instruction manual 8006 Six-Station AC Timer

Residential/Light Commercial
Independent Program Irrigation Controllers

Installation, Programming and Operating Instructions

Features
• Operates six valves and master valve (or pump)
• Can operate two valves simultaneously
• Independent programming for each valve
• Operates 24 VAC valves
• Weekly or Cyclical program
• Up to four start times per day, per valve in weekly mode
• Station run time from 1 minute to 12 hours in 1 minute
increments
• Watering Schedule 7-day weekly program or cyclical
from once a day to once a month
• Sequential “manual” operation of all the valves via
the irrigation controller
• Irrigation duration variable according to
percentage value
• Simple, four button programming
• Optional manual operation
• Identifies short circuits, disconnects shorted valve, and gives visible alarm
• Operates off 120 VAC transformer
• Program backup with 9V battery
• Can be programmed under backup battery power,
without AC power connection.
 Table of contents
Introduction… …………………………………………………………… 3
1. Specifications… ……………………………………………………… 3
2. Mounting Controller to Wall……………………………………………… 3
3. Back-up Battery Installation… ………………………………………… 4
4. Connecting Valves and Transformer… ………………………………… 4
5. Connecting a Master Valve or Pump Start Relay… ……………………… 5
6. Connecting a Rain Sensor… …………………………………………… 5
7. Programming the Controller… ………………………………………… 6
8. Setting Current Time and Day of the Week… …………………………… 6
9. Time Format (switching between AM/PM and 24 hour)…………………… 7
10. Valve Selection… ……………………………………………………… 7
11. Programming Watering Time… ………………………………………… 7
12. Selecting Watering Days………………………………………………… 8
Watering According to the Days of the Week… ……………………… 8
One-Time Irrigation… ……………………………………………… 8
Cyclical Irrigation… ………………………………………………… 9
13. Setting a Start Time… ………………………………………………… 9
14. Setting a Start Time for Cyclical or One-Time Watering………………… 10
15. Manual Operation… ………………………………………………… 10
16. Sequential Manual Operation Via the Controller of All the Valves… …… 11
17. Budget… …………………………………………………………… 11
18. “Rain Off” (Shutdown)… …………………………………………… 11
19. Valve In Operation… ………………………………………………… 12
20. Valve is in Standby Mode (Wait)… …………………………………… 12
21. No Power… ………………………………………………………… 12
22. Valve in Short Mode… ……………………………………………… 13
23. Weak Backup Battery………………………………………………… 13
24. No Program… ……………………………………………………… 14
25. Maintenance and Troubleshooting… ………………………………… 14
26. Warranty… ………………………………………………………… 15
27. Technical Assistance………………………………………………… 16
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introduction
THANK YOU for purchasing a DIG Model 8006 six station controller .
Please take the time to read through the enclosed instructions and follow them
step by step. If you have any questions, please call our customer ­service line
1-800-344-6641.
1. SPECIFICATIONS
operating specifications
• Station run times: 1 minute to 12 hours in 1 minute increments
• Watering schedule: weekly or cyclical from 1 to 30 days
• Start time: 4 start times per day per valve
• Programs: Independent programming for each valve
electrical specifications
• Transformer input: 120 VAC, 60 Hz
• Station output: 24 VAC, 0.27 amps per station
• Maximum output: 24 VAC, 0.83 amps
• Battery backup: 9-volt alkaline battery (not included)
dimensions
• Height: 6” (15 cm) • Width: 4” (10 cm) • Depth: 2” (5 cm)
2. mounting controller to wall
• Select an indoor location near a 120 VAC outlet. The
location should be protected from moisture and sunlight
• Remove the mounting bracket from the back of the
controller
• Place the mounting bracket slightly below eye level. Secure
the bracket with #5 or 6 x 1” screws (Note: If installing on
drywall, install screw anchors)
• Align controller housing with mounting bracket and slide the
controller down into position on the bracket.
DO NOT PLUG TRANSFORMER INTO POWER SOURCE UNTIL
THE CONTROLLER IS MOUNTED AND ALL VALVES HAVE BEEN CONNECTED.

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3. back-up battery installation
Rotate the battery compartment cover handle to the 11 o’clock position to remove
the cover (see drawing). Install one 9-volt alkaline battery into terminal clip and
insert into battery compartment and replace the cover. The controller display
elements will briefly appear. When the display blinks “12:00”, the controller is
ready to program.
IMPORTANT: To replace the battery compartment cover,
insert it with the handle in the “11” o’clock position
to avoid possible cover guide pin breakage.
The battery is intended for irrigation program backup
only. During electrical outages the program will not be
erased, however, valves will not operate.
4. connecting valves and transformer

M 1
C 2
C 3
AC
4
AC
5
S
S 6

M 1 2 3 4 5 6
Valves

Sensor Transformer
120 VAC Figure 1

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1. Install control wires from controller to valve(s) location. Recommended wire
type is 18 gauge multi-strand color coded direct burial irrigation control wire.
2. Splice one of each valves solenoid wire to the white (common) wire by using
waterproof wire connectors.
3. Splice each the remaining valve solenoid wires to a separate colored control
wire by using waterproof wire connectors.
4. Remove lower faceplate from controller to access the terminal strip
compartment.
5. Cut the control wires to length and strip the ends back about 1/4 in.
6. Secure the white (common) wire to the terminal(s) marked C by inserting wire in
slot and tightening screw with small standard screwdriver.
7. Secure the color-coded station wires to numbered terminals by inserting wire in
slot and tightening screw with small standard screwdriver.
8. Insert the two transformer wires into terminals labeled AC (polarity does
not matter), and secure by tightening terminal screws with small standard
screwdriver.
Do not plug AC transformer into power source before connecting transformer
to controller.
5. connecting a master valve or pump start relay
Mount the controller 10 to 15 feet away from the pump start relay and the pump.
NOTE: To operate a pump, a pump start relay must be used.
Connect either wire from pump start relay to controller terminal “M”, connect other
wire to the “C” (common) terminal.
Do not connect controller directly to pump start, it can damage the controller.
Connecting the controller to a pump is to be performed by a qualified
electrician only.
6. connecting a rain sensor
An interrupt type, normally open rain sensor can be connected to the controller.
The sensor connects directly to the controller sensor terminals.
Connect either wire from sensor to the two sensor terminals on the controller (see
figure 1). Follow the sensor manufacturer’s instructions for calibrating the sensor.
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7. programming the controller
DIG controllers are programmed with the aid of four buttons:
Programming step selector: Used to select the desired
programming mode (included clock setting mode)
Data increment button (Decrease): Lowers the value of
the selected parameter (e.g., when hours selected, from
06:00 to 05:00).
Data increment button (Increase): Raises the value of the
selected parameter (e.g., when hours selected from
06:00 to 07:00).
Next step button: Used to select the parameter to be
changed (hour, minute, etc.). Only a blinking parameter
can be changed.
8. setting current time and day of the week
To enable the controller to operate the system at
the correct times, the current time and current
day of the week must first be set. Steps below
explain how to set the day and time,
Press the hour digit will blink. Use the or
, to set the current hour (note: use of AM and
PM designations). Press the minutes digit blink, set the current minute using
or . Press A blinking arrow will appear in the upper portion of the display.
Use the or to move the arrow to current day. Press to proceed to the next
step.
Note: If the last data entered stops flashing, press the again to resume
programming.

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9. TIME FORMAT (SWITCHING BETWEEN AM/PM & 24 HOUR)
The default time format is AM/PM. There is also a
24 hour time format option that can be switched
between the two formats.
Press several times until appears.

Press hour digit will blink. Press the and

simultaneously. The clock reading switches from
AM /PM to a 24 hour time display or vice versa.
Note: You can switch the time display format at any step in the programming
process.
10. valve selection
First select the desired valve, and then schedule as follows:
Press until appears.
Press . A blinking arrow appears at the bottom
of the display. Move the arrow to the desired
valve number by pressing or . Press to
proceed to the next step.
11. programming watering time
This setting determines the length of time that the valve will remain open.
Press until appears. Press , the hour
digit blinks. Set the desired number of hours by
pressing or . Press again, the minute
digits blink. Set the desired number of minutes
by pressing or . Press to proceed to the
next step.

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12. SELECTING WATERING DAYS
This setting determines which days the controller will operate. Choose either “A.
Watering according to the days of the week” or “B. One-time irrigation or cyclical
irrigation”.
Press until appears. Press , a blinking arrow appears at the top of the
display, under Monday. At this stage you can set one of the following three options:
A) Watering according to the days of the week
B) One time only watering
C) Cyclical watering
a. Watering according to the days of the week.
To select a watering according to the days of the
week, move the blinking arrow to the desired day
of the week by pressing . Press the . The
arrow under the selected day stops blinking, and
in a few seconds moves one position to the right,
and blinks under the next day of the week. You
can select additional days of the week in the same manner.
Press to proceed to the next step.
To cancel a scheduled watering day: Press and move the arrow under the
selected day. Press under the selected day, the arrow will disappear and the
blinking arrow will move one position to the right, and appear at the next day of the
week. Cancel additional scheduled irrigation days in the same manner.
Press to proceed to the next step.
b. One-time irrigation
This option is used to program the controller
to operate the irrigation system one time only,
for the irrigation period as set in watering time
(durations).

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Press until appears. Press several times (for all the days of the week)
until appears, and blinks on the display.
C. Cyclical irrigation
This option is used to program the controller to
operate the system in a cyclical manner. Once
every 1-30 days, for the irrigation period and is
followed by the one-time irrigation period.
Press until appears. Press several
times (to advance all the days of the week) until
appears, and blinks on the display. With the display blinking, press
or . The number of days between watering appears on the display.
For example, if “every 30 days” appears, watering will take place once every thirty
days, for the irrigation period as set in duration. To change the number of days
press or .
Press to proceed to the next step.
13. SETTING A START TIME
In this step, up to 4 separate irrigation start times per valve can be programmed in
the weekly mode (watering according to the days of the week).
Press until START I appears. The word OFF
(or the last start time entered) appears. Press
the word OFF blinks. Press or to set the
desired start time hour (note AM and PM). Press
the minute will blink. Press or to set the
desired start time minute. Press to set START
II and repeat the same steps for start times number 2, 3 and 4 as needed.
To cancel one of the start times select it by pressing . The hour digit blinks.
Press the or until the word OFF appears. To program another valve, select
the valve number and repeat the above steps.

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14. SETTING A START TIME FOR A CYCLICAL OR ONE-TIME
waTERING (with option to delay valve start time)
This program is used to pre-set the valve start
time (only one start time available) and the
number of days to delay the valve start time, the
number of day(s) to delay option will appear on
the display to the right of the irrigation start time
above the word “days”.
In this feature 0 days = program starts today; where
1 = program starts tomorrow, etc. (up to 30 days delay). Start time delay feature
not available in specific days mode.
Press until START I appears or the last opening time entered appears on the
display. Press . The hours and the AM/PM digits blink. Set the desired opening
hour by pressing the or (note: AM and PM designations appear to the left
of the hour digits). Press . The minute digits blink. Repeat the same step for
setting the minutes and the number of days to delay watering (optional).
15. manual operation
Press the . The icon appears. Use and to open or close the valves.
• In this position, it is not possible to change the valve number. (In order to change
the valve, you must return to the “valve” position.)
• If the controller is not connected to the main power supply, the word “AC OFF”
will appear and the valve may not be opened.
• In manual operation, the valve will close automatically after the programmed
watering time.

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16. SEQUENTIAL MANUAL OPERATION VIA THE CONTROLLER OF
ALL THE VALVES
This option allows all the valves to operate
sequentially, one after the other (to select other
valves please see Valve Selection #9 on page 4).
Press until appears, when no icon is
blinking on the display, Press and hold down
for 5 seconds. Valve number 1 will open and
operate for the programmed time. When valve number 1 closes, valve number
2 opens and so forth until the last valve has opened. All the valves designated to
open will blink.
At any time you can influence the process pressing to close the current valve
and open the next one
Important: You can only exit this screen after all the valves have opened
17. BUDGET
You can extend or shorten the time durations
for all valves simultaneously by specifying a
percentage increase or decrease for all the valves.
Press until appears, wait until no digit is
blinking. Press simultaneously. 00+% is
displayed. Press , the 00 blinks. Press or
to increase or decrease the percentage as necessary (in increments of 10% up to
90%). +% or -% are permanently display on the main display accordingly.
Important: Budget feature cannot be assigned to an individual valve. Budget
will effect all stations equally.
18. “rain off” (shutdown)
This option is used to temporarily suspend the controller operation. The irrigation
schedule remains stored in the controller memory, but is not implemented until the

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suspension is canceled. The suspension option
disables all the valves connected to the controller.

In the current time mode, press & hold the minus

button until the rain-off icon appears in
the lower right corner of the display. To resume
automatic operation, repeat the process – the icon will disappear.

19. valve in operation

The icon will appear over the valve in
operation. If the flashes, the valve has not
opened, the possibilities are:
• The valve is in standby mode (WAIT). The
icon will flash once every two seconds
(30 times every minute).
• Valve is in “short mode”. The icon will flash once every 1/2 second (120
times every minute).
20. valve is in standby mode (Wait)
When two valves are currently open, and a third
valve is scheduled to open, the third valve enters
wait mode. A blinking appears above the
number of the waiting valve. When one of the
first two valves closes, the waiting valve opens.
During “manual” operation of a waiting valve
via the irrigation controller, appears on the display, and the valve will open the
moment another valve closes.

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21. no power
If for any reason, the controller does not receive
electricity, a blinking is displayed, indicating
that the controller is not connected to the mains.
The display of the icon is powered by the backup
battery. The message AC off appears on a manual
display when the irrigation controller attempts to
execute an irrigation program or “manual” irrigation program performed via it, but
does not receive voltage supply from the electrical mains.
The controller can be programmed in this state (no AC voltage), but valves cannot
be opened.
22. valve in short mode
In the event of a short circuit in a valve or one
of its connections, an appears above the
valve number and blinks every half a second (as
distinguished from the Valve Wait mode described
in Section 20). To check if the valve is indeed
shorted, select the blinking valve on a “manual”
screen (see Section 15).
If the valve is shorted, the word is displayed.
23. weak backup battery
When the battery is low, a icon will appear
on the display.
If the controller is not connected to the mains
supply, the action of replacing the battery must
be completed within 30 seconds to retain the
programmed data.

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 24. no program
During “manual” irrigation system operation via
the irrigation controller, “no prog” appears on
the display, meaning that no irrigation period has
been set for the current valve. In this case, the
irrigation controller “does not know” when to
close the valve. In this situation valve opening is
disabled.
25. maintenance and troubleshooting
a. Check the wiring on the controller’s terminal strip and on the valves, at the
beginning of a new season.
b. The battery should be removed if the irrigation controller will not be in use for a
prolonged period.
PROBLEM: Valve does not open
CAUSE: One of the following not entered: Watering time, watering days, start time
SOLUTION: Check and program as required
CAUSE: Selector on “RAIN OFF” position
SOLUTION: Cancel RAIN OFF
CAUSE: No main electric power
SOLUTION: Check transformer and socket
CAUSE: Valve or connection faulty
SOLUTION: Check the valve or replace it
PROBLEM: Valve does not close
CAUSE: Dirt or stones in the valve.
SOLUTION: Clean the valve
CAUSE: Valve was opened manually
SOLUTION: Move to automatic position
CAUSE: Valve fault (torn diaphragm)
SOLUTION: Replace valve or part
problem: Display “disappears”
CAUSE: Backup batteries are dead and no power from the transformer
SOLUTION: Check the batteries and the transformer.
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26. WARRANTY
DIG CORPORATION warrants these products to be free from defects in material and
workmanship for a period of three years from date of purchase. This warranty does not cover
damage resulting from accident, misuse, neglect, modification or improper installation. This
warranty shall extend only to the original purchaser of the product for use by the purchaser.
This warranty shall not cover batteries or any malfunction of the product due to battery
failure.
The obligation of DIG CORPORATION under this warranty is limited to repairing or
replacing at its factory this product which shall be returned to the factory within three years
after the original purchase and which on examination is found to contain defects in material
and workmanship. DIG CORPORATION SHALL IN NO
EVENT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND;
THE SOLE OBLIGATION OF DIG BEING LIMITED TO REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT OF DEFECTIVE
PRODUCTS. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
Unattended use for prolonged periods without inspection to verify proper operation is
beyond the intended use of this product, and any damage resulting from such use shall not
be the responsibility of DIG CORPORATION. There are no warranties, which extend beyond
the description on the face hereof. In the case of purchase of the product for use other than,
for irrigation purposes, DIG CORPORATION hereby disclaims any implied warranties including
any warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. In the case of the
purchase of the product for personal, family or household purposes, DIG CORPORATION
disclaims any such warranties to the extent permitted by law. To the extent that any such
disclaimer or implied warranties shall be ineffectual, then any implied warranties shall be
limited in duration to a period of three years from the date of the original purchase for use by
the purchaser. Some states do not allow limitation on how long an implied warranty lasts, so
the above limitation may not apply to you.
In order to obtain performance under this warranty, the unit must be returned to the
factory, along with proof of purchase indicating original date of purchase, shipping prepaid,
addressed as follows:
DIG CORPORATION, 1210 Activity Drive, Vista, CA 92081. Repaired or replaced units will
be shipped prepaid to the name and address supplied with the unit returned under warranty.
Allow four weeks for repairs and shipping time. Repair of damaged units not otherwise
within warranty may be refused or done at a reasonable cost or charge at the option of DIG
CORPORATION.
This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights, which
vary from state to state.

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27. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
Should you encounter any problem(s) with this product or if you do not understand its many
features, please refer to this instruction manual first. If further assistance is required, DIG
offers the following customer support:
TECHNICAL SERVICE USA
• DIG’s Technical Service Team is available to answer questions in English and Spanish
from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM (PST) Monday-Friday (except holidays) at 800-322-9146
• Questions in English and Spanish can be e-mailed to questions@digcorp.com or faxed to
760-727-0282
• Specification documents and manuals are available for downloading in English and
Spanish at www.digcorp.com

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