Usage Instructions

Before starting the X-Core irrigation controller, make sure that the controller dial is in the SYSTEM OFF position.

Setting the Current Date and Time

1. Turn the dial to the RUN position.
2. Press and hold the PRG and – buttons simultaneously to access the current date and time.
3. Use the + and – buttons to adjust the date and time settings.
4. Press the ENTER button to save your settings.

Setting a Program Start Time

1. Turn the dial to the PROG position.
2. Press the PRG button to select a program (A, B or C).
3. Use the + and – buttons to set a start time between 12:00 AM and 11:45 PM in 15-minute increments.
4. To add another start time, press the ENTER button and repeat steps 2 and 3.
5. Turn the dial to the RUN position to activate your program.

Setting a Station Run Time

1. Turn the dial to the RUN TIME position.
2. Use the + and – buttons to select a station (1-8).
3. Set the desired run time for the station, ranging from 1 minute to 4 hours.
4. To set the run time for another station, press the ENTER button and repeat steps 2 and 3.

Setting Water Days

1. Turn the dial to the WATER DAYS position.
2. Select a program (A, B, or C) using the PRG button.
3. Use the + and – buttons to select the desired water days (active or non-active).
4. To set odd or even days for watering, use the ODD/EVEN/INTERVAL DAYS button.

Seasonal Adjust

1. Turn the dial to the SEASONAL ADJUST position.
2. Use the + and – buttons to adjust the percentage of the seasonal adjust feature.

Manual Single Station

1. Turn the dial to the RUN position.
2. Press and hold the + button for three seconds to activate manual operation.
3. Select a program using the PRG button.
4. Release the + button for two seconds to start the program for the selected station.
5. To advance to another station within the program, press the + button.

One-Touch Manual Start and Advance

To manually advance from station to station during a manual cycle, use the left or right buttons.

Test Program

To test your program, use the TEST button to activate all stations in the selected program.

System Off

To turn off the system, turn the dial to the SYSTEM OFF position. No watering will occur in this dial position.

Programmable Rain Off

1. Turn the dial to the SYSTEM OFF position and wait for “OFF” to stop blinking.
2. Press the RAIN OFF button to set the number of off days desired ranging from 1 to 31.
3. Watering will stop with the number of off days remaining, and watering will resume when the off days reach 0.
4. To cancel rain off, turn the dial to OFF, wait until “OFF” stops blinking, then turn the dial back to RUN.

Sensor Bypass

The sensor bypass switch overrides sensor shutdown to allow watering. Move the switch to the BYPASS position and back to ACTIVE to allow sensor shutdown.

Clearing Memory

To clear memory, press and hold the – and PRG buttons simultaneously. The display should now show 12:00 AM, and the controller may be reprogrammed.

X-Core Components

1. Start Time Symbol Sprinkler Off Days
2. Station Number
3. Program Indicator
4. Month Symbol
5. Run Time Symbol
6. Seasonal Adjust (%)
7. Station Running
8. Sprinkler Off Days
9. Odd/Even/Interval Days
10. Active Water Day
11. Non-Active Water Day
12. Day of Week
13. Rain Sensor Active/Bypass
14. Day Symbol

SETTING THE CURRENT DATE AND TIME

1. Turn the dial to the DATE/TIME position.
2. The current year will be flashing. Use the + and – buttons to change the year. Push the ► button to proceed to setting the month.
3. The month will be flashing. Use the + and – buttons to change the month. Press the ► button to proceed to the day setting.
4. The day will be flashing. Use the + and – buttons to change the day of the month. Press the ► button to proceed to the time setting.
5. The time will be displayed. Use the + and – buttons to select AM, PM, or 24 HR to display all times in 24–hour mode.
6. Press the ► button to move to hours. Use the + and – buttons to change the hour shown on the display.
7. Press the ► button to move on to minutes. Use the + and – buttons to change the minutes shown in the display.
8. Turn the dial to the RUN position. Date and time are now set.

IMPORTANT: The controller dial must be in RUN position to enable automatic irrigation.

SETTING A PROGRAM START TIME

1. Turn the dial to the START TIMES position.
2. Use the PRG button to select program (A, B, or C).
3. Use the + and – buttons to change the Start Time. The Start Time advances in 15-minute increments.
4. Press the ► button to add another Start Time, or PRG button to set a Start Time for the next program.
5. Turn the dial to the RUN position.

ELIMINATING A PROGRAM START TIME

1. Turn the dial to the START TIMES position.
2. Press the right arrow to locate the desired START TIME.
3. Press the + or – buttons to reach OFF located between 11:45 PM and 12:00 AM.
4. Press the PRG button to view/edit additional programs. Repeat steps 1–3 if necessary.

SETTING A STATION RUN TIME

1. Turn the dial to the RUN TIMES position.
2. Use the PRG button to select program (A, B, or C).
3. Use the + and – buttons to change the station run time on the display. You can set station run times from 1 minute to 4 hours.
4. Press the ► button to advance to the next station.
5. Repeat for each station.

SETTING WATER DAYS

1. Turn the dial to the WATER DAYS position.
2. The display will show the last program selected (A, B, or C). Switch to another program by pressing the PRG button.
3. The pointer at the bottom of the screen shows the currently selected day of the week. Press + or – to select days for watering or no water .

SELECTING ODD OR EVEN DAYS TO WATER

1. Press ► past all days of week to ODD or EVEN.
2. Press + to select or – to cancel ODD or EVEN.

SELECTING INTERVAL WATERING

1. Press ► past ODD and EVEN to INT.
2. Press + or – to set interval days.
3. Press + or – to set number of days to next watering.

NOTE : To exit interval mode, press the ► or ◄ repeatedly until specific days of the week appear.

SEASONAL ADJUST

• Changes all run times by a percentage for local conditions.
• Press + or – to change from 10% to 150% of the original run times.

MANUAL SINGLE STATION

1. Turn the dial to the Manual Single Station position.
2. Press ► to select the station. Use + or – to set manual run time.
3. Turn dial to the RUN position to begin immediately.

MANUAL PROGRAM

1. Turn the dial to RUN position.
2. Press and hold ► button for three seconds.
3. Press PRG to select the program.
4. Release the button for two seconds. The program will begin.
5. Press ► to advance to another station within the Program.

ONE-TOUCH MANUAL START AND ADVANCE

1. Hold down the right button for two seconds.
2. Press the PRG button to select program.
3. Press the left or right button to select a station.
4. Press the + or – button to change the run time.
5. After a two-second pause, the program will begin. At any time during manual cycle, use the left or right buttons to navigate from station to station manually.

TEST PROGRAM
Runs all stations for a test run time.

1. Press and hold PRG for three seconds.
2. Station 1 appears. Press + or – to enter run time.
3. Wait two seconds, each station will run for test run time

SYSTEM OFF

Turn dial to system OFF position. No watering will occur in this dial position.

PROGRAMMABLE RAIN OFF

1. Turn the dial to the system OFF position and wait for OFF to stop blinking.
2. Press + or – to set the number of days to remain off.
3. Turn the dial back to the RUN position. The display will show days off remaining, and watering will resume when Off days reach
4. To cancel Rain Off, turn dial to OFF, wait until OFF stops blinking, then turn dial back to RUN.

SENSOR BYPASS
Overrides sensor shutdown to allow watering.

1. Move sensor BYPASS switch to BYPASS position.
2. Return switch to ACTIVE to allow sensor shutdown.

SCHEDULING TIPS

• A program is a watering schedule that includes Start Time(s), Run Time(s), and Water Day(s).
• A Start Time is the time of day the Stations in the Program start watering.
• A Run Time is the watering length per Station (zone).
• One Start Time is needed to run the entire program.

FULL RESET

1. Press and hold down the –, ►, and PRG buttons simultaneously.
2. Press and release the RESET button on the right side of the controller.
3. When DONE appears on the LCD, release the –, ► and PRG buttons. The display should now show 12:00 AM. The memory has now been cleared and the controller may be reprogrammed

Troubleshooting

Compliance Information

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, you are encouraged to try to correct the interference by taking one or more of the following measures

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that of which the receiver is connected.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

This device complies with part 15 of FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

1. This device may not cause harmful interference.
2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Hunter Industries could void the user’s authority to operate this device. If necessary, consult a representative of HunterIndustries Inc. or an experienced radio/television technician for additional suggestions. The following statement is applicable when irrigation controller is used with accessory Wi-Fi device: To satisfy FCC RF Exposure requirements for mobile and base station transmission devices, a separation distance of 20 cm or more should be maintained between the antenna of this device and persons during operation.
To ensure compliance, operation at closer than this distance is not recommended. The antenna(s) used for this transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.

Certificate of Conformity to European Directives

Hunter Industries declares that the irrigation controller complies with the standards of the European Directives of “electromagnetic compatibility” (2014/30/EU), “low voltage” (2014/35/EU), and “radio equipment” (2014/53/EU).

Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) Compliance Notice
This device contains licence-exempt transmitter(s)/receiver(s) that comply with Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada’s licence-exempt RSS(s).

Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

1. 1. This device may not cause interference, and
2. This device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device.

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References

• Hunter Irrigation Sprinkler Systems | Hunter Industries
• X-Core Support | Hunter Industries

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