PROGRAMMING FOR DAY II (5 pushbuttons)      Back           


TEST                      FEED

RUN                        AM                 PM

                (BUTTON LOCATIONS)

POWER-UP:
On battery installation the Status LED will flash 4 times, this indicates that the microprocessor has completed it's self program routine. It is recommended, after battery installation, that the Feed push button be depressed. See Self Program Below.

SELF PROGRAM:
An automatic function of the DAY II Timer. The unit automatically programs itself to feed for 8 seconds at daybreak and one hour before nightfall. The timer will self program on power-up (see above) or manually by use of the Feed push button. Simply hold the Feed push button down until the Status LED turns on. Upon release of the push button, the LED will flash 3 times.

PROGRAMMING ADDITIONAL FEED TIMES:
To go into the AM programming mode, depress the AM button until the Status LED turns on. In this mode there are 6 programmable time slots which may be programmed. They are, at daybreak and 5 additional times spaced at 30 minute intervals after daybreak. That is, at daybreak, +30 minutes, +1 hour, +1 1/2 hours, + 2 hours, and + 2 1/2 hours.

In the following paragraphs, the AM and FEED push buttons should only be pressed when the Time Slot LED is NOT blinking…

Release the AM button after the Status LED turns on. Press-release AM button. The Time Slot LED will blink once every 4 seconds. One blink represents the first time slot. To program the time slot for feeding, press and release the Feed button. Note that whenever the Status LED is ON, the Time Slot is active. Press-release the AM button the second time and note that the Time Slot LED will blink twice every 4 seconds. Depress the Feed push button to toggle the feed slot on or off. To exit the AM program mode, press the AM push button until the Time Slot LED remains off or wait for a 10 second period of inactivity.

REVIEW OF AM FEEDING TIMES:
To review the AM reading times, depress the AM push button until the Status LED turns on. Press-release the AM button. The Time Slot LED will blink the number of times representing the time slot being reviewed. Continue to depress the AM push button during the off time of the Time Slot LED until all the time slots have been reviewed. Any feed slot can be changed by depressing the Feed push button, thus turning on or off the Status LED. To exit the AM review mode, press the AM push button until the Time Slot LED remains off or wait for a 10 second period.


PROGRAMMING ADDITIONAL PM FEED TIMES:
To go into the PM programming mode depress the PM button until the Status LED turns on. In this mode there are 6 programmable time slots which may be programmed. They are at nightfall and 5 additional times spaced at 30 minute intervals before nightfall. That is, at nightfall, -30 minutes, -1 hour, -1 1/2 hours, -2 hours, and -2 1/2 hours.

In the following paragraphs the PM and FEED push buttons should only be pressed when the Time Slot LED is NOT blinking.

Release the PM button after the Status LED turns on. Press-release the PM button. The Time Slot LED will blink once every 4 seconds. One blink represents the first time slot. To program the time slot for feeding, press-release the Feed button. Note that whenever the Status LED is ON, the time slot is active.

Press-release the PM button the second time and note that the Time Slot LED will blink every 4 seconds. Depress the Feed push button to toggle the feed slot on or off. To exit the PM program mode, press the PM push button until Time Slot LED remains off or wait for a 10 second period of inactivity.

REVIEW OF PM FEEDING TIMES:
To review the PM feeding times, depress the PM push button until the Status LED turns on. Press-release the PM button, note that the Time Slot LED will blink the number of times representing the time slot being reviewed. Continue to depress the PM push button during the off time of the Time Slot LED until all the time slots have been reviewed. Any feed slot can be changed by depressing the Feed push button, thus turning on or off the Status LED. To exit the PM review mode, press the PM push button until the Time Slot LED remains off or wait for a 10 second period.

TEST:
To test the motor run time, simply press-release the Test push button. The Status LED will turn on. It will remain on during the 10 second delay and motor run time. The motor will run for the length of time previously programmed.

MOTOR RUN TIME:
The motor run time may be anywhere between 1 to 45 seconds and is programmed in one second steps. To change the motor run time, press the Run push button until the Status LED turns on. Release button - Status LED turns off. Immediately press-release the Run push button until the desired run time is programmed into memory. The motor run time will increment from 1 second (not 0 seconds). That is, by depressing the push button 4 times the motor will run for 5 seconds.

Note: The Status LED will illuminate for every push of the Run push button. Pressing the Test push button will verify the new run time.