Turn the dial to the START TIMES position.
The factory preset is set on program A. If necessary, you can select program B, or C by pressing the PRG button.
Use the plus (+) or minus (-) button to change the start time. (The start times advance in 15 minute increments).
Press the arrow (>) button to add an additional start time, or PRG button for the next program.
Example: Program A has four stations (1-4) assigned to it and the program has one start time at 5:30 AM. At 5:30 AM, station 1 will water, followed by station 2, then station 3, and so on until all four stations have watered. Start times should appear as you see in the chart below:
| Start Times | PROGRAM A | PROGRAM B | PROGRAM C |
| 1 | 5:30 AM | OFF | OFF |
| 2 | OFF | OFF | OFF |
| 3 | OFF | OFF | OFF |
| 4 | OFF | OFF | OFF |
Individual stations are assigned to a program (A,B,C). Each program requires only one start time to initiate a watering sequence of all the stations assigned to that program. Start times are assigned to programs, not stations. The controller will operate the stations in numerical order. When a station has completed its watering time, the controller will switch to the next station in that program automatically.
With the dial set to START TIMES position, push the plus (+) or minus (-) button until you reach 12:00 AM (Midnight). From here push the minus (-) button once to reach the OFF position.
The OFF position is between 11:45 PM and 12:00 AM.
