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Orbit sprinkler systems help you meet a variety of watering needs for your lawn and garden. They provide customizable, automatic programming options that allow you to set up watering stations for different areas of your landscape. You can program your entire sprinkler system to start at the same time every day, or create individual programs for each watering station, depending on your irrigation needs.
Programming 6-Station Timers
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Orbit 6 Station Manual
Press the '+' or '-' to set the start time.
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Press 'Enter' to confirm the start time.
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Press 'Next' to set the start time for each additional program, following the same procedure.
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Turn the dial to 'Watering Days' to select the days you want to water for each program.
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Press 'Next' to cycle through the days of the week and 'Enter' to confirm each day you want to water. A water drop will appear above each day you select.
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Slide the switch for each station to select the watering duration by minutes.
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Turn the dial to 'Run Time.'
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Press the left and right arrow buttons to select the watering duration in minutes. Press 'Enter' to select the duration and scroll through the stations using the arrow buttons to set the duration for each one.
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6 Station Orbit Sprinkler Manual
Press 'Program' to select the program that you want to set.
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Press the left and right arrow keys to scroll through the days of the week, and 'Enter' to select them. When selected, a box appears around the day.
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